BLURB
Life’s. Little. Surprises.
The last thing seven-year-old Carrigan
"Ace" Casper foresaw was an eight-year-old Heath Lovelly walking into
her life the day her mother died. From that moment on, Heath sticks by her
side, slowly becoming her strength, her confidant, and her entire world. What
she doesn’t know is, she's his saving grace, too.
Ten years later, Ace is handed another
crippling challenge that threatens everything in her almost perfect life. Only,
this time, she doesn't turn to Heath, hiding the truth instead. But Heath knows
Ace too well and won't back down easily. He's ready to do whatever it takes and
will stay by her side until she accepts that their love is the kinda love worth
fighting for.
Will he be her forever triumph or her
unexpected downfall?
Two lives.
One story.
And an unexpected journey to falling in
love.
*** Follow this book's Story board at:
**Mature Content Warning** 17+ for language and sexual content.
GENRE: Mature YA Contemporary Romance.
Excerpt
He walks
past me, stretching his arms over his chest, hugging himself. He pivots,
turning toward me before he flops on the sand, his legs extended to the sides,
his hands reaching for me. I mimic him, taking his hands into mine and setting
my feet against his. I pull him toward me, helping him stretch.
“So, I
heard a little rumor.” His voice is steady and in control, even though his nose
is inches from the sand.
“Yeah?” I
grunt when he pulls me toward him. “Like what? Wait, don’t tell me. . . they
now have Spiderman lacrosse sticks?”
He
chuckles in a deep, groggy tone. “Something like that.”
I look up
through my lashes, eyeing him curiously.
He lets
go of my hands, jumping up, a wide smile etching across his face. He pulls his long-sleeved outer shirt over his head,
revealing a form-fitted, neon-green tank.
“Was your
plan when you bought that shirt to blind anyone that looks at you?” I tease,
seeing spots from staring at the bright fabric.
“Admit it, you can’t take your eyes off me,”
he says, taking off in a jog, tucking the long-sleeved shirt into the right hip
of his pants.
“With a
shirt like that . . . ?” I retort, jumping to my feet. “It’s hard to look at
anything else.”
“Whatever.
Let’s go, lazy ass!” he yells over his shoulder, chuckling.
With a
shrug, I sprint down the shoreline to catch up to him. We run side by side for
a while, not saying a word. Usually, I enjoy getting lost in my thoughts while
I run, but right now, I’m wondering what he heard. Was it another rumor about
us, or had he gotten into Yale like he was hoping?
He falls
behind me when we swerve onto a narrow trail leading back through the scrub
grass, the quickest way to my house. “Did I ever tell you that pink and black
looks nice on you?”
“Shut it,
douche!” I say, trying to keep the lead. “And whatever it is, I’m not doing
it.”
“I didn’t
asking for anything.”
“Yet!” I
scoff, keeping my sight trained ahead. “I know you, Heath.”
“No,
really. I think you have a nice ass. Must be all this running.”
I
chuckle. “My answer is still no.” I throw a quick glance at him over my shoulder. I don’t know what he really wants, but if he’s trying to
buy his way into getting a favor, it isn’t going to work. Besides, it’s
probably some stupid party Lisa’s forcing him to go to, and he wants me to tag
along like a third wheel.
I shoot
another glance behind me.
He grins
at me with a wink. “Rrrreally nice ass.”
I turn my
gaze forward again, shaking my head in disbelief.
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About the Author
Priya Kanaparti lives in the beautiful city of Boise, ID. Unlike what
most believe about Idaho, it’s more than a sack full of potatoes. When she’s
not writing, you’ll catch Priya reading YA and NA books, mostly romance, and
enjoying time with her family. She is a proud CW TV addict.
She also write Mature YA and New Adult romance under the name Clara Stone.
She is published through Reuts Publications.
To contact Priya directly, please email: pkanaparti@gmail.com
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