Reclaim My Heart
Donna Fasano
Paperback and eBook
Publisher:
Hard Knocks Books
Contemporary Romance
About
the Book:
Sixteen years ago, Tyne Whitlock cut all ties to her past and
left town under the shameful shadow of a teenage pregnancy. Now her
fifteen-year-old son is in trouble with the law and she is desperate
for help. But reaching out to high-powered attorney Lucas Silver Hawk
will tear open the heart-wrenching past in ways Tyne never imagined.
Forced
to return to the Delaware Indian community where Lucas was raised,
Tyne and Lucas are tempted by the heated passion that consumed them
as teens. Tyne rediscovers all the reasons she found this man
irresistible, but there are scandalous secrets waiting to be
revealed, disgraceful choices made in the past that cannot be denied.
Love is a powerful force that could heal them both—if the truth
doesn't rip them apart.
Excerpt 3 of Reclaim My
Heart
From Chapter Ten
Tyne looked out the
car window at the lush, green trees flanking the narrow country road.
"You know,"
she said, "I've been so focused today that I haven't thought
about Zach. I wonder what he's doing."
Lucas glanced at
the clock on the dashboard. "He's probably cleaning the fish
they caught. Or stacking the firewood he collected." He grinned.
"Or sitting in a hole trying to figure out how to get out."
"What?"
She couldn't tell if he was serious or if he was teasing her. "What
are you talking about?"
"Uncle Jasper
put me in a hole once."
Tyne couldn't
believe her ears. "Lucas. Come on. Don't tease me."
"I'm serious."
He lifted one hand off the steering wheel. "First, he made me
dig the hole. I spent a whole day with a shovel in my hands.
'Deeper,' he kept saying. 'Deeper.' And he made me go to sleep next
to it that night not knowing what the danged thing was for. 'That is
for tomorrow,' was all he'd tell me before sliding into his sleeping
bag."
Lucas's smile never
faltered. "The next morning he told me to jump down into the
hole. Which I did, no questions asked. He told me I could have
breakfast as soon as I'd climbed out, and then he walked away."
She was quiet, her
mind taken up with the idea of Zach out in the woods with Jasper…
maybe standing in a hole he'd been forced to dig.
"Nearly three
hours later and I was still standing there. Filthy from trying to
scale the walls, frustrated as hell that I couldn't."
"Your tone is
telling me this is a good memory," she said, "but for the
life of me, I don't understand."
He laughed.
"Neither did I. And that was precisely the point of why I was in
the hole for hours."
She frowned.
"Little did I
know, but my uncle was busy in the night. While I slept, he'd angled
the sides of the hole so the opening was smaller than the base. It
would have been impossible for me to climb out. It'll be impossible
for Zach to climb out too."
"Lucas! You
are not making me feel any better. Get to the good part, please."
"I just hope
he figures it out quicker than I did," Lucas continued easily.
"You see, many of those camping tasks will emphasize
independence. They're about learning self-reliance. But the hole? The
hole is designed to make a man realize there are times when he can't
go it alone. He needs others."
Tyne nestled into
the seat, crossing her arms tightly over her chest. "My son's
out in the woods somewhere, digging a hole," she muttered. Her
tone lowered. "Trapped in a hole." She heaved a sigh and
shook her head. "Wonderful."
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About
the Author:
Donna
Fasano is a three time winner of the HOLT Medallion, a CataRomance
Reviewers Choice Award winner for Best Single Title, a Desert Rose
Golden Quill Award finalist, and a Golden Heart finalist. Her books
have sold over 3.6 million copies worldwide and have been published
in nearly two dozen languages. Her books have made the Kindle Top 100
Paid List numerous times, climbing as high as #17.
What others are saying about
Donna's books:
"...complex, funny, and
realistic..." ~Wilmington News Journal
"Excellent!"
