The Real Story

Nearly ten years ago, after the sudden death of her sister, Kate Bellam didn&;t hesitate to become surrogate mom to her niece Megan. Her life has become a treadmill of work, motherhood and celibacy.

Her long perfected calm, necessary in a surgical nurse, is tested the moment she meets Megan&;s new mentor. Sportswriter “Tommie&; Tommelson sets off all the alarms, both good and bad. Out as a lesbian, brash in her seductive powers and with a reputation for breaking hearts, Tommie is obviously looking for nothing more than a fling.

Kate knows she is finally ready for so much more, but she&;s seen too much of life to believe that Tommie can ever change.
Newcomer RJ Layer delivers a story of tumultuous passion in her debut romance.

Born and raised in the heart of the Midwest, RJ Layer still lives there with her partner of more than two decades. She is an ardent traveler, but also loves their hideaway retreat where she relaxes and dreams up interesting characters for her stories. The Real Story is her first published novel.