Dylan’s Redemption
The
McBrides Book Three
By: Jennifer Ryan
Releasing August 12th, 2014
Avon Romance
Blurb
There's a new sheriff in Fallbrook … Meet
Dylan McBride.
Jessie Thompson had one hell of a week. Dylan McBride, the boy she loved, skipped town without a word. Then her drunk of a father tried to kill her, and she fled Fallbrook, vowing never to return. Eight years later, her father is dead, and Jessie reluctantly goes home—only to come face-to-face with the man who shattered her heart. A man who, for nearly a decade, believed she was dead.
Dylan accepted the position as sheriff of Fallbrook looking for a fresh start and a chance to uncover the truth about Jessie's disappearance. He knew he'd have to face a few ghosts … he just never thought one would be Jessie, all grown up, stunning … and alive. The pull between them is instant, but Dylan's heart has already mourned Jessie, and she has secrets she can never share. Can they escape the darkness of their past for a chance at a bright future together?
Jessie Thompson had one hell of a week. Dylan McBride, the boy she loved, skipped town without a word. Then her drunk of a father tried to kill her, and she fled Fallbrook, vowing never to return. Eight years later, her father is dead, and Jessie reluctantly goes home—only to come face-to-face with the man who shattered her heart. A man who, for nearly a decade, believed she was dead.
Dylan accepted the position as sheriff of Fallbrook looking for a fresh start and a chance to uncover the truth about Jessie's disappearance. He knew he'd have to face a few ghosts … he just never thought one would be Jessie, all grown up, stunning … and alive. The pull between them is instant, but Dylan's heart has already mourned Jessie, and she has secrets she can never share. Can they escape the darkness of their past for a chance at a bright future together?
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Author Info
JENNIFER RYAN, author of The Hunted
Series, writes romantic suspense and contemporary small-town romances.
Jennifer lives in
the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband and three children. When she isn’t
writing a book, she’s reading one. Her obsession with both is often revealed in
the state of her home, and how late dinner is to the table. When she finally
leaves those fictional worlds, you’ll find her in the garden, playing in the
dirt and daydreaming about people who live only in her head, until she puts
them on paper.
Please visit her website at www.jennifer-ryan.com for information about upcoming releases.
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Excerpt:
He’d already signed up with the army by the
time he took Jessie to the prom. What was he supposed to do? They were kids,
she was only fifteen. He couldn’t run away with her. What would he have done
with her? He had a contract with the military and lived in the barracks. He
served a tour in Iraq and another in Afghanistan. At the time, he had nothing
to offer her and no real way to take care of her. If he’d known about Buddy,
he’d have found a way to make it work. Hell, she’d scared him. He’d never
experienced feelings that deep, ever, or since. For him, it had always been
Jessie. During that time, it had always been him for her. Now, she didn’t want
him to touch her. She refused to stay and talk to him. It made him ache to
think about the anger and sadness he’d seen in her eyes this morning. If anyone
deserved to be angry about her past, it was Jessie. He wanted to help her heal
some of that hurt. Maybe then they could make a life together.
“Sheriff, are
you listening?”
He pushed those thoughts aside and tuned back into Lynn. “What?
Sorry.”
“Work slowed down. Get on home to Will before things pick up again.”
“I
have work to do on the computer. I’ll head out shortly.” She turned to leave
his office, but he called her back. “Lynn, is there anyone I should know about
who’s in the same situation Jessie was in when she was young? Anyone? A child
or a woman who needs our help?”
Lynn kept her ear to the ground, knew who slept
with whom, and who had skeletons hidden in the closet. Dylan hated to think
he’d overlooked someone who needed help. “You took care of Shannon for Owen,
though that was a whole other twisted kind of thing.” Didn’t he know it. “You
know about the Dobbs woman. Several calls came in about her husband knocking
her around some nights. I heard there’s a boy in the third grade. He’s been
having a real hard time of it. Seems he’s gotten into trouble for bullying the
smaller children in his class. His mama does her best, but she doesn’t have any
help. Her husband ran out on her a few months back. Ask me, the boy is
neglected, and he’s acting out at school because of it. Perhaps if someone
stepped in now and gave him and his mama some help, you could prevent that boy
from growing up and being more than just a bully. I’m sure a stern talking-to
about being kind to others from the sheriff just might turn him around. His
name is Jimmy Boyd. I’ll get you their address.”
“If you hear anything you
think I should know, my door’s always open.” He held back a laugh as she beamed
and avowed, “Looks like you’ll make a fine sheriff for the county, much better
than Sheriff Leland ever was. A lazier man, I’ve never met.” Which explained
why Buddy got away with everything that happened to Jessie. If the law didn’t
care, who did? Alone, finally, he set to work on discovering some of the
answers to his many questions about Jessie.
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I haven't read the books yet but from everything I've read all 3 brothers are wonderful! It sounds like Dylan has the biggest protective streak.
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