Total pages in book: 109
Estimated words: 105183 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 526(@200wpm)___ 421(@250wpm)___ 351(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 105183 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 526(@200wpm)___ 421(@250wpm)___ 351(@300wpm)
“Why?” I yell, reaching for my hair and pulling, punishing myself for being so fucking dumb.
I make it to the gates, soaked to the bone, holding my phone to the air to try and catch some service. I can hardly see through my tears, my screen slippery and wet. “Please,” I whisper, walking up and down. Nothing. “Shit.” I stumble down the road on the verge, praying for that one magical bar to give me the power to get the hell out of here. A sharp pain flares on my leg, and I look down to see a scratch from a nearby thornbush. I ignore the trickle of blood mixing with the rain soaking my leg, concentrating on finding some service. The verge becomes more overgrown, the weeds and brambles reaching my knees, my heels sinking into the soft ground. “Fuck.” I lose a shoe and turn to retrieve it, searching the mess of branches and leaves in the darkness. Impossible. “God damn it.” I abandon my lost heel, my need to get out of here more important. I remove the other, throwing it into a bush in a temper before trudging up the country road on bare feet, eventually finding the service I need.
I call an Uber, sobbing at my screen when I see it’s going to be two hours. “No,” I whisper, dropping to my arse on the verge, crying.
I cry so hard.
But he will never hear me. No one will hear me.
Because the pounding rain drowns me out.
Return to Arlington Hall in
The Surrender
A pawn in a man’s callous game, Amelia Lazenby is trying to heal after being betrayed by the wealthy and scorchingly sexy Jude Harrison. Now he’s saying all the right things, whispering apologies as sincere as his kisses, and refusing to let her walk away. It’s hard for Amelia to resist a force as strong as Jude. Before long, he’s making her pulse pound, her head spin, and giving her the rapture she craves.
But once she surrenders, Amelia can’t help but fear she’s risking her heart all over again. This time, maybe even more. Jude is every bit as mysterious and possessive as she remembers. His ex-lover is back to wreak havoc on their lives. And Amelia’s own ex has returned from the past, knowing more about Jude than Amelia can imagine. As the secrets and shocking revelations keep coming, Amelia must decide what she’s willing to sacrifice to stay with the man she loves and above all else . . . can’t resist.