From the Reading on the Rocks Team
Wednesday, April 30, 2014
A Hiatus...
Friday, April 25, 2014
Cover Reveal & Giveaway!!! Love Me to Death by Marissa Clarke
Love Me To Death
by:
Marissa Clark
Release Date: October 28, 2014
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Synopsis
Medical
research scientist Elena Arcos has always lived her life under the radar.
When she is shot in a convenience store robbery, Elena finds herself rocketed
into supernatural insanity courtesy of a sexy immortal law enforcer. He’s
convinced she’s some kind of freaky half-vampire thing and that her deceased
dad was the real deal: a blood sucking monster. Yeah, right.
Nikolai
Itzov never anticipated battling the urge to kiss the offspring of his father’s
murderer. As a Slayer, an elite law enforcer descended from Azrael himself,
his orders from the Underveil General are clear: Kill her or die.
Nikolai
and Elena find themselves in a life and death battle to stop a plot designed
to lift the Underveil and enslave humans. With her analytical mind and his
centuries of training, they might be able to foil the plot with their lives
and maybe their hearts intact. But in order to succeed, he must help her
become the very thing he hates the most: an Undead.
Author Bio
Marissa Clarke lives in Texas, where everything is bigger, especially the mosquitoes.
When not writing, she wrangles her rowdy pack of three teens, husband, and a Cairn Terrier named Annabel, who rules the house (and Marissa's heart) with an iron paw.
She loves to connect with readers, so follow/friend her on Facebook and Twitter (buttons in the bar above), or shoot her an email from the "Contact" page.
Marissa Clarke is a pseudonym. Her real name is Mary Lindsey and she also writes young adult novels for Penguin USA.
Website: http://www.marissaclarke.com/
Twitter @MaryL_MarissaC
Blog: http://marissaclarkeauthor.blogspot.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marissaclarkeauthor
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6525929.Marissa_Clarke
Newsletter: http://www.marissaclarke.com/contact.php
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Sunday, April 20, 2014
Book Tour, Excerpt & Giveaway: Journey to Faith (Journey #3) by Tina Klinesmith
 
Title: Journey to Faith
(Journey #3) Author: Tina
Klinesmith Genre: Christian Fiction/Romance Publication
Date: April 15, 2014 Cover Designer: Allison
Brennen Event Organized By: Literati Author Services, Inc.
~ Synopsis ~
Michele
and David have it all: successful careers, a loving marriage and the perfect
daughter. Until the past raises its head, intent this time on wrecking damage
to their daughter. When tragedy strikes, they find their faith in God and His
plans tested. Can their family remain strong in the face of adversity or will
they crumble in ruins? Will love fail them when they need it most or will it
restore their faith in what the future holds?
~ Modified Excerpt (From Declan's
POV) ~
Declan
watched the swirling mass of bodies as they pushed and pressed their way
through the crowded hall. School in Ireland was never this cacophony of
sound, pressing at the walls of your brain, threatening you with madness. It
had been far more relaxed, as if the learning happened by accident rather
than forcibly crammed amidst the noise reverberating all around. He just
wanted to return home, where he could be closer to Alaina, or at least the
memory of her.
The
slam of flesh against metal narrowed his eyes as he looked through the crowd
to where the noise had come from. It was farther than he’d thought but the
mocking laughter of several athletes caught his attention. He edged
closer, ignoring the final warning bell signaling he would be late for class
again.
Declan
couldn’t see through the semicircle of male bodies but a shiver ran down his
spine. He tried to tell himself to turn away. Whatever might be going on
wasn’t his business and he didn’t want to cause any trouble his first week in
yet another new school. Even as his mind warned him to turn away, his feet
propelled him closer to the group.
He
caught a glimpse of wavy dark hair and frightened golden eyes before the girl
was pinned behind one of the guys.
“You
should come home with me, Faith. We could have some fun. You’d enjoy it. I
promise.”
Declan
couldn’t hear her response but jumped backward with the rest of his friends
when the guy stumbled backwards, grasping at his stomach and grunting. Declan
looked up in time to see a petite girl, her eyes wide with fury yet tempered
with fear. She almost looked surprised by the attack, yet he could also see
pride. She wasn’t going to back down.
“Don’t
take that from her, Raif!” yelled one of the guys on Declan’s left. He looked
back at the girl, knowing this group of guys wasn’t about to rescue her.
Raif,
lunged at her, grasping her wrists and pinning her to the locker with all of
the weight behind his six-foot-plus frame. Declan knew he couldn’t let
anything happen to this girl. Whoever she was, regardless of what she had
done, no girl should be forced to deal with this sort of abuse.
