Title: Alex’s Destiny (Racing to Love #4)
Author: Amy Gregory
Expected Publish Date:
11-1-13
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Synopsis:
Her destiny was
written for her, long before she was ever born.
She embraced it, wanting nothing more than to give everything within her
back to the sport in which she was considered royalty. Her family’s legacy would live on, revered by
all. And she thrived on the long work
days she spent teaching at the academy her blood was tied to. Alexandra Sterling needed that dirt track as
much as she needed her next breath.
That same track was
the one that drew in a young student years before. Alex had given her heart away the day they
met, knowing that he belonged to only her.
For years she’d waited, knowing without a single doubt that he’d make
her his when the time was right.
But…she’d never
asked Dallas if he felt the same way.
Her hurt leaves her
vulnerable, her days dark and her instincts dulled. After one night of hell,
Alex is lost. Her world is crumbling around her, and without her lifeline and
best friend beside her anymore, there’s nothing to keep her from sinking with
it.
Dallas Hunter is a
pro rider on the motocross circuit, following in the footsteps of his father
Eli. For Dallas, it’s always been Alex, but he’s kept his feelings locked away
out of fear, his love for their family, his biggest obstacle.
One short and
chilling phone call to her puts him on high alert. Knowing something is
terribly wrong sends him racing across the country, back home, back to her. But
what he finds almost kills him.
Now he’s watching
her slip away right before his very eyes. Figuring out how to help Alex before
it’s too late, might turn out to be harder than any race he’s ever ridden. And
he has to do it with his team and sponsors screaming at him from the other
side, trying to pull him back to the world he’s dedicated his entire life to.
Dallas knows he has
to help his best friend, the woman he loves…and do it without tearing his
family apart.
Book Links:
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this is a self-published book!
About the Author:
About the Author:
When asked ‘when do you have
time to write’, Amy Gregory simply laughs.
The real answer is, “in bits and pieces”. She and her husband live in Kansas City with
their three fantastic kids that keep them running in three very different
directions. Because she sits so much,
she always carries a notebook with her at all times.
She has an off the wall, snarky,
off the cuff sense of humor that often shocks even those who’ve known her for
years. And she loves that her children
have all been blessed that ability to make others laugh as well. At least she’s grateful most of the
time! Her husband often teases her about
how she “makes this stuff up” when he’s reading a piece of her work. The
answer—“it just comes to me when I’m typing”. Scary thought, huh!
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Excerpt:
Years
of roaming every inch of the Noland property left an intricately detailed map
ingrained in her head, memorized for life. Instead, she stayed, not wanting to
be rude to her family. As she stood there, the sun gave way to the moon. The
dark purple lining the horizon was the only evidence it left behind. She
couldn’t help but feel her heart break. Not the earth-shattering pain of a
sudden loss, or that at the mercy of death, but a slow, piece-by-painful piece
kind of heartache.
The
kind where emotions whirled around inside her, at war with one another. Feeling
stupid, desperate, and confused, she tried to remember when she knew. There
wasn’t some crystal clear moment. Not a black and white answer. Dallas had just always
been hers. She never questioned it, never saw their ages as an obstacle, and
until this week, she didn’t think he had either. Alex just knew Dallas would wait for her.
That
was what hurt the most. Well, two things actually. Being wrong—and being empty.
For
the first time she felt hollow and questioned her entire path. Her foot
slipped, landing hard on the ground below the fence. She shook her head and
closed her eyes. It was supposed to be Dallas.
He would retire from racing and join the staff of the academy.
They
were supposed to have the big white wedding. They’d spend their years teaching
side-by-side as the fairy tale ending lived on around them.
There’d
been no question in her mind over the years. All she knew was there wasn’t
supposed to be a different woman in her spot by his side. Feeling the sting,
she screwed her eyes tighter then swiped at the tears that fell, despite her
best effort to prevent them.
The
hand on her lower back made her flinch in surprise. She’d been so lost in her
own world she hadn’t heard him approach. Without a word, she knew the scent,
the hold was one she’d felt a million and one times.
Dallas.
She
tried to be angry, to hold onto the feelings that made her flee the house in
the first place. She couldn’t. At his touch, even through clothing, his warmth
melted the ice in her veins that quickly formed during the last few minutes of
solitude. Another tear—another swipe at it.
“Alex.”
She
didn’t answer, instead she shifted her cheek to rest the opposite direction to
avoid him.
“Alex,
talk to me. Please.”
Suddenly
his touch burned her, seared her. Jerking away from the source of pain left her
standing face-to-face with him.
“You
don’t love her, Dallas.”
Her mouth fired off the accusation before her brain engaged. Either way, the
words were spoken. His silence was deafening. The admission painful. However,
she knew she’d been right, even without seeing the narrowing of his eyes or the
flare of his nostrils. He’d never lied to her—ever. And she knew he couldn’t
start now.
His
mouth twisted, his brow knitted tighter. In the glow of the light from the
shop, she saw his torment as he searched for words. He didn’t have to. Alex saw
the answer in the gray eyes she knew so well. Her imaginary world had been just
that—totally one-sided and in her head only. The security and love she’d felt
from him over the years vanished, and the foundation of her world crumbled. The
walls started to shift. Her heart was breaking, the cracks deepening at warp
speed.
Her
only choice—run.
Stepping
away from the penetrating gray, she made a half turn, only getting an arm’s
length away as he reached out to stop and spin her back. “Don’t you dare walk
away from me, Alex.”
The
command was crisp and the deep tone had her body reacting to his order. Frozen
to her spot, she stood absolutely still. It could’ve been because of shock—it
wasn’t. The pounding in her chest left her reeling. He held her tightly by her
upper arms. Unable to move, she shivered in his hold.
Fire
sparked again. “Don’t dare walk away? Excuse me? You have no right—”
“Stop.
Now.”
Her
eyes flared as she clenched her fists at her sides. “You made your choice.” She
spat out as she twisted in his hold, trying to free herself.
He
gave her a light shake, after a long minute she realized she was going nowhere
until he decided to let her. Gritting her teeth and panting in anger, she
glared at the man she’d spent a lifetime loving. It wasn’t anger she saw
mirrored in his eyes.
“You’re
too young.”
The
lines deepened and his head tilted to the side as if he was pleading with her
to understand. That wasn’t going to happen. Not now, not ever. “Bullshit! I’m
twenty-three, Dallas. What’s your little friend? Twenty?”
“Stop
it, Alex.”
Again,
his voice stilled her, but only momentarily. “Damn it, Dallas. You stop. Look, I get it. I was
stupid. I just always thought…never mind. Just let me go.”
“No.”
He shook his head, frowning as pain crossed his face. “You’re just—”
“I
know. You said it once. I’m not old enough. Whatever. I’m old enough to know
you don’t always get what you want.”
Embarrassed,
hurt and frustrated, she yanked out of his hold. Turning, she stepped away in
the opposite direction, but not before she heard his last comment.
“That
makes two of us.”
Stalling,
her shoulders deflated. There was nothing more to say so she continued walking
away. Away from her past, her present…and away from her future.
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