Tara has made a promise.
A promise to wait six months for Riley to come home from his tour of duty, so they can be together.
But as secrets and lies are uncovered, it leads Tara to question their commitment, and she is finding it difficult to keep that promise.
The distance between them is growing, and only one person can fill the void, Tara’s best friend Cole.
As Cole tries to support Tara, he is struggling with demons of his own, that threaten to tear him away from the life he has built for himself.
After devastating news is received, who will be there to pick up the pieces?
5 Stars
It is impossible to tell you how much I loved this story. I can really place myself in Tara's shoes. When she loves, she loves with all her heart. Cole is impeccably delicious. I want him as my best friend and some nights to cuddle. With Riley absent, these two find creative ways to spend time together, but not "be together". The supportive characters are really an important role in this story and I really hope Tara's best friend gets her own book! I look forward to book 3. I have a sneaky suspicion that someone's true colors are going to be revealed. But that's just my opinion.
“I’d like to take you
out.”
I looked at Cole, slightly amused. “We go out
all the time.”
“No, we go to your place, we come here. We
go to the gym, for a run on the beach, or we go to Songbirds. We don’t go
out.”
We were sitting on Cole’s couch in his
apartment, looking at light fittings for Reds on the
Internet.
He was wringing his hands. “Would you like
to go out with me?” he asked.
I frowned. “What, like on a
date?”
“If that’s what you want to call it. I don’t know,
I’ve never been on a date. But if going out to dinner and then a club together is a date, then
sure, let’s call it a date.”
I looked at him warily. “You do know I’m
engaged, right? You haven’t forgotten?”
He shrugged. “In theory. But there’s no harm
in letting me take you out. I mean, officially take you out—on a date.”
I had to think about this for a minute. Was it
asking for trouble to let him believe we could actually date when I had made a commitment to
Riley?
“You know, even if you pay for dinner, I’m not
going to sleep with you,” I said with a smile.
“So what’s the point of paying for dinner,
then?” he asked cheekily. He took hold of my hands in his. “I wouldn’t expect you to sleep with
anyone on a first date. You’re not that kind of
girl.”
I exhaled slowly, weighing up how to
respond. “Okay, we can go out on three conditions.”
He nodded.
“Firstly, we need to have other people there,
so maybe Marcus and Nicole can come with us.”
“Like a double date,” he said,
teasingly.
I chuckled, and shook my head. “Secondly,
you have to stop calling it a date.”
He grinned at me cheekily.
“Thirdly, you have to wear your Calvin Klein
jeans, the ones that fit your butt really well.”
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I awoke with a start.
My arm had gone to sleep from laying on it all
night, and my face was squished into someone’s neck. It was Cole’s. I inhaled his warm cedar
and musk scent. Even after sleeping on the couch all night, he smelt
unbelievable.
Sitting up, I moved my head from side to
side, trying to stretch out the kinks.
“Good morning, sleepy head. Did you just
sniff me again?”
I looked down at Cole. He was grinning up at
me as I rubbed my shoulders and numb arm.
“Good morning,” I replied with a groan, as I
stretched my arms over my head. “You know I’m staying here so I don’t have to sleep on a
couch. Kind of defeats the purpose, spending the night out here.”
He sat up and started rubbing my arm, trying
to get the blood to flow back into it.
“I disagree. I’m sure I’m much more
comfortable to lay on than your lumpy couch.” He moved his attention to my shoulders, and I
sighed. “Besides, it’s not every day I have someone dribble all down my neck.”
I wiped my hand across my cheek. It was
damp. Oh my God, I had dribbled in my sleep. I checked Cole’s neck and quickly wiped it
dry.
“You should be used to it,” I said, trying to
make light of the embarrassing situation. “You have girls drooling over you everywhere you
go.”
He chuckled. “No one who matters.” He took my hand away from his now dry neck
and held it. “Until now, that is.”
Songbird,
book 1
Every
relationship changes you, some for the better, others can shatter your confidence and almost
destroy you.
For the musically talented, twenty-four year old Tara O’Connell, her
relationship with Stephen almost broke her, until Tara found the strength to leave.
Now she is on the road to discovering that it is never too late to pursue your dreams and
follow your heart.
As Tara’s self-belief grows, she meets two men she is instantly
drawn to who will change her life forever.
Corporal Riley Hammond is a soldier in
the Australian Military Special Forces. With his smiling sapphire blue eyes, Tara falls for him
instantly. He is thoughtful and caring, and gives her the support and love she needs.
While Cole Michaels is the overconfident singer in a popular local band. His charisma,
emerald green eyes, tattoos and piercing, have girls falling at his feet. But while Cole pushes
Tara’s buttons, he also pushes her to reach for the stars.
Both men couldn’t
be more polar opposites, but both offer Tara different qualities that she needs to fulfill her
destiny.
As Tara continues her journey, she will discover fate can offer you more
than one path. Her fate is in her own hands, and the choices she makes, will shape her life
forever.
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While Lisa Edward has called Melbourne
Australia home for her entire life, she has lived and worked in England, and travelled through
most parts of Europe and the United States. She loves nothing more than spending time with
her husband and beautiful daughter, or curling up into the early hours of the morning with a
great novel. By day, Lisa works in the analytical IT field, so relishes the opportunity to foster
her creative side through writing. Her deep appreciation for literature was nurtured from a
young age, being taught to respect books and get lost in their stories. She enjoys reading
honest and realistic novels that are relatable, thought provoking and leave a lasting
impression. She can’t write without music playing, using the emotions from different songs to
invoke that of her characters. Lisa takes inspiration from her own life experiences, the people
around her and those she has met in her travels.
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