Kristen Smith loves to work with children and her life-long dream of opening her own childcare center has finally come true. Everything couldn't be more perfect until her high school sweetheart walks through front door with his son in tow. Randy Stroud was the "one" that she has never gotten over. She has never understood why he'd ended their relationship but it was obvious that he'd moved and she was more than willing to pretend that she had.
EXCERPT:
Shocked, Kristen stared at the man in front of her.She fought the instant reaction of wanting to rub her eyes to make sure they weren't deceiving her. It had been six years since she had last seen him. Six years that she tried to forget him, and now, she realized it had all been in vain. She was more in love with him now than she had been when she was a teenager. He seemed to have become more she recalled. His brown eyes still held the mystery they used to,and his light blond hair was cut short, yet still long enough to show his hand had been raked through it several times despite the early hour. He looked taller. His shoulders were broader, and he it looked as though he exercised to stay in shape judging by the way his uniform fit.
Kristen gave herself a mental shake. What was she doing?Drooling over a man whom she shouldn't be. Looking down at the paperwork in her hands, she used the distraction to collect her thoughts and herself. If she had read it before entering the room, she wouldn't have been unprepared. It was too late to think about that now.She stepped farther into the room and closed the door behind her.Walking over to Randy, she held her hand out to him and hoped he would shake it.
"It is a pleasure to see you again, Mr. Stroud."
Before he could react to her formal attitude, Kristen continued. "Wade is more than welcome to enroll at the day care center.I would like to explain some things to you about the operations of my center, and then you make your final decision."
Her gaze drifted over to Wade, and another pang traveled through her chest. He was a carbon copy of Randy, and he should be their son but wasn't. What made it even worse was that there was no reason why he wasn't.
Randy had walked away from her with no explanation at all. We he had obviously moved on and so should she.
AUTHOR: Stephanie Morris
AUTHOR URL: http://www.stephaniemorris.webs.com
GENRE/THEME: Interracial Romance
PUBLISHER: Amira Press
ISBN: 978-1-935348- 31-3
RELEASE DATE: April 10, 2009
URL TO THE BUYING PAGE: http://www.amirapress.com/shop/index....
BLURB:
Kristen Smith loves to work with children and her life-long dream of opening her own childcare center has finally come true. Everything couldn't be more perfect until her high school sweetheart walks through front door with his son in tow. Randy Stroud was the "one" that she has never gotten over. She has never understood why he'd ended their relationship but it was obvious that he'd moved and she was more than willing to pretend that she had.
EXCERPT:
Shocked, Kristen stared at the man in front of her.She fought the instant reaction of wanting to rub her eyes to make sure they weren't deceiving her. It had been six years since she had last seen him. Six years that she tried to forget him, and now, she realized it had all been in vain. She was more in love with him now than she had been when she was a teenager. He seemed to have become more she recalled. His brown eyes still held the mystery they used to,and his light blond hair was cut short, yet still long enough to show his hand had been raked through it several times despite the early hour. He looked taller. His shoulders were broader, and he it looked as though he exercised to stay in shape judging by the way his uniform fit.
Kristen gave herself a mental shake. What was she doing?Drooling over a man whom she shouldn't be. Looking down at the paperwork in her hands, she used the distraction to collect her thoughts and herself. If she had read it before entering the room, she wouldn't have been unprepared. It was too late to think about that now.She stepped farther into the room and closed the door behind her.Walking over to Randy, she held her hand out to him and hoped he would shake it.
"It is a pleasure to see you again, Mr. Stroud."
Before he could react to her formal attitude, Kristen continued. "Wade is more than welcome to enroll at the day care center.I would like to explain some things to you about the operations of my center, and then you make your final decision."
Her gaze drifted over to Wade, and another pang traveled through her chest. He was a carbon copy of Randy, and he should be their son but wasn't. What made it even worse was that there was no reason why he wasn't.
Randy had walked away from her with no explanation at all. We he had obviously moved on and so should she.