Accepting Fate

Book excerpt: From New York Times bestselling author, Deanna Chase comes the second book in the Destiny series. When two souls are fated... A year ago, Jax Russo left school to escape to her safe haven, her hometown of Mendocino, CA. After overcoming depression and healing old wounds, she's finally ready to move on. But when her brother's arrested for a shocking crime, she finds herself caught between her family and her brother's accuser-the man she's been in love with since she was fifteen years old. Firefighter Derek Alexander never wanted to be a hero. He does his job for one reason and one reason only-to make up for that terrible night nine years ago. His demons haunt him, but so do dreams of Jax, the girl he knows he's fated to be with. But in a world of magical soul mates, sometimes even love and forgiveness isn't enough.