Title: Heart of Light
Author: T.K. Leigh
Release Date: August 25, 2014
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Synopsis
RECOMMENDED FOR AGES EIGHTEEN AND UP DUE TO EXPLICIT SEXUAL SITUATIONS, STRONG LANGUAGE, AND GRAPHIC VIOLENCE. Twelve years ago, Jolene’s adoptive mother died. Twelve years ago, a man showed up at Jolene’s door and promised to take care of her. Twelve years ago, Jolene was happy. Then it all changed… Jolene Bergio has spent the last twelve years of her life asking one question… Why? Why was she left in the custody of a man who would sell her each and every night to the highest bidder? After a few years, she shut off, giving up hope that anyone would ever find her. Until her luck changed one night and she escaped. Twelve years later, she finally feels something she hasn’t felt in a long time… Free. Scared that her past will find her unexpectedly, she hides away in a rented beach house, trying to distance herself from everyone… Until Dr. Cameron Bowen enters her world and slowly tears down the walls that she has built up over the past twelve years of her captivity. Jolene begins to learn to love again. And trust again. But when a man from Jolene’s past emerges, will she be able to keep her identity hidden? When lies are told and hearts are broken, will the truth surface in time to bring Jolene back from the shadows that threaten to expose who she really is? Heart of Light is a captivating story of love, strength, and survival.Buy Links
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Heart of Light by TK Leigh is a heart-wrenching journey that you must take. From a romantic love story of beginning to trust again to the dark, underground world of human trafficking, Leigh takes the reader on quite an emotional rollercoaster. Heart of Light is Dr. Cameron Bowden’s who was introduced in Leigh’s Beautiful Mess series, story. It is important to mention that Heart of Light is a stand-alone and can definitely be read as a standalone. (although alpha-hottie Alexander Burnham makes an appearance in Heart of Light to led Cam a hand)
Cam has been in a mood since he gave up Olivia so that she could be with the man she was destine to be with. His funk has bled into all facets of his life; his practice, his time with his friends, and his love life. Everyone close to Cam had noticed it including Cam.
Jolene Bergio lost her parents a long time ago. She was left in care of an evil man that sells her body to the highest-bidder on a nightly basis as a part of a high-end human trafficking ring; if that isn’t enough, she is also his special “Jo Jo Bear”. Jolene has accepted her life but an opportunity arises for her to escape. Trying to get as far away from the monster that holds her captive she ends up in Florida renting the beach house that Cam has been unable to sell, holding it as a shrine to his lost love Olivia.
Cameron finally gets his head out of his ass, opening his heart to Jolene. Jolene begins to trust Cameron and their relationship grows but a former client of Jolene’s finds her and threatens to return her to her captor.
Heart of Light isn’t your typical, cookie-cutter romance book. The subject matter is dark and something many of us don’t want to think about but Leigh tactfully tells the story of a woman that is forced into selling her body by someone she thought her father trusted. Leigh brings this social issue full-circle from dealing with Jolene, the victim, to the people that love her and must work to build a healthy relationship with her. Leigh’s story is phenomenal as well as poignant story of love and healing. It is truly about filling your heart of the light and love of others from “almost kisses” to “peaches”.
Excerpt
“Why don’t you like being touched?” he asked quietly in a bold move. Jolene stopped dead in her tracks, glaring at him. “I just don’t, alright?” she hissed, her voice raised. “And it’s none of your fucking business why I act the way I do. I see what you’re trying to do, Doctor.” She spun around and stormed back toward the house, wanting to get far away from his prying, yet consoling, eyes. “What, Jolene? What am I doing? I just want to get to know you. I want to spend time with you, and I need to know why certain things set you off so that I don’t do them!” He ran along the shore, catching up to her, stopping short when he almost reached out and grabbed her arm to force her to talk to him. Feeling him approach behind her, she reeled around. The expression on her face was fierce. “You’ve been a therapist for far too long. You need to get it out of your head that you can help me.” The ocean wind whipped her hair in front of her face and her voice rose in anger. “You can’t! No one can! So just stop! Stop taking an interest in me! Stop with the whole nice guy act because, based on my experience, that’s all it is!” she cried through her tears, her voice becoming barely audible. “A fucking act.” She closed her eyes and inhaled deeply before opening them, the pain of what she had experienced the past decade of her life visible in the look of unease on her face. She took a step closer, her eyes remaining glued to Cam’s. “You show up on my doorstep acting like my savior when the world has gone to shit. You tell me how you’ll look after me and protect me. And you know what those are?” She could see the hurt that her words were causing him, but she didn’t care. “Lies, Cam,” she said quietly. “Just lies. You say you’ll help me and watch over me, but you’ll turn. I can’t… I can’t go through that again. Please. I beg you. Just stay away from me.” She spun around and began walking briskly away from him. “You don’t have to do this, Jolene!” he shouted, running to catch up with her. “You don’t have to choose fear.” “Yes, I do,” she insisted, turning to face him once more. “It’s the only way that he won’t…” “You can choose me instead,” he interrupted. Her breath caught at his unexpected reply. “Cam, I…” She trailed off, hiding her tear-filled eyes. “Don’t let your fear control you, Jolene,” he implored, his voice soft. He brought his body close to hers. “Please, choose me, not fear.”About the Author
T.K. Leigh, otherwise known as Tracy Leigh Kellam, is the USA Today Best Selling author of the Beautiful Mess series. Originally from New England, she now resides in sunny Southern California with her husband, dog and three cats, all of which she has rescued (including the husband). She always had a knack for writing, but mostly in the legal field. It wasn’t until recently that she decided to try her hand at creative writing and is now addicted to creating different characters and new and unique story lines in the Contemporary Romantic Suspense genre. When she’s not planted in front of her computer, writing away, she can be found running and training for her next marathon (of which she has run over fifteen fulls and far too many halfs to recall). Unlike Olivia, the main character in her Beautiful Mess series, she has yet to qualify for the Boston Marathon.Facebook ~ Twitter ~ Blog ~ Pinterest
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Giveaway
$100 Amazon Gift Card, (10) Signed Paperback of Heart of Light