The International Boundaries series by C.R. Misty - Book Tour + Giveaway
Simple Affair
The International Boundaries Series Book 1
by C.R. Misty
Genre:
Romantic Suspense
Romantic Suspense
This is not about wandering hearts. It's not about desiring to cause
trouble. This isn't about insecurity, hate or revenge on a loving
partner. This isn't about a loveless marriage or a person with a
screwed up moral compass.
trouble. This isn't about insecurity, hate or revenge on a loving
partner. This isn't about a loveless marriage or a person with a
screwed up moral compass.
Maybe you are confident that your own relationship is strong. Maybe you are
each other's world. Maybe you have what others are trying to find.
Maybe you know in a heartbeat it can change...
each other's world. Maybe you have what others are trying to find.
Maybe you know in a heartbeat it can change...
A marriage is put to the test. Jordan is revealing her secrets. They
tried this past summer with going through fertility treatment only
for it to fail. Her husband Josh has taken a second job to support
them. The long hours are starting to put a strain on the relationship
and Jordan often finds herself alone. One day she meets Devon online.
He is charming, fun and is also a writer. Jordan knows that she likes
him but dismisses the thought at first...This is a romance.
Deeply Bound
The International Boundaries Series Book 2
Romance, success & wealth but at what cost? Deeply Bound is the second
book in the International Boundaries Series which follows Jordan, a
woman who is on a journey in making her dreams become a reality.
Gains in her writing career and personal life are falling into place
though not in the traditional manner, she has taken the bull by the
horns, and this game of lies that she is playing, will it catch up to
her? Can she continue down this path, the rewards are good but at
what cost?
book in the International Boundaries Series which follows Jordan, a
woman who is on a journey in making her dreams become a reality.
Gains in her writing career and personal life are falling into place
though not in the traditional manner, she has taken the bull by the
horns, and this game of lies that she is playing, will it catch up to
her? Can she continue down this path, the rewards are good but at
what cost?
Something Desired
The International Boundaries Series Book 3
Releases June 20th, 2017!!
Jordan has reached her career goals as an author and dreams come true with
the arrival of a sweet baby girl. She realizes that goals are not
everything and that gaining one thing causes other things that were
good in her life to suffer. The man that at one time would do
anything to make her happy now questions their relationship. Her
close friend Devon is going through tough times and Jordan is to
blame. The attention that her writing career has gained for her
attracts unwanted media attention that looms over her, her family and
friends. Everything is unraveling...
the arrival of a sweet baby girl. She realizes that goals are not
everything and that gaining one thing causes other things that were
good in her life to suffer. The man that at one time would do
anything to make her happy now questions their relationship. Her
close friend Devon is going through tough times and Jordan is to
blame. The attention that her writing career has gained for her
attracts unwanted media attention that looms over her, her family and
friends. Everything is unraveling...
Chapter 1
Nice Guys
Here we are you and me. My words on the page as you
take them in, digest them and form your opinions. I am surprised and to be
quite honest shocked but in another breath am thankful that you have been with
me and taken the time to read a cheater's side of a story, my story. I needed
to confide in you. I am a liar and an adulteress and don't deserve the life
that I have. I admit that. What's the saying, nice guys always finish last? It
seems that way. This world seems to be full of liars and the better you are at
it, it seems the more successful you become.
Pretend, act and lie. I smile through my teeth to the
onlookers, faking my supposed perfect life but I know that you see through it.
All of that has gotten me everything that I have wanted, my marriage, my secret
lover, my baby and my publishing deal which stemmed from a memoir of lies.
I sit here on the sofa and gaze out the window to see
the light, cotton like snowflakes fall from the sky here at my home in Canada.
It is weeks before Christmas and the baby is due to be born soon. I feel and
look huge. My appointments with the doctor have been good. Everything is on
track and they believe that this baby will come right on the scheduled time.
This past weekend my mom threw a baby shower for me.
It wasn't a surprise, I knew that she would. With every woman's first born it
seems to be the standard. My mom hosted the party at my new home which was
great. My new place is large spacious and the bonus is I got to show everyone
my new place. It was actually smart also because at the end of the day there
was no need to pack up all the gifts into a car. I could just move everything
up to the nursery which I was proud to show off to everyone. I invited the
girls from work in addition to my mom and sister, Adrianne inviting my high
school friends and the family and it was fantastic to be able to catch up with
them.
