by Cate Baylor
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GENRE: Contemporary
Romance
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BLURB:
Raney
Hoffman eloped with her high school sweetheart believing they’d found their
happy ever after, but her world crashed down around her when he left after less
than two years of marriage. Nearly twenty years later he’s back in town. Her
broken heart tells her she should still hate the jerk. But her traitorous body
surges into sexual overdrive at the sight of him.
Rob Coleman
was devoted to Raney the moment they met in high school. After they married,
his twin brother died unexpectedly and Rob’s grief thrust him into an identity
crisis he couldn’t recover from. The decisions he made in that haze of grief
have haunted him for nearly twenty years. Now he’s back and completely
befuddled by the strength of his response to seeing Raney again.
They
rebuilt their lives without the other but their unexpected reunion makes it
clear their history is far from resolved.
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EXCERPT:
Rob sagged to his knees, overcome with repressed
grief and memories. Interred here, stolen away from him much too early, was his
twin brother. His other, better half. This was the first time he’d been here
since that cold, rainy November day they buried J.W.
He was numb, unable to recall a single specific
memory or identify a particular emotion. He just felt empty. Bereft. Alone.
He didn’t know how long he sat there gazing at J.W.’s
headstone, but a bone-deep ache began to overtake the numbness. He reached out,
tracing the letters of his brother’s name, following the lines that led
inexorably to the dates of his birth and death. As his hand wandered lower
against the marble, he noticed a vase embedded in front of the marker. Fresh
flowers spilled out of the unremarkable green container.
He leaned back on his heels, stunned out of the
haze of his grief. The vibrant, cheerful white daisies and red carnations
seemed out of place when he felt so overwhelmingly sad. Grudgingly, he
considered their simplicity perfectly suited J.W.’s personality. Assuming his
grandfather was responsible for them, he wondered how Pops had managed to make
the trip out here given his recent fall. He’d have to remember to thank him. He
supposed he should take over that particular duty, too, now that he was back.
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One liner:
Cate
Baylor is a romance writer, technical communicator, blogger, craft addict, tea
drinker, and geek.
Full bio:
Cate
Baylor has been a technical communicator for over fifteen years. When she's not
writing, she suffers from hobby addiction, which includes (but is not limited
to!) reading, card making, crochet, knitting, scrapbooking, cross stitching,
and home DIY. She lives in Houston with her geeky husband, neurotic cats, and
precocious Yellow Lab named Tex. She comes from a long line of German-Texan
farmers who are likely rolling over in their graves knowing she’d much rather
stay blissfully air-conditioned than suffer the Texas heat.
Connect
with Cate on her web site, http://www.catebaylor.com/
Twitter,
or
Facebook.
http://www.facebook.com/CateBaylor
You’ll
also find her author profile on Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/catebaylor
and
LibraryThing. http://www.librarything.com/author/baylorcate
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GIVEAWAY INFORMATION
Cate will be awarding a
(For US residents only) silver necklace that says "this isn't my first
rodeo" via rafflecopter during the tour. For a non-US winner, Cate will
offer a $15 Amazon or B&N gift card.
2 comments:
Great to have you here today. Enjoyed reading about your book.
Thanks for hosting me on A Crazy Reunion's launch day! :)
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