Synopsis
Kendall Brooks has an impossible decision: Tell the truth or
protect the lie?
She has buried herself in years of
undergrad, medical school, and now her residency–hoping to leave behind what
she is unable to face.
Her world is rocked to the core when
she returns to her small hometown and runs smack dab into her first love, Adam
McCoy.
Adam is the key. He stirs up old
emotions that send Kendall spiraling back in time, remembering all the moments
that led them to her ultimate deception.
Will revealing the truth of what
transpired all those years ago provide her the self-forgiveness that she
desperately craves or will her devastating secret destroy the only man she has
ever truly loved, shattering her heart in its wake?
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Excerpt
I stood at
the cold dark water’s edge, my reflection staring back at me from the glasslike
surface. The reflection of a girl that I no longer knew. I breathed in the
overwhelming scent of pine and recognized the tranquility that surrounded me.
The soft hum of the city in the distance, the echo of an eagle’s cry overhead,
the steady drum of my heart—the only sounds that could be heard in the quiet
serenity that was present all around me.
Inside an
entirely different scene existed. Whirling thoughts, like hurricane-force winds,
blew through my mind while a dark, thunderous storm was raging inside my soul,
cutting the power to the central organ of my existence—my heart. I was destined
to weather this storm on my own. After all, like Mother Nature, I was the
controlling force behind these conditions.
I threw a
stone into the mirrored surface of the water before me and watched the small
circular wave expand from the point where it broke through the
stillness.
It was hard
not to think of the stone as the choice I had made, the choice that inevitably
created waves in the smooth waters of my life. The first lie, like the first
ripple in the water, seemed so small but quickly became more significant. Each
wave growing in size and depth, impossible to stop. The effect from that one
choice spread through my life like the ripple moving across the surface of the
water.
I longed for
the stillness.
Meet the
Author
L.D.
Cedergreen has always enjoyed writing. It started as short stories, and
later developed into poetry–some of which has been published–and now her first
full-length novel. She’s a vivid day dreamer, a passionate reader, and a
fan of all music.
She is a
small town girl at heart. Originally from Washington State, she now
resides in Southern California with her husband and two little ones. As much as
she would like to call herself a beach girl, she is–without a doubt– grounded
by her small town roots.
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