My eight this morning come from my upcoming release, Reclaiming Raylyn, due out May 14. It’s a contemporary, second-chances military romance about a couple who’s marriage has been devoured by the Marine Corps and they’re in crisis mode attempting to save it. Enjoy!
Pushing Louie out of his lap, Gavin took three gigantic, stealthy steps to the table Ray hid with her body a few minutes ago and had laid a picture face down clearly in an attempt to conceal it from him. With his heart in his throat, praying it wasn’t a cutesy, loving picture of Ray and another man, he swallowed a groan and flipped the edge of the picture up. After a quick glance toward the kitchen which would never do to cook one of Ray’s infamous holiday meals in and finding her with her back still turned, he caught a glimpse of the photo and nearly shouted in this small triumph.
Rather than a new man and Ray, the picture was the one of them on their wedding day which used to sit on the now missing table in the upstairs hallway. At least he had this. Her eyes hadn’t lied a few minutes ago. Ray had to still love him otherwise she’d have tossed that small token out with the rest of their things.
He eased the picture back down and made his way into the alcove in the kitchen which clearly served as the dining area to find a small table not fit for eating on being as it was covered with a laptop, a stack of textbooks, and notebooks and notes were scattered across it. She really was studying.
“Ray, are you having a mid-life crisis?” Gavin asked sincerely.
Thank you so much for coming by to have a read today! I promise I’ll catch up on all my comments in the next couple of days. I know everyone is in this boat together and will understand when I say the world is a bit topsy-turvy right now and at times I have a hard time keeping up.
If you like the bits and pieces you’ve been reading from Reclaiming Raylyn, ARCs are now available HERE. They are delivered each evening in batches through Bookfunnel for download directly to the reading platform of your choice.
Um, that may not have been the best thing to ask, but at least their marriage is still salvageable.
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Men are sure to spur conflict every single time. 🙂
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Ooooo, not a good comment to make to a woman struggling to take control of her life.
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Definitely not! lol He’s going to have to work for it for sure. Thanks for coming by!
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Great snippet, all the details were excellent. I loved the way you ended it!
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Thank you, Veronica! My ARC readers are loving it, too. 🙂
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I love that she’s still holding on to that special memory of them, but yeah. Way to put your foot in your mouth, Gavin lol. Great work!
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He surely did! Clear to his knee as my grandma would say. Thanks for coming by!
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That’s interesting that she tried to hide that photo. What’s going on between them? I’m curious to find out.
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Sign up for an ARC and be one of the first to know. 😉 Thanks for stopping in today!
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The description of the table being messy because of the studying – great visual – a lot of people can stay – been there!
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We’re going through that again now that hubby is a full-time student and not only doing homework at home, but the school part to boot. 🙂 Thanks for stopping by.
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Comments can weigh super heavy. Always a good thing to tread lightly when saying things, even if its the truth or if its out of anger etc.
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Probably shouldn’t have said that. lol
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LOL Right? Thanks for coming by to have a read!
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The part where the kitchen was too small for her famous big dinners hits home! God I would kill for a kitchen big enough to cook the feast I want to make lol. Great visuals!
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My kitchen is getting a remodel eventually. It’s still 1954 in there! lol Thanks for stopping in!
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