Remembering the Past to Build the Future

Since The Family She Never Met includes many stories from my past woven into the fictional storyline, I wanted to pull out the threads of the real stories for my daughter so that she might understand her family’s history better. That meant highlighting those stories in the book and also providing additional backstory so she could better understand what had happened at the time and what I was feeling when some of those things happened.

So I sat down, pen, highlighter, and paper at hand to flesh out those parts of the book for my daughter and create a very special edition for her. I hope she will read it and appreciate the struggle that made me who I am today and also shaped who she is and what that means for the future.

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P.S. – Thanks, to my good friend Jayne for the Cat Mom mug and my wonderful son-in-law Danny for the great typewriter pen holder.

A Loving Moment from The Family She Never Met

The Family She Never Met is a mix of romance between two people trapped in different worlds and a family struggling with the hurts of the past. Jessica and Luis are trying to find their way amidst those obstacles, but even after they acknowledge what they’re feeling for each other, there is a lot for them to overcome to be together. In this scene, they are finally giving in to the attraction that’s been simmering between them. You can read the first part of this scene at https://www.caridad.com/2022/02/02/caridad-teaser-romance-novel/.

Excerpt – For Mature Audiences Only

His heavy weight pressed her into the mattress and a maelstrom of emotions filled her. Comfort. Peace. Need. Such intense need.

She spread her legs and reached down to guide him to her, but he shook and whispered, “Protection.”

He shifted off her only long enough to rummage through his pants and wallet and hastily ease on the condom. And then he was back, staring down at her, his hazel eyes burnished gold with passion.

The earlier rush to this moment was forgotten as he joined with her.

Her breath caught in her chest at the perfection of it. At the feel of his power above her, inside her. He was so big, so strong, but he was hers in that moment. Totally hers as she laid her hands on his shoulders and joined him in the rhythm of their lovemaking until they both slipped over together.

She urged him onto her, but he protested and said, “I’m too heavy.”

“No, you’re not,” she said and dug her fingers into his back to pull him to her. She gentled him, stroking her hands across his sweat-slick skin. Savoring the connection with him.

“Give me a second,” he said and hurried to the bathroom.

She eased under the sheets to wait for him, and he returned quickly and joined her. He tucked her into his side, and she nestled her head on his shoulder, laid her hand on his chest, and tossed a thigh over his. Contentment and satisfaction filled her, but slowly, other emotions crept in no matter how hard she tried to keep them from surfacing.

He must have sensed the tension in her since he said, “Penny for your thoughts.”

“I’m not sure a penny would be enough,” she said and leaned on her elbow to peer at him.

“Sometimes you can think too much,” he said and skimmed a hand across her upper arm to press her back down.

“Avoidance mode much?” she challenged, but truth be told, maybe avoidance was what was needed right now because she wanted to enjoy this night with him. She wanted to explore the feelings that had sprung up so suddenly. So powerfully. She shut down her thoughts, not wanting them to go to the next stage. A stage that would only bring separation and pain.

She didn’t want separation now. She wanted him. Again, and maybe again after that.

She wanted to make the most of their time together.

She’d think about everything else tomorrow.

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Amazon Kindle: https://amzn.to/3tPQ7Xx
Amazon Paperback: https://amzn.to/3bonSZN
Apple Books: https://books.apple.com/us/book/the-family-she-never-met/id1568775092
BN Nook: http://bit.ly/BarnesandNobleFamily
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Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/the-family-she-never-met
Additional Retailers: https://books2read.com/FamilySheNeverMet

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A Happy Soccer Moment

Of all the things I’ve done in my life, becoming a mom has got to be the best thing ever. I love spending time with my daughter and this is one of those times. She used to play soccer and this photo was taken at one of her games while we were waiting for it to start!
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