Welcome S.L. Scott to the blog today. It's release day!
In a world built on pretenses, Everleigh Wright finds out just how
carefully planned and plotted her Upper East Side life has been. Trapped in an
engagement that was arranged for financial gain, she realizes things aren’t how
she once thought.
William Ryder leads a life rich in family support and has endless
determination. Over college courses and coffee, he becomes enamored with a
classic beauty with a lot of secrets. Intrigued by her quiet propriety and
quirk for ink, William falls for her, and she falls for him and his unfaltering
optimism.
She was trapped in his world, wanting and hoping to stay there, to
live inside their bubble forever.
Breaking free from the confines of her privileged life will cost
her everything, and the star-crossed couple will discover if they are destined
to be together or fated to be apart.
“Right here, right now is all that matters.”
Excerpt 1
She kissed him not caring about how she looked or propriety. She
did what she felt and she felt like kissing him twice, so she did.
After lunch, they did a little
sightseeing, stopped for frozen custard then headed for the train station. As
the train barreled back to Manhattan, Evie turned to William. She felt shy, but
wanted a photo of him. “May I take a picture of you?” She knew once again she
was crossing a line, but she felt selfish and wanted something just for her.
He chuckled at her formality.
“Yes, if you want.”
She took a picture of him looking
at her the way she most liked to see him, in like of her. His darkened
eyes said more and everything that they both knew it was too early to say and
she hoped to hold onto that look forever with the photo.
When the photo loaded onto the
screen, she stared at it. She was soft spoken, but he heard her. “You look sexy
like this.”
The right side of his mouth lifted
into a smile, a bit confident, a tad cocky. He pulled his phone out and flipped
through the options. William stopped and smiled at his display. “I think you
look really sexy like this.” He turned the phone around for her to see and her
mouth dropped open.
“When did you take that?” She
tried to act mad, but she thought the picture was funny.
“I like the way you’re about to
lick the ice cream, tongue out all greedy-like.” He laughed again when her fist
hit his arm. “Okay, okay. I shouldn’t have taken it without you knowing, but I
really do think you’re pretty damn sexy eating ice cream. That right there is
what fantasies are made of,” he said, pointing at the picture.
“Ewww! Stop it right now. No doing
anything dirty while looking at that picture,” she demanded, trying to grab the
phone.
He held it out of her reach and
continued the joke. “I don’t need this picture. It’s burned into my brain.” He
felt her playfully hit his arm again. Grabbing her hand, he eyed her. “No
worries. I only have chaste thoughts about you.” He tried to sound convincing
by saying that with a straight face.
But her expression changed. “Well,
that’s disappointing.”
Putting his arm around her, he
squeezed her into his side and laughed. His grin got even bigger when she
relaxed into him for the remainder of the ride back to New York.
…
Luck was something Evie didn’t feel was on her side. She was
focusing on more proven methods of destiny, like action.
Excerpt 2 (something steamier):
They kissed, reacquainting themselves in a gentle way. After a
while, he leaned over, moving more on top of her. His hand dragged her shirt up
and his fingertips traced over her stomach. He knew he wanted to take things
slow and appreciate her entire body, but he wanted her so much that he
struggled to find a balance between respectful and pleasing for them both. He
slid his finger down the outside of one thigh before sliding up the inside of
her other, touching her smooth skin. Her breath caught as she succumbed to her
own feelings and to pleasure for the first time in years.
Author Info
S.L. Scott is a former high-tech account manager with a journalism
degree pursuing her passion for telling stories. She spends her days escaping
into her characters and letting them lead her on their adventures.
Travelling, music festivals, and surfing are a few of her hobbies
she loves, but she doesn’t get to enjoy on a regular basis. She has an
obsession with movies, a varied taste in books, and collects Fitz & Floyd
teapots. With a memory full of useless trivia facts, and a Keurig addiction,
she loves a fun night in with her family as much as a loud night out with her
friends.
Scott lives in the beautiful Texas hill country of Austin with her
husband, two young sons, two Papillons, and her vivid imagination.
Links:
Twitter: @slscottauthor
Amazon Authors Page:http://www.amazon.com/S.L.-Scott/e/B009L9SPDK/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_pop_1
1 comment:
Sounds good, thanks for the chance.
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