Release Day: HOLD ON TIGHT by Serena Bell:
HOLD
ON TIGHT (RETURNING HOME, BOOK ONE)
Author: Serena Bell
Category: Contemporary romance
ISBN: 978-1-7328948-0-8
Format: e-book
Publication
Date: February
26, 2019
Pages: 247
Price: $3.99
A
wounded soldier. A secret baby. A second chance.
Jake
Taylor has made a few terrible decisions, but none worse than the one in
Afghanistan that cost him his best friend and his leg.
Or
so he thinks, until he comes home from war to discover a seven-year-old son he
never knew existed.
Jake
can’t regret the blissful nights he spent with Mira in his arms, or the boy
with his eyes, but he can leave them alone so they don’t become yet another one
of his mistakes.
He’ll
rehab his body, figure out how to find purpose again—and keep things simple
with the woman he once craved desperately.
Except
the sizzling attraction that drew him to Mira is still fierce, and staying away
from her is a lot harder than he ever expected…
Mira
Shipley has promised herself that if she ever sees Jake Taylor again, she’ll
tell him he has a son.
She
isn’t expecting to run into him at the physical therapist’s office, where he’s
learning to live with an above-the-knee amputation.
She
can’t blame him for being a grumpy jerk under the circumstances, but it would
be a lot easier to ignore him if she didn’t desperately need child care for her
son.
And
if Jake didn’t make her feel brand new and dazzlingly alive.
She
knows she needs to protect her son’s feelings—but no matter how hard she tries,
she can’t forget the long, sweet nights she and Jake spent learning each
other’s bodies and each other’s secrets…
HOLD
ON TIGHT EXCERPT
On
the other side of the room, the cocky guy with the prosthetic leg shifted in
his seat, drawing her gaze. Brown hair, on the longer side of short, uncombed.
A couple of days’ unshaven scruff. Not her type; she liked professional men,
clean-shaven. Her mind was about to dismiss him—a guy I ran into in the
physical therapist’s office and wasn’t attracted to, but not because he was an
amputee, just because he wasn’t my fantasy. But something made her look
again.
Holy shit.
She knew that face. The strong jaw, the well-formed upper lip, the deep groove
that ran vertically between his brows—
She’d
memorized his features in the few weeks they’d been together, the quick
three-quarters way he smiled, like he couldn’t quite fully commit to happiness,
the all-in truth of his smile when he gave himself over. The creases that
formed when he frowned, the way his jaw set when something bothered him. That
night at the lake—the last night—the look on his face when she’d taken off her
clothes. Gratitude and longing and Who, me? For real?
The
night came back to her in sharp contrasts, pairs of impressions. The coolness
of his wet skin and the heat of his body. The softness of his mouth moving over
hers, over her breasts, and the hard tug of his suckling, the yank of desire
she’d felt. The rich summer smells, green and overripe, and the clean soap
scent of him. How open she’d felt, how boundary-less, melting, flowing,
willing—and how her body had betrayed and frustrated her.
How
good he’d made her feel, better than she’d ever felt in her life, and the way
he’d hurt her. The way they’d dressed, packed up, and driven home in silence.
How hard she’d cried, and for how long.
Jake.
His
eyes caught hers, caught and held and held and held. Sam’s gray-blue eyes,
Sam’s full lower lip, Sam’s absurdly long eyelashes. Jake’s face.
Would
Sam someday have a jaw like that, square and strong? Would his nose, which was
still a little boy’s pudgy upturned nose, be as bladelike as his father’s?
How
many times had she promised herself that if this moment ever came, she wouldn’t
hold the truth back from Jake?
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
USA Today bestselling author Serena Bell writes
contemporary romance with heat, heart, and humor. A former journalist, Serena
has always believed that everyone has an amazing story to tell if you listen
carefully, and you can often find her scribbling in her tiny garret office,
mainlining chocolate and bringing to life the tales in her head.
Serena’s books have earned many honors,
including an RT Reviewers’ Choice Award, Apple Books Best Book of the Month,
and Amazon Best Book of the Year for Romance.
When not writing, Serena loves to spend
time with her college-sweetheart husband and two hilarious kiddos—all of whom
are incredibly tolerant not just of Serena’s imaginary friends but also of how
often she changes her hobbies and how passionately she embraces the new ones.
These days, it’s stand-up paddle boarding, board-gaming, meditation, and long
walks with good friends.
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