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Today I’m sharing an #excerpt from my romantic suspense\/psychological thriller, YESTERDAY TODAY ALWAYS. <\/strong><\/em>I hope you enjoy it. Will a reckless moment from her past come back to haunt her?<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n Devastated by the death of her husband, Colin, in the London bombings on July 7, 2005, Katherine Murphy-Whithorn builds a wall around her heart determined to never let anyone in again. Settling in to a comfortable routine, her life becomes mundane, until five years later when someone from her rebellious past returns to the city and begins stalking her. The pub was crowded. People mingled over after work drinks. Music blared from the speakers.<\/p>\n He tapped her shoulder. \u201cYou go grab the booth back there in the corner. I\u2019ll get them in. What\u2019ll you have?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cGin and tonic, please.\u201d<\/p>\n The floor was sticky in patches under her feet from spilled spirits, mixes and beer. Tonight because the place was full, the smell of ale, faint scent of juniper, combined with assorted body odours, colognes and perfumes was overpowering.<\/p>\n When she got to the seats he pointed out, she chose the far side so she could people watch. But he was the only person with whom she had any interest. His snug fitting, faded jeans accentuated the muscles in his thighs. Man he was fit. Sexy, too, leaning against the bar. He turned, smiled and winked at her and her cheeks got hot. Katherine knew she was blushing but couldn\u2019t help herself and she couldn\u2019t stop staring at him either.<\/p>\n Melissa\u2019s comment about the homeless man scaring her played on her mind. When she encountered him in other parts of Aberdeen, she never paid much attention. Now, he was on her street, hanging out around her store. Business was already down these past six months. That was enough cause for concern.<\/p>\n He sat Katherine\u2019s G&T on the cardboard beer mat on the table and eased on the bench across from her. Leaning back, he stretched out his legs, bumping her foot in the process. \u201cSorry,\u201d he responded before taking a slug of his Caledonian 80.<\/p>\n \u201cI-I can\u2019t believe I\u2019m sitting here with you. After all these years.\u201d Katherine raised her glass but her hand trembled. She had to steady it with both hands.<\/p>\n \u201cI know what you mean.\u201d He removed the old-fashioned from her grasp and sat it on the table. He held her hands in his, stroking them with this thumbs. \u201cThat day you walked away from me, I didn\u2019t think I would ever see you again.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI didn\u2019t go by choice.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI know. I\u2019ll never forget the look on your face when your father yanked you out of my arms at the security checkpoint at the airport.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWhy didn\u2019t you stop him?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cMy life was a mess back then. You know that. I wish I had but you would have grown to resent what you gave up or worse, I would have been done for assault.\u201d<\/p>\n From the moment her mother and father discovered her relationship with Jared, they were determined he was not good enough for their little girl; her father especially. \u201cI despised them for taking me away from you. I hated Canada. The first chance I got I came back. And then I found you with her. I was back for a while but not seen you. I even went to where you lived when we first met and they told me you moved. What was I to think?\u201d<\/p>\n The wail of a siren pierced the din in the pub. As he turned, the sparkle of a diamond flashed. Katherine brushed his hair away from his left lobe. \u201cYou\u2019re still wearing that?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cBeen there since the day you deserted me at the airport.\u201d<\/p>\n Reaching up, she pulled back her long, copper tresses and revealed the mate to the earring he wore in her upper ear. \u201cGot this piercing after we moved to Canada. First thing I did when I got on my own. One of my many acts of defiance. Believe it or not, I was more of a rebel there than I was before they dragged me off kicking and screaming.\u201d<\/p>\n He chuckled at her statement, leaned forward and ran his fingers up and down his glass wiping away the condensation. The action made Katherine wish she were the one he was stroking. She squirmed in her seat. Her parents ruined everything when they took her away.<\/p>\n \u201cAs soon as I came back I went to your old place so we could pick up where we left off but the people wouldn\u2019t tell me where you were.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cDidn\u2019t know that. Guess I started working on the rigs a couple of months after you went. I moved closer to the airport to make a shorter commute.\u201d He took hold of her hands and stroked the backs of them with his thumbs. \u201cTruth be told, I didn\u2019t expect you to come back. I figured you\u2019d find some guy there about your own age and it would be the end of us.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cFive years isn\u2019t a huge difference.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYour parents sure thought different. Good thing you were sixteen or they would have had my arse thrown in jail.\u201d<\/p>\n She smiled. \u201cDon\u2019t forget. We got together before that. So yeah, glad they didn\u2019t. I would have had to spend those nights at Steph\u2019s for real, rather than with you.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI forgot about that.\u201d He hoisted his glass and drained it.<\/p>\n \u201cB-but I thought we were over when I finally saw you after our grad party. You appeared so cozy with that girl.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cOh her. A mistake. One of the lads on the rig set me up with her. I hoped once I saw you that night, we would have a chance.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cAnd I thought we didn\u2019t because I assumed you were having a good time with her all cuddled together.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWhat about you? I could say the same. You looked pretty happy, yourself, with that guy.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI was. I didn\u2019t expect to see you there. You don\u2019t know how jealous I was. I guess I got involved with Colin seriously to get my own back at you.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI never meant to hurt you. Never stopped thinking about you and our time together.\u201d<\/p>\n A tear fell from Katherine\u2019s eye. Before she could swipe at it, he brushed the droplet away with his thumb. \u201cTell me, please. I want to know why you\u2019re so sad.\u201d<\/p>\n She gulped back a sob and answered. \u201cNot long after we got the bookstore, not even married more than a minute \u2013 after seeing you and \u2026 her, thought we were over. Colin was a nice bloke so when he asked, I said yes. Anyway, we got the chance to buy the place.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cAnd?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cHe was killed in the London bombings. He went on a book buying trip and didn\u2019t come home. He was at King\u2019s Cross to catch his train to Aberdeen.\u201d She pulled a gold chain out from under her layers of clothing and toyed with the wedding ring dangling from it. \u201cThis is all I have left of him.\u201d By now, Katherine sobbed uncontrollably.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m so sorry. I had no idea and had no intentions of hurting you.\u201d He eased around the end of the booth and gathered her in his arms. \u201cFinish your drink and we\u2019ll leave. Take you somewhere and cheer you up.\u201d<\/p>\n Outdoors, she began to feel better. The fresh air helped clear her head of the unpleasant memories of her past. \u201cLet\u2019s go back to mine,\u201d she suggested feeling brazen thanks to being with him again and her passion for him returning. \u201cIt\u2019s not far. Just over the bookshop.\u201d She took his hand and led the way.<\/p>\n Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n Kobo<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Today I’m sharing an #excerpt from my romantic suspense\/psychological thriller, YESTERDAY TODAY ALWAYS. I hope you enjoy it. Will a reckless moment from her past come back to haunt her? Devastated by the death of her husband, Colin, in the London bombings on July 7, 2005, Katherine Murphy-Whithorn builds a wall around her heart determined … Continue reading #Excerpt from YESTERDAY TODAY ALWAYS #romsuspense #thriller<\/span>
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\nAs the curtain falls on 2010 her first love, Jared Martin, walks back into Katherine\u00b4s life. Despite him being her first love, he must tear down the barrier she\u00b4s created to protect herself. Finally seeing a second chance of a life with him, Katherine couldn\u00b4t be happier until another cruel twist of fate strikes. The helicopter returning from the Alpha Ecosse platform, on which Jared is a passenger, ditches in the North Sea. Can he survive the ordeal?
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