tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34409774249316170012024-02-20T19:06:00.587-08:00Little Miss Sunshinegoddess793http://www.blogger.com/profile/15614773639849145880noreply@blogger.comBlogger89125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3440977424931617001.post-37487687715104736332016-03-14T21:12:00.003-07:002016-03-14T21:12:45.483-07:00Blog Tour and Review: Collard by Nicole Williams <b style="font-weight: normal;"></b><div dir="ltr" id="docs-internal-guid-dabb4f56-6899-48d8-b260-ccca80e4a57e" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.66px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">A community is shaken.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.66px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">And the boy who loves her searches.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.66px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Brings her home.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.66px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Jade Childs spent ten years in captivity, but now that she’s back, the real battle for survival begins. The media shadows her. Flashbacks haunt her. Her old life evades her. Her so-called new life rejects her. She spent too many years in the dark to recognize the light. She spent too long repressing her feelings to remember how to express them. She spent a decade abandoning hope and cannot dare letting it back into her life. Jade’s not just defined by what happened to her—she’s collared to it.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.66px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">When the twenty-seven-year-old woman is found,</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.66px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">A community wants to know the story,</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.66px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">4.5 Stars</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">First of all, I'd like to thank ArdentProse for including me in the blog tour and sending me an ARC of this amazing book. As soon as I read the blurb and saw the cover, I knew it would be a story of heartbreak but also healing. And it was. Nicole Williams is a new-to-me author, as I have only read about Jude and Lucy so far, though I've purchased just about all of her books, so I was pleased to get to read another story by her. I love her writing and her character development in each book I read. This story really touched me and broke me, just as I knew it would...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">From the prologue, where we meet Torrin and Jade for the first time, I felt in my gut that these two characters-best friends and lovers-were going to make me feel so many emotions. And at the end of that first meeting, my heart already hurt for both of them. Then we jumped into the story, 10 years later, and I was taken on a journey that made me dizzy from all sorts of feelings. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Poor Jade. She was just seventeen years old when she was taken-from her life, her family, and the boy she loved with all her heart and soul. After being away for ten years, it's a struggle to get back to any sense of normalcy or being. How can she just pick up her life? She missed out on graduating with her friends. Her siblings grew up and moved out. Her parents were broken since her disappearance...but most of all, her love. The boy she wanted to start her life with in the future. How can she even look at him and see any possibility of a future when she doesn't know him anymore? He's not the same boy she shared all those wonderful memories with. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">He's now a man, with a shattered heart. How can she heal him when she has to heal herself first? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">It was so heartwrenching to see all she went through. Once she was back home, the world never stopped going on, but she wasn't the same girl anymore. She was stripped of who she'd been before and it was hard to watch her become alienated from her family. Sure they were glad to have her back after ten years, not knowing where she'd been and how she was treated. And yet they didn't know how to act around her. They treated her like a porcelain doll, fragile and weak. I couldn't imagine being in her shoes and feeling lost and alone...with the people you knew so well. The same people who gave you life. It wasn't fair..for any of them. </span><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">But my heart hurt for Torrin, the most I think. He lost the love of his life in a snap of a finger, a blink of an eye. For ten years. And yet, that sweet guy never stopped looking, even when the rest of the world gave up. I wished we had his point of view during that time, right after and how he changed and went through so much without her. All he had was his memories of her to keep him living, pushing forward. I'm not going to give away his story, but I wanted chapters or even just paragraphs from his voice, to feel his emotions, settle in his head so I could have a better understanding of his loss. How he decided on his career path. How he realized certain things and then pressed on from that moment. I guess I'm just partial to the male point of view. I love when we get to feel their internal struggles and see their vulnerability under all that male exterior when faced with such tragedy involving the love of their life. But that's just me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">When they were reunited, parts of their interaction felt stiff, but once they were around each other more, I felt the connection between them again. I get that Jade had so much to work through before she could just jump into relationships and I appreciated Nicole taking the time to develop their renewed friendship. I could feel the pain they both suffered when around each other, knowing they loved once and yet after ten years, everything changed. They weren't the same people. It was heartbreaking. At times I wanted to yell at them to get it together, admit their feelings and deal with it. Then again, I understood Jade's hesitation, her reluctance. She was very strong, after being imprisoned for so long. It's hard to know what you would do unless you were in that situation. And to face it all alone. I admired her strength.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Though the ending to me was more open-ended, I felt a sense of hope for these two for the future. I sincerely hope we get more of them. And possibly a short story from Torrin's side. I really want to delve into his head, his deepest thoughts. But either way, more of them would be so awesome. Maybe ten years in the future or something. Okay, five would be fine.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">All in all, I was thankful I got to read an early copy of this story. I know most of my friends are going to enjoy it. Now I need to read the rest of Williams' books so I can meet more wonderful characters. I highly recommend Collared to those seeking a story of survival, healing and second-chances. Great job!</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.66px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">I feel something swirl at my ankle, then it grabs me. I’m sucked under instantly as the undercurrent slams me to the ocean bottom and tumbles me around. It’s happened before, so I don’t panic. I know that once it’s done with me, it will let me go. Once it’s twirled me around a few times, it will leave me alone.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.66px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">I can feel it starting to lose momentum when two arms brace around me and break me free. When we pop through the surface, Torrin spins me around, terror drawing up his expression.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.66px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">“Are you okay?” He holds me with one hand, inspecting me with the other like he’s going to find an elbow or organ missing.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.66px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">I’m totally wet. I feel ocean water draining out of my ears and nose. My hair feels like a cyclone just had its way with it, and I know my skin’s red and blotchy from the sand exfoliation treatment I just received free of charge.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.66px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">It’s adrenaline pulsing so hard in my veins they feel about to burst. It’s feelings that twist my stomach into knots. It’s feeling so cold my body goes numb and so attracted to someone my body feels the opposite of numb.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.66px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">“Why are you laughing?” Torrin’s face flashes with relief when he sees I’m okay, but he doesn’t let go of me.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.66px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">“That was fun.” I rub my stomach because it hurts. From the laughter. I’d forgotten stomachs could hurt from laughing.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.66px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">“Fun? Not my idea of fun.”</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.66px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">He pulls me under the water with him. He lets me go right away, but I don’t want him to. I don’t want him to ever let go.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.66px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.66px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.66px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">“You’ve heard of payback, right?” I move a little closer, ignoring the way I can feel my parents watching us from the beach.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.66px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.66px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.66px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">When I lunge at him and try to knock him under, he’s clearly bracing for it because all I do is smash into him. My wet body against his, our arms tangled together, our faces too close to not be aware of where each other’s mouths are . . .</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.66px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.66px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.66px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">“What’s this payback thing again?” He’s practically gloating, so I come at it from a different angle.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.66px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.66px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.66px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">My eyes drop to his mouth and stay there until his lips part from his breaths coming faster. When my hand curves against the side of his face, sweeping down the line of his jaw, I feel his chest moving hard against mine. His arms tangle tighter behind me because I’m slipping through them. When that doesn’t work, he hoists me higher, and his arms form a net beneath my backside.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.66px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Nicole Williams is the New York Times and USATODAY bestselling author of contemporary and young adult romance, including the Crash and Lost & Found series. Her books have been published by HarperTeen and Simon & Schuster in both domestic and foreign markets, while she continues to self-publish additional titles. She is working on a new YA series with Crown Books (a division of Random House) as well. She loves romance, from the sweet to the steamy, and writes stories about characters in search of their happily even after. She grew up surrounded by books and plans on writing until the day she dies, even if it’s just for her own personal enjoyment. She still buys paperbacks because she’s all nostalgic like that, but her kindle never goes neglected for too long. When not writing, she spends her time with her husband and daughter, and whatever time’s left over she’s forced to fit too many hobbies into too little time.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.66px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">DANCE. Guns.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.66px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">RHYTHM. Pain.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.66px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Music in my head, dance in my body, the rhythm of my heart.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.66px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">How far can you fall in just one month? How quickly can the human spirit be broken? Where does evil hide in plain sight?</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.66px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">But life is never that simple. Every step is a journey on a new road.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.66px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">And when you meet the wrong person, all bets are off.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.66px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Laney tolerates her limitations, pushing quietly at boundaries. But when Ash crashes into her world through rage and violence, it sets off a chain reaction that neither of them expected.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.66px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">4 Stars</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">I've read most of Jane's books and I'm impressed with each one she publishes. Even though this wasn't my favorite of hers, I still enjoyed it for what it was. Maybe mafia-type books just aren't my thing, probably because I haven't read enough of them, but I was still able to sit back and enjoy the ride. I can't help but become captivated by her writing and falling for her complex characters. She just has a way of keeping a firm grip on your emotions. Even when you least expect it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">And this one was definitely an unexpected journey. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">From the moment we meet Laney and Ash in Vegas during the prologue, I knew things were going to be complicated for them. I could feel the tension between the two so intensely and that was just the beginning of their emotional love story. Ash was such a complex character and I felt all of his emotions through his body language. And boy, his dancing skills...*fanning self* Laney had her own share of problems, which I felt was handled quite tenderly. She went through so much and it broke my heart. Hell, Ash broke my heart too. But together, they managed to piece it back together. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Jane explores some tough subjects you don't come across very often and she did it with dignity and respect. I don't want to get into the body of the story; you can get a feel for what it's about in the blurb.