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Kyle’s Top 5 Memories With Ophelia from A Brand New Ending by Jennifer Probst
In A Brand New Ending,
Kyle Kimpton and Ophelia Bishop are only eighteen years old when they decide to
run away together to pursue their dreams. Leaving the family farm behind, they
escape to Hollywood to get married and chase their careers. Kyle plans on being
a famous writer, and Ophelia longs to be a singer as great as Adele.
Unfortunately, their paths diverge and rip apart their relationship. As Kyle
thrives in Hollywood as the new hotshot screenwriter in town, Ophelia falters
when she realizes in order to be famous in the music industry, she needs to
change who she is. Choices are made that rip them apart, and Ophelia returns to
the family farm with her heart shattered and dreams destroyed.
Kyle realizes he’s made
a big mistake letting go of the only woman he’s ever loved. His memories haunt
him. Here are the top five he thinks about constantly: He remembers the first
time they kissed when they were sixteen years old. Riding on horseback through
the meadow, Ophelia falls off her horse, and when he frantically checks on her,
they gaze into each other’s eyes and he realizes at that moment, he is in love
with his best friend. They share their first kiss, and when they walk away hand
in hand out of the meadow, everything has changed.
When Kyle’s abusive
father blames him for his mother’s death, he runs to the only place he’s ever
felt safe: the Bishop family farm. Ophelia opens the door and instantly senses
his pain. She holds him tight and for the very first time, Kyle cries in her
arms.
When they were young,
they hung out with Ophelia’s brother, Ethan, and were called the Three
Musketeers. They’d run around the small town of Gardiner, raising hell, and
ending up at Bea’s Diner for her famous burgers and pies, detailing the glory
of their future.
Ophelia would sneak out
at night to meet him at the barns. They kept their relationship secret from
Ethan and Harper (Opehlia’s siblings) and spend nights lying on a blanket,
under the stars, holding hands and talking about their dreams and future.
Kyle vowed to wait until
they were married to claim Ophelia as his. They get married in Vegas in a tiny
chapel, by Elvis, and when they return home to their tiny apartment, they make
love for the very first time.
After a decade, Kyle
returns to his hometown and back to Ophelia. He intends to create many new
memories with the woman he loves. He dreams of running the Inn with her side by
side as he writes his new books on his terms. He wants to raise a family with
her in their childhood town, and be surrounded by the people and animals he’s
always loved. He wants to watch her sing again, making people happy, finally
owning her special gift without fear. And this is where A Brand New Ending
begins...
Excerpt: A Brand New
Ending by Jennifer Probst
He parked the car and
cut the engine.
Ten years.
Ten years since he’d
come home to the small upstate New York town of Gardiner and gazed upon the
staggering Shawangunk Mountains. Ten years since he’d touched snow. Ten years
since he’d been surrounded by the eerie beauty of nature’s silence.
And too many years since
he’d seen the only woman he’d ever loved.
They’d been the three
musketeers—Ethan, Ophelia, and him—caught in a world of their own making.
Memories assaulted him. Of running through the woods when they were young and
racing horses barefoot as the green meadow flashed below. Of moonlight walks
and late nights at Bea’s Diner, squeezed into the cracked red-vinyl booths as
they spun dreams of the future and feasted on greasy burgers. Of his first kiss
with Ophelia. The taste of innocence and passion mixed with Juicy Fruit chewing
gum.
He closed his eyes,
staggering under the raw emotions the images brought. Some of those dreams had
come true for him, but the price had been brutal.
It was time to make
things right.
It was time to reclaim
what he’d lost.
Kyle glanced at the
passenger seat, his fingers already reaching to stroke the leather laptop case.
He’d left a fancy mansion behind, along with rooms filled with expensive
trinkets meant to amuse, entertain, and distract the masses. He’d walked away
from a gourmet chef, housekeeper, and personal trainer. His garage still held
the laser-blue Lamborghini and the sleek black Hummer. He’d left the tuxedoes
and designer clothes in his closet; the cedar wine cellar still filled with rare,
expensive wine; and the four-poster mahogany bed that had seen too many lonely
nights.
Now all he had to his
name was one battered suitcase, his laptop, and a Ford Fusion rental car.
And for the first time
in way too long, he felt the beginning of a creative spark—the sexy wink of his
muse beckoning him closer to his childhood home, where he’d sworn he’d never
return.
He grabbed his phone and
tapped out a text to Ethan.
I’m here. How bad is she going to take it?
He waited a bit, until
the familiar gray bubble with ellipsis popped up.
Don’t know—depends on how pathetic you look. Still have no clue
why she’s mad at you.
Kyle winced as guilt
punched through him. Falling in love with your best friend’s younger sister was
a no-no. Running away with her was even worse. But eloping and not telling his
friend about it?
There was no making
amends for that one.
He cursed, then tapped
his fingers again.
Maybe this wasn’t such a good idea.
Don’t be stupid—it’s a great idea! The inn isn’t booked up and
she’s just being stubborn. Go inside, make nice, and I’ll be there in an hour.
He groaned and resisted
the urge to bang his head against the steering wheel. When he’d asked about
staying at the inn for three months to work on a new project, he’d worried
Ophelia would refuse. When Ethan told him to book his ticket, he’d been
relieved.
Until he found out on
the plane ride that Ophelia had actually said no. Ethan had conveniently left
that part out, citing in true guy code it would all be fine.
Her refusal to see him
hurt more than he’d imagined it would, but now he had no choice. Everything was
set in motion, and he wasn’t about to return to LA. Not only had he committed
to writing this screenplay surrounded by his memories, he’d sworn to fight for
a second chance with Ophelia. It was time they both faced the past, put some
ghosts behind them, and figure things out. After all, it had been eight years.
She had no idea he was
about to walk through her door with the intention of staying for the next three
months—in the dead of winter.
That’d be bad enough,
but when she heard his other piece of news?
Things were gonna get a
hell of a lot worse.
He stayed in the car a
few more minutes, trying to psych himself up. Maybe she’d surprise him and be
open to talking things through. Maybe she wouldn’t be horrified when he told
her about what he’d discovered a few months ago. Maybe it would all work out
fine, just like Ethan said.
Even better?
Maybe he’d find himself
again.
Grasping at all those
positive possibilities, he gritted his teeth, grabbed his bag, and got out of
the car.
******
Title: A Brand New Ending
Author: Jennifer Probst
Release Date: October 23, 2018
Publisher: Montlake Romance
Summary
Ophelia Bishop was a lovestruck teenage girl when she and Kyle
Kimpton chased their dreams to Hollywood. Kyle’s dreams came true. Ophelia’s
did not. When Kyle chose his career over their relationship, Ophelia returned
home to rural New York to run the family’s B & B—wiser, and more guarded
against foolish fantasies. Now Kyle has come crashing back into her life, and
all her defenses are down.
Kyle can’t think of a better place to write his latest
screenplay than his hometown. After all, that was where he met the heart of his
inspiration—his first love. He knows the damage he’s caused Ophelia, and he
wants a chance to mend their relationship. If anyone can prove to Ophelia that
happy ever afters aren’t only for the movies, it should be him.
As much as Ophelia’s changed, she still has feelings for Kyle.
But her heart has been broken before, and she knows that Kyle could run back to
Hollywood at any time. She gave up her dreams once, but maybe she can dare to
change her own love story…one last time.
Author Biography
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