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Mine came the moment I
found my boyfriend in bed with another woman. Turns out she wasn’t the first,
either. Nope. Seems my guy had been screwing every available girl on campus and
I’d been oblivious to all of it.
Running away with a
rock band may not be the best way to handle things, but that’s exactly what I
do. Two days into the adventure, I’m slapped in the face with how boring and
predictable my life has been up to this point.
With my birthday fast
approaching, I finally give in to my best friend’s advice and make a list. You
know the kind. Every single thing I’ve been too chicken to do--until now,
anyway.
The catch?
Accomplishing all 21 before my birthday. Should make for an interesting month.
1) Adopt Sophie’s FUCK
THE RULES motto
2) Be more adventurous
3) Kiss a random guy
4) Proposition a hot
guy
5) Achieve the BIG ‘O’
Rhonda James is an Amazon best-selling author
who loves a good HEA, believes nice guys don’t finish last, and strives to
create a book boyfriend for all her readers. Rhonda is married and lives in
Michigan with her family. When not writing, some of her guilty pleasures
include kissing, diving into a good book, and wasting time on Facebook, though
she may do one more than the others.
Meteors devastated the Earth. World Governments developed plans to help surviving citizens. The United States disbanded and salvageable land was divided into four quadrants—North, South, East, and West—governed by The Remnant Council.
Struggling to survive, seventeen-year-old Ava ends up in juvenile detention, until she is selected for a new life—with a catch. She must be injected with an experimental serum. The results will be life changing. The serum will make her better. To receive the serum Ava agrees to join a program controlled by ISAN, the International Sensory Assassin Network.
While on a training mission, she is abducted by a rebel group led by Rhett and told that not only does she have a history with him, but her entire past is a lie perpetuated by ISAN to ensure her compliance. Unsure of who to trust, Ava must decide if her strangely familiar and handsome captor is her enemy or her savior—and time is running out.
Mary Ting resides in Southern California with her husband and two children. She enjoys oil painting and making jewelry. Writing her first novel, Crossroads Saga, happened by chance. It was a way to grieve the death of her beloved grandmother, and inspired by a dream she once had as a young girl. When she started reading new adult novels, she fell in love with the genre. It was the reason she had to write one-Something Great. Why the pen name, M Clarke? She tours with Magic Johnson Foundation to promote literacy and her children’s chapter book-No Bullies Allowed.
A
chance meeting between two young souls is all it took...
When Adalynne Fairweather was just a child,
her entire life had already been planned. From Ivy League schools to a career
in law, adventure was the one thing out of her reach. That was until a boy with
bright green eyes and a monster truck t-shirt wandered into her back yard, giving
the adventure she longed for.
Refuge
can be found in the most unlikely places…
Damon Knight’s abusive home life left him longing
for a childhood he never had—until he wandered into Adalynne’s yard. She took
his hand, smiled at him, and even gave him a nickname. Fox. The woods became their escape—a place to flee from reality. He
discovered music through Adalynne’s piano, and not long after that, she gave
him a guitar. Little did he know that gift would change his life forever.
Years
later, their age is not the only thing that’s changed...
Adalynne’s love for Fox took on a life of
its own. As they begin to build their lives, her heart aches for him in ways
she can’t understand. As they slowly begin to drift apart, Adalynne becomes
more desperate to cling to their secret romance.
But Fox is no longer the bright-eyed child from
the woods. Her shy, beautiful Fox has grown into a dark, troubled man with a
guitar. And when her last attempt to salvage their relationship breaks Adalynne’s
heart, catching Fox a second time seems just out of her reach.
★PROLOGUE★
Adalynne sat on
her wooden swing, twisting her new white shoes into the dirt beneath her feet.
Tears dripped from her cheeks and she watched as they disappeared into the
fabric of her dress, leaving tiny dark spots on the material. The ropes of the
swing creaked loudly with every sway as she gently pushed it back and forth.
“Why are you
crying?”
