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Never Let Go
by
by
Nicola Haken
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Genre: New Adult
Release Date: April 2, 2014
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Synopsis ~
In the final book
of the Take My Series, Emily and Dexter are finally on course to a happy
future. Arriving back in the UK with Aunt Sarah in tow, everything seems to be
slotting into place. For the first time in his life, Dexter has found his
purpose. Surrounded by family, friends and the woman he adores, he has at long
last made peace with his demons and is determined to fight for the life he now
knows he deserves.
With best friend
Rachel back by her side and a resolve to work things out with her parents once
and for all, Emily’s life is also on the right track. Or so she thinks…
When a tragic
revelation threatens to destroy Emily’s world, it sends her spiraling down a
path leading to more secrets, lies and heartache – leaving her questioning her
whole life and everyone in it. To top it off, Emily almost lost one of the most
important men in her life once before, is it about to happen again?
“This is it,
doll. Our future. I need you to hold on to it and never let go.”
~ Excerpt ~
“I
don’t have time for this, Dad,” I muttered on a heavy sigh.
“Please, son. Don’t go, not yet. Let’s
have another coffee, then if you still feel the same, we’ll go back to how
things were. Apart.”
“No, I don’t mean right now. I mean I
really haven’t got time to keep hating you. There are so many things wrong with
what you’ve just told me, there are three thousand reasons why I should walk
out of here and never look back, and I genuinely don’t know how you can ever
make this right with Emmie. But… I won’t be here in twelve months time, Dad. I
can’t spend those months fighting with you – reasoning with you… struggling to
understand what you did.
“In order for me to have any hope of
enjoying these next few months of life, I can’t afford to dwell on the past. I
don’t understand the decisions you’ve made in your life, Dad, but I accept
them, and… I forgive you.”
I noticed tears bubbling up in the
corners of my dad’s eyes and I had to force myself to look away before mine
started falling too. It took all my strength not to be mad at him. Why couldn’t
he have done this years ago? Back when I really needed him.
“And they’re sure? The doctors?” he asked
with a slight tremor in his voice. Why does everyone ask that? It seems like
doctors are classed as superheroes until they tell you something bad.
“Positive. I had my first chemo session a
couple of weeks ago. I have another in two days. That should slow it down… but only by a few months and nothing’s
guaranteed.”
“Months?”
he repeated – barely a whisper. I noticed my dad look down at his mug and I
suspected it was to hide his suddenly damp eyelashes. “Christopher…” he
breathed, refusing to look at me. “I don’t want to lose you too.”
What the hell was I supposed to say to
that? ‘Oh okay then, Dad. I’ll stay alive just for you.’ I knew my anger was
unjustified and so I swallowed it down with a sip of coffee.
“I don’t want it either,” I admitted.
“I’m so sorry, son. I’ve missed out on so
much. I don’t deserve to be a father.”
“Whoa,” I said, straightening my back in
my chair. “Don’t you start the feeling sorry for yourself bullshit. Whether you
deserve to be or not, you are a
father. So if your next line was going to be that you’d be better off leaving
Emmie to get on with her life without you, don’t you dare. Don’t you fucking dare. You’ve let us both down, Dad. It
might be too late to make it up to me but
you better spend every single day of the rest of your life making it up to
Emily.”
“I will. I swear I will.”
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~ About the Author ~
Nicola lives in
Rochdale, England with her husband and four children (six if you include the
dogs!) She is the author of New Adult/Contemporary romance novels Inevitable,
Saving Amy and the Take My Hand series. When she is not busy playing with her
imaginary book friends (or talking about them with real life friends!) she can
usually be found carrying out her ordinary mum/housewife/all round slave
duties. Oh, and if the kids ever ask, she moonlights as the Pink Power Ranger
while they’re sleeping…
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