He
heard her back slam against the locker and winced as if feeling the pain
himself. The group surrounding them closed in around the pair, like a pack of
wolves moving in for a kill. Declan, standing in the back, jerked the nearest
guy backwards and threw him to the ground before shoving past several others
in an attempt to get closer to her.
“You
can come willingly and we can both have fun, or we can do this the hard way.
Either way, Faith, I’m going to have some fun with you,” Raif hissed, his
mouth close to her ear before he sucked in a breath, his lips close to her
neck.
Declan’s
jaw clenched. He’d never seen a woman manhandled this way, never seen a girl
attacked. Rage shot through him, lighting his blood on fire. He fisted his
hands, every muscle in his broad chest flexing, preparing for battle as
adrenaline rushed through his veins. He might not be as tall as this guy but
he had sheer mass and anger working for him. He grasped the collar of Raif’s
t-shirt, hearing the material give way as he jerked him backwards, throwing
him into his crowd of friends.
“Hey!”
Raif
launched himself from the floor, rushing Declan as his friends cheered him
on. The air shot from Declan’s lungs as Raif hit his waist, circling his arms
around him but he was no match for Declan’s fists as he brought one around
the side of Raif and connected with his ribcage, breaking his hold. Raif fell
backward again in surprise, giving Declan the opening he needed and quickly
jabbed at Raif’s face, his knuckles connecting solidly. Blood immediately
poured from Raif’s nose and Declan wondered if he might have broken it.
Raif
moved to his knees and pressed himself from the floor of the school hallways.
His friends fled in every direction, like cockroaches in sunlight. Raif
pressed the heel of his hand against his lip and stared at the blood on his
hand before pointing at Declan.
“This
isn’t over.” He could see Raif trying to maintain any dignity he could
salvage. “We’ll finish this later,” he threatened.
“No,
we won’t. You touch my girlfriend again and I won’t let you off this
lightly.”
Declan
wasn’t sure what possessed him to call her his girlfriend when he didn’t even
know her name but he wasn’t about to second-guess his instincts. He could
hear her moving behind him as Raif skulked down the hall, glaring back at
him. Declan turned to face her and reached for her arm as she slung her
backpack over her shoulder.
“Are
you alright?” She flinched, backing up against the lockers in an effort to
avoid his touch. “Look, I’m sorry I told them you were my girlfriend, but I
was hoping it would give them a bit more of a reason to leave you alone.” He
lowered his voice and held out a hand. “I’m Declan.”
The
girl eyed him, curiously, and shifted her backpack, moving her weight from
one foot to the other. “Well, Declan, you might want to go wash
that hand off,” she pointed at the blood on the back of his hand.
He
glanced at it and frowned, unsure if it was his blood or Raif’s. He scrubbed
his knuckles on the side of his jeans and folded his arms, staring down at
her. She was so small and petite, he was worried if he shook her hand, he
might break hers. She didn’t seem unfriendly but her defiant stance almost
dared him to try and make her smile. He wanted to see if her eyes turned even
more yellow when she laughed. He gave her a grin, hoping she would return the
smile.
“Well,
isn’t that a fine thank you?”
He
could see her fighting the smile tugging at the corners of her mouth before
she cocked her head and bit down on the edge of her lower lip. Her gaze
grazed over him, from the top of his now messy mop of black hair over his
turquoise t-shirt to the blood now on his jeans, as if she was appraising
him. She frowned and he wondered what he’d done wrong.
“Now,
what could make a girls as pretty as you frown like that?”
He
played up his Irish accent, knowing girls couldn’t resist it. He saw the
blush creep over her cheeks as her eyes widened in surprise. She clamped her
lips together, forming a thin line and squared her shoulders. Instead of
smiling, he saw her eyes harden like chips of topaz.
“Thank
you for helping me out but I have to go.” She turned to leave as he reached
for her arm.
“Did
I do something to make you mad?” The ear-splitting sound of the final bell
shattered the near silence of the now empty hall. He glanced toward the
direction Raif had fled. “I’ll walk you to your class.”
“No
need. I’m not going,” she answered.
Declan
looked down at the girl, whose name he still didn’t know and
wondered what in the world could have caused such a beautiful girl to try to
hide. He could see it in the way she averted her eyes from his, or how she
stepped backward, moving away from him, keeping a two-foot distance between
them. She was odd but something in his heart tugged at him to find out more
about her. He hadn’t felt this way in a long time. Not since…
Declan
realized he hadn’t felt this way since his heart was broken, the day Alaina
died.
