Welcome to the cover reveal for Elisabeth Naughton's Hold On to Me, the follow up to Wait for Me, the 2012 Reader's Choice Finalist for Romantic Suspense.
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ABOUT THE BOOK
He thinks he’s finally found the one.
Mitch Mathews never believed in love—at least not the happily ever after kind. Then he met Simone Conners. Just one night with the sexy lawyer made him reevaluate his priorities and look toward a future he never planned. The only hang up is making her see it too.
She’s almost ready for a second chance.
What started out as a casual hookup with a rugged geologist has
turned into something a whole lot more. Simone’s on the verge of handing over
her heart, but fear over what Mitch will say and do when he learns who she used
to be holds her back.
The past could destroy their future...
Just when Simone is about to take a chance on forever with
Mitch, the mistakes of her past catch up with her. Suddenly it’s not just her
safety on the line anymore, it’s his too. Forced into hiding, Mitch demands
answers, and Simone realizes the only way to protect everything she holds dear
is to delve into a past she’s spent fourteen years trying to forget. As they
search for the truth, they discover secrets, lies and a rekindled passion that
burns hotter than before. But they also uncover a conspiracy that threatens the
very fabric of society. One that could cost them more than just their future…it
could cost them their lives.
MEET THE AUTHOR:
I was never one of those people who knew they wanted to be an author at the age of six. I didn’t have imaginary friends. I didn’t write stories in my journal or entertain my relatives by firelight after Thanksgiving dinner. For the most part, I was just a normal, everyday kid. I liked to read, but I wasn’t exceptional at it. And when my teachers complimented me on my writing abilities, I brushed them off. I did, however, always have a penchant for the unique and absurd. And as my mother told me all throughout my childhood, I should have been an actress—I was a drama queen before my time.
Years ago, my husband bought me Scarlett: The Sequel to Gone With The Wind.
If you ever saw the book, you know it’s a long one. I sat and read that thing
from cover to cover, and dreamed of one day being a writer. But I didn’t
actually try my hand at writing until years later when I quit my teaching job
to stay home with my kids. And my husband? After that week of reading where I
neglected him and everything else until I finished Scarlett, he vowed never to buy me another book again.
Little did he know I’d one day end up sitting at a keyboard all day drafting my
own stories.
My writing journey has not been easy.
I didn’t just sit down one day, decide I was going to write a book and voila! sell my very first attempt. As most
authors will probably agree, the path to publication is filled with hours of
work, pulling all-nighters I thought I’d given up in college, sacrifices,
rejections, but a love I discovered along the way I just can’t live without.
Instead of a big, thick book to read by lamplight (I do read much smaller ones
when I get the chance), I’ve traded in my reading obsession for a laptop. And
I’ve never been happier.
I’m one of the lucky ones. I have a
wonderful family and fabulous husband who put up with my writing—and obsessive
personality—even when life is chaotic. More than once my kids have been late to
swimming or baseball because I needed just five more minutes to finish a scene.
Their support and encouragement mean the world to me. I also have amazing
friends and a support network I couldn’t survive without. So to all of you out
there who have encouraged me along the way, sent me emails and fan letters,
phone calls and congratulations, I just want to say, thank you. You make this
whole writing gig that much more enjoyable. I truly wouldn’t be here without
you.
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