Hurricane of the Heart
Jewel Amethyst
Genre: Romance
Publisher: CaribbeanReads Publishing
Date of Publication: July 25, 2015
ISBN: 978-0-9964358-2-6
Number of pages: 292
Word Count: 85,900
Book Description:
The Player
When Kyle agrees to be the best man at his best friend’s destination wedding in Dominica, he has one thing on his mind: partying. But all that changes when a powerful hurri¬cane strikes the island and he finds himself trapped in a vil¬lage and falling hard and fast for the indigenous beauty queen, Alia Graneau.
The Planner
Alia Graneau has goals that do not include men, least of all an immature, irresponsible American party-animal like Kyle. But the hurricane devastates more than her beautiful island; it wreaks havoc on her heart when she falls under Kyle’s spell and is forced to choose between her ambition, her love for her country and her love for Kyle Robinson.
Can their love, born in a hurricane, survive the ravages of real life?
Excerpt
People were everywhere,
sitting on bags, on the floor, leaning against the walls. The few airport
employees looked harassed. The PA system was not operational, so an employee
had to walk around using a megaphone to make announcements.
The terminal itself had
suffered severe damage. Green tarp held down by concrete bricks lay over much
of the building. A cargo plane, almost too large for the small airstrip, was
parked on the tarmac while customs agents and volunteers unloaded much-needed
supplies. Airport security was non-existent.
Holding hands, Kyle and
Alia walked into the loud, bois-terous chaos and returned the keys of the Jeep
to the car rental company. Just then a small aircraft that had been circling
the hills for some time swooped in for landing.
“That’s my flight,”
Kyle said. He joined the throng of people crowded around the counters waiting
to check in.
Half an hour later, the
woman with the megaphone an-nounced that the flight was ready for boarding.
Kyle drew Alia into his
arms. “I guess this is it.”
Alia nodded, not
trusting herself to speak. She buried her face in his chest. The ache she felt
in her heart was physical, almost stifling. She wished he would stay. She
wished she had packed a bag and brought her passport.
He lifted her face with
his index finger and gazed directly into her eyes. He saw the raw emotion as
she struggled to fight back tears. Slowly he stroked her cheek with the back of
his hand.
“Alia,” he whispered
emotionally, “I know you think that I’m all about the siwo and that I would say
anything to get a woman into bed. But I’m gonna tell you something I’ve never
said to any woman before. I love you.”
“I love you too,” Alia
whispered. The floodgates opened, and the tears she had fought so desperately
to control flowed down her cheeks.
He found her lips and
their kiss was long, deep, and pas-sionate. They did not want to let go of each
other. They kissed again and again, unconcerned about the throngs of people
that surrounded them. They only broke apart when the woman with the bullhorn
shouted right into their ears that it was time to board the flight.
Kyle reluctantly
released Alia and walked through the doors into what was left of the departure
lounge. Alia waved at him until he was through the doors.
Quickly, she exited the
terminal and crossed the narrow road to the river. Leaning on the river wall,
Alia allowed the lazy flow of the crystal clear water over smooth round stones
to calm her nerves. She followed the water with her eyes all the way to the
Atlantic Ocean, just a few yards away. The light breeze combing through her
hair gave her a sense of calm serenity despite her emotional turmoil as she
second-guessed her decision not to go with Kyle.
She heard the engine of
the plane start up and walked around the terminal toward the tarmac. There were
no security guards to stop her. Standing under the tarpaulin-covered awn-ing
near the tarmac, Alia could see the small craft with its pro-pellers secured by
a rope. Passengers were already boarding. Most of them were white tourists who
had been stranded on the island, or Ross University students. She strained
forward hoping to get one last glimpse of Kyle as he boarded the air-craft. She
was already missing him.
With all the passengers
on board, the stewardess closed the door and the plane got ready for takeoff.
Alia never saw Kyle board. She was too late.
About the Author
Jewel Amethyst is the author of two mass market romance novels, Marriage of Convenience and From SKB with Love one of three stories in the Holiday Brides’ romance anthology. Hurricane of the Heart is her second full-length romance novel. Jewel was born and raised on the Caribbean island of St. Kitts and currently resides in Maryland with her family.
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