All of Hope
To protect her heart, he left her behind. To protect her life, he’ll leave the life he's made behind. Sometimes the safest distance between two hearts is no distance at all… Kidnapping a baby wasn’t something Hope ever dreamed she would do. But she’s been burned by the legal system before, so when the court places her friend’s child into the custody of an abuser, she takes matters into her own hands. She steals the baby and fakes her death, hoping to make a clean getaway. She planned every detail, except one. Her high school sweetheart and best friend, who left her years before, sees her at a gas station. Hope thinks all is lost, until he offers to help them. Brennan had always been the love of Hope’s life, but he never wanted to be. She knows she cannot depend on him for long. However, as each day passes, it becomes painfully obvious that she is in way over her head. She goes with him, intending to keep him always an arm’s length away to protect her heart. But being on the run together sparks the old flames that once burned between Brennan and Hope. Families, friends, and lovers must band together to save an innocent baby and a daring woman or both of their lives will be destroyed. Together, they’ll do it All for Hope…
About the Author – Olivia Hardin realized early on how strange she was to have complete movie-like character dreams as a child. Eventually she began putting those vivid dreams to paper and was rarely without her spiral notebooks full of those mental ramblings. Her forgotten vision of becoming an author was realized when she connected with a group of amazingly talented and fabulous writers who gave her lots of direction and encouragement. With a little extra push from family and friends, she hunkered down to get lost in the words. She’s also an insatiable crafter who only completes about 1 out of 5 projects, a jogger who hates to run, and is sometimes accused of being artistic, though she’s generally too much of a perfectionist to appreciate her own work. A native Texas girl, Olivia lives in the beautiful Lone Star state with her husband and their puppy Bonnie.
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“No
one’s gone through this place because anyone with any sense would know better.
Now perhaps you should tell me what you’re doing on this property.”
Cold
tingly sensations swept from Hope’s belly through her legs when she heard the
voice from the doorway. She looked to find a very tall and thin man with dirty
blond hair staring hard at them. He was dressed in what looked to be a riding
suit and judging by his accent, she thought he might be English.
“My
name is Brennan Rawley, and I own this property. That means I could ask you the
same thing.”
The
man’s gray eyes flinched ever so slightly, and he gave an appearance of being
startled but recovered in an instant. He raised an eyebrow and slid his hands
into his pockets.
“I
expect you can prove that.”
Hope
didn’t have to look at Bren to know his hackles were up. The air crackled with
intensity, and it was all she could do to trust him to restrain himself when
she grabbed Michelle from his outstretched arms. He took a few steps forward to
put his body between Hope and the man.
“Do
you walk into people’s houses every day and tell them to prove their
ownership?”
The
tall man’s frown deepened. “I didn’t tell you to do anything. If you say you
own it, then I can’t do more than accept your word.” He inclined his head for
effect. “For now. I expect we’ll be speaking again, sir.”
