After I Fall
by Amity Hope
Release Date: 12/15/14
Synopsis:
When EmLynn’s dad loses his battle with cancer, the last thing she wants is to move across the country to live with her Mom. Her mom left her dad years ago to start a new, improved family with her new, improved husband.
When Eric finds himself in the middle of a mess of someone else’s making, the last thing he wants is to be dumped into the foster care system. He’s spent most of his life on his own, so he doesn't see the point of having a pretend family now.
A chance meeting has them both thinking that maybe their new town of Roseville isn’t so bad. But as they grow closer, an unknown enemy, along with a tangle of secrets and a web of little white lies, may just be enough to make their newfound love unravel completely.
AFTER I FALL
by Amity Hope
As we rounded a
corner I glanced back to make sure the twins were right behind me. In the
instant that I looked away, I collided with a solid, masculine body. His hands
flew to my elbows to steady me.
“I’m so sorry!”
I exclaimed the same moment he said, “Are you okay?”
I stepped back
and found myself looking into a pair of espresso colored eyes. His espresso
colored hair was hopelessly rumpled. It was a bit too long and…perfect, really.
“I’m fine, just
clumsy,” I admitted.
“She’s not good
at paying attention,” Madison informed him.
He chuckled,
setting a single dimple free. “I’ll have to remember that.”
“Sometimes she
crashes into my dad and makes him spill his coffee,” she somberly explained.
“Madison, hush!
That happened one time!” I said with a laugh.
“He didn’t get mad
though. My daddy likes EmLynn,” she continued on. “He says we have to be
patient with her because she can be kind of moody sometimes. But he says that
she still loves us. Even when she’s grumpy.”
Of course I
loved them.
And I wasn’t
that grumpy. At least not lately.
Natalie, who was
standing a step behind Madison, nodded in wide-eyed agreement.
“EmLynn,
huh?” he asked. “Pretty name.”
“Thanks.”
“I’m Eric.”
“And you’re new
around here,” I added.
“Yeah, I am.” He
didn’t look too pleased about it.
After what I’d
seen today, I couldn’t really blame him.
I slid a glance
toward the pool area, scowling at Jace when I realized he was watching our
interaction.
“Well, don’t let
them get to you,” I said as I vaguely motioned toward the pool area.
His frowned. “You
saw all that?”
I nodded
sympathetically. “I wish I could say they weren’t all bad. But that whole group
is. I do my best to avoid them.”
“Emmm,” Madison
said as she tugged on the hem of my shirt, “can we go home now? I want to see
if my Daddy’s home yet.”
“In a minute,” I
assured her. I turned back to Eric. “So was this your first day?”
He shook his
head. “No. It’s my third.”
“Have all the
days been like this?”
“Nah, just the
first day and today.” He shook his head, realizing how bad that sounded.
Two days out of
three? I shook my head in sympathy.
A little bit about me...
I live in beautiful northern Minnesota with my two sons, two cats and our Rottweiler.
If I'm not writing, or spending time with my kids, I'm most likely reading.
My next planned releases are: After I Fall in mid-December and Avenge (Malice #2) will be out late January.
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