Losing Track (Living
Heartwood #2)
by Trisha Wolfe
Release Date: 10/15/14
Summary from Goodreads:
Sometimes you have to
lose your way before finding the right track.
The roar of a bike engine. The vibration between her thighs. The feel of cool darkness kissing her skin as she coasts along twisty back roads at night—Melody Lachlan lives for these things. Ever since Mel and her best friend Darla escaped their small, backwoods town, they’ve traveled the countryside in search of fast rides, tatted bikers, and good times.
A self-proclaimed poet and lover of all things free, Mel views her life as one long bike ride—with pit stops along the way to numb the pain. But she never saw herself as a junkie. Party as hard as you ride. That’s her motto…until a tragic night steals her soul. Then she’s forced to delve below the surface, to where her demons rage.
When she meets recovered drug addict Boone Randall, she’s more likely to deck him than kiss his dimple-adorable face. She doesn’t want his help; doesn’t want to own up to her part in that night. She just wants to do her time and keep her promise to her friend. Yet Boone challenges Mel, and soon she doesn’t mind sharing the road. Only when Boone’s own secret demons threaten their newfound, fragile security, Mel’s course becomes rocky, and she must decide if letting her well-worn track marks fade is worth finding a new path.
Told from Dual point of view from Melody and Boone, this is a New Adult Contemporary Romance intended for readers seventeen years of age and older.
The roar of a bike engine. The vibration between her thighs. The feel of cool darkness kissing her skin as she coasts along twisty back roads at night—Melody Lachlan lives for these things. Ever since Mel and her best friend Darla escaped their small, backwoods town, they’ve traveled the countryside in search of fast rides, tatted bikers, and good times.
A self-proclaimed poet and lover of all things free, Mel views her life as one long bike ride—with pit stops along the way to numb the pain. But she never saw herself as a junkie. Party as hard as you ride. That’s her motto…until a tragic night steals her soul. Then she’s forced to delve below the surface, to where her demons rage.
When she meets recovered drug addict Boone Randall, she’s more likely to deck him than kiss his dimple-adorable face. She doesn’t want his help; doesn’t want to own up to her part in that night. She just wants to do her time and keep her promise to her friend. Yet Boone challenges Mel, and soon she doesn’t mind sharing the road. Only when Boone’s own secret demons threaten their newfound, fragile security, Mel’s course becomes rocky, and she must decide if letting her well-worn track marks fade is worth finding a new path.
Told from Dual point of view from Melody and Boone, this is a New Adult Contemporary Romance intended for readers seventeen years of age and older.
Excerpt 3: Boone
The look she’s
giving me nearly does me in, though. Almost makes me say fuck it and grab her,
just to end the torment. I’m a livewire, strung taut and snapping, dying to
press her body against mine. Just to get some relief.
Then, “You’ll never face a harder
challenge.” Her words sink into me, to the marrow. She releases me from her
penetrating gaze, and says over her shoulder as she begins to swim away, “Let’s
leave it at that.”
And she’s right. Again. I don’t need
this shit. I was wrong that first night when I approached her, when I let her
gravity pull me in. I’m sure there’s a plethora of guys in orbit out there now,
who she keeps all at bay. Waiting for the second she crooks her finger at them.
I have to admit, when I first saw
her, I was tempted by that pouty mouth. The big dark eyes, gorgeous against her
creamy skin. Layers of burgundy and black hair swept up into a messy pony tail,
brushing her soft shoulders. Petite, tight body with curves in all the right
places…begging to be explored. She looked so mouthwateringly untouchable. Tough
as nails yet soft and tender.
But it was more than that. She sung,
over the crowd, over the chaos, her pain. She wears it like a shield of
impenetrable armor. Literally has it tattooed on her body. It called out,
whether it wanted to be heard or not, recognized or not, and my pain answered
in reply. Physical attraction; anyone can feel it. Anyone can act on it. But
that soul deep cry—that raw harmony that plays on a frequency too low to
hear—that’s what caught my attention. Ensnared me.
Only I was too oblivious at first to
acknowledge it for what it was.
There wouldn’t be any escape with
this girl. Not the kind I’m craving.
“Get your ass out, guy,” she shouts
from the bank. “Hustle up. I have to get back before I’m assumed AWOL.”
Then there’s that: messing around
with a user. It’d be safer for me to stick my hand right into a fire. Because
this proverbial one is going to hurt a lot more.
That thought helps the rock hard
boner tenting my boxers to wilt, and I can move out of the water. But dammit,
as soon as I’m solid in my choice, mentally berating myself for almost getting
mixed up with another user…she bends over to grab her pants.
She’s wearing these cream and pink,
half ass cheek covering things. Not thongs—I know what to call those. But
they’re sexy as hell. Lace trims enough of her round ass to hide most of it,
but reveals all the sexiness. And I can’t help myself; I stare. Stare hard.
I can just glimpse the shape of her
lips through the material. Imagine her clit…wet from the water…slippery and
warm.
My cock starts to throb painfully.
Fuck. I’m headed right back to the water when she outs me. “Damn, baby. Is that
for me?” She winks, a playful smile pulling at her mouth, and my face heats.
I am a fucking glutton for
punishment. Any other girl would have been a safer choice.
I run a hand through my hair,
purposely avoiding looking down at my dick. “I’m a man, not a saint.”
A sly half-smile sneaks onto her
face. “Well, it’s about time.”Only $.99 for a limited time only!
Companion to:
by Trisha Wolfe
Release Date: 08/06/13
Summary from Goodreads:
Pressing the boundaries of both the psyche and the heart, Sam and Holden embark on a dangerous journey that will test the limits of love.
Sam Wintry’s life used to be almost perfect. She was engaged to her childhood best friend and high school sweetheart, Tyler Marks, planning an amazing cross-country honeymoon during her college break. But after a hit-and-run leaves her in ruin, she begins seeing Tyler’s fractured, ghostly presence, and her family believes she’s losing her mind. Not until she completes their journey, stopping along the way to scatter Tyler's remains, will Tyler be able cross over. Only...is Sam ready for him to leave her?
When the black sheep of the Marks' family, Holden Marks, returns to check on Tyler's case, Sam convinces him to give her his brother's ashes. Despite their shaky history, she needs him...plus, he owes it to Sam and his brother. What she doesn’t count on is Holden’s relentlessness to go on the trip.
On the road, Holden realizes just how unhinged Sam has become. Dealing with her psychosis forces him to confront his dark past, making it harder to keep secrets hidden that should remain buried. Especially from Sam, the only woman he’s ever loved. And as Sam starts to unravel the truth, she begins to question if the brother she's unwillingly falling for again is in an even darker place than her.
New Adult Contemporary coming this year.
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About the Author
I’m the author of the YA Steampunk DESTINY'S FIRE (Omnific Publishing), ASTARTE'S WRATH NA Historical/Supernatural, and the upcoming YA Utopian FIREBLOOD from Spencer Hill Press, October 2013. My NA Dark Fantasy OF SILVER AND BEASTS available May 2013.
I’m the creator of YA Bound, a promotional site for the Young Adult genre. Also a member of SCWW and The Apocalypsies.
A proud business owner, I'm partnered with my partner, my husband. When I’m not busy doing all of the above, I’m a wife and the mother of a gorgeous teen boy who's the sounding board for my male characters.
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