About Cruel Water
Innocence marked her...
Violation crippled her...
Love left her raw...
The life she carefully rebuilt is challenged when she is confronted with the sins from her past. The carefully applied protection is at once ripped away, leaving her exposed and vulnerable.
Her single night of indulgence with the silver-eyed stranger is only the beginning. He sees right to the heart of her and she is unable to ward off emotions that have been deeply buried. With the sting of betrayal still fresh in her soul, she’s surprised to find herself opening up to the honest integrity of the sharp-eyed, rough-looking biker.
When he lost everyone who mattered, he was left without roots and learned to be content simply living in the moment. Completely unprepared for the feisty blonde bartender with old pain marring her clear-blue eyes, he questions his own rules of detachment, as she unwittingly finds a way under his skin.
Appearances deceive and when the masks fall away, revealing deep, dark secrets, there is nothing left but to hang onto each other and survive the storm.
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Excerpt
The sharp sting of the
slashing rain wakes me up the instant I clear the protection of my building.
Fresh, cleansing rain that washes away the remnants of my dream. The first
conscious dream I’ve had since I turned fifteen. My subconscious protecting me even
as I couldn’t.
The connection that is
growing with Ike has my defenses crumbling one by one, leaving me raw and
exposed. I allow the storm to toss the suppressed memories around in my mind.
Breathing in deeply, I suck in the fresh air as I make my way across the parking
lot and down the alley. Bypassing the pub’s back entrance, I walk out onto the
pier, incognizant of my water logged clothing. The
thin layer I’m wearing is no protection against the elements, but I don’t care.
I’m drawn to the roiling seas on either side of the wharf. I feel a need to
howl at the wind.
To purge
myself.
Bracing against
the onslaught of the storm, I spread my legs to keep my balance and raise my
arms, screaming out all my emotions. The sound is immediately swallowed up by
the force of the gale and the crash of the waves over my feet.
“Viv!”
The yell
penetrates the almost deafening roar of the wind and water, and I turn to look.
Just as I spot
a figure running toward me, a large wave crashes into me, catching me off
balance. My eyes never leave the approaching man, even as my legs are swept out
from under me, and I’m washed into the cruel water.
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Synopsis for From Dust
Pain punished her.
The bottle numbed
her.
Guilt kept her
trapped.
In the dark alley of
a pub, the words “Please don’t” take hold of her heart and break the silence
she seeks. Thinking herself beyond redemption, she tentatively grabs on to the
slim thread of hope that unfolds inside of her.
Holding her secrets
close, she can’t resist the comforting draw coming from The Skipper. The
unconditional friendships it offers, the protective roof it provides, and the
spark that its owner ignites in her—melting the frost off her heart, and slowly
stripping away her resistance.
His life flows from
one crisis to the next. Under the pressure of competition crowding him out of
his family’s pub and the need to protect his children from the ruins of a bad
marriage, he barely breathes. That is until a mane of strawberry-blonde hair
and a set of big, pale blue eyes, shake him up.
He never expected
the shadow of a woman he finds on the floor of his washroom to bring him the
air―the balance and the light he’s been missing.
**Due to some content of a sexually explicit nature, this book is recommended for a mature audience only.**
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Other Books by Freya Barker
CEDAR TREE SERIES
Slim To None (#1)
Hundred To One (#2)
Against Me (#3)
Clean Lines (#4)
Upper Hand (#5)
Like Arrows (#6)
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About the Author
Freya Barker inspires with her stories about 'real’ people, perhaps less than perfect, each struggling to find their own slice of happy.
A recipient of the RomCon “Reader’s Choice” Award for best first book, “Slim To None,” Freya has since published eight books. She continues to spin story after story with an endless supply of bruised and dented characters, vying for attention!