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">I will say though, Jane's writing style is so fluid and easy to get into. All of her stories are so different and original. This story was probably her darkest to date but I feel, the darker the better. There was a bit of everything; suspense, danger, romance, and plenty of drama in the mix. But I enjoyed experiencing the dance aspect, Ash's true passion in life. When he was on stage, you could understand why he loved it so much. He was just talented and sexy. And a Russian, just like me. I do have to mention, I've never read a book about a Russian before so that was quite different and refreshing.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">I loved the fact that Laney was the one to help Ash through his problems, despite having so much of her own suffering. She was selfless and strong, as far as heroines go. It's usually the females that are the damsel in distress and the hero coming to save the day...yet in this story, it's the opposite. One thing I can count on from Jane is her constant character development. I never find her characters to be weak, male or female and I appreciate that.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The epilogue was perfect! After everything they went through together, I was so happy to see how it wrapped up. Jane is notorious for bringing on the feels and leaving us devastated in the end, so I was glad we got an HEA for this sweet couple.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Going forward, I just know most of my friends are going to enjoy this book. Well, this is the start of a new series and I'm actually interested to see where the next one takes me. As always, I'll read anything by Jane Harvey-Berrick because I never know what to expect but it damn sure isn't predictable. And I just can't help myself.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">He opened his mouth, then proceeded to give me the hottest, slowest, most tantalizing kiss I’d ever had. He was telling me that he was in control and he’d kiss me the way he damn well wanted.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Skin like warm silk, smooth and soft, covering hard muscle, my fingers dragged across the planes and ripples of his chest and stomach, then fluttered over the welts and scarred flesh of his back.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Ash kicked off his shoes, and rid himself of the rest of his clothes before prowling toward me. His eyes said, </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">naked now!</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Mine replied, </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">make me.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">He swept me from my feet so swiftly, my stomach swooped, and he carried me to the bed, </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">our</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> bed, working my clothes from my body between slow, hot kisses.</span></div>
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Here's the beautiful cover for <i>Forgotten Promises</i> by Elle Brooks! What a stunning cover that is!</div>
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I can not wait for this book! This is the sequel to <i>Promises Hurt </i>and you MUST read that one before reading this one as it is NOT a stand alone. It's the continuation of Blair and Ethan's story. Be sure to snatch this up on release day! Thank you Elle for allowing me to share this gorgeous cover and teasers! I'm beyond excited... and a little nervous for what's to come!</div>
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<em style="background-color: white;">Emma Harris is learning that life is just a series of lessons.Lesson</em></div>
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<em style="background-color: white;">#1: Nothing goes the way you plan.Lesson #2: You can’t trust men.</em></div>
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<em style="background-color: white;">Especially not the pretty ones.Lesson #3: Turns out, appearances</em></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><em></em><br /><em>Emma thinks she has life all figured out, and what she knows isn’t</em></span></div>
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<em style="background-color: white;">good. For years, she’s put her big sister, who was born with Down</em></div>
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<em style="background-color: white;">syndrome, first. Now Emma’s ready to start her own life, but fate</em></div>
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<em style="background-color: white;">has other plans. To do the right thing for the sister she loves,</em></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><em></em><br /><em>Emma’s dreams will just have to wait.</em></span></div>
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<em style="background-color: white;">She doesn’t plan on meeting Landon — a rich, flirtatious jock,</em></div>
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<em style="background-color: white;">who never has to wait for anything. Not for attention, not for</em></div>
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<em style="background-color: white;">money, and certainly not for girls. Meeting Emma marks the first</em></div>
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<em style="background-color: white;">time in his life that he’s had to fight for something. And Landon</em></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><em></em><br /><em>Emma has no interest in wasting her summer with a superficial guy</em></span></div>
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<em style="background-color: white;">like Landon. But very soon she realizes she is wrong about him.</em></div>
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First of all, I owe Laura a huge THANK YOU for giving me an ARC of this wonderful little gem. I stumbled upon it, the cover actually, from an email of one of the blogs I follow. The cover intrigued me instantly and then the blurb sold me on it. I contacted Laura, asking for an ARC and she happily obliged. This was one of those books I started and couldn't put down. It was a Friday night I started and cancelled my plans so I could stay home and just read.<br />
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From the moment Landon entered the screen on my kindle, I knew I would love him. First of all, the book takes place in the summer. Both MC's are working at the pool as lifeguards. Landon's a football player and starting school in the fall. He's popular, well-liked, athletic, charming, smart, sexy...sexy...sexy. And every chapter with his POV, I was either smiling or swooning. Or drooling. Whatever. But later on in the story, we learn some secrets about our tortured hero. My heart went out to him. I hated his parents. I loved his friends...well, there were times I wanted to beat one of them in particular up, but eventually it changed. I was happy.<br />
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Our protagonist, Emma has to learn life lessons the hard way. Her home life isn't all it seems. Her mom's a waitress, barely making ends meet. Her sister has Down's Syndrome, so she keeps her personal life to herself. That is until she and Landon spend more time together. They both learn a lot about life and love, all the while trying to keep their scorching attraction from getting in the way. But honestly, from the moment they meet, it's totally there. I was rooting for these two to get together. But I also loved seeing their relationship grow and develop at a steady pace. The sexy times were just off the charts. My kindle was melting with all the hot steam. Hot damn! Laura sure can write an intense sex scene!<br />
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But this story was more than just sex and fighting attraction. It was also fighting against circumstances and for what you believe in. These two didn't have it easy. A huge twist towards the middle really had me gritting my teeth and wanting to scream. But the way both Landon and Emma handled it was really mature and understandable. Their journey to find and keep love was a heartbreaking and inspiring one.<br />
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I loved Evie. She was such a fireball. She was strong and funny and so adorable, especially with her boyfriend Garrett. Landon's interactions with Evie were so heartwarming, I swooned and awwwwed, so much. He truly became the rock Emma needed in her life. He stuck up for her when needed and he fought for her the whole way. His love was sincere and sweet.<br />
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I highly recommend this book to romance lovers. It's a story about love, life and fighting the obstacles we face to get where we wanna be. The writing was engaging and flowed effortlessly. I don't even remember if there were errors, but if they were, it didn't take away from the story one bit. Like I said, once I started...I couldn't stop. It's a story to experience with characters that will break and warm your heart all at once.<br />
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Great job, Laura! I will definitely be reading more of your work. And thanks again for sending me an ARC.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.299999237060547px; text-align: start;">When Cole surprises her at the after party with a kiss under the stars, it’s everything Lucy has ever dreamed of… and the biggest BFF deal-breaker ever. Despite Cole’s lingering sweetness, Lucy knows they’ll have to ’fess up to Ellie. But before they get the chance, Lucy’s own Facebook profile mysteriously explodes with compromising pics of her and Cole, along with tons of other students’ party indiscretions. Tagged. Liked. And furiously viral.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.299999237060547px; text-align: start;">By Monday morning, Lucy’s been branded a slut, a backstabber, and a narc, mired in a tabloid-worthy scandal just weeks before graduation.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.299999237060547px; text-align: start;">I first want to start and say a big thank you to Jean @Jeanbooknerd and Sarah for allowing me to be a part of the blog tour. I was very happy to get an ARC of this book and it's my first Sarah Ockler book. And I loved it! I'll definitely be getting Twenty Boy Summer and her other books as well. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.299999237060547px; text-align: start;">First of all, I love the premise. This is the type of stories I devour. I love teen romances and this book did not disappoint. When I first started it, I'll admit, I didn't know what was going on. But as I read further, the more I enjoyed the story and was immersed in Lucy and Cole's life. It opens up with them getting ready for prom. Lucy's best friend wasn't feeling well and wasn't able to make their senior prom. So she puts her (as in Lucy) in her place...to go with Cole. Cole is Ellie's boyfriend and Ellie is Lucy's best friend. The problem is, Lucy's always liked Cole. So taking Ellie's place is really hard on her, and she has to conceal her true feelings. But she does it for her best friend. What starts out as an innocent and fun night at the dance...turns into something much worse. And that's thanks to Facebook and some mean brats who took pictures during a party and wanted to lay out Lucy's life on the internet for all to see. Things get messy, friendships are tested and true feelings are revealed. It's a train wreck for all involved. And I love drama and angst, but this was just horrible.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.299999237060547px; text-align: start;">I read this book in less than 2 days. It was fast and easy reading. The writing style was fun and engaging and I enjoyed the characters. Especially Cole. Yeah, I liked him a lot. It brought me back to those teenage years, but when I was a teen, we didn't have cell phones and facebook apps. It just shows how easily your life can be destroyed by uploading private pics or having your phone stolen and your identity lost. It's a horrible concept if you think about it. All it takes is a push of a button and something private like a picture is on the net for all to see. But this was a fun and easy read and I loved it. Sure, there's some angst and drama. But there's also some romance that will melt your heart. I recommend to my friends who love a good mystery/romance story. It is YA so there's not a lot of steam but I like books without all the sex too. I'll be reading Ockler's other books very soon.</span><br />
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Hallen Jansen has it all. At 28, he has a flashy car, a great apartment, and a job he’s good at and that he loves – as an escort – working at your beck and call.</div>
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His life is easy, with no emotions or attachments slowing him down – choosing to keep moving, always running from the past. But when a new client awakens unfamiliar feelings, all bets are off. Can he convince a recently divorced woman twenty years older to trust men again – to trust him? Can Hallen trust himself not to screw things up?</div>
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Surrounded by people who choose to judge them, will they make their relationship a reality, or is it heartbreak for both?</div>
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Not all services are professional.</div>
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First of all, I just want to thank Ena from Enticing Journey and Jane for allowing me to be a part of this blog tour. I've been a fan of Jane since I read and loved <i>The Education of Sebastian</i> and <i>Dangerous to Know & Love</i>. She's an amazing writer. Her stories are heartbreaking, her characters are endearing and relateable, but also flawed. And I was truly in love with this story as well.</div>
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Hallen is a male escort, trying to get out of debt. Being he's only 21 and just graduated from college his school funds are stacking up. We all know how it is to have to pay for college. It's not cheap. He's an artist who is very talented and ambitious. He left home at 18, after losing his father and being estranged from his mother. It's gotta be hard making it out on your own. No, it IS hard making it out on your own at only 18. I felt bad for him. So when he's given an offer that sounds too good to be true, he accepts. And then it becomes his life. His career. I'm not a big fan of male escorts and such. But hey, sometimes desperation calls to us and we don't think, we act. </div>
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Then we meet Laura. She's one of his clients. Sparks fly, yet it's a slow-burning romance that blossoms over time. She has trust issues and very little-or non existent self-esteem. I felt for her situation. I've been in her position, so I totally could relate to her. Verbal abuse is very hard to overcome. It's hard to get out of the mindset of not being good enough, smart enough, pretty enough when someone you loved always cut you down, making you feel worthless. You eventually believe it. Her situation broke my heart and made me feel all those insecurities that I once felt when I was with my ex. It's hard to get through it. But together, Laura and Hallen were a great match. They really had so much to work through, yet they were determined to fight for something real. Something that neither ever thought they could have. And it was great see. I enjoyed their story.</div>
