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**Welcome to Carson, Book Two**
☙ Synopsis ❧
A broken heart and shattered dreams...
Austin Connelly had it all: loving family, a
growing and profitable business, the perfect woman warming his bed at
night...
When she completely disappears from his life,
well kept secrets begin to emerge. He finds out his best friend’s girlfriend is
also his half-sister, and he believes someone is sabotaging his company.
Austin thought he and Nikki had something
special, but when she returns suddenly announcing her pregnancy, he can’t
control his hurt and anger, but the pull and attraction become too much for him
to ignore and he finds himself in her arms once again. He's thrust back into the
emotions he's held onto since Nikki left him.
Nikki Deveraux never had it easy growing up. As
a part of a wealthy family, her parents cared more about their bank account and
affairs than they did about their only daughter.
Watching their marriage crumble before her very
eyes she swore that she’ll do whatever she can to protect herself from
succumbing to that kind of pain. With no desire to find “the one”, Nikki finds
herself torn between love and fear when she discovers herself pregnant.
Taking a chance on her heart, Nikki works to
rebuild her relationship with Austin after running away scared and when she
uncovers someone stealing money from his company she fears he'll give up on his
dream of happiness yet again.
Will he take a chance on her? Will he let her
back into his heart? Or will the ghosts of his past shred him further?
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**This is a Contemporary Romantic Suspense**
☙ Excerpt ❧
Their dinner ends not long after, and having won
the argument, Austin pays the bill. With his hand on the small of her back, he
ushers her out of the diner and onto the busy sidewalk. Carson townspeople move
back and forth across the walkway, still busy hanging stars and twinkling
lights in preparation for their New Year’s bash; a party that brings people
into town from forty counties over.
Nikki stares in quiet amazement as the
Fitzgerald sisters work to hang the twelve foot star in the middle of Main
Street, dangling a line between the town’s parallel buildings. Luckily for
them, Austin and a few of the other local workers rush over to help the aging
fabric store owners.
Once the star is placed to their liking, Austin
returns to where Nikki is waiting against the wall of Angie's diner. As he
approaches, Nikki feels the first trickle of wetness falling on her cheek. Only
then does she notice that the light snowfall seems to be increasing in
heaviness as it continues.
Coming to stand beside her, Austin turns his
attention in her direction.
"Are you ready to go? I'm afraid that the
snow is forecasted to be a bit heavy tonight."
“Yes, sure.”
Taking her by her elbow, the heat of his hand
filtering through the thickness of her coat, Austin guides her to his large
work truck. Parked parallel alongside the street, as she steps off the sidewalk
to enter the vehicle, her foot slips on the slick precipitation. Instead of
falling face first into the side of the truck as she was anticipating with a
wince, Nikki finds herself twisted around and resting in Austin’s overly
muscled arms.
“Are you ok?” he asks, cradling her close to his
body, but in the moment, Nikki is speechless.
Unable to form any words, she simply nods her
head. Trapped in a heated exchange with this man she’s missed for so very long
now, Nikki feels herself leaning closer into his body, bringing her lips an
inch from his, but as if struck by terror, Austin straightens abruptly and
steps away from their embrace. Instead of kissing her as she had hoped, he
opens the truck door and lifts her by her hips, placing her into his truck. He
angrily slams the door closed, shaking the truck and Nikki as she sits inside,
stunned.

His eyes spew hatred as he climbs into the
driver’s seat and Nikki turns to gaze out the window, shrinking into herself.
Her hands rest protectively on her stomach as she rests against the door, as
far from Austin as she can possibly be. The warmth of her breath caresses the
cold glass, causing the window to fog with each exhalation of air.
“Nikki…” Austin pleads,
attempting to garner her attention.
She turns to study
him.
Running his fingers through
his hair exasperatedly, he simply says, “I can’t do it again.”
“Do what?” she whispers in
return.
“Fall in love with you. I
just can’t do it, Nikki. It would kill me this time.”
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Synopsis
Second chances...
Does one take it?
Avery Poindexter never expected to take another
chance at love...actually, she had planned on remaining invisible for the rest
of her life.
Growing up in a family that would put
Cinderella's to shame, Avery Poindexter watched as her sister withstood years
of abuse while she was sidelined to the staff quarters unable to fight for her
own.
However, she had a plan...
On her eighteenth birthday, with the signed
paperwork from her malicious grandmother, Avery and her sister make their
escape and never look back, but Avery should have guessed that her change in
luck was too good to be true.
After unexpected deaths, Avery finds herself
simply passing through life....alone.
Banishing herself to a life of loneliness and
solitude, Avery jumps at the chance to start over somewhere new: Carson, North
Carolina. As Avery adjusts to a new beginning and a new life, she's thrown a
curve ball she wasn't expecting - him - a man that has his own secrets and
demons shrouded in the darkness of his past. He also happens to be one of her
bosses and Avery finds herself drawn to him in a way she never anticipated,
torn between wanting to wrap him in her arms and push him away in hopes to save
his life.
Logan doesn't trust women. Period. They play on
your emotional vulnerability and use you if they can. They chew you up and spit
you out. He should know; his family has a long history of lying, cheating,
manipulating, and leaving women.
Growing up in a trailer park, kicking post to his dad's vicious temper, Logan made a vow to make something of himself. Determination and scholarships got him through medical school; women got him through lonely nights. A one-night stand cut short exposes Logan to a mysterious woman that flips his world upside down. Logan never expected to meet her; the one that would make him question everything. Undeterred by her need to keep him at an arm's length, he goes against everything he believes in the quest to prove that they're worth fighting for.
Will Logan be able to breathe life back into
Avery's heart and offer her the things she craves...family? Love? Or will their
devastating pasts force them apart?
☙ About Renee Harless ❧
Renee Harless is a romance writer with an affinity for wine and a
passion for telling a good story.
Renee Harless, her husband, and children live in Blue Ridge
Mountains of Virginia. She studied Communication, specifically Public
Relations, at Radford University.
Growing up, Renee always found a way to pursue her creativity. It
began by watching endless runs of White Christmas- yes even in the summer – and
learning every word and dance from the movie. She could still sing "Sister
Sister" if requested. In high school she joined the show choir and a
community theatre group, The Troubadours. After marrying the man of her dreams
and moving from her hometown she sought out a different artistic outlet –
writing. To say that Renee is a romance addict would be an understatement. When
she isn’t chasing her toddler or preschooler around the house, working her day
job, or writing, she jumps head first into a romance novel.
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