Title: His Ever After (Love Square #2)
Author: Jessica Ingro
Tentative Release Date: October 29, 2013
Cover Designer: Cover It! Designs
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Synopsis:
All is fair in love and war.
Jacob Matthews learned that lesson the hard way when he discovered just how far some people will go to win someone’s heart.
When fate brought Samantha Monroe back into Jacob’s life, he finally started to believe that his world was going to be complete. He loves Sam with the kind of intensity that burns deep and scalds your very soul. But fate had other ideas in mind, forcing him into a life filled with cold touches, long silences and complete misery.
Brooke Dugan had to have Jacob Matthews. It didn’t matter that he was in love with someone else, she always got what she wanted. And what she wanted was Jacob. Brooke vowed that she would stop at nothing until Jacob was tied to her forever… in both life and death.
Find out what happens when lies are revealed and the bitter truth comes out. Hearts will be broken and bonds will be tested.
Everyone is worthy of love -- even Jacob, but can he find his happily ever after?
Prepare yourself for the emotional follow up to Love Square…
Jacob Matthews learned that lesson the hard way when he discovered just how far some people will go to win someone’s heart.
When fate brought Samantha Monroe back into Jacob’s life, he finally started to believe that his world was going to be complete. He loves Sam with the kind of intensity that burns deep and scalds your very soul. But fate had other ideas in mind, forcing him into a life filled with cold touches, long silences and complete misery.
Brooke Dugan had to have Jacob Matthews. It didn’t matter that he was in love with someone else, she always got what she wanted. And what she wanted was Jacob. Brooke vowed that she would stop at nothing until Jacob was tied to her forever… in both life and death.
Find out what happens when lies are revealed and the bitter truth comes out. Hearts will be broken and bonds will be tested.
Everyone is worthy of love -- even Jacob, but can he find his happily ever after?
Prepare yourself for the emotional follow up to Love Square…
Excerpt:
**Disclaimer: This content is unedited and
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Copyright © Jessica Ingro
My heart is thudding in my chest and my
palms feel sweaty. I don’t think I’ve ever been this nervous.
“Jacob. What are you doing here?” Sam
asks. I come to a stop in front of her and my smile drops at the tone of her
voice.
“I just happened to be on my way to
your house, when I spotted you sitting here.” I notice Lily’s body visibly
relax out of the corner of my eye. Poor thing thought I would sell her out. No
way in hell would I do that, not when I owe her the world for telling me where
to find Sam.
“Why were you on your way to my house?”
Sam cocks her head to the side in confusion.
“I needed to talk to you after
everything that’s happened. Can I just have a few minutes?” I plead with her. I
don’t care if it makes me look pathetic. It’s do or die at this moment.
Sam looks unsure and nervous for a few
seconds. I release the breath I didn’t realize I was holding when she nods her
assent and hands the baby to Lily.
“I’ll only be a minute, Lily. Can you
just watch Tessa for me?”
“Take your time.” Lily stands holding
Tessa and murmurs low to the baby, walking over to the swings.
I sit next to Sam on the bench and
angle my body towards her. I catch her scent on a light breeze and it brings
back so many memories.
Sam stares at me silently, waiting for
me to speak. She seems weary of my presence. We never used to be this way
around one another. I guess it’s all the cheap shots and low blows we’ve dealt
out over the last year, making her react to me this way.
“Did you hear about Brooke and Aiden?”
I ask right off the bat. No sense in beating around the bush. Besides, I don’t
want to let on that Lily overheard them fighting and spilled the beans to me
about it.
“I did,” she says quietly and gives me
a sad half smile. “I’m really sorry about what happened. Aiden told me the hell
Brooke put you through. I can’t even imagine what it must have been like for
you to discover the depth of her deception.”
Sam’s hands start to fidget with the
baby blanket resting partially on her leg. I reach over and cover them with my
own, squeezing them gently.
“Thank you. But I should be apologizing
to you for allowing her to come between us.”
She glances down at our hands and looks
up with tear filled eyes and shakes her head. When she doesn’t say anything I
decide to continue with my plan.
“I still love you Sam.” At my words her
eyes close, her face looks as if she’s in tremendous pain. “Do you… do you
think we could try? I’ve gone over it a million times. If Brooke and Aiden
hadn’t conspired to keep us apart, when you left Aiden and came to me, we could
have been together. We could still be together.”
“I -” she starts and then stops. She
looks down again and stares at our hands again for so long, I’m afraid she
isn’t going to answer. Why isn’t she answering? Please God, let her answer!
“Jake. I’ll always love you.” Her words
make my heart soar.
“Then say you’ll be with me. Say you’ll
let me love you forever. Say you’ll make me whole again,” I beg her, while
inching my way closer to her on the bench.
I raise my arm and rest my hand on the
side of her neck, tilting her head up towards me. My thumb sweeps across her
jaw while I search her eyes for consent. When her face turns up slightly and
her lips part just a touch, I decide to take that as my green light. I lean
forward and brush my lips gently against hers. I instantly feel the sensation
that I always feel when I’m with her. The one that has my stomach dropping and
my dick stirring.
Lost in the moment, my lips find hers
again. This time I put more pressure on her mouth. My tongue slowly glides
along her bottom lip, remembering the taste of her. Her lips part and my tongue
slides inside alongside hers. My other hand leaves her hands and cradles the
opposite side of her face, so that both my hands are now holding on to her for
dear life. I tilt her head and deepen the kiss. My tongue explores every inch
of her mouth, seeking, tasting, memorizing the feel of it.
The rest of the world melts away. It’s
just her and me. The sounds of kids playing and birds chirping fade. All I can
hear is the light rasps of our breathing and the small little moan that she’s
making. Finding the willpower, I pull away from her delicious mouth and rest my
forehead against hers. My hands tense on her face while I try to find my
composure. That kiss has just turned me inside out.
Author
Bio:
Jessica grew up in Central New York. She
spends her days as a Security Analyst at an IT consulting company. She spends
her free time reading books and developing ideas for her own stories. Writing
is her secret passion that she’s been fostering since elementary school, when
she wrote her first book about a puppy. Writing has always been one of her
secret dreams and she can't wait to share her stories with the world.
She currently lives in New York with her
husband and three dogs.
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