Hi there everybody! Here is a sneak peek at chapter two of Russell's Return that TA and I hope to have out soon! As always this excerpt is unedited but still will be enjoyable. This book is about Russell Harper who returns to his home town with his troubled daughter. But then he runs into the girl who used to crush on his best friend. She's all grown up and living in Harper's Rock again. Well, needless to say, the sparks really fly...Oh and did I mention that she is the School Counselor at his daughter's new school???? Stay tuned!!!
Russell couldn’t help but think that maybe their move
had been a good idea after all. He wondered if he even needed to warn the
school counselor about Miranda’s behavioral quirks like he’d planned to do.
Maybe he could just get a hold of Emily Zane and see if she could work with Miranda
to try to keep her on an even keel. She was a counselor after all and probably
had a practice somewhere downtown. He even made it all the way to his
vehicle before he turned around and went back to the school’s main office. The
thought of Emily Zane becoming a regular part of their lives was a bit too much
for his brain, and his body, to comprehend. Ms. Zane went from a wild, skinny,
slightly crazy teenager to a beautiful, curvy, sexy grown up. He just couldn’t
go there. Ever.
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| Russell and Emily |
The
school office was a madhouse. Parents, teachers, and staff members were
mingling around and Russell didn’t know if he would ever get someone’s
attention. “Excuse me,” he tried to flag down one of the secretaries.
“Just
a moment sir.” She stopped at one of the desks then she left the room
One
moment turned to five or six before someone acknowledged him. “Can I help you
sir?” It was, he assumed, the principal’s secretary.
“Yes,
I really need to speak with the counselor about my daughter please.”
“She’s
with another parent. If you would care to have a seat, she shouldn’t be much
longer.”
“Thanks.”
Russell took a seat to wait while the place slowly cleared out. Parents did what they needed to do and
left. Teacher’s headed out to start
classes. And he was finally left alone with the school’s two secretaries.
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| Harper's Rock, WY |
Russell
picked up a magazine to leaf through and was amazed to see that they could get
a full publication written on the state of education in today’s world. When he
looked up, proud of himself for finishing a whole article without falling
asleep, his eyes rested on one very beautiful redhead. One very familiar redhead with amazing soft
green eyes, happy on the surface and sad underneath. Emily Zane was standing
directly in front of him with her hand stretched out. His heart skipped a beat.
But not from surprise, it was more likely lust induced.
“Hi.”
She had that bright smile that did justice to all of her years of dental
torture. “I hear you needed to see me.”
Russell
stood up and took her hand in both of his for a warm shake. Despite his
misgivings about seeing her again, he was suddenly happy that she was standing
there in front of him. “I had no idea that when you said Licensed Counselor,
you meant School Counselor.”
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