~ About the Author ~
Tina Klinesmith (1973-present) found she had a love for stories
at the ripe age of 2 when her mother found her trying to read a romance
novel. Even in childhood, she spent time crafting stories, plays and songs
for family and friends. Raised in the lush Central Valley of California, Tina
continues to reside there with her wonderful husband, three children and a
menagerie of beasts who believe they are also children. Tina loves the
outdoors and spending time camping, fishing and just hanging out with family and
friends. She is an accomplished horsewoman and trainer as well as a fitness
instructor and online coach. She loves to hear from her readers!
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Thursday, April 17, 2014
Cover Reveal & Excerpt: Intoxicated by Monica Murphy
We are so excited to share the cover for Monica Murphy's INTOXICATED with you all! INTOXICATED is a sexy Contemporary Romance novella in Monica’s The Billionaire Bachelors Club Series, published by Avon Impulse. It is available for pre-order. Links are below!!
 ABOUT INTOXICATED New York Times bestselling author Monica Murphy wraps up her sexy Billionaire Bachelors Club series with a wedding to remember. But this time, they’re not bachelors anymore, and the groom … is one of them. It’s Gage and Marina’s wedding day, but wedded bliss seems a long way off: Ivy’s just gone into labor. Marina’s missing her matron of honor. And Bryn’s giving Matt the silent treatment. It’s up to Archer, Gage, and Matt to make sure this day goes off without a hitch. But between brides and babies, there’s the not-so-little issue of the million-dollar bet to attend to. If only they can figure out who won … and who’s paying up. Is everyone a winner? Or will someone leave broke—and brokenhearted?
Pre-Order Links
I’m going to have a baby,” Ivy declares
as she stops directly in front of me. Well, her belly stopped directly in front
of me, the rest of her soon follows.
Yes, indeed, my wife is definitely going to have a baby. Soon.
I’m getting ready—staring at the mirror as I mess with my tie, making
sure it’s perfect—when she approaches me. I shoot her a grin, feeling good,
feeling on top of my game. Life couldn’t get any better, you know? We’re
celebrating today and with good reason.
“I know, sexy mama.” I turn away from
the mirror and wink at her. “Trust me, I haven’t forgotten that I’m the one who
knocked you up.”
She stares at me, no reaction to my wink
or my words. She usually slaps my ass and kisses me. Says something sarcastic
at the very least. But I’m getting nothing. And it’s kind of disconcerting.
“Archer. I’m dead serious. I’m going to have the baby.”
“I know, babe. And I can’t freaking wait.” I study her, noticing that
she looks a little pale and her pupils are dilated. Hmm. “You feeling okay?”
Rolling her eyes, she rests her hand on top of her protruding stomach,
rubbing it absently. Then not so absently. As in, she’s clutching her belly
like she’s in pain. “I’m in—” She sucks in a harsh breath, holding it for a few
seconds. “—labor, damn it.”
ABOUT MONICA MURPHY
 New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Monica Murphy is a native Californian who lives in the foothills below Yosemite. A wife and mother of three, she writes New Adult and contemporary romance for Bantam and Avon. She is the author of One Week Girlfriend and Second Chance Boyfriend. |
Wednesday, April 16, 2014
Teaser Blitz: Out of Mind by Jen McLaughlin
Today is the teaser blitz for the upcoming book OUT OF MIND by Jen McLaughlin. This is the third, and final, book in the OUT OF LINE series!
The book will be released on April 29th!
BOOK SUMMARYReaching for sunlight...
Finn survived the ambush and came home to me, but in his head, the battle is still raging. He’s falling apart and I’m trying my best to pick up the pieces of him, to find the us we used to be. I love him as much as I ever did, but love isn’t enough to fix this. I thought telling my father about our relationship would be the hardest thing we’d ever have to face. I was wrong.
Lost in shadows...
All I wanted was to be worthy of Carrie. One mission, just one, and I’d be able to give her the future she deserved. Then everything went wrong, leaving me tainted and broken. Carrie wants me to be who I was, but all that’s left is what they made of me. I’m no good for her. No good for anyone like this. I have to figure out how to move forward. Alone. Sometimes love isn’t enough…
SERIES Buy Links
OUT OF TIME (Book #2)
Amazon - http://amzn.to/1daxXYL
B&N - http://bit.ly/1g7hPas
AUTHOR BIO Jen McLaughlin is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author. She writes steamy New Adult books for the young and young at heart. Her first release, Out of Line, came out September 2013. She also writes bestselling Contemporary Romance under the pen name Diane Alberts. Since receiving her first contract offer under the pen name Diane Alberts, she has yet to stop writing. She is represented by Louise Fury at The Bent Agency.