~Bookreview.com
"Could not help myself
from reading excerpts to my husband and friends. This book is well
written, the characters are real, everyday folks. It is very easy to
identify with them. Donna Fasano is a talented author."
~Elizabeth M. Caldwell on Amazon
"...a fast paced
riotous look at family life today. Donna Fasano is right on target!"
~Donna Zapf, SingleTitles.com
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Author
Q&A
What attracted you to writing in the
first place?
I came to writing from my love of
reading. While growing up, I lost myself in books in order to escape
an unhappy childhood.
What genre are you most comfortable
writing?
Romance. I wrote for Harlequin for 20
years, writing sweet romance (as Donna Clayton) and women's
fiction/contemporary romance (under my own name). I have
self-published some of my back-list Harlequin books. The
Merry-Go-Round was never published by a traditional publisher, so I
guess that would be my first indie-published book. Reclaim My Heart
is the second of my front-list indie-published titles.
How has your upbringing influenced
your writing?
I think authors who face a lot of pain
and anguish seem to write stories with great depth, with honesty and
compassion. It could be that dealing with trauma brings out the best
(or worst) in people. I believe that losing my mother at such a young
age had a huge impact on me not just as a writer but as a human
being. I became, I don't know, more maternal towards my family, my
friends, heck, towards everyone I meet... more giving of myself. I'm
not sure. But I know that the loss could have made me bitter and
angry. I'm just so grateful that the exact opposite seems to describe
me.
Where do you get your inspiration
and ideas from?
My mind is always on the alert. I take
ideas from everything I see, hear, read, experience. I have been
known to take a snippet of conversation overheard in an elevator and
turn it into a book (Return of the Runaway Bride), or from a location
(His Wife for a While), or from a person I met (Taking Love in
Stride). So be careful! If you interact with me, you might end up in
one of my novels.
What’s your favorite place in the
entire world?
I have visited so many beautiful
places. The South of France, the rolling mountains of Italy, the
Mediterranean Sea, the cobbled streets of Brussels, the red rocks of
Sedona, Arizona, beautiful Morro Bay, California, and I spend lots of
time in Ocean City, Maryland. I obviously can't pick a favorite.
Besides, there are so many places waiting to be seen!
What was your favorite part of this
book to write? Which part was the hardest?
I really enjoyed writing the love
scenes. In my sweet romances, all the 'spice' takes place behind
closed doors. So this was very fun. And which part was hardest? The
"kitchen love scene" (naughty pun intended!).
When you were a child, what did you
want to be when you “grew up”?
I wanted to be a teacher. My aunt
attended college and earned her teaching degree. I always idolized
her.
If you couldn’t be an author, what
would your ideal career be?
Teacher. I love kids, and I often
include them in my stories. I always say that children are very
honest and outspoken. Kids inject a great deal of fun into a book.
If you could live inside the world
of a book, which book would you choose?
Pride and Prejudice. Love that Mr.
Darcy!
Give your fans three fun facts that
they may not already know about you.
I love to cook! (I often post recipes
on my blog.)
My reading tastes are crazy-eclectic. I
read anything and everything.
I'm a little on the chubby side.
Chocolate, vanilla, or strawberry?
Depends. If we're talking ice cream,
then vanilla… and I love mine topped with sliced banana and warm
caramel sauce. If we're talking cake, then chocolate, and don't
forget the fudge frosting. If we're talking milkshakes, then
strawberry. Wow, now I'm hungry.
Please tell us in one sentence only,
why we should read your book.
I put my heart and soul into this
Reclaim My Heart, and I think it shows… in the characters and in
the story.
So what’s next for you as an
author? Any last words?
I'm thinking of writing a book that
revolves around three friends in different stages of marriage, but
I'm not sure yet. I've worked very hard on Reclaim My Heart and I'm
going to take a few days off. Then I'll get back to work!
I want to thank
you for hosting me, and I want to thank your followers for taking the
time to read about Reclaim My Heart.
Thank you for featuring Reclaim My Heart!
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