Climbing Out
of Hell
Book 4 of the series
A Long Road to
Love
Romantic
Comedy
Billionaire Trent Lancaster has destroyed his
relationship with the only woman who ever loved him. Now we discover the full
truth of what happened.
He actually had reasons for his behaviors.
Still, there is no going back. Trent has lost Carrie forever,
but he would rather die than marry Coco, so he does just that. Trent gives away
most of his possessions, fakes his death, and starts over with a new face and a
better attitude in a small town in Iowa where his half-brother Sam is sheriff.
Losing his true love has fundamentally broken Trent to
his core. His only chance for happiness is to become the better man Carrie
had always seen inside him.
True change is not easy. Can Trent grow up and become
a man we can love?
Excerpt
“Stop
it! Get off of me!” Carrie screamed.
Trent
couldn’t lose the only woman who had ever loved him. He covered her protest
with his mouth, certain if they made love, everything would right itself.
As
he fumbled with the zipper of her pants, the limo jerked to the right and came
to a halt. Seconds later, someone yanked him out and slung him to the sidewalk.
He stared up at his half-brother storming around the car, returning to the
driver’s seat.
Tires
squealed as the car pulled out in traffic. Once the vehicle disappeared from
sight, Trent focused on himself. His right knee seared with pain and his head
throbbed from slamming against the concrete. He sat up, so people would stop
walking over him. New York City pedestrians were like marching ants. They
stopped for nothing.
He
stared at the four lanes of bumper-to-bumper honking traffic.
Carrie
and his limo were gone.
Along
with everything good in his world.
For
one glorious month, life had been perfection. Well, he’d thought the first week
was hell, but compared to his life now, it had been Nirvana.
He’d
lost Carrie forever, broken a love he’d thought impervious to damage. Due to a
stupid error he’d made months before, a cascade of problems had rained upon
him. Trying his hardest, he still failed to protect her from the blow back.
Tears
streamed down his cheeks for all to see. Normally, he’d be horrified to allow
common people to gawk at him, but his self-respect and pride had been stripped
away when Sam had to pull him from his limo to save Carrie.
From
him.
He’d
almost raped her—the only woman he had ever wanted. He thought if they made
love, she would forgive everything he’d done. But he had broken the unbreakable
and she wanted nothing more to do with him.
He
buried his face in his hands and sobbed, knowing there was no way back to his
month of happiness. Everything good in his life was gone.
A
gentle hand touched his shoulder. His heart leaped in joy. Carrie had returned
and forgiven him. But, no. He stared up at an old man in black—a
priest—studying him with concern. “Are you ill? Do you need help?”
He
opened his mouth, intending to declare himself beyond help, but stopped. Maybe
the man could be of assistance. “I
think I need an exorcism.”
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Book Four of the series:
A Long Road to Love
Climbing out of Hell
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Other books in the A Long Road to Love series
Book One
Worst Week Ever
“Love this book and
couldn't stop laughing from beginning to end.” 5 stars – Alves - Amazon
Book Two
Oh Stupid Heart
“Be warned though, this
book is completely different from The Worst Week Ever. Yes, there is still
humor, dry wit, situations that you would think...NOT AGAIN but this one
humanizes Trent more.” 5 stars - Brian’s Mom – Amazon
Book Three
Coming to Reason
Once again, Ms. O’Connor has written a brilliant book about the
complexities of relationships, good and bad. Again, to me, the book is the best
break up book EVER and it left my heart singing in the end. Best.Book.Ever…
Liza O’Connor
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