Though she lives in the mountains, she really wishes she was surrounded by a hot, sunny beach with crystal clear water. She lives in Northeast Pennsylvania with her four kids, a husband, a schnauzer mutt, a cat, and a Senegal parrot. In the rare moments when she’s not writing, she can usually be found hunched over one knitting project or another. Her goal is to write so many well-crafted romance books that even a non-romance reader will know her name.
Though she lives in the mountains, she really wishes she was surrounded by a hot, sunny beach with crystal clear water. She lives in Northeast Pennsylvania with her four kids, a husband, a schnauzer mutt, a cat, and a Senegal parrot. In the rare moments when she’s not writing, she can usually be found hunched over one knitting project or another. Her goal is to write so many well-crafted romance books that even a non-romance reader will know her name.
AUTHOR LINKS
Website: http://dianealberts.com/
Facebook Fan Page: https://www.facebook.com/
Monday, April 14, 2014
Ignite's April 14th Release Day Blast & Giveaway!!!
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Today I'm happy to be featuring Ignite's April 14th Releases!!
What Jake realizes he wants is Meg, but someone’s threatening her and seems willing to kill her for her land. Meg doesn’t know who she can trust. When she’s kidnapped, it’s up to Jake to help rescue her before he loses the chance to tell her that he cares more for her than the land that stands between them…Her Desert Treasure by Larie Brannick
Special $0.99 Introductory Price!
Inheriting her grandfather’s ranch is the perfect opportunity for Meg Reynolds to begin again. The land is her only chance to hold onto the last bit of family she had. But Jake Matthews has other plans. He says her grandfather wanted a horse refuge on the land, and despite the heat blazing between them, Jake will do whatever it takes to get what he wants.
Author Bio
Larie is a
Colorado girl, born and bred. She and
her husband live in a small mountain town where they are settling into life as
empty-nesters. When she isn’t writing,
reading or thinking about romance, she works for two busy orthopaedic surgeons.
Risk of a Lifetime by Claudia Shelton
Special $0.99 Introductory Price!
Three years ago, Marcy Bradley let the man she loved go so he could follow his career dream of being an FBI agent. She sent divorce papers. He signed. She never filed them. When a disgruntled client threatens her life, her ex, JB, is all that stands between her and an early grave.
With a killer after them, Marcy and JB run for their lives, escaping to a lakeside cabin. Their love is rekindled, and JB realizes they’re still married, but will there be time for their passion amidst the explosions and gunshots?
Author Bio
Award-winning author Claudia Shelton thought
she wrote mainstream when she began writing, but before long, someone told her
she sounded more like romance. Then those pesky alpha heroes and the women
strong enough to love them, started running through her mind insisting she
write their own happily-ever-after. Since then, she's focused on HEA with a
splash of suspense or intrigue, becoming a two-time finalist in the Daphne Du
Maurier (Unpublished) awards for excellence in mystery and suspense. During her
downtime from writing, you'll find her sipping a cup of cocoa in winter's chill
or enjoying a drink by the water in summer's heat--either way, she's always
enjoying life. Her novel RISK OF A LIFETIME releases April 2014.
Thursday, April 10, 2014
Cover Reveal & Excerpt: Make it Count (A Bowler University Novel) by Megan Erickson
About
the Book
MAKE
IT COUNT (William Morrow
Impulse, on sale June 3rd, 2014, e-book isbn: 9780062353399)
MAKE
IT COUNT by Megan
Erickson kicks off the lighthearted, funny, and sexy Bowler University series!
Readers will love the fresh new series filled with laughter and lots of fun in
this debut novel!
Kat Caruso
wishes her brain had a return policy, or at least a complaint hot-line. The
defective organ is constantly distracted, terrible at statistics, and
absolutely flooded with inappropriate thoughts about her boyfriend's gorgeous
best friend, Alec...who just so happens to be her brand new college math
tutor. Who knew nerd was so hot?
Kat
usually goes through tutors like she does boyfriends--both always seem to bail
when they realize how hopeless she is. It's safer for her heart to keep
everyone at arm's reach. But Alec is always stepping just a little too close.
Alec Stone
should not be fantasizing about Kat. She's adorable, unbelievably witty, and
completely off limits. He'd never stab his best friend in the back...
