Coming May 5th,
2015
The
Hardest Love
Book 5 of A Long Road to Love
By
By
Liza O’Connor
The Hardest Love
A Long Road to Love Series
By Liza O’Connor
BLURB
THE HARDEST LOVE
IS TO LOVE YOURSELF.
Sam
Lancaster is a lost man. Since returning from the war in Iraq, his life has
been spiraling out of control. Attempting to escape his troubles, first he
moves to a small town of Denton, Iowa, where he becomes the sheriff and beats
up the local trouble. When that ceases to work, he seeks peace at a Vermont
hunting lodge, where he gets arrested for shooting fish rather than throwing
them a line. After spending five months in a work camp to pay for his many
crimes, he gets out only to discover Carrie is in danger—again. Convinced he’s the only
one who can keep the little Pint Size safe, he rushes back to NYC.
During
his absence, Mars has turned the Lancaster estate into a sanctuary for injured
vets. Sam agrees to take a test that proves he has Swiss cheese memories that
are inaccurate and dangerous. Even knowing this, his PTSD continues to worsen.
While he’s deemed to be a poor candidate for a new method of self-correction, his
many friends will try anything to save him.
When
danger shows up at the Sanctuary, Mars gives him a mission to evaluate the potential
threat from certain staff members. On top of his list is Sam’s new girlfriend.
Figures!
EXCERPT
“Well, if you want
cheered up on my days off, I’d be glad to kick the hell out of your demons.”
Aggie’s comment brought
Sam to a halt. No way would Mars share his history with his new staff. So who
did? Carlos?
A second later, Aggie
pulled up and returned to him. After an intense stare down, as if she were
reading his mind, she ruffed up his hair, which had probably been pre-ruffled since
he forgot to brush it before leaving. “I was offering to spar with you.”
That wasn’t happening.
“Sorry, there are only a few people I can safely spar with. I would never risk
hurting someone already debilitated with the name of Agnes.”
He couldn’t wait to see
how she took his refusal. Inexplicably, he hit the floor hard a second later
and her foot pressed on his neck.
“Easy!” he yelled. She
gleamed with pride at her achievement, which had been nothing more than a
lucky, underhanded blow.
When she removed her foot
and reached down to help him up, he grabbed her hand, intending to flip her
onto her back so she could appreciate how hard the floor was. Incredibly she managed
to deflect his every move. Finally, by feigning a move which required her to
respond by shifting her balance, he yanked her down onto his chest.
She laughed. “You are too
good not to realize that was a bonehead move if I wanted to kill you. So, I’m
thinking you’re tired of sparring and wish to try something else.”
Her gorgeous smile
hovered inches above him. Her strong body pressed against his. Feeling a need
to possess her, he gripped the back of her head and brought her lips to his as
he rolled her over, so he was on top.
Just as his brain was
about to overheat from one of the finest kisses he could recall, a familiar
throat clearing doused his fire. He broke away and helped her up before facing
Mars. “This was totally my doing. I knocked her off her feet and kissed her.”
After a stern glare at Sam,
Mars turned to Aggie. “Are you all right?”
“I’m fine,” she said, all
the while smiling.
“Do you want to press
charges?”
She stared up at the
ceiling, considering the matter. “I’m off duty today and tomorrow. Can we have Sam
confined to my quarters?”
BUY LINKS
Released May 5, 2015
A Long Road to Love
The Hardest Love
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Book Five
Other books in the A Long Road to Love series
Book One
Worst Week Ever
“Love this book and couldn't stop laughing from beginning to end.”
5 stars – Alves - Amazon
Book Two
Oh Stupid Heart
“Be warned though, this book is completely different from The
Worst Week Ever. Yes, there is still humor, dry wit, situations that you would
think...NOT AGAIN but this one humanizes Trent more.” 5 stars - Brian’s Mom –
Amazon
Book Three
Coming to Reason
Once again, Ms. O’Connor has written a brilliant book about the
complexities of relationships, good and bad. Again, to me, the book is the best
break up book EVER and it left my heart singing in the end. Best.Book.Ever…
Book Four
Climbing out of Hell
“In typical @Liza0Connor fashion, crazy things
happen which make you laugh outloud.”
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Liza O’Connor
Liza lives in Denville, NJ with her dog Jess. They
hike in fabulous woods every day, rain or shine, sleet or snow. Having an
adventurous nature, she learned to fly small Cessnas in NJ, hang-glide in New
Zealand, kayak in Pennsylvania, ski in New York, scuba dive with great white
sharks in Australia, dig up dinosaur bones in Montana, sky dive in Indiana, and
raft a class four river in Tasmania. She’s an avid gardener, amateur
photographer, and dabbler in watercolors and graphic arts. Yet through her
entire life, her first love has and always will be writing novels. She loves to
create interesting characters, set them loose, and scribe what happens.
FOR MORE
INFORMATION ABOUT
LIZA O'CONNOR & UPCOMING BOOKS:
Meet
the Characters
Sam
&
The ladies he's loved...
She dumped him
because he was always saving Carrie
She loved Trent far longer than she should have, but when it ended, she didn't run to Sam.
No she fell for her current boss.
Nice Guy, but Sam hates
him all the same.
Then he storms off to
Denton Iowa and
rescues a lady from a thug.
And for a short while, Dani was his, but she was an innocent, so he hooked up with town pro who turned out to be Dani's arch nemesis, which blew their relationship up and she falls in love with the only friend he had in the entire town.
So he returned to NYC, once he got out of jail...
His PTSD is taking over his life.
Then he meets an angel incarnate:
Sadly, she breaks up with him three and a half hours after they met.
A new record!
Aggie won't get involved
unless Sam agrees to see a shrink.
Even worse, the DeCannons are sending hit-men to get rid of Carrie, Sam and Mars.
(They'd go after Trent, but they think he's dead.)
They are formidable villians.
However, Sam is a natural born hero,
if only he can get beyond his PTSD.
Mars has turned the Lancaster estate into a
Sanctuary for Veterans.
He and his staff will do whatever they can
to save Sam.
But will it be enough?
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