THE
DIFFERENCE A DAY MAKES
By
Barbara Longley
Blurb
Ryan
Malloy has lost it all. After his fiancée dies in a tragic accident,
he enlists in the army, only to lose his best friend in a roadside
bombing. Wracked with guilt and grief, Ryan finds life
unbearable—until a job offer from his former commander gives him a
glimmer of hope. And in the tiny town of Perfect, Indiana, the man
who thought he had nothing left to live for meets the only woman who
can tempt him into risking his battered heart one last time...
Paige
Langford has it all: wealth, beauty, and ambition. But when her
boyfriend’s betrayal leads to the loss of her job and her
reputation, she retreats to her brother’s rural Indiana home to
regroup. There she meets Ryan Malloy, a gruff, hard-drinking loner
whose surly temper can’t hide the haunted misery in his eyes. He is
everything Paige never wanted, yet he may be exactly what she
needs—if only they can overcome their personal demons to forge a
love strong enough to save them both.
Excerpt
She
parked next to an old Chevy pickup—could it belong to Ceejay’s
cousin?—grabbed her stuff and headed out back toward the carriage
house. Praying their dog Sweet Pea wouldn’t sense her presence and
start barking, she tiptoed along the path from the gate to the door.
All she had to go by was the scant light of the new moon.
So
far, so good. Sweet Pea remained blissfully quiet. She dropped her
bag on the concrete and rifled through the pockets of her purse for
the key she’d stashed there. “Ah-hah. Got you.” She fumbled a
few times in the darkness, trying to insert it into the lock. Finally
she got the key in the right way, turned it, reached for the knob and
pushed, just as light flooded the interior. The door was yanked from
her grasp so suddenly she fell inside, right into a naked man—a
naked man wielding a gun.
“Aaah!”
She squealed and scrambled back to regain her footing, staring in
shock at the wild man before her. Shaggy blond hair hung down to his
shoulders, and an untrimmed, tangled mess of a beard hid most of his
face. Panic-filled brilliant blue eyes were riveted on her with a
haunted look that stole her breath.
Author information
As
a child, Barbara Longley moved frequently, learning early on how to
entertain herself with stories. Adulthood didn’t tame her
peripatetic ways: she has lived on an Appalachian commune, taught on
an Indian reservation, and traveled the country from coast to coast.
After having children of her own, she decided to try staying put,
choosing Minnesota as her home. By day, she puts her master’s
degree in special education to use teaching elementary school. By
night, she explores all things mythical, paranormal, and newsworthy,
channeling what she learns into her writing.
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