SEEKERS OF
THE PAST
A Seekers
of the Past Novel
by
Amy
Valentini
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Introducing
a series like no other—the Seekers of the Past series will take you on a
journey where the past meets the present and love lives forever.
Seeking the Past...
Emma Wells has uncovered clues that might
prove an old family tale as being true. Strange things lead her to question
whether her grandfather’s death may not have been an accident and goes in
search of something worth killing him for buried on her property. When she asks
an old friend to assist, the man who comes in his place is the last person she
ever wanted to respond to her call for help.
Seeking a Second Chance…
Sam Martinelli has been hoping for a reason to get close to the woman he still
loves since he destroyed their relationship five years ago. His foolish actions
drove her away then, but now he’s hoping his expertise as well as time working
with her allows him another chance.
Uncovering Secrets...
When Emma’s suspicions prove to have substance, she convinces Sam to help her
even if he still carries doubts. Being with him again, she begins to question
her heart and past as well as her foolish pride. When things take a dangerous
turn, Emma realizes she must trust the man she trusts least, especially when
the past collides with the present and the truth of it all is uncovered.
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Excerpt:
Upon
returning from the Jeep with more supplies, Emma discovered Sam digging dirt
away from a fallen tree blocking part of the entrance to the tunnel. She
noticed he’d removed his shirt and tossed it over a nearby bush. Dressed only
in his denim jeans, which hung enticingly low on his slim hips, his muscles
worked beneath smooth skin now shiny from the sweat he’d worked up with his
exertion. The sight of his lean, muscular body took Emma’s breath from her for
a moment. She stood at the edge of the clearing, holding the gear she’d
retrieved from the Jeep. Frozen to the spot, she knew she was staring at him
but couldn’t seem to tear her eyes from his broad shoulders, and arms as he
worked. Her breathing had become even more ragged the longer she stood there,
but she couldn’t seem to regain her thoughts. Even the weight of the gear
didn’t seem to bother her anymore. She licked her suddenly dry lips.
As if he
sensed her presence, Sam suddenly stopped his work, turned toward her and
smiled. He rested his hands on the top of the long handled shovel. She watched
his muscles relax in his shoulders and arms. Lifting his right hand, he swiped
the back of his arm across his forehead.
“I hope
you brought the water with you, kiddo. This is mighty hot work,” Sam said, his
voice breathless from the strenuous work.
His words
snapped Emma out of her trance. Setting the gear down on the ground near her
feet, she reached into a thermal bag and pulled out a jug of cold water. She
had made sure to freeze a couple of jugs, and chill the first of many she was
sure they’d use. It was important to stay hydrated on any dig site, but even
more so in the summer heat. She carried the jug over to Sam and reached it out
to him, keeping a full arm’s length from him. Emma didn’t trust herself too
close to Sam while he was looking so incredibly sexy.
Sam
watched her and his dark brow furrowed. He leaned forward to take the jug. She
wondered if she looked as uncomfortable as she felt. When he grinned and let
out a small chuckle before taking a long drink of water, she knew he’d realized
his state of half undress was making her uncomfortable. She wanted to kick him
and herself. She hated still being attracted to him.
“It’s too
hot to work with my shirt on. I hope you don’t mind my working without it?” Sam
asked with an innocent smirk before lifting the opening of the water jug to his
lips once more.
While
taking another long drink of water, he wasn’t very neat about it and she felt
herself scowl wondering if he was deliberately spilling water out of the sides
of his mouth so it trickled down over his bare chest to his tight abdomen, and
onto the legs of his jeans. Emma watched every trickle of water as it slid down
Sam’s body and hated wanting to lick every drop from his skin. She could feel a
flush of heat race over her body starting at her cheeks and rushing right down
to that deep place buried between her legs. She watched as he finished
quenching his thirst, lowered the jug, and wiped his mouth on the back of his
arm. Of course, he did nothing to wipe away the droplets of water, which
lingered on the mat of curly dark hair at the center of his broad chest. The
drops slid down to travel along the line of hair, which snaked across a
washboard belly before disappearing into the top of his jeans hanging entirely
too low on chiseled hips. Emma thought her knees were going to buckle.
In an
attempt to get her mind off Sam’s body, she turned her attention to the tunnel.
“So, Martinelli, do you think this might be the old slave tunnel used by
escaping slaves, or not?”
She
noticed him watching her and hoped he thought the flush of pink on her cheeks
was from carrying the supplies. She also hoped he wouldn’t notice how her voice
shook because of her breathlessness when he moved closer to her. She tried not
to inhale his masculine scent accentuated by his perspiration.
Lord, help me! If he
took her in his arms right this moment, she was sure she would give herself
over to him without hesitation.
When he
turned his back on her to face the opening of the tunnel, she nearly sighed
with relief. He put his hands on his hips, and took a deep breath before
exhaling.
“Emma
girl, I do believe this is it,” he said, breaking a branch off the fallen tree
he’d been working on clearing when she returned.
“I knew
it. I just knew it,” Emma exclaimed joining Sam at the opening. Having totally
forgotten her discomfort over his state of undress, she came to stand beside
him and almost hugged him with the excitement of the find. Discovering
something like this was more powerful even than lust. “When do you think we can
go in?”
—SEEKERS
OF THE PAST by Amy Valentini
I
hope you all will read SEEKERS OF THE PAST and enjoy it as much as I enjoyed
writing it for you. I’ve added a sneak peek at book two in the series, FOR THE
SAKE OF HONOR, at the end to give you an idea of how this series will proceed.
I’m very excited about it, and I hope you will be too.
Happy Reading Everyone!
SEEKERS
OF THE PAST, a Seekers of the Past novel by Amy Valentini, indie published,
available now in print
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