Snowfall and Secrets
Omega Mu Alpha Brothers #1
Omega Mu Alpha Brothers #1
By: Kierra Quinn
Releasing March 6, 2016
Self-Published
Self-Published
Blurb
Tess escapes from Florida with a secret as big as Miami. She needs to find someplace to lay low and be on hide from her overbearing family. Mackinac Island, Michigan, should be the perfect place to hide out. However, her timing is a little off, it's the dead of winter and she's never been in temperatures below fifty degrees.
Just her luck, her landlord, Lukas, is as hot as the sun. He's also moody and hiding secrets as well. Which suits Tess fine. A man is the last complication she needs. A Michigan blizzard leaves them trapped in the same house together and things heat up, fast. Tess finds herself falling for Lukas, in spite of the secrets that could ruin everything before it even begins.
Just her luck, her landlord, Lukas, is as hot as the sun. He's also moody and hiding secrets as well. Which suits Tess fine. A man is the last complication she needs. A Michigan blizzard leaves them trapped in the same house together and things heat up, fast. Tess finds herself falling for Lukas, in spite of the secrets that could ruin everything before it even begins.
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Tess came to Michigan looking to run away, though she couldn't hide forever, she needed time and space to decide what she ws going to do and she had to get away from home to do it. Tess is struggling with her life and her past and how others have seen her or will judge her. I felt a strong attachment to Tess as she struggled to grasp a hold on what life had handed her.
Lukas is dealing with his own past, and by dealing, I mean of course writing it off and hiding from it. He's suffered loss and feels extreme guilt and he's letting it interfere with his future. But he finds himself drawn towards Tess in a way he hasn't been drawn to anyone in a long time, and he finds himself wondering if he can have a future.
Though there are secrets and hidden truths, emotions and misunderstandings, Lukas and Tess find their way through them and realize they can be strong together and have found something in the other that is more than they expected. They also help each other heal from the past, old hurts can be balmed over and the future can be happy.
Tess had made a lot of mistakes in her short life. She thought she got it of her system after high school, but apparently at twenty-five, she was still as dumb as she was at eighteen. Maybe more. This was definitely the stupidest thing she’d ever done.
After the plane touched down on the nearly frozen northern Michigan runway, she turned her phone on and discovered twenty messages from her mother and four sisters. They all said the same thing.
“Come home.”
She’d lived in Southern Florida her entire life. But she had to get away from there. Though she sure picked a crappy time of year. The second week of January wasn’t exactly smart.
Passengers at the tiny airport disembarked down a stairway instead of into the airport. As she stepped off the plane, she knew she made not one big mistake, but two. Prior to this moment, she’d never been in weather under forty degrees. This was probably below zero. She wasn’t prepared for cold like this.
The wind bit at her face and hands as she ran for the airport. She had gloves on, but they were useless against the chill. Lost in thought, she waited for her bags. She would need to stop at a store to get a better coat before she headed to the island. Never mind that she blew most of her savings on the best winter weather gear she could find in Miami, which wasn’t the place to buy for a Michigan winter.
A hand tapped her on the shoulder. She turned and found herself having to look up at a man with chiseled features. She sucked in a breath. She always had a weakness for tall, dark, and handsome.
“Are you Tess?” he asked.
She nodded. If this was her boss, she was in so much trouble.
“Are you Dr. Jorgenson?”
He chuckled. “No, I’m Lukas, and I’m a little young to be the superintendent of a school. Doc doesn’t leave the island during the winter. I’m your landlord.”
She nearly burst out laughing. She was so in for it.
“How’d you recognize me?” she asked.
“You're the only one not dressed for the weather. Doc said you were from Florida, but I thought you’d have more sense than this.”
Tess wore a wool coat over a sweater dress, ankle length leggings, and knee high black boots. She was more covered than she’d ever been in Florida. Yet she was still freezing.
Before she could answer, he continued speaking.
“Do you have a heavier coat and gloves in your suitcase?”
Tess shook her head. “I bought the best I could find.”
He frowned. “The shops are closed. You’ll have to come back to the mainland later and get more gear. In the meantime, you’re gonna lose a couple of fingers. Seriously, are those the only gloves you have?”
She nodded and looked down at her thin gloves that matched her dress. She had four other pairs, but they were all the same kind, and trying to layer them didn’t make much sense. She knew he was right; her fingers were in danger.
Tess came to Michigan looking to run away, though she couldn't hide forever, she needed time and space to decide what she ws going to do and she had to get away from home to do it. Tess is struggling with her life and her past and how others have seen her or will judge her. I felt a strong attachment to Tess as she struggled to grasp a hold on what life had handed her.
Lukas is dealing with his own past, and by dealing, I mean of course writing it off and hiding from it. He's suffered loss and feels extreme guilt and he's letting it interfere with his future. But he finds himself drawn towards Tess in a way he hasn't been drawn to anyone in a long time, and he finds himself wondering if he can have a future.
Though there are secrets and hidden truths, emotions and misunderstandings, Lukas and Tess find their way through them and realize they can be strong together and have found something in the other that is more than they expected. They also help each other heal from the past, old hurts can be balmed over and the future can be happy.
Author Info
Kierra Quinn and her husband Michael love to travel the world together. From the hills of Scotland to the beaches of Thailand, their wanderlust takes them on adventures all over the world. But their favorite corner of the Earth is their home on Nova Scotia, that they share with their two Dobermans, Calcifer and Turnip. Kierra dyes hair by day and at night she loses herself in the worlds of her romance novels. She loves to cook, binge watch Netflix, and cuddle up with her boys and watch storms roll in over the ocean.
Website: http://www.kierraquinn.com/
Facebook: http://www.facbeook.com/kierraquinnbooks
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