On Tour with Prism Book Tours
Mass Market Paperback & ebook, 384 pages
August 1st 2017 by Harlequin Superromance
There's something about Julie
Hunter Rafferty is committed to two things: his bachelor lifestyle and his career as an event planner. But working with Julie Fairbanks on a fund-raising gala is quickly becoming the best part of his day. He can't stop thinking about the mysterious beauty—despite her refusals to have dinner with him.
Everything changes when seven-year-old Joy comes to The Lemonade Stand, a shelter for victims of abuse. To help Joy overcome her trauma and the mystery surrounding it, Hunter and Julie push beyond their boundaries, confronting their own past pain…and feelings for each other.
CHAPTER TWO, Part 4
The
threat of tears nearly strangled her. Lila was wrong. In the end,
everyone was alone. Alone in your mind. In your secret places. Alone in a
pain only you could feel. In a fear only you could fight.
No one else could know what it felt like to live with your own inability to trust.
Lila’s
hand on Julie’s knee brought her gaze back to the older woman. “You’re
interesting, Julie,” Lila said. “You’ve got such a unique perspective.
Don’t forget I’ve read your stories...”
She
blinked. Only Colin, Chantel and a few other people knew that she was
the author of the newly published and already bestselling children’s
book series, Being Amy.
Lila was one of the few. Julie had told the director and Sara about the
books when she’d offered to do some storytelling sessions the year
before.
“Don’t
worry, no one else here knows,” Lila said, cluing Julie into the fact
that she must be showing her horror at the thought of becoming a public
figure of any kind. “I gave you my word.”
She
nodded. At Chantel’s urging, because her sister-in-law believed that
Julie’s books could help children understand the challenges they faced,
she’d agreed to have her work looked at. Chantel had an aunt by marriage
whose family owned a small nonfiction publishing house—and who had
long-term acquaintances with fiction publishing professionals. Within
six weeks of sending the original file, Julie had a contract.
“So what do you say? Will you join us for dinner?”
The
mere idea of venturing out far enough to go out for no purpose other
than to socialize gave her a panic attack...and yet...she’d loved being
part of a tribe...
But,
in the past, when push had come to shove, when there’d been pressure
put on their families by the police commissioner and his best friend,
Smyth Sr.—a man who’d owned most of their investments—when they could’ve
been ostracized from their privileged social group, her friends had all
chosen to believe that a brutal date rape had been consensual sex.
Not everyone was out for the money, Julie told herself.
Her protective voice spoke up. But everyone looked out for self. In spite of others’ needs.
Except
at The Lemonade Stand, where Lila and Julie and Lynn spent most of
their waking hours. She could trust them to be real friends.
I will not let the bastard win...
“When did you have in mind?” Every nerve trembled, but when Lila gave her a date and time, Julie agreed to the outing.
And got out of The Lemonade Stand as quickly as she could.
* * *
Other Books in the Where Secrets Are Safe Series
(Books released as of July 2017. Each can be read as a standalone.)
(Books released as of July 2017. Each can be read as a standalone.)
About the Author
The author of more than 70 original novels, in twenty languages, Tara Taylor Quinn is a USA Today bestseller with over six million copies sold. A 2015 RITA finalist Tara appears frequently on bestseller lists, including #1 placement on Amazon lists, and multiple showings on the Publisher’s Weekly Bestseller list. She has appeared on national and local TV across the country, including CBS Sunday Morning.
Tara is a supporter of the National Domestic Violence Hotline. If you or someone you know might be a victim of domestic violence in the United States, please contact 1-800-799-7233.
Domestic Violence Shelter Drive
As Tara supports speaking out against domestic violence and supporting those who have been abused, both through her books and in her community, she would love for you to join her in donating items to a shelter in your area. Find out more here.
Tour Schedule
August 5th: Launch
August 6th:
August 7th:
August 8th:
August 9th:
Inside The Mind of an Avid Reader
August 10th:
August 11th:
August 12th: Grand Finale
Tour Giveaways
1ST RAFFLECOPTER:
1 winner will receive ebooks of Where Secrets are Safe series books 1 - 13 (open internationally)
1 winner (per the four tour segments) will receive a $10 Amazon eGift Card (open internationally)
2ND RAFFLECOPTER:
1 winner will receive 25,000 Harelquin My Rewards Points, equivalent to 5 books (US and CAN only)
1 winner will receive 5,000 Harelquin My Rewards Points, equivalent to 1 book (US and CAN only)
Both Rafflecopter giveaways end November 30th, 2017
