Title: Shattered (Stolen Breaths #2)
Author: Pamela Sparkman and Deanna Gohn
Age: Adult
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Scheduled Release Date: 10/14/14
Synopsis
Close your eyes for a moment and picture this.
A gorgeous redhead walks into a bar.
No, wait, a wedding reception.
A gorgeous redhead walks into a wedding reception. Poised, polished and flawless - on the outside.
He's tall, dark, and handsome, exactly like a fairytale prince and he won't take no for an answer as he leads her to the dance floor.
But this will be no ordinary dance and theirs is no ordinary story. What begins as rhythmic steps on a dance floor fluidly and beautifully becomes the rhythm of two hearts meant to beat as one.
Until the music stops.
In a moment everything she's put behind her comes crashing down, threatening to destroy what his love has helped repair and rebuild.
Life throws punches and it hits hard when you least expect it.
What they learn is that sometimes, in order to be truly whole, you have to first be shattered to your very core.
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Excerpt
After Cooper left I did some yard work
and then came in to take a shower. I
needed to be at the bar tonight. I just
wasn’t too anxious to get there. I knew
Brice would be there and would cover for me until I showed up. I got out of the shower and dried off. Before I could put my clothes on, my cell
phone rang. I glanced at it and saw
Maggie’s name light up across the screen.
I answered before it had a chance to ring twice. “What’s your favorite scary movie?”
“Joe?” she asked.
“Is that a question or a greeting?”
I heard a small laugh. “It’s a greeting.”
“Good.
Answer the question,” I demanded.
“Um, The
Exorcist.”
“Nice.
Mine too.”
“Really?”
“Yep. What’s your favorite Pixar movie?”
“The
Incredibles.”
“Seriously?”
“Yep.”
“Where’s my super suit?” We both said at
the same time, and then laughed at ourselves. “Uh speaking of, hold on a
minute. I’m not wearing any clothes.”
“Why are you answering the phone naked?”
“Because you called me before I could
put clothes on.”
“Do you always walk around your house
naked?”
“No, but I do take showers naked, which
I was just getting out of when you called.”
“Then why did you continue to carry on a
conversation? Why didn’t you ask me to
hold on when you answered?”
“You realize you’re still talking, and
I’m still naked, right?”
“Oh.
Right. I’ll hold.”
“Thank you.” I quickly put on my boxer
briefs and a pair of jeans. “I’m back.”
“Fully clothed now?”
“Mostly.” She went quiet again. “You there, Maggie?”
“I know I called you last night and I
don’t really remember a whole lot about what I said. I just wanted to say that whatever I said–”
“You said something about liking pink
elephants, and having a strange attraction to bearded ladies.”
“I did not.”
“You did. It was weird.
I almost hung up.”
“Joe,” Maggie huffed, “I’m trying to be
serious.”
“So am I. I woke up this morning in a cold sweat. I kept dreaming about bearded ladies riding
pink elephants. It was awful.”
After a brief pause, Maggie said, “I
think there’s something wrong with you.”
“I’m
not the one with the strange fetishes.”
For a few seconds she said nothing, and
then she groaned. “I want to hit you and
hug, Joe.”
I grinned. “I know, Maggie.”
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About the Author
I grew up in Alabama and have always been an avid reader. I had a stack of those Little Golden Books and I can remember reading Three Little Kittens over and over and over again. It was my favorite.
Fast forward and the older I got the more in love with books I became. So, I'm admitting that I am a huge nerd. The only reading I don't like are those math word problems. And I'm okay with that because no one has ever asked me in real life... "If I give you two bananas and take away six apples, how long will it take the southbound train to collide with the northbound train if Johnny left his house at midnight?" It just doesn't happen.
So, yeah, books are my thing.
Oh
and music. All kinds. Love.It.
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