My Book Nirvana series is growing! Book Two in the series, Runaway Love Story, is with the proofreaders, and I’m currently writing Book Three, which features Margot, Clara’s young shop assistant in Through the Red Door. Wicked temptress Darcy makes an appearance as well. It feels a bit like I’m living in Clara’s bookshop–a lovely place to be.
What’s that, you say? You just might want to read a steamy romance set in a bookshop? Well then, here’s a little taste to whet your appetite.
The amber flecks in his eyes danced in the candlelight. Their glow drew the truth out of her like a magnet tugging metal.
Deep breath. Just ask. He won’t bite. “Nick, how did you know when it was time?”
“Time?”
“To move on. To let someone in.”
He shifted away, but the saggy sofa cushion slid him back against her thigh. “Can’t fight gravity.” He chuckled and draped his arm across her shoulders. “Honestly, my body was ready before my heart was. Even if the heart is withered, nearly dead, the body goes on—eating, breathing, feeling, wanting.” He fingered a strand of her hair, his gaze far away. “A friend saw how closed-off I’d become, and she…helped me.”
“How?”
“By seducing me. There was wine involved, and music. She wouldn’t take no for an answer.” He cupped her shoulder. “And I’m so glad she didn’t.”
Avoiding his penetrating gaze, Clara focused on the flickering candles. “Did you love her?”
“Not really. And yet—yes, very much.”
“Huh?”
“You see, I’ll never love anyone the way I loved Diana. She was unique in all the world. But she wouldn’t want me to spend the rest of my life pining for her, miserable, alone. My friend helped me see it’s okay to enjoy my life. She helped me realize that, one day, I might even love again. She told me, it’s not something you can rush, but it will come in time if you relax and open your heart.”
Buy links:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/through-the-red-door-sadira-stone/1129705434?ean=2940161713808
Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Sadira_Stone_Through_the_Red_Door?id=AWJ2DwAAQBAJ
Kobo:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/through-the-red-door-3
iTunes:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/through-the-red-door/id1439088817?mt=11
Overdrive:
https://www.overdrive.com/media/4408587/through-the-red-door
