Heart Strings

By Linnea Alexis

When her grandson wins a music camp essay contest, Bree Elise must confront the secrets of her past and the man who thirty years ago stole her heart--and who has been searching for her ever since.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Boroughs Publishing Group
• Release date: May 29, 2015
• ISBN: 9781942886365

Linnea Alexis

Linnea Alexis stopped stirring up trouble in the corporate world a few years ago and now satisfies her appetite for adventure by writing about second chances. She writes Contemporary Romance, Romantic Suspense, and Historical Romance where flawed heroes and heroines find their Happily Ever After. Find her at www.linneaalexis.com.

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HEART STRINGS

Linnea Alexis

www.BOROUGHSPUBLISHINGGROUP.com

PUBLISHER’S NOTE: This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, business establishments or persons, living or dead, is coincidental. Boroughs Publishing Group does not have any control over and does not assume responsibility for author or third-party websites, blogs or critiques or their content.

HEART STRINGS

Copyright © 2015 Linnea Alexis

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ISBN 978-1-942896-36-5

For everyone who believes in second chances.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Thanks to my Short in Six sisters for their unwavering support and encouragement, to MaryAnn Easley the ultimate plot master whose insight amazes me, and to my editor, Michelle Klayman, for believing in me and making my story better. A special thanks to Trevor Deiter for inspiring my story.

CONTENTS

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

About the Author

HEART STRINGS

Chapter One

Sammy West played the final notes of an intricate blues riff on the electric guitar named for him. "Whew. I still got it. He whooped, shook out his hands, and flexed his fingers. How’s it going?" he asked John, his manager and confidant for the last twenty years.

In appearance, he was Sammy’s polar opposite. John was half a foot shorter than the former rocker, had at least twenty-five pounds on him, and kept his dark hair closely cropped.

After Sammy unplugged his guitar, he set it on the stand near the amplifier. Stretching to his full height, he rolled his shoulders to relieve the stiffness in his upper back. Today’s practice session was especially grueling. He’d struggled for weeks to create the perfect soundtrack for an upcoming documentary on the impact of eighties music. With his reputation on the line, he expected perfection from all the musicians, especially himself.

He pulled two bottles of water from the small refrigerator in the corner of his spacious Nashville office, ambled past the framed gold records lining the wall, and stopped at the glass-top conference table where John sorted through small stacks of paper. Any of them jump out at you yet? After handing John the ice-cold water, he wiped the condensation from his palms on his faded jeans.

Thanks. But reading these essays is something you should be doing. Not me. John unscrewed the bottle cap and swigged the water.

"This contest was your brainy idea, not mine. Just read them then let me know what we got. Sammy raked his fingers through his hair and paced. Pick out the best ones. He shrugged one shoulder. Then I’ll draw the