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Today, we're joining in the blogosphere wide party for a title celebrating its BOOK BIRTHDAY! It marks the second installment in the Healing Harts series from author T.J. Kline and promises to be sweet, sassy, and a real tearjerker. Oooh, quite the combo there. Let's READ ALL ABOUT IT and see for ourselves, shall we? Ladies and gents, please direct your eyes to the book in today's spotlight...
by
T.J. Kline
9780062396549
Avon Impulse
About the book:
T. J. Kline's Healing Harts series continues as a soldier suffering from PTSD and a therapy dog trainer find that some scars can only be healed by love
Julia Hart knows how much good she does training therapy dogs—it's what helped her overcome her own trials after a relationship turned unexpectedly violent. But moving beyond her mistakes meant trusting only her family with her heart.
Dylan, a former soldier, has run out of hope for recovery. Plagued by nightmares and flashbacks, he doubts anything will help him overcome his PTSD. When his brother convinces him to try one last time, he agrees to get a therapy dog.
He didn't expect to find Julia or a chance for a "normal" future again. But when Julia's attacker is released from prison, Dylan and Julia will have to face the past together.
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Okay, you've got several of my favorite things going here...
...unexpected love matches, male and female leads trying to pull themselves out of dark places, and let's not forget dogs! Well, you've certainly caught my attention. Now, let's see if we can peak yours a little more.
Can we say excerpt?
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** EXCERPT **
“What
are we doing at a hospital?”
Dylan
gave the electric doors in front of him a wary glance as Julia
slipped a vest over Roscoe and another over Tango. His stomach
clenched at the thought of going inside. He’d spent more than
enough time in a cold, sterile hospital bed than he cared to ever
remember. Months receiving treatments for his burns and recuperating
from his head wound had left him with a new appreciation for medical
professionals and a newfound aversion to hospitals.
“We’re
taking the dogs to the children’s ward.” She looked up at him as
she connected the clasp and pushed her bangs back. “Remember you
asked me once how I got started doing this? This is one of the
reasons why
I continue doing it.”
He
took a deep breath and looked back at the doors. “You realize this
is one of the last places I want to be, right?”
Julia
cocked her head to one side. “Sometimes the last place we want to
be is exactly where we need
to be. You didn’t want to come to my place either,” she pointed
out. “And you didn’t want Roscoe.”
Dylan
snuck his arm out and wound it around her waist, pulling her toward
him. Julia’s hand still held the dogs’ leashes but her fingers
clenched against the hard wall of his chest. He felt the
uncontrollable longing to be near this woman replace the dread that
was trying to wind around his heart at the thought of entering a
facility that he knew housed pain and fear.
“And
see how well that has turned out?” She slid one hand to his neck,
cupping his jaw and meeting his gaze with tenderness. “I promise we
will leave if it’s too much for you but it’s good for the dogs
and these guys work miracles for the kids. Please, trust me?”
Dylan
bent forward, letting his mouth find hers, losing himself in the
sweetness of her kiss. He didn’t want to go inside, didn’t want
to face the icy fear trying to steal the breath from his lungs, but
he wanted to prove himself to Julia and that was enough of a reason
for him to agree. He wanted to be the man she believed he could be,
the man he used to be. Sheer self-control would have to keep the
anxiety at bay. It wouldn’t make it disappear, so far only the
medication had been able to make him forget it completely, but his
determination to earn Julia’s respect gave him a reason to focus
his willpower to get through the visit.
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The excerpt I received was actually longer than what I've included above but umm...we get a little steamy in the next scene (just a smidge, all clothes are still in tact) so I thought I'd leave you wanting more....
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Special thanks to Diana at HarperCollins for the chance to bring this book blitz to you. (THANKS!) For more information on this title, the other releases in the series, the author, or the publisher, feel free to click through the links provided above. This title just released TODAY via Avon Impulse, so help spread the word and keep a lookout for it on a bookstore shelf or virtual retailer of your choosing.
Until next time...happy reading!
Hmm, intriguing.
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