Book Excerpt
Where is he driving? We’ve been in the truck for over an hour and a
half. All I know is we are headed west on Highway 21. ; Not not an area I know
well.
“How long until we get there?” Wherever there is. “Not much longer,” is
all he offers.
“Still not giving me a clue?” My mind is toying with ideas, but I can’t
gather anything concrete.
Whatever he has in store is truly a surprise.
“No, ma’am,” he grins naughtily. Then then stupefies me with his next
question. , “Everything okay in the Eric department?”
I sit stunned as fury builds in me. My face feels hot from anger. It
must be red.
“I don’t want to talk about it,” I utter hastily. The female voice on
the phone still has me hot and
bitter.
“Okay. Sorry,” he apologizes.
“You don’t need to be sorry, I just don’t want to talk about it,” I
mutter. Opening up to Max about the issue will only make things worse. Besides,
the day has turned into a positive, and only looks to get better. Drowning it
with my childish rant over the Eric call would be a mistake, I reason. I alter
change the subject. “Have you ever taken anyone to do whatever we’re going to
do?” I prod.
“Nope. Not a soul,” he answers. I feel his eyes on me and I turn to meet
them. “Why now?” I ask with wonder.
“You’re different.”
My insides melt. Different how? “I don’t know what I’m supposed to say…”
“Don’t say anything,” he answers. It only makes me appreciate him more.
He doesn’t push. , Yet yet a part of me wants him to push. I’m attracted to Max
and jaded with Eric. Tides are definitely turning.
Max reaches for my hand, curling his fingers over my knuckles. He
doesn’t let go. I don’t pull away.
About the Book
Title: Diverted Heart
Author: Beth Ann Stifflemire
Genre: New Adult Romance
Texas summers are no doubt some of the
hottest you’ll find. The heat encountered during this summer is not at
all what Taylor bargained for. She’s at a crossroads between childhood
and womanhood, rummaging through the emotions of first love versus
passion. Two young men tangle a web of needs and desires in her heart.
The summer before college begins, Taylor is thrust from her childhood
home in Houston to an inherited family farm on the outskirts of
Schulenburg, Texas. Eric, her first love, has gone states away to play
college football. Low-spirited and merely trying to get through an
expectantly boring summer, she is nearly run off the road by her new
country neighbor, Maxwell. Ruggedly handsome, devilishly charming and
everything Taylor seeks to avoid, Maxwell does something to her emotions
she’s struggling desperately to interpret, as they spend the summer
filled with each other. Boundaries are tested and the scales of lust tip
despite hesitations. A final decision must be made. Did she ever truly
love Eric? Is Maxwell simply a lustful thought, or is there more to
uncover beneath the surface? One thing is for certain, this summer will
change Taylor in every possible way: mind, body and soul.
Author Bio
Beth
Ann is a wife, mother, blogger and book lover from Texas. Her passion
is writing stories that draw a reader into a world where they can become
the characters and experience a gamut of emotions. When she’s not
writing, she loves to be home with my family and two yellow labs. In
addition she’s a sucker for super sappy romance movies, loves trying out
Texas wines, is an avid hot tea drinker and enjoys checking items off
of her ever-growing bucket list.
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