Spotlight: What If It Hurts by Shirl Rickman
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Genre: Contemporary Romance
Life is Anything But Predictable
Maddie Jennings knows about life changes and how quickly things can change. Suddenly single and uncertain of where she fit in the world, she starts her journey to discovering herself. Thousands of miles from the sleepy Texas town where she grew up, Maddie has a second chance of life and love.
Ryder Evans is kind, patient, and easy going. Living life simply and without complications, he hasn’t made romance a priority. Until he meets the one woman who has him wish for more.
As new love blossoms, Maddie finds herself torn between the life she left behind and the new one she’s building. Promises from an old flame threaten to burn her new dreams and the man who has captured her heart.
There’s something easy about going back to the life you knew when the new is full of the unknown. Following your heart is a risk and will leave you wondering...
WHAT IF IT HURTS?
Exclusive Excerpt:
“I promise I came here to ask you out again. Officially.”
“Okay,” she says, a bit nervously.
I bring my hand up to cup her face. “There’s something about you. I want to find out exactly what that is.” I tell her. She leans her head into my palm and closes her eyes. “Will you go to dinner with me, Maddie?” Her eyes open, but she doesn’t say anything. I can see in her eyes that she is warring with something. “I know you just got here, and we’ve only just met, but…”
“Yes,” she interrupts me. “Yes, I will go to dinner with you.”
Taking a quick step back, I run my hand through my hair then I step back toward Maddie and pull her mouth to mine again. She comes willingly and she responds like I’m giving her exactly what she wants.
Stepping back, I whisper, “I better go.”
“You better go,” she says, like she is even less convinced of that decision than I am.
“I better go,” I repeat and swiftly turn away and walk off the porch. She follows me to the edge, and I can finally see her. The moonlight glows just brightly enough for me to see kiss swollen lips. She is in a shirt with a cardigan and tiny shorts. God, she is sexy.
“We’ll talk tomorrow and work out dinner,” I tell her.
She nods, “Tomorrow.”
“I want to kiss you again” I say, aloud. “But I won’t because if I do, I won’t be able to stop. So instead, I’m going to say goodnight, walk home and see you tomorrow.” I take a step backward. She remains motionless.
“Goodnight, Maddie.” “Goodnight, Ryder, see you tomorrow.”
I leave her standing on that porch for the second night in a row and it seems like each time, I’ve left a small part of me I didn’t know existed with her.
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About the Author:
Shirl Rickman is a writer, a dreamer, and an optimist. A small town Texas girl currently residing in the San Francisco Bay Area with her beautifully blended family and their three crazy dogs. When she's not dreaming up new love stories, Shirl can be found reading and drinking way too much coffee. She loves kindness, laughing and meeting her readers.
