“The tests came back, Emily,” her older sister, Lisa, had said. Picking up the phone that day, she never expected the news she received. Dillon had come into her world the month before, her grades were where they should be, and her roommate, Olivia Martin, had turned out to be one of the closest friends she would ever have. In late October of her senior year in college, she received the call. She rested her head against the window and let her mind drift over the past several months. Her heart sank further as she inwardly said good-bye to the only true home she had ever known. She forced a smile and hesitantly turned, watching the snowcapped mountains disappear beneath the clouds. “Before you know it, we’ll be on the ground again.” “Everything’s going to be all right, Em,” he whispered. She could tell he noticed the look on her face was filled with the uncertainty of what lay ahead.Īs he held her hand, Dillon leaned over and stroked a piece of hair away from her face. Looking at her was one of the reasons she still woke up every day-her boyfriend, Dillon. However, this trip held no enjoyment-it held only feelings of loss and grief. Though she remembered times when the torture of being thirty thousand feet in the air was actually worthwhile: the first time she left home for college, an escape to a tropical island, or a visit to see her beloved family.

She had never been fond of flying in fact, it scared the living shit out of her. Gripping the sides of the seat, palms sweaty, Emily Cooper closed her eyes as the engines prepared for takeoff.

She calculated the flight from Colorado to New York at three hours and forty-five minutes, after which she knew her life would be forever changed-more so than it already had. But how can she choose when she can’t trust her own heart? Excerpt Tall, Dark, and Handsome won’t let go so easily.Īs she discovers Gavin’s pain-filled past, and Dillon’s true nature begins to surface, Emily knows she must take action or risk destroying everyone-including herself. When their paths cross again through an unexpected mutual acquaintance, she tries to deny the connection she feels, but Mr. Their first encounter is brief, but it’s enough to inflame Emily’s senses. A rich and notorious playboy, Gavin is dangerously sexy and charming as hell. Dillon Parker has been sweet, thoughtful, and generous through Emily’s loss, and she can’t imagine her life without him-even as her inner voice tells her to go slow. On the heels of her college graduation and the unexpected death of her mother, Emily Cooper moves to New York City to join her boyfriend for a fresh start. She wanted him, and she wanted him badly. Her mind tried to fight a bloody battle against what her body already knew. From the New York Times bestselling indie author comes the first of two sexy contemporary romances about a woman torn between her seemingly perfect boyfriend and a dark, mysterious stranger-who will stop at nothing to have her.

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