THE FIRST BOY I LOVED
Bell Bridge Books
Vietnam
took her first love away from her.
Now it may take her next love, too.
After her husband dies Gillian Warner realizes how many sorrows she carries inside her, including her unresolved grief over her first love, who died in Vietnam decades earlier. Haunted by his death in combat as well as by a tangled web of guilty secrets, she books a guided trip to the battle site.
The tours are led by cynical Vietnam War vet A.J. Donegan, who makes his living taking naïve Americans on what he calls “Guilt Trips, Inc.” If they’re looking for peace of mind, they can forget it.
A prickly attraction sparks between Gillian and Donegan, with neither able to let go of the past without the other’s provocative challenge. In a test of willpower and desire, they’ll have to share much more than a journey to a place and a memory; they’ll have to travel deep inside the walls they’ve built around their hearts.
Now it may take her next love, too.
After her husband dies Gillian Warner realizes how many sorrows she carries inside her, including her unresolved grief over her first love, who died in Vietnam decades earlier. Haunted by his death in combat as well as by a tangled web of guilty secrets, she books a guided trip to the battle site.
The tours are led by cynical Vietnam War vet A.J. Donegan, who makes his living taking naïve Americans on what he calls “Guilt Trips, Inc.” If they’re looking for peace of mind, they can forget it.
A prickly attraction sparks between Gillian and Donegan, with neither able to let go of the past without the other’s provocative challenge. In a test of willpower and desire, they’ll have to share much more than a journey to a place and a memory; they’ll have to travel deep inside the walls they’ve built around their hearts.
ALL ABOUT CHERYL REAVIS
Her award-winning literary short stories have appeared in The Crescent Review, The Bad Apple, The Mosaic, The Sanskrit, Laurels, The Emrys Journal and Writer's Choice.
Publishers Weekly described her Berkley single-title novel, PROMISE ME A RAINBOW, as "...an example of delicately crafted, eminently satisfying romantic fiction."
FIND CHERYL:
UP NEXT for CHERYL: Your next release (after the one we’re posting)…and
don’t forget the cover jpeg if available.
PREVIOUS RELEASES by CHERYL:
AN UNEXPECTED WIFE
Love Inspired Historical
THE SOLDIER'S WIFE
Love Inspired Historical
NEXT UP ON GLIAS: Join us tomorrow for Pamela Moran. I'll be back next week with Nikki Harris Salcedo. ~Angi Morgan
Get Lost on Facebook or @GetLostInAStory #GetLostStories
CHERYL WANTS TO KNOW: What inspires you to be creative?
Welcome Cheryl!
ReplyDeleteBest of luck with your new release.
~Angi