Title: Heart of Light
Author: T.K. Leigh
Release Date: August 25,
2014
Genre: Romantic
Suspense
Synopsis
RECOMMENDED FOR AGES EIGHTEEN AND UP DUE TO EXPLICIT SEXUAL
SITUATIONS, STRONG LANGUAGE, AND GRAPHIC VIOLENCE.
Twelve years ago, Jolene’s adoptive mother died. Twelve
years ago, a man showed up at Jolene’s door and promised to take care of her.
Twelve years ago, Jolene was happy.
Then it all changed…
Jolene Bergio has spent the last twelve years of her life
asking one question… Why? Why was she left in the custody of a man who would
sell her each and every night to the highest bidder? After a few years, she
shut off, giving up hope that anyone would ever find her. Until her luck
changed one night and she escaped. Twelve years later, she finally feels
something she hasn’t felt in a long time… Free.
Scared that her past will find her unexpectedly, she hides
away in a rented beach house, trying to distance herself from everyone… Until
Dr. Cameron Bowen enters her world and slowly tears down the walls that she has
built up over the past twelve years of her captivity. Jolene begins to learn to
love again.
And trust again.
But when a man from Jolene’s past emerges, will she be able
to keep her identity hidden? When lies are told and hearts are broken, will the
truth surface in time to bring Jolene back from the shadows that threaten to
expose who she really is?
Heart of Light is a captivating story of love, strength, and
survival.
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Excerpt
“Why don’t you like being touched?” he asked quietly in a
bold move.
Jolene stopped dead in her tracks, glaring at him. “I just
don’t, alright?” she hissed, her voice raised. “And it’s none of your fucking
business why I act the way I do. I see what you’re trying to do,
Doctor.” She spun around and stormed back toward the
house, wanting to get far away from his prying, yet consoling, eyes.
“What, Jolene? What am I doing? I just want to get to know
you. I want to spend time with you, and I need to know why certain things set
you off so that I don’t do them!” He ran along the shore, catching up to her,
stopping short when he almost reached out and grabbed her arm to force her to
talk to him.
Feeling him approach behind her, she reeled around. The
expression on her face was fierce. “You’ve been a therapist for far too long.
You need to get it out of your head that you can help me.” The ocean wind
whipped her hair in front of her face and her voice rose in anger. “You can’t!
No one can! So just stop! Stop taking an interest in me! Stop with the whole
nice guy act because, based on my experience, that’s all it is!” she cried
through her tears, her voice becoming barely audible. “A fucking act.”
She closed her eyes and inhaled deeply before opening them,
the pain of what she had experienced the past decade of her life visible in the
look of unease on her face. She took a step closer, her eyes remaining glued to
Cam’s.
“You show up on my doorstep acting like my savior when the
world has gone to shit. You tell me how you’ll look after me and protect me.
And you know what those are?” She could see the hurt that her words were
causing him, but she didn’t care.
“Lies, Cam,” she said quietly. “Just lies. You say you’ll
help me and watch over me, but you’ll turn. I can’t… I can’t go through that
again. Please. I beg you. Just stay away from me.” She spun around and began
walking briskly away from him.
“You don’t have to do this, Jolene!” he shouted, running to
catch up with her. “You don’t have to choose fear.”
“Yes, I do,” she insisted, turning to face him once more.
“It’s the only way that he won’t…”
“You can choose me instead,” he interrupted.
Her breath caught at his unexpected reply. “Cam, I…” She
trailed off, hiding her tear-filled eyes.
“Don’t let your fear control you, Jolene,” he implored, his
voice soft. He brought his body close to hers. “Please, choose me, not fear.”
About the Author
T.K. Leigh, otherwise known as Tracy Leigh Kellam, is the
USA Today Best Selling author of the Beautiful Mess series. Originally from New
England, she now resides in sunny Southern California with her husband, dog and
three cats, all of which she has rescued (including the husband). She always
had a knack for writing, but mostly in the legal field. It wasn’t until
recently that she decided to try her hand at creative writing and is now
addicted to creating different characters and new and unique story lines in the
Contemporary Romantic Suspense genre.
When she’s not planted in front of her computer, writing
away, she can be found running and training for her next marathon (of which she
has run over fifteen fulls and far too many halfs to recall). Unlike Olivia,
the main character in her Beautiful Mess series, she has yet to qualify for the
Boston Marathon.
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