Author: Toni Aleo
Series: Taking Risks #2
Genre: Contemporary Romance
For better or worse, for richer or poorer, ‘til almost death do they part…
Amberlyn Reilly took a risk and found a new life in Ireland. She did something drastic and jumped in front of a loaded gun for the one she knew she couldn’t lose. And with her mother’s last request, she did more than fall in love. She fell into Declan O’Callaghan—with her eyes wide open and her damaged heart and soul leading the way.
When Irish-born Declan O’Callaghan spotted Amberlyn across the lake, he knew his life was about to change. And it did. Now he has everything he’s ever dreamed of —he’s marrying for love, and with that love, the family distillery will now be his as long as he marries before the deadline.
Things are moving fast. It’s now or never. And as their beautiful relationship grows, time is something these two don’t have a lot of. Declan’s and Amberlyn’s souls are tightly tethered, but will the questions and second thoughts of others prevent them from having a life they’ve both only begun to dream of? Will family and the obligations that come with the O’Callaghan name push them to their breaking point? Or has the Whiskey Prince truly found his happily ever after taking Amberlyn as his Princess?
EXCERPT:
Amberlyn
I
can’t breathe.
The
pain is unbearable.
It is
all consuming.
My
head is pounding, my body feels tingly, but most of all, my chest
just burns with the pain of a thousand fires. I can feel my blood
leaving my body. The heat of it running along my breast and armpit,
gushing down the white gown I wear and staining it. I spent so much
on that dress and now it is ruined.
Because
he shot me.
I
should have known better. The first time I saw him, I should have
known he was nothing but a mistake. Since I’m not one to make
mistakes, I really should have rethought that, but I didn’t. I
allowed him to play a little role in my life, and now I’m paying
for it. My mom always said that you learn from your mistakes, but
will I die from mine?
I knew
from the beginning when we found Casey and Lena outside that it was
going to be bad, but I never really thought it would end like this.
That Casey really wanted to kill the love of my life. I couldn’t
let that happen. Not with all that Declan had to live for. So I did
what any other woman would do. I stepped into the line of fire. There
was no other choice. I couldn’t let him die.
My
ears still ring from the sound of the gun. It vibrates my soul and
makes my skin break out in gooseflesh. Even with all this going on,
I’m not scared. Even though the pain exploded throughout my chest,
taking my breath away, I know I did the right thing. I’m not scared
to die. I’m not saying it’s ideal since I want to have a life
with Declan, but I know I am dying for a good reason. Crumbling
against him, I look into ice-blue eyes and I don’t regret my
choice.
I love
him.
I
would do anything for him.
Even
die for him.
And
that’s exactly what I am about to do.
I can
hear my favorite song falling off his sweet lips, and I want to stay.
I want to be in his arms for the rest of my life, but I can’t. I
always thought that when you die, it would be like the scene in Harry
Potter when Harry finds himself
with Dumbledore in the train station. Get on the train to die or go
back; that’s always how I interpreted that part. It isn’t like
that though. There is no train; there is nothing but light, and
thankfully, the pain is gone. Nothing. I feel nothing. It’s almost
as if I am floating. I look around for some sign of life, some sign
of what I am to do next, and to my surprise, she stands there in all
her ethereal glory.
My
mother.
About the Author
Toni Aleo is the author of the Nasvhille Assassins series: Taking Shots, Trying to Score, Empty Net, Falling for the Backup, and Blue Lines.When not rooting for her beloved Nashville Predators, she’s probably going to her husband’s and son’s hockey games and her daughter’s dance competitions, taking pictures, scrapbooking, or reading the latest romance novel.She lives in the Nashville area with her husband, two children, and a bulldog. Read more about Toni here.
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