#NewRelease #MFRWHooks: Have you thought about me over the years?

Author’s Note

I’m thrilled to have shared this second edition of Harmony’s Embrace with you. The first edition was tied up with my former publisher for the longest time, so once I got the rights back, I created a gorgeous cover (my favorite of the Embracing You books) and re-edited the story until it sang. It’s more suspenseful than the other books, which makes me love it even more.

It’s the final installment in my Embracing You series, and I’m sad to say goodbye to the Haynes siblings and their significant others. Birley, along with Ruby and Dylan, have given me many, many hours of excitement, frustration, and pleasure in creating their happily ever afters. I hope you enjoyed the ride.

Blurb

Second chances and mistletoe are the last things he needs.

Divorced dad Birley Haynes is too busy raising his children and running his family’s music school to dive headlong into a relationship. Then Harmony Holdich, his high school sweetheart, returns home for Christmas. Despite the threatening incidents around his workplace, she brings light and fun back into his life—and falls into his bed.

After the death of her unfaithful husband, Harmony plans to move across the country and start over. Reuniting with Birley never should’ve happened. His every kiss entices her to stick around long after the holidays are over, but all she can offer him is a fling.

When the threats rise, how will Birley keep his children safe and convince Harmony to give love another shot?

– Book 3 in the steamy, small town, contemporary romance series, Embracing You.

– This 40k word novella is a complete story with a HEA (happily ever after) ending.

– Second edition. Newly revised and edited.

Excerpt

He sighed heavily. His snapping at her wouldn’t convince her to stick around. “Have you thought about me over the years?”

Her bottom lip trembled, then she sucked it between her teeth. “Of course I have. High school was a long time ago, and our dreams clashed. You wanted a laid-back life, even though you cut loose with Susannah in college. I wanted big-city living, and I got it. I like it.”

“So a rich-ass condo means that much to you? You want a new job slaving away five or six days a week for some major corporation until you’re exhausted?” He silently cursed. Not only did he slave away at his job, he was growing more tired of it by the day.

Good job, man. Way to control your temper.

In the back of his mind, he’d always believed he and Harmony would find one another again. Susannah and Claude didn’t compute. How crazy was that? Did he marry someone so different from himself because, subconsciously, he didn’t want the relationship to work?

A frown creased her brow. “I don’t need or want expensive things, but I like to work, to feel useful. My dream home is a little yellow bungalow with a big yard in a suburb.” She rocked in the chair as though she longed to jump up and run out the door. “I don’t want to argue. Let’s finish eating and hit the slopes.” She polished off her chips with a handful of loud crunches.

“What did you expect?” His throat constricted. “We’ve never hashed this stuff out since Susannah and Claude were always stuck up our asses. It’s time we dealt with it.”

She scowled, then finished her grinder.

Birley gritted his teeth. Why had he been so stupid all those years ago? He’d wanted her to attend the University of Vermont with him, but she balked at another lengthy stint in school. He never should’ve walked off, leaving her crying on the porch of her parents’ house. She wanted time to think about her future—they’d only graduated from high school that morning—but her refusal didn’t mean she’d stopped loving him.

Too bad he hadn’t realized the truth at the time. She’d hurt his pride and broken his heart. Nothing mattered but hurting her in return. They avoided each other for the rest of the summer, then he headed off to the university.

God, how he’d missed her. She’d continued to work for her uncle while earning her accounting degree at a local community college and later moved to New Jersey for her job. Any chance of repairing their relationship had left with her, but by then, he was with Susannah.

Birley ate the rest of his sandwich, which slid down his gullet like cardboard. “No matter what you decide, I’m happy you’re home now.” The hope in his chest deflated. He stood and tugged on his gloves. “Let’s hit one of the blue squares, okay?”

She nodded and followed him up. After they threw away their trash, they left the lodge.

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About the Author

Amber Daulton is the author of the Lozano Cartel, the Arresting Onyx, the Embracing You, and the Ramseys in Time series, as well as several standalone novellas. Her books are available in ebook, print on demand, audio, and foreign language formats.

She lives in North Carolina with her husband and demanding cats.

Find her here: https://linktr.ee/AmberDaulton