Thursday, September 11, 2014

Awakening by Olivia Hayes - Blog Tour with Review and Giveaway






After suffering a terrible loss Caroline closed herself off to any more heartache. Haunted by the memory of love lost, she wonders if her heart can ever heal or if she will be alone forever. When her grandmother passes away Caroline reluctantly travels to a nearby town to help her family settle the estate and encounters a charming and irresistibly sexy man from her past.

Following his brother's untimely death Luke has made it a point to live in the here and now. But he's never been able to forget the beautiful blonde he met years ago. When she reappears unexpectedly he makes it his mission to win her over. Convincing her she belongs with him won't be an easy task, especially when she tries to deny their connection.

When their lives intersect in a wave of attraction, denial, and desperation, will the desire for love be enough to awaken their broken hearts, or will the guilt and grief of the past stand in the way of their budding future together? 




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"That's my driveway you're standing in," said a deep southern drawl. I stepped back to see a man in a big black four door truck.

"Oh, gosh, I'm sorry," I said, taking a more few steps back so he could turn in.

I was waiting for him to head further down the road when he stopped the truck in my path and got out. He was tall, well over six feet. His eyes were hidden by a pair of sun glasses, but I recognized him instantly. 

"I'm just going to check the mail," he said. "What're you doing out here anyway?" As he opened the mailbox and reached in to retrieve his mail, I noticed the way the muscles in his arms flexed.

"I was just out for a run," I said waiting for him to recognize me.

He looked over at me and stopped abruptly, as if seeing me for the first time. He lifted the sunglasses off his face and stared at me wordlessly. His dark green eyes held me motionless. He walked a couple of steps towards me raising his hand to touch my cheek. 

Sparks flew, and I inhaled sharply.

"Caroline," he said hesitantly, and then dropped his hand, searching my eyes.

My skin was burning where he touched it, but I managed to nod slowly.
"Hi Luke."

He didn't say anything for a moment, almost as if he wasn't sure what to do next.

"I heard about your grandmother. My condolences for your loss."

"Thank you," I said, looking down.

I felt a bead of sweat run between my breasts and suddenly realized how I must look.

"You are so damn beautiful." He smiled brilliantly, and my God his lips looked kissable. I tried not to think about how they would feel on me, and realized I was staring at them. God, my hormones were raging! I quickly cleared my throat, and tried to steer the conversation in another direction.

"Since when do you have anything nice to say to me?"

"Caroline, come on. We were such good friends once. I know I didn't treat you well for a long time, but I never stopped caring about you."

"I don't want to rehash the past Luke."

"Caroline, I lost you and Mark in the same day, and it broke my heart. I wondered how you were, how you were coping. I thought about calling you a million times, but I never knew what to say. Since then, I've been trying to get my life back on track, live in the moment and not dwell on the things I can't change, but you being here...... it's like a second chance."

I shook my head at him.

"I haven't moved on Luke. I still miss Mark every day, and I haven't forgotten how you treated me all those years."

He looked at me sympathetically. "I apologized for all that already. And I miss him too, you know."

"You used to stare at me like you couldn't stop looking, and then you would barely speak more than a word to me when I tried to talk to you. You accosted me in hallways, kissed me, screamed at me, disappeared. That's not something I can just forget, apology or not."

His green eyes simmered as his eyes narrowed.

"How was I supposed to act when the one thing I wanted most wasn't mine to have?"






Luke and Caroline have been in love with each other since they were kids, but never admitted their feelings for each other.  When Luke's brother decides to declare his feelings for Caroline, she gives Luke a chance to express his feelings.  Luke leaves the decision up to her, and tired of waiting for Luke, gives Mark a chance.  Tragedy strikes years later and Caroline finds herself alone and back in Luke's hometown.  A chance encounter proves that even though she's tried to deny her feelings for Luke, they are still there.  Luke has never been able to forget about Caroline, and now that she is back in his life, he vows to never let her go.  These two have a bit of a rough start, but will eventually have their HEA.




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