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I'll admit, I was a little skeptical at first. About the age thing. But honestly, it wasn't a problem. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. Jane is really good at making the questionable work really well. She's good at sucking you in with her writing and her characters. You can't help but root for them, no matter how hopeless the situation seems. She just has that gift. Though this book wasn't my favorite of hers, I still enjoyed it immensely and highly recommend it. </div>
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Another great novel, Jane! And thanks again for providing me with an arc. Can't wait for your next book!</div>
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“So, what other services do you offer, Hallen?”</div>
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How many times had I been asked that question? How many times had I answered it?</div>
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She laid her hand on my knee, her gaze sharp, questioning, lustful—and ashamed.</div>
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The light was not kind to her, emphasizing hard lines around her mouth, the overly tight skin of her forehead.</div>
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She should have chosen a bar with softer lighting. Candlelight hides a multitude of sins. Except my sins are all on the inside.</div>
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When I’d arrived at the designated restaurant earlier in the evening, she’d been careful to conceal her age. Maybe she thought I’d care. I didn’t. I gave my name to the hostess and asked her to let Ms. Mandelsohn know that I had arrived.</div>
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It was always interesting meeting a new client—a challenge, too—getting to know her, putting her at ease, helping her to feel comfortable, working out what she wanted from a date. She needed to feel safe with me, like I’d take care of her in all senses of the words. And talking is underrated as a method of foreplay. Clients often said they felt like they’d known me for years. Well, they knew the part I showed them, which wasn’t the same thing at all. But it was enough to let me fuck them.</div>
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They didn’t always want sex—or they said they didn’t. Once they’d met me, they often changed their minds.</div>
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She joined me at the window, a large glass of Cognac in each hand. I accepted one and clinked it against hers.</div>
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“Santé!”</div>
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She smiled and took a sip, her eyes thirsty and impatient.</div>
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“What are you thinking?” she asked, quietly.</div>
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“That it’s a long way down.”</div>
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She laughed, tension seeping around the edges of the sound. “I hope you’re not thinking of jumping to get away from me.”</div>
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I turned to look at her, deliberately running my eyes up and down her body. “No, I’m not thinking that.”</div>
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Her lips parted in a small gasp.</div>
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I took the glass out of her hand and placed it on the table with mine.</div>
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Belinda. Her name was Belinda.</div>
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“What do you like, Belinda?”</div>
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“You can tell me,” I said, as if we were sharing a secret. “Do you want me to touch you slowly?” I drifted my fingers down her arm, stroking her skin. “Or do you want me to take you hard?” I gripped her wrist in one hand and tipped her chin up with the other, so she was forced to look at me.</div>
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I saw her moisten her lips and swallow.</div>
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“Hard,” she whispered.</div>
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Yeah, that’s what I’d guessed. You learned to read people—women—in this job.</div>
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She licked her lips again and tottered forward, her balance becoming uneven with an alchemy of alcohol and lust.</div>
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“Do you want me to take you at the window, baby? Press your beautiful breasts against the cold glass while I fuck you. Anyone looking up would know what a bad, bad girl you are. Anyone could see.”</div>
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She choked on a laugh and I could tell she was considering it. My guess was she’d go for the bed. Older women usually did.</div>
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Have you ever wondered what money smells like? I mean real money. Not just a lot of money, but vats of money, swimming pools of money, whole oceans of money. It smells of sweat and sex, wrapped in silk.</div>
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That’s the scent that filled my lungs walking into the Casino de Monte Carlo.</div>
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The building was bathed in bright yellow lights, turning the white stucco into a shimmering facade. A marble fountain seemed to pour molten gold into the piscina at its base.</div>
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And the women. My God, the women. Birds of Paradise in gowns of every color, shade, texture and tone. You noticed the dresses first—the faces above were all the same—rich, privileged, aware.</div>
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“By the way, Emma, what’s it for?”</div>
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“The fundraiser. Which charity is it for?”</div>
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“Christ! I don’t know!” she said, distracted by a blonde woman in skyscraper Laboutins. “Whales or tuna or goldfish or something! Who cares?”</div>
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At the door, we were greeted by a well dressed staff member who knew both our names, and handed us each a $50,000 casino chip.</div>
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Emma smiled, watching with vulpine amusement as I tried to cover up my astonished reaction.</div>
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“Enjoy!” she said, stroking my ass. “If you’re a good boy, there’ll be more where that came from.”</div>
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It must have been obvious who and what I was. I wouldn’t say I was oblivious to the barely hidden contempt from those who saw us together, but I’d learned to ignore it. The burn was a little less.</div>
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She opened the door and hesitated, her eyes alight with humor, lust and something darker.</div>
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“I want two orgasms,” she stated, matter of fact, “or I want my money back. And I have to tell you—I am not multi-orgasmic.”</div>
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“Seriously, Eloise? A high school dance. Balloon arches and spiked punch?”</div>
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“I would have thought it would make a nice change from older women, Hallen, and for once you can a knock a couple of years off your age.”</div>
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“Besides, the money is the same so what difference does it make?” Eloise said, brusquely. “Look, have you got any idea how brutal high school is for plain girls?”</div>
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“Melissa’s mother says she is very shy and a little overweight. She doesn’t want all her daughter’s memories of high school to be ghastly. And, frankly, there are very few reputable escort services offering anything to girls of her age. You’re only three years older and when you shave you’ll look younger. Look on it as an act of charity.”</div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: large;">First of all, I wanna thank Enticing Journey for letting me be a part of this tour. It was an honor to read and review this book. This was my first read by RE Hunter(and yes, it's her debut novel) and it didn't disappoint. I was excited to read Rose's book and loved it.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: large;">This book was so well written, I felt like I was there most of the time. Rose paints a vivid picture when it comes to bringing these characters and their story to life. I felt their emotions and their struggles as if they were my own. Now the thing is, I'm a New Yorker, so to see this novel taking place in my first home was a lot of fun. I just love New York and everything about it. Another cool thing is, my grandfather was a well known lawyer for New York City so that was another thing I had in common with this book. Because Embry is So I was already in love before I started the story...</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: large;">Now, I'll say I enjoyed this crazy ride that Embry took me on. She was a wonderful character, full of flaws and yet she was strong. She had a rough past and was hiding from it. Who hasn't had a rough past? I think we've all been in her shoes once in our lives, maybe not the same situations but at least something that haunts us and keeps us from going after what we truly want. So we settle for whatever we think we deserve. Embry broke my heart and at times, she frustrated me. But she was real too. So I loved her and hoped things would work out.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: large;">Luke. Luke was sexy and amazing. And very damaged. He's got a secret and he's got his own set of issues, but I loved him. Especially with Embry. Their chemistry was epic and beautiful and hot hot hot! But he was also so protective and alpha. We all love our alphas. And he could cook. Oh a man who cooks is perfection. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: inherit; line-height: 19.8799991607666px;">Growing up, Flynn Hendrick was known only as “Freaky Flynn.” He lived a life completely disconnected even as he struggled to become something more than that boy with Asperger's. He was taunted and teased, bearing the brunt of systematic and calculated cruelty, ultimately culminating in a catastrophic turn of events that brought Ellie and Flynn’s worlds crashing down.</span></div>
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So, I've got about 3 books I'm hoping to publish this year. We'll see how that goes. Although, I know it's not a question of finishing them. I have two almost done and one I've just started but I'm getting in depth of the story. I'm pretty excited! My beta, Christy has been reading it as I get more chapters done. And so far, she loves it as much as I do. <div>
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Alyssa graduated high school, she's working at a restaurant to save up for a car. Her co-worker Connor is apparently a player, but there's more to him than he let's people see. His parents are assholes...and well, I'm not gonna give much away. He's sweet, misunderstood and twenty. His hair is my favorite feature...it's spiky because he uses as much product as Jesse from Full House but he's hot. Brownish hair and blue-green eyes, with sexy dimples when he actually smiles. </div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">There are paths we take in life that lead us to where we are <i>supposed </i>to be—where we are meant to be all along. I didn’t know that my journey, which had been filled with so much pain and so much all-consuming rage, would lead me to <i>her</i>.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Storm Messer has just graduated college. But instead of spending the summer traveling, like she had intended, she finds herself dumped by her boyfriend and working for her parents at their family’s prestigious restaurant.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Ryker Noakes had every intention of going away to college until he lost the one person who kept him grounded. Now five years later he finds himself spending his days working as a mechanic, and his nights working off his aggression over things he cannot change as an underground MMA fighter.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Neither could have known that a chance meeting would spark up a friendship that would lead to an undeniable romance. But when they find out their pasts collide, it threatens to destroy any future they may have together.</span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #262626; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Breaking </span></i><span style="color: #262626; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">isn’t always a bad thing. — As long as you have the <i>right person</i> to<i> put you back together.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Amanda Stone is the author of the USA Today Bestselling book, Breathe into Me. She was born and raised in the foothills of eastern Kentucky. She loves being from, and living in, this beautiful state so much that she decided to move to a small little town that is—no pun intended—called, Lovely.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Amanda is currently living out her, <i>happily ever after, </i>with her <i>reformed bad boy</i> hubby, their two wild little kidlets, and a house full of critters. (Technically, its two dogs and a cat, but if it was up to her husband, those numbers would be <i>drastically </i>larger.)</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I read Find You in the Dark and damn did I devour that baby. It was such an addicting story. Ever since that book, I became obsessed with Clayton Reed and Maggie Mae Young. So when this book came out, I was allllll over this shit! Their story was so emotional and tragic and heartbreaking. They became one of my top favorite YA couples EVER! And they'll always remain at the top! Loved this book so damn much! But really, I loved this series as a whole with the same intensity. This is a MUST READ!</span><br />
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This book was amazing! I read it so quickly, like a day or two. I devoured this story. I loved and hated Jared. I loved Tate. I couldn't stand her best friend. I really just wanted Tate to toss her ass out. She was alot more forgiving than I would've been for the shit she put her through. But then that's just why I loved Tate so much. She saw past everyone's flaws, which is why she gave Jared another chance. I couldn't help but hate him for what he did to her, but I also couldn't help but love him. I'm such a sucker for assholes, can't help myself. LOL It's definitely a MUST READ in my book!<br />
