Nine Years Gone

What would you sacrifice for the one you love?

When Marialena Lopez flees Boston in secret, she leaves behind everything and everyone. She sacrifices herself, disrupts lives, and damages relationships-all for the man she loves.

While she knows she made the right decision for Massimo DeLorenzo, she recognizes she made the wrong decision for

their relationship.

Nine years later she's back in Boston attempting to repair the destruction she left in her wake. She still loves Massimo, but finding forgiveness means she will have to finally confess her darkest secret to him. Will the truth be enough to mend their broken hearts, and will her sacrifice have been worth it?

Nine Years Gone is a second chance romance where you will read about the power of love and what Marialena Lopez is willing to sacrifice for the man she loves. After nine years, she returns to Boston to repair the damage she caused, but will have to share her darkest secret in order to seek forgiveness. Will Massimo forgive her and understand her truth or will her revelation be a nail in her coffin? This is a story of love, forgiveness, and redemption that's angsty and steamy and will make you laugh, cry, and swoon.

About the Author
Cruz, Shelly: - Shelly Cruz is a lawyer who runs her own law firm in Miami, Florida. She was born and raised just outside of Boston, Massachusetts by a fierce Argentinian mom and super strict Puerto Rican dad. When she's not researching and writing legal documents, she enjoys expressing her creativity by writing fiction. She's a lover of love, romance, and relationships, which is why she writes wicked sexy romance. In her free time, Shelly loves reading, traveling, and riding on the back of her husband's Harley Davidson motorcycle while enjoying the open road.