Over the last bit of time I have stayed home for the
most part, taking care of myself, modeling the home to my liking, working on my
writing and social media. I have been busy but life now is so much more
different.
There is no need to be up before the sun rises in
order to beat traffic on the way to work. There is no office politics that I
need to endure. There are no pointless meetings, the kinds that senior
management would have just to waste everyone’s time in order to make them feel
important. There is no running out of email space because you are receiving
fifty a day with huge attachments. No fighting with the shredder and the office
printer and no need to have to constantly defend your decisions.
I mean technically my publisher is my boss but the
relationship is relaxed, everything is simple, automated. I write a book and
the publisher takes care of the rest and the nice thing about my contract, is I
am not bound to submit a certain quota of words or anything like that. Howard
knows that writing is something that I love and he knows in time I will produce
more and all I have had to do is make an appearance at a couple of events and
that's it. It's perfect.
The girls from work ask me about my book and how the
writing and how the promoting is going and I am honest with them, without
throwing it at them that this writing career is a thousand times better than my
old job with them.
Josh and I stood our ground in our decision to keep
the surprise and we still don't know the sex of our child and that is okay for
me because there are so little surprises in life anymore and this is one that
can remain one.
The shower gifts are amazing. I received clothing
which is mostly in whites’ yellows’ and greens’, neutral colors. I receive
toys; supplies, gadgets and my mom got together with my sister and gave me a
two in one stroller that has a built in removable car seat.
I need to get up off the couch and walk around. Let’s
head to the kitchen. I need some water. Ice from the fridge dispenser clinks
into my glass then I click the button to fill the glass with water, taking a
seat at the island. I appreciate all that my family has done for me but to be
honest, I have always hated attending baby showers and having my own thrown for
me felt a little odd. I know you are thinking about the reasons why I don’t
like attending them but they are not for the reasons that you are thinking.
Yes, I needed the help of Devon to conceive. I was never jealous or felt weird
that my friends and other women in my family were having babies while I was
struggling with the process and perhaps attending a baby shower was a reminder
of my own failures to conceive, that’s not why I hated going to them.
I always attended but the reason I hated them, was for
one thing the organizer always seems to host them on a Sunday afternoon. I
always wondered why not Saturday? Showers don't run into the evening they are
usually hosted in the late morning and they often run no longer than 4:00pm. At
least with it being on a Saturday, people can come and visit and the event
won't interfere with any potential evening plans. The other thing is with
having it on Sunday just sucks. I mentioned that already. It sucks because your
final day off is wasted with going to someone's house and watching a pregnant
person unwrap her gifts. I just want Sunday off to relax before the hustle and bustle
of a new work week. Well, I don't have a typical work week anymore so I guess
that doesn't matter now.
The other thing that I always hated at showers were
the stupid games they would make us play like guess how big the stomach is of
the soon to be mom, or guess the flavor of baby food or some sort of baby
bingo. Yawn, so boring. I put my empty glass on the counter by the sink with
the intent to use the glass again later.
Like I mentioned my shower wasn't a surprise and I
asked to have some say in the matter. My mom and sister had organized it. I
asked it to be simple, a get together of my friends and family and I asked for
no stupid games and for it to be on a Saturday because I know that I can't be
the only one in this world who hates doing stuff on Sunday. The other thing I
asked for the party was I didn't want to be stuck un-wrapping gifts all day
with everyone just watching. I wanted it arranged like a wedding, so if people
brought gifts they leave them on a table in the reception for the Bride and Groom
to open on their own time. That's what I wanted, to visit with my friends and
family and socialize instead of just being put to work in un-wrapping gifts.
My mom and sister came through for me and did exactly
that and I think that even though this wasn't a typical baby shower, I think
for everyone that attended, they enjoyed themselves.
I had a catering service come in and they served all
kinds of food, snacks and wine we had a gift table arranged at the entrance.
Music played throughout the home and I got to catch up with everyone.
As a thank you gift for everyone that attended is I
had gift bags made that included my favorite scented lotions, lip gloss, eye
shadows and in each bag I gave a $100 gift card to be able to purchase books
online. I wanted to add touch of me and maybe help my guests get into a great
story or just simply discover a love for reading.
