The Promise of Hope Shelter
by Sarah Hadley Brook
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Jacob
Baumgardner is struggling to get his nonprofit shelter for gay teens up and
running. The old building needs a lot of help in order for it to pass
inspection. Raised by his grandparents for part of his life, the shelter is his
chance to honor them. Unfortunately, someone is making his dream difficult. An
anonymous extortionist is determined to ruin his late grandfather’s good name
which could mean the end of the shelter.
Luka Smith is fairly
new in town and willing to work hard at any job available. He is struggling to
find his place in the world after a traumatic event in his teen years pushed
him to run. When Jacob hires him to help with repairs at the shelter, Luka
falls hard and fast. He wants nothing more than to be part of his world and
help him with his dream, if Jacob will let him.
As they work together
to ensure The Promise of Hope Shelter gets off the ground, their feelings only
grow. But will a calculating blackmailer close the shelter before they even
have a chance?
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Now for an Excerpt:
“Look at me, Jacob,” Luka whispered, his hand tilting up
Jacob’s chin. When they stared into each other’s eyes, Jacob smoothed some
flyaway hairs from Luka’s forehead. “I’ve tried to keep my distance from you,
but I can’t anymore.”
Jacob’s eyes widened. “Really? I thought you didn’t want to
talk to me.”
“Let me take you out,” Luka murmured, nuzzling Jacob’s hair.
It was more of a statement than a question, really.
Jacob wasn’t sure if he should say “yes,” but the pull
toward Luka was too intense. He knew almost nothing about the man, yet he
wanted to know everything. “Yes.”
“Tomorrow?”
Jacob thought about it. Garrett’s shift was tomorrow evening
and he would be staying until morning, so Jacob could definitely go out. Not
that he needed all night. “That works. I’ll need to stay until Garrett
Martinson arrives for his shift around seven.”
“Perfect. I’ll pick you up at seven-fifteen. Does that
work?”
Jacob nodded, suddenly feeling shy.
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About the Author:
Sarah Hadley
Brook lives smack-dab in the middle of the Heartland and is the mother of two
wonderful young men, as well as two cats. During the day, she works in the
non-profit world, but reserves evenings for her hobby-turned-passion of
writing, letting the characters she conjures up in her mind take the lead and
show her where the story will go. When not working or writing, she can be found
reading, working on dollhouses, trying her hand at new recipes, or watching old
movies and musicals. In her ideal world, Christmas would come at least twice a
year, Rock Hudson and Doris Day would have co-starred in more than three
movies, and chocolate would be a daily necessity to live. She dreams of
traveling to Scotland some day and visiting the places her ancestors lived.
Sarah believes in “Happily Ever After” and strives to ensure her characters
find their own happiness in love and life.
Author of:
The Great
Pretender
Matthew’s
Present
Caleb’s Choice
The Promise of Hope
Shelter
Coming Soon:
Fate Heats
Things Up
Eggplant
Highlights and Mustard Yellow Jeans
Website:
www.sarahhadleybrookwrites.com
Email:
contact@sarahhadleybrookwrites.com
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/sarahhadleybrookwrites
Pinterest:
https://www.pinterest.com/SHadleyBrook/
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/SarahHadleyBrook
Book
Buy Link: https://www.amazon.com/Promise-Shelter-Sarah-Hadley-Brook-ebook/dp/B0749QNQ4Z
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7 comments:
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Thanks for sharing!!
Thanks for sharing the excerpt, I enjoyed reading it :)
This book is "my cup of tea", looking forward to reading it!
Thank you again for sharing an excerpt and the raffle!
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