Girl Lost
By Nazarea Andrews
Expected Publishing Date: May 1, 2014
Contemporary Romance Ages 17+
Northern
was supposed to be a fresh start—a place where people didn’t know who I was or
how I had spent years in and out of mental institutes. People didn't know about
my parents death or the island no one heard of. But when Peter sits next to me
in lit class, I can’t stop the memories, and I don’t want to. He looks too much
like the boy from the island, and despite my best intentions, coaxes my secrets
from me.
He’s gorgeous,
irresistible, a little mad, and completely lost—we are a pair of broken cogs in
a world neither of us truly fits into. And he listens when I talk, about the
past and the terrifying future. He is somehow gentle and fierce, heartbreaking
in his devotion and savage in his defense.
When Belle, his
best friend, shows up, pale and lovely and sick, Peter pulls away from me, a
startling withdrawal. It’s a relationship that scares and confuses me. She is
at times warm and friendly, and other times is violent and unpredictable.
Peter says that he
wants me, but refuses to let himself get close. And there are secrets,
surrounding both of us, that border on nightmares. As the memories close in, as
Belle gets sicker and more violent, I’m torn between what is true and what I
believe, and what this magical boy knows about my mysterious past.
I shrug. "Because
I can't help but trust you. Even though it's stupid and I have no good reason
for it--I want to trust you. I want you to be someone I can trust." I open
my mouth, to tell him about the boy, about why it is so important to me. Why I
should stay away from him, and why I can't seem to.
Peter speaks first.
"I don't know who your father is. I don't know why you want to run from
your past. But the thing is, Gwen, I don't care. I want to be part of now. I'll
fight tooth and nail to be part of now."
"What if now is
temporary?" I ask, thinking about my aunt and my tenuous grasp on sanity
and all the reasons I should step away from Peter.
"Then we enjoy
what we have," he murmurs. I shudder as his voice wraps around me, as warm
as the hand curving around my neck. He makes a low noise, and lifts me, until
I'm sitting in the circle of his crossed legs. Pressed against him. I can feel
his heartbeat through his shirt, the unsteady pounding. His fingers are still pressed
against my hips, still holding onto me despite having me where he wants.
I should move back,
put distance between us, so he knows that this isn’t ok. I sit still and silent
in his arms and wait for the chiding voice, telling me it’s wrong.
The voice that has
drown out every thought and feeling, every time a boy has touched me.
But it’s silent, oddly
absent—maybe it is as charmed by Peter’s appearance as I am.
“What is Lane, to
you?” he asks, breaking my thoughts.
I shrug, looking at
the pulse point pounding in his throat. “A friend.”
“I don’t want you near
him.” He says.
There is a part of me,
slight but there, that is annoyed by his pronouncement. But the bigger part is
smirking, leaning in so that my lips tickle along his neck. Peter goes very
still, as I whisper, a hairs breath from his skin, “Are you jealous?”
His voice is low,
gravelly, “Yes. Fuck, yes I am. I don’t want any man near you—I hate Micah for
being your brother. I want you with me, always.”
His voice is so
fierce, wild. It’s a savagery that is at odds with the soft circle of his arms,
the gentle press of his fingers on my back.
That is all tenderness
and fragile care.
Nazarea
Andrews is an avid reader and tends to write the stories she wants to read. She
loves chocolate and coffee almost as much as she loves books, but not quite as
much as she loves her kids. She lives in south Georgia with her husband,
daughters, and overgrown dog.
Links: Website / Blog / Twitter / Facebook
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**Hey guys! I couldn't wait to share this post with you. The cover is awesome, & so was the excerpt. I love Peter already and I can't wait to read this. Here's the giveaway.
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