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Walking Disaster (Beautiful #2)
Finally, the highly anticipated follow-up to the New York Times bestseller Beautiful Disaster.
Can you love someone too much?
Travis Maddox learned two things from his mother before she died: Love hard. Fight harder.
In Walking Disaster, the life of Travis is full of fast women, underground gambling, and violence. But just when he thinks he is invincible, Abby Abernathy brin...more
Can you love someone too much?
Travis Maddox learned two things from his mother before she died: Love hard. Fight harder.
In Walking Disaster, the life of Travis is full of fast women, underground gambling, and violence. But just when he thinks he is invincible, Abby Abernathy brin...more
Paperback, 433 pages
Published
April 2nd 2013
by Atria Books
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My favorite bad boy is back!!!! ♥♥
From the heart wrenching and tear jerking prologue, to the romance, to the bad ass fights, and to the surprising, heart-racing epilogue, this book is a must-read for any fan of Beautiful Disaster!
It’s important to note though that this book should absolutely be read AFTER Beautiful Disaster. It is not a stand alone, but rather it completed the story of Beautiful Disaster allowing you to experience the full extent of Travis’ all-consuming love for Abby.
Ther...more
Mar 22, 2013
Lana
marked it as to-read
The fact this even EXISTS!
And it's from TRAVIS' POINT OF VIEW!
But I have to wait like...almost 8 months, now.
Whyyyyyyyy...
December 10th, 2012
SO! I am STUPID and just now found the prolog for Walking Disaster...
At first I was like-
And then I read it I was like-
And now I'm like--
IS IT FRIGGIN' 2013 YET?!
December 31st, 2012
As of tomorrow it is officially 15 weeks until this book is on shelves and, yes, in my possession. Fifteen weeks is 105 days. 105 days is 151,200 minutes. 151,200 minutes is 9,...more
And it's from TRAVIS' POINT OF VIEW!
But I have to wait like...almost 8 months, now.
Whyyyyyyyy...
December 10th, 2012
SO! I am STUPID and just now found the prolog for Walking Disaster...
At first I was like-
And then I read it I was like-
And now I'm like--
IS IT FRIGGIN' 2013 YET?!
December 31st, 2012
As of tomorrow it is officially 15 weeks until this book is on shelves and, yes, in my possession. Fifteen weeks is 105 days. 105 days is 151,200 minutes. 151,200 minutes is 9,...more
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Nov 07, 2012
is mee... kissa
marked it as to-read
OooooooooooooooooohmyGod. I am so getting my hands on this as soon as it's out! Stuff everything else! Thank you Jamie MacGuire!
... but please don't ruin this story for me. It's one I like very much.
––> A picture is worth a thousand words
Cover - Oh hello! That is a big arm! I'm liking the tattoos.
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Teasers!!!!!!!
Prologue:
http://issuu.com/atriabooks/docs/walk...
Snippet from Chapter 2: Backfire
“What are you doing?” Shepley said. He stood in the middle of the room, a pair of sneakers in one ha...more
... but please don't ruin this story for me. It's one I like very much.
––> A picture is worth a thousand words
Cover - Oh hello! That is a big arm! I'm liking the tattoos.
***
Teasers!!!!!!!
Prologue:
http://issuu.com/atriabooks/docs/walk...
Snippet from Chapter 2: Backfire
“What are you doing?” Shepley said. He stood in the middle of the room, a pair of sneakers in one ha...more
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FIVE EARTH SHATTERING STARS *****
Don't forget to check out the Playlist at the end of this review
Walking Disaster is Travis's POV From Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuire. So you need to read BD first!
Lets start by saying VAVAVOOM!!
That was absolutely extraordinary! If you know me you'll know how much i love books with boy POV, BUT Walking Disaster is THE BEST.
That prologue was something else! god it was simply devastatingly beautiful. The raw emotions were overwhelming, it was really he...more
Don't forget to check out the Playlist at the end of this review
Walking Disaster is Travis's POV From Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuire. So you need to read BD first!
Lets start by saying VAVAVOOM!!
That was absolutely extraordinary! If you know me you'll know how much i love books with boy POV, BUT Walking Disaster is THE BEST.
That prologue was something else! god it was simply devastatingly beautiful. The raw emotions were overwhelming, it was really he...more
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ME ^ when I got the Walking Disaster ARC
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ME ^ while reading Walking Disaster
~~~~~~~~
Writing my review, exams just got over :P
Thank you Netgalley for the ARC~
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WOW.. The UK cover is just BLOWN!!
So is the US one!!
