*~*Past Heaven by Laura Ward EXCLUSIVE Excerpt & Giveaway*~*

Not every love story has a happy ending. Some just change your life.

Liz Atwater’s happily ever after was torn from her the instant her husband, Jack, was murdered. She is forced to pick up the shattered pieces of her life and raise her three young sons alone.

Reynold Carter’s picture perfect Hollywood life ended the moment the paparazzi got hold of his girlfriend’s cheating scandal. As he watches his life unfold in the tabloids, he comes to a crossroads in his career and his purpose.

When Reynolds takes on the challenge of a new project, his world collides with that of Liz. Neither of them expected their professional relationship to evolve into friendship, or love.

But life is never simple.

Faced with complications from family, friends, and colleagues, Liz and Reynolds are left to decide whether two people from such different worlds can find happiness together.

Can they get past the pain, fear, and guilt and risk their hearts to love again?

Not every love story is just a happy ending. Some completely change your life.

Reynolds turned me around so he was behind me and began rubbing my shoulders and neck. I groaned as my muscles unwound. Gone was the girl who would freeze and tense up whenever he touched me. Now I yearned for it.

“Damn you’re tight back here. You need to relax.” He continued his assault on my muscles. I moaned and closed my eyes, relaxing in his expert hands. He whispered in my ear as he rubbed my aching body. “Yes, just friends, that’s all. Nothing going on here. You’re just my friend, Elizabeth, who smells—” He inhaled the soft skin on my neck right behind my ear, and I shivered. “—so fucking good I want to lick her.”

Desire ripped through me like a wave building and crashing on shore. I turned around and looked at Reynolds. His blue eyes were darker as he held my hands in his.

“Reynolds…I can’t. I want to, but I can’t. I…”

“Shh, it’s okay. I know.” He leaned over and kissed that part of my neck he had smelled and a throbbing began inside me. I pressed my thighs together and bit my lip. He kissed my cheek, so very close to my lips. He rested his forehead on mine and drew in a ragged breath. “Tomorrow, ten o’clock?”

I could only nod as he got up and left. I sat back on the couch with my eyes closed and smiled. His kind of torture was delicious. The bastard knew what he was doing to me, and Lord help me, I loved every minute of it.

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