“Elizabeth Ann Stewart! What the hell is going on?”
I hear the front door closing and the footsteps coming up the hall, which means two things: first, my parents and brother, Ethan, are back from their holiday, and second, it’s time to face the music about the For Sale sign with the
“Sold” sticker across it in the front garden of my home. From the tone of his voice, Ethan has obviously seen it.
My house was only on the market for a couple of days when it sold, and the new buyers wanted to be in as quickly as possible, so I am all packed up and ready to move out tomorrow, even though I have not yet found a new place.
“Hi Mum, Dad. Did you have a good time? You both look great.” I greet my parents with a hug for them both as they enter my kitchen, trying not to look at Ethan.
This time tomorrow it won’t be my house after the removal guys empty it, it won’t be my kitchen any longer, which will feel strange. This has been my home for the last few years.
I got the house while I was[…]”
He’s Captured my Heart Description:
Like any dutiful Scottish daughter, Libby Stewart puts her family first. She’s spent months helping her brother, a single father, care for his new daughter. The strain of her family commitments led to the painful demise of a two-year relationship. As Libby nurses her broken heart and relishes time with her niece, her father offers her a job managing his hotel. She’s ready to focus on her career and get her life back on track.
Alexander Mathews, a handsome American businessman who is staying at the hotel, has other plans for Libby. She’s taken aback when she meets Alex. He strikes her as arrogant and domineering, but regardless, the sexual tension between them is palpable. Libby fancies herself a good girl, but Alex quickly seduces her. Libby finds she is soon addicted to the passion she feels in Alex’s skillful hands.
Libby had never been so confused. Who is Alex Mathews, really? An international playboy, or truly the man of her dreams? When a confrontation with her ex-boyfriend turns violent and she questions Alex’s loyalty to her, Libby must decide if she wants to let this charismatic stranger from across the pond truly capture her heart.
