Two for Joy

Your morning coffee and reading from the latest book

By D.G. Torrens

Woman walking with coffee and looking at her phone. — Photo by Azat Satlykov on Unsplash

The café door chimed softly as she stepped out into the bustling street. Closing her eyes, Verity savoured the aroma of coffee emerging from her cup like a whispered promise, and collided with a man in her path.

Verity’s latte crashed to the ground. She looked up into the green eyes of the towering man. Her eyes traced his athletic form, noting the thick brown hair that fell across one eye. He hurriedly pulled a tissue from his laptop bag and extended it toward her. “I’m so sorry!” he apologised.

Verity accepted the tissue, wiping down her jacket. “No, no,” she reassured him. “It’s my fault—I wasn’t paying attention.”

An awkward silence hung in the air. Tucking the tissue into her bag, Verity smiled. “Thanks for this. I’ll definitely be more careful next time. By the way, my name’s Verity.”

“Nice to meet you, Verity. You can call me Jasper.”

Verity repeated his name, liking the sound of it. “Jasper,” she said. “Well, I better get going.”

As Verity walked on, Jasper smiled and headed into the coffee shop. Jack stood at the top of the cellar stairs.

“Be with you shortly, Jasper. Rushed off my feet today. Maggie is down the cellar,” he said as he returned to the counter. “I caught your brief encounter outside the shop! Coffee spilt on a beautiful woman. You should have offered to buy her a fresh one.”

Jasper rolled his eyes. “Leave off, Jack! You know I don’t have time for women right now. Besides, she was in a hurry.”
Jack leaned across the counter and whispered, “Her name is Verity, in case you run into her again. She’s new in town,” Jack winked.

Jasper repeated, “Like I said, not interested. Now where’s my coffee?”

“A couple of minutes,” Jack said, nodding toward the queue in front of Jasper. “Take a seat, Jasper, and I’ll bring your coffee over when I’m done serving this lot,” suggested Jack.

Jasper smiled. “No rush. Take your time.” Jack and his wife, Maggie, had owned and run the Coffee Lounge together for over 20 years. Jasper had noticed how Jack seemed to move more slowly than he used to. But Jasper knew Jack would shut down instantly any suggestion to slow down.

Jasper nodded, stepped out of the queue, and took up his usual position in his favourite corner by the window. One of Jack’s favourite customers, Jasper stopped into The Coffee Lounge most days on his way to the office. Jack and Maggie were like family to Jasper, and they treated him like the son they never had. On weekends, Jasper would bring his two dogs with him and sit outside drinking his coffee before taking his pets on a long hike.

HE CHOSE THE WRONG SISTER…

Jasper Monroe is haunted by the death of his brother, a tragedy he feels responsible for. During his darkest and most vulnerable time, he encounters Verity, a mysterious twin with a hidden, sinister agenda. As Jasper becomes entangled in her web of deceit, he is suddenly accused of a serious crime he didn’t commit.

Meanwhile, Aspen, Verity’s twin, remains blissfully unaware of her sister’s sinister secrets and the impending chaos about to engulf the quiet town of Kembleton. As Jasper’s world spirals out of control, he must race against an unforgiving clock to clear his name and unearth the truth before it’s too late.

Will he escape the same grim fate that befell the man before him, or is he doomed to repeat history?

JASPER’S ENTIRE WORLD IS ABOUT TO CRUMBLE

D.G. Torrens

is a UK & USA bestselling author and poet. D.G. has written and published 20 books to date, her latest being Two for Joy. The author is represented in the USA by Hershman Rights Management (HRM Literary Agents).

A prolific writer with a deep passion for the written word, D.G is also a founding member of bestsellingreads.com and AuthorCityUK.

Her first book, Amelia’s Story, inspired people the world over and has been downloaded over 500k times worldwide. Amelia’s Story is the author’s true-life story. It was never intended for publication. Originally, D.G. wrote it for her daughter.

D.G. then went on to write military romance, romantic suspense, romantic drama, contemporary romance novels, and poetry books, which have all been received well.

A full-time author, D.G is exceptionally driven and throws herself into all the projects that she takes on. “Don’t tell me to reach for the stars when there is a whole universe out there…” describes how she walks through life.

“Not everyone will understand your journey what matters is that you do.”

D.G. Torrens lives by the motto, “The child first and foremost.”

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