FINAL SNEAK PEEK - TRAINING MY HEART TO LOVE YOU

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Tomorrow Monica Walters returns with Training My Heart To Love You, and we have one final sneak peek of this story before it goes live tomorrow!

SYNOPSIS

Kortlynn Hebert has learned how to be positive in every situation. Growing up in a single-parent home, her mother taught her how to love herself and to have self-respect. That was an important lesson, especially for a plus-sized woman. Kortlynn realized early that the person that should love her the most was herself, however, that didn’t keep her warm at night. It didn’t softly kiss her lips. Loneliness is prevalent in her life, but that doesn’t make her desperate. While there had been relationships with men, they just didn’t measure up. Not wanting to be a notch on anyone’s belt, Kortlynn chooses the path of celibacy and focuses even more on herself. Until one day, out of the blue, this angel drops right in front of her. While she is skeptical of his motives, she’s in awe of his good looks and pleasant personality. She meets Zayson Ardoin in a professional atmosphere, but things soon turn personal. 

Zayson Ardoin, a country boy that possesses an urban swag, has been coasting through life, not knowing love. He lives day to day training horses for rodeo events and breaking somewhat wild horses so they can be ridden. Indulging in the single life for a while, he decides he’s tired of random women and the drama that comes with them. He puts all his energy into his work and he’s content being alone. He chooses celibacy versus dealing with a woman that he doesn’t see himself developing a relationship with. Fate must be on his side when he ends up face to face with Kortlynn Hebert. He’s always liked his women thick and she fits the bill perfectly. While trying to keep things professional, he fails miserably, and begins a chase that he intends on winning.

Kortlynn and Zayson have a lot in common, but the main thing they agree on is that they are both too old to play games. However, the people they find themselves surrounded by don’t seem to follow the same mantra. Will the interferences of people they love keep them from developing the relationship they both long for? Do they have the strength and desire to persevere regardless of the games people play?

SNEAK PEEK

“Kortlynn, this is Isaiah. He’s a personal trainer at Exygon and can help you with getting some of the weight off.”

I was stunned into silence. I couldn’t believe she’d done some embarrassing shit like this. After ending my phone call with Zayson and I’d shown her the picture, she’d said, “Oh. He’s nice looking.”

Then someone had rang the doorbell and she came back with this guy. “Hello, Ms. Kortlynn. It’s so nice to meet you.”

He extended his hand and I hesitantly shook it. My mother, of all people, knew I didn’t like being put on the spot. “Have a seat,” my mother said as I cut my eyes at her.

This guy had a portfolio and was asking me all kinds of questions about my weight loss plan. I was silently fuming. Doing my best to tune him out, I began thinking about my conversation with Zayson. I should’ve gone with him today. Had I known I was gonna be ambushed, I would have. “So, what do you think about the plans, Ms. Kortlynn?”

“Let me look over them. I had no intentions of really starting a regimented program because sometimes, I don’t have the time to stick to it.”

“I understand, Ms. Kortlynn. My card is in the portfolio. If you need my services, please don’t hesitate to call.”

I nodded, then stood to shake his hand. The minute he walked his ass out that door, I turned on Mary Hebert. “Before you come at me, you told me you wanted to lose weight and that you needed to get on a routine.”

“Yes, I did! But you could have asked me before making him waste his time coming here. I don’t have time for a program like that. My plate is full. My only days that I actually have that kind of time is on the weekends.”

I grabbed my keys from the countertop and was heading for the door, when my mother grabbed my arm. “I’m sorry, Kortlynn. I didn’t mean to offend you. I was only trying to help.”

“Mom, you knew I would be offended, that was why you didn’t want to tell me what you had planned. It’s okay, though.”

She let me go, then watched me walk out the door. I was so angry, there was no way I could continue to sit there. I didn’t want to disrespect her even though she’d disrespected and offended me. For the first time in a long time, my feelings were hurt, and I felt inadequate. Once I got in my car, I took a deep breath, pulled down my visor and looked at myself in the mirror, repeating the affirmations I said to myself daily. “Kortlynn Hebert, you are more than enough. You are gorgeous, and your spirit is genuine. Your bodily housing has to be big to hold your heart, your loyalty, your trustworthiness and your intelligence. No person can take any of that from you unless you allow them. Don’t allow them to steal your joy.”

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