by Leanne Davis
“I spent the last three years hating her… and loving her. How can that be? How could I hate my own twin?” She pressed her hands flat on her desk, leaning over it with her weight on her upper body. Chet was easy to talk to, almost like confessing to oneself. He didn’t answer or react to anything she said. And neither condemned nor agreed with her. It was strangely refreshing and right then, as raw as her nerves and emotions were, it managed to help her. “How could I not have known the truth? How could I ever have assumed she abandoned her own baby?” Her voice trembled as she whispered and her head bounced back and forth. Over and over, she thought about it, as if her denial could somehow undo her former beliefs and the past. But she knew it couldn’t. Nothing could. The guilt she endured ripped her in half and was every bit as incapacitating as the grief and loss.
She felt hands touching her back. One hand on each shoulder. Warm and solid, Chet’s hands were on her, cupping her shoulders. He had big hands, enough to cover most of her shoulder, and his fingers were kneading her upper arm and her back. The heat of his hand radiated through the smooth silk of her blouse. She sucked in a startled breath. Chet slowly pulled her upright and turned her all the way around. Her body was like a rag doll, drained by her grief. Surprised to be turned around and facing him with her back to the desk, she stared up curiously. She bit her lip and her gaze rose to his. He wore a white t-shirt as usual. His hair fell forward as he bent his head down towards her. It was a long way considering their substantial height difference. But he leaned forward… getting closer to her.
What in the hell? Why was he leaning towards her? What did he expect to do? Kiss her? Confused and almost dizzy, Chloe couldn’t move or think… and then his lips descended onto hers.
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My Other Titles:
The Sister Series is about the emotional scars and battles that are often hidden in people.
Rape. Drugs. Abuse. Violence. Pain. Betrayal.
And how they can be overcome.
Love. Joy. Family. Forgiveness. Faith. Hope. Redemption.
The Sister Series available to date:
The Other Sister
The Years Between
The Good Sister
The Best Friend
The Wrong Sister
The Years After
The Broken Sister
The Perfect Sister
The Lost Sister
The Remaining Sister
Daughters is a spin-off of The Sister Series about Jessie’s (The Other Sister) daughters.
Christina
Natalie
Melissa
Emily
The Rydell River Ranch is a large horse training, boarding and breeding operation, owned and operated by four brothers who are left in charge of their century-old legacy in the small, rural town of River’s End.
River's End
River's Escape
River's Return
River Road
River on Fire
River's Lost
Share in the fall, rise, and eventual fulfillment of the rock band Zenith’s destiny…
Zenith Falling
Zenith Rising
Zenith Fulfilled
The characters are all connected to Seaclusion, Washington,
a fictional town set along the Pacific Ocean.
Poison
Notorious
Secrets
Seclusion
My standalone novel:
Jason Malone has spent his whole life being denied by his family. His father, the respected mayor of his hometown, has all but ignored his existence, while his drug-addicted mother has only brought him more harm than good. After being unjustly imprisoned for crimes that arose from his absentee family, he is finally starting to put his life back together again.
That is, until the day his estranged brother's fiancée walks into his life and changes everything.
Christine Andrews is the dutiful daughter of a rich and powerful family. She is engaged to Trent Gallagher, her father's right hand man, and poised to join her father and Trent in running the empire her father has built. When Christine discovers the existence of Jason Malone, however, she suddenly begins to doubt everything around her, including her fiancé.
Christine gets caught in a power struggle between the two brothers, but soon realizes there is far more at stake than just her heart, when on one night, everything is altered forever.
About the Author
I live in the rainy area of Western Washington, and spend as much time as I can getting away from the rain by traveling to destinations all across the state where my family and I do tons of camping, boating, fishing, and horseback riding. Many of the locations we camp in become the settings for my books. Most are fictional but based on real places.
I earned my business degree from Western Washington University. I worked for several years in the construction management field before turning to writing full time.
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