Join author Isla Bennet on her Book Tour for Texas Redeemed, presented by Tasty Book Tours, from October 28 -
November 15, 2013. Please leave a
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Texas RedeemedBy Isla BennetA Night Sky Novel, Book 1Publisher: Montlake RomanceRelease Date: May 28, 2013Genre: Contemporary Western RomanceLength: 406 PagesISBN: 978-1477848142ASIN: B00CPPQ0HKAdd to GoodreadsAbout the book:Ranch owner Valerie Jordan learned the hard way that people carve out their own destiny. She knows firsthand what can come of one night of unchecked attraction and lost inhibitions. And she also knows there’s only one way to handle guarded missionary doctor Peyton Turner: with caution. Thirteen years ago, they went from being friends to lovers to strangers.
To save himself and outrun his past, Peyton disappeared. Now the prodigal son of Night Sky, Texas, is home—though he has no intention of staying. But once the revelation that he and Valerie share a troubled teenage daughter sends him on a hunt for answers, there’s no avoiding one another…no ignoring the undeniable desire that draws them together.Texas Redeemed is a passionately written and emotionally gripping story of lust and risk, love and forgiveness, of confronting the damaging secrets of the past for a chance at redemption.
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Excerpt
Valerie
could match his stubbornness measure for measure. “I’m not leaving then.”
He swaggered into the bathroom, then came
the sounds of a toilet flushing and water running. He appeared in the doorway with
a toothbrush sticking out of his mouth. “Still here?”
“I said I’m not leaving.” She emphasized
her point by sitting at the foot of the bed.
Peyton said nothing more as he brushed
and rinsed, then stalked into the bedroom to grab a pair of crumpled jeans from
the floor and yank them on. “You look good in my bed, Val.”
“Seriously, that’s not why I’m here.” She
walked to the opposite side of the room. “So what’s with the scar? Did you miss
the patient when you were operating?”
The look he gave her was grim. “I was
mugged and stabbed while I was on a mission. It happened a long time ago and as
you can see, I’m fine. Luckily, all my necessary parts function.”
She mentally cringed when she met his
eyes at the words necessary parts. “I don’t believe in luck.”
He ventured closer. “What do you
believe?”
“That you have some ridiculous death
wish.”
“I’m a doctor, not a stuntman.”
Frustrated, she shoved his shoulder.
“Quit brushing off what I say. You’re a doctor who works in the most dangerous
places. You’re Anthony Turner’s boy, the rebel—the guy who rode around on a
motorcycle at crazy speeds and got into trouble left and right. You never give
a damn what happens to you, and you never consider the people who might care.”
“You actually care, Valerie?” His eyes
were shuttered, the words a low rumble.
“Force of habit.”
“Why’s that?”
“We—because we’re friends.” At his harsh
look, she continued, “Isn’t that what you want? Us to be buddies again?”
“You want to be friends with the guy who
hauled ass out of this town thirteen years ago. That’s not me. I’m different,
Valerie. I’m not that man, and too much has gone down for me to want to be. And
if you don’t realize that, you’re making a mistake.” He brought his lips toward
hers, almost touching her. “Get to know me.”
It might as well have been an erotic
proposition. Instantly her body reacted—a warm wave passed over her skin, her
mouth watered, her thigh muscles clenched. “Peyton …”
“I want to learn you.” This time he did
touch her, tracing the scar next to her eye with the tip of his finger before
molding both hands to her buttocks and urging her forward.
Author
Info
Isla Bennet’s first encounter with a smoldering hero was
on the junior high school bus—between the pages of a novel. Books have been her
constant through growing up in the Midwest, partaking in some wicked travels,
and working as a bookseller and nanny while earning two college degrees. She’s
studied everything from English to sociology to art, and has figured out that
she loves meeting people—particularly the ones she makes up.
These days she indulges in her weakness for carpentry and
all things retro, and dives into a new love story every day as a writer,
freelance editor and RWA member—all while pursuing her wish to become a
horseback-riding, volleyball-playing, French-speaking seasoned traveler.
Author
Links
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