Expected Release:
March 6, 2014
Estelle
"Star" Falconé, a thirty-year-old tattooed bartender, was once a
free-spirited dreamer who dabbled in astrology for fun and secretly dreamed of
becoming a rock-star some day.
Twenty-one-year-old
Shane Harper was once the star of his high school basketball team. With a full
ride scholarship, his dream was to play college basketball and study planetary
science. When a tragic car accident permanently sidelines his basketball
career, college is out of the question.
Sparks fly when
their two worlds collide.
Can a
relationship survive between a thirty-year-old starry-eyed woman who's on the
run from an extremely dangerous man, and a twenty-one-year-old science geek
who's hell-bent on protecting her at all cost?
***Caution*** for
mature readers. Contains graphic violence including rape. This is a complete,
standalone novel.
Excerpt
Finally giving up
on sleep, she climbed from bed and gathered her clothes to take into the
bathroom for a long hot shower, hopeful the hot water would dislodge the myriad
of inappropriate thoughts that had started to march through her sleep-deprived
brain.
Star knew Shane
was too young for her. He'd barely begun to live his life and in her thirty
years she'd already lived enough for both of them combined. There was an
undeniable attraction, she couldn't dispute that. Holding him, comforting him,
as she had just a few short hours ago left her craving more of his touch.
She gritted her
teeth and turned up the water temperature as she scrubbed her body. "Why
is it the men I'm attracted to are always wrong for me? For once, why can't I
like the nerdy, science geek with a big brain instead of a big…ego," she
huffed.
After her shower,
she wiped the fog from the mirror and studied the lines in her face. Time had
not been kind to her, especially the time spent with Derek. She smoothed the
skin around her eyes, suddenly wondering how much a face-lift would
set her back. A more close-up inspection advised her that more than a
couple new gray hairs had sprouted, seemingly overnight, as well.
"Are you
going to be much longer?" Shane's muffled voice asked from the other side
of the bathroom door causing her to jump.
"Just a few
more minutes, sorry," she answered. She hurriedly dried off and scrambled
into her clothes. When she opened the door, he sat on the floor facing her, his
back against the wall. He beamed mischievously up at her, and something warm
pooled inside of her. She smiled back and said, "I guess I kind of lost
track of time."
"No worries.
As long as there's hot water left, I don't mind." He held his hand out to
her. "Help me up, Blue," he asked.
She tugged him to
his feet and he seemed reluctant to let go of her hand. He gave her fingers a quick
squeeze. Holy hell I'm melting here. She thought. The tips of her ears
started to burn and she withdrew her hand from his. "All yours," she
whispered and turned to go to her room.
She couldn't be
sure, it may have been her overactive imagination, or wishful thinking, but she
could have sworn she heard him say "I wish," before he disappeared
into the bathroom.
Star fanned
herself and sat down on the corner of her bed. If he had remembered having the
nightmare, or her rocking him back to sleep afterwards, it wasn't evident in
the tundra-melting smile he'd given her. She wasn't sure how she felt about
that. Was she disappointed that he hadn't remembered, or relieved?
About the Author
Ten things about
me:
1. I'm an only
child.
2.
My only child is a Min Pin.
3. I was born in Iowa City, Iowa.
4. I worked as a
professional psychic reader for 2 years.
5. I'm a Pisces Sun, Leo Moon with Aquarius
rising.
6.
I've written 7 books and am in the process of brainstorming the 8th.
7. I make my home
near St. Louis, MO.
8. I ran my first 1/2 marathon at age
50.
9.
I love 80's hair band music.
10. I'm a vegetarian.
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