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Cover
Models:
Lexie
Lynn Cain & Carson Fields
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On
the outside, Huntley Morgan is your typical girl-next-door, with her
long blonde hair and piercing blue eyes, and that’s exactly what
she wants people to see. Her name exposes her to the demons of her
past but remembering her reason for moving across the country to
start over is what keeps her alive. For the first time since the
brutal murder of her mother, Huntley allows herself to care about the
people around her.
Grayson Carter has everything a 21yr old College Senior could wish for – he’s the star of Whitley University’s football team, he has a different girl willing to be in his bed every night and a supportive family. For years he has managed keep his family together and hide their dark secrets from the small town of Breckinridge, Alabama.
When Huntley and Grayson meet, a force so strong pulls them together in a hurricane of feelings neither of them could have ever anticipated. Huntley and Grayson try to stay away from each other, but when Huntley’s demons seek her out, their pasts become the biggest storm of all.
Will they learn to trust each other and build a new future together or will they simply do nothing to prevent history from repeating itself?
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{excerpt}
“You’re
not what I was expecting,” Huntley says shifting in her seat to
face me. The comment is blunt and completely unexpected, pulling me
straight out of my dippy thoughts.
“Oh
yeah?” I quip sarcastically, “Why’s that?”
I’m
dying to know what people have told her about me. Probably about what
a play boy I am or how I party too much or maybe how I have a new
girl on my arm every night. Stupid rumors
piss me off so much I’ve never really wasted any time negating
them. But I wish I had, just so that Huntley won’t have any reason
to believe them.
“I’ve
heard things,” she doesn’t look me in the eye and I hate it.
Clearly she’s already made up her mind about me. I hate that too.
“I’m
sure you have,” I growl, shaking my head. My tone is less kind than
I intend but it makes me furious to know that someone has taken the
time to deprecate Huntley’s opinion of me before she’s had the
chance to even know me. I guess this is all part of keeping secrets
and why I refuse to get attached to anyone.
I
jump out my truck and slam my door, pulling my fingers through my
hair while I take in the warm air. I hear the passenger door close
but I don’t look back at Huntley, afraid I’ll snap at her for
shit other people have said. I squelch the urge to yell and release
my frustration the way a toddler would.
“I’m
sorry.” Her voice is soft and tiny. I snap my head back and frown.
Before she can look up, I walk the few steps between us and cage her
in against my truck. She looks scared, like I might hurt her, but
when her eyes find mine I see nothing but warmth and benevolence in
their boundless sapphire-colored depths.
In
that moment I feel naked, like she can see my soul stripped bare of
its impurities and imperfections. I don’t like that it makes me
feel vulnerable and completely exposed to the derision I know will
follow when she sees the ugly secrets that keep me awake night after
night.
I
take the chance to inhale her scent. Leaning in a little closer, I
drag my nose along her shoulder, getting as close as possible without
touching her. The edges of my mouth turn up, forming a smile, when I
find that I’m right. She does smell like strawberries. And vanilla.
It’s a heady combination that I’m going to become addicted to
very quickly.
“I
won’t hurt you,” I whisper, “But I think it’s best if we stay
away from each other.”
Hurt
flickers across her features and it’s like a punch to the stomach.
“What made you think I was interested Grayson?” she bites back.
She has a fire inside her. I see it. I feel it. And it’s sexy.
“Oh,
I know you are,” I know it’s arrogant but I’m hoping my cocky
attitude will repulse her enough to make her stay away.
A
car pulls up to the curb, making us both shift apart. I cringe when
my body immediately misses the heat that radiated off of her in
waves.
Her
back straightens and she squares her shoulders, pushing off my truck.
“Goodbye Grayson.” Her back turns to me and I watch her get into
Demi’s red Lexus and drive away. I should’ve kept my mouth shut
until Demi got here. That would’ve been the smart thing to do.
{playlist}
- The House That Built Me – Miranda Lambert
- Love Story – Taylor Swift
- Holding Out For A Hero – Ella Mae Bowen
- Barefoot Blue Jean Night – Jake Owen
- I knew You Were Trouble – Taylor Swift
- Beneath Your Beautiful – Labrynth ft Emile Sande
- Red – Taylor Swift
- Hard To Love –Lee Brice
- Cruise – Florida Georgia Line ft Nelly
- If I Die Young – The Band Perry
- I Should’ve Kissed You (Goodnight) – Gloriana
- Crazier – Taylor Swift
- Between The Raindrops – Lifehouse ft Natasha Beddingfield
- Before The Storm – Miley Cyrus ft Nick Jonas
- Because You Live – Jesse McCartney
- Why Ya Wanna – Jana Kramer
- Whiskey – Jana Kramer
- God Gave Me You – Blake Shelton
- We Are Broken – Paramore
- Gone – Phillip Phillips
- Life Aint Always Beautiful – Gary Allen
- God Bless The Broken Road – Rascal Flatts
- Wanted – Hunter Hayes
Tamsyn
is a 21 year old blogger turned author from South Africa who has an
insatiable hunger for New Adult Contemporary Romance novels, coffee
and chocolate. When she’s not getting caught up in yet another
steamy romance with a new book boyfriend, she can be found spending
endless hours working away on her laptop in pursuit of her Marketing
degree and a career in book Publishing. Tamsyn is a Brat when it
comes to books and believes that every story, no matter how
challenging, should have a Happy Ever After. Tamsyn is currently hard
at work on her debut novel Beneath Your Beautiful, set to be
available July 2013.
Goodreads:
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6965463
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/Ms_Tam_Tam
{my thoughts}
This book was ahhhh-mazing! I absolutely fell in love with the characters. I want them as my friends!! LOLSeriously, it felt so real. As if I were there experiencing it all first hand. The emotions in this book range from happy/giddy to utter heartbreak. I can't tell you how many different times I caught myself crying. But it was so worth it to read this story. It was truly beautiful!
{giveaway}

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