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Book 2

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The shock on Scarlet’s face, the disbelief and grief, made him wish he’d kept his mouth shut. The last thing he wanted was to inflict her with the same hell he was going through. He turned away from her, pushing her hand from his arm. “Go home, Scarlet.”

“I’m not going anywhere.” She grabbed his arm again, preventing him from picking up the axe, the tool he’d used to keep himself from reaching for a bottle.“I won’t leave you alone.”

Ignoring the sweat and dirt, she wrapped her arms around his waist and held him tightly, resting her head against his chest. His body stirred to life at her touch, disgusting him. His world was crumbling around him and all he could think was that he wanted to bury himself inside her until she screamed his name.

“Go,” he said roughly. If she was smart, she’d run away and never look back. He was a bad-tempered,recovering alcoholic with nothing to offer her. He wasn’t worth the risk.

She looked up at him, her blue eyes clear and steady. “No. I won’t leave you.”

He pushed her up against the wall of the workshop, not sure if he was trying scare her away or make her stay. “I don’t want to hurt you.”

She shook her head. “You won’t.”

Cam closed his eyes and groaned. He wrapped his arms around her in a vice-like grip, unable to resist her any longer.

God, he needed her.

He lowered his head and kissed her. There was no subtlety in the kiss, no gentleness or finesse. Only passion and raw need. But she stayed with him, returning his passion, giving solace. He greedily lapped it up, taking everything she had to give.

But he wanted, needed more. He lifted her and she wrapped her long, slender legs around his waist. He buried his face against her soft, sweet-smelling neck, inhaling her clean, floral scent. At the same time, he snaked his hand up her thigh and began to pull down her panties.

“Tell me to stop,” he rasped. “Tell me now while I still can.”

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Excerpt © Jana Richards

Praise for the Book

A love story involving choices, self-worth, and reconciliation. A well written and complex plot with interesting characters that will keep you totally immersed. I just discovered this author and love how she weaves a story and sucks you in so you are living the story yourself.

Jo Anne Vincenti

The characters have a depth to them but all are hiding something from the others. We get to know them a little at a time especially Scarlet and Cam since this is their story. His daughter, Tessa, plays an integral part in the story as well and worms her way into everyone’s heart!... There was laughter and tears as my emotions became entwined with those in the story but especially the despair I often felt coming from Cam. There is some closure with the epilogue and another happily ever after in the offing. There’s enough loose ends to take us to book three in the series, Truth and Solace, which is Maggie’s story.

Joanne, Romancing the Book

Like book one this is a beautiful story of two people who have pasts that seem to stand in the way of a future. A story of secrets that threaten the future. This is a series about three sisters and I can’t wait for the last story in the series. Although the books can be read alone you would be missing out on a beautiful love story.

Linda Tonis, Paranormal Romance Guild

The author has done a wonderful job of building a detailed storyline that crosses the series and continues to keep the reader engaged. This book was well written and enjoyable. Due to how interesting and engaging the story is I found myself quickly reading this looking for all of the answers to the intrigue the author was developing. The characters are engaging and seem real to the reader. It is very easy to get drawn into this series. I was very glad to have the final book in the series waiting to be read.

Deidre, Night Owl Reviews

Great second book in this series. They are sisters working toward the same goal but each love story is unique and very good. There are common themes and mystery but each has its own HEA.

Joyeli3, Amazon Reader

I love the complex world the author has woven for this series. So far, each sister is totally unique in her fears, goals, and motivations. Their men, too, are also unique--a lottery millionaire and an alcoholic contractor. Yet, overarching these stories is the underpinning mystery about the girls’ parents’ relationship and deaths as well as the modern story of renovating the lodge that pulls all these people together in a satisfying way.

jbrydonejack, Book Bub

What a great story and the strength and love of family and what you can accomplished together. This series kept me in its grip with the mystery that surrounds the sisters.

Steny, Amazon

About the Book

No matter how deeply buried, secrets rise to the surface.

Scarlett Lindquist has agreed to help her sisters rebuild the dilapidated fishing lodge in Minnesota they inherited from their grandparents. Although the lengthy restoration is bringing the three sisters closer together, Scarlett’s support is temporary. Her leave of absence from her job in Chicago is temporary and she has no intention of staying at Solace Lake Lodge, where the lake holds dark secrets. When frightening childhood memories resurface, they are tempered by her fascination with an irritating contractor. If only she could trust her feelings for him. If only he could trust her.

Cameron Hainstock meets Scarlett at his brother’s wedding to her sister and their attraction is instantaneous. But Cam avoids the beautiful marketing executive. All his efforts are aimed at battling for custody of his only child. When the unimaginable happens and Cam faces the biggest challenge of his life, he’s reluctant to accept help to halt his downward spiral. Can they learn to trust each other and fight for a future together or will they go their separate ways?

SECRETS AND SOLACE by Jana Richards is book 2 in the Love at Solace Lake small town romance series. If you like wounded heroes and the amazing heroines who love them, you'll enjoy Cam and Scarlet's journey to true love!

Heat Level: Smoking Hot

Secrets and Solace

Series: Love at Solace Lake

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Love at Solace Lake Series

Love is worth the risk…

When their grandfather dies, the Lindquist sisters, Harper, Scarlet and Maggie, inherit the northern Minnesota fishing lodge that had been in their family for three generations. The inheritance is bittersweet. They were raised at the lodge by their grandparents. The natural beauty of the place hasn’t changed, but the building itself is crumbling and desperately in need of repair. The lodge also reminds them of what they lost. Twenty-two years previously, their parents died there in what was ruled a murder/suicide.

As the sisters struggle to breathe new life into the failing lodge, old fears and questions rise to the surface even as new love presents itself. Why did their father murder their mother? What truths did their grandparents keep from them? The sisters must fight to keep the wounds of the past from putting their futures, and their fledging relationships, in jeopardy.

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