Genre: Contemporary romance
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press
Putting a painful past behind her,
Darvi Stanton has a new job in a small coastal town in Oregon. Designing the
stained glass windows for a Victorian-style inn under renovation is right up
her alley. She’s determined to impress the owner in spite of the obnoxious,
know-it-all contractor with gorgeous eyes and a charming smile.
Rance Coulter had another artist in mind for the decorative
windows of his new project, someone with more experience, someone
less…attractive. When he’s overruled, he gives in grudgingly, but they clash
over every decision. The only time she’s not arguing
with him is when he’s kissing her.
Will mixing business with pleasure
lead to ruin or a happily ever after.
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She took a deep
breath, held it for a second, then slowly exhaled. She finally started to
speak, her words cloaked in defensiveness. “I had my life under control until I
ran into you. I’m taking care of some simple errands and you turn it into a
major confrontation over some stupid parking spot on a public street. You’ve
been going out of your way to antagonize me at every opportunity. I know you
wanted George to hire someone else to do the stained glass, but he hired me in
spite of your objections. I have a signed contract. The least you can do is
make an effort to be decent about it.”
Her words caught
him off guard. “I don’t have any—”
“I’m not a
helpless little thing who cries at the drop of a hat. I’ve always been able to
take care of myself, handle any situation that came along. You’re pushing me
too hard, asking too much…demanding too much, things that have nothing
to do with you or with this job. Things that are none of your business.”
The tears welled
in her eyes as her veneer began to crumble. “You apparently believe that I
should just trust you because you say so even though you’ve done nothing to
show me your sincerity or that you can actually be trusted. How do I know what
your intentions are? Why should I believe that you will keep anything I say to
you in confidence rather than using it to humiliate me? Stop pushing me so
hard. It’s very difficult for me…very painful.”
The arrogant
Rance persona started to speak, the spontaneous outburst coming out as a harsh
sound. “Pushing you? I haven’t—” The rest of the sentence stuck in his throat.
His totally inappropriate reaction to what she said meshed with his own
unspoken fears. He pulled her into his embrace as a mass of apprehension
swirled around inside him. What to think…what to do…he didn’t have any answers.
He stroked her hair as he thought over what she had said. He had no idea he had
been pushing her that hard. Or that she harbored a secret so frightening for
her that even what he thought of as teasing banter had been too painful for her
to handle.
And her comment
about not trusting him, fearing he would turn her secret against her in such a
callous manner… He didn’t like hearing it, knew he would never do such a thing,
but quickly realized why she would think it.
Author
Biography and links:
USA Today Bestselling Author
Shawna Delacorte lived most of her life in Los Angeles where she worked in
television production for twenty years. During that time, she combined her
avocation of photography and interest in writing to do magazine articles featuring
her photographs. Her friends said she should utilize her television contacts
and write scripts. She enrolled in a screen writing class at UCLA. By the close of class, she knew screen
writing was not for her, but she did want to try writing a novel. Her first
sale was to Harlequin followed by 20 more Harlequin novels for their Desire and
Intrigue lines. Harlequin has re-issued 18 of her print backlist in e-book.
Shawna Delacorte
website:
https://shawnadelacorte.blogspot.com
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