Summer Courage

By Lee-Ann Wallace

After losing her first love because of her older brother Wade’s meddling, Cara Thomas hesitates to get involved with one of Summerton’s new tattoo artists and coffee shop owner, Troy Thompson.

Scared that Wade will ruin Troy’s life like he did with her high school sweetheart, Cara keeps her real identity a secret. Matters are taken out of her hands when she is dragged to a family birthday, and Troy finds out who she really is.

Fear drives Cara away from the man who could make all her dreams come true, but a little bit of courage changes the direction of her summer and life.

• Language: English
• Publisher: eXtasy Books Inc
• Release date: Jul 22, 2018
• ISBN: 9781487419332

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All it took was a little bit of courage.

After losing her first love because of her older brother Wade’s meddling, Cara Thomas hesitates to get involved with one of Summerton’s new tattoo artists and coffee shop owner, Troy Thompson.

Scared that Wade will ruin Troy’s life like he did with her high school sweetheart, Cara keeps her real identity a secret. Matters are taken out of her hands when she is dragged to a family birthday, and Troy finds out who she really is.

Fear drives Cara away from the man who could make all her dreams come true, but a little bit of courage changes the direction of her summer and life.

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Summer Courage

Copyright © 2018 Lee-Ann Wallace

ISBN: 978-1-4874-1933-2

Cover art by Angela Waters

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Summer Courage

By

Lee-Ann Wallace

Dedication

To Andrew. You’re always there when I need you most.

Chapter One

They’d bonded over art, but Cara Thomas knew there could be so much more between them than just that.

Troy Thompson, coffee shop owner, cook, barista, and part-time tattoo artist felt like a dirty little secret she could never tell her family about. She dreaded the day her brothers found out.

But she couldn’t stay away. Troy filled a hole she felt in her soul for so long. Five years ago Wade had destroyed her world on a scorching summer afternoon, and all her dreams had fallen apart.

She smiled at Troy over the rim of her takeaway coffee cup and lowered her lashes while she leaned one hip against the front counter of his shop. The rich, bitter scent of coffee filled her senses and competed with the trails of Troy’s own scent that wafted her way when he moved closer.

He met her gaze with his own, a crinkle of a smile at the corners of his blue eyes. Going home?

His rough voice stroked down her back like fur and sent