From the balcony of his house, Mike Haines can see the quiet, commonplace beauty of the Holliday farm. But what he remembers is the little sister of his high school girlfriend, Dusty who grew up there. As a teen, Dusty had gone off the rails but when she was a kid, she was sweet, she was funny and she had a special bond with Mike. But after high school, she took off and Mike never saw her again.
Then tragedy strikes Dusty's family, she comes back into town and Mike thinks she hasn't changed back to the sweet, funny girl he knew but instead continued to be selfish and thoughtless, leaving her family alone to deal with their mourning. So he seeks her out and confronts her in an effort to understand what went wrong and to force her to sort herself out.
He finds out quickly he's wrong about Dusty Holliday. Very wrong. And right after Mike discovers that, the bond they had years before snaps back into place in ways he would never suspect.
But Mike Haines had a bad marriage then he played games of the heart for a good woman. And lost. In order to protect himself and his kids, he's cautious, he's careful to read the signs and he's not interested in finding a woman he has to fix.
Then he learns what happened to Dusty and he thinks she needs to be fixed. He swings, he misses and in this new game of hearts, for Dusty, Mike just got strike three.
:) Nice! I'll have to add this one to my list. Thanks for sharing your Sexy!
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Thanks for stopping by!! I just love Kristen Ashley -- every book I read from her just draws me in more. I can't get enough of her stories and characters!! Great read!! :)
DeleteGood Morning sweetie. OMG I want to read about Mike now. I was not too big on his character in At Peace. Haha did not seem Alpha enough for me.
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http://wickedlydeliciousbookblog.blogspot.com/2012/04/sexy-snippets-mystery-man.html
Hey you,
DeleteI see what you mean about Mike. I actually liked him in At Peace and felt bad for him so I'm glad he got his own book. I really like him in this story. I don't think he is a pushover but I do think Joe is probably more Alpha then him. The story is soo good though!! Love Kristen Ashley!! Have a good day!! :)
I have to say, I have never heard of this book. Great Sexy Snippet :)
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http://csmaxwell.blogspot.com/2012/04/sexy-snippets-tuesday_24.html
Hope you have a sexy Tuesday, lol
Kristen Ashley is a new author for me also--I had never heard of her before she was recommended to me. I was definitely missing out!!! Every book I read from her just wants me to keep on reading more!!
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I haven't heard about this one either, liked the snippet though!
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Thanks for stopping by. This is my first time participating. I enjoyed it!! :)
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