Xander and Evie’s story explores the question: Can love be revived when memories are lost? Check out The Billionaire’s Wife first chapter.
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According to her GPS, Genevieve Montgomery was 13.2 kilometers away from Idlewood. In less than half an hour, she’d meet the elusive Leilah Iqbal.
She and her husband hoped to convince Leilah to sell her homemade cosmetics company to their firm. If they succeeded, they’d create a new subsidiary.
Her phone rang, interrupting Xanodus mid-chorus. The voice-link attached to the SUV’s sound system announced, “Hubba-Hubba’s calling.” The snooty accent reminded her of an old English duke.
“Hey, Xander.” Her lips curved as she answered her handsome husband. “I’m almost there.”
He chuckled, the rich sound filling the car’s interior. “How did you know why I was calling?”
It was her turn to laugh. “Because you always check in, especially when I have to drive.”
He let out a long breath. “I should have taken you myself.”
“We’ve been over this, sweetie. The Yoshidas were only available today. We’ll need their micro-engineering expertise when we open the new factory. Besides, Leilah is attending a one-day fair in Idlewood Park today.
“Maybe she’ll talk if I show her we’re serious about acquiring her products.”
“I hate when you’re right,” he grumbled.
“I’ll be back tomorrow at the latest,” she promised. “There’s a nice bed-and-breakfast called The Hibiscus Tree Inn where I reserved a room. I’ll call you tonight.”
“How am I supposed to sleep without you beside me?”
“The same way I manage it without you when you take business trips without me.”
It was rare, and usually reserved for mastermind retreats, but it happened.
He chuckled, the sound triggering an answering warmth in her chest. “Love you, Evie.”
“Love you, Xander.”
The smile lingered as she took the next turn—faster and sharper than she should have. Genevieve was a competent driver, yet she loathed the aggression sometimes required to maneuver the roads, which was why she usually relied on public transportation back home in Orange Valley.
An eighteen-wheeler barreled toward her. Evie gasped. This was why she didn’t drive; so many big vehicles on these narrow roads.
Yanking the wheel, she swerved to avoid the oncoming truck. Her SUV shot over the edge of the road, leaving the asphalt behind. The stench of burned oil and hot asphalt dissipated, replaced by the earthy musk of moist dirt.
“Oh, God.” The words slipped past her lips, a primal prayer with no end, only the desperate need for a listener.
Gripping the steering wheel, she braced her arms to prevent her head from banging against the roof as the SUV went airborne.
If she were dying, wasn’t her life supposed to flash before her eyes?
Instead, time slowed, and she took in every perfect, agonizing detail.
The bright blue of the cloudless sky. The sickening lurch of her stomach. Sharp green leaves slapped and clawed at the car’s exterior, branches screaming like talons along the metal. The shadow of the hills in the distance. What color were they? Blue? Green?
Lord, I don’t want to die. Xander won’t get over my death.
Why hadn’t she waited until he could take her? Lingered with him over breakfast? Kissed him more passionately this morning?
The world spun into a shriek of grinding steel, and a sharp, blinding white pain flared behind her eyes as the vehicle finally stopped. A metallic tang of blood filled her mouth. Lord, help.
The Billionaire’s Wife (The Hummingbird Chronicles Book 2)
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He never stopped loving her. She can’t remember him. Can their second chance be the love story she’s forgotten?
Genevieve Montgomery had it all—an empire built with the man she adored, a love deep as forever, and dreams of the family they hadn’t yet begun. But when a tragic accident erases her memories, she wakes up in a small town, surrounded by strangers, haunted by questions, and unsure who to trust.
Then Alexander Montgomery walks into her life, claiming to be her husband.
When Xander learns about Evie’s accident, he drops everything and rushes to her, but she doesn’t remember him or their life together. Moving to Idlewood, he’s determined to help her remember… and to make her fall in love with him again.
But Genevieve’s world is full of doubt. Whispers suggest she might have been running from something—or someone. But as her heart responds to Xander’s kindness and quiet strength, her mind can’t decide if he’s her future or just a beautiful story someone wants her to believe.
In this soul-deep Christian contemporary romance of memory, devotion, and second chances, one couple must rediscover who they are and what they mean to each other.
