Second Chances - Mega
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By Jo Briggs
Contemporary Romance
Date to be Published: June
2013
Layla Keyes is back in England.
Much has changed in the five years since she moved to New York to pursue
a modeling career - On the outside she appears independent, self-assured and
enjoying running her own successful fashion label.
On the inside she is determined
to take back what she lost five years ago when misunderstandings allowed a
jealous third party to manipulate and interfere in destroying her relationship
with Evan Carter.
Evan Carter has spent all that
time pretending to not be affected by the loss of Layla from his life.
A twist of fate brings the two
back together as they are forced to share a few days alone.
EXCERPT
Once satisfied that all her
belongings were safely in the boot of her car, Layla slammed the heavy, oak
front door closed behind her, fully aware that she was also closing the lid on
her relationship with Evan Carter.
She gulped down the rising sensation of guilt she felt at taking the coward’s
way out by leaving when the man was still on a business trip. While sharing
Evan’s sense of emptiness, Layla was unable to express it in words, but she did
know that she could no longer deal with the look of pain on his face when he
tried to talk about what happened. Whenever she attempted it, her throat seized
up and no sound came out, only an endless stream of tears, which seemed to
frustrate him even more.
Layla had not been especially
close to her parents, but the abruptness of their death, followed by the
traumatic horse-riding accident that resulted in the loss of her baby, had
placed an irreparable strain on her two-year relationship with Evan.
Settling into the 4x4, she
plugged her phone into the hands-free system and set off for Surrey, where her
BFF, Keely lived. She was the only person who knew of Layla’s plan to leave
Yorkshire and head to New York. Activating the voice-dial on her phone, which
connected to her friend’s home number, she heard a familiar voice come over the
speaker. “Hello?”
“Hey, it’s me,” said Layla, unable to conceal her subdued mood. It was becoming
more than a regular occurrence and she was fed up of feeling that way. She just
hoped a change of scenery would lift her out of her despair.
“Are you on your way?” Keely
asked, her voice sounding tight and restrained.
“Yes,” said Layla, suspecting her friend of holding back on what she truly
wanted to say.
“Are you really sure you want to do this?”
Layla sighed. Keely had been
trying to persuade her to stay and work through her problems with Evan ever
since she’d revealed her plans to leave. Layla recognised it was going to be
hard, but she could see no other solution. The stabbing pain from the healing
wound, caused by the accident, and the ache of her breaking heart had merged
into one.
Jo Briggs
As well as writing, Jo also
enjoys reading; her favourite classics include Pride & Prejudice,
Persuasion and Jane Eyre having studied English Literature before moving onto
Art and Graphic Design. Current genre of choice on her iPad are dark, angsty
steamy romances. Particular favourites at the moment are by S.C Stephens, Abbi
Glines, R K Lilley, Sylvia Day and Jodi Ellen Malpas. Jo is also a regular
visitor to eBook readers anonymous to keep her addiction under control.
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looks and sounds awesome! Thanks for sharing :)
ReplyDeleteWhat an interesting book! Great cover. Thanks for sharing the excerpt.
ReplyDeleteI wonder how her life will turn out. Deb.P.C
ReplyDeleteLove the cover and excerpt.Thanks for sharing.
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