By: Kate Richards
Blurb
Coral Nixie
is living her dreams. Her cottage is blocks from her beloved beach and a haven
for those seeking answers for their relationship problems. And so what if her
own love life is non-existent? Helping others and surfing should be enough for
anyone, even a virgin, slightly lonely witch.
Gage
Middleton is a successful author and relationship counselor. His “Factors” can
indicate the success of any relationship, and he’s about to propose to his own
perfect match. Until Ms. Perfect dumps him, and he has to go on TV and defend
his theories against a ridiculous, hippy witch with the most beautiful eyes.
On a dare
from the host, the two set out to follow another couple on their first three
dates. The man and woman they follow have nothing in common and neither do
they. Can they let go of their own stubborn beliefs and accept that there’s
nothing to prove in the midst of their own attraction? After all, It’s Just
Love.
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Author Info
Kate
Richards divides her time between Los Angeles and the High Sierras. She would
gladly spend all her days in the mountains, but she’d miss the beach…and her
very supportive husband’s commute would be three hundred miles. Wherever she
is, she loves to explore all different kinds of relationships in her stories.
She doesn’t believe one-size-fits-all, and whether her characters live BDSM,
ménage, GLBT or any other kind of lifestyle, it’s the love, the joy I one
another, that counts.
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Excerpt
Coral woke
early, despite the fact that Gage had stayed into the wee hours. He’d been
happy to discuss his work, but reticent about his girlfriend. Perhaps the
perfect 10 was displeased about their spending these three evenings together.
Coral would be happy to reassure her that she had no designs on him. A stuffed
shirt like him did not enter her sights. Of course not.
She
recalled her decision to consider dating again. Sid was dead, but she was
alive. And he’d never want her to live sad and lonely. He had been a kind,
considerate guy, finding joy in so many small things. Nothing had taken that
from him, even toward the end, when he became a frail shell of his former,
robust self. Shame filled her. She’d promised to move on, sworn it as she sat
by his deathbed. And she’d broken that vow, or at least neglected it, for three
years.
Well, no
more. She would begin dating immediately. She’d find someone…somewhere. There
sure as heck was nobody in her life now. Filled with purpose, she eschewed
surfing for the day and prepared for a small ritual. Time to close one door, so
another could be opened. The Goddess could not give her anyone new as long as
she clung to the past. And three years was long enough to grieve for someone
who had not even been a lover. He’d wanted that, but she hadn’t been sure, and
by the time she realized how much he meant to her, his health was so poor she’d
only been able to give him her time and care, nothing more.
She closed
the curtains, swept the living room, and feather-dusted, wanting a clear space.
Then she showered and patted herself dry, leaving her hair hanging down her
back, and returned to the living room. Lighting a single, white taper, she sat
cross-legged on the floor. White for the Goddess, white for purity. Staring at
it, she stood and lit a green one, for change. Once upon a time she would have
done more preparation, but truly what occurred was inside herself, and the rest
were trappings for onlookers.
The Goddess
would understand. Staring at the twin flames, Coral went deep inside and made a
wish and a promise. This time, a gift would not be rejected. “Whoever you bring
me, Lady, I will not waste the time. I know now how precious and rare true love
is.”
When the
candles burned down and winked out, she was filled with peace. Perhaps it would
be a surfer, or maybe one who practiced the craft…or maybe an accountant. But
she trusted that it would be the right one for her, if indeed such a person
existed. A flicker of doubt passed through her. If she hadn’t missed her
chance.
And looking for the right
man would distract her from the wrong one she would be spending the evening
with. Gage Middleton, handsome and charming…and even gallant, but he was not
for her. The attraction was merely bad timing, or maybe it served to wake her
up to her need to move forward.
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