Title:
One True Thing
One True Thing
Author:
Lynne Jaymes
Release Date:
May 29, 2014
Blurb
Can one true thing save a love built on lies?
“That was all before…” Jenna waves her hand
in the air, but we both know what she means. Before I touched her in the most
intimate places. Before I felt her shudder under my tongue. Before she tasted the
salt on my skin. Before I promised a lot more than I could deliver.
in the air, but we both know what she means. Before I touched her in the most
intimate places. Before I felt her shudder under my tongue. Before she tasted the
salt on my skin. Before I promised a lot more than I could deliver.
Ty Branch has wanted one thing his entire life—
to play professional baseball. When he gets a chance to move from San Francisco
to play at Texas powerhouse Garvin State University, he's willing to do whatever it
takes to make his dream come true, even if that means hiding his past. But when he
meets dance major Jenna Taylor, the chemistry is so strong his single-minded quest
begins to weaken. As he gets to know her quirky, small-town family, he falls more
deeply
to play professional baseball. When he gets a chance to move from San Francisco
to play at Texas powerhouse Garvin State University, he's willing to do whatever it
takes to make his dream come true, even if that means hiding his past. But when he
meets dance major Jenna Taylor, the chemistry is so strong his single-minded quest
begins to weaken. As he gets to know her quirky, small-town family, he falls more
deeply
in love, but becomes even more sure he can never
tell her the truth about his family. When a surprise visitor blows his past wide-open,
Ty is forced to come to terms with his secrets. But is the damage already done with
Jenna or can he find a way to sacrifice everything he's worked for in order to win
back the heart of a once-in-a-lifetime love?
tell her the truth about his family. When a surprise visitor blows his past wide-open,
Ty is forced to come to terms with his secrets. But is the damage already done with
Jenna or can he find a way to sacrifice everything he's worked for in order to win
back the heart of a once-in-a-lifetime love?
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Excerpt
“I’m glad it was you at the bar tonight Ty,” Jenna
says, looking up at me.
says, looking up at me.
I glance down at the worn, grey carpet. “I’m
glad it was you too. I’ve wanted to talk to you all year.” What am I doing here? I
should tell her goodnight and walk away instead of standing here sounding like a
teenager at the prom.
glad it was you too. I’ve wanted to talk to you all year.” What am I doing here? I
should tell her goodnight and walk away instead of standing here sounding like a
teenager at the prom.
“Really?” She looks like she’s trying decide if
that’s just a line. “Why didn’t you?”
that’s just a line. “Why didn’t you?”
I look back down and Jenna bites her bottom
lip just slightly in a way that’s both innocent and undeniably sexy.
lip just slightly in a way that’s both innocent and undeniably sexy.
“I just…” I can’t look at her anymore, so I
pull my eyes away and stare down the empty hallway. Why haven’t I spoken to
her in almost seven months? Because I’ve spent that time becoming someone new
and I can’t wreck all of that hard work. Because I’d have to tell her about all of the
things that I’ve kept hidden from everyone if we got involved. Because I’d have to be
honest with her—and right now I can’t be honest with anyone. “It’s complicated.”</ span>
“Oh,” she says vaguely and I know she doesn’t
understand. How could she? Jenna puts the key in her door. “Do you want to come in
for a minute? I’ve got a couple of beers in the fridge.”
I glance at my own front door down the hall.
The one I should be walking through right about now. “I should go…”
There’s no denying the disappointment in her
eyes when she looks at me and it’s painful to know what I could have if I just take
that one step forward.
“Okay,” Jenna says. She stands up on tiptoes
and bends toward me, her lips grazing my cheek. My head is filled with the soft,
powdery scent of her mixed with something deeper and sexier. “Thanks for the
ride.” She lifts one finger and draws it down my neck slowly and that’s all it takes for
me to lose every ounce of my resolve.
Before I can think about what I’m doing, I
bend down and kiss her so hard that I feel the breath leave my body as I press her
up against the door and lace her fingers through my own. I’m starting to get lost in
the kiss when the reality of what I’m doing hits me.
“I’m sorry,” I say, taking a step back from her.
The taste of her is still on my lips and I want more, so much more, but I can’t. It’s not
right.
“Don’t be,” she says, grabbing my hand and
pulling me closer.
But I resist, glancing away because I know if
I look into her eyes I’ll lose every ounce of willpower I’m trying to summon. I can’t
believe I’m about to undo everything I’ve put together these past few months. But
Jenna is right here in front of me and she deserves to know the truth. “Listen…there
are some things you don’t know about me…”
She looks into my eyes and I’m caught. “An
STD?” she says boldly.
I wince. “No.”
“A felony? A girlfriend? A baby?”
I can’t help but laugh. In light of her guesses,
maybe it’s not such a big deal. “No. Nothing like that.”
She grabs both of my hands and pulls me to
her and every shred of resolve melts away. “Then I don’t care.”
pull my eyes away and stare down the empty hallway. Why haven’t I spoken to
her in almost seven months? Because I’ve spent that time becoming someone new
and I can’t wreck all of that hard work. Because I’d have to tell her about all of the
things that I’ve kept hidden from everyone if we got involved. Because I’d have to be
honest with her—and right now I can’t be honest with anyone. “It’s complicated.”</ span>
“Oh,” she says vaguely and I know she doesn’t
understand. How could she? Jenna puts the key in her door. “Do you want to come in
for a minute? I’ve got a couple of beers in the fridge.”
I glance at my own front door down the hall.
The one I should be walking through right about now. “I should go…”
There’s no denying the disappointment in her
eyes when she looks at me and it’s painful to know what I could have if I just take
that one step forward.
“Okay,” Jenna says. She stands up on tiptoes
and bends toward me, her lips grazing my cheek. My head is filled with the soft,
powdery scent of her mixed with something deeper and sexier. “Thanks for the
ride.” She lifts one finger and draws it down my neck slowly and that’s all it takes for
me to lose every ounce of my resolve.
Before I can think about what I’m doing, I
bend down and kiss her so hard that I feel the breath leave my body as I press her
up against the door and lace her fingers through my own. I’m starting to get lost in
the kiss when the reality of what I’m doing hits me.
“I’m sorry,” I say, taking a step back from her.
The taste of her is still on my lips and I want more, so much more, but I can’t. It’s not
right.
“Don’t be,” she says, grabbing my hand and
pulling me closer.
But I resist, glancing away because I know if
I look into her eyes I’ll lose every ounce of willpower I’m trying to summon. I can’t
believe I’m about to undo everything I’ve put together these past few months. But
Jenna is right here in front of me and she deserves to know the truth. “Listen…there
are some things you don’t know about me…”
She looks into my eyes and I’m caught. “An
STD?” she says boldly.
I wince. “No.”
“A felony? A girlfriend? A baby?”
I can’t help but laugh. In light of her guesses,
maybe it’s not such a big deal. “No. Nothing like that.”
She grabs both of my hands and pulls me to
her and every shred of resolve melts away. “Then I don’t care.”
About the Author
Lynne Jaymes is a life-long reader and accidental writer living in Northern California. She writes contemporary fiction that is sometimes funny, sometimes sexy and always from
the heart. Although this is not her first venture into writing – Lynne is traditionally
published in another genre under another name – she loves the indie world for the freedom it gives her to write the stories that call to her, the ones that mean the most and the ones that editors have said would never sell. ONE TRUE THING is the adaptation of the first book she ever wrote and the story is one that is close to her family and has lived deep in her soul for years. She is also the co-author of the second book in the UNFILTERED Series, UNFILTERED & UNKNOWN.
Keep up with Lynne at www.lynnejaymes.com or on Facebook and Twitter.
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