Because
of You
Today I am pleased to be able to
participate in the blog tour for Because
of You by Hélene Fermont. My thanks
go to Sarah Hardy at Books on the BrightSide.
About
the Book
How desperate are you to get the one you love?
When Hannah and Ben meet at a friend's party, he knows she's The One. But Hannah's in an intense relationship with Mark and planning to return to her native Sweden to embark on a teaching career.
Desperate to make Ben fall in love with her, rich spoilt heiress Vanessa sets in motion a devious string of events that ultimately changes the course of four people's lives indefinitely.
Hannah is the love of Ben's life, yet Vanessa will stop at nothing to claim the man she is convinced is her destiny.
Because of You is a dark, morally complex and cross-generational story of enduring love, fate and destiny.
Extract
Now
before you settle down and read this lovely extract from Because of You, I insist
that you make sure you are sitting comfortable and have a drink to hand, as I
have a feeling that once you have read this you will want to buy the book and start
all over again.
Chatting to some passers-by outside,
she suddenly heard someone ask, “I never noticed you until tonight . . . What’s
your name?”
Turning to see who it was, Hannah’s
face turned red.
“I’m Hannah – Hannah Stein – I never clapped
eyes on you either . . .”
Holding onto her boyfriend’s jacket
sleeve, eyes narrowing, the tall girl cooed, “Mark, honey, let’s go back to my
flat. We’ve got the place to ourselves.”
But Mark cut loose from her grip.
“You’d better make the most of it. I made other plans.”
“But I was under the impression . . .”
Her voice faltered.
“We’re not joined at the hip!” The
muscle in Mark’s cheek twitched furiously as he abruptly left the girl too
upset to respond and stalked off in the opposite direction. Oblivious to the
destruction left in his wake, Mark approached Hannah.
“What’s someone as beautiful as you
doing in a dump like that?” he asked, his eyes flicking momentarily back to the
disco.
“My friends and I meet up every
Friday. If it’s not to your liking, I suggest you don’t return.” She’d had
enough of his rude behaviour. Who did he think he was and how dare he chat her
up in front of his girlfriend? Ignoring his stare, Hannah joined her friends
further down the pavement.
“What did he say to you?” Sanna asked
in a contemptuous voice, the others following suit. “You’re looking upset!”
“I’ve never met anyone as arrogant. I
bet he thinks he’s God’s gift to women!” Livid that he’d treated Denise in such
a demeaning way, Hannah couldn’t care less if he overheard her.
But Mark was much too busy watching
the girl with her green eyes blazing at him, equally fiery-red hair and
curvaceous figure.
I can’t wait to see her again! Mark
Copeck was used to getting what he wanted, and Hannah Stein was just that.
Catching a passing cab, John, Sanna
and Rosie dropped Hannah off outside Ella’s house. It was almost 3am. Opening
the door to let her out, John stifled a yawn. “Listen to Uncle John’s advice:
Copeck’s in a league of his own. He takes great pleasure in hurting anyone who
gets too close to him. You’re the only woman putting him in his place.”
“Good! It serves him right. How come
you’re so concerned?”
“Call it sixth sense. Most women are
duped by his charm, but as soon as he gets what he wants, he dumps them –
Denise is a prime example. I don’t want you to get hurt,” he said, kissing her
cheek.
“Give her some credit,” said Rosie,
eavesdropping on their conversation. “Hannah’s much too clever to fall for that
jerk!”
Meeting her gaze, John shook his head.
“It’s her heart, not brain, I worry about.”
Ignoring their comments, Hannah bid
them goodnight, waving until the cab was out of sight. Half an hour later,
curled up in bed and looking back on the night’s events, all she could think
was she never encountered anyone like Mark. Was it possible to harbour feelings
towards a complete stranger? Albeit a very arrogant one . . .
Against her better judgement, Mark
stirred something inside of her. However hard she tried, she couldn’t stop
recalling how it felt when his eyes looked into hers.
About
the Author
Hélene Fermont writes
character-driven psychological crime fiction with a Scandi Noir flavour. Known
for her explosive, pacy narrative and storylines, she has published three
novels – Because of You, We Never Said Goodbye and His Guilty Secret –
and two short story collections – The Love of Her Life and Who’s
Sorry Now? Her fourth novel is due for release in the summer of 2019.
After 20 years in London, Hélene recently returned to her native Sweden where
she finds the unspoiled scenery and tranquillity a therapeutic boost for
creativity. Enjoying a successful career as a Psychologist, when she’s not
working her ‘day job’, Hélene spends her time writing, with friends and family,
or playing with her beloved cat, Teddy. All three novels can be purchased via
her website helenefermont.com/books/
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My thanks to Hélene Fermont for joining me on my blog and providing
this excerpt from Because of You and also Sarah Hardy @ Books on the BrightSide for my spot on the blog tour.
Thanks Bev for being part of the blog tour today x
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