Blurb
Heather Morrow has been fighting demons all her life, but the
past two years have likely been her darkest.
So when her friend Katie invites her to a reunion of sorts, Heather
jumps at the chance, because Katie, one of the most down-to-earth people
Heather has ever called friend, is the only person she has ever felt like
herself around, and Heather realizes that she needs an ally to help her out of
the shadows.
Kiefer Steele, vocalist for Shock Treatment, has been
battling some demons of his own. He’s
been a nothing most of his life, but world-famous J.C. Gibson took him from his
beach-combing, weed-smoking ways and helped him make something of
himself…except life on the road has taken its toll. The only ray of hope in his life has been his
continuing online friendship with Heather.
The two met in person once, backstage at a concert, and their friendship
has grown stronger.
They haven’t seen each other in three years, though, and
both have changed immensely.
When they discover each other’s darkest secrets, will their
friendship—and budding romance—survive, or are they destined to spend their
lives apart…and alone?
Excerpt
They walked off the deck and
Kiefer said, “So what did you want to talk about?”
“Hmm. I’m not even sure
where to start.”
“No pressure.” Kiefer looked
up toward the mountain across the road. It was covered in evergreen trees
and the sky above was a light blue, clean and clear. He could see why
Johnny wanted to live here. Regular worries were gone, far and away, and
it was like regular shit just didn’t matter.
Heather stopped walking, so Kiefer
slowed and turned to face her. “Um...I have a proposal for you.”
He raised his eyebrow.
“Yeah?”
“Yeah.” She drew in a deep
breath and looked in his eyes, but he could tell it was hard for her. “I,
uh...I don’t want or need a relationship. But I’m so glad you’re my
friend.”
Kiefer smiled. “Ditto.”
“So...just so we can get it out of
our systems...why don’t we, uh, explore our attraction, but...when we leave
here, things go back to the way they were.” Kiefer drew in a long, slow
breath. Was she saying what he thought she was? “That sound okay?”
Honestly, no, it sounded
like a copout. He thought some of telling her that, but he wanted her.
He wanted her to continue to be a part of her life and he also wanted to
step it up a notch after what they had experienced last night. This might
be his only chance to convince her that a more intense relationship could be a
good thing. So he nodded. “Yeah.” On impulse, he took her
hand in his. He wanted to start now.
Heather had other ideas, though.
“Not here.” Kiefer couldn’t help the look of confusion that he knew
appeared on his face. She let go of his hand but got a little closer,
almost as though she were afraid someone would be able to hear her. “If
we’re going to go back to the way things were after this week, then I don’t
want to give anybody here any bright ideas, and I don’t want to answer any
questions or deal with any looks.”
He nodded, saying nothing.
He could live with that. And that also gave him several days to see
what he could do to change her mind.
Bio
Jade C. Jamison was born and raised in Colorado, moved from
one city/town to the next, and she’s decided she likes it so much she wants to
stay…although travel is not out of the question. She lives in a big town in Colorado (not
unlike the fictional Winchester she writes so much about) with her husband and
four children. She is working on becoming
a crazy cat lady. Okay, so maybe not.
Still want more? Jade
has a bachelor’s degree in English Literature and Theater, a master’s degree in
English, and a master of fine arts in Creative Writing. Obviously, she loves school and the student
loan folks love her. She works in human
services by day, teaches English and creative writing at night, and—in between
playing soccer mom and community leader—writes like a fiend. Someday soon, she’ll narrow it down to just
writing, but let’s get all those kids off to college first.
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