Hey everyone, I was experiencing some technical difficulties so the post that was supposed to be post one is now post two and vice versa. Sorry for the confusion! So if you read the earlier post by me (Candy Caine) and thought to yourself What earlier post?! this is what I was referring to…

Second chances “” we all deserve them, don’t we? Well, I was lucky enough to get a second chance at love and it inspired me “” or better still, sowed the seeds within me to write BECAUSE OF YOU. There are numerous parallels between my life and Jill Stone’s. I really didn’t realize it fully until now. I live on Long Island and usually write about other places throughout the United States. Yet, for BECAUSE OF YOU, I didn’t. I made it on Long Island’s beautiful north shore. And most of all, I chose writing as her hobby. I’m certain a shrink would find this interesting!

This, however, is where inspiration ends and a story begins. BECAUSE OF YOU is about Jill Stone, a woman who finds herself at a crossroads with her husband. Defying her parents by marrying Adam, a white man, Jill Stone believed love could conquer all. But as Adam’s career blossomed, so did Jill’s loneliness. Finally gaining the courage to address the situation, Jill confronts Adam, but all he can say is “get a hobby.” An avid reader, particularly of romances, Jill decides to write her own in secret.

Adam, on the other hand, recognizes his marriage is going down the tubes, but can’t exorcise the demons of Jill’s parents thinking he isn’t good enough for her. He has to succeed – at all costs. Keeping his work related problems from Jill is part of the price, including a sexy new boss who is out to get him no matter how much he resists.  If any two people needed a second chance, it’s them, but they will have to grow with each other as their lives change or loose each other forever… I hope you enjoy the excerpt!

Jill listened as Adam put on his shoes and left the room. Then several minutes later, she heard the front door open and close, followed by the sound of his car engine starting. Adam was gone. Perhaps he’d be home around dinnertime””perhaps not. At that moment, Jill hardly cared. She was too miserable.

As she lay there sobbing in the silence of her bedroom, Jill thought back to how things used to be in the early years of their marriage. It seemed like so long ago, but it had only been eight years.

She and Adam, like any other newly married couple, had been terribly in love and practically inseparable. It     was as if they could never get enough of each other. She would be ather teller’s job at the bank watching the clock with one eye and counting the minutes until she could rush home to be enfolded in his loving arms. She’d always find him there waiting to make love to her. Half the time, they hardly made it to the bedroom. Where had all that love and passion gone?

Jill hugged herself as the memory of years past gently drifted through her mind”¦

          They were celebrating their one-month anniversary of being together. Adam had gotten home first and had been waiting for her. He opened the door to their apartment and just seeing him standing there caused a surge of excitement to rush through her. As he swept her into his arms, his nearness made her senses spin. And when his lips hungrily covered hers, she felt a delicious shudder heat her body. Her purse fell to the floor, quickly followed by her coat.

          His lips seared a path down her neck and shoulders, eliciting a low moan from her. She eagerly responded with her own feverish kisses. Her restless hands, needing to touch him, threaded their fingers through his thick, blond hair and slipped under his shirt, feeling the smooth texture of his hard back.

          Adam had opened her blouse and kissed the swells of her breasts. Hungrily, he reclaimed her mouth. They began to slowly make their way to the bedroom. Clothing dropped as they kissed and bumped their way there. By the time they fell onto the bed with Adam straddling her, they were naked. Jill loved that feeling of skin on skin and had insufficient words to describe what it did to her.

         Jill was halfway to heaven by the time Adam entered her. With their hearts hammering in their chests almost beating as one, a sense of urgency dictated their movement. Within moments, Jill’s world exploded into a myriad of vibrant colors as noises of pleasure filled the room.

The memory faded and tears of disappointment filled Jill’s eyes as she wondered once more, where had all that passion gone?

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