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11/1/2023

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​Was she a dangerous infatuation, or a second chance at love?

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Bonded for Life
by Sharon Buchbinder
Genre: Small Town, Second Chance, Romantic Suspense 

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Lola Getz and Webster Bond felt an instant spark when they met as high school students in Victory Shores. But their budding romance was cut short when Lola’s parents died in a plane crash and she had to return to Mexico. There, she became a famous artist and married a man who turned out to be a fraud. Webster, meanwhile, joined the army, earned medals of honor, and came back to his hometown as a cop.

Years later, Lola’s life is in danger when armed men break into her house. She flees to the only place she feels safe: her twenty-fifth high school reunion. Webster is surprised and thrilled to see her again—and vows to keep her safe. But is she his long-lost love or a deadly temptation?



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​Prologue

Victory Shores High School
Victory Shores, New York
Twenty-Five Years Ago

Lola Getz threaded her way through the crowd, anxious to get to her locker to grab her books for her next class. Members of the football team, spread out between the locker-lined walls, streamed toward her and blocked her path.
Madre de Dios. Just what I need today.
A hulking offensive linebacker stepped in front of her and stared down her blouse. “Hey, Chica! Why are you in such a hurry?” Waves of body odor rolled off him and over Lola.
Wishing she had a can of deodorant to hose him down, she waved a hand in front of her face to dispel the B.O. “I have to get to class.”
“I have to get to class,” he mimicked in a high-pitched voice. “Why bother? You’re going to get married and change diapers.”
How many times in her life had she heard this sexist crap? She was sick and tired of being told all she was good for was to take care of a man and to breed. She was an artist, a damn good one, and no one was going to take that away from her. No one.
Someone pinched her butt. Hard.
She whirled and kneed the creep in the crotch. The quarterback, who often bragged he was the smartest player on the team, howled and dropped to the floor.
Lola considered the writhing boy. “Not so smart now, are you?”
Ms. Cross, the Women’s Studies teacher, materialized at her elbow. “Where are you supposed to be, Lola?”
“I was trying to get to my locker—until this pack of hyenas attacked me.”
“Go on. I’ll take care of them.” Ms. Cross yelled, “A month’s detention for the entire football team.”
“Aww, come on!”
“Not fair.”
“We were joking!”
“She attacked the QB!”
“I didn’t do nothing!”
“Dickhead made us do it!”
Escaping the tumult, Lola raced down the hall and around the corner. She skidded to a stop at her locker and yanked the door open. She had a fraction of a second to register something didn’t belong in the narrow space—a scrawny kid!—before he fell on top of her.
With a loud “oof,” she landed flat on her back on the floor. The boy’s face smashed into hers, his beak of a nose pressing into her right eyeball. In the moment, all she could think of was, “At least he doesn’t reek of B.O.!”
“Ohmigod, ohmigod!” The kid scrambled to get up, slid on the notebook-paper-strewn floor, and fell on top of her again.
A sharp elbow jabbed her in the breast. “Watch it, compadre!” she yelped.
His arms flailed and sought purchase on the recently waxed floor. “Sorry,” the kid moaned. “Sorry, so sorry!”
She attempted to roll out from under him, only to get tangled in his legs.
Madre de Dios. What else can go wrong today?
The poor boy’s expression as he tried to get off her, only to slide with a clang into the metal locker, set her off on a burst of giggles.
“Ohmigod, you’re crying.” His face creased with worry. “Don’t move. I’ll get the school nurse.”
Shaking with mirth, Lola gasped, “No. Stop. Don’t go.”
He knelt at her side and peered into her eyes. “Your pupils are dilated. You’re in shock.”
“I’m fine, I swear.” She sat up and wiped a tear off her cheek. “Who put you in there?”
“My arch-enemy, Dick Heade, and his merry football henchmen.” The kid extended his hand and assisted her to her feet. “They think it’s tons of fun.”
“What a cabrón!”
“If that means what I think it means, yeah. He is a—”
“Bastard.”
“I was going to say dickhead, but then that’s his name.” The boy shrugged. “Overkill.”
If the kid hadn’t been as skinny as a decoration for Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, he would have been cute—and sexy in a Johnny Depp kind of way. When he’d been on top of her, he’d rubbed her in all the wrong places—and caused all kinds of sensations that she’d never felt before. In fact, she hadn’t wanted the feelings to stop. Where had that come from? And he’d made her laugh. No other guy in this school had made her giggle like that before. “What is your name, amigo?”
“Webster. Webster Bond.”
“Hmm. Stirred but not shaken. I like that in a man.”
His face became a deep red. “And you are…?”
“Lola. Lola Getz.”
The class bell rang.
“Mierda. Late—again.”

