Safkhet Publishing proudly presents
THE TROUBLE WITH WORDS
by Suzie Tullett
a romantic comedy which releases
today!
Promises – easy to make, hard to keep.
Having long made a promise to her husband, young widow
Annabel has no intentions of breaking it. What she does plan to do, though, is
have a baby. Not the easiest of tasks for a woman with a deceased other half,
and having explored all her options, her only choice is to take the
unconventional route. Setting out to find her own donor, Annabel meets Dan.
Single, fun-loving and definitely not looking for commitment, this unruly
blonde, blue-eyed man seems perfect for the job.
Dan wants nothing more than to find his dream woman. But
with a mother intent on sabotaging his every relationship, he can't help but
think he's destined to remain single. Of course, he knows his mother doesn't
really want him all for herself, why else would she keep insisting he meet
Maeve? Why else would she insist Dan promise to find himself a wife before she
meets her maker?
Forced to negotiate matters of love, life and death,
Annabel and Dan seem the answer to each other's prayers. But will they really
be able to keep the promises they made? And is having a baby really the
solution?
Read below for an excerpt...
More about the author:
Website: http://suzietullett.com
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Excerpt
Opening out the deckchair, she
plonked herself down in it. “So how’s your week been?” she asked. She paused,
not that she really expected a reply, but it was nice to know he was listening
if nothing else. “Mine’s not been too bad,” she continued. “The shop’s still
doing okay. Oh, and your mum called round the other day.” Remembering the visit
all too well, Annabel tried not to scowl. “She said to say hello.”
She reached down and dipped her hand
into her bag again, this time pulling out a flask of coffee. “Caffeine, just
what I need after the hassle of getting here,” she said. “As usual the traffic
was horrendous.”
Pouring herself a drink, she knew her
ramblings were an attempt at stalling the inevitable; that she was worried
about Tom’s reaction once she’d told him what she was up to. While her plans
for the future might be a positive move on her part, she certainly wasn't daft
enough to think everyone would understand. If anything most people wouldn't,
especially if his mother’s reaction had been anything to go by.
She thought it strange how everyone
and their dog insisted she move on, yet the second she did they created such a
song and dance over it. Although if Tom did choose to join in with the
dissenters, then just like them he’d only have to get used to the idea;
particularly when this was entirely his fault to begin with. Annabel didn’t
want to play the blame game, but just like she’d said to his mother, she
wouldn’t be in this position if he hadn’t upped and died in the first place. In
her mind’s eye, she could see Tom sitting opposite, his hands clasped as he
patiently waited for her to tell him what was really on her mind. The man
always could read her like a book.
“Okay, okay,” she said. “Just give me
a second.”
She took a couple of sips of coffee,
determined to reveal all. But, in spite of practicing her speech all week, now
that it came to it, those well-chosen words seemed to fail her. Resting her cup
on her knee and refusing to let her conviction wane, she realised she was just
going to have to come out and say it.
After three, she told herself. One,
two, three…
She squeezed her eyes shut, in
anticipation of the lightning bolt no doubt about to strike her down.
“I’m going to have a baby,” she said.
Thanks for taking part today, Donna x
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