Forgiving Patience by Jennifer Simpkins
Secret Cravings Publishing
Patience Series, Book 1
Contemporary Romance (M/F)
Anna Kelly had no intention of returning to her hometown of Patience, Tennessee.
At eighteen, feeling powerless from an abusive childhood and heartbroken from
her high school sweetheart, she needed to put distance between her and the
small town. Now, eleven years later she's invited to her best friend's wedding
and has no other choice but to return. Though she feels much stronger the
second time around, nothing can prepare her for when she sees her ex again.
After a baseball injury, Jake limped back into Patience, damaged and angry. Throwing himself into remodeling Anna's childhood home has given him purpose again. He is just getting his life back together. He can't risk sending it all back to hell again, but the woman who broke his heart has whipped back into town...and she wants her house back. In hopes of reminding Anna of what she ran away from all those years ago he makes her an offer she can’t refuse—three dates, that have Anna rethinking Patience...and the life she was supposed to have with Jake.
After a baseball injury, Jake limped back into Patience, damaged and angry. Throwing himself into remodeling Anna's childhood home has given him purpose again. He is just getting his life back together. He can't risk sending it all back to hell again, but the woman who broke his heart has whipped back into town...and she wants her house back. In hopes of reminding Anna of what she ran away from all those years ago he makes her an offer she can’t refuse—three dates, that have Anna rethinking Patience...and the life she was supposed to have with Jake.
Excerpt:
Anna
walked back into the living room fifteen minutes later. His head was hung low,
over his third cup of coffee. He snapped his head up as soon as he heard her
patter her way into the room.
“Hey…what
the hell?”
She
stood there in front of him butt-naked with her damp hair brushed back. Her
face was rid of tears and mascara, allowing him to see her beautiful features. Her
breasts were erect, making him become the same. Taking a ragged breath, he let
his gaze go lower. She was curvier than he remembered, but it made her look
like a normal woman—just like he liked them.
Anna
wrapped her arms around her mid-section and dipped her chin toward the floor.
Jake instinctively grabbed the blanket still lying on floor and hurried to his
feet, wrapping the fabric around her.
“I’m-m
n-not,” she stammered, “what you’re used to?”
“No,
you’re not.” And that was the God’s honest truth. She was in every way not what
he was used to. Her body was magnificent.
“How
dare you?” She wiped a few tears from her cheek. “How humiliating. You sure
know how to let a girl down easy.” Then she quickly turned away from him.
He
caught her by the shoulder, yanking her around. It was important to him that he
looked her in the eye when he said this, “Anna, I didn’t mean that in a bad
way. You were right when you said you’re not what I’m used to. You are
more—you’re beautiful.”
“Why
aren’t you excited to see me, then? I thought this is what you wanted?”
“Honey,
I am more than excited to see you—just look down.” Her face flushed. “That’s
what you do to me every time I see you, touch you…and even think about you.
This,” he pointed between him and her, “is not what I wanted for us. At least
not tonight. I want to take care of you. Not take you to bed.”
“Oh.
I just thought—” He cut her off by giving her a soft kiss on the lips. It was
over before it started, but had the same effect as if he’d thrown her down on
the floor and explored every part of her mouth.
“That
is the most I had planned for us tonight. When we do more, it won’t be because
you are drunk, feeling brave, and trying to be someone you’re not. It will be
because you want me as much as I want you. Got it?”
“Got
it.”
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About the Author:
Jennifer has always been an avid reader, but
it wasn’t until she became a stay-at-home mom did she start to read romance.
Her passion of reading romance turned into another passion she had as a
child—writing. One late night of writing about sexy heroes and strong-willed
heroines turned into two nights, until seven months later she had written her
first novel.
She lives in a small town with her supportive
husband (whose dream is to be on the cover of one of her books), her daughter,
and two dogs who can’t seem to get along. If she is not writing, you can find
her reading, hanging out with her family, or cheering on the New York Yankees.
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