The Chrysalis
2 primary works • 4 total works
Book 2
The much anticipated follow up to the award-winning 'Awakening' - a compelling novel of discovery and desire.
Bridget Ross is a woman with a shameful secret. Despite a life full of success and close friends she denies herself her true desires in penance for the crimes she can’t take back. Connor Reynolds is a man without a purpose. His own tragic past prevents him from putting down roots and pursuing his dreams. Their paths collide forcing them to face the ultimate question … is their love worth fighting for?
Book 3
From the best-selling author of Awakening and Reflection
Mona Van Hove has spent a lifetime trying to let go of her dreams of a man that doesn’t want her. From the moment she saw him, Mona knew that Wade Stalls was the only man for her. Too bad he ran the other way as fast as he could.
Wade Stalls took one look at Mona and knew she was the one he wanted, but she was too young when they met. Now, she’s grown and just as desirable, but she treats him like a pariah every time he tries to get close to her.
When he finally gathers up his courage to confront her, he finds her in the arms of another man. Is it too late for them? Or will they finally find their way into the only place either of them wants to be … with each other?
This is the story of Claire Ryan and Evan Lang. 35-year-old Claire joins a local book club for romance readers in order to get over the breakdown of her 10-year relationship, there she meets book shop owner Evan, a dominant man who has never recovered from the sudden death of his submissive wife.
As their relationship develops and they embark on the path of Claire's submission, it becomes harder and harder for Evan to keep his emotional distance. Claire is open and responsive and he wants her badly, but refuses to let himself go.
As Claire falls deeper in love with Evan, she realises that he is holding back and decides to end their relationship, forcing Evan to confront his own past and his feelings in order to save his new love.
Winner of the New Writing Competition at the Festival of Romance 2011
From Xcite Books comes `Chrysalis’, a bundle of three erotic and romantic stories by Elene Sallinger, winner of the Festival of Romance’s 2011 `New Writing Competition’.
After the breakdown of her ten year relationship, Claire Ryan joins a book club for romance readers, where she meets the dominant Evan Lang. Still recovering from the death of his submissive wife, he reluctantly takes Claire under his wing, teaching her his ways and introducing her to his lifestyle. Battling with his newfound feelings for Claire, Evan is forced to confront his past to keep his new love as she tires of his distance from her.
Mona Von Hove and Wade Stalls have known each other all their lives – but their age difference has kept them apart all these years. When he finally admits his feelings to himself after trying to keep her away, he finds her comforted in the arms of another man. They both know they’re right for each other, but is it over before it’s even begun?
Bridget Ross has a shameful secret – and has suffered for her crimes all these years. When her path crosses with Connor Reynolds, a man sharing his own tragic past, they are forced to face the ultimate question; can they escape the past, and is their love worth fighting for?