Adalynne looked
up through a veil of perfect blonde curls. A boy close to her age was standing
in the line of trees backing onto her property. His voice was so quiet that she
thought at first it might have been the breeze. His unkempt dark hair fell over
his eyes in dark waves. His knees were visible through his ripped pants and his
shirt was adorned with a monster truck with its tongue hanging out. It was a sight
that brought a smile to her lips despite her tears.
Adalynne wiped
her face with the back on her hand and studied the boy. “Where did you come
from?” she asked, looking around to see if anyone else was in his company.
“I live through
that way.” He pointed into the dense trees behind them. “I heard you crying
while I was playing in the woods,” the boy explained, looking nervous.
“It’s my
birthday today and I wanted to wear my favorite dress with pink and blue
stripes but my mom made me wear this yellow dress and it scratches my skin,”
she confessed sadly.
Adalynne slipped
off the swing and closed the distance between them. The boy took a hesitant
step back with her approach. “What’s your name?” she asked curiously. He didn’t
answer her question but instead looked behind him, anxious and ready to flee.
“Don’t go,” she pleaded.
The boy stood
frozen, watching her intently. Adalynne moved slowly out of fear she would scare
him away. She had never seen eyes like his. The color green they exhibited was
vibrant and breathtaking, putting the foliage around them to shame. It made her
think of her bright green crayon that she had used earlier to color the leaves
of her trees. He was so beautiful and quiet she thought he might be her
imagination. She smiled big and bright, letting him know she wanted to be his
friend.
When she was
close enough she reached out and took his hand to confirm he was real. His hand
trembled beneath her fingers as she held it gently. “My name is Adalynne,” she said
softly. He looked back at her with wide eyes. Not even a hint of a smile on his
lips. “It’s my mother’s name too.” She found herself talking out of fear he
would leave if she didn’t keep his interest. “It’s probably why she wants me to
be just like her.” Though he remained quiet he seemed to be interested in her
words. “Sometimes I wonder if I had another name it would be different and I
wouldn’t have to wear uncomfortable clothes, and she would just let me be me
and have fun.”
“You want a
different name?” he whispered. He seemed puzzled by her, as if she were a
strange creature that mysteriously washed up on shore, his curiosity keeping
him captivated.
“Yes! I would
love another name.” Adalynne reached out and took his other hand in hers as
well. He looked down at his hands tightly clasped in hers.
“What would you
want your name to be?” he asked.
Adalynne
giggled. “Hmmm…” She pondered the thought. The idea of picking her own name
excited her. She watched a bee hover over some nearby flowers and her smile
deepened. “Bee,” she responded happily. “Because then I could wear stripes all
the time and play in the flowers whenever I wanted.”
He smiled back
at her then. It was simply beautiful. “What would you choose?” she asked
happily, her tears forgotten now. He shrugged his shoulders and slowly tried to
pull his hand from hers but Adalynne was scared to let him go. There was
something different about this boy that drew her to him. “How about…” Adalynne
thought about what was befitting of the boy in front of her. She remembered
when she was playing in her backyard and saw a fox peeking through the trees.
It left as quickly as it came without a sound. She never told her mother for
fear she wouldn’t let her play outside anymore. “Fox?” He could be her secret
fox.
Adalynne grew
excited with her suggestion. “You remind me of a fox because you are quick,
quiet and…beautiful.” The smile fell from her lips. “You don’t like it?”
“No…I do…I like
it,” he responded with a small smile, bringing her own back to life.
“I like you,”
she confessed.
“Adalynne!”She turned back toward her house when
she heard her mother call her name. The boy pulled his hands from hers and
retreated back into the woods as quiet as he came. It felt like he took a piece
of her with him when he left. Her sadness returned as she walked toward her mother’s
call.
Blurb:
Everyone has a past, some worse than others, but not everyone has the eyes of the world watching their every move. For playboy hot shot movie star James Crowe, his mistake has haunted him for more than a decade. It was a wound that has never healed, but one lapse in judgment has him running for cover as the media descends on him with talons bared. Finding shelter and waiting out the rapid fire seems like the best idea, until he finds himself not so alone.
