I used to have a great life. My little world was bright. I
had no complaints. My perfectly simple life made the fall from grace that much
more devastating. I plummeted from the heavenly little bubble that I shared
with Jake. I fell fast and hard straight into the fiery pits of hell. The
knowledge of how things used to be is a bittersweet torture that refuses me
even one moment of respite. I live in a painful reverie that I can’t
escape.
I had it good once.
That’s gone now.
All of it disappeared like vapor into the ether. I’m a lost
woman, wandering through grief and struggling to come to terms with my new
title: widow. My family says I need understanding and closure. I say a
cigarette and a bottle of wine is a much better option for instant
gratification.
I’m the awkward, depressed one standing in the corner making
everyone around me miserably uncomfortable. I’m the one with vacant eyes that
society strives to help but can’t. I’m the one who hands out tight smiles and
derisive snorts. I’m the widow adrift in this world with no direction. No
meaning. No hope. No vital sign.
***
Sadie sets out on a journey to healing without knowing that
things will get far worse before they get better. Despite her general
indifference to organ donation, she finds herself on a journey to seek out the
only people who benefited from her husband’s tragic death.
Resentment runs rampant as she meets the thriving organ
recipients. Anger and jealousy spiral, sending the delicate structure of
Sadie’s emotions into a tailspin.
Alexander McBride got a second chance—one that he didn’t
necessarily want. Alexander is a game changer for Sadie. She hates him for his
health but can’t help feeling at home in his presence. He soothes her grief in
a way that is intoxicating, addictive even.
The heart that once fell in love with her now resides in
Alexander McBride’s chest. It’s a circumstance that forces her to wage an
internal war fueled by grief, anger, guilt, love, lust, and loyalty.
Sadie must discover the things that are vital to going on
with her life if she has any hope of finding her way through the all-consuming
grief that dominates every waking moment.
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He looks at me, taking his time as his eyes drag over me
from head to toe. “Not so smart today, Sadie.”
“What?” My eyes widen a little showing my confusion.
Zander’s eyes glance to my free hand. “No mace.”
I lower my head looking to my empty hand. “I’m not scared of
you,” I admit, inwardly wondering exactly what that means to me.
“Are you sure?” Zander’s voice has taken on a sultry, husky
tone.
“Yeah,” I breathe.
“Maybe you should be.” An unmistakable look of regret fills
Zander’s eyes, making me curious where it has come from. Seeing that look on
his handsome face makes me want to make it better. It makes me want to pull him
to me, to wrap myself around him and vow on my life to guard him from all the
bad that the world has to offer.
USA Today Best Selling Author,J.L. Mac is twenty-seven years
old and currently resides in El Paso, Texas, where she enjoys living near her
family. She was born and raised in Galveston, Texas. J.L. admittedly has had a
long and sordid love affair with the written word and has loved every minute of
it. She drinks too many glasses of wine on occasion,and says way too many swear
words to be considered “lady-like.” J.L. spends her free time reading, writing,
and playing with her children.
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