Meet River & Marley in this emotionally twisted -
unconventional stand alone by Lisa DeJong
Break Even is NOW AVAILABLE!
Blurb
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. Our relationship was to remain strictly
business, or at least I tried.
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.
***This is a standalone contemporary romance (though a
little unconventional and twisted!)
Excerpt
River sets a tray down on the counter,
startling me. “You do that a lot?”
“Do what?” I ask, relieved to
distract myself from the pressure of the situation.
“Bite your lip.”
“I was just thinking,” I admit,
resisting the pull the ocean has on me.
He cups my face in his hands.
“Don’t let yourself ruin this weekend by overthinking anything. It’s ours, and
I’m not willing to give it up yet.”
I open my mouth to speak, but
he kisses me instead. The picture within the clear blue water fades. River
kisses me until I’m blind of my worries and guilt. Whoever said an ocean is
better than a river has never met my River.
“Better?” he asks as he pulls
away.
“Much.” I watch as he sits on
the edge of the tub and turns the water off. When I first met him, I saw him
differently. His compassion was veiled by arrogance. If River Holtz wanted, he
could make a woman happy for more than a night.
He
motions me over to where he sits.
I lift myself from the counter,
slowly walking to him. When I’m close enough, he reaches for me, pulling me
against his rock hard body. His chin rests on my chest as he looks up at me. “You’re mine until tomorrow morning. Don’t forget that.”
I comb my fingers through his
hair. “I haven’t. And, I also haven’t forgotten that after I leave here
tomorrow, we’re nothing.”
“Not true,” he says, kissing
between my breasts. “I’ll always be the guy you wish you could have again. The
one you’ll compare everyone else to.”
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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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