✨EXCERPT: KNOX UNLEASHED by @scarlettcole releasing June 4th!
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She places her palm on my thigh as she regains her balance, but her laughter brightens her whole face. I grab my phone real quick and take a photo of her. The first one I’ll have of many.
“Wait, what are you doing?”
“Think it’s obvious. I just took your photograph. You look real pretty when you laugh.”
She stamps a foot. “Oh my god. I need to get a spine.”
Now, I laugh. “What do you mean by that?” “You keep saying things, and I keep melting.”
Confused, I pull her to me. “Isn’t that the way it’s supposed to be?”
“No, I’m supposed to set boundaries. Like, tell you to ask me if you want to take my photo.”
“See?” she says, throwing up her hands. “Hi, I’m Maren. I’m an ice cube that turns into puddle every time my boyfriend says not-suitable-for-work sweet things. Pleased to meet you.”
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✨EXCERPT: XOXO, Summer by @s.l.scott releasing June 5th!
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The blindfold is lifted to rest on my forehead. Daniel is always a nice surprise, but he’s blocking my view. When he steps aside, my hands fly to cover my mouth when it drops open. I pivot my gaze back to him, who knows by the smirk on his face that he’s done good. Darn good.
I glance at the box stuffed in an arena seat and see white ice skates still inside. Tears flood my eyes, and even when I tip my head back, I can’t keep them from falling. “You brought me ice-skating?”
“Figured we could skate together since we’re a long way off from preseason.”
He flips a seat down for me to sit. I take in the rink and the arena, the scoreboard, and the large speakers, their penguin mascot painted under layers of ice, and the team’s logos on the sides. “This is where you play?”
He sits next to me to start putting on his skates. “This is where I play.”
The tears should have subsided. I don’t know why, but I feel closer to him than ever, being here. Leaning over, I hug him. “Thank you. Thank you for bringing me here.”
“It’s fun you’re here, Sunshine. So I guess I should have asked. Do you know how to ice-skate?”
Oh boy. “It’s been a while, but I sure do. I was Frosty the Snowman in our school’s production in third grade. It was a live show on ice.”
“I can’t wait to see those moves.”
“Yeah, watch out. Literally.” I laugh just as the crackle of speakers is sharp to the ears. A pop song soon comes through. Removing the blade covers from his skates, he backs onto the ice. I take one off and then the other just as the song changes from upbeat to . . . My heart catches in my throat. “Are you romancing me, Mr. Sutton?”
“May I have this dance?”
I take his hand and step onto the ice. I want to say it’s like riding a bike, but I’m grateful the sides of the skates are reinforced to keep my ankles from breaking.
He asks, “Can you skate backward?”
“No.” I flash a humorless grin. “Absolutely not.”
Moving his hands to my waist, he says, “Hold my shoulders. I got you.”
He’s got me alright.
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✨EXCERPT: PROMISE by @lbdunbarwrites releasing June 4th!
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I’m a little stiff, so Dart takes my hand and sets it around his neck. He slips his now free hand to my hip. We feel even closer. His heart races beneath my other hand. The back of his neck is damp. His forehead is almost against mine.
“Hold onto me, Forever,” he whispers, his breath brushing my lips.
“I don’t want people to think I’m clinging to you.” The words come out in a rush. A river of panic. Not that I care what people think, but I don’t want to look like I’m clinging to the man who broke my heart.
Dart stills. He lifts my chin and meets my eyes. “Then let me cling to you.”
He scoops his hand around my back again while the other one slips around my nape. We look like we’re embracing more than dancing. Dart picks up that subtle sway again and hums in my ear, emphasizing certain words in the tune.
Home. Never leaving. Love.
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