by Sara Marks
-Contemporary Romance, Jane Austen
Release date: May 29, 2017
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Which would you pick: the person you love or your own dreams?
What would you do if given a second chance at that decision? Eight years ago Emma Shaw picked her career and family over the man she loved, Fredrick Wentworth. Since then she has built a career in publishing and spends her free time making sure her father and sisters are taken care of. Fredrick has spent the same years building his career as a screenwriter under increasing public scrutiny as a celebrity. When the editor of Fredrick s first book is injured, Emma is forced to travel with Fredrick on his book tour. Tension builds for the two former lovers over the course of the tour. Emma and Fredrick must face their emotional baggage and their misunderstanding about how their break-up impacted the other.
Will they be able to find their way back together for a second chance at love?
Excerpt: Chapter 10
Patrick dealt with the early morning shows without me. His logic was that he and Fredrick did these all the time to promote movies. We agreed to meet at the Columbus Circle Barnes & Noble for the first book signing later that afternoon so we could set up together. Not having to get up before the sun didn't stop me from turning on the morning shows to watch what happened. The interviews went off without a hitch for most of the shows. This first New York City round centered on the large, national morning shows. The anchors focused on the book and not Fredrick's personal life. Christi told me she made a point of asking them to do this. One show did ask about the insanity of PubCon and what it was like there. Fredrick didn't mention Christi's accident and I mentally thanked him for that. The only hiccup occurred on one of the later morning shows. Their newest anchor apparently didn't get or care about the requested focus.
"So," the man said. "You recently had a pretty bad break up with Abby."
"These things happen," Fredrick said.
"It surprised a lot of people considering that she has a child and you seemed to really be in a good place together."
"Things change in relationships. People change and it requires that you change the relationship."
"Abby has commented that you refused to leave Los Angeles when she wanted to make New York City her permanent home."
"That was one of many reasons."
"Well, I know there are thousands of women out there who would love to take her place. What should all the women of the world know is your number one barrier to a lasting relationship."
Fredrick sat there for a moment, thinking.
"You know, I have to say the number one barrier in a lasting relationship with me is weakness of character. If a woman can easily be persuaded by her friends and family to do something she doesn't really want, then she and I won't make a good pair."
I sat there looking at the television and I realized I was never going to be able to fix the mistake I had made. This next month was going to be torture.
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