one knee. The ring was simple and beautiful. Meaningful and above all, it had substance.
“Stephanie Élise Agustin Appleton, will you someday marry me?”
Stevie leant in close and whispered, “Oui. Un jour,” as he slipped the ring on her finger.
Yes.
Someday.
If there was any song you had to listen to while you read this book, it should be Jaymes Young’s I’ll Be Good. Jaymes’ music helped me write What You Left Behind. When I watched and listened to his video clip for I’ll Be Good, I knew instantly it was a song that really described Stevie and her struggles. Then I read a comment he had made on his video clip, “We harm ourselves when we harm others,” and knew instantly that his music really spoke to me and this book. So I hope that his music speaks to you the way it spoke to me.
I thought I’d share the music that helped and inspired my writing for Stevie and Julian’s books.
I’ll Be Good by Jaymes Young
Habits of My Heart by Jaymes Young
Moondust by Jaymes Young
Dark star by Jaymes Young
One Last Time by Jaymes Young
The One by Kodaline
Better by Kodaline
Make It To Me by Sam Smith
Reminds Me of You by Sam Smith
In Love Again by Jessica Mauboy
Honest by Jessica Mauboy
Barriers by Jessica Mauboy
C’est La Mort by The Civil Wars
Say You Love Me by Jessie Ware
Pieces by Jessie Ware
Tattoo by Hilary Duff
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Book four in the Thirty-Eight series.
Sydney. The ‘it’ capital of Australia.
Yet, Allison O’Connor wants nothing more than to escape from its grasps. The infamous Kings Cross bores her. And in order to stay clear of the lifestyle that slowly chokes her, she decides it’s times to finally become an adult and move to Melbourne. It also means going after the one man that she can’t quite forget. But in doing so, Ally soon discovers that moving to Melbourne could spark the biggest fight she’s ever faced: The fight for Robert Moors’ reluctant heart.
Robert Moors has one thing on his mind: making the Australian National Rowing Team and with that, The Olympic Team. All he’s done is train and ensure no distractions get in the way of achieving his dream. However, Fate has other plans. And her name, Allison O’Connor. The young socialite’s all sorts of trouble that Rob and his image doesn’t need. But staying away from her is a lot harder than he’s ever imagined. She’s everything he never knew he needed. And she’s everything that could obliterate his career and his chance at The Olympics.
They both have choices to make.
But with all choices comes consequences. And some consequences will destroy everything they worked hard to create and call theirs.
COMING SOON
JANUARY, 2016
Read on for an excerpt of Rob and Ally’s upcoming novel.
Seven months ago
“What if she marries him, Rob? What do I do then? How do I—”
“Stop,” Robert Moors interrupted as he glared at his nervous best friend. “Noel, seriously. You gotta stop. Clara won’t marry him.”
Noel had sighed before he glanced up at the main table. His eyes trained on Clara Lawrence. The beautiful, young brunette Noel had fallen in love with almost a year ago. “I don’t want to go back to Boston without her. I don’t even want a life without her. He can give her everything. I can’t even give her security or reassurance. I can’t buy her a future.”
Rob picked up his beer and paused. “See,” he said and took a long pull of the cold beverage.
“See what?”
“You can’t buy her a future.”
His best friend raised his brow sceptically at him. “I said that.”
“Sure, the bastard is a millionaire, but he can’t buy Clara’s happiness or her future. No amount of money will ever make her happy. You know that. She said it herself. Liam can’t give her everything. He’s not you. He’ll never be you. She loves you. Shit, she went behind her brother’s back to fall in love with you. Soul mates. That’s what you are. All that love crap my old man goes on about is you and Clara. You gotta be patient with her.”
“I know.” Noel stared at the cutlery in front of him as the chatter of the practice dinner continued around them. “But every day that she hasn’t left him tears at my hope for us. Rob, I don’t want anyone but her. I don’t think I could look at another woman. Clara’s ruined me. I took it. I wanted it. I wanted her… Hell, I need her.”
Rob set a hand on Noel’s shoulder. “I know, mate. I