Book Title: Without You Here
Author: Carter Ashby
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: September 9, 2014
Hosted by: Book Enthusiast Promotions
Synopsis
After fighting with her
boyfriend, Ettie’s only goal is to drown her sorrows in some Jack Daniels. But
when she walks into a country tavern, her attention is immediately redirected
to the sexy, older man at the bar. He looks lonely, and sad, and absolutely
mouth-watering. Ettie can’t wait to put a smile on his face.
For the first time in two years,
Wyatt finds himself jolted out of his grief—and by a spunky, vivacious young
woman who somehow sees right into his soul. What follows is a passionate
weekend full of more life, laughter, and pure joy than he experienced in twenty
years of marriage.
After they part ways, Wyatt
realizes that his feelings for Ettie run deeper than lust. He knows she has a
boyfriend, but when he finds out that the boyfriend is his own son, Blake,
Wyatt is shattered. He despairs of ever overcoming the guilt he’s slowly
drowning in. But Ettie’s resilience and optimism might just save him after all.
This Is Now is the sexy,
heartwarming story of overcoming grief, embracing love, and learning to live in
the moment.
Excerpt
He didn't look up at me when he spoke. He was sopping up hollandaise sauce with a biscuit. "We should do this again, Ettie. Next weekend. How about it?"
My heart was suddenly thundering
in my ears. I watched him as he pointedly focused on cleaning his plate.
"Are you asking me to be your girlfriend?" I asked.
He finally looked up. Those blue
eyes were hypnotic. And heartbreaking. "I'm asking you to have another fun
weekend with me. That's what I'm asking."
My eyes fluttered as they started
to sting. "Do you need to get to know me better before asking me to be
your girlfriend?"
His jaw muscles tensed.
"Ettie, I..."
"Look, Wyatt. I have had just
the absolute best time of my life with you this weekend. I have all the
information I need to know I want to be in a relationship with you."
He snorted and leaned back in his
chair. "You don't know shit about me, Ettie. This was fun. But it was
superficial and you know it."
My chest constricted. I had to
take a moment to swallow back the pain. "It wasn't superficial. I'm sorry
it didn't mean as much to you as it did to me..."
"It meant plenty and that's
why I want to see you again. So let's do it, Ettie. Next weekend. We'll meet at
the bar Friday and maybe we could road trip down to Gulf Shores or something.
Or we could go zip-lining up at Cave City. All kinds of fun shit we could do
together. That's what I want."
"I want to go home with
you."
He looked away and shook his head
in frustration.
Meet the Author
Carter Ashby was born and raised
in Missouri. She is wife to a supportive, hard-working geek; homeschooling
mother to three, future social miscreants; and caregiver to a high-strung,
epileptic chihuahua and a severely accident-prone hound dog. Carter writes
country romances and reads anything that sounds interesting.
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