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I'll admit, I was a little worried going into this book. I'd seen sooooo many reviews for it, and they were ALL positive. But why was I so worried then? Because, I'm not really a Dystopian fan. I just can't really get into some of them. Now The Hunger Games and Matched I loved. But other than that, not really. But wow, I was so surprised by how much I loved this book AND its sequel. SO amazing! The plot is unique and fascinating and just pretty damn awesome. I loved Perry and Aria to pieces. Both coming from different worlds, yet meeting and fighting to survive in the realms. It was pretty amazing. I loved seeing their relationship blossom as they depended on each other so much. They were beautiful characters that even in the sequel I was still in love with them, rooting for them the whole way through. And of course, add Roar to the mix. Ahhhhhh, so fantastic! If you like Dystopian, be sure to add this series to your list. You won't regret it! I'm impatiently waiting for the final installment, yet I don't want it to end either.<br />
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Holy shit! Noah fucking Shaw. Ummmmm, yeah. That explains it all. Or it should. Maybe not to those that haven't met this sexy SOB. Hot damn! When I first picked this up, or actually when I one-clicked this bitch, I started it right away, not meaning to. I just wanted to read the first chapter, maybe. And then I was gonna read more later. Nah, I wound up finishing half the damn book in a matter of hours. I was sucked in from the prologue. Wow. That book was both terrifying and addicting. But I loved every second of it. Every. Minute. Mara and Noah are an amazing pair and I devoured their whirlwind, chaotic relationship. But not only their relationship, the path they were led on, through the creepy ghostly encounters and the nightmares and the strange happenings. Yeah, as creepy as hell as it was, I couldn't turn the pages fast enough. Even looking around me being the scaredy cat that I am, I didn't care. I kept on reading, like a fiend. But oh so good it was. Ahhhhh, Noah Noah Noah. I freaking love you so much you sexy beast! Don't miss out on him! It's a crime against humanity. Truly.<br />
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What an amazing journey this series was. I loved each book so much, but I think Iron Queen was the best of them all. I was took on such an intense and crazy ride with this book. So much action and romance and humor with all the characters. I truly love how Kagawa writes. Her world is one I'd love to live in. Puck and Ash are amazing. I love them both but I especially loved how Ash opened up more with Meghan. He was always my choice for her. Puck is awesome but he, to me, was perfect as the comedic relief for them. I did feel bad for him though. I know he really loved her too and that sucked to see him sad knowing he lost her to Ash. But I really felt it was meant that way. I loved Grim the elusive cat. He's so awesome and funny and just a great asset to the story. I truly loved his quirks and sarcasm. I just loved him period. Really, the whole series is one of my top YA series EVER. I love Ash, Meghan, Puck, Grim, the Wolf. Everything about this series was amazing and perfect and I wanna read it all over again. If you haven't read The Iron Fey series, YOU MUST! Ash is a MUST meet bad boy hero! *sigh*<br />
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Oh boy! I read this in March of this year-actually I read the whole series in March. I devoured the first two Infernal Devices books in a few days. I didn't plan on reading it at all. They compete with The Mortal Instruments for my favorite series of ALL-TIME and I was afraid it would surpass TMI. Boy was I right. While I loved TMI, I LOVED TID more. It's basically the same world, just in the Victorian era. And I gotta say, AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME! This series took me through so many emotions; I was laughing, swooning, crying, laughing, crying, and then sobbing. This book took me through all that TEN TIMES OVER. I was a mess by the end of this book. Clockwork Princess was an outstanding end to a fantastic series. Yeah, it hurt in so many places. I still can't get over certain parts and how it <i>really</i> ended. I could've done without the Epilogue. I wish I hadn't read that, but up until that point, I devoured this baby. I loved it so hard, lost so much sleep but it was worth it. I highly recommend this series! HIGHLY RECOMMEND. I still miss Will. He's still my top book boyfriend.<br />
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Goddess by Josephine Angelini is the last book in the Starcrossed trilogy. I have to say, holy hell! I LOVED THIS! I was a fan of Starcrossed since I first read it two years ago. Hello? It's Greek Mythology with some hot gods in it. Lucas Delos. Ahhhh, I love that boy. He's such an amazing character. He's been my favorite since book 1 but in Goddess he really shines through. You see his emotions and how torn he is with dealing with Orion being interested in Helen. That's Lucas's love, not his. I was so irritated with Dreamless. I disliked that book, mainly because of the love triangle introduced. But in Goddess, it's not as bad. I start to like Orion by the end. I loved all the characters; Helen, Hector, Jason, Ari, Cassie, Noel, Castor, Kate, Jerry, Andy, Claire....the whole cast of characters are just wonderful. They each brought out something special to this story and the mythology. Angelini did an amazing job of weaving it all together. I highly recommend this series. That ending was awesome! The big battle against the Gods was badass! They all stuck together and showed those Gods who's boss. I miss this series, but with them all on my shelf, I know I can revisit them any time.<br />
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I loved this book! I loved Daniel and Lis. I loved how realistic this story was. I love the fact that I can relate to it in a way. I've experienced similar situation as Daniel and my heart broke for him. It's really tough being Daniel Colton. He's got a secret, but I'm not sharing since it'll spoil the story. But I'll just say, I enjoyed this book a lot. I read it and couldn't put it down. And when I had to, I was still thinking of this book and Daniel. My heart broke for him a bunch. But by the end, I was crying tears of happiness and love. It was beautiful! I know a lot of people quit reading it halfway through, but I think there's plenty that'll enjoy this book. It's definitely a favorite. Also, if you haven't read Berrick's The Education of Sebastian series, that's another I recommend.<br />
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Well there ya go. My Top Ten of 2013. And it wasn't an easy task. I read a bunch of great books this year, so choosing only ten was time-consuming and hardcore thinking for me. I hope you decide to read some of these, if you haven't read them already. I can't wait for the books of 2014 now. It's gonna be an awesome year of releases.goddess793http://www.blogger.com/profile/15614773639849145880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3440977424931617001.post-18732927377181481682013-12-04T21:20:00.000-08:002013-12-04T21:59:28.715-08:00***Remembering Paul Walker In My Own Way***<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Paul Walker has passed away on Saturday, 4 days ago and I'm not over it. I still wanna believe it was all a fucked up dream and someone is gonna laugh in my face and say, "Gotcha you naive little bitch", in which case I'll deck that fucker into next year. But at least I'd smile that it was a joke (as sick as that'd be) and I'd be on my merry little way, excited for the next movie he'll play in. It's real though. He fucking died and I can't stop tearing up every time I think of it. Or watch the news. Or look at all of the facebook posts from everywhere. It's every where and I can't escape it. But damn. Paul Walker. Why him? He was such a young and talented guy. He had so much to live for. He was such a kind and generous man who you never saw on the news for alcoholism or drug abuse. But you saw how much charity he was involved in. How much he loved his daughter and how his face would light up at the mention of Meadow. He had so much planned for them two. And now, he won't get to. She's lost her father. And I can't help but sympathize with her. I know what it's like to lose a parent that young. Well, almost. Still, this is the worst time to lose a parent too.<br />
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His eyes. They always got me. They're so gorgeous and expressive and beautiful and blue. I could get lost in those depths. Some might think I've gone off the deep end, and I feel like I have too. I just can't help but feel crushed, like I've lost a friend. Regardless if I've met him. I've been a Paul fan for 15 years so in a way, I feel like I <i>have</i> known him. And it hurts. I was devastated when I heard Cory Monteith and Heath Ledger died. I loved those two as well. But I think Paul's death affected me much worse because of the way he died. Not to mention, on the day of his death, he was at a charity event. A fucking charity event that HE chose to be a part of. All the good he did for people and yet, he lost his life. It just seems so unfair. I also feel horrible for his friend Roger. He lost his life too and his 8 year old son had to witness that tragedy, which will be branded in his mind for the rest of his life. I can't imagine witnessing something like that. He's gonna need help getting through it. I just pray that he's got enough support to heal his heart.</div>
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I love the Fast and the Furious movies. I've been a huge obsessor since day 1. I mean, damn, those movies rocked the house. Every single movie was bad ass and each one was more bad ass than the last. I even loved Tokyo Drift, which I didn't think I would being that Paul and Tyrese weren't in it. But I did. However, I loved the others more. Here's some of my favorite pics of Paul and the gang from the Fast and Furious movies.</div>
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And I could go on and on. I love Paul Walker, as it's too obvious. But really, I just decided to do this blog post for myself so that I have my own favorite pictures and memories of him. I don't expect it to be seen, but if you happen upon it, feel free to share your own thoughts on Paul Walker and what your favorite movie was. I don't normally get all boohoo on celebrities. Although, I cry and pray for the families to get through their losses. But with Paul Walker, I've gone into a deep depression. But luckily I've spoken to a few other close friends that have been just as affected as me so I don't feel so weird. It was just a weird situation as I had an epiphany a few weeks ago about him. I think that's why I'm having a hard time accepting he's really gone. *sigh*</div>
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Another favorite Paul movie: <b>Eight Below</b>. My daughter loves this movie. We watch it once a week. I doubt I'll be able to watch this movie again. Such a shame. </div>
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<b>Paul with his dog</b></div>
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Thanks to Angie and Claire herself for allowing me to reveal her cover for Catch Me! I've been a fan of Claire since There is No Light in Darkness. She's an amazing writer, and person. I'm so excited to take part in this reveal. The cover is gorgeous and the blurb is intriguing. I can't wait to read it. Enjoy! And don't forget to enter the giveaway.</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: start;">Not until him.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: start;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: start;">Music is the center of both our lives, but as he found his place in it, I lost my way. He soared, while I spiraled down a destructive path.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: start;">I lost myself in more ways than I can count.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: start;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: start;">The ironic thing is that I didn’t realize how lost I was until he found me. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: start;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: start;">And now that he has, I have to wonder if he'll stay around long enough to catch me.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 17.99715805053711px; text-align: start;">Claire Contreras graduated with her BA in Psychology from Florida International University. She lives in Miami, Florida with her husband, two little boys, and three dogs. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 17.99715805053711px; text-align: start;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 17.99715805053711px; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 17.99715805053711px; text-align: start;">Her favorite past times are: daydreaming, writing, and reading. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 17.99715805053711px; text-align: start;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 17.99715805053711px; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 17.99715805053711px; text-align: start;">She has been described as a random, sarcastic, crazy girl with no filter. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 17.99715805053711px; text-align: start;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 17.99715805053711px; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 17.99715805053711px; text-align: start;">Life is short, and it’s more bitter than sweet, so she tries to smile as often as her face allows. She enjoys stories with happy endings, because life is full of way too many unhappy ones or ones that will scare the daylights out of her and have her looking over her shoulder at every turn. Like I said, she's very random. </span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #181818; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Fifteen-year-old Jeff
Jacobson had never heard of Jeffrey Dahmer, the infamous serial killer who
brutally murdered seventeen people more than twenty years ago. But Jeff’s life
changes forever when the man he’d thought was his father hands him a government
file telling him he was constructed in a laboratory only seven years ago, part
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<span style="background: white;">There, he was created entirely from Jeffrey
Dahmer’s DNA. There are others like Jeff—those genetically engineered directly
from the most notorious murderers of all time: The Son of Sam, The Boston
Strangler, Ted Bundy . . . even other Jeffrey Dahmer clones. Some raised, like Jeff,
in caring family environments; others within homes that mimicked the horrific
early lives of the men they were created from.</span><br />
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geneticist who created them, the summer of killing begins. Worse, these same teens
now hold a secret weapon even more dangerous than the terrible evil they carry
within. Only Jeff can help track the clones down before it’s too late. But will
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<span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #181818; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Geoffrey Girard is an award-winning fiction author whose
works have appeared in several best-selling anthologies and magazines,
including Writers of the Future (a 2003 winner), Murky Depths, Apex Horror
& Science Fiction Digest, and the Stoker-nominated Dark Faith anthology.
