SOMETHING WORTH SAVING by Chelsea Landon

 

Something Worth Saving

by Chelsea Landon

Release Date: Feb 4, 2014

Hosted by: Southern Belle Book Blog

Synopsis

Something Worth Saving is a story about a woman questioning her relationship with her longtime boyfriend. Raw and emotional, he doesn’t know how to show her his intentions are pure.

They have love, but is that enough?

 

Blurb

I’ll tell you a story about two people who loved with everything they had and fought for what they believed in despite the world around them. They fought for something worth saving.

     The story is something beautiful. It’s a story about me.

     My reality, the story I’m telling, is that I share Jace Ryan with the world and he keeps us safe. The warmth of his heart and body, all beautiful, and worth saving.

     Some would now venture to wonder, what’s missing then?

     And I ask myself that a lot.

     But it’s the nights that get me because you see that there? That hesitation? The question where I asked myself what’s missing?

     You see everything around us tests our will, our faith, and our ability to tell right from wrong, to believe there’s good when there’s only evil. 

     To me, it’s a fate among the toughest deciding on its path. It’s the restless sounds at night that I awake to wondering what I’m missing. The ones that crept deep in my bones and reminded me that this story, while still being written, had taken a turn into something darker, a place I never thought we would be.

     It was one night, one fate and something tragic destroying something beautiful.

     Heavy sheets of smoke curling and rolling together constricting my visions of this life I had.

     You see that there?

     That wrenching pain in your gut knowing not everything as it seems?

     Look closer. That nervous energy you now have, stumbling over words you can’t say, a voice muffled under a mask, a moaning plea to be saved, slurred words on the tip of your tongue, there’s the something tragic.

     When I have nothing left to give, nothing left to say, it’s him that brings me back to the moment, in the arms of my firefighter, the warmth of his heart and body, struggling to save his family.

 

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Excerpt

Aubrey

Offensive Attack – Something Worth Saving

I was the closest to the flames, and the smoke was too much. Sputtering coughs, I heard the sound of glass breaking, and I was lost in the smoke.

Everyone has a story. Some beautiful. Some tragic.

For a moment, and though it didn’t feel like a moment, this was something tragic.

It was one night, one fate, and something tragic destroying something beautiful.

Heavy sheets of smoke curling and rolling together, constricting my visions of this life of mine.

You see that there?

That wrenching pain in your gut, knowing not everything is as it seems?

Look closer. That nervous energy you now have, stumbling over words you can’t say, a moaning plea to be saved, slurred words on the tip of your tongue — there’s the something tragic.

When I have nothing left to give, nothing left to say, it’s he who brings me back to the moment, in the arms of my firefighter, the warmth of his heart and body, struggling to save his family.

His voice was muffled under his mask, slurred.

Just as I feel like I’m going to fall, it’s the warmth of his breath against my neck that keeps me there, on the edge, with him.

 “Stay with me, honey.” His voice was muffled by his mask, a harsh gravelly sound, followed by the hiss of each breath he took. “Please. Please just stay with me.”

I said something, though I’m not sure what, and he pushed my hair back, cupping my face with his gloved hand. I felt the warmth.

“You’re okay …hold onto me. I got you.”

I looked up at him, smoke and flames curling around us. He stared at me for a long moment, and though I knew he had so many questions right then, he had one thing on his mind. Saving us. “Our b-b-babies…”

Tucking me into his chest, he carried me through the heavy smoke to safety.

The air was thick. Black soot surrounded me. My skin felt tight, my lips and cheeks burning so much I felt them cracking.

I remember laying my head against his chest as he took quick steps. My arms wrapped around his neck, holding on as tight as my weak arms would let me.

“Breathe, baby …please, just breathe …” Removing his breathing mask, he placed it against my face, urging me to take a breath. I didn’t want to. I didn’t feel I should be able to. “Breathe for me! Please just fucking breathe …” His voice faded.

I wanted my babies alive. But me, I wasn’t sure I was worth saving.

I deserved whatever punishment fate handed me. The fear inside marks us in ways we’ll never fully understand, and draped over my heart are fears I can’t change.

Playlist

1.         A Beautiful War – Kings of Leon

2.         Breathe Me – Sia 

3.         Grey Blue Eyes – Dave Matthews

4.         Closer – Nine Inch Nails

5.         This Moment – Katy Perry

6.         As I’m Leaving – David Gray

7.         In My Veins – Andrew Belle

8.         Be Still – The Fray

9.         Darling Nikki – Prince

10.       Stroke Me – Mickey Avalon

11.       The One I Love – David Gray

12.       Say Something – A Great Big World

13.       Syrup & Honey – Duffy

14.       Simple Man – Lynyrd Skynyrd

15.       You Found Me – The Fray

16.       All Through The Night – Sleeping At Last

 

Character Casting

 

Author Bio

A stay-at-home mom, Chelsea Landon spends her days drinking entirely too much caffeine, baking sugar-sweet treats she never eats, and jotting down notes for her novels. A dreamer at heart, she’s creating happily ever afters. She’s a lover, a writer, a dreamer, would rather type than speak, wants to remember everything, loves lots of ice in her drinks, and is slightly introverted. 

Ten Fun Facts about Chelsea Landon

1.         I love Pinterest. LOVE it.

2.         Love coffee. Even more than Pinterest.

3.         I’ve always wanted to be a bartender. See #4.

4.         My favorite movie is Cocktail. Which has inspired my next book Come Sundown.

5.         I travel a lot. Road trips are considered a past time to me. I could get in a car and drive for hours with my music blasting and no destination in sight.

6.         If I could go anywhere tomorrow it would be Australia.

7.         I constantly feel like a bad parent. Little tiny lives depend on me and that stresses me out. 

8.         Because of #7, I’m sure I have anxiety.

9.         My favorite book is The Outsiders but followed closely by anything Janet Evanovich writes.

10.       My favorite color is teal. I hate gray. I wish it would decide what color it wants to be. Black or white. Funny enough, I have a lot of gray shirts. And clearly teal can’t decide what color it wants to be either, can it?

Contact Links

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/chelsealandon13

Twitter – https://twitter.com/Chelsea_Landon

Website – http://www.chelsealandon.com

Email - Clbooks13@gmail.com

 

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