Long Flight Home by Cassandra Cripps
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I live my life by rules – too many fucking rules. But, it’s the only way. I messed up once. I slept with the wrong girl.
Never again.
The rules are my life, my guide. Until she walks in, and one by one, they all crumble.
She doesn’t slowly creep her way in like a worm. No, she soars in, like an eagle, refusing to be ignored and digging her claws into my heart. Leaving me vulnerable, wanting more.
Wanting her.
Gracie
Home. Happiness. The words used to mean something.
Until that night – over a decade ago. When they were stolen from me and my parents forced us to move.
Now, I’m back in Alaska, flying bush planes for Homer Air. And, I’ll fight every step I take until they are real again. The only problem is the reclusive fisherman whom I can’t stop thinking about, despite us fighting every time I see him.
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We all live in the illusions of our own realities. Cassandra's reality lies between the quiet bridge of complex and chaotic. A single mother to two amazing boys, graphic artist, author, avid home gardener, baker, reader, and introvert, her hats are many. A refined goth, she's obsessed with tattoos, shoes, hair dye, chocolate, metal and hip-hop music, and all things dark and creepy except bugs. Those are too creepy. Each of her books contains a piece of her reality. Tiny fragments laced with forbidden romance, defining miniature slices of her truths.
What inspired you to write your book?
All of my novels contain a piece of me. This one contains a huge part. It was inspired by an event that occurred when I was fifteen that forever changed my life.
Here is a short sample from the book:
“You think I don’t want you?” He drops his hands to his sides, revealing his huge hard-on through his shorts. My knees go weak. I shift my weight against the side of the bed to stay upright. “You are all I think about, Gracie. The only thing I want. I couldn’t pretend I don’t want you even if I tried. But, it’s not that easy for me.” Words tumble from his mouth, not making any sense as I blatantly gawk at his arousal. “I can’t do relationships.”
“I’m not asking for one.”
He takes a calculated step forward, the shirt falling on the hardwood floor. “Then what do you want?”
“I don’t know.” I wave my hands around the cabin in exasperation, all the alcohol in my system fogging my thoughts. “Something. Anything has to be better than this . . . this constant running in circles and walking on eggshells.”
“I can’t promise you a happily ever after.”
“I don’t need a fairy tale.”
“All I can give you is tonight.”
I nod, still not understanding his hesitation, but willing to do anything for even the smallest taste of him. “I can live with that.”
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