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THIS HEART OF MINE
by Brenda Novak
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First love. Second chance?
As the daughter of a hoarder, Phoenix Fuller had a
tough childhood. So when the handsome, popular Riley Stinson became her boyfriend
in high school, she finally felt as though she had something to be proud of.
Phoenix was desperate not to lose him—especially once she found out she was
pregnant. Yes, she might have acted a bit obsessive when he broke up with her.
But she did not run down the girl he started dating next.
Unfortunately, there was no way to prove her
innocence. Now, after serving her time in prison, Phoenix has been released.
All she wants to do is return to Whiskey Creek and get to know her son. But
Jacob’s father isn’t exactly welcoming.
Riley doesn’t trust Phoenix, doesn’t want her in
Jacob’s life. He is, however, ready to find someone to love. And he wants a
good mother for his son. He has no idea that he’s about to find both!
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EXCERPT:
Once again, Phoenix’s eyes were riveted on her son.
Only this time, she felt such a surge of emotion she almost darted into the
bathroom. She could not break down.
Please, God, don’t let me cry. He won’t come within
ten feet of me if I do.
But the harder she tried to hold back her tears,
the more overwhelmed she became. In a panic, she slipped around the corner,
into the small alcove by the bathrooms, and leaned her head against the wall.
Breathe. Don’t blow this.
The bell over the door jingled, telling her that
Riley and Jacob had stepped inside. She imagined them looking around, maybe
getting annoyed when they didn’t find her. But she was frozen in place. She
absolutely could. Not. Move.
“Hey,” she heard the hostess say with a familiarity
that hadn’t been present in her greeting to Phoenix. “We’re busy this morning,
like we are every Saturday. But if you can wait for a few minutes, I’ll get you
a table.”
“We’re actually meeting someone who should be here.”
That had to be Riley, but Phoenix couldn’t say she
recognized his voice. Her memories of him were vivid. But they’d both been so
young, and he’d changed a great deal. No longer the skinny teenager she’d known
in high school, he was a man with plenty of hard muscle on his solid frame, a
man in his prime, and that had been more than apparent as she’d watched him
walk, shoulder to shoulder, with their son a few seconds earlier.
“Who are you here to meet?” the hostess asked.
“Name’s Phoenix Fuller,” came his response.
“What does she look like?”
“I’m not sure these days,” he said, and Phoenix
winced. Her shoulder-length dark hair wasn’t bad. It was thick, probably her
best asset. Her hazel eyes weren’t unattractive, either. She didn’t feel she
was ugly. But the scars on her face would be new to him. She hadn’t had those
when she went to prison.
“She wasn’t very tall,” he added, as if that might
be the only detail still applicable.
“There was a woman who said she was expecting two
more to join her,” the hostess said. “But I don’t know where she went…”
Determined not to miss this opportunity after
waiting so long for it, Phoenix curved her fingernails into her palms, took a
deep breath and stepped around the corner. “Sorry I…I had to wash my hands.”
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AUTHOR Bio and
Links:
New
York Times & USA Today Bestselling Author Brenda Novak is the author of
fifty books. A four-time Rita nominee, she has won many awards, including the
National Reader’s Choice, the Bookseller’s Best, the Book Buyer’s Best, the
Daphne, and the Holt Medallion. She also runs Brenda Novak for the Cure, a
charity to raise money for diabetes research (her youngest son has this
disease). To date, she’s raised $2.4 million. For more about Brenda, please
visit www.brendanovak.com.
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