But when secrets are revealed, the lines of loyalty are blurred. To MAKE IT COUNT, Alec must learn messy human emotions can't be solved like a trigonometry function. And Kat has to trust Alec may be the first guy to want her for who she is, and not in spite of it.
MAKE IT COUNT Excerpt
Kat gathered her books and stuffed them into her plaid
Burberry messenger bag, then headed toward the front doors, smoothie from the
library snack shop in hand. Head bent, fiddling with the clasp of her bag,
she stumbled into a wall of human on the pavement outside.
“Oh, I’m sorry—” Her voice dropped out when she realized
the solid flesh belonged to Alec, Max’s best friend.
She’d only met him once or twice before he’d moved in with
Max this semester and every time, he cocked his eyebrow with a half frown
like he knew something she didn’t. Which he actually did, since he had brainy
superpowers. Smarter than a speeding Einstein. Able to leap over C-minus
students like her in a single bound.
She didn’t trust people that smart. And she didn’t trust a
guy who didn’t ogle her ass or leer at her boobs like every other member of
the straight male species on the planet.
Right now, that raised-eyebrow frown pinned her where she
stood. His pale green eyes behind thick black frames roamed over her shoulder
to the library and then back to her. With his pin-stripe button-down, dark
jeans with Converse shoes and hair styled in a short, messy pompadour, he
looked like a nerdy Elvis.
His frown morphed into a smile when he spotted the
smoothie in her hand, and she definitely didn’t notice his full lips. “You
know, you don’t have to venture into the forbidden zone just to get a
smoothie.”
Oooh. The jerk. She glanced around
surreptitiously, then leaned in and spoke in a low voice. “Just play it cool.
Don’t let it slip someone like me snuck in the library.” She gripped his
forearm and whispered. “Password today is rosebud.”
His face blanked and he looked at her like he’d never seen
her before. Kat debated whether or not that was an improvement over his other
look.
But then those intelligent eyes narrowed and a smirk
curled his lips. “I know. We nerds get an e-mail every morning.”
See? He always needed the last word. She propped a hand on
her hip and leaned in. “Well, sounds like you have a mole. Might want to look
into that.”
He opened his mouth but she cut him off. “Just looking out
for you guys. Anyway, see ya around!”
Before he could shoot back a snarky comeback, Kat skirted
around him and bounded down the stairs. She chalked that up as Kat 1, Alec 0.
MEGAN ERICKSON grew up in a family that averages 5’3” on a
good day and started writing to create characters who could reach the top
kitchen shelf.
She’s got a couple of tattoos, has a thing for gladiators
and has been called a crazy cat lady. After working as a journalist for
years, she decided she liked creating her own endings better and switched
back to fiction.
She lives in Pennsylvania with her husband, two kids and
two cats. And no, she still can’t reach the stupid top shelf.
Links:
Author website: http://meganerickson.org/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MeganErickson_
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Wednesday, April 2, 2014
Bonus Scene Blitz: Out of Mind by Jen Mclaughlin
Title: Out of Mind (Out of Line #3)
Author: Jen McLaughlin
Expected Publication Date: April 29, 2014
Genre: New Adult Contemporary Romance
BOOK SUMMARY
Reaching for sunlight...
Finn survived the ambush and came home to me, but in his head, the
battle is still raging. He’s falling apart and I’m trying my best to pick up
the pieces of him, to find the us
we used to be. I love him as much as I ever did, but love isn’t enough to fix
this. I thought telling my father about our relationship would be the hardest
thing we’d ever have to face. I was wrong.
Lost in shadows...
All I wanted was to be worthy of Carrie. One mission, just one, and
I’d be able to give her the future she deserved. Then everything went wrong,
leaving me tainted and broken. Carrie wants me to be who I was, but all
that’s left is what they made of me. I’m no good for her. No good for anyone
like this. I have to figure out how to move forward. Alone.
Sometimes love isn’t enough…
Buy Links for Books #1 & #2 in the Series
OUT OF
LINE (Book #1)
Amazon - http://amzn.to/17HLrFu
B&N - http://bit.ly/17hfkvi
OUT OF
TIME (Book #2)
Amazon - http://amzn.to/1daxXYL
B&N - http://bit.ly/1g7hPas
Out of Mind Teaser
Out
Of Mind Bonus Scene
Finn
This
scene takes place a few weeks after the end of OUT OF TIME, but a couple of
weeks before the beginning of OUT OF MIND.
