Second Chances (9 page)
Authors: Kathy Ivan
Tags: #Literature & Fiction, #Romance, #Contemporary, #Paranormal, #Holidays, #Ghosts, #Paranormal Romantic Novella
Reaching up, she cupped his cheek, placing a soft kiss against his lips. "I’m sure."
Hitching the sheet up higher to cover her naked breasts, she sat up in the bed, facing the two apparitions, friends she’d thought lost to her forever.
"So, guys, same time next year?"
D
ownstairs in his office, Quinton Chase stood beside the roaring fire in the fireplace, his hand resting against the mantle. A slight smile dimpling the corners of his lips. It was done. Finished.
His job as the Fate-Keeper was oft fraught with difficult times, part of his penance for daring to thwart The Fates. They were some mean bitches when they were pissed off, and he’d definitely pissed them off. Unfortunately, they still hadn’t gotten over his foray into their inner sanctum and a thousand years later he was still paying the price.
Often called upon to be a conduit, he became an invisible bridge between this world and the betwixt and between, formed a paranormal psychic gateway for communication and communion between the two sides.
Many times the outcome ended with broken hearts and tattered souls for those daring enough to take the chance—not this time. This time everything went oh so right.
Four souls forever intertwined, metaphysical and spiritual bonds formed no man could separate.
Two souls bound together for eternity through a love which transcended death. Another two souls reaffirming their own bonds of love in a selfless and joyous union that healed a broken and grief-filled heart and fractured spirit sealing their love, writing it on their hearts and souls, not only in the here and now but until the end of time.
He ran a hand through his hair and loosened his tie, pulling it free from his collar before unbuttoning the first button, then the next. Flicking the switch, he turned off the gas to the fireplace and walked through the door of his office. The snick of the lock as it tumbled into place echoed behind him as the door closed.
The private elevator doors swooshed open at the turn of his key and he stepped inside and pressed the button that would take him to his penthouse suite, his personal oasis at Destiny’s Desire. With any luck he’d get a few hours sleep before beginning his next project, although basic preparations were already under way. Marcia was a gem and she’d already started the ball rolling.
The sleek metal doors parted, opened directly into his living room area, a hedonistic dream that he at times cherished and others despised. He strode through the darkened space, lit only by the glow of moonlight reflecting off the fresh snowfall. Not bothering to turn on any lights he headed straight for the master bedroom, his mind already planning the next couple’s reunion.
He chuckled as the bedroom door closed.
Jake Stone was next and he was in for the surprise of his life.
The End
Kathy Ivan
Award winning author Kathy Ivan can’t remember a time when books and reading weren’t an enormous part of her daily life. Blessed by a mother who instilled in her the importance of books and storytelling, Kathy could always be found with her nose buried inside a book for hours at a time.
By day her job is about an uncreative as it gets, doing medical transcription. By night, she unleashes all the voices in her head and with the characters weaves together their lives and adventures, telling stories she hopes readers want to read.
An avid reader of all types of romance, Kathy has written both romantic suspense and paranormal romance. Kathy makes her home in the heart of North Texas doing her best to deal with the Texas heat. She’s a member of Romance Writers of American (RWA) and the Dallas Area Romance Authors (DARA). She loves to hear from readers.
Desperate Choices
When psychic Theresa Crawford’s former beau walks into her New Orleans New Age shop, she senses trouble. Big trouble. Max Lamoreaux hasn’t come to discuss their relationship—the private investigator is on a case, and he needs Theresa’s help.
Max’s godson is missing. The police have declared Tommy a runaway, but Max’s gut tells him otherwise. While he’s highly skeptical of Theresa’s abilities, her visions provide the only clue as to who’s taken Tommy. The longer Max works with Theresa, the harder it is to resist his desire for the sexy woman.
As they inch closer to finding Tommy, Max and Theresa also discover that time hasn’t diminished their powerful attraction. But Theresa harbors her own dark secrets from her past. Secrets that broke them up before--and could drive them apart again, unless Theresa can learn to trust Max with
everything . . .
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Copyright © 2012 by Kathy Ivan
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Release date: Nov 2012
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