The Return 
A Contemporary
Romance
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Blurb:
Whilst on assignment in Iraq, English TV presenter and journalist
Robert Tremayne is captured by the Islamic Jihad and held hostage.
His soul mate, Marielle, can barely come to terms
with her loss but tries to move on with her life. Two years
later Robert is discovered alive. Marielle is overjoyed, but
her life has changed beyond all recognition, and the man she
loved is now very different. His time in Iraq has left him cold,
emotionless and detached.
There's much to tell, and each wants desperately
to return to the way things once were.
With the past always there to come between them,
will they be able to recapture their lost love? Will they ever
be happy again?
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Awards for The Return
The Return receives prestigious award for the cover
The cover for The Return has received a prestigious award from
the Classic
Romance Revival website. The cover also won a free months advertising
on the front page of their website, and will be put forward for
their cover of the year competition at the end of the year.
I think the beautiful cover portrays the essence of classic romance.
It has a very dreamy, sensual feel to it. Indeed, I have had many
people comment positively about it.
It was created by Jinger Heaston, the cover artist for Siren-Bookstrand.
So, a big thank you to Jinger.
Excerpt
"Marielle." He cleared his throat, obviously finding it difficult. "What
happened earlier, I can't say I'm sorry for what I said. I didn't want
to hurt you. I wish it had never happened."
"What, the kiss or my marriage to James?" Had he given her an apology?
What did he want her to say? "I can't turn back the clock. We were convinced
you'd died."
"I know." He looked briefly at her, a piercing intense stare. "It seemed
strange seeing you after three years. It felt as though nothing had changed."
"But it has changed, hasn't it?" She noticed that he kept letting his
gaze drift slowly down the length of her legs. Her breath began to quicken
at the thought of his hands pressing into her flesh. She wanted his touch,
now more than ever. But there was too much history between them to start
again.
"A lot has happened in three years."
Yes, a lot had happened she appreciated only too well. She had a child.
His child. Surely it was her duty to tell him now? There was so much to
explain. A sense of foreboding swept over her, and she clasped her arms
more tightly around herself for comfort.
"When I asked you to help me get Willow Hall back in order, I meant it.
I made the remark without thinking, but the more I think about it, the
keener I am on the idea."
"No." How could she possibly work for him? "There must be hundreds of
others you can choose. You don't need me. We'd be bad for each other."
She paused, taking a deep breath. "Look what happened only this morning.
It's no use, we cannot forget what's happened."
She knew it would only be a matter of time before everything came back
to haunt her.
"I'm not looking to the past. I'm just thinking that by working together
we could become friends once more, and be able to move on." He pulled
a hand through his ruffled hair. "Maybe forgive each other." Then he looked
at her in a way that began to permeate the frost she had laid around her
heart.
She knew that he didn't know the half of it. When he found out about
his daughter, he would never forgive her. "I'm not convinced, Robert."
Standing abruptly, she said, "I must check on Jemma." It was an excuse
she knew, but she needed some distance between them, where she could think
more clearly.
"Stay here." He reached out a hand as she walked past the sofa. He clasped
her fingers and drew them to his lips.
She closed her eyes, not wanting to be charmed by his tender touch. She
wished the pulse of electricity she felt would not course so strongly
through her veins. She drew her hand away to steady herself. "No." She
stood firm and stared at him on the sofa. "I think you should go." Her
gaze wavered, and she turned away, unable to bear his intense scrutiny.
She felt relieved when he said, "Okay." Then he followed her out into
the hall. Within seconds she was in his arms, his hot lips caressed hers.
His hands pulled her close. She felt the heat of his body through the
thin material of her chemise. It sent her pulse racing.
"Marielle, I need you." He pressed her back against the wall. The passion
erupted so easily between them as his head dipped once more to swamp her
senses with a kiss. It took every last vestige of her resolve to firmly
push him away, as she flattened her palms to his chest.
"No," she said without making eye contact with him. "There are things
you don't know."
"Look at me." He took her hands from his chest and clasped them tightly
against the wall. His knee pushed her legs apart. The pressure on her
body forced her to meet his gaze. He moulded his body firmly against her
small frame, to show her how much he needed her. Totally at his mercy
her composure began to falter.
Her breath caught in her throat. "You've plenty of women in your life.
I've seen them in the papers. You don't need me," she breathed, unable
to fight the uncontrollable desire to respond as his heat enveloped her.
All those famous women he'd been photographed with were proof of that.
"Ah." He smiled. "Why, Marielle, have you been reading all about me?
Those women in Cannes and Monaco, they could never match you." His words
melted every possible excuse she had, and when he said, "I need you now."
His kiss, deep and sensuous, sent tremors throughout her body. He made
her want to experience his love making again.
"But Robert, I need to tell"
"Shhhh." He pulled her easily into his arms and kissed her forehead.
"Tell me later."
It seemed the most natural thing in the world to take his hand and lead
him to her bedroom.
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