A girl’s wedding is supposed to be the happiest day of her life. They’re not supposed to find their Prince Charming in bed with another woman the morning of. But when fairy tales turn to dust, what's a girl to do? She sets off on her honeymoon alone, of course. Only Audrey Humphrey’s bad day doesn’t end there when she finds her dream paradise already occupied by a jerk with a gorgeous face and a stubborn streak as wide as hers.
Passions and tempers flare as they grapple for peace. Can they find it before James’s past finds him? Can they see what’s right in front of them or will this be just another mistake to run from?
Airicka Phoenix is a romance junkie with an incurable addiction to chocolate. She is also a prolific author of several novels written for young adult and new adult romance addicts who love bad boys, hot kisses and a gritty plot. Airicka prides herself in producing quality material her readers can fall in love with again and again.
When she's not hard at work bleeding words onto paper, Airicka can be found cuddling with her family, reading, watching TV shows, or just finding excuses not to do chores.
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A
chance meeting between two young souls is all it took...
When Adalynne Fairweather was just a child,
her entire life had already been planned. From Ivy League schools to a career
in law, adventure was the one thing out of her reach. That was until a boy with
bright green eyes and a monster truck t-shirt wandered into her back yard, giving
the adventure she longed for.
Refuge
can be found in the most unlikely places…
Damon Knight’s abusive home life left him longing
for a childhood he never had—until he wandered into Adalynne’s yard. She took
his hand, smiled at him, and even gave him a nickname. Fox. The woods became their escape—a place to flee from reality. He
discovered music through Adalynne’s piano, and not long after that, she gave
him a guitar. Little did he know that gift would change his life forever.
Years
later, their age is not the only thing that’s changed...
Adalynne’s love for Fox took on a life of
its own. As they begin to build their lives, her heart aches for him in ways
she can’t understand. As they slowly begin to drift apart, Adalynne becomes
more desperate to cling to their secret romance.
But Fox is no longer the bright-eyed child from
the woods. Her shy, beautiful Fox has grown into a dark, troubled man with a
guitar. And when her last attempt to salvage their relationship breaks Adalynne’s
heart, catching Fox a second time seems just out of her reach.
★EXCERPT★
When
the set finished the band exited the stage. Adalynne watched Fox leave and she
realized how much she missed him. An unbearable ache formed in her chest.
People began shuffling around the room and music blasted on the speakers
surrounding them. A heavy beat thrummed through the entire club, keeping the
good mood alive and thriving in the many bodies that lined the floor.
“I’m
going to check my messages.” Adalynne held up her phone. “I can’t hear anything
here.” She didn’t wait for anyone to respond. Leaving her seat, she headed
toward the back of the bar toward the restrooms.
“I’m
coming with you.” Katie jumped up and followed on Adalynne’s heels through the
crowded floor of people. When they were away from the guys, Katie pulled up
beside her. “What was going on with you and Brolan Pierce? Do you know him?
Please tell me you know him. You were practically eye doing each other.” Katie
looked up at Adalynne’s face. “Oh my God!
You know the lead singer of Outcome? Why didn’t you tell me you knew him? Is
he the one you’re so hung up on?” Katie’s eyes could not get any wider as she
stared at her. Her nails were digging into Adalynne’s arm.
“Katie,
please be quiet.” Adalynne noticed the girls waiting in the bathroom line
turning to observe their conversation. “Yes, I know him and I didn’t tell you
because that’s not his real name. I didn’t know it until he walked onstage. It
was a long time ago. Anyway, I’m not that hung up.”
“Oh
please. You barely look at all the hot guys that practically drool on you. Look
at Matthew over there. He’s not used to having to work to gain a girl’s
attention. He’s used to girls handing him a free pass to their vaginas. Besides,
I have never seen two people look at each other like that. I thought he was
going to jump off the stage. It was beyond attraction.” Katie looked like she
was going to swoon as she leaned against the wall.
“Do
me a favor and forget about it.” Adalynne tried to dismiss their conversation. She
listened to the message her mother left telling her everything was still fine.
“Why
should I forget? You obviously can’t.” Katie folded her arms across her chest.
