All that glitters

 

 

Blurb:

Peter Stanmore, Olympic gold medalist, has returned home a broken man, and intends to put the past behind him, but love isn't so easily repressed and second chances are rare.

Jill Davenport has given up any hope of marriage and a life of her own, after all, she lost the one man she loved years before. But the truth is impossible to hide.

When secrets are revealed, decisions must be made in spite of the consequences. Can what was once lost be found, or is it destined to remain forever lost?

Extract:

“Jill? Jill Davenport, as I live and breathe, is that you?”

She jerked her hand back from the bread and looked into eyes that dragged her in and swallowed her whole. “Yeah…” Her voice died in her throat and she had to cough to make it work. “Yeah, yeah, it’s me. Hello, Peter.”

Peter Stanmore looked as gorgeous as he always had, as he leaned on a cane next to her. His ankle was in one of those Velcro support boots, surprising her as she’d expected a cast. His dark hair, longer than she remembered stuck up untidily as well as brushing against his collar. His green eyes were still as piercing as they were all those years ago, although now their brightness was darkened dimmed somewhat with grief.

The rest of him however,He was just as striking as when she last saw him. And judging by the way her heart pounded, her stomach flipped and lack of air currently in her lungs, he still had the same effect on her. She struggled to breathe, light headed through lack of oxygen. Simply being this close to him was intoxicating, mind numbing and overwhelming.

“Of all the places to bump into you, I didn’t think it would be here.” His voice concentrated her mind; which could only be a good thing. “What are you doing?”