(Stupid
in Love #3)
Publication
date: September 10th 2015
Genres: New
Adult, Romance
Synopsis
Bestselling
new adult author Cindy Miles is set to capture the hearts of STUPID GIRL fans
again with the grand finale of the Stupid in Love series, featuring Memory and
Jace.
MEMORY
Casualties.
That’s
how I refer to the guys who’ve had the bad fortune to fall for me. They only
see long legs that they wish were wrapped around them, a cat-like smile, and
the reckless abandon to take on any wild dare. It’s all a game to me. Show me a
bridge, and I’ll leap over the side. Give me a car, and I’ll race it. Give me a
heart, and I’ll break it. I always win. I even showed Death who was boss a long
time ago.
Or
so I thought.
Now,
time is running out, and I’m losing fast…and big. I met someone. Jace Beaumont.
He’s smart, and good, and I dream about spending days exploring the summit of
his perfect lips. But, I’m a grenade. I know I should leave him be. I can’t.
JACE
Study,
class, work, repeat. That’s all I have time for. At twenty-five years old, I
have a bit more mileage on me than the average college freshman. But, that’s
what happens when you spend your youth drinking, partying, and bagging girls
like it’s a full-time job. Now, I have goals. There’s just one kink in my
plans. Her name is Memory. She’s every guy’s dream girl. She’s intoxicating.
She’s trouble. I want to stay away. I can’t.
Excerpt
Jace’s
words stuck to the inside of my skull all throughout the next day. Even after
my friends all met up at my house, bound for Cooper’s Gorge for an exhilarating
day of zip-lining and picnicking, the words remained. I’d want to be surrounded
by my loved ones for every second of every day. Until.
Who
was Jace Beaumont, anyway? Mr. Miagi? Buddha? An angel? Why was he filled with
so much…profoundness? Why did he say things that struck my heart in such a way
that I couldn’t stop thinking about them? About him?
And
why in the absolute hell had he not kissed me yet? Last night on the porch? The
air was on fire around us. I guess there was something to be said about a guy
who had that much control, yeah?
I’d
made my mind up to ask him. Tomorrow. About the kiss.
“Mem,
you’re up!” Crisco hollered. “Get your head outta your ass, girl, and come on!”
“Quit,
now,” Claire chided. She stood next to Sugar, helmet in place and looking way
too big for her head, ready to zip. “She can’t help it,” she grinned. “She’s
got Jace-itis!”
“Don’t
hate, Peeshwank!” I yelled as I walked up to the platform. The guide was pretty
damn cute, I must say. In a lanky, nerdy kind of way. He had long hair that
flipped over his ears like he’d fallen straight out of the seventies. I looked
at him and shook my head. “They are so jealous!”
He
grinned. “Let’s get your harness on, darlin’,” he said, and proceeded to secure
me in slightly intimate ways.
“I
bet you say that to all the gals, yeah?” I teased.
Everyone
laughed.
He
eyed me. “Nice shirt.”
“Hey,”
I went on as I gave my beloved T-shirt a quick glance. “Jaws was the first and
greatest summer blockbuster. Of all time.”
He
finished securing my harness and held his hands up in mock defense. He grinned.
“Nothin’ but respect. Ready?”
I
lifted my cell phone from my pocket. “Yep.”
“Ten
bucks says you drop it,” the guy said.
“You’re
on, skipper,” I answered, just before he laughed and gave me a push.
With
friends on either side of the gorge yelling and cheering me on, I shot out on
the line, legs clad in a pair of comfy holy jeans, stretched in front of me, my
fave pair of worn Converses leading the way and my weight in the harness. It
felt like I was flying! My stomach dropped, my lips tingled, and I yelled one
of my favorite exhilarating movie quotes at the top of my lungs: “I’m the king
of the world!” Then I quickly took a selfie—no idea what it looked like—and
hung on for the ride.
“Woo-hoo!
Yeah!” I yelled, and my lungs burned and the cold air stung my cheeks and I
laughed all the way until Bentley grabbed my harness on the other side.
“You
are one crazy fool,” he said, grinning and steadying me.
“Takes
one to know one,” I said back, shucking out of my harness.
We
watched the rest of our friends fly the gorge, and I took pics of each one just
as they grew close to the platform. Claire came after me and her face was
priceless. Mouth wide open, eyes even wider, screaming the most high-pitched
scream I’d ever heard. I’d planned on making a giant collage for each one in
our group, compiled of our zany adventures, and after four years I had quite a
collection.
Bentley
helped me out of my harness and as soon as I was free I pulled up the selfie I
took—eyes crossed, huge grin with all of my teeth showing—and sent it to Jace.
Wish you were here, I texted. He texted me right back. So do I. Your eyes are
gonna stick like that one day, btw J
“I’m
gonna be sick,” Bentley said, leaning over my shoulder and reading my text. His
shadow fell over me, his ears casting a silhouette on my phone. He elbowed me.
“Something’s different.” He cocked his head. “You really like this guy?”
I
smiled. “I don’t know just yet,” I answered, and looked out over the gorge as
Sugar came flying across. “But I think I do, yeah.”
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AUTHOR BIO
National
bestselling author Cindy Miles writes edgy romance, ranging from contemporary
love stories to sexy paranormals. A native of southern coastal Georgia,
she loves reading (naturally), baking swoon-worthy desserts,
traveling abroad, yoga, and classic rock. The cover for her debut New
Adult romance, STUPID GIRL, was featured on USA Today's Happily Ever
After blog. In the novel, a volatile mix of bad boys, sassy smart girls, dark
secrets, and red-hot romance add up to one wild ride through college. The
second book in her Stupid in Love series, STUPID BOY, features a wickedly
handsome law-breaker who falls for a beautiful, straight-A college student
with an ugly past of her own.
Hang
out with Cindy on her Facebook fan page at FB,
on Twitter @CindyMilesBooks, or
check out her Website.
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