Cover Reveal; Break Even
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Release Date: December 27, 2015
Cover Designer: Mae I Design and Photography
Photo Credit: My MoJo Photo
Cover Designer: Mae I Design and Photography
Photo Credit: My MoJo Photo
My story isn’t a love story … not the typical kind anyway.
As a lawyer, I’m used to discovery, but I never saw this one coming.
Every day, River gives me ten reasons to stay away, and then eleven reasons why I can't.
Every day, River gives me ten reasons to stay away, and then eleven reasons why I can't.
Our relationship was to remain strictly business, or at least I tried.
Four years of marriage, and everything with Cole has changed.
Four years of marriage, and everything with Cole has changed.
I never knew two people who lived together could be so distant.
But I’m not ready to give up on him.
One man wants to break me.
The other is just trying to get even.
Both are lying to me.
One man wants to break me.
The other is just trying to get even.
Both are lying to me.
Excerpt
A knock sounds at my door, and Beatrice walks in with a bouquet of white tulips. “Looks like Cole wanted to wish you a Happy Birthday before his plane landed,” she remarks, placing the vase on my desk.
“Those are pretty,” I say, touching the base of my neck. Cole always gets me red roses. Always. Maybe this is his way of getting us out of our
routine.
“Would you like to me run and grab us some lunch?” she asks after seconds of silence pass.
“I’m not feeling all that hungry today,” I answer honestly. Guilt should be a diet pill.
“Are you feeling okay?”
I sit up straight in my chair. “Yeah, it’s just been a long week, and I’m anxious for Cole to get home. Besides, I don’t want to ruin dinner.”
“Well, if you change your mind, I’m running to the deli on the corner. You know my number.”
I nod, focusing my attention on the flowers as she walks out. Anxious, I pull the envelope with my name penned on it and slip the card out. My heart drops.
Marley,
Last night didn’t go as planned, but I can’t say I regret a second of it
… up until I let you walk away. I’m only sorry you felt the way you did
after. I understand why you don’t want to see me, but if you decide you want
a better man, you know where to find me. The offer I made last night stands.
R. Holtz
Happy Birthday, by the way.
Without a second thought, I slide the note through the shredder listening to proof of the biggest mistake I’ve ever made being torn to shreds.
The flowers … they stay.
“Those are pretty,” I say, touching the base of my neck. Cole always gets me red roses. Always. Maybe this is his way of getting us out of our
routine.
“Would you like to me run and grab us some lunch?” she asks after seconds of silence pass.
“I’m not feeling all that hungry today,” I answer honestly. Guilt should be a diet pill.
“Are you feeling okay?”
I sit up straight in my chair. “Yeah, it’s just been a long week, and I’m anxious for Cole to get home. Besides, I don’t want to ruin dinner.”
“Well, if you change your mind, I’m running to the deli on the corner. You know my number.”
I nod, focusing my attention on the flowers as she walks out. Anxious, I pull the envelope with my name penned on it and slip the card out. My heart drops.
Marley,
Last night didn’t go as planned, but I can’t say I regret a second of it
… up until I let you walk away. I’m only sorry you felt the way you did
after. I understand why you don’t want to see me, but if you decide you want
a better man, you know where to find me. The offer I made last night stands.
R. Holtz
Happy Birthday, by the way.
Without a second thought, I slide the note through the shredder listening to proof of the biggest mistake I’ve ever made being torn to shreds.
The flowers … they stay.
About The Author
Lisa De Jong is a wife, mother and full-time number cruncher who lives in the Midwest. Her writing journey involved insane amounts of coffee and many nights of very little sleep but she wouldn't change a thing. She also enjoys reading, football and music.
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