She stomped her foot defiantly. “You cannot let this opportunity slip by. I
seriously want to strangle you! You should be asking to speak with him. He owes
you that much after he eye-fucked the hell out of you onstage!”
“Oh
my god, Katie! It wasn’t like that. He was probably just surprised to see me.”
Adalynne shrugged her shoulders and tried to seem casual. “He never wanted me
like that and he doesn’t now.”
“Are
you Adalynne?” A tall man dressed completely in black came to a stop in front
of her. He looked like he walked out of the gym after spending most of his life
there. A black shirt stretched over his massive chest, his hair was cropped
short, and his severe eyes glared at her with a very serious expression. He had
the science of intimidation down perfectly and Adalynne just nodded at his
question, backing up against the wall.
“Will
you follow me?” he continued, taking a step back, expecting her to comply but
halted when she did not move.
“Why?”
she asked when he looked back at her.
“You
are requested by Mr. Pierce,” he stated simply, his patience wearing thin.
“I’ll
cover for you!” Katie pushed Adalynne toward the large security guard. Adalynne
looked back over her shoulder at Katie, who continued to wave her on
encouragingly. The eyes of all the other girls who witnessed the scene stared
after her as well.
Adalynne
tried to calm her breathing as she followed the man through a dark, narrow
hallway until he came to a door and knocked. The door opened narrowly but
Adalynne couldn’t see in the room at her angle.
“Adalynne,”
he said to the person who opened the door. The door closed and a moment later
it swung open wide and Adalynne watched the band members leave the room. They
nodded approvingly at her. The one she recognized from the drums spoke to her
as he passed. “Hello there, beautiful.” Adalynne tried to manage a smile in
return but she was overwhelmed with nerves. He smiled widely at her before
continuing down the hall with the others.
Adalynne
didn’t move. Her feet felt planted in place until the security guard gave her a
gentle nudge of encouragement. She walked in slowly and he closed the door
behind her, narrowly missing her. Adalynne took in the room. The sofas were
covered in discarded clothing. The walls were covered with posters and framed
photographs.
Fox
walked out of a connecting room with a beer in his hand. His hair was messy
like he had just run his fingers through it. He leaned against the door frame
and stared at her from across the room. The emotions that overcame her were
crippling. She had been living so long without her heart and now it was right
in front of her and yet so far. She couldn’t think of anything more striking
than his muscled lean frame. The way his jeans hung so low and how his shirt
hugged his body that held a promise of so much pleasure. He was a drug to her
and she was addicted to him in every sense of the word.
“You
are so beautiful.” His voice was raw from singing. He walked over to the sofa
and sat down, not taking his eyes off her. “I can’t get you out of my fucking
head.” Fox ran his hand down over his face.
Honestly, I don't know where to start with Catching Fox... It brought out such emotion. I will admit, I spent my time looking like a psycho in public, because I couldn't put it down long enough and had to keep reading on my phone while out running errands. I laughed, I cried, I laughed again and cried some more. My heart literally broke so many times and was put back together again only to be broken once more! This tale is all about catching Fox. Our heroine, Adalynne, meets our hero, Damon, at the young age of six. Adalynne comes from one side of the tracks and Damon comes from the other, but regardless of that, they become secret friends under Adalynne's coaxing and this starts the tale of the characters Bee and Fox, the nicknames they give each other which showcase their true identities. These two grow up together continuing to meet in secret and feelings so much more than friendship start to grow. When high school rolls around for the pair , Bee leaves her private school to start at the public school Fox goes to. But she doesn't get the warm welcome she was hoping for and her heart shatters. Fox doesn't even acknowledge her and this starts the chase. The chase to catch Fox and show him that they belong together, that they have a bond that can't be broken and their love is true. If you are looking for a heartwarming, emotional read then look no further! Just make sure to grab a box of tissues before you start because you will need them! Our rating: 5 Beautiful, Amazing Stars!
Blurb:
Holly Dunn didn't know that when she studied at a rock concert, the lead singer would call her out on it. Tommy Nye didn't know he'd be intrigued by her odd sort of ways, which is why he invited her and her friend to go on tour with him.
