
Thomas was the love of my life, or he was supposed to be. Instead, he became the guy who broke my heart, crushed my spirit, the last guy I ever dated, and the reason I never wanted to date again.
All this, I decided at seventeen, right after we graduated, which coincided with the day he left. He had his truck packed. We’d talked about running off together, eloping. Instead, Thomas explained he was leaving, joining the rodeo, and I could come if I wanted.
If I wanted!
I thought we shared a dream, but it didn’t include running off to join the western equivalent of a circus. Not with him. Not with anyone. I knew better.
So, he left, and I decided to make a life on my own.
I spent the next few months learning all I could about the small bookstore my aunt owned. I gradually took over as she aged, until one morning she woke and announced that she was ready to retire. She had picked a retirement community nearby, she wanted to relax, sleep in and hang out with the old people, like herself.
I’d begun to clean up the place, sorting through boxes of books she’d packed away and began setting them out. I’d let people make me an offer since I was short on space. That was when Thomas appeared. His father had passed, and the community was buzzing with rumors that he had returned to sell the property.
He’d come in looking for a good read or so he claimed. Instead I shoved a book at him and told him to take it. I hoped I’d never see him again, but I was wrong. He returned, with the book, his note told me to read the book and I’d understand. So, I read it, and I understood nothing.
It was Aunt Vi’s diary. She too had never stopped pining for a cowboy who left her behind.
Maybe he thought he was saving me. Perhaps I missed what I was supposed to understand all together. All I knew was that I didn’t want to face him. One look at him told me it would be all to easy to fall into those strong arms again and I knew I still loved him, even if he didn’t love me in return.




𝘽𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙏𝙬𝙤 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙆𝙤𝙣𝙖 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙇𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙙𝙚𝙥𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙢𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙡 𝙧𝙤𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚, 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚, 𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙨, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙧𝙚𝙙𝙚𝙢𝙥𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙬𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙖 𝙛𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙮 𝙨𝙖𝙜𝙖 𝙨𝙚𝙩 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙖𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝙞𝙨𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙃𝙖𝙬𝙖𝙞𝙞. 𝙏𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙚𝙙, 𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝 𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙗𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙖𝙨 𝙖 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙚.
𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘔𝘢𝘦𝘭𝘦 𝘔𝘰𝘢𝘯𝘢 𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘶𝘱 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘈𝘥𝘢𝘮 𝘠𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘬 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘪𝘴𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘈𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘦’𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘥𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴𝘯’𝘵 𝘦𝘹𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘢 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩. 𝘔𝘢𝘦𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘳, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘈𝘥𝘢𝘮 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘮𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘖𝘢𝘩𝘶.
𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘯’𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘰𝘯.
𝘉𝘪𝘨 𝘋𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘴.
𝘋𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘔𝘢𝘦𝘭𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘒𝘢𝘶𝘢𝘪 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘈𝘥𝘢𝘮 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘶𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘓𝘰𝘴 𝘈𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘴.
𝘈𝘥𝘢𝘮 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘭𝘺, 𝘔𝘢𝘦𝘭𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘩𝘪𝘮 𝘪𝘯. 𝘏𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘪𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘴𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺’𝘷𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘶𝘱 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵.
𝘽𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙏𝙬𝙤 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙆𝙤𝙣𝙖 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙇𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙞𝙨 𝙨𝙚𝙩 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙞𝙨𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙆𝙖𝙪𝙖𝙞. 𝙒𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙎𝙪𝙣 𝙍𝙞𝙨𝙚𝙨 𝙞𝙨 𝙖 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙙𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙮, 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙜 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙫𝙖𝙡𝙤𝙧 𝙞𝙣 𝙡𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙜𝙤.
The dolphins splashed and squealed and played, spinning around close enough to rock our board. Warren paddled backward, ensuring we kept a safe distance. We sat in silence for about ten minutes more until one by one, they swam away.
Don’t go. I thought. Make him hold me for a little while longer.
“I found them the other day and thought of you. Wanted you to see this.”
“Will they stay? How long will they be here?”
“Each pod is different. Some migrate, some just stay in one territory. It’s hard to tell whether these are the ones that I saw the other day. The reef makes for an abundance of food around here.” “What an experience. I’ve never been this close to anything
like that. Thank you for bringing me here.”
“This is what I want, Andie. I don’t know much about you. I know you’re probably just passing through. But while you’re here, I’m going to make sure that moments like this make it hard for you to forget me.”
I smiled from ear to ear, excited about what I’d just witnessed and amazed at the comfort I felt with someone I hardly knew.
“In fact,” he said, holding out his arms to make sure I didn’t fall while I turned around to face him, legs crossed in applesauce. “I’d like to give you a moment like this every week, no questions asked. We don’t have to explain anything to anyone, you don’t have to tell me anything you don’t want to about who you are or what you’ve done or didn’t do. No past, just the present. We can offer each other a fresh start.” His head moved closer, until my nose almost touched his. There was an undulating rhythm in the water. I rose up, he went down; he rose up, I went down. It only served to heighten the voltage that ran between his touch and my skin. His eyes turned dark and ominous. “And every weekend, until you leave, you’re mine.”
“Um, so weekends are really busy at the coffee shop,” I said with a flirtatious grin, trying to resist his charm. That smile was getting to me. I couldn’t tear my eyes away from his mouth.
“Not so fast, pretty lady. Fridays then. We go on a Moments Tour every Friday. Deal?” He offered me his hand. What did I have to lose?
“Deal.”