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Dazed, Webster watched the hypnotic sway of Lola’s hips as she walked away. She tossed a glance over her shoulder and smiled at him. His heart did a flip-flop sort of thing, and he grabbed his chest. Do I need to see a doctor? Or did she make my heart go into overdrive?
She was so different from the other girls. Nice. Sincere, not fake. And beautiful. Her long black hair had smelled like roses and summer days. And her centerfold body, curvy and soft in all the right places….
He closed his eyes and recalled the moments she’d writhed beneath him. Heat traveled from his head to his toes and all points in between. For a nanosecond, he’d contemplated calling after her, getting her number, asking her out. The idea had evaporated the moment he’d spotted Dick Heade grinning at him with his Hollywood-white teeth. His was the smile of a shark about to devour his prey.
“Oh, hey, Dick. How long have you been standing there?”
“Long enough to see you fall on top of the booty-licious Mexican exchange student, Dweebster.”
Webster wished he could knock that smug look off his tormentor’s face. He had to turn the tables on Dickhead or the cabrón, as Lola had called him, would never stop bullying him.
“I agree, she’s nice. Thanks for the set-up.”
Dick frowned and tilted his head like a dog hearing a high-pitched sound.
“For the record, her name is Lola,” Webster added. “Lola Getz.”
Dick smirked. “Well, I’ll see she gets what she needs.”
“She needs to be left alone.”
“Who died and left you in charge?”
Webster winced.
“Did I hurt your feelings, Dweebster? Daddy’s dead, Mummy’s trying to keep a roof over your heads?”
Webster clenched his fists in his pockets. Punching Dick in the mouth would be a bad idea. The jerk’s father was president of the school board and could get people fired. Webster’s mother needed her job as the secretary for the counseling department at Victory Shores High School to pay the bills.
“What’s the matter, Dweeb? Cat got your tongue?”
“Lay off him.”
Dick faced his blonde girlfriend. “Hey, Beth! Ready for study hall?”
Seniors had more liberties than other students, including a free period to roam the halls. Study hall was a euphemism for going under the bleachers and making out. Beth, a cheerleader, probably knew every bench by name, rank, and serial number.
“We’ll go in a minute.” She faced Webster. “Sorry about your dad.”
“Thanks. I appreciate it.” It had been eight months since the car accident. Sometimes, like now, the ache from his father’s sudden death felt like yesterday. Other times, he forgot his father was gone—until his mother brought home day-old bread and thrift store clothes. Their lives had been turned upside down by his father’s death. And Dick knew it.
Dick opened his mouth to say something, but Beth grabbed his arm and pulled him away. “If you want to study, I suggest you shut up.”
Webster let out a long breath and stared up at the ceiling dotted with pencils and spitballs. He couldn’t wait to graduate and get away from all these jocks, jerks, and jackasses.
With one exception: a dark-eyed girl named Lola who’d probably forgotten about him the moment she’d flipped her hair over her shoulder and sashayed down the hall.
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Sharon Buchbinder has been writing fiction since middle school and has the rejection slips to prove it. An RN, she provided health care delivery, became a researcher, association executive, obtained a PhD in Public Health, and is an administrator in higher education. She is the author of the Hotel LaBelle Series, the Jinni Hunter Series, and the Obsession Series. When not attempting to make students and colleagues laugh or writing, she can be found walking her pugs, Agent Frank and Igor Valentino, waiting on her Maine Coon cat, Buster Brown,  or breaking bread and laughing with family and friends.


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46 Comments
Marcy Meyer
11/1/2023 06:21:15 am

The cover looks great. I love a good second chance romance. This one sounds good.

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Beyond Comps
11/1/2023 06:55:00 am

Great cover!

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Valerie Seal
11/1/2023 07:38:50 am

Looks good

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LeonieT
11/1/2023 07:40:44 am

This sounds like my kind of book with a very stunning cover!

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Carol G
11/1/2023 10:03:35 am

This sounds like a good second chance romance.

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Barbara Montag
11/1/2023 11:27:33 am

I so enjoyed reading this well done excerpt!
Thank you for sharing it.

