Previews

As promised, here is a preview from the second AOP book and then one from Tabitha's book:

“Your mind wasn’t compromised by drugs and alcohol this time,” I whispered to him. “What you did was carefully calculated. I don’t condone what you did to Emmy, not by a longshot, but I know you didn’t mean it. This time you were very aware of what you were doing. It scares me that you can willfully and knowingly become violent like that.”

Kyle got very close to me, almost nose to nose. “If someone had come after me and kicked my ass up and down the eastern seaboard after what I did to Emmy, I would have not only deserved it, I would have welcomed it,” he whispered harshly. “In fact, I’m still waiting for it. If it takes ten years for someone to knock the shit out of me for what I did, I’ll deserve it no less. I wish someone had. It actually pisses me off that no one has. It makes me think they don’t love her enough to do it."

I was stunned. I looked everywhere else but at his face, because I didn’t know what to say.

I noticed that the woman at the yogurt wall was paying way more attention to us than the yogurt, not even having the shame to look away when I caught her staring.

“What the hell is your problem?” I snapped at her. That made her pay attention to her fermented milk.

“Come on,” Kyle sighed, ushering me along with one hand on my back to keep me from willfully and knowingly kicking the yogurt lady’s ass.


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Leo & Tabs

Leo & Tabitha’s Sneak Peek

“You don’t have to go in there,” I whispered and was surprised to find myself fighting off the strong desire to cry. “It’s just me. I’m not worth whatever trouble you’re about to get into.”

Our eyes locked. It was a movie moment, to be sure. If I didn’t hate him only hours before and if my best friend was not his girlfriend, I would have leaned forward and kissed him. The hunger to press my lips to his both thrilled me and frightened me. At my tender age, I had never felt that before, and what luck to feel it with Leo of all people.

I immediately felt guilty and quite ridiculous for my scandalous thoughts. Not only would I definitely break girl code by even considering kissing Leo, but he was Leo, the very guy that frequently went out of his way to make my life miserable.

“I don’t know why you would believe that you’re not worth it,” he said softly as he firmly pushed me back into the truck. “But you are. Just let me be your hero for the night. You can thank me later.”