BOOK: Return to Newport
AUTHOR: A. L. Parks
GENRE: Contemporary/Adult/ Romance
Synopsis
Eve is ready for a clean slate. She
nearly lost the love of her life in The
Return. Now Eve must confront the people refusing to let her go quietly
into her happily ever after with Jake. Returning to Newport to tie up loose
ends may be the biggest mistake of her life.
Jake wants one thing – and one thing
only – Eve. He is ready to build a life with her, and spend the rest of his
days loving only her. But his surprise visit to Newport makes him question
everything he thought he knew about her, including her love.
At the center of the turmoil is
Eve’s ex-husband. Intrigued by the changes he sees in her, Brad is determined
to sabotage Jake and Eve’s relationship – and take Eve back.
Jake and Eve must face their demons,
and battle the outside forces that seek to destroy their future. Can their love
survive the Return to Newport?
Excerpt
Jake.
It nagged at her that she had still not had a word from him. She walked into
the kitchen to find some crackers to calm her now upset stomach. What the hell
was going on? She heard the kitchen door open, but had already pressed the
button for Jake’s phone, and she didn’t turn around. Clarissa’s voice filled
the air around her.
“Hey,
Mom, I have a surprise for you,” her voice sang.
“Hold on
Clarissa, I’m on the phone. I haven’t heard from Jake all day,” she muttered
more to herself than for Clarissa’s benefit. Jake’s voicemail picked up, and
Eve shifted her weight as she heard the beep. “Jake, where the hell are you?”
“I’m
right here, beautiful,” came the deep voice behind her.
Eve
turned around, and her eyes met the most beautiful blue eyes that she had ever
seen - the ones that held the deepest love - all for her.
“Jake,”
she exhaled, and came towards him. Her arms went around his neck, and she launched
herself at him. He wrapped his arms around her waist, holding her tightly
against his body. She pressed her lips against his, tilting her head to the
side, and slipping her tongue into his mouth. She was desperate for him, needed
to feel him, make sure he was truly there.
“Geez,
you two, get a room,” Clarissa’s voice giggled behind them. Eve placed her
forehead against Jake’s, eyes closed, and breathed him in. All the worry, the
fears - the demons - all of them melted away with the stroke of his hands
across her back.
He
exhaled, and pulled Eve tighter against his body, whispering in her ear, “Now
everything feels right again.”
Author Bio
Born and raised in the Rocky Mountains, A.L.
Parks has spent the last 25 years moving all over the United States. Married to
the Navy - well a man in the Navy - Parks has lived in various places
throughout the United States. Now she resides in the Washington D.C area, and
loves every minute. She has four children, and one spoiled German Shepard.
2013 marked her debut in publishing. Her first
novel, Strangers, released on her 45th birthday. She was amazed at how many
people fell in love with a story about two people dealing with grief, and
finding love again. Abby and Bryce were the perfect couple to introduce Parks
as an up-and-coming author.
Her second novel, The
Return, released in December 2013. A wonderful Christmas romance, it is the
first book in the Return To Me series. Book two, Return To Newport, is set to release on April 29, 2014.
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