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OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG
Trent, Thomas, Taylor and Tyler get their own books AND.. *ta ta ta ta* Abby and Travis will have cameos in those books.. *Squeeeeeeee*
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Cover >> ❤_❤
2nd April 2013, COME QUICK!!! I need me some fucking Travis!!! :D
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I...more
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NO SPOILERS for anyone who hasn't read Beautiful Disaster yet, and if you are thinking of starting this series, even if they are both sort of the same, I do recommend you start with Beautiful Disaster first :)
My Review of Beautiful Disaster can be found here.
This is a dysfunctional Romance.
And just like in my review of Beautiful Disaster , I will quote Deb Caletti
“Love at first sight should send you running, if you know what's good for you. It's your dark pieces having instant recognition with...more
My Review of Beautiful Disaster can be found here.
This is a dysfunctional Romance.
And just like in my review of Beautiful Disaster , I will quote Deb Caletti
“Love at first sight should send you running, if you know what's good for you. It's your dark pieces having instant recognition with...more
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Apr 13, 2013
Kristen
rated it
4 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Shelves:
new-adult-college,
his-side-of-the-story,
scrumptious-hero,
angsty-emotional,
bad-boy,
exhausting-read,
fabulous-characters,
fabulous-hero,
favorite-hero,
friends-to-lovers,
lots-of-drama,
mild-steam,
playboy-womanizer,
read-series-in-order,
tortured-hero,
young-adult-angst,
very-angsty,
slightly-confusing-plot,
not-what-i-expected,
favorite-heroine,
4-star,
great-ending,
obsessed-hero
4 STARS WITH A HUGE CAVEAT! Plus HELPFUL ADVICE when reading this book.
5 Mega stars for TRAVIS
3 Stars for content and execution
Equals 4 overall stars
I'm so glad Crista and I decided to do a buddy read of Walking Disaster for the blog Swept Away By Romance. My anticipation and expectations for this book were off the charts and frankly, a little...or perhaps a lot...unrealistic. It was a great relief to have her as a sounding board as we both discovered together that the realities of this book w...more
5 Mega stars for TRAVIS
3 Stars for content and execution
Equals 4 overall stars
I'm so glad Crista and I decided to do a buddy read of Walking Disaster for the blog Swept Away By Romance. My anticipation and expectations for this book were off the charts and frankly, a little...or perhaps a lot...unrealistic. It was a great relief to have her as a sounding board as we both discovered together that the realities of this book w...more
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The was time I head want really the I and seriously only couch angry one thing don't sigh bad can't he this who bribe dumb like thought get wasn't about this believe was how even had my this to that me pretty angry be Travis book a shown I made is pointless stake to was wasted effing that as portrayed my head attempt nothing being ridiculous time as new at started and happened when somehow raging on skimmed trying and you not to that the make time the hurts what more as stupid think second money...more
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IT'S ALL WORTH THE WAIT!
All the waiting for the cover, blurb, excerpts, pre-order and arc openings. It's all so worth it.
Two years. I waited two long years for this book to finally come out! To say I was excited was an understatement. I was beyond excited! I was peeing-in-my-pants-I-just-can’t-wait-excited! Why wouldn’t I be excited? We could finally get inside the head of The Travis Maddox and he’s the one I consider as my first ever book-boyfriend so squeal for the excitement and expectations....more
All the waiting for the cover, blurb, excerpts, pre-order and arc openings. It's all so worth it.
Two years. I waited two long years for this book to finally come out! To say I was excited was an understatement. I was beyond excited! I was peeing-in-my-pants-I-just-can’t-wait-excited! Why wouldn’t I be excited? We could finally get inside the head of The Travis Maddox and he’s the one I consider as my first ever book-boyfriend so squeal for the excitement and expectations....more
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(can u believe that i found another 1? Lol)
oohhh lalala ... buttercup !!!
how i love that picture. thats how i pictured travis and pigeon in my mind <3 :D :p
but its too far awayyyyy
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Travis! <3
The RD can't come soon enough!
UPDATE:
Travis Maddox… Gosh, how I missed ya. (ღ˘⌣˘ღ)
I loved being in Travis’ head. Seeing the story of him and Abby through his eyes was like chocolate cake for my shipper heart. I enjoyed the book very much, yet at times something didn’t feel quite right. I was missing something and I didn’t know exactly what until the “goodbye sex” scene or rather the morning after, when Travis’ world came crashing down on him for the first time. Angst! I was miss...more
Apr 07, 2013
kristina
rated it
5 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Shelves:
favorites,
contemporary
I decided a long time ago I would feed on the vultures until a dove came along .
A pigeon.
Travis
“Abby being in my room made it feel like home, and the emptiness no longer seemed right.”
