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Dilemma
Dilemma
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After a fast-paced career, forty-two year old Adam Washington retires to Eagle Mountain, North Carolina seeking the peacefulness of mountain life. But the quaint little town swirls with a deep-seated undercurrent of unrest. Adam's presence stokes the town's interest and fuels the hidden passions of Natalie Wilson, wife of the town's police chief. Natalie, successful quilt shop owner and college teacher, is resigned to her psychological past, until Adam innocently crosses her path. Hot emotions begin to ricochet in the dark corners of Eagle Mountain. An arrest sets off a firestorm of revenge, as a wildfire romance burns in the shadows. This forbidden romance simmers with insomnia-like suspense, as dark and threatenting secrets from the past erupt into a series of emotional U-turns and twists before steaming to a breathless climax.

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PublisherJerry Byrum
Release dateOct 19, 2011
ISBN9780984048502
Dilemma
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Jerry Byrum

Jerry Byrum is a native of North Carolina and a graduate of High Point University, and East Carolina University. After service in the U.S. Army, Jerry taught public school science six years, and served as a science consultant four years. He enjoyed a 25-year career as a national representative of the American Federation of Teachers, with assignments in more than 30 states. His passions are his family, writing, reading, teaching, speaking, and quilting. He writes and relaxes from the mountains to the coast of the variety vacation-land, North Carolina. He enjoys writing edgy contemporary romance with strong female protagonists and other runaway characters usually on a mission to satisfy their passions. Jerry writes complete, stand-alone stories, and you may read them in any order. He is a member of the Romance Writers of America.

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