Book Title: Without You Here
Author: Carter Ashby
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: September 9, 2014
Hosted by: Book Enthusiast Promotions
After fighting with her boyfriend, Ettie’s only goal is to
drown her sorrows in some Jack Daniels. But when she walks into a country
tavern, her attention is immediately redirected to the sexy, older man at the
bar. He looks lonely, and sad, and absolutely mouth-watering. Ettie can’t wait
to put a smile on his face.
For the first time in two years, Wyatt finds himself jolted
out of his grief—and by a spunky, vivacious young woman who somehow sees right
into his soul. What follows is a passionate weekend full of more life,
laughter, and pure joy than he experienced in twenty years of marriage.
After they part ways, Wyatt realizes that his feelings for
Ettie run deeper than lust. He knows she has a boyfriend, but when he finds out
that the boyfriend is his own son, Blake, Wyatt is shattered. He despairs of
ever overcoming the guilt he’s slowly drowning in. But Ettie’s resilience and
optimism might just save him after all.
This Is Now is the sexy, heartwarming story of overcoming
grief, embracing love, and learning to live in the moment.
He didn't look up at me when he spoke. He was sopping up hollandaise
sauce with a biscuit. "We should do this again, Ettie. Next weekend. How
about it?"
My heart was suddenly thundering in my ears. I watched him
as he pointedly focused on cleaning his plate. "Are you asking me to be
your girlfriend?" I asked.
He finally looked up. Those blue eyes were hypnotic. And
heartbreaking. "I'm asking you to have another fun weekend with me. That's
what I'm asking."
My eyes fluttered as they started to sting. "Do you
need to get to know me better before asking me to be your girlfriend?"
His jaw muscles tensed. "Ettie, I..."
"Look, Wyatt. I have had just the absolute best time of
my life with you this weekend. I have all the information I need to know I want
to be in a relationship with you."
He snorted and leaned back in his chair. "You don't
know shit about me, Ettie. This was fun. But it was superficial and you know
it."
My chest constricted. I had to take a moment to swallow back
the pain. "It wasn't superficial. I'm sorry it didn't mean as much to you
as it did to me..."
"It meant plenty and that's why I want to see you
again. So let's do it, Ettie. Next weekend. We'll meet at the bar Friday and
maybe we could road trip down to Gulf Shores or something. Or we could go
zip-lining up at Cave City. All kinds of fun shit we could do together. That's
what I want."
"I want to go home with you."
He looked away and shook his head in frustration.
Carter Ashby was born and raised in Missouri. She is wife to
a supportive, hard-working geek; homeschooling mother to three, future social
miscreants; and caregiver to a high-strung, epileptic chihuahua and a severely
accident-prone hound dog. Carter writes country romances and reads anything
that sounds interesting.
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