This is an excerpt from my newest novel, Faith 15, book two in the Men of Faith series.
“A
regular guy,” Cooper mumbled. “All I'm
hoping is for Cali to see me as a regular guy.”
As he ran the tip of his toe over the weathered deck board wondering how
much further to expose himself, Jason Aldean's voice cut through the silence
with a heated, country drawl promising something about memories and tattoos. Burke
smiled at Cooper’s latest choice of ring tones and reached for his abandoned
coffee cup before Cooper could manage another word.
“Here's
your chance, big boy,” Burke laughed, slapping Cooper on the back.
How
could Cooper have failed to remember that his best friend was a total pest when
he wanted to be?
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Cooper Hensen is back in the Midwest, a place that holds
haunting memories for him. Worse, he’s
been labeled the newcomer, the guy now responsible for replacing a pro bowl, quarterback
superstar destined for the hall of fame.
And while the other guy’s name graces everything around the city from a
children’s hospital to a golf course and philanthropic foundation, people keep
misspelling Cooper’s, driving him crazy.
Twice in as many weeks he’s heard his neighbor, a die-hard other guy fan, refer to him as Copper. Seriously?
Cali Carter is a hard charging, no non-sense district
attorney determined to clean up the city of Indianapolis. But lately things have shifted and she’s felt
torn between her work and the position she fought so hard to achieve, and
helping her sister, who’s struggling to manage her own young family and run the
small café where she’s invested all of her heart, not to mention her life
savings.
When a bossy, quick thinker who likes to fix things meets
a man with incredible potential clouded by a haunted past, can two household
names find a balance of power within their relationship and share the
spotlight?
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That's an interesting snippet--being inside his mind, privy to the wheels turning. Gives the reader a brief glimpse of what he's all about. Nicely done!
ReplyDeleteThank you! Cooper is a sweetheart but he does suffer his fair share of torment.
DeleteHis angst is very clear, although I don't know what he's referring to. What marks? Are they or are they not on his back? Very intriguing and interested in where this is going.
ReplyDeleteJust eight sentences make the issue a bit vague. Cali thinks Cooper might be hurting himself as a means of dealing with the stress in his life and she's on a mission to find proof.
DeleteInteresting excerpt, definitely raises a few questions....!
ReplyDeleteFascinating. Pulls you right in with questions.
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