MARCH, 2018
DEFENDING HER HEART
By: Laura Haley-McNeil
The Plot:
JT Whitloch can‟t close his eyes
without seeing the body of the woman
who drowned in his swimming pool
two years ago. He doesn‟t remember
that night but blames himself for her
death. He walks away from his affluent
life and moves to Crystal Creek, but
still he can‟t find peace.
Then Gretchen Moore moves to
town. She stirs up his desire and his
past with a secret so deadly it could
destroy her.
Gretchen wants nothing to do with JT. Because of him,
someone wants her dead. The terror from his past forces them
into an alliance that soon ignites their passion. Fighting these
feelings leads them to the secret of the woman floating in JT‟s
swimming pool, but the knowledge doesn‟t ease JT‟s inner tur-
moil. Instead, it reveals an answer that could destroy him and
Gretchen. His own destruction he could accept, but he‟ll defend
Gretchen to his death.
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An Excerpt
JT Whitloch sensed the woman the moment he set foot in-
side the auction stables. Through the scent of anxiety-ridden
horses and a mass of humanity floated the fragrance of delicacy
and wealth. A wave of disappointment dropped over him. He‟d
been twenty-three years old when he‟d walked away from that
life two years ago. He thought he‟d suppressed his urges for
women—at least that kind of woman. The desire pumping
through him was a quick reminder—he‟d failed.
The brim of the woman‟s cowgirl hat cast a shadow over her
I‟m-a-celebrity sunglasses. Two words popped into his mind—
elegant and stunning—as elegant and stunning as the Arabian
stallion they both eyed.
Behind her glamorous exterior he sensed something else—
cool strength and determination. She may be used to winning but
if she planned to bid on the stallion, she‟d learn she was no
match for Rose Whitloch, JT‟s stepmother.
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Prices:
Print: $12.00
E-Book: $3.99
Length: 362 Pages
Heat Level: PG
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Biography:
Laura Haley-McNeil is an award-winning author of romantic suspense and women‟s fiction in novel length
and in short stories. Her work has been featured in several women‟s magazines. She has studied piano and ballet
and has been a board member for two community orchestras. She and her husband reside in Colorado. When
she isn‟t writing, she jogs, bicycles and crochets.
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