Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: November 10, 2014
How
do you find the will to try, when you've spent all your life playing on a field
strewn with shattered lives and broken rules?
Tragedy
and betrayal taught Jenna Sutherland early on that her safest bet was to fiercely avoid any risk, whether it
is in work, life, or love. Now a respected
orthopedic surgical resident on the cusp of finally breaking through in her
career, she’s more guarded than ever.
When
injured NFL quarterback Wyatt McCoy bulldozes into her life there’s no denying
he’s cocky, selfish, and downright dangerous — everything
Jenna’s sworn she doesn’t want.
Suddenly the levelheaded doctor finds herself facing down her greatest
fear, and she’s tempted to gamble all she’s fought so hard to build. The two
embark on an intense holiday love affair that quickly teeters on obsession, and
tempts them both to think they could go all-in on a real future together. Yet
Wyatt's desperation to stay on the
field — and out of the operating room — lures
him to take dangerous risks with Jenna's trust.
Will they
win at love or lose everything— including their fragilechance at
happiness?
"It's my
understanding you requested me specifically," she said smoothly, but he
could see that she kept moving things on her desk with her busy hands.
"That's right,
Doc."
"So, I hope that
means you plan to be serious about this consult, Mr. McCoy," she said
carefully, catching him staring at her chest. And Wyatt couldn't hold back the
smile that spread across his face.
"I'm willing to do
anything for my NFL career, Doc. Besides, cut me some slack, you're the one
that wore that sexy lab coat."
She practically growled in
frustration and he loved it. He needed her off-balance for what he had in mind,
but damned if he hadn't guessed he'd enjoy it this much.
Time to push her a little
more, he thought.
As he leaned across her
desk and perused her body up and down, he whispered, "Though I do wish it
were tighter."
"Right. Because I sit
around in a lab coat to be sexy. Like I'm in Hustler magazine or
something." She suddenly started to coo in a Marilyn Monroe breathy voice.
"Oh, no. This microscope is so heavy. Guess I should bend down to relieve
the weight of this massive tool. Oh, what's here between my legs? Oh, it’s so
warm down there. Maybe I should investigate? Please. So ridiculous," she
said to herself with annoyance. "Excuse me, are you okay, Mr. McCoy?"
He was definitely not
okay. His mouth had fallen open slightly and all the blood had rushed to his
lap. Wyatt was so hard he was practically in pain, realizing he may have
underestimated this woman. Maybe. Her voice broke through his lust-filled fog.
"I thought it was
your shoulder that had the issue. Do you have a head injury too?" she
asked with concern, replacing her previously sultry voice.
"Um. Yeah. I mean no.
Just my shoulder. You're the second opinion on my shoulder injury, and my coach
also said maybe you could help my game. I'm not sure how though."
"It may be hard for
you to imagine that you could need help from anyone, but I've certainly been
able to assist some of your teammates to use their bodies more
effectively."
Wyatt raised an eyebrow
and smirked. "Now that's more like what I had in mind."
Three Rivers (Gateway to Love #1)
How
do you start over when you gave everything to one life, one plan, and lost it
all?
Althea
refuses to allow herself to love again. Imprisoned in grief at twenty-four
after her husband’s sudden death, she’s convinced her heart died along with
him. She spends her days honoring his memory by clinging to the legal career he
helped her to build and to the remaining pieces linking her to their life
together.
Griffen’s
been running from his past. Despite success as an author and investigative
journalist, he’s been traveling through life on autopilot. For a decade, he’s
chosen perilous adventures and meaningless sex over the danger of any
attachments. When he finally returns home to Pittsburgh, he’s slammed by the
awakened memories and regret he’s spent years trying to escape.
A
chance encounter brings them together. Their instant desire for each other –and
the bond they discover between them – shocks them both. Despite her best
efforts, Althea can’t resist Griffen’s charm or his intriguing proposition– if
she agrees to a no-strings affair with him for the two weeks he’s in town, he
swears he’ll walk away when their time is up. Assured she can test the waters
of a new life while keeping her vow never to betray her husband’s memory by
opening her heart to another, Althea throws herself into the escape Griffen
provides her.
Their
perfect plans go awry when the intensity of their connection overwhelms them.
Will they risk it all on the chance of something great together…or will the
power of their secrets and guilt tear them apart?
Chloe
is a contemporary romance novelist living in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with her
husband and their sweet dog. She is a native Washingtonian that graduated Duke University with a degree in English
and Chinese language. She met her husband at Duke and he brought her to Pittsburgh over a decade ago, which she
has loved ever since and made her adopted hometown. She also attended the University of Pittsburgh Law School
where she continued to be a book-loving nerd.
Chloe
has always loved writing and cherishes the opportunity to craft her fictional
novels and share them with the world. When Chloe isn’t writing, she spends her
time exploring Pittsburgh with her husband and friends. She also enjoys yoga,
jogging, and all Pittsburgh sports, as well as her Duke Blue Devils.
She
also thoroughly enjoys every opportunity to communicate with her readers. Since
the release of her debut novel, Three
Rivers, she has enjoyed the honor of meeting and talking with numerous
fans, and looks forward to getting to know many more.
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