All Holly wants to do is finish her finals, graduate from grad school, and start her marriage and family therapist internship. The last thing she wants to do is complete her mandatory hours with some has-been eighties rocker and his band of misfits, traveling the country during their comeback tour. But when her friend begs her to take the chance, and when her college advisor tells her any hours alloted with the band will count towards her required number, she finds herself unable to say no.
Tommy Nye wants to relive his glory days when his music topped the charts and he topped the world. When he's confronted by a cute college student most decidedly not paying attention to him and his band during their first concert on their tour, he can't take his eyes off of her. In typical Tommy fashion, he acts before he thinks, and before he knows it, he has two new people on tour with him, with one all over his drummer and the other trying to knock down the walls he's worked so hard to build up.
When a young woman planning for her future and a man desperate to live in the past collide in the most unexpected way, it's necessary to readjust their priorities and focus on the present, before their chance at love disappears.
Full disclosure: I am an acquired taste. I'm a typical blonde Orange County suburbanite who says 'like' more than necessary, laughs loud and probably obnoxiously, and loves to dance in the rain. I'm a 26 year old college graduate with more than a few tricks up my sleeve, and I also happen to be a pretty big Ducks fan. Oh, and I'm a writer. Like, for real.
I recently signed with Anchor Group Publishing, which will see two of my series being published this year. I've self-published over 15 books, with more on the way, so I'm familiar with both a hybrid-traditional publishing method as well as self-publishing.
I don't speak in third person (normally) nor do I wear glasses (except when I'm feeling particularly mischievous). I'm lucky to have found my soul mate at the ripe old age of 22, even though he frustrates me on purpose to get a reaction out of me. We live near Disneyland, have two rambunctious female puppies, and have a beautiful baby girl. He has two amazing boys, and has gotten me hooked on Smallville, watching soccer (okay, okay FOOTBALL - FC Barcelona, baby!), and Cancun Juice.
Innocents Abroad collide with La Dolce Vita when the author and her husband arrive in the ancient city of Rome fresh from the depths of Oregon. While the author endeavored to learn the folkways of the United Nations, her husband tangled with unfamiliar vege weddings, enjoyed a close-up with the pope, tried their hands at grape harvesting, and savored country weekends where the ancient Etruscans still seemed to be lurking. Along the way they made many unforgettable friends including the countess with a butt-reducing machine and a count who served as a model for naked statues of horsemen in his youth.
But not everything was wine and wonders. Dogs in the doctor’s exam room, neighbors in the apartment in the middle of the nights, an auto accident with the military police, a dangerous fall in the subway, too many interactions with an excitable landlord, snakes and unexploded bombs on a golf course, and a sinking sailboat, all added more seasoning to the spaghetti sauce of their life.
Their story begins with a month trying to sleep on a cold marble floor wondering why they came to Rome. It ends with a hopeful toss of coins in the Trevi Fountain to ensure their return to the Eternal City for visits. Ten years of pasta, vino, and the sweet life weren’t enough.
Part memoir, part travelogue, Coins in the Fountain will amuse and intrigue you with the stories of food, friends, and the adventures of a couple who ran away to join the circus (the Circus Maximus, that is).
Life was routine until the author decided to get a law degree. Then a chance meeting led her to run away to the Circus (Maximus) – actually to the United Nations office next door - where she worked as an attorney in the HR department and entered the world of expat life in Rome. After four years she and her husband returned to the U.S. - this time to Washington, D.C. But they missed life in Italy with its great food and wine, endless history, and the many friends we made. The gods smiled and another opportunity came along. Six more years in Rome, again working for the UN, followed. The many happy and sometimes fraught experiences are the subject of her memoir, Coins in the Fountain. She is also the author of a novel about expats in Rome, City of Illusions, and flash fiction has been published in literary reviews. She continues to travel in her spare time, having visited over 100 countries. And when she is in Rome, she always tosses a coin in the Trevi Fountain to ensure another visit.
