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"A battered butterfly, he'd build Kimberly up, nurture
her strength and watch her return to flight. He repressed the visions dancing
in the back of his mind; her naked body brandished red flags and spurred him to
stampede. Bulls and butterflies did not mix."
Title: YOU CAN’T FORCE LOVE
Author: Marie Drake
Publisher: RedBird Books
Pages: 286
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Author: Marie Drake
Publisher: RedBird Books
Pages: 286
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Jordan Fry's obsession is born in "You Can't Force
Love" by Marie Drake, Book I in the Locked Hearts Series.
From different towns and social backgrounds, Jordan Fry and
Kimberly Orvine experience life-altering abuse, lose a parent and land in the
same foster home. Angry, and self-deprecating, fiery redheaded Kimberly is
deadset on lousy behavior and suffering the consequences, punishing herself for
former sins. Scared by his inner darkness, pyromaniac Jordan has
vowed to change for the better. He focuses on Kimberly as the key to his
success, but she intends to make him break his promises. Unaware of Jordan 's atrocious
actions in the past, she's dangerously close to unleashing the evil he
struggles to contain during their epic battle of wills. Can they both survive?
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Book Excerpt:
Crescent Hollar
Trailer Park
Gloucester City , New Jersey
Jordan
smothered her with his mouth; she panicked and struggled, but he closed in and
restrained her. His mind emptied, his eyes went blank; a blinding drive took
over, and he pressed her to the ground. Tear-filled eyes didn’t dissuade him.
July 1986
Fresh, black pavement radiated visible heat; scorched grass
crunched beneath Jordan ’s
feet; sweat drenched his shoulder-length, blonde hair, and it clung to his
neck. The mobile home park’s road ended at a small store; he paid twenty-five
cents for two ring-shaped lollipops, saved a pink candy, unwrapped a blue one
and reclined on a canopy shaded bench.
A black and yellow butterfly fluttered toward him; sunlight
clarified its translucent wings and turned it magical, otherworldly. Jordan stared
at the creature hovering above his leg. It glided to his knee. Tiny feet danced
on his bare skin, a slight tickle. Sparkling like gold dust; glowing, powdery
residue transferred on his fingers. Airborn again, impulsively, he reached and
knocked it to the ground; one wing beat up and down.
Humming distracted him, and he stepped on the butterfly as
he crossed the road. Lily skipped across the grass in pink, canvas sneakers.
Her long, cinnamon-colored hair billowed; it tapped her thin, white blouse
below her shoulder blades and bounced with each step. A faint halo highlighted
her lovely features. Enhanced by sapphire-colored stones in her ears, her blue
eyes shined brighter than the butterfly. She smiled. Calescent stomach pain
folded him in half. With gritted teeth, he straightened, took a step, smiled
back at her, and offered the ring-pop from his pocket.
“Strawberry, my favorite.” She tugged the lollipop from its
wrapper and slipped it into her mouth. Her eyes crinkled in the sun. She
dragged the candy over her lips with a final sucking motion, lifted her hand
and let the sunshine filter through the gem-shaped sugar. “Pretty,” she said.
Pain struck Jordan
again, stronger. It radiated through his lower body. Lily held his hand and
walked along the road’s edge. She stopped at a red and white toolshed at the
corner of her backyard. Jordan
peeked into her driveway, no car.
“Just one time, right?” Lily asked. She closed her eyes.
A horn honked, and a door slammed near the house; he froze.
Lily’s dad carried grocery bags. Jordan rolled. She ran toward home;
he traced her body’s imprint in the grass and discovered a shimmering deep-blue
earring.
A vice clamped his arm, and with a yank, he met angry eyes;
he cowered inches below Lily’s father’s face.
Award-winning author, Marie Drake lives in a small town near
Lake Ontario with her husband, four sons, and
three rescue pups. With many years of experience in the Foster Care community
and advocating for other victims and survivors, she specializes in realistic
and psychological fiction depicting the lives of abuse sufferers; their
obstacles, their triumphs, and their downfalls.
Website Address: https://www.MarieDrakeauthor.com
Twitter Address: https://twitter.com/MarieDrake72
Facebook Address: https://www.facebook.com/MarieDrake/
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