Abby
OMG this book was amazing . Even though I was reading the same story being in Travis head was an amazing experience .
Travis for the first time in his life is getting overwhelmed by a girl.
She is brave , intelligent and beautiful but he knows that she is hiding something from him. In the beginning his only pur...more
A pigeon.
Travis
“Abby being in my room made it feel like home, and the emptiness no longer seemed right.”
Abby
OMG this book was amazing . Even though I was reading the same story being in Travis head was an amazing experience .
Travis for the first time in his life is getting overwhelmed by a girl.
She is brave , intelligent and beautiful but he knows that she is hiding something from him. In the beginning his only pur...more
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Mar 27, 2013
Vishous * 4ever Racht's Minion *
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Shelves:
young-adult-new-adult,
romance,
hot-hot-guyzzz,
my-favourite,
review,
arc,
bad-bad-boy,
could-not-put-down,
emo-angsty,
fangirl-daze,
guy-with-major-mental-issues,
hooked-addicted-please-be-real,
i-will-read-you-to-death,
male-pov,
marry-me,
me-likey-mucho,
mmmmmmmm,
need-you-in-my-bed,
netgalley,
series,
steamy,
swooning,
the-highest-level-of-drama
arc courtesy of netgalley in exchange for an honest review!
i looooove you netgalley!!!!!
I waited so long to be in his head and it was verra verra good!
I must say that I was expecting something more. I don't know was the reason to that the reason that it was the same story but from his POV, but I did miss something. Nothing much, but I had a feeling like it was more like narration of the story and less how he felt. Again I repeat myself, maybe it was only because I knew the whole story and there...more
i looooove you netgalley!!!!!
I waited so long to be in his head and it was verra verra good!
I must say that I was expecting something more. I don't know was the reason to that the reason that it was the same story but from his POV, but I did miss something. Nothing much, but I had a feeling like it was more like narration of the story and less how he felt. Again I repeat myself, maybe it was only because I knew the whole story and there...more
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Dec 21, 2012
Alexis ~*Too many books, not enough time*~
marked it as to-read
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Apr 07, 2013
Vika S - ♔ of GIF according to Sharon
rated it
5 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
My Trav & Pidg
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
“First, it’s okay to be sad. It’s okay to feel things. Remember that. Second, be a kid for as long as you can. Play games, Travis. Be silly”—her eyes glossed over—“and you and your brothers take care of each other, and your father. Even when you grow up and move away, it’s important to come home.”
In short it's a retelling of Beautiful Disaster in Travis' POV. The book got somewhat redundant and choppy and if you haven't read the 1st book don't ruin it...more
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4.5 Crazy in Love Stars
(Full Review is UP!) Spoiler Alert If you have not read Beautiful Disaster, this review will contain spoilers.
My Travis casting:
Whoaaaaa, boy! I know I am NOT alone in saying--I AM SO HAPPY TO HAVE MORE TRAVIS!!!!!!!!
Walking Disaster is a brilliant addition to the "Beautiful Series". I will admit, I was very hesitant to read a book that was basically going to be the same book I have already read, just from the voice of the hero and not heroine. But, it works. It really do...more
(Full Review is UP!) Spoiler Alert If you have not read Beautiful Disaster, this review will contain spoilers.
My Travis casting:
Whoaaaaa, boy! I know I am NOT alone in saying--I AM SO HAPPY TO HAVE MORE TRAVIS!!!!!!!!
Walking Disaster is a brilliant addition to the "Beautiful Series". I will admit, I was very hesitant to read a book that was basically going to be the same book I have already read, just from the voice of the hero and not heroine. But, it works. It really do...more
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after waiting for a very long time to read this!!! it's like what? CENTURY?! I felt... really sad that it has to end, but I'm also full of joy and love now that im finished! oh my Travis! it's true! when you get to Travis Maddox head you won't want to leave. I laughed, and cried and felt Travi's heartbreak over Abby. And I fell madly in LOVE...with Travis....again... sigh.
It's not really the first time to be in male characters head but this one, it's Travis... I LOVED EVERY SINGLE MOMENT I WAS W...more
It's not really the first time to be in male characters head but this one, it's Travis... I LOVED EVERY SINGLE MOMENT I WAS W...more
So.
It all started quite a few months ago when I was quietly going about my business. Until something hit me like a sledgehammer in the head.
This.
Then of course half the reading community seemed to hate it, so obviously that seemed to be my call.
That resulted into one day of obsessive reading till I was stumbling my way through normal people activities the next day:
And all-day fantasies about bare-chested, tattoo-clad, gorgeous, manwhore 20-year-old fighters:
While desperately trying to cling...more
It all started quite a few months ago when I was quietly going about my business. Until something hit me like a sledgehammer in the head.
