St. Martin's Press
Featuring: Jess Collins; Rick Sullivan
337 pages ISBN: 1250045177 EAN: 9781250045171 Kindle: B00IQOJC38 Mass Market Paperback / e-Book Add to Wish List
Jess Collins has come a long way since escaping an abusive
relationship leaving her with lasting physical scars. Now
she owns her
own shop, Treasures, on Lilac Street in Jewell Cove,
Maine. Attending a
funeral for Roberta Sullivan, she again sees the
deceased's son Rick.
Friends with a hint at more when teenagers, things went
south for them
both. Jess, making wrong decisions following her beloved
father's death
and Rick serving his country in Afghanistan where his
friend lost his life
and Rick lost his hand and forearm. A Bottle has been the
only thing that
makes any sense now for him to ease the pain.
Jess's cousin Tom is marrying her friend Abby and
Jess is
uncomfortable to find that Rick is to be best man to her
maid of honor.
After having been through an abusive relationship with
Mike Greer, made
worse by his drinking, getting close to anyone else with
the same
affliction isn't something she is willing to risk. Mike
hasn't been back to
threaten Jess since her brother Tom ran him out of town.
As Jess spends
time with Rick it becomes apparent that he is suffering
and fighting to
right his life after making a vow to his mother to stop
the drinking
addiction. The closer they become, the more revealing is
their past.
Jess's abusive history with Mike and the horrors of war
that have caused
Rick to fall into his vast drinking pit. Together they
awaken the reasons to
continue to search for happiness in spite of Mike's return
and secrets
from the past concerning Rick's adoption as an infant
surfacing. Of
course, the no-holds-barred, baring-of-souls lovemaking
between the two
makes it extremely hard to avoid each other. Two halves
really can make
one whole!
TREASURE ON LILAC LANE is a novel in the Jewell
Cove series that is witty, memorable, and
such a heartwarming tale the reader will remember it for a
long time to
come. It comes complete with all the sizzle and spice
that passion can
bring while keeping the reader on the edge with the
secrets and mystery
of Jewell Cove and it's residents. I thoroughly loved
this story and will
make a special effort to make certain that I read all the
installments in this
series. Donna Alward is an extremely passionate,
imaginative author with
tons of insight into humanity.
Once upon a time, Rick Sullivan had a promising future.
One
of Jewell Cove's star athletes and reigning heartthrobs,
he
joined the Marines and had the world in the palm of his
hand...until it all came crashing down. His honorable
discharge doesn't make him the hometown hero everyone
wants
him to be, and there's little reprieve from the demons
that
haunt him at night. Still, even though it seems that all
hope is gone, fate has something else in store...
Just hearing Rick's name is enough to give Jess Collins a
headache. Years ago, they'd been close. Now she barely
knows
the man Rick has become since his return from
service...then
again, Jess isn't that same young, naïve girl anymore
either. And while there's a powerful attraction between
them--one that yields a greater passion than Jess could
have
ever imagined--both are wary about opening their hearts to
love...and loss.
But happy endings don't come easily when long-buried
secrets
insist on rising to the surface. Will their pasts tear
them
apart--or can love find a way to heal them both?
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