His first book, Tales of the Jersey Devil, thirteen original tales based on
American folklore, was published in 2005, followed by Tales of the Atlantic
Pirates (2006) and Tales of the Eastern Indians (2007). Simon and Schuster will
publish two Girard novels in 2013: CAIN'S BLOOD, a techno thriller, and PROJECT
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<span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Born in Germany, shaped in New Jersey and
currently living in Ohio. Geoffrey graduated from Washington College with a
literature degree and worked as an advertising copywriter and marketing
manager, later shifting to high school English teacher. He is currently the
English Dept. Chair at a private boys school in Ohio and is an MA candidate in
Creative Writing at Miami University.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><br />
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creative writing at colleges, elementary schools, bookstores and writers'
organizations and can also be spotted speaking at various conventions/events.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 16.75pt;"> 1. What is your favorite song?</span><span style="line-height: 16.75pt;"> </span><b style="line-height: 16.75pt;"><i>Golden Slumbers/TheEnd</i> –The
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<span style="line-height: 16.75pt;">3. What is your favorite type of food?</span><span style="line-height: 16.75pt;"> </span><b style="line-height: 16.75pt;">French
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<span style="line-height: 16.75pt;">5. Favorite writing utensil?</span><span style="line-height: 16.75pt;"> </span><b style="line-height: 16.75pt;">Anything with spellcheck</b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 16.75pt;">6. Place to write?</span><span style="line-height: 16.75pt;"> </span><b style="line-height: 16.75pt;">The bed.</b><span style="line-height: 16.75pt;"> </span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 16.75pt;"> 7. Favorite Quote?</span><span style="line-height: 16.75pt;"> </span><span style="line-height: 16.75pt;">“</span><b style="line-height: 16.75pt;">Ernest Hemingway once
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<span style="line-height: 16.75pt;">8. Your Favorite Phrase?</span><span style="line-height: 16.75pt;"> </span><b style="line-height: 16.75pt;">Trust
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Thanks for stopping by my blog, I have a little playlist that Kendare used for Antigoddess. Thanks so much to Jean from Jean Booknerd and Kendare Blake for allowing me to be a part of the blog tour. Kendare is also the author of Anna Dressed in Blood, which is one of my personal favorite spooky series. If you haven't read it and Girl of Nightmares, you really should. She's the queen of putting goosebumps along your skin, as well as making you love her characters. Enjoy!</div>
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<span style="background: white;">Desperately seeking the cause of their slow,
miserable deaths, Athena and Hermes travel the world, gathering allies and
discovering enemies both new and old. Their search leads them to Cassandra—an
ordinary girl who was once an extraordinary prophetess, protected and loved by
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the business of gods—in fact, she doesn’t even know they exist. But she could
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<span style="background: white;">Because Hera, the queen of the gods, has aligned
herself with other of the ancient Olympians, who are killing off rivals in an
attempt to prolong their own lives. But these anti-gods have become corrupted
in their desperation to survive, horrific caricatures of their former glory.
Athena will need every advantage she can get, because immortals don’t just
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<span style="background: white;">Every one of them dies in their own way. Some
choke on feathers. Others become monsters. All of them rage against their last
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received a Bachelor’s degree in Business from Ithaca College and a Master’s
degree in Writing from Middlesex University in London. She brakes for animals,
the largest of which was a deer, which sadly didn’t make it, and the smallest
of which was a mouse, which did, but it took forever. Amongst her likes are
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Riley Walker makes
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Riley Walker does not make mistakes.<br />
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Riley Walker certainly doesn’t make spontaneous decisions.<br />
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But then Riley Walker gets dumped.<br />
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Spectacularly, gut-wrenching, stomp all over her heart dumped. And she is
feeling more than a little angry. And a whole lot bitter. And suddenly the girl
who has always done everything right feels like doing something completely
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Garrett Bellows, lead guitarist for the local band, Generation Rejects, is
going through life without a plan. Trying not to think past the next gig or the
next party, he has worked hard to not become too attached to anyone or
anything. So he is shocked to find himself drawn to the snarky girl with a chip
on her shoulder. She pisses him off and puts him down. He knows she’s nothing
more than a self-entitled college brat who thinks she’s better than the townie
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Alcohol and a hefty dose of lust leads to a night both Riley and Garrett
immediately regret. Her embarrassment, his pride and the weight of rumors and
misconceptions convince Riley and Garrett that their one-time indiscretion will
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And what happens when your biggest regret begins to seem almost perfect?</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<em><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“You are so fucking gorgeous, Riley.” He traced the line of my collarbone, his finger dipping into the crevice between my breasts, unleashing a wave of chills over my skin. </span></span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> “I’m scared as hell you’ll wake up <span tabindex="0">tomorrow</span> and realize you can do a lot better than me. That you and me, we’re too different and this can never work.” Garrett bent low and replaced his finger in the valley between my breasts with his mouth, suckling the skin and eliciting a throaty moan from my throat. </span></span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> “Please don’t wake up thinking that. Because you and me could be something wonderful. I swear to God I’ll spend the rest of my life proving it to you,” he said into my skin as he kissed a line up chest and up the side of my neck until he sucked my earlobe between his teeth, making me gasp.</span></span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-style: normal; line-height: 17px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> “You don’t need to prove anything to me, Garrett,” I rasped, finding it hard to talk. Hard to breathe. Hard to think. </span></span></em></div>
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<u><b>My Review:</b> </u><b>4 out of 5 Stars</b></div>
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I swear, A Meredith Walters can write a really good book. I've been a fan of her work since I read Find You in the Dark. It easily became one of my all-time favorite books. She can write such a raw emotional story, so captivating, with characters that tug on your heartstrings. Of course that series was a bit more dark and gritty given the heavy topic it dealt with. But even so, anything she writes, I'd enjoy.</div>
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This book was filled with alot of emotions, heartache, pain, lessons about love, loss. After dealing with a bad breakup, Riley resorts to a night she wants to forget. With the lead guitarist of Jordan's band, Generation Rejects (interesting band name), Garrett. He uses women and drugs as an escape from his own pain he's suffered in his life. So when they realize the next morning what they've done, things start to get complicated. Their relationship goes back and forth, more pain and heartache, more "do I want this? Is it really for me? Can I trust this?" blah blah blah. It gets tiresome, but eventually, things take a turn for the better.</div>
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I got really flustered with Riley at times. Okay, she got dumped, I get it. It sucks. It hurts. It's wounding. But, it happens. It's life. We all go through it once in our lives. But she was too whiny at times, and I wanted to slap her. She was a bit on the mean side, hurting Garrett over and over. Even though he's had his fair share of issues and mistakes, he loved her, but deserved better. His heartbreak was my heartbreak. I felt horrible for him, wanted to comfort him and keep him safe. But thankfully, Riley saw the light and I didn't feel like strangling her by the end. The characters from Bad Rep were in this book, so those that adored Jordan and Maysie will get their fix.</div>
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Even though, I didn't love this story <i>AS</i> much as Maggie and Clay's story, it was still worth the read. Really, anything that Walters writes, I'll read. She just has a knack for sucking me into her stories and ride the roller-coaster with her characters. I love her writing style and the words that fill up the pages. I do recommend anything by her. She's on auto-buy, and I think others that love emotional books should give her a chance. Great job A!</div>
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</b></span><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">The New York Times and USA Today
bestselling author of Contemporary and Paranormal romance including The Find
You in the Dark series, Bad Rep and its upcoming sequel.</span><br />
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A. Meredith spent ten years as a counselor for at risk teens and children.
First working at a Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault program and then later a
program for children with severe emotional and mental health issues. Her former
clients and their stories continue to influence every aspect of her writing.</span><br />
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When not writing (or being tortured with all manner of beauty products at the
hand of her very imaginative and extremely girly 6 year old daughter), she is
eating chocolate, watching reality television that could rot your brain and
reading a smutty novel or two.</span></span></b></div>
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<b>Title</b>: Girl on
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<b>Author:</b> Caisey
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<b>Genre:</b> Romance<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: Walkway Black;"><span style="font-size: 21px;">I love books about rockstars. I loved Thoughtless, well mostly Kellan. But I love getting to see how musicians live their rock star bad ass lives. Being a singer at heart, especially loving the country genre, I loved reading about Kylie's career as it was getting a jump start. Then add Trace to the mix, and it was just great-angsty and complicated, but awesome nonetheless. This was a great continuation to the Girl with Guitar. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Walkway Black;"><span style="font-size: 21px;">Now most people have to have their HEA, and I'm one of those, but I also know that we don't always get an HEA all the time. So this ends on a cliffie, and even though it's got me begging for the last book of the series, I've got a great feeling that we'll get what we want when it's all said and done. I mean, we have to, right?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Walkway Black;"><span style="font-size: 21px;">I love Kylie and Trace. They're wonderful characters with struggles that are as realistic as say, Tim and Faith. Being a musician can be overwhelming, especially when you're trying to keep up with a relationship with a hot musician. There's a lot of emotions, expectations, insecurities, drama, and when you're trying to stay out of the lime-light, it's really difficult. Add more problems such as going on two different tours. You have to keep up with a long-distance relationship while keeping your career going. It's a lot of pressure. But that's what makes it real, because that's exactly what rockstars these days go through, lots of self-discovery and independence and chasing a dream that so many others would kill for.</span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Author: </span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Penelope
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Genre: </span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">New
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Release Date: </span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">June
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">My name is Tate.
He doesn't call me that, though. He would never refer to me so informally, if
he referred to me at all. No, he'll barely even speak to me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">But he still
won't leave me alone.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We were best
friends once. Then he turned on me and made it his mission to ruin my life.
