Title: Torn
Author: Harper Phoenix
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: November 11, 2019
Release Date: November 11, 2019
Blurb
She was sworn off men…
…Until an accidental meeting changed everything.
Alissa sacrificed everything for her husband and child. While he climbed the
corporate ladder she made them a nice home and became the perfect wife.
Until he broke her trust.
Broke her spirit.
Since a tragic accident changed his existence, Luke has had to fight his demons
on a daily basis. Despite the heartbreak that haunts him he is determined to
live his life to the fullest.
A promise he can’t break.
No matter the pain.
When fate throws Alissa and Luke together it’s the very last thing either of
them are looking for. Is there a chance it could be everything they need?
Alissa sacrificed everything for her husband and child. While he climbed the
corporate ladder she made them a nice home and became the perfect wife.
Until he broke her trust.
Broke her spirit.
Since a tragic accident changed his existence, Luke has had to fight his demons
on a daily basis. Despite the heartbreak that haunts him he is determined to
live his life to the fullest.
A promise he can’t break.
No matter the pain.
When fate throws Alissa and Luke together it’s the very last thing either of
them are looking for. Is there a chance it could be everything they need?
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Excerpt
Prologue
Alissa
When your whole
world implodes and in the matter of hours and your happily ever after turns to
dust, life sucks.
world implodes and in the matter of hours and your happily ever after turns to
dust, life sucks.
I’m left holding
the baby. Literally.
the baby. Literally.
The baby being my
eleven-month old daughter, Nora, who knows nothing of her father’s failure to
be a decent husband… man… well human-being really. He’s a shitty person and
that’s all there is to it. Our story started out like your typical fairy-tale.
Goosebumps still prickle my skin when I remember the way he chased me
throughout Senior school, and the years of romance that followed. And the
proposal and wedding? Just call me Cinde-fucking-rella. But my perfect life
came crashing down as quickly as that pink line appeared on the pregnancy test.
Apparently a tired, puffy and hormonal wife didn’t exactly make my husband’s
dick stand to attention. So, in a move I can only imagine was driven by his
little head (and I do mean little,) he decided my ex-best friend was a better
option.
eleven-month old daughter, Nora, who knows nothing of her father’s failure to
be a decent husband… man… well human-being really. He’s a shitty person and
that’s all there is to it. Our story started out like your typical fairy-tale.
Goosebumps still prickle my skin when I remember the way he chased me
throughout Senior school, and the years of romance that followed. And the
proposal and wedding? Just call me Cinde-fucking-rella. But my perfect life
came crashing down as quickly as that pink line appeared on the pregnancy test.
Apparently a tired, puffy and hormonal wife didn’t exactly make my husband’s
dick stand to attention. So, in a move I can only imagine was driven by his
little head (and I do mean little,) he decided my ex-best friend was a better
option.
That’s right I said
ex because before she did the dirty with my husband she was the best friend. I
told her everything, confided in her and cried on her shoulder about my
non-existent sex life and all the while her own sex life was heating up with my
husband. Weekends away on ‘business trips’ and doing all the things a wife
should be doing with her husband. Except she was his slutty side piece with a
big fat mouth and a huge spent pussy the whole football team had ridden so
often they called her the local bike.
ex because before she did the dirty with my husband she was the best friend. I
told her everything, confided in her and cried on her shoulder about my
non-existent sex life and all the while her own sex life was heating up with my
husband. Weekends away on ‘business trips’ and doing all the things a wife
should be doing with her husband. Except she was his slutty side piece with a
big fat mouth and a huge spent pussy the whole football team had ridden so
often they called her the local bike.
Yeah, I’m bitter
and I don’t care. I’ve been wronged by the two people I trusted the most. Now
I’m a single mother with no social life to speak of, and my only conversation
is in baby gobbledegook. I actually look forward to the delivery woman ringing
the doorbell when I order groceries online. Yeah, I have them delivered. Have
you ever tried juggling a crying baby and a shopping cart while concentrating
on what comfort food you plan to stuff your face with that night while crying
over chick flicks? Yeah, I’m miserable, it’s obvious, right?
and I don’t care. I’ve been wronged by the two people I trusted the most. Now
I’m a single mother with no social life to speak of, and my only conversation
is in baby gobbledegook. I actually look forward to the delivery woman ringing
the doorbell when I order groceries online. Yeah, I have them delivered. Have
you ever tried juggling a crying baby and a shopping cart while concentrating
on what comfort food you plan to stuff your face with that night while crying
over chick flicks? Yeah, I’m miserable, it’s obvious, right?
Author Bio
I’m a born and bred East Yorkshire lass. Where I still live
with my husband and our children.
A self-confessed night owl, that’s usually when I do my best work, lucky for me
home-schooling my daughter gives me plenty of time to catch up on those
late-night hours writing, although my irrational love of full sugar coke can
help with that too—don’t tell the sugar police.
I wrote my first book when my daughter was born back in 2004, but it stayed on
my laptop for years while I worked out what to do with it. Things were sure
different back then, and to be able to publish a manuscript you’d poured your
soul into seemed a far-off dream, one that I didn’t know would ever come true.
While my first book baby festered on my hard drive, I went on to study a
Creative Writing and English degree, while also growing our family with not
only children but more puppies and dog’s than a sane woman should have.
With a degree under my belt, those original characters, tucked safely far away
from sight, still called to me like old friends. Using my new skills and
knowledge I decided to give them the attention they deserved. Forbidden Love is
the result of those long years of maturing and I couldn’t be prouder of how my
first novel turned out.
What began as one story, fifteen years ago, grew to become a series and in 2016
I took the plunge and dove into the indie publishing world releasing Forbidden
Love to feedback that blew my mind.
And here I still am, loving every minute, bringing characters that hold a place
in my heart to life.
All I can do now, is hope you are here to join me for the ride.
with my husband and our children.
A self-confessed night owl, that’s usually when I do my best work, lucky for me
home-schooling my daughter gives me plenty of time to catch up on those
late-night hours writing, although my irrational love of full sugar coke can
help with that too—don’t tell the sugar police.
I wrote my first book when my daughter was born back in 2004, but it stayed on
my laptop for years while I worked out what to do with it. Things were sure
different back then, and to be able to publish a manuscript you’d poured your
soul into seemed a far-off dream, one that I didn’t know would ever come true.
While my first book baby festered on my hard drive, I went on to study a
Creative Writing and English degree, while also growing our family with not
only children but more puppies and dog’s than a sane woman should have.
With a degree under my belt, those original characters, tucked safely far away
from sight, still called to me like old friends. Using my new skills and
knowledge I decided to give them the attention they deserved. Forbidden Love is
the result of those long years of maturing and I couldn’t be prouder of how my
first novel turned out.
What began as one story, fifteen years ago, grew to become a series and in 2016
I took the plunge and dove into the indie publishing world releasing Forbidden
Love to feedback that blew my mind.
And here I still am, loving every minute, bringing characters that hold a place
in my heart to life.
All I can do now, is hope you are here to join me for the ride.
Author Links
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