Gabby Mastreoni has been in love with Christoff Scutari since she was four years old. Their fathers are in the same dirty business, and nearly twenty years later, their families remain close. With four older brothers, Gabby leads a protected and sheltered life—until she and Christoff cross a line, and she discovers that love can hurt people.

With no other choice, she runs to California, and start life anew as Brie Masters. 

Brie has found herself a home surrounded by loving friends and her brother, Nicco, who comes to keep her safe, but she soon learns that she can run away from her past. No matter how many miles she puts between herself and her former life, she is still running: Danger followed her and when it starts to effect those around her, she is forced to flee back home, to Gabby’s life and the last person she wants to ask for help. There all of her secrets will be exposed.

The Cross My Heart Duet was written by Amber Kelly, an eGlobal Creative Publishing Signed Author.

The Cross My Heart Duet

    We rifle through Adi's kitchen. Luckily, the housekeeper stocks the refrigerator and the pantry pretty well. After gathering eggs, milk, butter, cream, bacon, fresh baby bella mushrooms, red onions, cherry tomatoes, and cheddar and Havarti cheese, I decide to make omelets for us.


    The girls busy themselves, helping me prep. Dawn and Kelsey are carefully avoiding Adi as much as possible.


    Adi gives up on trying to help with them elbowing her out of the way and sets to the task of making mimosas. Then, she sets the table off to the side of the kitchen.


    Tony smells the aroma and joins us.


    Once we all have our plates, we settle in uncomfortable silence and eat. I pick at my plate, not able to eat. I look around at my friends. We are all so exhausted.


    I feel incredibly guilty for dragging them into my mess. Here we were, in New York, to celebrate Dawn's engagement, and my crisis overrides her excitement at having her perfect gown designed.


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