This.
Then of course half the reading community seemed to hate it, so obviously that seemed to be my call.
That resulted into one day of obsessive reading till I was stumbling my way through normal people activities the next day:
And all-day fantasies about bare-chested, tattoo-clad, gorgeous, manwhore 20-year-old fighters:
While desperately trying to cling...more
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"One of these days you're going to fall in love, son. Don't settle for just anyone. Choose the girl that doesn't come easy; the one you have to fight for, and then never stop fighting. Never."
What is there to say except I LOVED WALKING DISASTER.
Every. Stinking. Word.
That. Is. All.
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My favourite bad boy Travis and his Pigeon:
This is Travis's motto. He thinks that people ruled by emotions are weak. He is rough boy, living carefree life, depending on noone. He has his ideal girl dreamed-of in his head, he has just never met her yet. Until Abby comes into his life. She is different, refreshing and she doesn't succumb...more
"Leaving emotions at the door, and replacing it with numbness, or anger - which was much easier to control - was easy. Letting yourself feel made you vulnerable."
This is Travis's motto. He thinks that people ruled by emotions are weak. He is rough boy, living carefree life, depending on noone. He has his ideal girl dreamed-of in his head, he has just never met her yet. Until Abby comes into his life. She is different, refreshing and she doesn't succumb...more
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Me too, Britney. Me too.
I think I suffered from high expectations on this one. I thought we were going to get all this new information about their relationship and I didn't feel like that happened. I felt like a lot of the conversations were the same almost verbatim but with pronouns changed.
I understand I will probably be in the minority on this and would appreciate people not jumping on me. :)
I will say, that the epilogue completely saved me and I had a huge smile on my face when I finished...more
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You know when you've been waiting for a sequel for so long, you get it and well, it's just so disappointing? Yeah? Don't worry, this wasn't one of them. It was just SO good, great, fantastic, addicting.. you name it.
I read Beautiful Disaster a handful of times and fell in love with Travis and Abby's story. There wasn't anything I would have changed about the story, only that I wish I had more of it! So going in to Travis' book I could almost rest easy. I knew it was going to be tough, I new the...more
I read Beautiful Disaster a handful of times and fell in love with Travis and Abby's story. There wasn't anything I would have changed about the story, only that I wish I had more of it! So going in to Travis' book I could almost rest easy. I knew it was going to be tough, I new the...more
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4 - 4.5 STARS.
Travis *sigh* thank you for reminding me why you're my favorite bad boy book boyfriend...
Review to come.
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Finally some more Travis & Abby!!!!
Me while reading:
My Abby and Travis --
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Travis *sigh* thank you for reminding me why you're my favorite bad boy book boyfriend...
Review to come.
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Finally some more Travis & Abby!!!!
Me while reading:
My Abby and Travis --
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
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Oh.My.Fucking.GOD!!! (<---you know shit just got real when someone is spelling it out!!!!!)
Give me Give me Give me!!!!!
Is this even real life anymore?!
omg omg omg!!!!!!
Edit:
Fgfkishufdutdckolsa jyij!!!!!!!!!
I will say more when i get my hands on a flipping computer ! But for now I think that sums up my feels pretty fucking well!!!!!!
Omg <3
Give me Give me Give me!!!!!
Is this even real life anymore?!
omg omg omg!!!!!!
Edit:
Fgfkishufdutdckolsa jyij!!!!!!!!!
I will say more when i get my hands on a flipping computer ! But for now I think that sums up my feels pretty fucking well!!!!!!
Omg <3
O.M.F.G!!!!!!
You know what gets me??? Even though i know how this story ends, i still live trough each and every moment with the same intensity it delivered the first time i've read Beautiful Disaster. McGuire is an awesome writer and this story NEEDS TO HIT THE BIG SCREEN, LIKE, YESTERDAY!!!!
You know what gets me??? Even though i know how this story ends, i still live trough each and every moment with the same intensity it delivered the first time i've read Beautiful Disaster. McGuire is an awesome writer and this story NEEDS TO HIT THE BIG SCREEN, LIKE, YESTERDAY!!!!
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Jul 12, 2012
cεℓтïcεяαƨ мυƨε
marked it as to-read
Shelves:
most-lukin-forward-to,
omfg,
series-companions-standalones,
series-love_continued-seq-cant-wait,
top-tbr,
wow,
2012-2013,
cover-love_hottest-guy-gal-on-cover,
hurry-up_hurry-up_hurry-up_damn-you,
series-love_part-of-series,
upcoming-2013-lukin-forward-to,
adult-contemp-n-everyfin_new-adult,
immediate,
new-adult-college,
april2013,
my-fav-guys
2013???
