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Two Before Me
Trapped in a marriage with a woman he has come to loathe, Harold is drawn to the woman who works just beyond his office window. A woman nobody notices and nobody will miss. But Harold senses there is more to Maia than anybody knows.
But true love demands sacrifice and Harold can't imagine giving up his ten-year-old daughter. In a life where work and marriage have both failed him, young Amelia is the light of his life and he can't bear the thought of tearing her life apart.
But Maia's alure is relentless and Harold can't help exploring his feelings for her. Just a little closer. Just a little more.
Until it's too much.
As a ten-year-old little girl, Maia watched her world come to an end when the the South Tower fell from the sky. Since then, all she has ever wanted is to avenge those ten seconds that took her father from her. But fate has denied Maia her true calling.
She's noticed the man in the corner office peeking at her from time to time and then looking away just as she catches him. She can't help smile at the lonely man smitten with her. And there is something about him that catches her own eye. An earnest man struggling with a burden he can't put down. A man Maia can sense needs her. A man with kind eyes and a sense of honor that keeps him from reaching out to her. It's been a long time since she's known a man's kiss. For a good reason. A reason she can't tell him. A secret that she herself cannot bear. It would be better if he had never seen her at all.
All of that changes when Harold asks her to go flying with him. Maia never thought she would find her way to the sky again. Mostly because it's too painful to think about. But when she takes the yoke of Harold's little Cessna 150, a dream is awoken from its deep slumber. A warrior's dream Maia knows can never come true.
After they land, Maia can see Harold's eyes glisten with the pain of his need for her. But when he dares to try to kiss her, she has no choice but to pull away.
She can't help her feelings for this man who might be the only one in the world who can truly understand who she is. But she has honor, too. And she won't destroy his life just for the hope of a kiss that will haunt them both forever.
If only she could walk away. If only he would stop looking at her.
But destiny has other plans.
But true love demands sacrifice and Harold can't imagine giving up his ten-year-old daughter. In a life where work and marriage have both failed him, young Amelia is the light of his life and he can't bear the thought of tearing her life apart.
But Maia's alure is relentless and Harold can't help exploring his feelings for her. Just a little closer. Just a little more.
Until it's too much.
As a ten-year-old little girl, Maia watched her world come to an end when the the South Tower fell from the sky. Since then, all she has ever wanted is to avenge those ten seconds that took her father from her. But fate has denied Maia her true calling.
She's noticed the man in the corner office peeking at her from time to time and then looking away just as she catches him. She can't help smile at the lonely man smitten with her. And there is something about him that catches her own eye. An earnest man struggling with a burden he can't put down. A man Maia can sense needs her. A man with kind eyes and a sense of honor that keeps him from reaching out to her. It's been a long time since she's known a man's kiss. For a good reason. A reason she can't tell him. A secret that she herself cannot bear. It would be better if he had never seen her at all.
All of that changes when Harold asks her to go flying with him. Maia never thought she would find her way to the sky again. Mostly because it's too painful to think about. But when she takes the yoke of Harold's little Cessna 150, a dream is awoken from its deep slumber. A warrior's dream Maia knows can never come true.
After they land, Maia can see Harold's eyes glisten with the pain of his need for her. But when he dares to try to kiss her, she has no choice but to pull away.
She can't help her feelings for this man who might be the only one in the world who can truly understand who she is. But she has honor, too. And she won't destroy his life just for the hope of a kiss that will haunt them both forever.
If only she could walk away. If only he would stop looking at her.
But destiny has other plans.
375 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 19, 2021
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