Four years ago, after experiencing a great loss in her life, Anna Gomez, who writes as Christine Brae, decided that it was time to channel her feelings on paper and see where it would take her. She never imagined that her words would touch the hearts of many women with the same stories to tell. With an established fan base and a dedicated following, Anna Gomez has published six novels, three of which have won Literary Awards: The Light in the Wound series, Insipid, In this Life, Eight Goodbyes and the Year I Left .
Anna Gomez is a hopeless romantic who writes about real life, flawed characters and the saving grace of unconditional love. Her experience of living and growing up in a foreign country plays a large part in her stories. Her full-time career and ability to travel extensively also add flair and individuality to the vividly written settings in her books. They transport the reader to faraway places and make them feel like they’ve been there before. Anna’s inspiration stems from the people she meets and the places that she’s seen. Her stories are realistic and honest, thought-provoking and impactful. Her love for poetry is evident in her writing style.
Anna is Chief Financial Officer and Partner of No Fixed Address, a network of global advertising agencies, and lives in Chicago with her husband and three children.

Kristoffer Polaha is best-known for his long starring role in the critically acclaimed series Life Unexpected (The CW). Other TV series credits include Get Shorty with Ray Romano and Chris O’Dowd, the limited series Condoropposite William Hurt and Max Irons, The CW’s Ringer (Sarah Michelle Gellar) and Valentine, as well as North Shore(FOX).
In addition to co-starring with Rainn Wilson in Backstrom (FOX), he had a multi-season role on the acclaimed series Mad Men (AMC) and Castle (ABC). Polaha is also well-known for starring in Hallmark Channel movies such as Dater’s Handbook with Meghan Markle, and the Mystery 101 franchise on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries.
Polaha first received attention for his portrayal of John F. Kennedy, Jr. in the TV movie, America’s Prince: The John F. Kennedy Jr. Story, opposite Portia de Rossi. He has appeared in numerous independent features, including Where Hope Grows, Devil’s Knot (Colin Firth, Reese Witherspoon), and the Tim Tebow film, Run the Race.
Polaha has a featured role opposite Gal Gadot in Wonder Woman 1984 and in Jurassic World: Dominion.
In addition to his work as an actor, producer, and director, Polaha is branching into the book world by co-authoring a new series. He is also involved with several charitable organizations, including being an ambassador for World Vision, a board member for HerArtsInAction, and The Polaha Family Circus Foundation.
Polaha was born in Reno, Nevada, and he is married to actress Julianne Morris. They have three sons.

