A Cry For Hope Release Party
March 14, 2014 07:00 PM EST
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SYNOPSIS
Hope McAdams life as she knew it ended on the same
day that her eight year old son’s did.
day that her eight year old son’s did.
Eight months later she's trying to regain some semblance
of normality, while trying to repair her once perfect marriage to a man who was her best friend,
but now a complete stranger. Coming to the painful realization that she must fix the hole that’s
deep within her heart, she goes home to the place that she grew up in hopes that time and
distance will heal her wounds and lead her back to the man she loves.
of normality, while trying to repair her once perfect marriage to a man who was her best friend,
but now a complete stranger. Coming to the painful realization that she must fix the hole that’s
deep within her heart, she goes home to the place that she grew up in hopes that time and
distance will heal her wounds and lead her back to the man she loves.
Nick Abate is an old friend of Hope’s whose heart is also
on the mend. He’s home on leave from the Marines, and when he and Hope reconnect, their
friendship picks up right where they left off, years ago. They both begin to heal and feel whole
again with the help of each other. But when their friendship crosses the line, will Hope be able
to forgive herself and move on, or will the guilt that she is harboring once again cause her to slip
back into the place that she has just escaped?
on the mend. He’s home on leave from the Marines, and when he and Hope reconnect, their
friendship picks up right where they left off, years ago. They both begin to heal and feel whole
again with the help of each other. But when their friendship crosses the line, will Hope be able
to forgive herself and move on, or will the guilt that she is harboring once again cause her to slip
back into the place that she has just escaped?
What happens when two tortured souls place their trust
in each other? Will they find their way back to the ones they love or will their hearts remain
connected forever?
EXCERPT
“Look at me, Jamie! Look at me and tell me
that you’re willing to walk away from everything we have and I’ll be gone. I’m not ready to give up on us but if you are, then just say the words and I’ll stop trying.”
that you’re willing to walk away from everything we have and I’ll be gone. I’m not ready to give up on us but if you are, then just say the words and I’ll stop trying.”
“Hope,stop it!”
“Stop what? Stop trying? Stop trying to have the man that I love more than anything
in this world love me back? Stop trying to make myself feel worthy of your love again? What do you want me to stop Jamie?”
in this world love me back? Stop trying to make myself feel worthy of your love again? What do you want me to stop Jamie?”
“What do you want me to say Hope? That everything’s going to be okay? That things are
going to be the way they used to between us because I don’t know if that’s ever going to happen. Or do you want me to take you upstairs and fuck you like a stranger, the same way I’ve been for the past eight months?”
going to be the way they used to between us because I don’t know if that’s ever going to happen. Or do you want me to take you upstairs and fuck you like a stranger, the same way I’ve been for the past eight months?”
“I don’t know what I want any more Jamie. I miss my husband. The man that I could
tell anything to. The one that I used to laugh and cry with. The one who would hold me in his arms and comfort me whenever I was feeling down.”
tell anything to. The one that I used to laugh and cry with. The one who would hold me in his arms and comfort me whenever I was feeling down.”
“He’s gone Hope. He drowned in that ocean the same day that Charlie did.”
I bit my lip and fought the tears. “So what are you trying to tell me that I’m just keeping myself afloat in this marriage only to have you never resurface?”
His eyes filled with tears. “I wish that I could answer that question for you but I can’t. Because the truth is, I don’t even know the answer to it myself.”
I grabbed a napkin from the counter and wiped my eyes. I tried to catch my breath
between my sobs and gain enough composure to speak coherently. “I’m sorry for taking my eyes off him for that split second that day. I didn’t mean for it to happen. I loved him too and I’m hurting just as much as you. And if it makes you feel a little better by punishing me for it this way, then I’m willing to subject myself to it, because I still love you so much that it hurts.”
between my sobs and gain enough composure to speak coherently. “I’m sorry for taking my eyes off him for that split second that day. I didn’t mean for it to happen. I loved him too and I’m hurting just as much as you. And if it makes you feel a little better by punishing me for it this way, then I’m willing to subject myself to it, because I still love you so much that it hurts.”
AUTHOR
Ever since I can remember, I have always enjoyed Creative Writing. There was always something about being able to travel to a different place or become a different person with just the stroke of a pen - or in today's world a touch of the keyboard. I am the author of The Exception To The Rule, An Unplanned Lesson, An Unplanned Life and Drowning In Love. I am currently working on A Cry for Hope....stay tuned!
My life is not as interesting as my books or the characters in them, but then again whose life is? I was born and have lived in New Jersey my whole life. I'm a mom of twin teenage boys, a teenage stepson, a crazy Border Collie and a cat with an identity crisis! I guess you can say writing is my form of Calgon! I am married to a wonderful guy - but we'll keep that between us, I don't want him getting a big head!
Thanks for taking the time to learn about my books and me! If you decide to
read them (and I hope you do!) please be sure to go on and review it for me - yes, even if you
don't like it!
My life is not as interesting as my books or the characters in them, but then again whose life is? I was born and have lived in New Jersey my whole life. I'm a mom of twin teenage boys, a teenage stepson, a crazy Border Collie and a cat with an identity crisis! I guess you can say writing is my form of Calgon! I am married to a wonderful guy - but we'll keep that between us, I don't want him getting a big head!
Thanks for taking the time to learn about my books and me! If you decide to
read them (and I hope you do!) please be sure to go on and review it for me - yes, even if you
don't like it!
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