Be Mine

By April Hollingworth

Beth has always loved Mark. He was the boy of her dreams even though she was nothing more than his little sister's best friend. Now he's back from the military and looking at her differently. Though that could be the plate of lasagna she dropped in his lap. A series of mishaps gives Mark opportunity to spend time with her. He is sure that he is the man for her but experience has taught Beth not all men can be trusted. Can he convince her that he wants her to be his for Valentine's Day and ever after?

• Language: English
• Publisher: The Wild Rose Press
• Release date: Jan 11, 2016
• ISBN: 9781509205516

April Hollingworth

Born in Dublin, I moved to England, finally we came back home to Ireland. After being diagnosed with Asperger's Autism, I went back to college, recieved my QQI level 5 in Journalism in the Digital Age, QQI level 6 in Radio Broadcasting and finally my BA (Hons) in Media Production, specialising in film and TV. When I was a child I fell in love with books, amazing stories filled with mystery and intrigue, danger and fantasy this love has progressed into a passion with me. I also like photography and cemeteries the older the better. Books I've wrote: Poetry: Different Kinds of Emotions. Novels and Novella: Double Magick in the Falls (The Candi Reynolds Series #1) The Prophecy (The Candi Reynolds Series #2). The Protectors (The Candi Reynolds Series #3) the final book in the series. Be Mine (A Candy Hearts Romance). Eternity (The Reincarnation Series) Claiming His Mate (Shifter Mail-Order Series) Currently writing: The Wylder Cat & the Pinkerton Agent (Wylder West series) Lanterns in Wylder (Wylder West series) Cookie's Christmas Miracle (Christmas Cookies series) Mist in Time Reborn by Water (Celtic Trinity #1) The Dark Goddess (Mystic Soulmates book #1) Sisters in Arms (Tales from the Candi Reynolds World). ~ Where everything is possible ~ My website: http://aprilhollingworth.wix.com/april-hollingworth My Facebook Author Page: https://www.facebook.com/aprilhollingworthauthor Tumblr: https://www.tumblr.com/blog/aprilhollingworthblog Medium: https://medium.com/@No1Bitchmaster Twitter: https://twitter.com/No1Bitchmaster Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/0/118009679059842391721/

Book preview

Inc.

Exiting my car, I spot Mark’s,

a couple of parking spaces away. Hurrying into the building, I can’t wait to see him. When I do, I come to a screeching stop, tripping over my own feet; I stumble forwards only to be caught in his strong arms.

You okay? He asks steadying me.

I’m fine, thanks to you, I reply, looking him up and down, I ask the question slamming around my brain, So why are you dressed in only shorts?

A laugh escapes him, as he traces my jaw line. I was training, he explains. A second later, the door opens to the gym area; Jonathan appears also dressed in loose shorts, similar to Mark’s.

Hey Beth, are you early or am I running late? he inquires while wiping the sweat from his muscular torso.

Both, I reply, for lack of anything better to say.

Okay, I’ll be back in a second, he replies, walking past us and into the men’s changing rooms.

I best get ready too, Mark informs me, releasing me slowly, before heading into the changing rooms. I can’t help turning around and watching his fantastic back disappear. Just before the door closes, he pops his head out, and with a wicked grin on his face asks, Did you enjoy the view?

Oh yes, the words fly from my mouth before I can think about stopping them. Heat enters his eyes burning brightly into mine, before he retreats behind the closing door.

Damn. I mutter, before finally moving into the ladies room to get ready for class.

Praise for April Hollingworth

"Romance. Mystery. Murder. Find it all in DOUBLE MAGICK IN THE FALLS!"

~Linda Joyce, author of Bayou Bound

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In this fabulous book about a witch, we are drawn into a world full of intrigue, murder, magick and love…action-packed and full of surprises.

~Anne Gonsalves

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"DOUBLE MAGICK IN THE FALLS is a unique paranormal, romantic, mystery filled with witches, vampires and shifters…quick pace and snappy dialogue…I loved the characters…"

~author Christine Elaine Black

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Immediately you know you’re in for a wild ride when the young protagonist reveals that her parents were murdered and she herself is a witch. Candi [is] bound and determined to find out why a group called The Protectors killed her parents.

~author Lori Lesko

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I was drawn into the gruesome death of Candi’s parents and her dark journey to find the group who killed them and why. The author spins this tale…leaving you hanging on…waiting for the mysteries to be unveiled.

~Verusha Singh

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Not your everyday paranormal romance book…it has shifters, vampires, witches, suspense and mystery.

~Sheryl Frid

Be Mine

by

April Hollingworth

A Candy Hearts Romance

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are either the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons living or dead, business establishments, events, or locales, is entirely coincidental.

Be Mine

COPYRIGHT © 2016 by April Hollingworth

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission of the author or The Wild Rose Press, Inc. except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews.

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Cover Art by RJ Morris

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Publishing History

First Champagne Rose Edition, 2016

Digital ISBN 978-1-5092-0551-6

A Candy Hearts Romance

Published in the United States of America

Dedications

To my family for believing in me and cheering me on.

I love you all so much.

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To Deb Burchfield,