I've been humiliated, shut out, and gossiped about all through high school. His
pranks and rumors got more sadistic as time wore on, and I made myself sick
trying to stay out of his way. I even went to France for a year, just to avoid
him.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">But I'm done
hiding from him now, and there's no way in hell I'll allow him to ruin my
senior year. He might not have changed, but I have. It's time to fight back. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">*This novel
contains adult/mature young adult situations. It is only suitable for ages 18+
due to language, violence, and sexual situations.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the first in a series but can be read as a STAND ALONE. The next books will
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teacher in Las Vegas. Born in Dubuque, Iowa, she is the oldest of five
children. Penelope attended the University of Northern Iowa, earning a
Bachelor's degree in Public Administration, because her father told her to
"just get the degree!" She then earned a Masters of Science in
Education at Loyola University in New Orleans, because she hated Public
Administration. One night, she got tipsy and told the bouncer at the bar where
she worked that his son was hot, and three years later they were married. To
the son, not the bouncer. They have spawn, but just one. A daughter named
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<span style="font-family: "Times Roman","serif";">Over
the years, Tate had endured a lot of harassment because of me. People were
pretty stupid in high school and freshman and sophomores are the dumbest. They
want to be accepted, and gossip is taken as gospel. Tell people that someone
has their clit pierced or that they eat dogs, and you just have to sit back and
watch the school flood with talk. And usually the objects of the talk would drown
pretty quickly. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times Roman","serif";">However,
by junior and senior year, silly rumors are about as effective as a broken
condom. I’d wanted to keep guys away from Tate, but that wasn’t working so much
anymore. They saw she was beautiful, and now, after the locker room incident,
they saw her as a slut, too. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times Roman","serif";">“Jared’s
right. You’re not worth it.” Nate’s voice was low, but I was already on his
ass. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times Roman","serif";">“Sit
down, Nate.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times Roman","serif";">He
spun around, while Tate looked up. I didn’t make eye contact with her, but I
knew her eyes were on me. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times Roman","serif";">Dietrich
looked surprised and small. He knew not to mess with me as did most of the
school. I wasn’t huge, and I had no special skills that other guys didn’t have,
but I wasn’t afraid. Ever. I didn’t mind getting hit, and I didn’t back down.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times Roman","serif";">That’s
what scared most people about me. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times Roman","serif";">You
come at me, and I’ll come after you harder.
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<span style="font-family: "Times Roman","serif";">“Hey,
man, no offense.” He held up his hands. “If you’re not done with her…” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times Roman","serif";">My
arms surged with the need to haul this guy out of here by his collar.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times Roman","serif";">If I’m not done with her? </span></i><span style="font-family: "Times Roman","serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times Roman","serif";">And
just then, I felt like crawling inside of myself to hide.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times Roman","serif";">My
throat tightened, and my eyes burned. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times Roman","serif";">What the hell?</span></i><span style="font-family: "Times Roman","serif";"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times Roman","serif";">I
wanted her to hurt, but I didn’t want her to hurt. I hated her. I loved her. I
wanted to violate her body in a hundred different ways, but I wanted to keep
her safe. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times Roman","serif";">There
was no limit to how fucking confused I was right now, but one thing was for
certain. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times Roman","serif";">Tate
was worth more than all of us put together.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times Roman","serif";">She
wasn’t trash.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times Roman","serif";">She
was hope and sunlight, and all the good shit that assholes like us don’t get.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times Roman","serif";">And
for the first time, I wasn’t getting any goddamn peace from tormenting this
girl. I just wanted to wrap her up in my arms and see her happy. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times Roman","serif";">My
eyes narrowed, and I wished for a perfect world where I could toss darts at this
guy’s dick. “Don’t talk to her again,” I commanded. “Go.” And I jerked my chin
off to a corner he should go fucking hide in.
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<span style="font-family: "Times Roman","serif";">Was
I better than him?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times Roman","serif";">No.
But I’d deal with that shit later. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times Roman","serif";">Tate
let out an aggravated sigh as Nate walked off, and I turned my eyes on her in
time to see her lips tighten. I saw the scowl, knew it was meant for me, but
didn’t even have a chance to figure out why when she spoke up. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times Roman","serif";">“Don’t
do me any favors,” she sneered. “You’re a miserable piece of shit, Jared. But
then, I guess I’d be miserable, too, if my parents hated me. Your dad left you,
and your mom avoids you. But who can blame them, right?” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times Roman","serif";">I
stopped breathing, and the room around me closed in.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times Roman","serif";">What the fuck did she just say?<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times Roman","serif";">I
stared at her, feeling torn apart and dead, knowing that it was completely
un-Tate to say something like that but also knowing that she spoke the truth. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times Roman","serif";">I
didn’t forget to breathe. I just didn’t want to anymore.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times Roman","serif";">It
felt like every eye in the room was on me and people were whispering behind
their hands, laughing at me. I was exposed, and everyone knew my shit. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times Roman","serif";">My
eyes sharpened on her, and I wasn’t at all confused anymore about whether I
loved or hated her. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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fucking hated her. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #181818; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">A cow suicide, a revolving door rescue, and the birth of a
bright purple pig are starting to make Kate Saxee wonder if taking a job in her
small hometown of Branson Falls, Utah, was such a great idea. As The Branson
Tribune editor, Kate covers local news, which, more often than not, involves
her accident-prone mom. Nothing truly newsworthy has ever happened in the quiet
town until local teen Chelsea Bradford turns up dead in a Branson Falls lake.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><br />
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<span style="background: white;">The police rule Chelsea’s death an accident, but
Kate suspects there’s more to the story—and she’s not the only one. Two of
Branson’s most eligible bachelors are determined to help her solve the
crime—among other things. But the small town social network is faster than
Twitter, and gossip about Kate’s love-life is quickly branding her the Branson
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that plenty of people are trying to cover up the real story behind the girl’s
death—including Chelsea’s parents. Now Kate has to juggle work, men, her mom’s
most recent disaster involving a low-speed John Deere Combine chase on the
freeway, and fend off the Mormons heaven-bent on saving her soul—all while
solving Chelsea’s murder. Dealing with this is going to require a lot of
coffee, chocolate frosted donuts, Neil Diamond's greatest hits, and a slew of
words not on the town approved imitation swear list.</span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Destiny <span style="background: white;">Ford is a pseudonym for</span> Angela Corbett<span style="background: white;">.</span> Angela <span style="background: white;">graduated from Westminster College with a double major in communication
and sociology.</span> <span style="background: white;">She started working
as a reporter when she was sixteen and won awards for feature, news, and
editorial writing.</span> <span style="background: white;">She has also done
freelance writing. In addition to writing, she works as a director of
communications and marketing. She loves classic cars, traveling, cupcakes, and
U2. She lives in Utah with her extremely supportive husband and their
five-pound Pomeranian, Pippin, whose following of fangirls could rival Justin
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I LOVE Karen Marie Moning.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Steel…which means I get less writing done because I end up staring at photos of
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winter, when the humidity doesn’t make it feel like it’s 120 degrees.<u><span style="color: #333333;"><o:p></o:p></span></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Favorite movie moments The kiss between Aragorn and
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completely captivated by how evil he was. Also, the villain in Karen Marie
Moning’s Fever series is pretty incredible (I won’t say who it is because I
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">“Perfect!” Randa says, as I
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">“No, I think it needed just a
little more depth, maybe more vibrant colors too.” She shakes her head, “No,
it’s perfect as is, really Sky. I love it. You’re gonna be a great artist one
day.” She pauses, “Well, you already are. But you've got big things in store
for you.” My hand is tired and my eyes are seeing red. It was time for a break.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">“It looks stunning. It’s one of
your best pieces yet, I think.” I smile at her kind support and encouragement. I've been painting since I could hold a paint brush. It was always my passion,
my obsession really. I hope to one day open a store and sell my paintings or
maybe even teach an art class. But first I plan on traveling the world. I want
to go to Paris, Rome, even Portugal and who knows where else. Anywhere I can
where I can capture the images from the actual location themselves. My art
teacher has a painting of mine on his wall. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">I know what you’re thinking, I’m
not a teacher’s pet by any means, however, it makes me feel good to know I’m
good enough or artistic for a teacher to hound me about making a replica of the
original piece I’d done for a project. A smile lights my eyes and I place my
brush down on the easel, sighing while admiring my work. Yeah, it’s good
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">Randa stands up and grabs my
paintbrush, bringing it to the sink to wash. I’m not sure why she goes through
the trouble but I’m grateful to have her. Otherwise I’d be alone most of the
time. We've been friends for years. She’s the only one who understands me, gets
me and still loves me as I am. I’m not popular nor am I that social. I’m just
an artist who is misunderstood. I spend most of my time painting things that
fascinate me or I find beautiful. I wasn't always the loner type. Randa is
definitely one of the more popular, pretty girls, with long blonde hair and
gorgeous green eyes….nice figure that I’d kill for. I've always envied her,
guys flock to her like a moth to a flame, effortlessly. And yet she doesn't brag about it or shove it in my face. Her boyfriend Ian is not my type but he’s
totally sweet and perfect…for her. He’s cute, but I’d never date him. She
definitely deserves someone that treats her like a princess. Still, she spent
more of her time watching me paint than anything else. I felt bad for her,
actually, she must feel bad for me, never having a boyfriend or having that
first kiss, or that first spark with someone of the opposite sex. I've never
experienced what it feels like to have my heart stutter in my chest or the butterfly
swarmy things that I hear about. But I guess it never bothered me before. Maybe
in a sense I like being by myself with paint brush in hand, getting lost in
what I’m creating. Okay so that’s not totally true. The only boy I ever had
eyes for never looked my way. At least not like that, well not since he became
popular once we started high school. He’s a football player, six-two, amazing-dark-almost
black hair, icy blue eyes. He’s got a sexy body, not that I've ever noticed.
Well that’s not entirely true either. We've known each other our whole lives
and were actually as close as best friends could be. Our parents were friends
since high school. My mom and his dad dated once upon a time, maybe twice. But
during college, they broke up and my mom married my dad. But he died about two
years ago from a horrific car accident on the bridge. My mom hasn't dated
anyone since. I hate that she’s alone but she tells me she’s too busy to date.
