Marie Drake

You Can't Fence Time Marie Drake

This is the second book of the Locked Hearts Series and is not meant to be read as a stand alone. Jordan left Allentown, Pennsylvania; he distanced himself from Kimberly and his bad choices, but it's not over. Kimberly yearns for a stage career; she hires a talent agent, lands a part-time job, and convinces their foster parents, Dirk and Missy to move her into an apartment in Jordan's building. Shocked to find her on his Hartsdale, New York doorstep months later and bound by their felonious secrets, Jordan must comply with her plans. He struggles to mend the strain with Dirk and Missy and change his bond with Kimberly. Unable to refuse Kimberly's demands, he still can't win her love, and he's coming unwound. Embers of his obsession burst into flames. What twisted lengths will he reach to manage his inner turmoil? The apple didn't fall far from the tree, and Jordan gains new sympathy for his deceased grandfather's deviant lifestyle. Different town, same Kimberly; her troubling behaviors haunt him, and their past soon comes knocking. Kimberly meets Sam. A spellbinding and compassionate neighbor, Sam grants Kimberly loyalty and friendship, proves true devotion; and achieving what Jordan had failed, instills in Kimberly a desire to do well and a sense of self-worth. Maybe her newfound esteem will smooth out one little kink: Kimberly wants the man in love with Sam. In her defense, she'd longed for Mark before he'd met Sam, and she had put more effort into capturing his attention than she'd ever found necessary. As Sam falls in love with Mark, Jordan begs Kimberly to step back, leave town with him, start a life somewhere else. With Kimberly's adamant refusal, Jordan's hostile urges grow imminent. Can Kimberly release her hold over Jordan? Will she sacrifice her wishes for Sam's needs or will she shatter Sam's world? Kimberly and Jordan's battle of wills intensifies in 'You Can't Fence Time' by Marie Drake (The Locked Hearts Series Book 2) a romantic suspense novel with dark psychological undertones.