Sydney Lane

In stories like these we usually find the guy the high school star and the girl being the sweet member of her group of girlfriends. However this time the girl, Eliza Nicholas, is carefree, overly enthusiastic star of her high school’s softball team; and the slightly older guy, Declan White, is the sweet innocent one, being the chaplain of his college fraternity.

Disgruntled due to a single blunder she made one night, Eliza feels so downhearted and marred that the only viable solution she sees left to her is to simply chuck her love of softball and a possible career in the sport, as well as turning her back on the whole shebang of everything she holds close to her heart; keeping all this a secret she must keep to herself.

I found it refreshing to see a young nice guy like Declan reacts losing his first chance at having a possible HEA when one of his so-called brothers in the fraternity they belong to steals the girl of his dreams. One thing he can’t do is to get exceedingly emotional about it, and now has to put forth an effort in trying to be a man about this calamity in his life.

Nobody has ever planned for the lives of these to individuals to be turning out the way they are. Perhaps each of these individuals might be the answer to what the other one needs in their lives.

With the strong wills both Eliza and Declan have to order to have survive as long as they have, it was no wonder there was turmoil between these two lovers when they first met, with neither one willing to give in to the other.

Will each of these two individuals become a Phoenix, rising out of the ashes of their despair to find the HEA they desire to have in their lives? The only possible solution for them is to find it to be willing to find a common ground they both can agree upon; but are these two willing to do this to attain this goal?

For having given her readers a refreshing reversal of character roles and a story of hope, I’ve given Ms. Lane 5 STARS for her wonderful endeavor here.… (más)

As the name implies, the main topic is patience. Patience to build trust, understanding, appreciation and mostly to love deeply before jumping into sex.

Hormones are flowing (and overflowing) in this story about how Eric and Jenna's love affair finally was consumated. Here is an excerpt to set the stage for you.

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Eric (At lunch with Declan)

"I've never met a girl like her. I mean, yeah, she's hot, and that's probably all it is, but I can't wait to find out."

"You know, if you really want to know what it's about, don't have sex with her. The wait might be worth it. It's all about the chase anyway, right?" His eyes glinted with mischief. Did I mention that Declan is the fraternity chaplain? He's the best guy a girl could find but no way was I taking his advice. Not an option.

"Man, I don't know what works for you, but I don't see any reason to wait if we both want it," I smirk. "Besides, I don't need to wait to know she's different." And that was the honest truth.

I already knew.

Declan leaned back in his chair, linking his fingers over his chest. "You know what I think? You don't know how to romance a girl without having sex with her." His gaze challenged me, even as his eyes crinkled in amusement.

I've never been one to turn down a challenge. I'm competitive, and it goes against my grain. So, I opened my big mouth. "Wanna bet?" Two words. One colossal fuck-up.

His smile was so big it almost blinded me. That's when I knew he had me. Bastard. He had planned it all along. "Absolutely. I bet you can't go ninety days without sex."

"Thirty," I countered.

"Sixty."

"Ok. Sixty. So what do you want to wager?" I had walked right into his trap, and I somehow knew I would regret it the minute the words left my mouth.

"If you win, I'll owe you five hundred bucks. If I win..." He raised his eyebrows as if he was pondering the fate of the world. "I get your guitar." Oh, hell no.

"Dec, man, you know I can't do that. I can't put my guitar on the line. What else?" There's no way I'd give up my custom Fender Strat. Not for a bet, not for a girl.

"No. It has to be the guitar." He shook his head slightly, determination in his eyes and the set of his shoulders. "It has to be something you value, something it would hurt to lose, like a hit to the nuts. That's the only way I'll be able to trust you." Looking back on it, that is when I should have backed down. It was the stupidest bet I'd ever made, much worse than betting I could get in some girls pants. Of which, I have outgrown by the way.

"Deal," I agreed, against my own instincts, my better judgment having flown out the window.

"Deal?" His eyes widened with surprise since he'd been expecting a battle. In my mind, this was going to be the easiest sixty days of my life. Jenna was just a girl I met in my Lit class, and like others, she would come and go. I really thought it wasn't going to be a big deal.

I was wrong.

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These had to be the worse 60 days in anyone's life! This is both an amusing and entertaining story of how they survived those days and how they finally came together. The undercurrent still remains the love triangle of Quincy, Declan and Brody. This is a serious situation that needs to be resolved, but our lovers take a break from all the tension to pursue their love affair.
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