Book Excerpt
Sam
I GET THERE FIVE MINUTES early
and debate sitting in the driveway until I’m on time, but Kat looks out the
front window of the house and comes rolling out the door to meet me.
I get out of the car, and she’s
in front of me in seconds, her face lit with a smile. “Sam! They’re
asking everyone if they know who put that ad in the paper. No one does, and I’m
the last person they’d ever guess would do it.”
“That’s a good thing,” I say.
“I guess. Even though I’d sure
like to see the look on their faces when they found out.” She turns back
to the house, rolling along beside me as I walk to the front porch. I give her
a push up the ramp, and Gabby meets us at the door.
We study each other for a
moment, everything I’d practiced on the way over so much wasted effort since my
mind can’t get a foothold on a word or a thought. “Thanks for having me,” I
finally say, and it feels as lame as it sounds.
“Come in.”
I follow them both through the
living room and into the kitchen where something smells wonderful. “Um,” I say.
“What is that?”
“Kat is doing homemade pasta
tonight,” Gabby says, by way of explanation.
“It’s a surprise past that,” Kat
says. “You and Mama are banned to the deck while I finish.”
“Honey, I planned on helping,”
Gabby says, as if she’s just spotted a pothole ahead that she hadn’t
anticipated.
“But I want to do the whole
thing,” Kat says, and I see Gabby waiver between her desire to avoid being
alone with me and her recognition of her daughter’s sincerity. “I already put
iced tea and glasses out there for you, so shoo.”
We’re left with little option
but to do as she says, and Gabby leads the way through the sliding glass doors,
shutting it behind us.
“Sorry about that,” I say.
“She wants to repay you,” Gabby
says. “I understand.”
“She doesn’t owe me anything.”
“That’s not how she sees it.”
Gabby picks up the pitcher of tea and pours us both a glass.
“Thanks,” I say, taking it and
immediately setting my gaze on the lake beyond the deck when what I really want
is to linger on Gabby’s face and the troubled look in her eyes.
“Do you think, for tonight, because
it’s important to Kat, that we could just forget about everything we talked
about last night?”
“Yes,” I say, wanting to add
that I’d be happy if we could permanently erase all of it from both our minds.
About the Book
Author: Inglath Cooper
Genre: Contemporary Romance
First love. . . forever love.
Sixteen-year old Gabby Hayden wasn’t the
kind of girl who gave a hoot about boys. She had a few real loves.
Water-skiing, going out on Smith Mountain Lake with her dad and her dog.
Anything else ranked a distant second. Until the summer smart, caring,
gorgeous Sam Tatum gave her his heart. It had been the most wonderful
time of her life, lazy days hanging out at the dock, skinny-dipping at
midnight, staring up at the stars from the back of Sam’s truck.
They are planning their future together
when Sam’s father is transferred to South Africa. Devastated, Gabby and
Sam promise to wait for each other during the two years before he
returns for college. But lonely and angry, Sam makes a mistake that will
change the course of both their lives.
Years later, an unexpected diagnosis
brings Sam home to his parents’ house on Smith Mountain Lake where he
believes he can find peace and acceptance. What he finds, however, is
the girl he once loved, now a woman unwilling to lose him again, a woman
who will make him realize that both love and life are worth fighting
for.
Author Bio
Inglath Cooper’s Nashville series became
a reality after she spent time in Music City, writing lyrics with other
songwriters. She fell in love with the community and gets to revisit
regularly through her characters.
Readers on the Nashville series:
“The characters are great, and so is the story line.” – Catherine Emmons, Amazon.com Reader
“The way the story started and the way it has ended makes me want more.” – Robin Ostrowski, Amazon.com Reader
“I was hooked from the first chapter and can’t wait to read Part Two!” – MomLovestoRead – Amazon.com Reader
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