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One night in college a decade ago turned Meredith and Rowan into enemies.
Becoming Portland’s hottest first baseman with a fan base watching his every move, Rowan earned a reputation that annoyed Meredith. But she only had to think about it whenever their mutual best friends brought them together, which is why she was stuck cat-sitting for Rowan on a night that would change her life forever…
When Rowan’s reputation falters, there’s only one person who can fix it. His team’s sweetest day contest is the chance, with money and attention as the prize. Rowan has the money and charm, but he needs the fake girlfriend to win. Meredith needs the money to save her job, and she’s ready to play… If she can accept the fake boyfriend.
Agreeing on a plan to woo the city, Meredith and Rowan realize there’s more to their blossoming friendship. Finding excuses to be together, they quickly fall from rivals to so much more.
When the bases are loaded, Rowan and Meredith need to decide if they can move on from the past and admit their true feelings to hit their moon shot.
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Getting lost in the pages of a book is Fiona’s favorite escape. Bouncing between YA, contemporary, and romantic suspense, Fiona writes about love because she believes the world needs more of it. Writing from the Pacific Northwest, Fiona can be found creating memories with her family, and daydreaming of her next story while wandering the aisles of local bookstores and coffee shops in the rain.
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Since self-publishing her first book in May of 2013, Laramie Briscoe has published over 10 books. She’s appeared on the Top 100 Bestselling E-books Lists on iBooks, Amazon Kindle, Kobo, and Barnes & Noble. She’s been called “a very young Maya Banks” (Amazon reviewer) and her books have been accused of being “sexy, family-oriented, romances with heart”.
When she’s not writing alpha males who seriously love their women, she loves spending time with friends, reading, and marathoning shows on her DVR. Married to her high school sweetheart, Laramie lives in Bowling Green, KY with her husband (the Travel Coordinator) and a sometimes crazy cat named Beau.






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“Wow, Wow, WOW! My heart is bursting. Loved Shared is the perfect ending to the Pure Sin Trilogy. It’s beautifully written.” ~ Goodreads Reviewer
“You know the old saying, sharing is caring? Well, let me tell all you romance lovers out there that in the pages of Love Shared, sharing is caring alright and holds an entirely different meaning.” ~ Goodreads Reviewer

Witnessing my best friends fall in love has been wonderful. I never thought about it until now. Crystal and April have found their happily ever after, but what about mine? I’ve dated my fair share of men, but none of them were love material. I work hard and play just as hard, but I want more after seeing love unfold right before my eyes.

I’ve enjoyed books for as long as I can remember. Reading allows you to expand your mind and make you say, what if? Four years ago, I became a part of the Book World as a Blogger and The Erotic Book Review was born.
Join us for the cover reveal of Ship Got Real, the next book in the Love at Sea Series. Keep reading for more details about this sexy, blind date romance.
Title: Ship Got Real
Author: T.L. Anderson
Release Date: 10/31/2022
Genres: Contemporary Romance
Tropes: Blind Date Romance

When my best friend cons me into going on a cruise with him as his wingwoman, I didn’t expect a love at sea theme.
Add in speed dating, an insane scavenger hunt, and the sexy blind date he sets me up on and the entire trip becomes so much more than I’m ready for.
After experiencing what heartbreak can do to a person, falling in love is the last thing I want to do. Ever.
There’s just one tiny problem…
Colin Turner.
Ship Got Real is a blind date romance, part of the Love at Sea multi-author series. Get ready to set sail through the Caribbean on Festival Cruises’ most alluring voyage with eight of your favorite authors – happily ever after guaranteed!
Experience everything the Love at Sea series has to offer. From speed dating to masquerades, guests are sure to enjoy the hot days and steamy nights. Explore hidden waterfalls, swim with dolphins, and watch as eight couples find their forever on the open ocean.

About T.L. Anderson

L. Anderson writes romance filled novels that sometimes have a twist of suspense. Her characters are strong-willed, heart-felt, and at times angst-ridden.
She currently lives in Wisconsin with her husband, adventurous daughter, her baby boy, two mischievous dogs, a stubborn cat, and two guinea pigs.
Since the age of 3, she has loved reading and writing her own stories. Now her passion has developed into a career. After earning a certificate from the Children’s Institute of Literature she decided it was time to put the multiple characters in her head onto paper so she can share her stories with the world.
She has a slight obsession with doughnuts, coffee, and dinosaurs. When she’s not writing you can find her lurking on social media looking for new books to read, taking care of her mini-zoo at home, or having her nose stuck in a book.
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About The Love at Sea Series

Get ready to set sail through the Caribbean on Festival Cruises’ most alluring voyage with eight of your favorite authors – happily ever after guaranteed!
Experience everything the Love at Sea series has to offer. From speed dating to masquerades, guests are sure to enjoy the hot days and steamy nights. Explore hidden waterfalls, swim with dolphins, and watch as eight couples find their forever on the open ocean.
Each story features a brand new couple and a fun trope from our amazing line up of authors including: Kate Stacy, HM Thomas, Mari Sol, S.A. Clayton, T.L. Anderson, Karigan Hale, Susan Renee, and A.M. Williams.
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