Standing up, I took her hand and shook it. “Yes, I’m Clara Murphy. And you are?”
“Oh yes, please excuse my poor manners. I’m Isabella Belatoni … Luca’s wife.”
To be continued in, LUCA (Because You’re Mine)
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Murderous thoughts. Those are what I had once Isabella walked through the door and revealed to me who she was. I needed an escape. An escape from my thoughts, an escape from the hurt, and an escape from ... him.
I was a broken woman, but I was never going to break my resolve. I grew up being a fighter because I had to. No man could ever bring me down... Not even Luca.
But, I had to admit, I never thought my heart would break as much as it did that day. Of course, I fled, but I was a fool to think he would ever let me go. He always told me I was his ... no matter what the cost. He was determined to keep me—regardless of the lengths he had to go to reach his goal. He was like a moth to my flame, a tattoo carved into my heart. I could never escape his pull.
I may have evaded him, but I knew it would just be a matter of time. Once he inevitably caught up with me, there would be no going back.
But, no matter what I had expected—or even imagined—absolutely nothing could have prepared either of us for what happened next...
I never know how to begin thanking everyone who had been a part of me throughout the whole process of writing my books. I can tap away writing chapter after chapter, but acknowledgements seem so hard. I guess it has something to do with not being able to put into words the amount of gratitude I have for the people who support me. You all know who you are.
I will have to name names, so I want to first of all thank my editor Shannon Steed. She is extremely patient with me. Seriously, I don’t know how she puts up with me at times, lol. I also want to thank Tee Cullen for offering to proofread it once it was edited. I will always appreciate as much feedback as possible.
I need to thank my girls, Sabine Willems, Line Nørgaard Fallesen and Serena Kett for beta reading You Will Be Mine. I know you have waited an age for book two, and for that, I apologise. I am onto rectifying that ASAP.
I have a very special thanks reserved for my PA, Amanda Perrie. Amanda, as always you do an amazing job pimping the life out of my books. I don’t know what I’d do without you.
I want to also thank Kellie Dennis from Book Cover By Design. As always, Kellie you did a fantastic job on the book cover and teasers for Luca. I can’t wait to see what you have up your sleeve for my future books.
Leigh Stone from Formatting by Leigh, thank you for jumping in there quickly for me and formatting the book on a tight deadline. You were a lifesaver.
Another special thanks to SBB Author Services for organising the blog tour. No doubt we will be working together for a little while on other projects.
And talking of which, I need to thank all the bloggers out there who do an amazing job with helping indie authors. It’s hard for an author to get their name out there without the help of others, so for that I am forever grateful.
And last but not least, I want to thank you, the reader. I have gotten to know a lot of amazing people through the love of books, and I’m sure I will meet more in the not too distant future.
Take a Breath, and Take it Deep – Both have been pulled from Amazon for rewriting and editing. Release dates for both to come.
Until I Met You – Released 1st June 2014
Her Guardians – Released 31st August 2014
DEVIANT – Released 31st October 2014
Her Guardians Lost – Released 19th December 2014
Redemption – Released 3rd April 2015
CHAINED – Released 17th July 2015
A Step Too Close – Released 17th September in 2015
Luca (You Will Be Mine) – Released 15th January 2016
Luca (Because You’re Mine) – Release date to come
Her Guardian Found – Release date to come
I used sex to help me forget.
To help me numb the pain.
Because for those few minutes of pleasure, I could shut it all off.
The reminders of all that I had lost. All that I had endured.
Of all that I saw die before my eyes.
I slept with a man I can’t get out of my head. It was supposed to be a one-time thing with no attachments and no commitments. No names were exchanged, no phone numbers swapped. And that was fine by me... until I lay awake at night, dreaming about that man’s caress. Wanting and yearning to feel his touch once more.
But one day, my fantasies of seeing this man become an all-too-consuming, nightmarish reality. Suddenly, he is in my house, that cocky grin of his silently promising more to come.
And the reason being? His father is getting married to my mother. We are going to be family.