Tour Stop, Excerpt & Giveaway: Dylan’s Redemption by Jennifer Ryan

dylans redemptionTitle: Dylan’s Redemption by Jennifer Ryan
The McBrides Book Three
Publisher: Avon
Genre: Contemporary, Romance
Length: 432 pages

Summary:

There’s a new sheriff in Fallbrook … Meet Dylan McBride.

Jessie Thompson had one hell of a week. Dylan McBride, the boy she loved, skipped town without a word. Then her drunk of a father tried to kill her, and she fled Fallbrook, vowing never to return. Eight years later, her father is dead, and Jessie reluctantly goes home—only to come face-to-face with the man who shattered her heart. A man who, for nearly a decade, believed she was dead.

Dylan accepted the position as sheriff of Fallbrook looking for a fresh start and a chance to uncover the truth about Jessie’s disappearance. He knew he’d have to face a few ghosts … he just never thought one would be Jessie, all grown up, stunning … and alive. The pull between them is instant, but Dylan’s heart has already mourned Jessie, and she has secrets she can never share. Can they escape the darkness of their past for a chance at a bright future together?

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Excerpt

“Are you going to be all right, Jessie?” “Yes, Pop. I’ll be fine. I’m going to have a drink with the old man. I have a few things to say to him, and I’d like my privacy. I’ll give you a call later.” Pop gave her a hug from behind. She hadn’t turned away from the casket to talk to him. She didn’t move when he embraced her, except to lean back against him. Greg kissed her on the top of her head and wrapped his arm around her shoulders. She leaned into him and he held her for a moment. There for her when she needed him, he didn’t have to say anything. She worked a man’s job and sometimes forgot she wasn’t as strong as she always felt she had to be. Today, a piece of her wanted to weep for the injustices of life. You can’t pick your parents. Jessie ended up with a father who’d rather hurt her than love her, and a mother whose demons drove her take her own life. Greg was lucky. His father loved him, encouraged him, and was a friend as well as a parent. He treated Jessie as his own daughter, which is why she’d changed her name to Langley. Yes, to hide, but also because she found a place she belonged and was wanted. For the last eight years, she’d had someone to treat her the way a daughter deserved to be treated. Pop loved her. She knew what that love should feel like now. It wasn’t what she’d gotten from Buddy Thompson. Greg would understand she hurt when she reached up and held his forearm and leaned her chin on his arm. He stood and waited for her to stand on her own again. The only show of weakness she’d allow herself. He’d give her the time she needed. When her hands left his arm and she stood without leaning back on him, he released her with another kiss on her head. “I’d really love to punch him until he hurts as much as you did when he left you alone,” Greg said close to her ear. She smiled ruefully. Today wasn’t the day to confront the sheriff on her behalf. But she appreciated the sentiment all the same.


Author Bio

j ryanJENNIFER RYAN, author of The Hunted Series, writes romantic suspense and contemporary small-town romances.

Jennifer lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband and three children. When she isn’t writing a book, she’s reading one. Her obsession with both is often revealed in the state of her home, and how late dinner is to the table. When she finally leaves those fictional worlds, you’ll find her in the garden, playing in the dirt and daydreaming about people who live only in her head, until she puts them on paper.

Please visit her website at www.jennifer-ryan.com for information about upcoming releases.

Author Links: Facebook * Website * Goodreads * Twitter


Giveaway

Print Set of the McBrides Series Books One and Two (US/Canada)

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6 Comments

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6 Responses to Tour Stop, Excerpt & Giveaway: Dylan’s Redemption by Jennifer Ryan

  1. Barrie

    I’ve not read this series but Brody, the bad boy sounds right up my alley as I love reading bad boys!

  2. Yvonne Rodriguez

    Hot sheriff would be my pick but I have not read these yet. Thanks for the giveaway.

  3. Thank you for hosting today!

  4. Timitra

    Reformed bad boy

  5. Suzanne Edwards

    For sure, Owen the Sexy Lawyer! Thanks for the giveaway 🙂

  6. Cindy DeGraaff

    I haven’t read these yet, so I can’t pick a favorite. Thanks for the blog stop and excerpt, along with the giveaway.