A Special Kind of Love

A SPECIAL
KIND OF LOVE

Tamara
Hoffa

Erotic
Romance

Secret
Cravings Publishing

www.secretcravingspublishing.com

ABOUT THE E-BOOK YOU HAVE
PURCHASED:
Your non-refundable
purchase of this e-book allows you to only ONE LEGAL copy for your own personal
reading on your own personal computer or device.
You do not have resell or
distribution rights without the prior written permission of both the publisher
and the copyright owner of this book.
This book cannot be copied in any
format, sold, or otherwise transferred from your computer to another through
upload to a file sharing peer to peer program, for free or for a fee, or as a
prize in any contest. Such action is illegal and in violation of the U.S.
Copyright Law. Distribution of this e-book, in whole or in part, online,
offline, in print or in any way or any other method currently known or yet to
be invented, is forbidden. If you do not want this book anymore, you must
delete it from your computer.

WARNING: The unauthorized reproduction or
distribution of this copyrighted work is illegal. Criminal copyright
infringement, including infringement without monetary gain, is investigated by
the FBI and is punishable by up to 5 years in federal prison and a fine of
$250,000.

If you find a Secret Cravings Publishing
e-book being sold or shared illegally, please let us know at
[email protected]

A Secret
Cravings Publishing Book

Erotic Romance

A Special Kind of Love

Copyright © 2013 Tamara Hoffa

E-book
ISBN: 978-1-61885-964-8

First E-book Publication: November 2013

Cover design by
Dawné
Dominique

Edited by
Ariana
Gaynor

Proofread by Shannon Ellis

All cover art and logo copyright © 2013 by Secret
Cravings Publishing

ALL
RIGHTS RESERVED:
This literary
work may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means,
including electronic or photographic reproduction, in whole or in part, without
express written permission.

All
characters and events in this book are fictitious. Any resemblance to actual
persons living or dead is strictly coincidental.

PUBLISHER

Secret
Cravings Publishing

www.secretcravingspublishing.com

Dedication

A
Special Kind of Love is dedicated to my son, John Alexander (Alex) Hoffa and
all of the parents in the world who know the joys, sorrows and special kind of love
that comes from loving a child on the autism spectrum.

Alex
was diagnosed with
Asperger’s
Syndrome when he was
ten years old. We had some very trying years when obsessive compulsive disorder
ruled and almost destroyed his life. But, thanks to his faith in God, he
overcame his OCD and now lives a normal life. At twenty-two, Alex is a
sophomore at Tennessee Temple University. He is studying missionary services
and will dedicate his life to spreading God’s word.

Disclaimer:
A Special Kind of Love is NOT my son’s story. Alex’s father and I have been
married for over thirty years and my husband, Michael has been a loving and
supportive father. Aaron is a conglomeration of dozens of autistic children I
have met over the years, and while he does share a few traits with my son, like
the fact that he is a vegetarian, the story is purely fiction.

The Cravings e-book Club

The Cravings Paranormal e-book Club

Have
you heard about the newest idea in
ebooks
, the
ebook
club? Secret Cravings Publishing has started two
ebook
clubs and we invite you to become a member of either
The Cravings e-book Club or the Cravings Paranormal e-book Club. Join now and
get two books absolutely free!

As
a member, you will receive
Trouble
With
a Cowboy*
by Sandy Sullivan and
Forget Me Not**
by Jaden Sinclair FREE,
just for joining!

You’ll
also receive
4 BRAND-NEW EBOOKS
,
specially selected by our Editorial Director, every month for a total price of
only $9.99 for all 4. This comes out to barely $2.50 per book,
much less
than the retail price and you’ll be able to enjoy your books
even before
they hit Amazon or Barnes
& Noble. We send your books
before
they
are uploaded to the popular sales sites.
 
One of several privileges of club membership.

*
Trouble
With
a Cowboy
, a western, erotic romance:

Can some slashed tires and an ornery bull
bring two hard-headed people together for some fun in the sun and a little
more?

**
Forget
Me Not
, paranormal erotic romance:

A war is brewing, a war that could destroy an entire vampire
race if left unchecked, and Julian Marino has been requested to participate in
it.  He stops his search for a long time friend to go home and discovers
there is more at stake than just his wants.

As
a member of the Cravings Club, you’ll receive 4 books in a variety of genres
every month. We will try to match your books to your
preferences,
however, if you’re a major paranormal fan, I suggest you join the Cravings
Paranormal Club. Everything is the same, 4 books every month for $9.99 except
that 3 of your 4 books will be paranormal. The remaining book will be of a
different genre.

