by SJ McCoy
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Hope opened her eyes and stretched, then turned over to look at Chance. This was the last time they’d get to wake up together until she could get up to Montana to visit him. Her smile faded when her gaze landed on an empty pillow. She was sad that he’d gotten up and left her, robbing them of this one last time. She sat up and shook her head. Perhaps she was being a little bit melodramatic there. It wasn’t such a big deal. She got out of bed and pulled her robe on. He wasn’t in the bathroom. He must be downstairs already.
By the time she reached the kitchen, she knew he wasn’t there. The house was empty; she knew it. Maybe he’d gone for a walk on the beach? But would he really do that without waking her to go with him? She didn’t think so.
She went to pick up her phone. She needed to call him; she had a horrible feeling in the pit of her stomach. Something was wrong. Very wrong. As she reached for her phone, she saw the note. Tears pricked her eyes as she read it. She picked it up and read it again. It was so short, no explanation; no, nothing but a few words. No! He wouldn’t do that.
But apparently, he had.
Sorry, honey, but this is where the cowboy rides away.
She put the note back down on the table and let the tears begin to fall;
A Note from SJ
Whether you stopped at the happy-for-now or you read on to the cliffhanger and are cursing me right now ;0) I hope you’re enjoying the story so far. You won’t have too long to wait to see what happens next.
Book Two is called Finding Hope and will be out June 13.
Book Three is called Give Hope a Chance and will release on July 11.
Chance has his own page on my website – check it out here for updates.
If you haven’t read my other books, be sure to check out the Remington Ranch series, where you’ll see Chance with his adopted family. You can get started with book one, Mason, which you can download for FREE here.
If you haven’t read the Summer Lake series yet, you can start that for free too, just click here to get started with a FREE boxed set of the first three books.
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I love to hear from readers, so feel free to email me at [email protected]. I’m better at that! :0)
I hope our paths will cross again soon. Until then, take care, and thanks for your support—you are the reason I write!
Love
SJ
PS – Project Semicolon
You may have noticed that the final sentence of the story closed with a semicolon. It isn’t a typo. Project Semicolon is a non-profit movement dedicated to presenting hope and love to those who are struggling with depression, suicide, addiction, and self-injury. Project Semicolon exists to encourage, love and inspire. It’s a movement I support with all my heart.
"A semicolon represents a sentence the author could have ended, but chose not to. The sentence is your life and the author is you." - Project Semicolon
This author started writing after her son was killed in a car crash. At the time I wanted my own story to be over, instead I chose to honour a promise to my son to write my ‘silly stories’ someday. I chose to escape into my fictional world. I know for many who struggle with depression, suicide can appear to be the only escape. The semicolon has become a symbol of support, and hopefully a reminder – Your story isn’t over yet
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Also by SJ McCoy
Summer Lake Series
Emma and Jack in Love Like You’ve Never Been Hurt FREE!
Holly and Pete in Work Like You Don't Need the Money
Missy and Dan in Dance Like Nobody's Watching
Smoke and Laura in Fly Like You've Never Been Grounded
Michael and Megan in Laugh Like You’ve Never Cried
Kenzie and Chase in Sing Like Nobody’s Listening
Gabe and Renée in Smile Like You Mean It
Missy and Dan’s wedding in The Wedding Dance
Ben and Charlotte’s backstory in Chasing Tomorrow
April and Eddie in Dream Like Nothing’s Impossible
Nate and Lily in Ride Like You’ve Never Fallen
Ben’s story Live Like There’s No Tomorrow
Coming Next
We will be visiting the lake again, I promise. There are still a couple of weddings I’d like to invite you to AND there is a whole bunch of new characters who have been not-so-patiently waiting for their own stories.
Remington Ranch Series
Mason FREE!
Shane
Carter
Beau
Four Weddings and a Vendetta
A Chance and a Hope
Chance Encounter
Finding Hope Coming June 13, 2017
Give Hope a Chance Coming July 11, 2017
Check out his page here for updates.