The truth is I think she’s still mourning my father’s death. Maybe it’s too
soon. It was unexpected and so quick; we didn't have time to prepare. But how
do you prepare for death really? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">My father was so amazing. He
always told me how proud he was of me. He loved my artwork. I got my artistic
skills from him. My mom can’t draw a straight line to save her life. But when I
was three, my dad gave me a paintbrush and I wasn't sure what to do with it, so
I ate the bristles. My dad thought it was a sign that I wanted to be an artist.
Yeah, it didn't taste good. But hey, I was a kid; what the Hell did I know? Then
on my seventh birthday, he gave me a paint set and an easel. The first painting
I ever made was a house on the ocean and a sunrise. I loved the sun and always
drew or painted anything sky related. He looked at it and almost died
of..shock? I couldn't tell. From then on, everything was artsy. I never had any
barbies or dolls to play with as a child. No dress up time or even cars to play
with. In my house, it was all paints, drawing supplies and..well that’s about
it. Yeah, I was girly deprived. But I’m not that bothered by it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";"><br /></span></i>
<i><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">“My
God Sky, this is. It’s exquisite. You’re a natural artist.”</span></i><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";"> I thought my dad was joking
when he made that comment, looking at one of my first pieces and almost croaked
just to appease his daughter. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";"><br /></span></i>
<i><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">“Really?
I was just messing around, but this landscape caught my eye.”</span></i><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";"> I’d just painted a picture of
Paris at night, capturing the Eiffel tower just right. It shocked me to see how
well it was portrayed. I had no idea how much it would look like the real
thing. Maybe my father was right about me being a natural. <i>“Well, you are going to take some art classes. Your talent needs to be
shared. You can make a living out of this.”</i> I’d never thought of actually
painting as a career or long term goal. But I could tell my dad was determined
to do anything to convince me of it and the fact that I needed to continue
painting even long after high school. Maybe he thought I could make him a lot
of money. I’d been painting ever since. I guess my dad was right about one
thing, I am a natural and everyone wanted me to paint them a picture, including
my art teacher which I thought was appropriate considering its art class. I
feel since he’s gone, it’s better to take this talent and go as far as I can.
If not for myself, then for my dad. He’d be proud, though I would do it for
myself because I actually enjoy it. It fills the lonely void most of the time.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">“Sky!” Randa flicks my arm,
bringing me back to the here and now.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">“Oh sorry. I must have zoned
out or something. What did you say?” She puts her hands on her hips and raises
an eyebrow. “Don’t do that! You know it makes me jealous because I can’t do it.
When one brow goes up, the other one follows.” She laughs and I shrug.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">“I asked if you wanted to go
watch a movie.” But then she thinks about it for a minute before adding,
“Besides, you can whistle and I, for the life of me can’t. No matter how hard I
try, I can’t do it. I just look stupid. So it’s only fair to have something I
can do that you can’t.” She smiles then walks to the door of my art room. I follow
behind her, turning off the light and closing the door.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">“Oh Randa, there’s a lot you
can do that I can’t. You just don’t get it.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">“Hello? You can draw the freakin’
Empire State building just by looking at a picture, I’m so jealous of your talent.”
We walk downstairs where my mother is making dinner. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">We sit at the table, “Yeah,
well I’m not good at dressing up. I make dresses look stupid, which is why I
always wear shorts or pants. So, we’re even.” She rolls her eyes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">“Everyone has at least one
thing they’re good at Sky. Hey,” My mother slaps my hand, “I’m making dinner,
don’t spoil it by eating dessert.” She turns to Randa, “Are you staying for
dinner, Randa?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">“Um, I guess so. We can watch a
movie afterwards.” I put the cookies back in the jar and help prepare our meal.
My phone goes off, <i>Jared </i>and I glance
at Randa for a second. “What?” She asks.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">“Do you want to invite Jared
over and watch a movie with us?” I ask to be polite. He’s Jackson’s older brother,
my other best friend. He’s like my other friend I hang out with, besides Randa.
He’s twenty, really sweet and intelligent. I used to wonder what he’d be like as
an adult, and so far, he’s far better than I imagined. But I’m not sure if I’d
ever see him more than a best friend. He’s gorgeous, don’t get me wrong.
Actually all the men in that family are. But if I was to be honest, Jackson is
more my type. It’s not like I’d ever have a shot with him, though. We drifted apart,
and it sucks because all I can think about is the five year olds we used to be,
playing, fishing and having the best childhoods. Now he’s too good for me, even
as a friend.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">“Why not? I know he’d be over
here with just one word.” She grins.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">“Why don’t you invite Jackson,
too?” My mother chimes in. I think she secretly favors him, but she won’t admit
it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">“In case you forgot, mom, he
has a life. And it doesn't involve me anymore.” I decide to text Jared, asking
to hang out with him another time. I’m not in the mood tonight. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Jackson<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style, serif;"><span style="line-height: 200%;">“Great practice today Cruz!
Make sure you bring it to the game on Friday. Go ahead, class dismissed.” Coach
Bennett tells me in the locker room. “You okay man? You look like Hell!” Nick
asks me as we’re changing. I’m sweating profusely, possibly overexerted myself.
More-so than I normally do. </span><span style="line-height: 32px;">I've</span><span style="line-height: 200%;"> got a football scholarship coming my way for
college. I have to keep in shape. I nod my head and put my clothes away.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">“Yea, I think I overdid it this
time. My chest hurts and my lungs feel like they’re closing.” He laughs and
hits me with his shirt, shaking his head. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style, serif;"><span style="line-height: 200%;">“It </span><span style="line-height: 32px;">doesn't</span><span style="line-height: 200%;"> help that you’re a
smoker. Hence the lung problem.” Yea well, if that’s the worst thing I could
do, then I’ll take it. Smoking calms me, shitty excuse I know. But still.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">“Alright, well I’ll catch ya
later chump.” Nick stalks off and I sit on the bench. I grab my water bottle
sitting next to me and take a swig. I lean my head back against the lockers and
close my eyes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">“Hey sexy.” I hear Amber’s
voice in my ear and open my eyes. Jesus. Her breasts are level with my face and
if I wanted to I could just move less than an inch and bite her nipple. She’s
wearing a lacy pink tank top that barely covers her belly button and low rise
jeans that I could totally sink my fingers into at this moment. I look around
at the empty locker room and consider taking her in the shower but think better
of it. With my luck, someone would walk in on us. Plus, I’m not one for having
sex in public.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">“Dammit Amber, you know how
tempting you are looking like that. This is not a place to stalk me.” She sits
on my lap and wraps her arms around my neck. She smells like watermelon and it
sets my blood on fire. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">“Oh come on, you’ve got self-control.
I have faith in you.” I smile and kiss her briefly, tucking a stray piece of
her blonde hair behind her ear. “Besides, I had to come here and tell you how
hot you looked on that field today.” I hug her tightly to my body.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">“You look hot every day.” I say
in response and kiss her forehead.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">“Let’s get out of here.” I
don’t argue, just nod, grabbing my stinky clothes to wash.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">We get up and walk to the door.
I open it and we step out into the hall, holding hands. As we step out, I don’t
pay attention running smack into…ah Hell, Skylar McKenzie.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">My lifelong nightmare. Okay,
she’s just my high school nightmare. We used to be pretty close friends, the
best, most would say.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">I send her crashing to the
ground, knocking all of her stuff out of her hands.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">“Shit!” She mutters, quickly
grabbing her belongings off the floor. I reluctantly bend over and help her,
looking at her I say “Watch where you’re going next time, will ya?” She
apologizes profusely, while cursing under her breath. A small part of me feels
a ping of guilt, knowing damn good and well it was my fault, but I force that
small piece of shit way down and glare at her.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">“Um, you’re the one not paying
attention Jackson.” I hear Randa Lamar defending Skylar’s honor to my left.
Suddenly I feel like a bigger ass but I don’t right my wrong. Instead I scowl
at them and grab Amber’s hand steering her away from the mess I created. We
walk to the parking lot, stopping at my car. I lean against it, pulling Amber
against me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style, serif;"><span style="line-height: 200%;">“Ugh, I can’t believe Skylar
ran into you like that. Could she have been more obvious about it? Clearly she
wants you Jackson. I swear I think she’s blind sometimes.” She knows it was me
that ran into her, and Skylar, I’m sure </span><span style="line-height: 32px;">doesn't</span><span style="line-height: 200%;"> want me. Not after the way I
treat her.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">Amber has always been jealous
of Sky. In some weird way I can see why. Even though she has me, I think she’s
afraid I’ll drop her for Skylar. Really? Amber is everything a guy could want
in a girl, besides being a cheerleader. She’s hot and good at everything she
does. And I mean everything. Skylar is…well not. That I know of anyway. I mean
she’s got good qualities I guess. But none that ever interested me enough to
notice. The only thing we have in common is our parents grew up together. Her
mom dated my dad in high school and once in college. Then he married my mom,
but she left him, us, my brother and me for one of her young college
professors. My brother Jared and I never forgave her for abandoning us.
Skylar’s dad passed away and my dad and her mom Rose became closer. We were both
left parent-less. I guess that’s why Amber freaks out when Skylar’s around. We
used to hang out when we were younger, practically inseparable. But that was
before I grew up and found her annoying and dull. She spends most of her time
in her damn art room painting. I never understood her love for such a thing.
It’s just so nerdy. She used to paint buildings or bridges or some shit, and
then run to my house to show me, thinking I actually gave a shit. I used to
squeal in mock delight and tell her how awesome it was but really, I just wanted
to hurl the painting at her and tell her to get a fucking life. Yeah, I’m a
dick.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style, serif;"><span style="line-height: 200%;">After I kiss her neck, I open the door for her and then get into my side. I slide into my seat and close my
door. I start the engine and say, “Amber seriously, I think she’s blind too. I’m not sure how she paints
with those eyes. And trust me, she </span><span style="line-height: 32px;">doesn't</span><span style="line-height: 200%;"> want me.” She laughs and touches my
arm which sends </span><span style="line-height: 32px;">shock waves</span><span style="line-height: 200%;"> through my body. It’s the effect she has on me when
she touches me, or is near. I light up a cigarette, taking a long drag and
slowly letting it out my window. Already I feel relaxed as I drive Amber home.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">“Seriously Jacks, that shit
will kill you. And it’s definitely not attractive.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">“Please babe, it’s so
attractive. You know you want some of this.” I point to myself, being arrogant,
“Smoker or not.” She turns away in disgust and lets out a chuckle. Yeah, she’s
not very supportive of my smoking habit. It’s always been an issue, but I’m
stubborn and refuse to give it up.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style, serif;"><span style="line-height: 200%;">After I drop Amber off, I pull
up to my house and see Jared outside with some brunette, who from the back
looks hot. Then she turns around and sees me, what the…shit, </span><span style="line-height: 32px;">I've</span><span style="line-height: 200%;"> got the worst
of luck. I get out of my car and walk towards the porch.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">“Hey bro how was school today?”
