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By: Mary Manners | Other books by Mary Manners
Categories: Mainstream Romance, Contemporary, Inspirational
Word Count: 53,309
Heat Level: SWEET
Published By: Pelican Book Group
A choice, a tragedy, and life-altering consequences…
When Rena Dunigan flees New York City and her dream of becoming a Broadway performer, she returns to her hometown harboring a life-altering secret and the shame of a shattered past. When her friend talks her into helping build a house through the local Shelter the Homeless program, Rena meets Cody and his mischievous Saint Bernard. Cody is dealing with a devastating loss of his own, yet his gentleness and patience melt Rena's resolve never to trust—or to love—again.
But what will Cody think when he learns the consequences of Rena's past? Will he reject her, or can she trust that love will heal hurting hearts and forever bind them together?
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Light the Fire
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Excerpt
“Hurry, Rena. We’re going to be late.” Kelsie tossed a tennis shoe across the room.
Rena caught it, but hesitated before slipping her foot in, halfheartedly tying the laces. “I-I think I’ve changed my mind.” Rena’s stomach turned over, the cereal she’d choked down for breakfast along with two cups of muddy-black coffee roiling unmercifully.
“You can’t change your mind.” Kelsie’s tone left no room for argument. “We’ve already committed to helping. We can’t let everybody down.” Another shoe careened toward her head, and Rena ducked.
She sighed as she slid an arm into her baby blue windbreaker. Kelsie was right.
She reached for the second shoe. “Remind me again why you roped me into doing this.”
Kelsie’s perky blonde curls bobbed as she paced Rena’s living room. “Because the church needs help building this house. They’re a good family, Rena. Their home burned to the ground and they didn’t have insurance. Plus, you’re good at slinging a hammer. In fact, you do it better than most guys I know.”
Burned to the ground. The words startled Rena. Her heart went out to the family. How could she just sit here and refuse to help when she had the means and the knowledge needed? Guilt nudged her as she zipped her jacket, staring into the distance before turning back to her friend. “It doesn’t hurt to have a dad who’s a builder. He’s taught me a lot. I even have my own tool belt, a birthday gift when I turned sixteen.”
“I remember. I was there.” Kelsie’s car keys jingled as she twirled them on a forefinger. “That’s one of the reasons we need you.”
“We? Who’s we?”
“Never mind.” She handed Rena a sack lunch she’d prepared and nudged her toward the door. “Go to the car.”
“But—”
Kelsie plastered manicured hands over her ears. “I can’t hear you.”
Rena groaned, but opened the front door and stepped onto the porch. “OK. I’m going.”
The sun’s wispy magenta arms embraced an awakening sky as they drove toward the building site. Despite her growing reservations about getting involved in this building project, Rena enjoyed the beautiful backdrop of the Smoky Mountains at dawn. She’d always been an early riser and reveled in the solitude of daybreak while the rest of the world lay slumbering.
“Kyle and I are going to the movies tonight.” Kelsie yawned as she braked for a light. “He has a friend he’d like you to meet. I thought we could double date.”
“No!” She’d rather have a root canal without the anesthesia. No way was she going to get mixed up with another self-centered smooth-talker who thought he was the greatest thing since sliced bread. “I mean, thanks for the offer, but I’m not interested. You know my track record, Kel. It’s hopeless. Guys are off limits—for good.”
“Nonsense, Rena. You can’t hide forever. Eventually you’ll have to plunge into the dating world again.”
Rena cringed at the thought. “Plunge? I prefer to…wade.”
“No, you prefer to sit on the beach with your nose in a book, oblivious to all the guys passing by. Just think about it, will you?”
“I already have, and I’m just not interested. Thanks, but no thanks.”
Kelsie frowned. “Rena, the world is full of nice guys.”
“Sure it is. And maybe someday I’ll win the lottery and retire a multi-millionaire.”
“But you don’t play the lottery.”
“And I don’t date—at least not anymore.”
“We’ll see about that.”
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