Happy Hump Day! Here's a little excerpt from When First They Practice to Deceive... Jessy is realizing her life is not exactly as she thought it was...
The front door
opened and closed with a quiet click. Jessy was still sitting in the same chair
in the kitchen she had claimed hours earlier. The piece of paper listing her
failures as a wife still sat in front of her when Sam stepped into the kitchen
looking lost and guilt ridden.
“Hey, Jess.”
She couldn’t
bring herself to look up so she just nodded. Sam pulled out a chair and dropped
down into it. Still, she didn’t look at him. Sam reached out and slid the paper
over toward him. He read it silently.
“I’m so sorry,
Jessy.”
“You’ve been saying
that a lot.”
“I know.” Sam
leaned his head on his hands with a heavy sigh.
“There’s another
woman, isn’t there?”
“What? No.” Total
bull. The answer came too quickly, too vehemently.
“So, you have
not had an affair with anyone? Not even a particularly cute trainee you worked
with several months ago?”
The room fell
into a silence that spoke louder than any words Sam could have uttered. Tears
dampened her husband’s lashes as the color drained from his face. “Jess—“
She held up a
hand. “No. Don’t answer that. If I hear you say it, it will be real and I don’t
want any of this to be real.”
“I’m so sorry.”
“Stop saying
that!” She slapped her palm against the table top.
“I don’t know
what else to say!” He jumped up from his seat, knocking the chair over in the
process.
“How about I love you, Jessy. Or, I would never hurt you like that, Jessy. Even
better would be I didn’t break our
marriage vows for sex.”
Sam rubbed his
temples slowly. “I do love you.”
“But you can’t
say the rest of it, can you? Can you?”
This time she slammed both palms against the table as angry tears began to flow
steadily.
“I told you I
wasn’t happy.” The words came out in a pained whisper.
When First They Practice to Deceive is the third book in the Secret Lives series. Book two, In the Shadow of the Shield is making its debut on Tuesday December 15th from Limitless Publishing. It is currently available on Amazon for preorder. Click below to reserve a copy...
Meet Diana Massey and Carter Ryan....
When a police officer
falls, justice must be served.
Donnie Massey was an honest, skilled police officer. That’s
probably what got him killed. When his wife Diana watches him die in front of
her, the worst part is going to be telling their son, Jackson.
After a year of mourning, Diana decides it’s time to move on
with their lives. The first step to getting closure is to visit Donnie’s grave.
But when she gets there, she’s not alone...
Good cops are rare.
Carter Ryan is one of them.
Mentored by Donnie, Carter is at the grave when his widow
shows up. It may not be the best timing, but he needs her help. Carter admits the
fallen shield may not have died in the line of duty, but was likely murdered while
involved in a secret investigation with deep criminal ties. Diana agrees to aid
in unveiling the truth. Donnie deserves that much.
The definition of
insanity...
As the two work side by side, a new and delicate romance begins
to bloom. But would falling for another cop be the worst mistake of Diana’s
life, or the best decision she’s ever made? When the investigation leads them
to an underground meth ring, their mission goes from risky to down right
perilous.
After a brush with death hits too close to home, will Diana risk loving
another cop? Or will their chance at happiness be forever buried in the shadow
of the shield?
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