Silent Love (The Love Series) - Bio, Blurb, and Links
Bio:
Bestselling Contemporary Romance Author Casey Clipper lives
in Pittsburgh, PA. She's an admitted sports fanatic and chocolate lover (though
that could be classified more as an addiction). An avid romance reader, she
loves to lose herself in a good book. Casey is a member of the Romance Writers
of America, Contemporary Romance Writers, Pennwriters, the Authors Guild, TRRW,
ASMSG, and IAN.
Silent Love (The Love
Series-Book 1) blurb:
Former Navy SEAL Sean Millen has
been perfectly fine with his bachelorhood until recently, when he realizes he's
unhappy with his single status. Unfortunately, his playboy reputation doesn't
offer him the type of woman that could fulfill his days and nights as well as
settle into the specific life he envisions.
Four years ago, Beth Connors'
world was entirely altered. Beth spends her days trying to remain invisible in
order to avoid unwanted attention. Each night she sheds grief-filled tears over
the former life she once led but will never be able to regain.
When Beth literally runs into him.
Doctor Sean Millen. A force of nature. A rock. A reputable heartbreaker, who
takes an immediate interest in her, there's no place for her to hide. But
Beth's natural instinct to push Sean away to save herself and him from the
difficult task of adjusting their lives to her shortcomings is always front and
center. Yet, Beth secretly longs for love. Is she strong enough to tear down
the walls of her self-imposed prison?
Sean finds himself falling for a
woman who is determined to reject his every advance and deny their surprisingly
deep connection. Can Sean push past Beth's concrete walls that she refuses to
destroy? Or will Beth's shocking revelation of her past prevent them from
finding the love they both deserve? Or will a tragic accident pull Sean and
Beth apart permanently?
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Excerpt
Silent Love (The Love Series) - excerpts
Excerpt 1
Hanging his head back, Sean finally
felt exhaustion creep in. His limbs and eyelids grew heavy. Would he even be
able to drive himself home? A knock on the door interrupted him about to lose
consciousness.
"Hey,
brother, need a ride?" Ryan asked. Once again, his brother used his
stealthy, ingrained SEAL skills to gain access to the part of the hospital he
wasn’t cleared to enter. Sean admired his brother’s lack of ability to follow
set rules. He casually leaned against the doorframe and crossed his beefy arms
over his chest. Ryan’s normally sharp blue eyes looked just as tired as his.
"Yeah, I don't think I can drive," he answered.
"You
gonna get dressed?" Ryan asked and raised a brow.
Sean
snorted. "Don't know if I can."
Ryan
laughed and jerked his head. "Come on, let's get you out of here."
Slowly
Sean stood, his bones creaking and cracking. His body was no longer able to
pull these long shifts without paying a hard price. Edging closer to age forty,
maybe he needed to consider Courtney's offer.
"Talked to Court," Sean said while he followed his brother.
"Yeah? How is she?" Ryan asked.
"Good, I guess. I didn't ask. She was supposed to come over, but she
understood I'm too tired. She had Mary cook for us, though, and left the food
in the fridge," he said.
"Thank god. I love Mary's cooking. I don't think I could handle take-out
again tonight," Ryan moaned.
"I
know," he said. They went into the locker room, and Sean slowly slid into
his sweats and tee shirt. "Court offered me up money again to open my own
clinic."
"You
should take it," Ryan said, seated on the bench, packing his brother's gym
bag.
"I
don't want to owe Derrick Murphy money," he groaned.
"Derrick wouldn't do that to you or his wife," Ryan countered.
"You
think?"
"I
know," Ryan answered confidently. "Court would have him by the balls
if she ever found out he treated either one of us like a client. Not
only that, he feels he's indebted to us," Ryan pointed out.
"True, but I don't want to seem as if I'm collecting on that," he
said.
His
brother shook his head. "He won't see it any other way, but he will treat
us with respect and more than likely give you the money."
“I don’t
want a gift,” he said.
Ryan
shrugged. “You might not have a say. Derrick’s pretty damn in control of what
he wants and when he wants it. No isn’t in his vocabulary. Well, except for
Court,” he snickered.
Sean
smirked. “True. I don’t know how she deals with that man.”
“She’s
lucky to have him,” Ryan noted.
“Agreed.”
Sean
pulled on his fleece, picked up his bag, and both men leisurely left the locker
room. They took the elevator to the ground floor and headed towards the VA
Hospital employee parking garage. Sean stepped through the double doors that
led to the garage and was hit in the chest by a ball of coal black hair and
thin limbs in a navy business suit. Before he could reach out and grasp her,
she flew back and landed hard on her ass. Papers from folders skimmed across
the concrete floor. She landed so damn hard Sean and Ryan winced.
“Good
lord,” Ryan said from behind him.
Sean
reached down to help the poor girl up. “Are you all right?”
That’s when
he was struck by lightning. A set of ocean blue eyes looked up at him, frazzled
and confused. Lined with black lashes, they hit him straight in the gut.
“Jesus,”
Ryan whispered.
With his
hand outstretched, Sean stood struck stupid, unable to find his voice.
Flawless,
milky skin contrasted dramatically with her inky hair. Like a porcelain doll.
She
reached up and placed her dainty hand into his. Engulfing her palm, he helped
her off the ground. Ryan dutifully chased dancing papers around the garage.
“Sorry.”
Her voice was soft and delicate. If he hadn’t been paying attention, he might
not have heard her.
Pulling
free of his grasp, her natural warmth left him. An odd feeling of loss briefly
washed over him. He watched her brush off her hands and her backside, then pull
her jacket into place. Cinched at the waist, that suit highlighted her
hourglass figure. It didn’t matter how exhausted he was, his body stirred at
the sight.
Ryan
approached with a stack of skewed papers. “Sorry, they’re probably out of
order.”
“Thank
you,” she said, again her voice barely audible.
“You’re
welcome,” Ryan said, handing her the papers. “Ryan Millen.”
Sean
couldn’t miss how she zeroed in on his brother’s lips. She blushed. “Beth
Connors.”
“The guy
next to me who’s lost his voice is my brother, Sean,” his dumbass brother said.
Finally
Sean shook off his momentary stupidity and rolled his eyes. He stuck out his
hand. “Sean Millen. Sorry to meet you like this, Beth.”
She turned
his direction and zeroed in on his mouth. Her tiny, pink tongue darted out and
wet her full lips. Sean could have sworn his dick punched through his sweats.
How fucking embarrassing.
Once
again, her soft hand ended up in his, but this time her grasp was firm as she
finally looked him in the eyes.
“Hello,”
she said softly. “I better get inside. I’m already fifteen minutes late.”
“Nice to
meet you, Beth,” he said. “Maybe we’ll see each other again around the
hospital.”
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