Excerpt!
“What are we making?” Lily asked as I pushed the cart through the grocery store.
“I thought maybe we can cook some spaghetti with a homemade sauce, salad, and bread.”
“You make homemade sauce?”
“I sure do, and Charley loves it. My mom never cooked alone; she always made us cook as a family from the time we were six years old.”
Lily hooked her arm around mine and laid her head on my shoulder. “Your mom sounds amazing. My mom never cooked; she had her chef do all the cooking, and we rarely ate as a family.”
My heart ached for her when she told me that. I leaned over and kissed her head. “Come on, let’s get what we need and get out of here.”
We were walking through the store when I saw Bernie. “Hey, Luke,” he said as he looked at Lily.
“Hey, Bernie, how was Florida?” I asked him.
“Florida was great, and I’m getting closer to retirement. Who’s this beautiful woman on your arm, Luke?”
“You make homemade sauce?”
“I sure do, and Charley loves it. My mom never cooked alone; she always made us cook as a family from the time we were six years old.”
Lily hooked her arm around mine and laid her head on my shoulder. “Your mom sounds amazing. My mom never cooked; she had her chef do all the cooking, and we rarely ate as a family.”
My heart ached for her when she told me that. I leaned over and kissed her head. “Come on, let’s get what we need and get out of here.”
We were walking through the store when I saw Bernie. “Hey, Luke,” he said as he looked at Lily.
“Hey, Bernie, how was Florida?” I asked him.
“Florida was great, and I’m getting closer to retirement. Who’s this beautiful woman on your arm, Luke?”
“This is Lily Gilmore. Lily, meet Bernie, the owner of Bernie’s Bar.”
Lily shook Bernie’s hand, and he smiled at her. “I’m going to take a stab in the dark here, but you wouldn’t happen to be Johnny Gilmore’s daughter, would you?”
Lily looked at him and smiled. “Yes, Johnny was my father.”
“I knew it!” Bernie exclaimed. “Look at you, all grown up. Your dad used to play in my bar when he was in Santa Monica, and he used to show me pictures of you. He was a brilliant musician; I’m sorry to hear about his death.”
Lily shook Bernie’s hand, and he smiled at her. “I’m going to take a stab in the dark here, but you wouldn’t happen to be Johnny Gilmore’s daughter, would you?”
Lily looked at him and smiled. “Yes, Johnny was my father.”
“I knew it!” Bernie exclaimed. “Look at you, all grown up. Your dad used to play in my bar when he was in Santa Monica, and he used to show me pictures of you. He was a brilliant musician; I’m sorry to hear about his death.”
“Thank you,” Lily said. “He was a great musician.”
“Hey, Luke, we need to sit down and discuss what you want to do with the bar. This last trip to Florida pushed me closer to selling, and the next time I go, I’m not coming back.”
“I know, and I have to give it some more thought. I’ll call you.”
“Don’t take too long, son, I have others who are interested. It was nice to meet you, Lily. Luke, I’ll talk to you soon,” he said as he walked away.
Lily looked at me as I sighed. “What was all that about?” she asked.
“We’ll talk about it over dinner,” I replied as we stepped into the checkout lane.
“Hey, Luke, we need to sit down and discuss what you want to do with the bar. This last trip to Florida pushed me closer to selling, and the next time I go, I’m not coming back.”
“I know, and I have to give it some more thought. I’ll call you.”
“Don’t take too long, son, I have others who are interested. It was nice to meet you, Lily. Luke, I’ll talk to you soon,” he said as he walked away.
Lily looked at me as I sighed. “What was all that about?” she asked.
“We’ll talk about it over dinner,” I replied as we stepped into the checkout lane.
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My name is Lily Gilmore, and I was supposed to be getting married today. That was until I found my fiancé having sex with my sister in the church moments before I was supposed to walk down the aisle. I grew up with a father who was a womanizer and cheated on my mother every moment he had the chance. He would even stoop as low as to take me and my sister with him on his trysts when we were younger. Cheating was all I grew up with, and I vowed never to live the life my mother did. After finding my fiancé and my sister together, I moved from Seattle to Santa Monica to start a new life of independence and to focus on my passion for photography, man-free.
My name is Luke Matthews. About a year ago, I lost the love of my life, my fiancé, in a tragic car accident. There are no words that can describe how I’ve felt the past year. My life and all my dreams had died with her in the accident. I exist, and I play my guitar to try and ease the pain. My love was taken away, and I will never get that back.
What happens when the lives of two people who no longer believe in love are suddenly changed by fate?
My name is Luke Matthews. About a year ago, I lost the love of my life, my fiancé, in a tragic car accident. There are no words that can describe how I’ve felt the past year. My life and all my dreams had died with her in the accident. I exist, and I play my guitar to try and ease the pain. My love was taken away, and I will never get that back.
What happens when the lives of two people who no longer believe in love are suddenly changed by fate?
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I am the New York Times & USA Today bestselling author of Forever Black, Forever You and the highly anticipated release of the final book in the trilogy, Forever Us. I am the mother of three teenage girls, two cats and two sassy dogs. I love being a full-time writer and spend my days writing. I have a shopping addiction and a severe caffeine addiction. You can usuallyfind me hanging out at the local Starbucks (with my laptop) and shopping in my favorite store, Sephora. I love meeting and connecting with new people, so come find me.
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