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Lightning Only Strikes Twice
The Wild Rose Press
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Category:
Romance
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press
ISBN-10: 1612176860
Type: Fiction
Pages: 444
Copyright: March, 2013
ISBN-13: 9781612176864
Price: $5.99 (eBook)
The body travels forward through time at the rate of one second per second. Yet the mind moves forward and backward at will, recalling past events and speculating on future circumstances. What if the experience could be shared? That those recollections weren't a memory, but reality?
All her life, Annie Crawford sacrificed personal dreams for those she loved. Faced with mounting debts after her grandfather's death, she sacrifices once again and sells the family land, preserving her family's good name and avoiding bankruptcy. Her newly acquired financial stability comes with a price-her lost heritage. With no family left, she's forced to build her own legacy.
Purchasing Annie's property means three things to Luke Maxwell: Financial burden on Maxwell Development. Opportunity to propel his career to the top by developing the old ghost town. And, most importantly, his father's approval to take over the family business.
While touring the property prior to development, Annie and Luke are catapulted back to 1891 into a booming mining community. Together they face the reality of never returning to their own time. They discover the sacrifices made for their future, and their responsibility to the present, are predestined.
Excerpt
Annie leaned toward him and sniffed. “Perhaps you’ve been celebrating Founders’ Day with more than coffee.” She patted her pockets. “Do you know what happened to my keys?”
Luke slammed his fist on the sideboard, rattling the dishes and making her jump back. “Damn it, Annie, there are no keys! There is no car. For all I know, they haven’t invented gasoline yet.”
Apprehension filled her face. “Okay, I’m leaving now.” She glanced behind her.
The door was only two feet away. She turned for it, but before she lifted the latch, Luke grabbed her shoulder and spun her around. She opened her mouth to scream, but he clamped a hand over it.
Wide, fear-filled eyes stared up at him. He swallowed, regretting the actions that caused her fear, but he couldn’t let her go. As he pulled her closer, her breasts flattened against his chest. Warmth spread through his limbs and the constant fuzziness that plagued him since his arrival vanished.
Annie must have felt the change too. She stopped struggling.
He lowered his head. His whiskers scratched her smooth cheek as he whispered in her ear. “I’m not going to hurt you. I promise. I just need you to believe me.” Without releasing his hand from her mouth, he tilted his head to see her face.
Indecision replaced her earlier apprehension. She nodded slowly.
He eased his hand away and she let go an earsplitting scream.
Damn the woman!
Without thought, he covered her mouth with his.
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