As
a club member, you will also receive:

·
        
our
monthly newsletter

·
        
sneak
previews of new books

·
        
exclusive
interviews with your favorite authors

·
        
special
offers not available to the general public

To
join and tell us your favorite genres and heat levels
 
plus which format works best for you, go to
the Secret Cravings Publishing website (
www.secretcravingspublishing.com
)
At the bottom of the page you’ll see a button for the club. You can sign up
there and share your preferences for genre, format and heat level with us. You
will be charged, automatically, through PayPal, only $9.99 every month.
 
Your b
ooks
will be shipped within 1 day after PayPal payment has cleared.
You may
cancel at any time by clicking on the “unsubscribe” button located on the
Cravings Club tab at the bottom of our website and keep the FREE BOOKS as our
gift.
  

We
hope our Secret Cravings books will delight you each and every month.

                                                                                                                       
Best
wishes,

                                                                                                                       
Beth
Walker

A SPECIAL KIND OF LOVE

Tamara
Hoffa

Copyright © 2013

Chapter One

Sharon
Daily heaved a sigh of relief as the sign for Gaines, Wyoming came into view.
Fifteen hours in the car with her ten-year-old son, Aaron was not an easy trip.
Thank God he was sleeping now. She anxiously peered out her window at the
quaint little town. The store windows burst with summer displays, bathing suits
and beach balls vied for attention with patio sets and their brightly colored
umbrellas. Was she making the right decision to move here? Would she and Aaron
be able to fit in? It looked like a nice town. Typical of most small towns,
there was one street that seemed to house most of the local businesses, and she
was on it. Main Street.
Really?

She
spotted a sign proclaiming
Blue Moon Café
and pulled her SUV into a parking lot just to the left of the building. She was
starving and the movers wouldn’t arrive with their possessions until tomorrow. All
their basic necessities were in the SUV, even a few pots and pans, but she was
too tired to cook. Plus, she’d have to shop for food. A quick meal here at the
café and she and Aaron could head to their new home.
New
home, new job, new start on their new life.

Sharon
put the car in park, turned off the ignition and slipped the key into the
pocket of her purse. Aaron blinked sleepy eyes at her, the cessation of
movement rousing him from sleep. “Hi, baby.”

“Not
a baby,” he said. “Are we there yet?”

“We’re
in Gaines, but not at the house, yet. I thought we’d get some dinner here in
town and then head to the house. Are you hungry?”

Aaron
rubbed his
stomach,
she could practically see the
wheels turning in his head. Sometimes it broke her heart to see how hard he had
to think to answer a simple question.

“Do
they have grilled cheese?”

Sharon
smiled, “I’m not sure, baby. We’ll have to go inside to find out.”

“Okay.”

Aaron
unbuckled his seatbelt,
then
clicked it closed again. Three times he
repeated the action and then he opened the door. Sharon exited the SUV, locked
the doors and headed around the back to meet up with Aaron. She wanted to put
her arm around his shoulder or hold his hand, but she held back. Aaron didn’t
like to be touched, so she gestured toward the front of the little restaurant
and followed as he walked to the door.

A
bell jingled as they pushed through the door and Aaron looked up, drawn by the
sound. She placed a gentle hand on his back, urging him forward. The interior
was cool and comfortable, a counter with stools to the left, small wooden
tables dotted the center of the room, and booths lay along the right wall.
Thank goodness the tables had wooden
chairs,
Aaron
wouldn’t sit on the vinyl booth seats. He would be worried that they were
leather and she didn’t have it in her to argue with him tonight.

The
waitress came through a set of swinging
doors,
arms
loaded down with plates, and caught sight of them standing just inside the door.
“Sit anywhere you want,” she said with a bright smile and a nod toward the
tables, “I’ll be over with some menus in a jiffy.” She proceeded to one of the
booths handing out the plates to the diners.

The
waitress brought menus to the table. “Hi, I’m Mary McGuire. I haven’t seen you
folks around town before, are you just passing through?”

“Hi,
Mary.
I’m Sharon Daily and this is my son, Aaron. We have just arrived from Chicago.
We’re moving in. I bought the Harris place east of town. I’ll be the new fourth
grade teacher at Gaines Elementary, come fall.”

“Well
that’s just great. My son, Daniel is going to be in the fourth grade this year,
I wonder if you’ll be his teacher?”

“I
don’t know, could be. Wouldn’t that be a coincidence?”

“I’m
so happy to meet you. We could use some new blood in town. Maybe we could get
together and have coffee some time?”