Holding my breath, I climb the steps and push as hard as I can against the diner door, the jangle of the bell ringing in my ears. The truck door makes a loud bang as I swing it tight.
Turning, I see his hand wiping at something on his cheek before he gives me a wink and a smile. “Reesie,” Daddy calls out as my red shoes hit the sidewalk. Stifling back a sob, I slide along the old bench seat and push the heavy old Ford truck door open. “Remember that Daddy loves you, baby girl. He squeezes his eyes shut and I’m afraid I just made him really angry, but . . . “I need you to go back inside, sit down in our booth, and ask that nice waitress for another piece of that pecan pie you like so much,” he says slowly, evenly. It’s that serious one that makes my bottom lip wobble. why?” I whine, casting wary eyes at the truck-stop diner, empty but for a man with a Santa beard.ĭaddy rests his hand on the steering wheel and turns his body to face me. “Go on, now,” he urges, his gruff voice cracking. He’s had it since he walked back from the pay phone. I’ve never seen that look on Daddy’s face before. Hardened by her tragic past, Kacey is determined to keep everyone at a distance, but their mutual attraction is undeniable, and Trent is desperate to find a way into Kacey’s guarded heart-even if it means revealing an explosive secret that could shatter both their worlds. Trent Emerson has smoldering blue eyes and deep dimples, and perfectly skates that irresistible line between nice guy and bad boy. She can handle anything-anything but her mysterious neighbor in apartment 1D. They’re struggling to make ends meet at first, but Kacey’s not worried.
Armed with two bus tickets, Kacey and her fifteen-year-old sister, Livie, escape Grand Rapids, Michigan, to start over in Miami.
Still haunted by memories of being trapped inside, listening to her mother take her last breath, Kacey wants to leave her past behind. Love them.įour years ago, Kacey Cleary’s life imploded when her car was hit by a drunk driver, killing her parents, boyfriend, and best friend. After a terrible car accident destroys her life as she knew it, twenty-year-old Kacey escapes to Florida, where she encounters an irresistible man determined to capture her wounded heart.
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