“Second Chances” was a thing before it was a trope. I think everyone at some
point or another has thought about that long lost love, the what-if’s and
maybe’s. Whatever happened to that guy in high school that you used to date but
eventually lost contact with? What about the random hook-up in college? Or more
meaningful, what ever happened to your first love after the two of you broke up
because of a silly argument? Even if we’ve moved on (hopefully) from the past
there are sometimes when that little inkling of a feeling either sneaks up on us
or comes roaring back with force.
When I first began writing ON THESE PAGES I hadn’t
intended it to be a second chance love story. It was just a contemporary about a
girl who ran back into her college crush. But as the story progressed I realized
that I had a trope! My first thought was to scratch the storyline and start
over, but as the story progressed I couldn’t get around some of the animosity
that the heroine, Toni felt for Ahmad (the hero). Just because I’d scrapped the
info about them meeting before, Toni hadn’t forgotten about it and we all know
that women do not forget (this applies to both fictional and non-fictional
women. LOL). So I had to go back and add the information about their previous
hook-up and man, did I finally understand why she didn’t want anything to do
with Ahmad.
Can you imagining crushing on a guy forever and to have him finally notice you?
Then, after a passionate night together he pretends like he doesn’t know who you
were in the morning? Ouch. Yeah. She hated him and years of separation hadn’t
done a thing to smooth the rough edges either.
I absolutely loved writing ON THESE PAGES because Toni
and Ahmad’s story reminded me of my husband and my story. We met in high school
and were on and off for a while with the “official” break-up happening when he’d
gone off to college. But unlike Toni and Ahmad, upon meeting again we quickly
fell back in love with each other and picked up right after we’d left off. If
our second story ended there that would be well and fine, but we actually broke
up again which resulted in a divorce and…drumroll…got back together and
remarried!! I guess our love story would be considered a third or a many chance
romance :-)
I hope you all enjoy reading their story as much as I enjoyed writing it!
A.M. Griffin is a wife who rarely cooks, mother of three, dog owner (and
sometimes dog owned), a daughter, sister, aunt and friend. She’s a hard worker
whose two favorite outlets are reading and writing. She enjoys reading
everything from mystery novels to historical romances and of course fantasy
romance. She is a believer in the unbelievable, open to all possibilities from
mermaids in our oceans and seas, angels in the skies and intelligent life forms
in distant galaxies.
She’s a widow. He’s a reformed player. One passionate night changes them
both forever.
Toni Harrison isn’t buying anything Ahmad Espen is selling. Everyone
considers him the savior of the African American community but she knows him as
a heartless player and plans to steer clear of him. The only problem is her
sister and Ahmad’s brother are smitten with each other and despite Toni’s
attempts otherwise, she constantly finds herself in Ahmad’s presence.
Ahmad understands why Toni is wary of him, but he’s a totally different man
from the boy she knew in college. Now he’s determined to push past all her
defenses to gain her trust. When he finally does, one passionate night with her
confirms she’s the perfect woman for him.
Yet it seems there’s no fairy-tale ending for them, as Ahmad and Toni find
out the hard way. Someone is out to destroy their relationship, along with
Ahmad’s good name and Toni’s privacy. Once more Toni has good reason to distance
herself from Ahmad, since he blames her for the whole mess. Heartbroken again,
she walks away, and by the time he comes to his senses, he realizes it may well
be too late to rewrite their love story to give it a happy ending.
Romance | Multicultural Romance
[Totally Bound Publishing, On Sale: June 21, 2016,
e-Book, ISBN: 9781786510389 / eISBN: 9781786510389]
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