Doomed: New Zealand Bound Series, #3

By Sarah Doren

A Heart Twisting New Adult Contemporary Romance Trilogy! A story of passion, fury, heartbreak, and love.

DOOMED - NEW ZEALAND BOUND SERIES (Book 3)

Just as things are starting to look up for her, Tina Brown finds herself torn between two men. She is unable to move forward with the mysterious Wiremu, who draws her like a magnet. Yet, whenever she looks at her windsurfing instructor, Theo, she finds adventure, yet not enough passion.

However, with so little time left in New Zealand, Tina must face Theo’s deceit, and instead find the courage to choose the one man that makes her heart beat faster whenever he is around, although in doing so, she is breaking a promise she made herself–the promise never to become attached to anyone during her stay in New Zealand.

Will she be able to choose the right man and let the other go? Will she be too caught up in her own past experiences and choose only herself? There is only one way to find out….

• Language: English
• Publisher: Sarah Doren
• Release date: Oct 22, 2015
• ISBN: 9781519986931

Book preview

Chapter One

Tell me, I insisted.

Why are you insisting on this? he asked.

I bit my full lower lip and stared at him with worried eyes. Don’t I have the right to know, at least?

You don’t need to know shit, Tina. Wiremu pushed back from me and stood up to his full height.

Of course I do! I said, sitting up.

Why won’t you tell me? I added, following him to the window.

I watched silently, as he crossed his arms and looked out the window. I didn’t know what he was thinking, nor did I know if he was going to tell me the reason why he didn’t bring his past girlfriends into his apartment. Did he have some weird reason?

I walked over to him and laid one hand on his arm. Tell me, I said.

He looked down at my hand, then back up at me. His eyes were sober, his expression unreadable.

You want to know why I don’t bring girls into my apartment? he growled suddenly, taking me by surprise.

Y-yes, I stammered, stepping back a bit.

I don’t bring in girls, because I promised my family—my father in particular—that I wouldn’t bring any girls into the apartment he paid for. You see, Tina, I came from an elite family. Where expectations are ridiculously high.

What do you mean? I asked, confused.

I had no idea what he was talking about. In my twenty-four years, I had met few people who had come from elite families. While their family’s expectations may have been high, I had never come across someone so captive to their family’s will and expectations.

I’m supposed to marry a girl I don’t even know, you know, Wiremu started, chuckling under his breath. Can you believe that? My parents are forcing me to marry some other elite girl, I haven’t even met.

His confession made me stagger. He was supposed to marry to someone else? Someone who was assigned to him? By his family? My mind was reeling. He had to be kidding! Playing a prank on me, and in any minute now, he’d be letting me in on the joke.

Are you serious? I asked, staring up at him with wide eyes.

He chuckled, albeit humorlessly. You think this is something I like to joke about? I don’t know about your culture, but my father is insisting on my marrying someone else. Great, huh?

Hearing him say that made me feel as though someone had thrown a cold bucket of water at me. He was supposed to marry a different girl and I had slept with him? I tried to wrap my head around the idea of him marrying someone else—someone not me.

Now, where did that thought come from? I didn’t have time for a relationship, I told him that myself. I couldn’t afford to be tied down to anybody—not when in a matter of mere months I’d be going back to Germany.

Is that why you didn’t bring your past girlfriends here? Because of your commitment to your father? I whispered, shocked.

He nodded, still seeming reluctant to talk about it. Yes. And I told you I don’t do relationships. I don’t have time for it.

I snorted in sarcasm, drawing his attention toward me. Oh, that’s right. You don’t do relationships.

Don’t use that tone on me, Tina. You were clear about what you wanted—and I was clear for my part as well, Wiremu said in an accusing tone, as he looked back at me with fire in his eyes.

"You could have told