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The Nearness of You: The Thorntons Book 1

The Nearness of You: The Thorntons Book 1

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By:  IRIS MORLAND Ongoing
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Arrogant

Dark Romance

Contemporary

Forbidden Love

Divorce

Sweet Love

Doctor

"Everyone wants to tear them apart. But he's not giving up without a fight. The last thing Sara Flannigan needs is a man in her life. When she returns to her hometown, she vows to create a happy life for her son and to rebuild her life after a painful divorce. Yet when she meets her son’s new doctor, she can’t deny the spark of attraction that heats between them. The problem? He’s Harrison Thornton, the oldest son of the illustrious Thornton family. His family would never accept a woman like Sara, a woman who grew up on the wrong side of the tracks. She tries to ignore the whispers of her past, but she soon realizes secrets can never stay hidden for long. Especially from the man claiming her wounded heart. Growing up in the rich and powerful Thornton family, Harrison has lived a charmed life. A renowned physician, the last thing he expects is to desire the mother of one of his patients. Sara is beautiful and intelligent, and she’s completely devoted to her son, something that only deepens his attraction to her. He doesn't want a single night of passion, though: he wants forever. Yet there are forces at work and people determined to tear them apart. Even Sara turns from him, certain she's unworthy. Harrison refuses to let Sara slip away, and soon, he’s fighting the greatest battle of all. The battle to win the heart of the woman he loves."

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Chapter 1

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This book is a work of fiction. The names, characters, places and incidents are products of the writer’s imagination or have been used fictitiously and are not to be constructed as real. Any resemblance to persons, living or dead, actual events, locales or organizations is entirely coincidental.

The Nearness of You (The Thorntons Book 1)

Published by Blue Violet Press LLC

Seattle, Washington

Copyright © 2017 by Iris Morland

Cover design by Resplendent Media

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems, without written permission from the author, except for the use of brief quotations in a book review.

