![]() Secrets That We Keep
Goodreads / Amazon / Barnes & Noble / iBooks / Kobo -- EXCERPT: Pointing, I growled, “You…” and I stepped into her house, slamming the door behind me. “Liar.” Eyebrows lifting, she set her hands on her hips and glared back. “Excuse me?” “You heard me,” I charged. “I called you a liar.” “I –” “You said you wouldn’t freak out and start avoiding me. Well, where were you tonight?” “I didn’t feel like—” “Bullahit!” “Oh my God. Will you stop interrupting me.” “Sure. When you stop avoiding me.” “I’m not—” This time, she cut herself off to glance skyward for assistance as she mumbled curses about me. Once she was calmer, she looked me in the eye. “I’m not avoiding you. The reason I didn’t go tonight had nothing to do with you whatsoever.” I stepped closer to her, my eyes flaring. “Oh yeah? Prove it.” She gulped unsteadily—totally freaked out by my proximity—and then she jerked a step back. I think that broke something inside me. She should never be too scared of getting close to me. It felt like the beginning of the end. I was going to lose her. But once she had her space, she shot fire at me with her eyes, totally not intimidated at all. “Prove what?” she cried with a disbelieving snort. “That I didn’t go tonight because of—” “Prove that you aren’t avoiding me,” I clarified. She gurgled out an incredulous laugh. “How the hell does someone prove something like that?” I shrugged. “Not my problem. Just get it done. Right now.” Her eyes widened. “Right—” “Right now?” she repeated, blinking at me as if I’d lost my mind. I put my hand to my ear. “Is there an echo in here?” Then I glanced at the face of my watch. “Time’s ticking, baby doll.” “Oh my God,” she exploded. She gave another dubious laugh. I couldn’t tell if she was getting a kick out of my stubbornness or if she was seriously annoyed by it. “You are such a pain in the ass.” “Yeah,” I countered. “A pain in the ass that you’re avoiding.” Her eyes narrowed. “This is getting ridiculous.” Darting her gaze around the room, probably looking for something heavy to hit me with, she groused, “I can’t believe you’re really making me do this.” I yawned and reported, “Not convinced yet.” “Oh, that’s it,” she snarled, fed up with my antics. Stepping close, she grabbed the front of my shirt. “You want to be convinced that I liked being with you, fine! I’ll convince you.” I opened my mouth to tell her, no, I hadn’t mentioned anything about needing performance feedback. I just didn’t want her to hate me now. But she pulled me into her before I could say anything, and she plastered her mouth to mine. ![]()
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19 Comments
Jon Heil
1/28/2021 09:45:58 am
Hope nobody ends up getting or being a prick in the end
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Shirley Ann Speakman
1/28/2021 09:48:01 am
Congratulations on your new release Linda, keeping secrets are very difficult and the book sounds very intriguing.
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Erin N
1/28/2021 10:51:56 am
I am excited to read this book! Thank you for sharing so much.
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Sara Zielinski
1/28/2021 12:19:59 pm
Thank you for telling me about this book
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bn100
1/28/2021 07:20:25 pm
different
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Amy Friedentag
1/28/2021 08:35:42 pm
Sounds like a great romance read. Nice cover!
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David Hollingsworth
1/29/2021 01:18:16 am
I love the redness of the cover.
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kelly tupick
1/29/2021 06:52:24 am
The book sounds great, something i would love to check out!
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Debbi Wellenstein
1/29/2021 08:39:11 am
I enjoyed the excerpt. Thank you for the giveaway!
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Cynthia C
1/29/2021 09:25:47 am
The excerpt is interesting. Thank you for sharing it.
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DARLA KIDDER
1/30/2021 12:22:26 am
The excerpt is very intriguing
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Soozle
1/30/2021 05:20:15 am
The cover is gorgeous!
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Judy Thomas
1/31/2021 07:50:04 pm
I love the gorgeous cover artwork!
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Robert Young
2/1/2021 11:22:21 pm
Nice Cover!
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Elena
2/2/2021 09:50:21 am
Nice cover!
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Lisa Romine
2/2/2021 11:59:00 pm
The excerpt seems interesting.
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Violet Flores
2/3/2021 02:47:46 pm
Great!!!
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Hesper Fry
2/3/2021 07:04:42 pm
Love the book cover!
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Anita Jude
2/3/2021 09:10:47 pm
The cover is simply awesome and sounds like a great read
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