Piece by Piece
ETHAN’S HIT A ROUGH SPOT
So
I caught my dad in bed with my ex-girlfriend. My best friend cancelled our
plans to celebrate my birthday. Decided to drink away the betrayal. Made out
with a cardboard cutout of a celebrity in front of my new roommates. Got in a
bar fight.
Hooked
up with that pretty bartender whose sad smile I’ve secretly been painting
pictures of since forever, but she shoved me out the door without a word.
Did
I mention the tattoo I don’t exactly remember getting?
And
that’s only Saturday. Now I need to pick up the pieces of my messed-up life.
LEEANNE’S HAD A TOUGH
LIFE
What
do you do when you’ve lived in the same small town your whole life and you feel
as if you’ll always be stuck in the same rut, like a piece of busted wagon
wheel? Well, maybe you start by hooking up with the first decent guy who walks
into your bar.
Maybe
once you do, it’s hard to get him out of your head even though you try. And
maybe, just maybe, you find out he makes you laugh even more than he makes you
want to shout his name.
If
you’re me, you don’t even know what to do with a guy like him. A little piece
of happiness…that feels downright dangerous.
Excerpt
(LeeAnne’s POV):
So, whatcha thinking? Time to go?” He
rises up on his knees. The way he’s poised, he could either move away or get
closer just as easily.
“Oh, I don’t know. I'm not dizzy yet.”
Not that I honestly want to get dizzy, but we’ve gotten a little too serious.
After Ethan brought me here to have fun, I want to lighten the mood.
With his hands deep in the pockets of his
leather jacket, Ethan leans in toward me again. “I thought you didn't want me
to make you dizzy.”
I didn't think so. Yet here we are, hot
breath puffing in the cold air between us. My lips tingle as he leans close.
It’s impossible to forget the way his hands explored me so carefully before.
The way his tongue tasted me like he wanted to keep on tasting me forever.
“You remember that first time you kissed
me?”
His cheeks turn a deep merlot. “Damn
right I do. I remember thinking it was the best kiss I'd ever had.”
Well now. I'm pretty sure if I wasn't
sitting on something cold and metal, I'd have just melted right into the
playground gravel.
“It was the first time I’d kissed someone
because I wanted to, and not because I thought I should.” My chest feels
strange when I confess this to him. Like it’s full of butterflies or bees.
Lighter but nervous. And oh God, my heart is just bouncing every which way.
As his hair brushes my forehead, his
dimple deepens and his eyes get darker. “I’m glad you wanted to kiss me, LeeAnne.
I’ve been dying to do it again.”
Maybe…maybe I don’t have to lean on him.
Maybe I could just lean in again. Meet those wind-chapped lips halfway. That’d
be okay, right?
I wrap my arms around my knees and smile.
“I think I've decided I wouldn't mind getting a little dizzy.”
His lips brush mine so fast, I’m left
breathless when he jumps from the merry-go-round to give it a spin.
“Hang on tight,” he says.
So I do.
(Kenya's Note: WHUUUTT?! Yeah, I'm reading that! Also, check out this pic of a back... seriously. I know I sound ridiculous, but, damn! Ignore the hipster glasses, though.)
About
the Author
Elisabeth Staab started hunting mutant
hedgehogs back in 1842… Oops, wrong bio… Elisabeth Staab digs coffee, saucy
stories, and sexy things that go bump in the night. Once, she ate dinner in a
jail and liked it. She lives in the Washington DC area with her incredible
family and does her best to juggle life while ignoring the laundry.
(Kenya's note: And check out those glasses!! I swear, some people have a knack for style. Why do I not have a knack for style!?)
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Giveaway
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(INT).
Thank you SO much for sharing Piece by Piece today! I hope you enjoy, and Happy Reading!! Also, I've seen your Twitter profile - you TOTALLY have a knack for style, so don't sell yourself short you gorgeous lady. :)
ReplyDeleteYou rock, Miss Kenya! Thanks so much for joining in on the tour! Happy Wednesday :)
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