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Infusion
A wife and mother’s worst nightmare…a bittersweet return home…a fresh look at love.
Gayle Connolly’s dream life on the West Coast is snatched from her in the blink of an eye, forcing her to face her own worst fear—because she didn’t truly appreciate what she had, a senseless tragedy was somehow her fault. Now, she wakes up every single morning in her childhood bedroom in Michigan and wonders how she can even breathe, much less live a life devoid of everyone she loved.
Noah Stokes’ dream of taking over his family’s landscaping business is dashed when the company goes bankrupt, thanks to his father’s gambling debts. That hard reality sends him spiraling downward, where he discovers himself making money in ways he’s ashamed to admit. When he leaves it all behind and returns home to Michigan, he’s determined to regain some semblance of normalcy, not to mention his dignity.
For a while, Gayle and Noah’s smoking hot connection provides them both with distraction and solace. Until lust turns into something more—something they both resist for as long as they possibly can.
Reader advisory: This book includes the mention of miscarriages and references the death of a child in the backstory. There is a brief scene of sexual assault and references to suicide/suicidal ideation.
General Release Date: 7th August 2018
Gayle Connolly’s dream life on the West Coast is snatched from her in the blink of an eye, forcing her to face her own worst fear—because she didn’t truly appreciate what she had, a senseless tragedy was somehow her fault. Now, she wakes up every single morning in her childhood bedroom in Michigan and wonders how she can even breathe, much less live a life devoid of everyone she loved.
Noah Stokes’ dream of taking over his family’s landscaping business is dashed when the company goes bankrupt, thanks to his father’s gambling debts. That hard reality sends him spiraling downward, where he discovers himself making money in ways he’s ashamed to admit. When he leaves it all behind and returns home to Michigan, he’s determined to regain some semblance of normalcy, not to mention his dignity.
For a while, Gayle and Noah’s smoking hot connection provides them both with distraction and solace. Until lust turns into something more—something they both resist for as long as they possibly can.
Reader advisory: This book includes the mention of miscarriages and references the death of a child in the backstory. There is a brief scene of sexual assault and references to suicide/suicidal ideation.
General Release Date: 7th August 2018
148 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 7, 2018
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About the author
Liz Crowe
100 books1,230 followersLiz Crowe is a Kentucky native and graduate of the University of Louisville living in South Carolina. She's spent her time as a three-continent expat trailing spouse, mom of three, real estate agent, brewery owner and bar manager, and is currently a digital marketing and fundraising consultant, in addition to being an award-winning author.
The Liz Crowe backlist has something for any reader seeking complex storylines with humor and complete casts of characters that will delight and linger in the imagination long after the book is finished.
Her favorite things to do when she’s not scrolling social media for cute animal videos is walk her dogs, cuddle her cats, and watch her favorite sports teams while scrolling social media for cute animal videos.
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August 7, 2018
Loss.
Depression.
Rediscovery.
Growth.
Hope.
All are contained within the pages of Infusion by Liz Crowe.
It is the emotional chronicle of Gayle Connolly as she attempts to navigate a world that no longer contains the love of her life. The loss of whom also carried a second, even more devastating, death.
In her attempt to find something that can be called peace, she spends the next two plus years in therapy to heal her mind and emotions as well as intense physical exercise regimens to keep her body occupied. Her long and lonely nights are spent in her childhood home with her successful author mother.
Her decision to find something more purposeful in her life leads her to pursue a job in the same industry that had made millions for she and her husband: craft beer. This decision also landed her square in the sights of Noah Stokes, the mystery man that had been haunting her psyche since their initial meeting a month prior.
The strong, sexy new member of the sales team works with Gayle frequently and has made it his mission to break through some of the walls she has erected thanks to her very well-publicized trauma. But Noah is not without his own personal demons having lived a life prior where his body was adored, but his personhood ignored.
There are numerous ups and downs punctuated with hot and steamy interludes thanks to two very sexually charged people using physical intimacy to deny their burgeoning emotions. Something that can’t be avoided forever, no matter how salacious the hook-up.
Depression.
Rediscovery.
Growth.
Hope.
All are contained within the pages of Infusion by Liz Crowe.
It is the emotional chronicle of Gayle Connolly as she attempts to navigate a world that no longer contains the love of her life. The loss of whom also carried a second, even more devastating, death.
In her attempt to find something that can be called peace, she spends the next two plus years in therapy to heal her mind and emotions as well as intense physical exercise regimens to keep her body occupied. Her long and lonely nights are spent in her childhood home with her successful author mother.
Her decision to find something more purposeful in her life leads her to pursue a job in the same industry that had made millions for she and her husband: craft beer. This decision also landed her square in the sights of Noah Stokes, the mystery man that had been haunting her psyche since their initial meeting a month prior.
The strong, sexy new member of the sales team works with Gayle frequently and has made it his mission to break through some of the walls she has erected thanks to her very well-publicized trauma. But Noah is not without his own personal demons having lived a life prior where his body was adored, but his personhood ignored.
There are numerous ups and downs punctuated with hot and steamy interludes thanks to two very sexually charged people using physical intimacy to deny their burgeoning emotions. Something that can’t be avoided forever, no matter how salacious the hook-up.
September 27, 2018
The result is a story and a relationship that is a uniquely crafted brew of attraction, grief, guilt, forgiveness, hot sex, and eventually love. Cheers to that.
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August 9, 2018
Sexy, sassy, heartbreaking and uplifting! These characters work well together. Both have baggage but, one is a little more willing than the other.
Moving on and finding peace isn't easy, especially if you're unwilling. Sometimes it takes more than friends and family to shake things up, rock your boat, and make you see that life goes on after death. And, sometimes that "more" happens when you're not paying attention for it.
Fast paced with characters you feel for.
Moving on and finding peace isn't easy, especially if you're unwilling. Sometimes it takes more than friends and family to shake things up, rock your boat, and make you see that life goes on after death. And, sometimes that "more" happens when you're not paying attention for it.
Fast paced with characters you feel for.
December 31, 2018
How does the strongest of woman go from nothing to EVERYTHING only to lose the most important aspects of the everything. With tons of self discovery, tears and a patient caring soul. Gayle is strong but has endured the worst of tragedies. Noah has lost more than most, but has moved on and accepted his fate. Worlds collide and a relationship begins. But how will it end?
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