Hi everyone. Happy August!
This weekend I’m sharing another snippet from Breed True, Book 7 in my Eclipse Heat series. The digital edition will be on pre-sale sale for 99¢ until it releases on August 16th.
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Julie’s past was a tale of her dead husband’s violent rages and the fists he’d applied liberally.
“By the second week, I was ready to leave him. I didn’t love Frank Rossiter when I married him. I didn’t even know him. But I thought love would grow. I thought he did me a favor by getting me away from the small-minded community I despised. I thought if I did what he asked and tried to please him in every way, things would settle down between us.”
Her voice dropped steadily until Grady could barely hear her final whisper.
“I was wrong.”
©Gem Sivad 2016
Breed True 
Desperate to give her twin daughters a decent life, Julie Fulton agrees to marry Grady Hawks and produce the son he needs to inherit Hawks Nest ranch. At the end of a year, child or not, Julie will receive enough money to escape to San Francisco and leave behind her rough existence.
Grady intends to breed back to the fair skin and Scottish features of his father and Julie meets every requirement. Her red hair and pale skin are an excellent way to dilute Grady’s half Kiowa blood. If Julie breeds true, their child will prove that the Hawks family is “white” enough to own Texas land.
The formula is right, but the outcome unexpected. Siring a son is the last thing on Grady’s mind when he discovers pleasure in Julie’s bed. And San Francisco no longer seems like paradise to Julie when she finds heaven in Grady’s arms.
Poor Julie. I hope Grady is nothing like her ex. Great snippet!
Considering the emotions and history of this snippet, it couldn’t have been easy to write and you handled it masterfully. I’m looking forward to reading the rest of the book! Good luck with the upcoming release.
Oh, that last line was like an electric shock. Fabulous snippet!
What a story! I can read no longer.
I can read no longer.
Quite the emotional impact in this short snippet. I can see Grady leaning in.
Aw, no wonder she’s slow to trust. But I think Grady is going to be good for her.
It’s sad how most people think that they can change other people by being better. You captured this well in this snippet!
At least she escaped or got away somehow. I feel for her! Great snippet…
Just shows how strong she is to leave the abuser–not an easy thing to do now, much less then. I hope Grady does right by her. Fantastic snippet as always, Gem. 🙂
Oh poor girl… I’m glad it seems she’s gotten away from the brute. I wonder how she managed that. Nice snippet.
How sad! Great timing.
This history makes any new relationship fraught with fear. It won’t be easy to recover from this.
That last line is wrenching.
What an emotional impact this small snippet delivers!
the last three words … well placed … i “felt” the heaviness of her story. great snippet.
I guess him being dead is not such a bad thing.
Man this snippet made you have the feels! Great job.