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Mary Mckenzie
Wonderful story. Very well written. About to start Calebs book now.
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Jessica Leatinuu
interested story
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24 Chapters
Copyright
This book is a work of fiction. The names, characters, places and incidents are products of the writer’s imagination or have been used fictitiously and are not to be constructed as real. Any resemblance to persons, living or dead, actual events, locales or organizations is entirely coincidental.The Nearness of You (The Thorntons Book 1)Published by Blue Violet Press LLCSeattle, WashingtonCopyright © 2017 by Iris MorlandCover design by Resplendent MediaAll rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems, without written permission from the author, except for the use of brief quotations in a book review.
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Chapter 1
“James Daniels?”“It’s Flannigan,” Sara Flannigan said automatically to the nurse before turning to her son James. “Time to go in.”James shrugged as he continued to play his video game, but he followed his mother into the back of the doctor’s office without any more protest. Six years old and already as stubborn as any adult, Sara reflected with an inward shake of her head. James was the love of her life ever since he’d been placed in her arms, all red and wrinkly and screaming to the heavens.“Let’s get the boring stuff out of the way,” the nurse said as she got James’s height and weight before ushering them into one of the rooms.Sara hated the smell of these rooms—antiseptic and cold, the paper on the tables crackling as James would inevitably fidget from boredom. They hadn’t been in a doctor’s office in six months, not since James’s amazing pediatrician in Seattle had told her that her son was healthy, still in remission, and not in need of constant doctor’s visits.But when
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Chapter 2
Sara smiled as she watched James ride his bike outside. Looking at him, you’d never think he’d been sick, and she had a difficult time believing that he was sick again now. Her heart contracted at the thought.Let it be nothing. Let us have a break for once.“Can you get this?”Sara turned to see her mother Ruth struggling with bags of groceries. At the age of sixty, Ruth Flannigan had gone to rehab for alcoholism, and after a year of sobriety, Sara wanted to believe that it would stick this time. With brightly dyed red hair and cat-eye glasses, Ruth always made an entrance, something that Sara loved as a child and hated as a teenager.“How much did you buy?” Sara took two bags and set them on the nearby counter. She pulled out boxes of cereal—Lucky Charms, more Lucky Charms, Captain Crunch, Cinnamon Toast Crunch—and sighed. “I told you no sugary cereals. It just makes James antsy all day.”“They were on sale! Besides, let the kid live a little. A bowl of marshmallows won’t kill h
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Chapter 3
James pressed his nose against the glass casing despite Sara telling him not to do that exact thing only five seconds earlier.“I want a muffin! No, a donut!” He peered inside like the secrets of the world were inside.“Hey buddy, how about you have one small donut and one small muffin?” Megan, Sara’s sister, asked with a smile.Megan had opened this bakery a year ago. Named The Rise and Shine, it served baked goods made in-house along with coffee and tea. Megan had always loved to bake when they’d been kids, and Sara had encouraged her to pursue her dream for a long time. The bakery had become a roaring success.“Okay!” James bounced on his feet, and Sara shook her head.“I’ll take a piece of the chocolate cake and a cup of coffee,” Sara said.After getting their orders, Sara and James sat down at a table near the front. The Rise and Shine was located in the small downtown area of Fair Haven, and on this Saturday afternoon, a week after she and James had met with Dr. Thornton, t
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Chapter 4
“You’re seriously going to do this? Go on a date with Harrison Thornton?”Sara gazed at her sister in the mirror. Megan had a look on her face that was equal parts disgust and incredulity, which wasn’t helping Sara’s nerves one bit.Why had she agreed to go on a date with Harrison? She was a Flannigan, and he was a Thornton. Talk about two completely different kinds of people.“Do you think I should cancel?” Sara asked.Megan pursed her lips. “What do you want to do?”Sara almost screamed in frustration. She didn’t know! Half of her wanted to see Harrison again, while the other half wanted to run away like a scared rabbit.She couldn’t stop thinking about his smile, about how handsome and intelligent he was. How he entered a room and everyone paid attention. How he’d paid attention to her.“I don’t want to cancel,” she finally replied. She smoothed her silky blouse down with trembling hands. “It’s just a date,” she repeated. She didn’t know if she were saying it for her own bene
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Chapter 5
April showers brought May flowers, but on this late March Saturday, the Thornton family decided to take advantage of the rare sunshine and go out on the lake that made Fair Haven famous.Normally Harrison enjoyed these outings: the sun, the lake, the boat, his family. Being the eldest of six siblings meant a raucous, energetic family life throughout his childhood and adolescence. Although half of his siblings—Mark, the third eldest, and the twins, Lizzie and Seth (fourth and fifth eldest, respectively)—were too far away to join most outings these days, Harrison still liked to have a beer with Caleb and catch up with the youngest of the family, Jubilee.Today, though, he knew he was getting grilled. Their mom and the matriarch of the Thornton clan, Lisa Thornton, had gotten wind of Harrison dating Sara Flannigan and the resulting fight that had broken out at The Fainting Goat. To say that was she upset would be an understatement.Harrison watched as Lisa pursed her lips in that way t
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Chapter 6
“Harrison, look alive!” Caleb tossed the basketball to his brother with an annoyed look.Harrison caught the ball just in time. His teeth flashed in a grin, and he smiled even wider when he made a three-pointer right over Caleb’s head.“What were you saying?” Harrison asked. “Or are you all talk like you usually are?”This afternoon, just a day after going out on the lake with the family, Caleb and Harrison had decided they needed to blow off some steam by playing ball. They’d invited Heath and their friend Jason, but the latter hadn’t been able to get off work. Despite the odd number, they played a few lopsided games as the afternoon waned on.Caleb dribbled the ball down the court. Right now, it was Harrison and Caleb versus Heath. Heath blocked Caleb as he tried to throw the ball to Harrison again, and when Caleb threw and Heath hit the ball down, Heath let out a shout of triumph as he took the ball back down the opposite side of the court.“Like I said—what were you saying?” H
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Chapter 7
As Sara was debating whether to wear a nude shade of lipstick or the brighter red, she heard her phone ring. She didn’t recognize the number, so she let it go to voicemail, assuming it was more than likely a spam call. But when her phone alerted her that the caller had left a voicemail, she gave into curiosity and listened to the message.“Ms. Daniels, this is Vincent Elan with Elan, Farraday and Rothschild. I’m calling on behalf of my client Mr. Kyle Daniels. He is concerned about your potentially violating your custody agreement in regards to your son, James Daniels, and will be pursuing legal action if necessary. Please have your lawyer contact me as soon as possible.”Sara placed her phone back on her vanity slowly, her heart pounding so hard she felt dizzy. The array of emotions attempting to flood through her—fear, anger, shock—made her unable to process what she’d just heard. Then the single, terrifying thought: Kyle’s going to take James from me.She covered her mouth to sti
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Chapter 8
When Sara opened the door to her classroom after dropping James off at first grade, she gasped. Sitting on her desk was a huge bouquet of roses in every color imaginable. She had no idea how the flowers had gotten here before she’d unlocked her classroom—had a janitor let in the delivery person?—but she was too preoccupied with smelling the blossoms.She didn’t need to read the card to know it was from Harrison. Opening the small note tucked underneath the ribbon surrounding the vase, she read: I can’t stop thinking about you. Let me take you out again. –HT.Simple, short, and to the point. She smiled even wider. Touching the silky petals, she couldn’t help but remember their encounter in the backseat of his car last night. She was twenty-eight years old and she’d never done anything like that in her life. With Harrison, though, she had a feeling she was going to experience a whole bevy of things for the first time.“Secret admirer?” Heath DiMarco stopped by her door with a raised e
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Chapter 9
Sara didn’t go home with men, and she most definitely didn’t go home with men who kissed like consummate seducers. She’d been with a grand total of one man—her ex-husband—and had, for the most part, given up on sex in general.Now, she realized how wrong she’d been.Harrison’s lips were soft, but he kissed her like he wanted to claim her very soul. She could only hang onto his shoulders and remember to breathe. His stubble scraped at her cheeks, and she loved the reminder of how masculine he was. He made her feel delicate and feminine. She hadn’t even known that was something she’d wanted to experience.He pushed her hair off her shoulder, trailing his fingers through the silken strands. They gazed at each other, and the sheer desire in his eyes made her tremble.“Will you stay with me?”She licked her lips. “Yes.”He scooped her up into his arms and carried her upstairs to his bedroom. She felt rather like some kind of fairy princess being swept away by the handsome prince. Unti
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