The evening comes to an end my mom, sister and friend
Hailey stay behind after everyone has left and help me open the gifts, mark the
names down of the gift givers and bring the gifts to the nursery and eventually
my mom and sister head out with the caterers. I watch Adrianne and mom from my
front door, get into my mom’s blue sedan, circle around the drive way and watch
the sedan’s rear lights disappear into the woods, down the driveway that leads
to the gates to the road. Not long after their departure it's just Hailey. Josh
will be home in the next hour.
She admits to me, "I didn't want to say anything
while everyone was here but I am pregnant!"
"Oh, congratulations" I give her a hug and I
tear up, all of the estrogen that is going through me right now, I have been
even more all over the place with keeping my emotions in check but that's okay
because Hailey tears up also. I joke, "Why couldn't you get pregnant
earlier so we could have been pregnant together."
She sighs and rolls her eyes, "Oh you know how it
goes."
I do, all too well and have struggled to make this
pregnancy happen and do things that I am not proud of. Trust me I don't regret
doing what I did to get where I am today. What I regret is the lies and deceit
that I had to do. It is hard to explain. I love them but wish that my secrets
could be more than secrets.
"How far along are you?" I ask while wiping
a happy tear from my cheek.
"Just a couple of months, it is still a little
too early to announce it to everyone."
"Your secret is safe with me."
We settle in the living area for a few minutes and
it's been on her mind. She asks, "So is Devon out of the picture?"
"I haven't seen him in over a month."
"That is good. How do you feel about it?"
I wonder why she asks the question and try to be as
honest as possible, "I feel good. I'm focusing on the arrival of the
baby." It’s a half truth.
"Do you miss him?" She pries.
"I do but I know that the time apart is
good." She says nothing and I feel compelled to elaborate, "Devon is
a friend first and I miss the friendship. I miss talking to him every day. I
miss sharing with him with all of the writing stuff."
She says, "You need to continue to keep the space
from him."
"Is it wrong to miss a friend?"
"Jordan it's wrong to have feelings for another
man when you are married." She gives me a disapproving glance through her
blonde eyelashes.
Hailey knows me too well and I know that she is right.
I have to humor her and let her believe that I am taking her advice to heart. I
am, well sort of. I never told her anything else about Devon and the
possibility of him being the father. Hailey doesn’t need to know that or be
burdened with that big of a secret. For the safety of this child, that secret
will remain with me for as long as I can keep it.
With that I admit to her, “I know but it is what it is
and all I can do is keep my distance and the times that I do see him I just
need to keep it professional, that’s all.” There is no need to hash this out
over and over again, you the reader have no need to hear it and you know that I
live with this struggle. I change the subject, “So did you see any shower gifts
that you would want me to pass over to you once mine has out grown the need for
them?”
Hailey replies, “You have gotten some pretty cool
things. I have kept some of Brittany’s baby things so I am good for the most
part. But sure once they have outgrown things let me know and I will see if I
need more when the time comes.” Brittany is her little girl and this would be
her second child on the way.
Our conversation is interrupted. Someone is ringing
the doorbell vigorously. The only person that I know that does that is Josh. He
often does that to announce his arrival and to be a goof and he does that
especially when he knows that there is company over.
Hailey taps her hands in her lap as she gets up from
the couch and says, “Well that’s my queue I guess, that is Josh right?”
I follow her lead and get up from my seat. I say, “I
would be surprised if it was someone else. I recognize that ring.” We both head
to the entrance.
C.R. Misty has been writing novels since 2013 and The International
Boundaries Series is her first collection of romance novels.
“Something Desired” will be the third book to the series. She’s
kind of nerdy but that’s okay cause she owns it and admits that she
loves reading, writing and watching a good story. She also writes in
sci-fi. Other hobbies are painting, gardening and exploring a new
hiking trail. She lives with her ruggedly handsome husband and cute
Maltese fur baby in Ottawa, Canada which is a really cold place. (she
should move somewhere warmer)
Boundaries Series is her first collection of romance novels.
“Something Desired” will be the third book to the series. She’s
kind of nerdy but that’s okay cause she owns it and admits that she
loves reading, writing and watching a good story. She also writes in
sci-fi. Other hobbies are painting, gardening and exploring a new
hiking trail. She lives with her ruggedly handsome husband and cute
Maltese fur baby in Ottawa, Canada which is a really cold place. (she
should move somewhere warmer)
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