20FREAKING13
Am I being tested
What did I do to deserve this
UGH!!!
I just can't...
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5 Stars <3
I’m going to start right off and say... If you loved Beautiful Disaster, you will love this! If you didn’t love Beautiful Disaster (depending on the reason) you still may love this! Being in Travis’s head was way better than Abby’s :D
My Travis and Abby
“You’re not her type”
“I’m everyone’s type!”
“It just sucks that I finally found the girl worth having and she’s too good for me.”
It was great to see Travis’s pov! Now, I have a lot of book boyfriends, I’ll be the first to admit it....more
I’m going to start right off and say... If you loved Beautiful Disaster, you will love this! If you didn’t love Beautiful Disaster (depending on the reason) you still may love this! Being in Travis’s head was way better than Abby’s :D
My Travis and Abby
“You’re not her type”
“I’m everyone’s type!”
“It just sucks that I finally found the girl worth having and she’s too good for me.”
It was great to see Travis’s pov! Now, I have a lot of book boyfriends, I’ll be the first to admit it....more
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5 UNFORGETTABLE MADDOX STARS.
I'd like to start this review by raising a toast to the most infuriating, dysfunctional, addictive, up and down, head over heels in love couple in the history of book writing ~ To Travis and Abby, long live your messed up Love, you have entertained and horrified your readers in equal measure and I can't help but love it and here are my thoughts ...
I had funny tummy, girly yummy feelings throughout this book. I have said it before, and I'll say it again. Nothing, I m...more
I'd like to start this review by raising a toast to the most infuriating, dysfunctional, addictive, up and down, head over heels in love couple in the history of book writing ~ To Travis and Abby, long live your messed up Love, you have entertained and horrified your readers in equal measure and I can't help but love it and here are my thoughts ...
I had funny tummy, girly yummy feelings throughout this book. I have said it before, and I'll say it again. Nothing, I m...more
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Mar 23, 2013
Debbie (Cimmaron of Talk Supe)
marked it as to-read
Review Originally posted on TALK SUPE
To borrow a term from Colleen Hoover's Point of Retreat, WALKING DISASTER was butterflying beautiful. As one of my most highly anticipated reads for 2013, I was literally shaking when I received an early copy of this book. I did not and could not put it down until the very end. I didn't think it was possible for me to love Travis Maddox more after reading Beautiful Disaster but Jamie proved me wrong. Walking Disaster not only made me fall in love with this se...more
To borrow a term from Colleen Hoover's Point of Retreat, WALKING DISASTER was butterflying beautiful. As one of my most highly anticipated reads for 2013, I was literally shaking when I received an early copy of this book. I did not and could not put it down until the very end. I didn't think it was possible for me to love Travis Maddox more after reading Beautiful Disaster but Jamie proved me wrong. Walking Disaster not only made me fall in love with this se...more
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I'm dying!!!!! Ya morí, bueno, no, jaja. Pero qué emoción!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Simon & Schuster los amo, condenados!!!! Tendré que comprar BD nuevamente, ¡pero no importa! ¡En estos momentos estoy que ahkahfakhfakhfah! Pero, vamos, ¡¿2013 para el POV de Travis?!
**happy dance**
Editado: Fecha de publicación 16 de abril 2013... ¡Falta demasiado! *llora*
Simon & Schuster los amo, condenados!!!! Tendré que comprar BD nuevamente, ¡pero no importa! ¡En estos momentos estoy que ahkahfakhfakhfah! Pero, vamos, ¡¿2013 para el POV de Travis?!
**happy dance**
Editado: Fecha de publicación 16 de abril 2013... ¡Falta demasiado! *llora*
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Jamie McGuire was born in Tulsa, OK. She was raised by her mother Brenda in Blackwell, OK, where she graduated high school in 1997. Jamie attended the Northern Oklahoma College, the University of Central Oklahoma, and Autry Technology Center where she graduated with a degree in Radiography.
Jamie now lives in Enid, OK with her three children and husband Jeff, who is a real, live cowboy. They share...more
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“One of these days you're going to fall in love, son. Don't settle for just anyone. Choose the girl that doesn't come easy; the one you have to fight for, and then never stop fighting. Never”
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“I decided a long time ago I would feed on the vultures until a dove came along. A pigeon. The kind of soul that didn't impede on anyone; just walked around worrying about its own business, trying to get through life without pulling everyone else down. With its own needs and selfish habits. Brave. A communicator. Intelligent. Beautiful. Soft-spoken. A creature that mates for life. Unattainable until she has a reason to trust you.”
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