I woke up slowly, blinking away the
sunlight streaming through the hospital windows. I must have dozed off for a
little while. By some miracle of miracles, I hadn’t had a nightmare. I
usually did. Sighing, I reached out and pushed the morphine button on the
machine next to me. My head and arm hurt like a fucking bitch.
The door opened, and I tensed. My
last visitor had been Senator Wallington. He’d reminded me exactly how
beneath his daughter I was, then left. Ya know, the usual. But this time? It
was a most welcome visitor. Carrie’s red head peeked inside the hospital
room.
“I’m awake,” I said, smiling and
adjusting myself against the pillows. “Come in.”
She grinned at me and slipped
through the crack of the door. “I came by earlier, but you were sleeping, so
I went to the gift shop. Here. It’s for you.”
“Thank you.” I took the yellow rose
she held out for me, not quite sure what I was supposed to do with a flower.
I was a dude. We were supposed to be the one’s giving out the flowers—not the
other way around. “I didn’t realize they made yellow roses.”
“They make them in every color
imaginable,” she said, sitting down on the side of the bed gently. “You’re
probably wondering why I got you a flower, right?”
I chuckled and stared down at the
gentle bud. “Uh, yeah, kind of.”
“From what I’ve seen, roses are the
toughest flowers out there. One year, my mother’s gardener planted the garden
way too early. A frost came through, and it killed all the flowers outside.”
She leaned in and touched the soft petal. “All of them except the roses. They
were the only flowers that thrived, despite the cold and the frost. They had
the biggest batch ever that year. And they were gorgeous.”
I swallowed hard. “Oh yeah?”
“Yeah.” She cupped my cheek. Her
soft touch was so soothing and perfect that I closed my eyes and savored it.
“And those roses remind me of you—of us. You are so strong, and I know it’ll
be tough, but you’ll get through this, and you’ll be stronger because of it.
I know it.”
My heart clenched. “We’ll get
through this.” I squeezed her hand with my one good one. “Together, we can do
anything.”
“Together,” she echoed, her eyes
filled with tears that didn’t spill out. “I love you.”
“I love you, too, Ginger.”
I kissed her, my lips fleeting over
hers. My grip tightened on her hand, and she strained to get closer. I drew
in a ragged breath, my body responding to her closeness. Her tongue flicked
over mine, making my stomach get tight and other things go hard. What I
wouldn’t give to be out of this hospital room, and back in California with
her in my apartment so I could take care of this need for her that was trying
to kill me.
But we wouldn’t have privacy until I
got out of this one in D.C., though, so we had a while to go. With that
knowledge ringing in my head, I pulled away. “I can’t wait to go home.”
She sighed. “Me too. It’ll be here
soon. We just have to get back to my parents house, then get through
Christmas. Then things will go back to normal.”
Normal? Nothing about me was normal
anymore. I was a fucking mess. But I smiled for her even though I knew it was
a crock of shit. “Yeah. Normal.”
Her smile faltered, as if she saw
through my façade, but she didn’t say anything. Her phone dinged. She didn’t
pick it up. “We’re going to be okay,” she said again.
“Yeah, we will.” I hoped to hell we
would, anyway. “Are you going to see who messaged you?”
“It’s just my daily inspirational
message of the day.” She lifted a shoulder. “You know how I love those little
messages.”
I ran my thumb over her lip. “I love
that you love those little messages. It’s a-dork-able.”
She flushed. “Shut up.”
“Gladly.” I leaned in, the morphine making
me feel high and kinda out of it. “Or you could shut me up.”
“Gladly,” she echoed, completely
oblivious to the fact that I was a fucking wreck.
She kissed me, and I tried to stop
thinking. Stop feeling.
To just stop it all.
About the Author
Jen McLaughlin is a
New York Times and USA Today bestselling author. She writes steamy New Adult
books for the young and young at heart. Her first release, Out of Line, came
out September 2013. She also writes bestselling Contemporary Romance under
the pen name Diane Alberts.Since receiving her first contract offer under the
pen name Diane Alberts, she has yet to stop writing. She is represented by
Louise Fury at The Bent Agency.
Though she lives in
the mountains, she really wishes she was surrounded by a hot, sunny beach
with crystal clear water. She lives in Northeast Pennsylvania with her four
kids, a husband, a schnauzer mutt, a cat, and a Senegal parrot. In the rare
moments when she’s not writing, she can usually be found hunched over one knitting
project or another. Her goal is to write so many well-crafted romance books
that even a non-romance reader will know her name.
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