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Title: Hearts Unleashed
Author: Paris Wynters
Genre: Contemporary Romance
About Hearts Unleashed:
After an IED ends his military career, Major John Rathborne struggles to re-adjust to civilian life. Haunted by the death of his brother-in-arms, John’s determined to find his canine partner, Koda, now retired and re-homed. The last place he expects to find her is on a ranch in Absarokee, Montana, where he lands a foreman job and a chance at a new start.
Unfortunately, ranch manager Katie Locke just wants the new guy gone. She can’t shake the trauma from the night she was attacked, and God knows she doesn’t need some stranger invading her safe haven. She can’t ignore John’s brooding presence, and even her dog shares an uncanny bond with him. But when her father suffers a heart attack, Katie has no option but to put her differences with John aside to save the future of Three Keys Ranch.
As they slowly find a common bond and their attraction heats up, both realize they must heal from their past wounds if they want to explore a relationship. But John hasn’t told Katie about certain parts of his past—including that he and Koda had been partners in Afghanistan. Then he learns someone is out to destroy the ranch, and Katie is in their crosshairs. Has John opened his heart too late?
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EXCERPT
“If someone had
asked me what I loved most about Montana,” he said quietly, “I would have told
them it was the sight of jagged mountain peaks against the backdrop of the
starry skies. When I was a boy I would count the stars in the sky until I lost
my place, and then start all over again.”
Air slowly
passed through her nose and into her lungs. Her eyes scanned over his large
frame. His shoulders slumped forward, as if the weight of the world were placed
on them. And it was just too heavy to keep holding it.
“I tried to do
the same thing in Afghanistan, during the nights when I couldn’t sleep. And
there were plenty of those. But without these fierce and jagged mountain peaks,
it wasn’t the same. I always knew that unless I came home, it would never be the
same.”
“John—wait.”
She sucked in a
deep breath when he turned around. His face remained in shadow, his expression
hidden. She couldn’t tell what he thought. “I was out of line. I—know you
didn’t mean anything by what you said.”
“I honestly
didn’t mean to criticize,” he said. “In the army, being blunt is a virtue. I’m
trying to remember that it doesn’t work in the civilian world. But you know
what they say about old dogs and new tricks.”
“I know I’m not a good cook,” she said. “When
my mom left, there was no one to teach me how. I taught myself through books
and videos I found online. And you sort of know my dad. He’s not going to say
my food sucks. He’d eat scrambled rotten eggs to spare my feelings.”
A lump formed in
her throat as she recalled sitting alone at school, tears pricking her eyes as
she swallowed down a tasteless sandwich. She could hear her classmates whisper,
“Her mom didn’t want her anymore so she left.”
“My food’s
nothing special—”
“It’s good
enough for me.” He lingered on the step. “You teach yourself accounting, too? No—I
know you did.”
She tilted her
head and narrowed her eyes. “Are you mocking me?” He criticized her cooking,
and she’d opened up to him—
“No. I’m
impressed. Your dad—well, he’s a lucky man to have a daughter like you. Thanks
for dinner, Katie. Next time, I’ll be a better guest.”
“Who said
there’d be a next time?”
But secretly
she’d hoped there would be, which meant she needed to find better videos on
cooking. Though, maybe she just needed to learn before she accidentally
poisoned her dad. Her lips pulled into a wide smile as she bounded up the steps
to her room.
About the Author:
I'm a hopeless romantic and a lover of all things coffee, canine, and exercise. When I'm not writing, I'm at the hockey rink cheering on my son, playing HALO on Xbox, or breaking a sweat in the gym. live in New York with my family and my two lovable and psychotic working dogs. I also run numerous 5k races in the New York area that raise funds to support the military/veteran community.
