A Whole New Light - A Novel

Zusatztext Praise for Sandra Brown   “A masterful storyteller.”— USA Today   “A novelist who can’t write them fast enough.”— San Antonio Express-News   “Brown’s storytelling gift [is] surprisingly rare.”— Toronto Sun Informationen zum Autor Sandra Brown Klappentext #1 New York Times bestselling author Sandra Brown has long inspired readers to believe that life is full of wonderful possibilities. Here is one of her classic novels, an exquisite tale of longtime friends who have seen it all-and suddenly see each other in a whole new light. Ever since losing her husband, Cyn McCall has counted on his business partner, Worth Lansing. Though a confirmed bachelor, Worth nonetheless proves himself to be a dependable friend and a father figure to her son. He makes her laugh, and she teases him about his many romantic entanglements. But falling for a man who can't settle down is the furthest thing from her mind-until an innocent gesture changes everything. When Worth invites Cyn to a getaway weekend in Acapulco, he doesn't expect to be sharing a room. And he certainly doesn't intend for them to wind up in bed together. Cyn wants to believe that their night of passion was a mistake sparked by the exotic locale. But Worth is convinced that they share something deeper. He knows he's finally ready to stop playing games-if only Cyn will open her heart to the promise of love. Chapter One Raisins, Cyn McCall realized, were actually nasty-looking things. "Brandon, please." "I like to do 'em this way, Mom, 'cause then you get to save 'em for last." Cyn shook her head and sighed with resignation. Her mother heard the sigh as she entered the sunny kitchen. "What's going on? What are you frowning at, Cynthia?" Ladonia headed straight for the coffeepot and poured herself a cup. "Your grandson is picking the raisins out of his bran flakes and lining them up around the rim of the cereal bowl." "How creative!" Cyn glared first at her mother, then at the puddle of milk that each misplaced raisin was dripping onto the table. "I was trying to correct him, Mother, not commend his creativity." "Did you wake up on the wrong side of the bed? Again?" Her pause between the two questions wasn't accidental. It was Ladonia Patterson's subtle way of saying that her daughter's sour moods were recurring with unpleasant frequency. Cyn pretended not to catch the gibe as she blotted up milk with a dishcloth. "Eat your toast, Brandon." "Can I take it in the den and eat it while I watch Sesame Street?" "Yes." "No." The divergent responses were spoken in unison. "Mother, you know I've told him—" "I want to talk to you, Cynthia. Alone." Ladonia helped four-year-old Brandon from his chair and wrapped the slice of cinnamon toast in a napkin. "Don't drop crumbs." She patted the seat of his pajamas as she ushered him through the door, then turned to confront her daughter. However Cyn got in the opening salvo. "This constant interference when I'm trying to discipline Brandon has got to stop, Mother." "That's not what this is about." Ladonia, slender, attractive, and fresh from her morning shower, squared off against her daughter across the breakfast table. Cyn didn't welcome the imminent parental lecture, but she could smell one brewing as well as she could smell the coffee. She gave her wristwatch a cursory glance. "I've got to leave or I'll be late for work." "Sit down." "I don't want to start the day with an argument." "Sit down," Ladonia repeated calmly. Cyn dropped into a chair. "More coffee?" "No, thank you." "You're not yourself, Cynthia," Ladonia began once she had sat down across from her daughter with a fresh mug of coffee. "You're uptight, edgy, out-of-sorts, impatient with Brandon. If I didn't know better, I'd...

Product details

• Authors: Sandra Brown
• Publisher: Bantam Books USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 24.04.2012
• EAN: 9780345530806
• ISBN: 978-0-345-53080-6
• No. of pages: 224
• Dimensions: 132 mm x 201 mm x 12 mm
• Subject: Fiction > Narrative literature