SUNRISE
Morgan Emerson
Bottom
Drawer Publications has released Sunrise
as a permanent free read, available from our website and also a range of online
booksellers.
We have
published it as a free read to showcase Morgan’s writing in preparation for the
release of her New Adult series “Moonlit Nights”, the first of which, Talk to the Moon, is due out in early
February.
While Sunrise is not a New Adult book itself,
the reader will get a sneak peek at some of the lead characters from the new
series. The book can be read as a
stand-alone short story at 12,500 words.
Summary:
A woman who is scared to trust, and a man who thought he’d
never love again.
Katherine Niccoli is a successful accountant with an
impeccable reputation. She’s worked tooth and nail to improve her life, so she
doesn’t have to depend on anyone again. She learned the hard way that men can’t
be trusted—having been a teenage mom and suffering through an ugly marriage.
She doesn’t risk getting involved anymore. She’s happy dating young,
uncomplicated arm candy.
Miles Chase never thought he'd find love again. One steamy
weekend in Cabo changed all that. Away for a weekend of playing golf with
friends, Miles blew off his plans and enjoyed a passion-filled encounter with a
gorgeous woman. When she was gone the next morning, he was left feeling empty
and alone all over again.
When Miles meets Kat again at a charity fundraiser six months
later, how can he convince her that she can trust him with her heart?
Excerpt:
Chapter One
The Favor
Miles Chase
easily spotted his son standing with the other families at the bottom of the
escalators at the arrival terminal. The eager look everyone wore as they waited
for their loved ones coming off the planes was always a joy to see. Kyle,
though, stood at the outer edge of the large group, looking dapper in his sleek
suit, and was looking down at his phone.
Watching a frown mar Kyle’s face, he worried that his son worked too
much. He was too young to be so serious already. Just as Miles reached the
bottom of the escalator, Kyle tucked his phone away and looked up. Miles lifted
his hand, and Kyle stepped forward to embrace his dad. Miles patted his son on
the back a few times before stepping back and studied him some more.
Even though Kyle was the spitting image of himself, Miles could still
see some of his wife in him. A pang of sadness hit him when he thought of her
not seeing how Kyle had turned out.
“You didn’t have to pick me up. I could’ve taken a cab, son,” Miles
offered with his hand on Kyle’s shoulder.
“I know, Dad, but then who would’ve taken you to lunch?” Kyle smiled.
They had left the airport and climbed into Kyle’s Audi before they spoke
again, making small talk about the local weather and what was happening back
home in Georgia. Miles couldn’t help but notice his son jumped anytime his
phone made a noise and was a bit distracted the whole drive.
They were finally settled down to eat at Miles’s favorite restaurant
near the beach in Malibu before Kyle inquired about his sudden visit.
“It’s not that I don’t love seeing you, Dad, but this is your third trip
in six months. Is everything okay? Something you’re not telling me?” Kyle asked
with a concerned look.
Miles chewed his bite of steak and considered how to explain his
feelings. He found it difficult since he couldn’t pinpoint anything specific,
only that there was something bothering him. The usual loneliness and boredom
that had plagued him since his wife died were there, but it was more than that
lately. It was a soul-deep feeling of something missing from his life.
“If I’m being honest with you, son, I’d have to say I’m probably missing
your mother. She’s been gone awhile now, but being near you always makes me
feel closer to her, I guess,” he explained.
“I miss her too.” Kyle’s voice broke. Miles patted Kyle’s shoulder.
“Is that all that’s going on? How’s the business doing?”
“It’s great. We’re finally seeing a pretty solid upswing after the
market took such a hit from the GFC. Robert and I were lucky we got into
commercial real estate as well as the residential, so we're turning a pretty
nice profit.
"That's great, Dad," Kyle said. "So with business booming
how are you able to get away so much?"
Miles smiled. "We’ve got some good people in place, son, we've been
planning for this for a while now.”
Miles thought back to the conversation with his business partner about
taking some time away, and Robert had been all for it. They’d set up some great
managers a while ago to assist them, and they were both comfortable enough now
to leave things in their capable hands.
“I suppose I’m feeling a bit restless, but that’s not really it either.
It started, I guess, when I returned home from the weekend in Mexico six months
ago where I met that woman,” Miles said. “It’s not everyday someone can touch
you that deeply in such a short time.” Kyle nodded.
Miles would never forget Kat, the woman who’d rocked his world one
steamy weekend in Cabo. At the resort for a weekend of golf with friends, all
it had taken was one glance at the woman by the pool, looking like a movie star
in her white bikini and sunglasses, and he’d forgotten all about golf.
He had never known her last name and was unable to track her down as
Kyle had suggested he do when Miles told his son about her previously. He
stared out the window of the restaurant as memories of that weekend flooded
him. The smell of the lotion she used, the sound of the waves as they lay on
the bed with the balcony doors open.
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The e-book
will be available for download on the Bottom Drawer Publications website
and on All Romance, Book Strand, Kobo,
and Smashwords on release day
(these sites will not be live until
the morning of the release and I will email you the links separately)
Other Booksellers (Barnes &
Noble, Apple, Diesel Bookstore and Sony will be available shortly thereafter.
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There will be a giveaway to
celebrate the release of the book
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About the Author
Morgan Emerson’s a zoo keeper, a maid and
a chauffeur on top of being a reader, writer and a daydreamer.
Morgan lives in the desert, on the outskirts of Phoenix, Arizona where
she and her husband try to wrangle their three small children. Her
passion for reading started as a teenager, leading her to write poetry and
short stories as an adult. She was inspired by another stay-at-home mom
turned author to start writing herself, and her favourite characters are Alpha
males and sassy women.
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A little about Bottom
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Mel, thanks as always for being such a great supporter of our books, especially at such a busy time with a new bub :-) Suz xx
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