Laurie
(L.C.) Lewis will always be a Marylander at heart—a weather-whining lover of
crabs, American history, and the sea. She admits to being craft-challenged,
particularly lethal with a glue gun, and a devotee of sappy movies. Her ninth published
novel, her first romance novella, Sweet Water, was inspired by a visit to
Oregon’s magnificent coastline, and time spent with Mother Eugenie, upon whom
the character Mother Thomasine is based.
Laurie’s
women’s fiction novels include The Dragons of Alsace Farm (2016), Awakening
Avery (2010), and Unspoken (2004), written as Laurie Lewis.
Using the
pen name L.C. Lewis, she wrote the five volumes of her award-winning FREE MEN
and DREAMERS historical fiction series, set against the backdrop of the War of
1812: Dark Sky at Dawn (2007), Twilight’s Last Gleaming (2008), Dawn’s Early
Light (2009), Oh, Say Can You See? (2010), and In God is Our Trust, (2011).
She is currently completing a political suspense novel planned for a summer 2017 release, a re -release of a romantic comedy, and she’s working on another historical fiction novel for a 2018 release. She loves to hear from readers.
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Matthew
Grayken is young, successful, and dying, which is why he’s about to propose to
a total stranger. He isn’t interested in love. He needs a caregiver, a
companion, and someone to be his legal voice when he can no longer speak for
himself.
Lonely,
compassionate nurse Mikaela Compton is intrigued by Matt Grayken’s tender
request, but when their friendly marriage turns into love, she rejects the
inevitability of Matt’s death and prays for a miracle instead.
Mikaela
succeeds in reigniting Matt’s will to fight, but his body is losing the battle,
and her determination to save him causes her to betray the fundamental promise
she made him--to help him die peaceably.
Their
last hope at saving Matt's life will require a sacrifice from each of them, and
force them to decide how far out on a limb they're willing to go for love.
Snippet:
"Mikaela swallowed hard, and leaned forward. “So why marry me? Why
not just hire me?”
“Because I don’t want to be the
pitiful soul with only an attorney, billing hourly, as his voice. I want a wife
with the legal power to speak for me when I can’t speak for myself and the
personal connection no one else will challenge.”
“Like your parents when they come to
take control of your care.”
“As well-intentioned as they’d be,
yes. And I trust you.”
“You’d be pitting me against them.”
She leaned back, but he was impressed that she wasn’t discounting everything he
had said. “No. I would make my wishes clear. You would just enforce them when I
no longer can.” He leaned farther forward, to close the distance between them,
and looked straight into her eyes. “I know you’re alone, and I know money’s an
issue. I can fix that. I have a lovely home that will be yours when I’m gone.
And I’ll pay off your debts and provide tuition to medical school. You’ll be a
doctor, Mikaela.”
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