MARIA K. ALEXANDER
Contemporary Romance
Where Love, Family, and Friendship Unite
AWAKEN MY HEART
(Tangled Hearts Book 3)
One unforgettable night...a lie that can cost them everything.
Lies have a way of coming back to haunt you—a lesson Ashley O’Neil learns the hard way when she runs into the man she shared a steamy night with over fourteen years ago. Now tangled in a web of deception, she’ll need to right a wrong and chance losing her heart to the very man she deceived.
An unexpected encounter with the woman he had a one-night stand with has thrown Detective Nick DiFrancesco for a loop. Recently divorced, he’s cautious around women, but one look at Ashley has him considering taking a chance. Until he learns her secret…one that impacts him where it counts most—family.
When Nick’s drug trafficking case goes south, a lead puts him in Ashley’s path. With his family in danger and his heart on the line, he’ll need to fight for justice and risk it all to the woman he’s never forgotten.
Praise for Awaken My Heart.
“I so enjoyed reading Awaken My Heart. Ashley and Nick have a realistic story that stays with you. I didn’t want to put it down.”
~ OMG Reads ~
“Amazing, steamy and lovely with gripping characters and a flowing prose.”
~ Booklove ~
“I LOVED LOVED LOVED this book, and couldn't turn the pages quickly enough.”
~ The Power of Three Readers ~
“Fast paced, full of heart-racing contemporary style drama.”
~ ROM CON Reviewer ~
Excerpt
She licked her lips. “Is that an order, detective?”
The corner of his mouth lifted. “A request.”
When his gaze slid to her lips, Ashley felt the tingling in the pit of her stomach move lower.
He stepped closer until his shoes brushed the tips of hers. “Twice in two days.”
She could smell the musky male scent of him, sexy and pungent. “What?”
“It’s the second time in two days we’ve run into each other,” Nick said.
“Coincidences,” Ashley said.
“Or a sign you should go out with me.”
Oh, how she wanted to. It would be easy to give in to him, to slide her hands up his firm chest, and lose herself in his embrace. In heels, she was only a few inches shorter, and her mouth was dangerously close to his.
She sucked in a breath. “I told you, I can’t.”
“Can’t or won’t?”
“It’s the same thing.”
“It’s not, and you know it.” He leaned closer, and his warm breath brushed her face. “You can’t tell me you don’t feel what’s happening.”
She lifted her chin and stared at warm brown eyes. “I don’t.”
“Liar.”