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Maggie Robin has been dating the irresistibly good-looking, successful Jeffrey Preston for two years. But when Jeffrey proposes marriage a week after Maggie's college graduation, she is no longer sure if she wants to marry a workaholic TV producer.
Her doubts culminate when during a ski trip to British Columbia, Maggie meets Taylor Denton, a handsome, free-spirited big mountain skier who is the complete opposite of Jeffrey. It does not take Maggie long to realize that she has fallen in love with Taylor and she decides to break off her engagement with Jeffrey. But just when she thinks she has found the love of her life, an ill-fated misunderstanding tears Maggie and Taylor apart.
A week later, Maggie is told that Taylor has died in a tragic ski accident; yet, her heart refuses to believe in Taylor's death. When Maggie returns to Taylor's native town, she learns that Taylor is indeed alive, but has been seriously injured. Resolved to bring her lover back to life Maggie stands by Taylor's side, convincing him to embrace life again.
“I’m Taylor, Taylor Denton.” The
younger man stepped forward without waiting for Jeffrey’s introduction.
I
already know that, Maggie thought. For a moment, she was rendered
speechless as her gaze remained glued to the dazzling green of Taylor’s eyes: there
was something in his open, fearless gaze that unnerved her. “Very nice to meet
you, Taylor,” Maggie struggled to keep her voice even, as she shook Taylor’s
hand. His hand was warm, and his grip had just the right amount of pressure. He
held her hand in his for a moment longer than necessary, or it might have been
just her imagination, but the electrifying sensation she felt at the touch of
Taylor’s hand filled her with guilt anyway: her fiancé was standing right
there, and she had no business having these kinds of thoughts about some
daredevil skier she had just met.
“Very nice to meet you, Taylor, I’m
Bethany.” Bethany cut in, eyeing Taylor and Maggie in turn.
Maggie averted her eyes – nothing
ever escaped Bethany’s attention.
“Maggie is my fiancée,” Jeffrey
announced, his tone tightening. “Taylor is the star of our project,” Jeffrey
completed the introduction.
Well,
he certainly is not shy. Maggie watched Taylor out of the corner of her
eye: with his head cocked and his shoulders thrown back, he looked as though he
owned the world. A pang of agitation seized her – imagine the embarrassment if
this hotshot were ever to learn about being an unwitting subject of her
photographs – no doubt, he would think that she were some kind of a crazy
stalker; or worse, that she had the hots for him or something. Never mind that
she had only admired him from the aesthetic perspective of an image composition
– someone like Taylor would never understand that; well, fine, yes, she had
been curious about what he might be like, but now that she met him in person,
her curiosity was answered: he was undeniably handsome, but also incredibly
smug and reckless to boot. She made a mental note to erase the photographs from
her camera as soon as she would get back to the hotel.
“Yes, well, Taylor was just telling
us about the wonders of off-piste skiing,” Jeffrey continued, breaking the
awkward silence, “and he was gracious enough to agree to be our guide tomorrow.”
“I always wanted to try skiing
off-piste,” Maggie blurted out before she could stop herself.
“Why don’t you join us tomorrow
then?” Taylor suggested before Jeffrey had a chance to put in a word.
“I don’t think that’s such a good
idea,” Jeffrey cut in, “it will be pretty rough out there.”
“There’s plenty of intermediate
terrain,” Taylor assured him. “If Maggie can manage blues, she’ll be all
right.”
“I just skied a double diamond this
morning,” Maggie exaggerated her prowess – she had skied double diamonds
before, just not this morning. She bit her lip, wondering just what exactly
possessed her to show off in front of this green-eyed daredevil.
“I thought we were going to a more
advanced terrain.” Jeffrey frowned.
“Err, well, actually, I would not
mind starting with intermediate slopes,” Charlie interjected.
“I think I know just the perfect
place,” Taylor brought the argument to a halt. “There are several very nice,
wide runs just off the air tram - that’ll be the perfect place to warm up, and
after that, we could always go onto steeper runs.”
“Yeah, sure, sounds like a plan.”
Jeffrey shrugged, clearly annoyed by being outnumbered.
Maggie had to bite her lip in order
to hide the smile on her face: whether on plain ground or in the mountains, men
never tired of fighting for dominance.
“Well, looks like it’s settled
then,” Jeffrey announced, clearly eager to seize back control of the
conversation. “Bethany, do you want to come along? Maggie will need someone to
keep her company.”
Maggie felt the blood flow to her
face: as usual, Jeffrey Preston was assigning roles, as though life were a TV
script.
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Books by Marie Astor:
A Dress in a Window – a collection of short stories about love, coincidences, and fate.
This Tangled Thing Called Love – a contemporary romance about overcoming one’s inhibitions, learning to tango, and finding one’s true love match.
Lucky Charm – a humorous contemporary romance about love, luck and friendship.
On the Rim of Love – a contemporary romance about the unexpected power of love.
Over the Mountain and Back – young adult fantasy adventure novel about a boy who takes his snowboard for a ride and finds himself in a magical, hidden world he never knew existed.
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