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Author: T. E. Ridener

Title: 180 Days

Pages: 268

Genre: Transgender Contemporary Romance

Date published: September 30, 2015

Synopsis:
Lydia McIntosh left her old life behind when she said goodbye to Prairie Town, North Carolina and started over halfway across the country with her beloved Gran; away from her family, away from everyone who knew the person she once was, and from the identity she never quite wanted in the first place. When her grandmother passes away, she returns home and while she only intends to stay for the funeral, her grandmother has other plans, from the grave. Her will states that Lydia must remain in Prairie Town for six months in order to give her family and her old town a chance to get to know the new her, the real her.

Lydia has had years to adjust to long hair, summer dresses, and nail polish, but she understands her family will need time to get reacquainted with a daughter they’ve never known and a sister they’ve missed terribly. Anticipating the worst, as she always has, Lydia’s feelings about her old town begin to change when she meets her brother’s best friend, Callum. Callum is kind and more accepting than she could have ever imagined and she’s falling for him.

When her 180 days are over, will she be able to say goodbye to the family she’s missed so much? Will she survive her mother’s endless intolerance? Can she really leave the man who acknowledges her past and still wants her?




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Her laughter died down as she stared at him. “I want to, you know—to trust you. I really do.” “Then take a chance.” He whispered, gripping her chin lightly and tilting her head back. Inching forward, he waited for a sign, to continue, to back off. “I wish I could.” Moisture glistened in her eyes. “But it isn’t that easy and you know it. I fought really hard to get to this point in my life, Callum.” God, hearing his name fall from her lips was nothing short of heavenly. “You don’t have to fight alone anymore, Lydia. When I said I liked you, I meant it. I mean it. You’ve been so brave and courageous this whole time. What’s keeping you from taking another risk?” She sucked in a breath and released it in a shaky sigh. The distance between them was minimal and all it would take was one small movement to bring their lips together. His heart was thundering in his ears as he cradled her face between both hands and lowered his mouth to brush lightly against hers. She gasped, but didn’t pull away. However, feeling her lips tremble against his, Callum did. “You’ve never been kissed before, have you?” He asked, his voice husky from desire. He’d be lying if he said his jeans weren’t extremely tight at the moment. Lydia was gorgeous and his body had taken a quick liking to hers, but his parents had raised him to be a gentleman. “No,” she whispered. “Is that bad?” “No.” He replied, grinning. “It’s not bad, Lydia. I just want your first kiss to be one you’ll never forget.” She smiled the most beautiful smile he’d ever seen and her cheeks warmed beneath his touch. “I don’t really imagine it getting any better than that.” “You can’t be serious.” He blinked. “You think that was a real kiss?” “Well, no, but…” She lowered her head and her hair fell down, covering her face from his view. “I don’t really believe that Hollywood’s depictions of romance are accurate.” “Hollywood?” He laughed. Loud. “Sugar, this is the south. We don’t pull none of that Hollywood stuff around here.” Lifting her head until their gazes met, Callum leaned in and laid one on her she wouldn’t soon forget. Their lips molded together and if it was sloppy, he didn’t notice. The only thing he could focus on was how sweet and perfect her mouth felt against his. Absolute perfection.

 ABOUT THE AUTHOR



T.E. Ridener resides in the small community of Gray, Kentucky with her equally eccentric yet amazingly interesting family. Miss Ridener has written a handful of novels as well as various short stories during her career as a writer. When she is not writing, she enjoys listening to nearly every genre of music, watching movies, and spending time with her niece and nephew. Her greatest accomplishment to date has been The Blood Betrayal Series, with characters she dreamed up while she was still a teenager. She believes that the Blood Betrayal Series will go far one day, despite the overrating of vampires in the past few years. According to her, vampires will never go out of style even if their fashion choices do!




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<b>Author</b>: T. E. Ridener<br />
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<b>Title</b>: 180 Days<br />
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<b>Pages</b>: 268 <br />
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<b>Genre</b>: Transgender Contemporary Romance<br />
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<b>Date published</b>: September 30, 2015<br />
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Lydia McIntosh left her old life behind when she said goodbye to Prairie Town, North Carolina and started over halfway across the country with her beloved Gran; away from her family, away from everyone who knew the person she once was, and from the identity she never quite wanted in the first place. When her grandmother passes away, she returns home and while she only intends to stay for the funeral, her grandmother has other plans, from the grave. Her will states that Lydia must remain in Prairie Town for six months in order to give her family and her old town a chance to get to know the new her, the real her. <br />
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Lydia has had years to adjust to long hair, summer dresses, and nail polish, but she understands her family will need time to get reacquainted with a daughter they’ve never known and a sister they’ve missed terribly. Anticipating the worst, as she always has, Lydia’s feelings about her old town begin to change when she meets her brother’s best friend, Callum. Callum is kind and more accepting than she could have ever imagined and she’s falling for him. <br />
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When her 180 days are over, will she be able to say goodbye to the family she’s missed so much? Will she survive her mother’s endless intolerance? Can she really leave the man who acknowledges her past and still wants her?<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">     Her laughter died down as she stared at him.  “I want to, you know—to trust you.  I really do.”</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">     “Then take a chance.”  He whispered, gripping her chin lightly and tilting her head back.  Inching forward, he waited for a sign, to continue, to back off.  </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">     “I wish I could.” Moisture glistened in her eyes.  “But it isn’t that easy and you know it.  I fought really hard to get to this point in my life, Callum.”</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">     God, hearing his name fall from her lips was nothing short of heavenly.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">     “You don’t have to fight alone anymore, Lydia.  When I said I liked you, I meant it.  I mean it.  You’ve been so brave and courageous this whole time.  What’s keeping you from taking another risk?”</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">     She sucked in a breath and released it in a shaky sigh.  The distance between them was minimal and all it would take was one small movement to bring their lips together.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">     His heart was thundering in his ears as he cradled her face between both hands and lowered his mouth to brush lightly against hers.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">     She gasped, but didn’t pull away.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">     However, feeling her lips tremble against his, Callum did.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">     “You’ve never been kissed before, have you?” He asked, his voice husky from desire.  He’d be lying if he said his jeans weren’t extremely tight at the moment.  Lydia was gorgeous and his body had taken a quick liking to hers, but his parents had raised him to be a gentleman.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">     “No,” she whispered.  “Is that bad?”</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">     “No.” He replied, grinning.  “It’s not bad, Lydia.  I just want your first kiss to be one you’ll never forget.”</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">     She smiled the most beautiful smile he’d ever seen and her cheeks warmed beneath his touch.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">     “I don’t really imagine it getting any better than that.”</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">     “You can’t be serious.” He blinked.  “You think that was a real kiss?”</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">     “Well, no, but…” She lowered her head and her hair fell down, covering her face from his view.  “I don’t really believe that Hollywood’s depictions of romance are accurate.”</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">     “Hollywood?” He laughed.  Loud.  “Sugar, this is the south.  We don’t pull none of that Hollywood stuff around here.”</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">     Lifting her head until their gazes met, Callum leaned in and laid one on her she wouldn’t soon forget.  Their lips molded together and if it was sloppy, he didn’t notice.  The only thing he could focus on was how sweet and perfect her mouth felt against his.  Absolute perfection.</span></blockquote>
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