Excerpt + Dream Cast + Giveaway from The Man She Knew by Loree Lough

June 13, 2017

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From Bestselling and Award Winning Author
Loree Lough

Don't they both deserve a second chance?

THE MAN SHE KNEW

Loree Lough

Series: By Way of the Lighthouse, Book 1
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Publisher: Harlequin Heartwarming
Publication Date: June 1, 2017

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Fourteen years ago, one reckless act cost Ian Sylvestry everything, including the girl he planned to marry. Since then, he has fought hard to turn his life around. Returning to his Baltimore town after serving a prison term was the first step. Winning back Maleah Turner's trust is a far more daunting challenge.

From their first sparks-flying reunion, it's obvious they still have powerful feelings for each other. In fact, they might be even stronger together now. But if their second chance is going to work, Maleah has to believe that Ian is a changed man. She really wants to believe…but she simply isn't convinced.

"I love it! I like all characters in this book. I could not put it down until the end."
- Terri, Goodreads Reviewer

"When I pick up a novel by Loree Lough, I know it'll be an entertaining read, filled with characters I love and scenes I'll remember forever. The Man She Knew is exactly that...and more."
- Claudia Mossman

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Excerpt

Maleah lay her head on his chest and patted his shoulder.

“Maybe Shephard Pratt isn’t such a bad idea.”

“I, ah—”

“Because you are a little crazy.”

Her lyrical voice, soft as the falling snow, touched a long-forgotten place in his heart. Ian didn’t trust himself to speak. Last time she’d brought tears to his eyes had been the day her letter arrived, unopened like the others, demanding that he leave her alone, forever. Eyes burning, he struggled for self-control, and the courage to tell her what he’d come here to say.

“Guess I am a little crazy. Crazy about you,” he ground out. “Still. Always.”

Hands pressed into the snow on either side of his head, she raised up, repeated the mind-numbing, mesmerizing study of his face. The pale yellow glow of the porch light haloed her head, making it impossible to tell if her lashes were still damp from the snow…or if the dream-like mood had moved her to tears, too.

“I know.”

She knew? He held his breath, waiting for her to follow up with “Me, too.” Or “That’s how I feel.” When she didn’t, another old saying came to mind: No one ever died of a broken heart…

Right here, in this moment, he wasn’t so sure about that. Eyes closed, overwhelming sadness washed over him. He was entitled to that, wasn’t he, now that he’d finally accepted the futility of believing they could ever be us, or we again?

Her lips touched his, softly, gently, slowly at first.

But only at first. Where he ended and she began, Ian couldn’t say. Did she realize that as her kisses slid from his mouths to his cheeks, from his forehead to his chin, she’d awakened every hope and dream he’d secreted away, that she’d roused every manly urge he thought had died long ago? It seemed she was reaching into his soul. How would she respond after reading years of unanswered love he’d written there?

Had he thumped his head hard when he flopped onto his back, and rendered himself? Open your eyes; it’s the only way to know for sure. He hesitated, because if this was some sort of weird dream, Ian didn’t want to wake up. Ever.

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About Loree Lough

Once upon a time, Loree sang for her supper. That space reserved in pubs for "the piano lady?" Well, that's where she sat, strumming her Yamaha in cities all over the U.S. and Canada. Now and then, she blows the dust from the old 6-string to croon a tune or two, but mostly, she writes. And with the release of the 1st book in her third series for Harlequin Heartwarming, “By Way of the Lighthouse,” she’ll have 110 books on the shelves. She feels blessed that, over the years, most of her stories have earned 4- and 5-star reviews, but what Loree is most proud of are the dozens "Readers' Choice" awards she has won, because it's the readers' opinions she cares most about!

Loree and her husband and live in a Baltimore suburb and enjoy spending time at their cozy cabin in Pennsylvania's Allegheny Mountains (where she has nearly perfected her “identify the critter tracks” skills). They have two lovely daughters and seven 'grandorables,' and because she believes in giving back, Loree donates a generous portion of her annual income to several worthwhile charities. (See the full list on the "Giving Back" page at http://www.loreelough.com.)

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