Bacon? Eggs? Toast?
I crept into the kitchen and stood with my jaw dropped.
Ben was shirtless with a dish towel thrown over his shoulder. Cooking. Breakfast.
“Hey, Kinsley,” he said. “Good morning.”
He quickly turned and dove for the coffeepot. He poured a cup and handed it to me.
“Good morning,” he said.
“Ben…”
“I was going to do breakfast in bed, but you’re awake now.”
“I can see that,” I said. “I thought you were at work.”
“Not this morning. Not worried about it.”
He turned and went back to the stove. I slowly put the coffee mug on the table. My eyes went to my phone. I bit my lip, wondering if Brice had gotten back to me yet.
I walked to Ben and touched his smooth and muscle laced arm.
“Hey.”
“Yeah?” he asked, looking at me.
“What is this?”
“What?”
“I know we talked a little… but you can’t just throw everything to the wind.”
“Why not?”
“Ben, it won’t last,” I said. “You know that. We are who we are here. We need to talk everything out…”
“Exactly what I was thinking,” he said. “And have a sense of something new. A new path, right?”
“Yeah, right,” I said. “There’s so much…”
“Of course there is,” he said. He turned the burner off and pushed a pan of scrambled eggs away. He spun around and put his hands to my hips and walked me back to the table. “There’s so much we need to talk about. So much we need to figure out. But one thing that doesn’t change is what we feel.”
“I know that,” I said.
“New path, right?” he asked.
“Yeah…”
Ben grinned as he reached into his pocket. He reached for my left hand and peeled my fingers open. I felt something touch my hand as he stepped back.
When I looked down and saw the diamond ring, I gasped for a breath.
“I didn’t want to be the cliché guy and do it on Christmas Eve or morning. Then things got… I don’t know. But we have a new chapter ahead of us, Kinsley. You. Me. Our future. And our pasts.”
I looked at Ben, shock rippling through my body.
He gently touched my face. “So, what do you say, Kinsley? Are you ready for another adventure in life?”
My heart finally exploded, once and for all.
The clash happening in such a wicked way.
And before I knew what I was doing… I started to nod…
NOBODY ELSE
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Hey darlin’
This is an epic journey we’re on together now, darlin’. I’m sure a part of you wants to give me a well deserved smack across the face for what just happened, but I promise you, it’s worth it.
This story really began a long time ago for me. You know I put myself into these books, but this one is really a lot for me. I wanted to explore just how deep a second chance romance could go… and what would happen if that romance was challenged by a new love. I never intended it to have the feel of some love triangle, but here we are.
The question is now… what is Kinsley really going to do here? She’s got a simple, calm life right in front of her. A street that’s easy. Comfort. A chance to rest almost peacefully in life now. But at the same time, there’s something so truthful and meaningful with Brice, how do you just walk away from that for good?
If you’re reading this on publication day of SOMEBODY ELSE, you only have to wait a short time for the release of NOBODY ELSE. If you’re reading this after the publication date… well, the next book is waiting for you right now.
I can never express my thankfulness and love for you, darlin’. The support you give to me. The way you allow me to bring these stories to life. And your amazing messages and emails… the ability to stay connected while you’re reading and after you’re done reading is truly one of the greatest things about this life I live.
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The True Hearts Collection are all stand alone novels, meaning they have no reading order. They are all different characters, settings, and come with their own complete ending. They are based on similar themes of second chance romances, hard pasts, and love that is real.
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5 Years Later
Dear Everly,
Anna’s Dress
Let You Go
When I’m Gone
What You Don’t Know
Every Other Weekend
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5 YEARS LATER
When I was 13, he stole my heart
When I was 18, he took my innocence
When I was 23, he said he loved me forever
When I was 28, he broke my heart
Now I'm 33... and there's a knock at the door. He's back, again. And this time he's not alone.
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DEAR EVERLY
Dear Everly,
We promised each other forever, and now that's gone. My memory of you is our daughter. I said I would never move on, but something happened. Someone moved into the house next door. She works at our daughter's preschool. Everywhere I go, she's there. My forever is changing now... I'm falling in love with her. Loving her means forgetting you. Loving her means letting you go. Loving her... means everything to me.
I love you endlessly,
Jake
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ANNA’S DRESS
He stole my heart long before my sister stole his.
She was the "bad girl" all the guys wanted and I was the "good girl" everyone overlooked.
Now my sister is dead. I'm alone, left in the shadow she cast over me.
He's the last person I expect to see at the funeral.
And now I need him more than ever.
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LET YOU GO
After our first kiss, he moved away.
After our first time together, he confessed it wasn't his first time.
After buying me my first drink, he said he was with someone else... but still loved me.
Now I'm staring at two pink lines on a pregnancy test... an
d the number he gave me to call?
It's been disconnected. Great.
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WHEN I’M GONE
The night I met her, I had no idea I saved her life.
The night I took her home, I never wanted her to leave.
The night I fell for her, she was running from somebody else.
The night I give her my heart, she doesn't give me hers... and I'm about to find out why.
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WHAT YOU DON’T KNOW
When I fell for you, tragedy ripped us apart.
When you came to save me from myself, I pushed you away.
When we said goodbye to the town that ruined us, we never wanted to go back.
Except now, someone else needs your heart more than I do.
But what you don't know... is now I'm coming to save you.
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EVERY OTHER WEEKEND
Every other weekend, my mom gets a break. At least that’s what she tells me. My mom has a new friend too. I’ve only met him a few times. She tells me she only sees him every other weekend. It’s nice to see her smile. She used to be sad after my dad decided he wanted to live somewhere new, by himself, and only see me every other weekend.
My mom’s new friend makes her happy. I think they want to see each other more than every other weekend. Which doesn’t bother me at all. I just want my mom happy. I’m pretty sure everything is going to be okay, like my mom always tells me.
Except now, something happened. My mom is crying again. When I ask her why, she says her new friend won’t be coming around anymore - not even every other weekend. And that my dad is sick again and he won’t see me every other weekend either. I gave her my favorite toy to make her not cry, but I don’t think it’s going to work.
My name is Sam, and I’m just a kid, and maybe this isn’t my story to tell.
This book is a work of fiction. Any references to historical events, real people, or real locales are used fictitiously. Other names, characters, places, and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination, and any resemblance to actual events or locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental. (This also includes the cover image and/or cover model(s) appearing on the cover. The context of this book does not in any way depict the personal life of said cover model(s). Image is licensed and used purely for fictional purpose only.)
First electronic edition October 2018
Copyright © 2018 by Jaxson Kidman
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