An excerpt introducing Hearst and Townsey from Paxton PI
Hearst lay sprawled on his back on my bed, intently focused on his phone. With his earphones on, it took him a moment to notice me.
When he did, he pulled off the headphones and gave me one of his rare smiles. He worked hard to hide his real personality. I understood why, or at least suspected I understood. But it seemed like a loss for the rest of the world for him to hide his smile away.
“Is a Mohawk too old school? Or should I give it a shot?”
I never knew what was going to come out of his mouth. I didn’t bother to answer. Instead, I walked over and leaned down to see the new piercing.
I touched his cheek gently near the two small pewter balls that were attached to the piece running under his skin. The piercing was closer to his eye than to his cheekbone. “Looks painful.”
He shrugged.
“When did you decide to get another piercing?” Since he hadn’t mentioned wanting an anti-eyebrow piercing, I had a feeling that something bad had gone down last night with his parents.
He tensed up but didn’t answer.
I climbed onto the bed next to him and stared up at the ceiling. I really needed to find something good to make the ceiling less ugly. “I’m here when you want to talk about it.”
We lay there, side by side, without speaking for a while. Finally, I said, “A Mohawk would be a lot of work. I think it might be a bigger commitment than you want to make. Besides, my favorite Mohawks are dyed bright colors. If you did that, you’d lose your gloomy edge.”
He turned to meet my gaze. “You don’t think I could pull off a bright Mohawk and the brooding, morbid thing? I could.”
When had his eyelashes gotten so long? They were visible without his usual heavy-handed guy liner. I looked into his light brown eyes. “I haven’t seen you without black eyeliner in at least two years.”
“I didn’t put on any makeup this morning so I could get the piercing.”
“Those body modification people sure do have a lot of rules. And yet they tattoo and pierce you even though you aren’t eighteen.”
He shrugged. “My fake ID is rock solid. Best that money can buy.”
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When he did, he pulled off the headphones and gave me one of his rare smiles. He worked hard to hide his real personality. I understood why, or at least suspected I understood. But it seemed like a loss for the rest of the world for him to hide his smile away.
“Is a Mohawk too old school? Or should I give it a shot?”
I never knew what was going to come out of his mouth. I didn’t bother to answer. Instead, I walked over and leaned down to see the new piercing.
I touched his cheek gently near the two small pewter balls that were attached to the piece running under his skin. The piercing was closer to his eye than to his cheekbone. “Looks painful.”
He shrugged.
“When did you decide to get another piercing?” Since he hadn’t mentioned wanting an anti-eyebrow piercing, I had a feeling that something bad had gone down last night with his parents.
He tensed up but didn’t answer.
I climbed onto the bed next to him and stared up at the ceiling. I really needed to find something good to make the ceiling less ugly. “I’m here when you want to talk about it.”
We lay there, side by side, without speaking for a while. Finally, I said, “A Mohawk would be a lot of work. I think it might be a bigger commitment than you want to make. Besides, my favorite Mohawks are dyed bright colors. If you did that, you’d lose your gloomy edge.”
He turned to meet my gaze. “You don’t think I could pull off a bright Mohawk and the brooding, morbid thing? I could.”
When had his eyelashes gotten so long? They were visible without his usual heavy-handed guy liner. I looked into his light brown eyes. “I haven’t seen you without black eyeliner in at least two years.”
“I didn’t put on any makeup this morning so I could get the piercing.”
“Those body modification people sure do have a lot of rules. And yet they tattoo and pierce you even though you aren’t eighteen.”
He shrugged. “My fake ID is rock solid. Best that money can buy.”
Seven days until release. Preorder now!
http://www.amazon.com/Daring-Hearts-F...
https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/dari...
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