Defending Hayden
Second Chances, #7
Second Chances, #7
by L.P.
Dover
Published by: Random House
Publication date: June 28th 2016
Genres: Adult, Romance, Suspense
Published by: Random House
Publication date: June 28th 2016
Genres: Adult, Romance, Suspense
BLURB
No one’s tougher than Carolina
Cougars linebacker Derek McLaughlin. But when a fatal car accident claims the
life of his girlfriend, Derek finds himself caught in a destructive spiral of
drugs, alcohol, and meaningless sex. But not even a string of one-night stands
can ease the hurt. Football is all he has left. Then fate leads him back to the
scene of the crash, and into the arms of a kind, gorgeous woman who sees past
his façade to the man he once was . . . and can be again.
When a chance roadside encounter
brings Derek into her life, veterinarian Hayden Hunter isn’t fooled by his bad
attitude: All bark and no bite, he’s hiding a wounded heart beneath that gruff
demeanor. And Hayden wants to be the one to kiss it all better. Soon they both
find that a dose of passion is potent medicine. But when a hidden enemy lashes
out at Hayden, Derek steps up to do what he does best: put his body on the line
in the name of love.
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Guilt plagued me and I felt sick.
Getting out of bed, I paced the room, running my hands angrily through my hair.
I didn’t want to hurt Hayden. Keeping her away would protect her from my life.
She was bound to leave me anyway. I’d fuck up somehow and it would ruin her.
What the hell was I talking about? I’d already fucked her up.
“Derek?”
Her voice was like honey, silky and sweet. I’d imagined what it would be like
to hear that voice screaming my name as I fucked her over and over. Last night
had been the best night of my life, but it had scared the shit out of me. I
couldn’t shake it. “Derek, are you okay?” she asked. Stopping midstep, I turned
to face her, and her eyes widenened when she got a glimpse of my face. I could
only imagine what she saw. So many emotions battled inside me. She held the
blanket to her chest, and her lips trembled. “Please tell me this wasn’t just a
game to you,” she whispered.
Swallowing
hard, I sat down on the edge of the bed and reached for her. She recoiled from
my touch. “None of this was a game, Hayden. Last night was fucking amazing.”
Her eyes
glistened, but her jaw was firm. “Then why are you looking at me like that?
Like you regret what we did.”
I wanted
to touch her, but last night had been my only chance. She’d never let me close
to her again. “I don’t regret it, but eventually you will. You’re not the only
one who’s lost someone they cared about. I can’t go through it again. It’s best
to stop this before it goes any further.”
“Any
further?” she scoffed. She waved her arm around the room, her anger so thick I
could cut it with a knife. “If you didn’t want it to go any further, then why
did you bring me here? Why would you do that to me?”
“Because
I care about you,” I said, knowing it made no sense to her.
“Then why
are you pushing me away?” she cried.
Standing,
I got up and walked over to the window. “You wouldn’t understand.”
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Author Info
New York Times and USA Today
Bestselling author, L.P. Dover, is a southern belle residing in North Carolina
along with her husband and two beautiful girls. Before she even began her
literary journey she worked in Periodontics enjoying the wonderment of dental
surgeries.
Not only does she love to write,
but she loves to play tennis, go on mountain hikes, white water rafting, and
you can't forget the passion for singing. Her two number one fans expect a
concert each and every night before bedtime and those songs usually consist of
Christmas carols.
Aside from being a wife and
mother, L.P. Dover has written over seventeen novels including her Forever Fae
series, the Second Chances series, the Gloves Off series, and her standalone
novel, Love, Lies, and Deception. Her favorite genre to read is romantic
suspense and she also loves writing it. However, if she had to choose a setting
to live in it would have to be with her faeries in the Land of the Fae.
L.P. Dover is represented by
Marisa Corvisiero of Corvisiero Literary Agency.
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