Safe at Home
Warm Springs Trilogy #1
By- Christina Kirby
Genre- Romantic Suspense
Driven by fear and desperate to protect her family, Samantha is forced to leave Chicago and everything she’s worked to achieve, only to start over by tossing a dart-at-the-map. The Georgia townsfolk’s true Southern charm is the unexpected prescription needed to heal her soul, and the sexy carpenter who touches her heart are distractions she didn’t plan on, but they might offer her a chance at a new life, if she can let go of her past.
Town heartbreaker, Spencer Malloy, isn’t looking for anything serious. His days are perfect working as a contractor, attending his nephew’s baseball games or taking him fishing. He never expects to fall for the big city girl, Samantha. She’s not his type, timid and closed off, but in her unguarded moments, he’s intrigued by the woman he can’t get out of his mind. The urge to get closer to her grows stronger each day, and when the shadow of evil resurfaces, he vows to protect Samantha, even if it means abandoning his home and joining her on the run.
When confronted by the man who’s bent on revenge, Samantha must choose between running again to save the people she loves, or if she has the strength, to stay and fight for her new life.
Excerpt
Two days later, Jenny smoothed a hand over her navy skirt and
tucked a loose hair behind her ear as she waited to meet her new client. After
speaking with his assistant several times to setup a schedule that would work
for everyone, it was finally time to meet the man himself. She glanced around
her office where they’d be meeting before she took him out in her freshly
washed Lexus SUV. Everything was in place. There were no loose papers strewn
around or files left open on the back counter.
A partially open drawer caught her attention at the bottom of one
of her filing cabinets. She moved to close it and found it was stuck. She knelt
down on the carpet and tried to push it again, but it still wouldn’t budge.
“Close, you stupid--”
“That’s my Jennifer. Still talking to herself after all these
years.”
Jenny’s hand froze at the same time a flush of heat surged through
her body. A fire she hadn’t felt since the last time she’d been with him, the
owner of the deep voice. A voice she’d know anywhere. Adam.
“Here,” he knelt beside her, “let me give you a hand.”
“I don’t need your help,” she shook her head, but he didn’t seem
to care. He lifted the drawer and pushed, and it closed like the traitor it
was. Damn drawer.
Adam took a step back from her, but it did nothing to dissipate
his scent. His aftershave hung in the air and with it a flood of memories of
the two of them, together, crashed down around her. Memories it had taken her
years to repress because forgetting was impossible.
Keeping her back to him, she tugged her skirt back into place and
did her best to calm her nerves. How dare he show up at her office out of the
blue? It wasn’t fair and it hadn’t given her a chance to prepare a suitable
insult.
She took a deep breath. There was no need to overact. All she needed
to do was find out what he was doing there and get rid of him.
She turned. “So, are you just passing through?”
“Not exactly.” He sat down in one of her office chairs, his tall
frame filling the space.
Unsure what else to do and not wanting to be rude in her place of
business, she sat down, more than aware that three different people from the
office had walked passed her door in the last thirty seconds. Word must’ve
gotten out the great Adam Hamilton was in the building.
Gritting her teeth, she smiled. “Why, exactly, are you here,
Adam?”
“I’m your ten o’clock.” He grinned, held his hands out in a
‘here-I-am’ gesture, and laughed when her mouth fell open.
“You?”
“Yes, I believe we’re supposed to go see some houses this
morning.”
She blinked twice. “Wait, why are you looking for a house here?”
“I like it here.” He said it like it was the most obvious thing in
the world and smiled again, the same smile that had gotten her out of her
clothes more than a few times when they’d been younger.
“But, you live in Atlanta.”
“Not for long.” He leaned the chair back on two legs, like he used
to do when he was seventeen.
“Wait, but,” she pressed her palms flat on her desk, “does this
mean you’re moving back here?”
“That’s my plan.”
Adam in Warm Springs, indefinitely. The words
swirled around in her head like a tornado, tearing apart every other thought,
until he was all she could think about. How was she supposed to live in the
same town with him again? It was too small for the both of them.
Running Home
Warm Springs Trilogy #2
By- Christina Kirby
Genre- Romantic Suspense
Small town beauty queen, Jenny Fillmore, is a survivor. In the wake of having been kidnapped by a madman, she’s managed to put her life back together, complete with a successful career and a serious boyfriend. But, when her first love returns and hires her as his real estate agent, old wounds are torn open, making Jenny question whether or not she has the life she wants. It turns out broken hearts don’t heal so easily and old desires don’t always fade with time.
Professional baseball player, Adam Hamilton, didn’t expect a career ending shoulder injury. Thrown a curveball in his prime, he returns home to Warm Springs and the one woman whose heart he broke to pursue his sports dream. But, earning Jenny’s forgiveness won’t be easy. What he and Jenny once shared was real, but she’s moved on. With the new man in her life, time isn’t on Adam’s side.
About the Author
Christina Kirby holds a degree in Public Relations from Auburn University. She worked in banking for four and a half years before deciding to become a stay at home mom to her two sons. Moving every couple of years because of her husband’s job, Christina has had the opportunity to meet all kinds of people and live in many different states. Fortunately, writing is something she can take with her no matter where she lives. Christina is an avid reader of romance, young adult and anything having to do with pop culture. She also knows a copy of Entertainment Weekly and a chocolate chip cookie can cure anything.
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