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Dia de los Muertos link
11/1/2023 03:09:08 pm

Dia de los Muertos, or <a href="https://scholarshipsint.com/why-the-iphone-15-needs-to-be-a-foldable-phone">Day of the Dead</a> , is a vibrant and deeply rooted Mexican tradition that celebrates and honors deceased loved ones. Through colorful ofrendas (altars), marigold flowers, and sugar skulls, it's a joyful way to remember those who have passed, emphasizing the belief that death is a natural part of the human experience.

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Dale Wilken
11/1/2023 04:38:11 pm

The book sounds great.

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Jon Heil
11/1/2023 04:47:22 pm

Hope it does well!

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Terri Quick
11/1/2023 05:26:14 pm

Great cover

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Johnny Depp link
11/1/2023 05:41:08 pm


Indeed, Emily Hampshire's apology for her <a href="https://www.huntblades.com">Johnny Depp-Amber Heard</a> Halloween costume highlights the importance of sensitivity and respect in our costume choices. Let's remember to be considerate and avoid costumes that may inadvertently harm or offend others.

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wendy hutton
11/1/2023 06:25:00 pm

beautiful cover, this sounds like another great read

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Sherry
11/1/2023 07:06:08 pm

I really like the cover and the excerpt.

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bn100
11/1/2023 10:55:56 pm

different

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Alma Fisher
11/2/2023 07:52:01 am

Looks like a good read

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Anne Perry
11/2/2023 08:02:16 am

Sounds like a thrilling love story,

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Julie Bickham
11/2/2023 12:36:07 pm

I look forward to reading this.

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Angela Heerde
11/2/2023 02:34:59 pm

I like book details

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David Basile
11/2/2023 04:42:25 pm

Sounds like a good read

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David Hollingsworth
11/2/2023 05:20:29 pm

Great book!

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Debbi Wellenstein
11/2/2023 06:06:26 pm

I enjoyed the excerpt. Thanks for the giveaway!

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beth shepherd
11/2/2023 07:07:26 pm

This looks like a good one

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Wendy Jensen
11/2/2023 08:08:58 pm

The book details sound like a good romance story.

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Danielle Day
11/2/2023 10:16:17 pm

Sounds good!

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Ellie Wright
11/3/2023 12:01:37 am

The cover is great. I'm looking forward to reading it.

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Calvin
11/3/2023 01:19:49 am

Awesome new book tour! Cheers.

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Jeanna Massman
11/3/2023 05:44:05 am

Lola and Webster sound like interesting characters. I would love to read their story.

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Sharon Buchbinder link
11/3/2023 08:05:44 am

Thank you for hosting my book baby!

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Cynthia C
11/3/2023 08:09:07 am

The excerpt is interesting. Thank you for sharing it.

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Nickie
11/3/2023 08:19:56 am

The book sounds great

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Rita Wray
11/3/2023 10:41:24 am

I liked the excerpt.

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Shirley Ann Speakman
11/5/2023 05:53:16 am

Great cover and the book sounds really good too.

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ian Tyler parker
11/5/2023 01:06:17 pm

Looks really good . Steamy

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Jodi Hunter
11/8/2023 06:26:01 pm

Sounds like an okay read.

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Piroska
11/8/2023 09:01:08 pm

The book sounds fantastic. Great cover.

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Kelly D
11/12/2023 10:45:24 am

This book sounds great, especially the main characters.

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Bea LaRocca
11/16/2023 04:28:50 pm

Bonded For Life sounds like an exciting romantic suspense read and I am looking forward to meeting the characters. Thank you for sharing your bio and book details and for offering a giveaway.

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Jamie N.
11/19/2023 09:35:36 pm

This sounds like my kind of book!

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Samantha Jones
11/26/2023 05:06:16 pm

Romance and danger! So intriguing!

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Stephanie Liske
11/26/2023 10:10:18 pm

I like the book details.

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Lisa Vance
11/29/2023 10:18:47 pm

This sounds like a good read.

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Daniel M
11/30/2023 06:29:39 pm

like the cover

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Michelle Domangue
12/1/2023 11:24:27 am

I cannot wait to read this

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jason jennings
12/1/2023 09:20:51 pm

great cover cant wait to read it

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Renata
12/1/2023 11:13:15 pm

Sounds good!

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Dreaa Drake
12/2/2023 08:35:07 am

Love this cover! Sounds so good too!

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