Title: Blind Love
Author: Kishan Paul
Release
Date: June 2, 2015
Genre: Contemporary
Romance
Publisher: Samhain
Publishing
She doesn’t need a hero. But a sexy Marine…that’ll
work.
At twenty nine, psychologist Lauren Baxter has a successful
counseling practice. Since becoming legally blind at fifteen, her world has
been a blurry mess of colors. Her greatest fear is also her ultimate reality.
One day that fuzzy realm will forever turn black. Refusing to let blindness
define her, she builds a life for herself with her dog, Jack Sparrow, and best
friend, Sunny Daye.
Lauren has no tolerance for pity or for Superman swooshing
down and rescuing her. She is capable of saving herself just fine. That is
until Gabe, the great smelling, former Marine, from Texas moves in next door.
Her attraction to him is immediate and, unfortunately for her,
mutual.
When Lauren’s ex-husband shows up begging for another
chance, she is confused and fragile. She also finds herself in the arms of her
secretive neighbor. Little does she realize that her decision for a steamy roll
in the hay with Gabe will suck her into his mysterious past, thrust her
ex-husband back into her life, put her in the middle of a murder investigation,
and place her life in danger.
Gabriel Briggs has the weight of the world on his shoulders.
Short term flings are all he can afford for more reasons than one – reasons he
never plans to share. Until he moves in next door to the beautiful, green eyed,
feisty, Lauren. One night with her and he’s reconsidering promises he made
almost a decade ago. When a woman from his past is murdered, his world is
turned upside down. Secrets are revealed and innocent lives are threatened. Can
Gabe win Lauren’s love and save her life before it’s too late?
Product Warnings:
Contains a blind therapist who doesn’t consider herself impaired; a meddling,
erotic-novel-writing best friend; a hot ex-Marine with a shady past; and a
loyal guide dog that howls “I love you” and is probably the sanest one of the
bunch.
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EXCERPT
Gabe stayed on his knees with the kid wrapped around
his neck. The two men stared each other down.
“Hey, there. My name’s Lauren. I’m your neighbor.
What’s your name?”
“Evan.” His voice came out muffled from having his
nose pressed into Gabe’s shoulder.
“Hi, Evan. This big dog beside me is Jack Sparrow. We
call him Jack.”
The dog wagged his tail and licked Lauren’s face.
“Jack, say ‘I love you’.”
Both of Gabe’s hands were where visible, but Ben
stayed on alert.
When the dog yodeled his response, Evan turned his
head. The kid’s eyes doubled in
size.
Lauren smiled. “Dogs can’t talk, right? And they
can’t. But sometimes they can make noises that sound like they’re talking. And
Jack’s a special dog. He’s trained to smell when people need help. Like me. I
need his help a lot because I’m
blind.”
“You are?” Now Evan had turned completely around and
peered into her face.
“Yup, I am. Jack’s my guide dog. He helps me get
places and do things.”
“Wow.”
Both Evan and Gabe gazed at Lauren with looks of awe
on their faces.
She smiled and kissed the dog’s neck. “He is wow. But
what makes him even more wower is he can tell you’re a little scared and he
wants to help you.”
“He does?”
“Yup. What he wants to do is to give you a kiss and
let you hug him so you’ll feel better. I do it all the time with him when I’m
scared. If you’re okay with trying, why don’t you give him your hand and see if
it helps?”
“Gabe?” Evan said, still glued to his
dad.
“It’s okay, Sprout, he won’t hurt you,” Gabe
whispered.
The kid reached out his palm. Jack put his paw on it
and panted.
“He wants me to shake his hand,” Evan announced,
giving the furry foot a shake.
When Jack licked his cheek, instead of screaming, he
laughed.
Acid burned in the pit of Ben’s stomach, from the way
the man was eyeing Lauren.
“Thank you. For everything,” he said to
her.
Lauren’s smile faded. “I didn’t do it for
you.”
“I know.”
Ben cleared his throat but said nothing. She nodded.
“Well, I better get back inside. Jack, you
coming?”
The dog whined back his
answer.
“He seems to want to hang out with your
son.”
Gabe had yet to blink much less look away. “It’s
mutual. Would you mind if they played together for a little
while?”
Lauren bit her lip and Ben prayed she’d say no. “You
wouldn’t hurt him would you?”
“Do you think I
would?”
She shrugged.
“You’re obviously capable of a lot more than I realized but no, I don’t think
you will.” She got up from her spot. “He’ll come home when he’s ready to, or
send him over when you guys are done, whichever happens first.”
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Reviews
for Blind Love
“I absolutely fell in love with this story and quite
honestly didn't want to put it down or for it to end.”
-Bobbi of Bobbi’s Blog
“Lauren is both strong and vulnerable, and much the same
could be said for Gabe. You have two people battling their own personal demons,
lots of emotional baggage and an undeniable (and strong) mutual attraction that
keeps pulling them together…Humorous banter, believable chemistry and a strong
cast of supporting characters are just some of the things that make this book
difficult to put down.”
-Nessie Strange author of Living Dead
World series
“I love, love, loved this story. I am a huge fan of
contemporary romance, and this was perfect. One minute I was crying, the next
laughing…The story is very well written, the characters are well developed,…a must
read for any romance lover. There is a little suspense, and you'll want to keep
some tissues near-by…Fans of Susan Mallery, Robyn Carr, Jennifer Bernard, and
Jill Shalvis will love this novel.”
-Nicole of Books and
Pearls.com
ABOUT THE
AUTHOR
From daring escapes by tough women to chivalrous men
swooping in to save the day, the creativity switch to Kishan Paul’s brain is
always in the “on” position. If daydreaming stories were a college course, Kish
would have graduated with honors.
Mother of two beautiful children, she has been married to
her best friend for over seventeen years. With the help of supportive family
and friends, she balances her family, a thriving counseling practice, and writing
without sinking into insanity.
Her novella, Taking the Plunge, is currently available in
the Love Least Expected Anthology on Amazon.
I was voted Best New Author at the Smexy and Fabulous Beach
Reads and Blind Love got second place in the same competition for Best
Contemporary Romance. Blind Love is also voted the Best Book of June, 2015 on
Goodreads and is one of the Top Ten Books of Playwire's Reviews for
June.
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