Beyond the Shadows by Loree Lough Book Tour and Giveaway :)
Beyond
the Shadows
by
Loree Lough
Genre:
Romantic Suspense
Elice
Glasser is a widow with three young children to raise. Cabot Murray
is an ex-cop who returns home to Freeland, Maryland, to deal with the
pain of his own tragic loss: the death of his wife and daughter in a
fiery explosion intended for him.
Grieving,
their sorrow brings them together, and a friendship develops that
leads then to explore the possibility of finding love again. But
vengeful enemies and jealous rivals are determined to destroy the
peace and happiness that Elice and Cabot have found in each other’s
arms. Why are their rivals so intent on keeping Elice and Cabot
apart? Loree Lough's latest suspenseful romance is a page-turner!
“Guess I’d better hit the road.”
She looked at the mantle clock, unable to believe it said
eleven-fifteen.
‘‘Great job on the sign,” he added, hoisting it from where
she’d leaned it near the front door. “It’s going to look
terrific at the end of my drive.”
Elice felt as though everything stopped as he stood there, looking at
her.
“Great job on supper, too. I’m glad Annie invited me.”
“We’ll do it again sometime,” she promised.
“Soon, I hope.”
Side by side, they walked to the end of her long, gravel drive, and
he carefully slid the sign into the back seat. “You have a
fantastic family,” he said, closing the door. “And …”
He studied her face for a silent moment. And he wasn’t smiling when
he said, “You’re quite a woman, you know that?”
“C’mon. Stop it now. You’re embarrassing me.”
“The truth shouldn’t embarrass you, Elice.”
A hundred people had said her name, but coming from his lips, it
sounded musical, poetic. His face loomed nearer, and he licked his
lips. A little soon for a kiss? And if she allowed it, should it be
with eyes closed?
Elice pretended she wasn’t disappointed when he pressed a brotherly
kiss to her forehead.
She watched him climb into the front seat, and accepted the fact that
this tender but tough guy had touched a distant, forgotten chord
inside her. He hadn’t even left yet, and already she was trying to
think of a way to ask him back without appearing overly eager.
Cabot crooked his forefinger, beckoning her near. She took a step
closer to his car door, and he stuck his head out the window. “If
you get any weird calls, or if the doorbell rings in the middle of
the night, I want you to call me.”
Would the darkness would hide her blush? “That’s not necessary. I
shouldn’t have bothered you with all that craziness.”
“Yes. You should.”
“Someone kids have their calendar mixed up. They think it’s
Halloween or something. They’ll get bored and stop soon, I’m
sure.”
“Maybe.”
Elice realized he wasn’t going to take no for an answer. “1 can
take care of myself.” She said it with conviction and hoped he’d
believe her. Because she could, usually.
“It’s not a sign of weakness to ask for help, Elice.”
Lord, if I had
a dollar for every time I heard that since Bobby left, I’d have. .
.a couple hundred dollars.
“So, you have a character flaw after all,” he said.
“I beg your pardon?”
“You’re stubborn.”
She grinned, and
wondered how many dollars she could have stacked up for that
one. “Perfection is boring.”
He reached through the opened window and gently stroked her cheek. “I
don’t think you’re the least bit boring.” With that, he winked
and backed out of her driveway.
She stood in the driveway, her fingertips resting on the spot he’d
touched, until his tail lights were nothing more than tiny red dots
in the darkness.
At last count, best-selling author Loree Lough had 115 award-winning books (nearly 9,000,000 copies in circulation and 7 titles that earned book-to-movie options), 68 short stories, and 2,500+ articles in print.
An
oft-invited guest of writers' organizations, colleges and
universities, corporate and government agencies in the U.S. and
abroad, Loree loves sharing learned-the-hard-way lessons about the
craft and the industry.
Once
upon a time, Loree (literally) sang for her supper, performing alone
and "opening" for the likes of Tom Jones, Dottie West, The
Gatlin Brothers, and more. Though she refuses to share the actual
year when she traded her Yamaha 6-string for a wedding ring, she IS
willing to admit that, every now and then, she blows the dust off her
six-string to croon a tune or two. But mostly, she just writes (and
writes).
Loree
and her husband split their time between a home in the Baltimore
suburbs and a cabin in the Allegheny Mountains, where she continues
to hone her "identify the critter tracks" skills. Her
favorite pastime? Spending long, leisurely hours with her
grandchildren...all seven of them!
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