What Makes Us Stronger (A Well Paired Novel Book 3) by Marianne Rice

Author:Marianne Rice [Rice, Marianne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: identity and romance, witness protection plan, Military romance, broken hearts, romance set in maine, veteran romance, small town romance, romance on ocean
Publisher: Star Hill Press
Published: 2018-10-08T16:00:00+00:00

LILY WAS THE LAST TO arrive at Books by the Ocean. Her four o’clock highlight turned into a three-hour debacle. She’d texted the girls and told them not to wait for her. When she pushed through the door to the bookstore Mia was already pouring the drinks.

“A lot can change in a month.” Mia filled five red Solo cups with the ginger beer mule drink she’d made and passed them around. “Water for you, Lils. Sucks being the designated driver, doesn’t it?”

It really didn’t. Especially when she had plans to drive out to Ty’s after book club. They’d progressed from their Saturday only sleepovers to whenever they felt like it. Her first appointment in the morning wasn’t until nine, which gave her plenty of time to get back to the spa, shower, and pretend she’d slept there all night. Alone.

Not that it was anyone’s business, but living in a small town meant gossip was easy to come by. And people loved to talk. She loved to listen and preferred the topic to be anyone but herself.

“You know I’m not a heavy drinker anyway. I don’t mind driving if anyone gets too snockered off your mules.”

“Snockered? That’s very European.” Grace sat at the far end of the couch, her legs crossed primly as she sipped her drink.

Chills pricked the back of her neck. Grace knew. The question was, had she said anything to anyone else, and how much did she know?

“It reminds me of Bridget Jones’s Diary. We should read a comedy next.” Hope passed around the plate of cookies she’d made. “We’ve been on this serious drama kick for too long.”

“We don’t even talk about books anymore,” Alexis said as she took a cookie and sat next to Grace.

“I think we need to meet twice a month. Once for book talk and the other time for girl talk.” This from Jenna who had yet to be the center of discussion. Being a fulltime caretaker for a geriatric man didn’t give her much time to socialize.

“I’m all for it but now that Alexis, Hope, and Lily have men dominating their lives, they can barely get here in time. Was it my brother who had you storming through the door so late tonight?”

Lily didn’t take Mia’s bait. She knew why Lily was late and wanted a reaction. A reaction she wouldn’t get. The distraction, however, was welcome. No one seemed to notice the change in Grace’s demeanor. She’d always been a bit stand-offish but most times they were together as a group she tried to get along with everyone.

Their brief chat last week about opening a fashion boutique wasn’t what gave Lily the chills either.

“I have to be honest,” Hope said. “I didn’t finish the book. I love Jodi Picoult, I really do. But this one is deep. Emotional. I didn’t want to rush it. Maybe we should do like Jenna suggested and try to make more time for each other.”

“Won’t that cut into our reading time? With Sophie teething and the winery in full swing, I’m barely finding time to take a shower.

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