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 Carson glared at her face and expelled a long breath as though taking time out to get a grip. “Kat, what’s wrong with you lately? Every time I leave the house, you put me through a royal grilling.”

     “Because you’re leaving the house more often and you stay for long periods that you can’t or won’t account for.”

     “Account for? What, I’m not an adult? I’m not allowed to come and go of my own free will? I have to check in with you if I decide to stop for a Pepsi with a coworker? When I need to take a leak, shall I call you first and ask permission?”

     “It won’t work, Carson,” Katharine responded, keeping her composure but matching the bite in his voice. “I’m not going to let you turn the tables and make me feel bad for asking why you were out all night.”

     She moved in slow motion to the dresser drawer and nervously pulled out the porno magazines, extending them to him. “What are you doing with these? And especially in our house!”

He looked as dumbfounded as she’d felt a few hours earlier when she’d discovered the despicable magazines.

     He gaped at her for several seconds before managing to articulate a startled, “Kat?” He sounded as if his throat had constricted, as though every blood vessel leading from his heart had converged there. He was struggling to breathe and staring into nothing.

     Katharine allowed herself to look at his face only once, but he must have felt her eyes on him because he focused on her sharply.

     She continued to hold the girlie magazines at arm’s length. “I found them in the linen closet, on the bookshelf, in the laundry room, and under the mattress. Do I need to continue to play hide-and-seek?  Are there any more?”

     Carson snatched them from her hand. “What were you doing looking there in the first place? To see what you could find to hold against me for not coming home last night?”

Katharine rolled her eyes. “What if the children had found those magazines?"

     “I was careful about that.”

     “You’re careful to conceal it the way a drug addict hides his stash or the alcoholic keeps a hidden bottle in case of an emergency.”

     “Oh, come on. Give me a break.” His contrition was obviously dissipating.

Katharine evaluated the situation. “If you’re a sex addict, you need to get help to combat it.”

     “Sex addict?” He snorted. “Can’t you hear how absurd that sounds?” He paused for a moment and then said more calmly, “I may sneak a peek every now and then, but these magazines aren’t just photo collections. They offer some good articles on world events and sporting news.”

     She stood facing him with her arms folded and her jaws clenched.

     “So now you think I’m some kind of pervert, huh?” he retorted, raising his brows.

     “I don’t know what you are, anymore, Carson, but I do know you owe me an explanation for your whereabouts last night and for having that filth in my home!”

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I’ve fallen out of love with you. I don’t want to be with you anymore. Carson O’Connor tried to prevent those words from invading his consciousness. Deep inside, he still loved Katharine, but the sparks, the flame, the fluttering heartbeats had vanished and left no forwarding address.

He really was fond of Katharine, but her drab appearance had him less than interested these days. It had stifled the passion she’d once aroused in him. She was boring and he needed some fun and excitement in his life that she no longer provided.

 Too many times, his relationship with Cindy had separated him from his better judgment. But what was he supposed to do, survive only on the sterile, uninspired sex of his marriage?  He knew Katharine felt responsible for his loss of interest, but her efforts to rekindle the spark left him cold.

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About the Book

What would you do if you were in jeopardy of losing your man to another woman? Carson and Katharine O’Connor seem on the surface to be perfect people—good looking, successful and God-fearing, but no one could accuse them of being too perfect to be believable.

Katharine spends her life building a home and family until the day Carson leaves her and allows a voluptuous, cunning school counselor, Cindy Lomax, and her disturbed pre-teen daughter, Deanna, to move in with him on a temporary, platonic basis—or so he thinks. Katharine must find her way beyond the past and will stop at nothing to rebuild her marriage, to include having breast and buttock implants in order to compete with Cindy’s striking figure in winning her husband back.

When tragedy strikes, Carson realizes it was pure love that guided him to Katharine. Is it too late for Carson to rectify his mistake with her? Will Cindy’s vengeful tactics prevail? Will Deanna’s criminal intention manifest itself? Will Katharine find the strength to forgive, despite the fiery darts that have been thrown at her?

Desires of the Heart is a story of lost and found faith, learning to love yourself, how one man’s selfish decisions affect and endanger those around him, and a stunning glimpse into how man looks on outward appearance but God looks on the heart.

About the Author

Beverly Taylor grew up in the Midwest and attended Jacksonville Theological Seminary where she completed her Bachelor of Religious Arts in Christian Psychology. She is the author of Foolish Virgin, a young adult novel. She is also the Executive Director of Chastity House, a nonprofit residential community care home for disadvantaged teen girls.

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