Jared says to me as I pass by him. I glance at Skylar briefly and shake my
head. Should have known she’d be at my house playing with my brother. Jared has
always been her go-to boy since I was always too busy with a life of my own to
notice her. He’s 20 and has more experience, at least more experience than her.
I walk into my room and shut the door. I lay on my bed and not even five
minutes have passed and there’s a knock. Sensing who it is, I get up and start
walking to the door, but it slowly opens and a head pops in.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style, serif;"><span style="line-height: 200%;">“Hey Jackson. I’m sorry for
running into you today. I’m such a klutz and </span><span style="line-height: 32px;">didn't</span><span style="line-height: 200%;"> see you there.” Yea, well
it’s over. Why is she bringing this up again now? She steps into my room,
uninvited. “Okay” Is all I say. She stands there dumbfounded. “Anything else?”
I ask. She shakes her head and leaves my room, slamming the door behind her. I
consider stalking out after her and asking what the hell her problem is. But I
leave it alone and play XBOX instead. I figure blowing shit up will take the
edge off, and calm me down. Although I’m really craving a cigarette, sine it
always helps me. I can just taste the nicotine on my tongue. But it’s better to
wait until she leaves, I don’t feel like having another run-in and having to
get pissed again.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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J. Howard was born in Mission Viejo, California, moved to Seattle at the age of
twenty-one, and now lives in Puyallup. He hand wrote his first novel in the
fifth grade and has been writing ever since. His first published novel,
Faithful Shadow, is a return to the classic horror novel. Since writing
Faithful Shadow he has completed four additional horror novels that will soon
be published. In 2012, he won an award in the Las Vegas International Film
Festival for his screenplay, Identical Opposites. Kevin's latest novel,
Precipice: The Beginning, is now available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble.
The sequel, Precipice: The Retrieval, should be released in the summer of 2013.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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the original Star Wars, Ed Harris slowly falling to what he thinks is his death
in the Abyss, the classic moment when William Shatner yells Khan's name in Star
Trek II, when you realize Ed Norton is really Tyler Durden in Fight Club, and when Jeff Daniels walks off the screen in
the Purple Rose of Cairo. So many
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<em style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">“What do you think happened to your husband, Mrs. Keller?”</em><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">The Sunday morning starts like any other, aside from the slight hangover. Dani Keller wakes up on her Seattle houseboat, a headache building behind her eyes from the wine she drank at a party the night before. But on this particular Sunday morning, she’s surprised to see that her husband, Ian, is not home. As the hours pass, Dani fills her day with small things. But still, Ian does not return. Irritation shifts to worry, worry slides almost imperceptibly into panic. And then, like a relentless blackness, the terrible realization hits Dani: He’s gone.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">As the police work methodically through all the logical explanations—he’s hurt, he’s run off, he’s been killed—Dani searches frantically for a clue as to whether Ian is in fact dead or alive. And, slowly, she unpacks their relationship, holding each moment up to the light: from its intense, adulterous beginning, to the grandeur of their new love, to the difficulties of forever. She examines all the sins she can—and cannot—remember. As the days pass, Dani will plumb the depths of her conscience, turning over and revealing the darkest of her secrets in order to discover the hard truth—about herself, her husband, and their lives together.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">First I want to thank Deb and Jean for providing me with an arc and a spot on the blog tour. This was a very interesting read. It's my first Deb Caeltti book, however, I have Stay on my shelf and I hope to read that book soon. I've been wanting to read it for ages. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Wow, I can't really decipher my emotions. I was taken into Dani's life during the disappearance of her husband. I felt all of her emotions, experiencing her devastation, fear, confusion and worry as she tries to figure out what happened to Ian. She thinks the worst and begins to panic. It's scary to think about that happening in real life. It's possible to really get drunk enough and not remember what happened the night before. But it's terrifying when it involves your loved one and you can't figure out what happened or what events led to that point. I was shocked and yet I couldn't stop reading, needing to find out what happened to Ian. My heart broke for Dani. I can only imagine the emotions she was going through, though I was going through them with her. I won't go into too much detail. But I will say the ending left me gaping, open-mouthed, whether I expected it or not. </span></div>
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This was a great first book to read. But I really want to read Stay now. I look forward to reading more from this author in the future. Her stories are very real and the characters are well developed. I give this book 4 out of 5 stars.</div>
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Book Award finalist whose books are published and translated worldwide. Her
first novel was The Queen of Everything (Simon & Schuster, 2002),of which a
starred review in Publisher’s Weekly proclaimed: “This marks Caletti as a
writer to watch.” Although written for adults, its coming-of-age themes gained
it acclaim as a Y/A book. It made the cover of the esteemed review journal The
Bulletin for the Center of Children’s Books (the first trade book to do so in
the journal’s history), and then was chosen for PSLA’s Top Forty of 2003 and
the International Reading Association’s Young Adult Choices for 2004. It is
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Deb’s second book, Honey, Baby, Sweetheart, was a finalist for the National
Book Award. Kirkus called it, “tender and poetic,” and the book earned other
distinguished recognition, including the PNBA Best Book Award, the Washington
State Book Award, and School Library Journal’s Best Book award. It was a
finalist for the California Young Reader Medal and the PEN USA Literary Award,
and was also a 2005 IRA Notable Book, an SSLI Book Awards Honor Book, and made
the New York Public Library’s Best Books for the Teen Age, Chicago Library’s
Best Books of 2004, and the Texas TAYSHA’s list. Her third book, Wild Roses,
won acclaim with starred reviews in Publisher’s Weekly, which deemed it,
“rich,” and School Library Journal, which said the book was “multifaceted and
emotionally devastating,” with “profound observations and vivid language.” It
was a finalist for the Washington State Book Award and was chosen as a New York
Public Library Book for the Teen Age and a RT Book Club Magazine’s finalist for
Best Y/A Book of 2005. The Nature of Jade was a summer 2007 Booksense pick, a
Books A Million Book Club selection, and was a finalist for RT Magazine’s Best
Y/A Book of the Year.</span><br />
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Her fifth book, The Fortunes of Indigo Skye, was released April 2008, followed
by The Secret Life of Prince Charming in 2009, The Six Rules of Maybe in 2010,
Stay in 2011, and The Story of Us in 2012. In addition, several anthologies
include work by Deb, including “First Kiss, Then Tell,” a Bloomsbury anthology
benefiting NPR Youth Radio, and two collections of non-fiction critical essays
developed by Borders Books: “The World of the Golden Compass” and “Through the
Wardrobe: Your Favorite Authors on C.S. Lewis’s Chronicles of Narnia.” In 2013,
Deb’s first book for adults, He’s Gone, will be released from Random House.</span><br />
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Deb grew up in the San Francisco Bay area and earned her journalism degree from
the University of Washington in Seattle. When Deb is not writing books or
reading them, she is a painter and a lyricist, and speaks widely to audiences
on writing and life as an author. Deb lives with her family in Seattle.</span></span><b style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><u><o:p></o:p></u></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;">Praise for Code of Silence:<i>'Deliberate, plausible, and gritty whodunit.' </i>--Booklist Starred Review</span><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white;">Taken!</span><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px; text-align: start;"><br /></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px; text-align: start;">A detour through the park leads Cooper, Gordy, Hiro, and Lunk straight into a trap, and Gordy is abducted! For the kidnapper, it's all a game, a way to settle an old score, with no one getting hurt. But evil has away of escalating, and once his identity is discovered, the rules change.Despite the best of police efforts, the hours tick by without a clue or a ransom call, leaving everyone to their own fears. Gordy is gone. Cooper descends deeper into a living nightmare, imagining the worst for his best friend and cousin. Hours stretch into days, and talks of a memorial service begin to surface. But Cooper still feels his cousin is alive and develops a reckless plan, changing all the rules. Now the one who set out to rescue his friend needs to be rescued himself. Sometimes rescuing a friend from darkness means going in after them. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">They rounded another level, coasting down the
ramp. No silver minivan. No clues to lead them to Gordy. “God,” Lunk whispered.
“If you’re really out there, and you really care—which I’m not so sure you do,
how could you let this happen?” His throat burned. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Lunk was going through the motions searching
for Gordy. Looking for a van that didn’t exist. Not in Rolling Meadows, anyway.
If the van was sitting in a parking lot someplace, it was more likely in
Wisconsin or Indiana, depending on which way the kidnapper headed. If the van
was in town, it would have been found by now. By the cops, or Gordy’s dad.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Yeah, Lunk was definitely involved in the
search effort. But it wasn’t because he felt there was any real hope of finding
Gordy. It was more about being a friend to Coop. Until Coop came to grips with
reality. Until he accepted what Lunk already knew. Gordy was gone, and he was
never coming back. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Coop had the lead, and he pedaled down to the
next level in the concrete parking garage. “We still have three or four more
levels,” he said over his shoulder.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Did he really believe it would make a
difference? There could be twenty more levels and they weren’t going to find
that minivan. Lunk hung back a bike length or two. He wasn’t looking at the
parked cars so much. He kept his eyes on Cooper.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Cooper swiped at his cheeks. Knocking back
tears, no doubt. Was he beginning to accept the truth? You wouldn’t know it by
watching him. Coop stayed on high alert, looking from one side to the other as
if he might see the silver minivan at any moment. Desperately searching for a
trail leading somehow to Gordy. Like so many were doing. Coop’s dad. Gordy’s
dad. Their entire families. The police. Hiro. Kids at school. All of them on a
useless, hopeless quest.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Now Lunk felt his eyes burning. If God was
real, then he certainly didn’t care about anyone. God was no better than his
own dad—hurting decent people. Cruel. Letting some sick-o take Gordy. “Why
didn’t you take me, God?” He felt tears pooling. “You should have taken <i>me</i>. Less people would have cried.” </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Happily married for more than thirty years to Cheryl, the love of my life.</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Dad to three grown sons and two daughter-in-laws</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Elder Chairman in my church and high school small group leader</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Full time speaker and author since 2004</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Living in the greater Chicago area</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Grateful for God’s incredible grace and mercy to me in countless ways.</span></span></div>
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