Blurb
When you’re from a place like Clayton, PA, you either leave as soon as you can, or you never leave. We can’t even say we’re a one-stoplight town, because we don’t have a stoplight, just a traffic circle on a minor local highway. Here in Clayton, everyone knows everyone, and gossip and rumors are a way of life.
So, when my high school sweetheart leaves our son and me for a woman in another state, it’s the talk of the town for months, if not years. Even my motor-mouthed, wild child of a best friend, Cora, can’t rustle up enough trouble to keep my name off their lips for more than a week or two.
So, when I meet a handsome, single man not from Clayton, I assume he’s just passing through.
It was just supposed to be a night of fun with my BFF before school starts—one last hurrah before lesson plans and homework and packing lunches and school pickup lines take over everything. It wasn’t supposed to lead to an intense, sizzling connection—an attraction which despite my most vehement denials goes far beyond the physical.
The real question now is…will it end in another heartbreak for me and my son, or could it become a Happily Ever After?
COWBOY IN COLORADO (AUG 2nd)
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My Review
“You can’t live your life scared of the what-ifs, Elyse.”
But that’s exactly what she’s been doing since her divorce, since her ex left her and their son without a second glance. And, for the past three years, Elyse’s focus has been solely on her son, Aiden, shielding him from anymore heartbreak and making sure that he understands just how much he’s loved regardless of his father’s neglect.
As a single, working mother, Elyse has had to juggle a lot of responsibilities and play numerous roles in order to take care of everyone in her life, and she has done remarkably well to keep all parts of her life moving forward, protecting Aiden from further pain, but in the process of focusing on her work and her son, she’s also found a way to prevent any personal heartache for herself, feeling that she doesn’t have time for any distractions, but what that has also done is give her a way to hide behind her son, ensuring that she won’t have to be let down by anyone else if she doesn’t give her heart away again.
But what she didn’t anticipate was meeting a man who ‘gets’ her on every level…who allows her to experience the kind of intimacy that she never had with her ex-husband…who is as smitten with her son as he is with her…who keeps pursuing her even when she’s rejected him and sent him mixed signals numerous times…who vows to show her that the ‘what-ifs’ can actually mean something amazing instead of how she views them as too much to risk.
Jamie Trent may not be a typical alpha male book boyfriend, but I think that’s why I rooted for him from his very first encounter with Elyse. He also endured a divorce – one that made him question his and other people’s choices, but he never gives up on finding love again and he sees exactly what he wants in Elyse and is patient enough to allow Elyse to work through her fears and concerns while also proving to her that he’s nothing like her ex and that they can create something beautiful, not only for one another but for Aiden as well.
Pregnant in Pennsylvania teaches many lessons about life and love, and while they will all resonate with readers, two in particular are extremely important beliefs to remember:
“Nobody gets through life without scars,” and “Fear is a powerful thing – but love is stronger.”
The truth that these two ideas speak to is exactly what Elyse, what readers who have faced similar situations need to hold onto because there will always be pain in life…there will always be heartache, but it’s up to each person as to how s/he responds to the difficult times and the actions taken, but holding onto the belief that better days are ahead…that love can persevere through anything makes every day a little bit better than the last until the heartbreak is completely in the past and a happy present and future are what matters most.
4 Poison Apples
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