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Never: Smoky Mountain Series
ulius was holding Sasha in his arms and wondering what the hell he had done.

On every level Julius had known it was wrong. Wrong to love her. Wrong to have her. Sasha needed time. Time to live. Time to heal. She was young. Much younger than him. Never should have given in to the temptation.

Julius had to deal with his past before he could think of a future with Sasha. He had spent a lifetime with Jerrica. She had destroyed their relationship with drugs and other men. When she needed him though he couldn’t turn his back on her. He prayed Sasha would understand. He could only hope that Sasha would wait for him until Jerrica was well. Never should have given in to the passion.

Sasha could feel her life changing with every second the paramedics worked on Jerrica. She had seen the sorrow in Julius’s face. She knew it didn’t mean that he didn’t love her. What had happened between them was too special. Too intense to not be real, their happiness was shorter lived than even Sasha had anticipated. Her heart was broken. Never should have fallen in love.

Fate and the family bring them back together. Sasha has a secret. The more people who know the greater the risk Julius will find out. Trouble seems to follow them, preventing them from finding their happiness. Trouble and Jerrica. Never give up on each other.

This is the second novel in the Smoky Mountain Series which picks up where Deacon and Selene's story ended. There will be more.

Life doesn't always have happy endings. I struggled with The Valentine Bride for weeks. 2 things influenced the outcome of this story. Machara and Finlay had been together for eleven years. Lost the virginity to each other when they were teenagers. They just couldn't stop loving each other but they couldn't live with each other either. They took everything they had for granted. Fought constantly. Weren't always nice to each other. Then Machara became pregnant with twins. The pregnancy risks her health. There are so many heavy choices that the two of them will have to make. He has to face losing both his daughters and the love of his life. She wants these babies desperately. There is a such a struggle between them. So many regrets for the time that they have wasted. That is all I'm going to tell you. What influenced this novel so much was 2 situations. One was a young mother who at 25 died of cancer. I watched her story online. She had 3 kids under 6. I saw her husband on his knees praying for a miracle. Then another young mother also 25. Also with 3 kids under 5 was discarded by her husband. He told her didn't love her anymore. Just out of the blue. Both situations were high school sweethearts. I just couldn't imagine either situation. So both influenced this novel's emotions so much. I hope everyone likes it.
I had to deal with my feelings somehow. We will see if my sister and my friend who always read my books like it?
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