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Ahoy, lovely
readers!
Happy Tuesday! I hope you enjoyed your summer weekend, survived Monday, and are preparing for a great
week. Before you slip back into that routine, however, I have another great
fiction feature! This time, we’re going into the romance genre with J. J.
Nite’s Lovely Paradox: Lost out on
the e-shelves now!
It feels like
nothing is ever going to change for Ali Morgan and then she meets Damien.He’s
the opposite of everything her parents have hoped she would find, which makes
him all the
more attractive. The more involved Ali becomes with Damien, the
more her parents try to
separate her from him. Their actions cause Ali to
ignore her parents and jump even further
into a world she has been sheltered
from.
But now that she
has found her confidence thanks to Damien, Ali isn’t going to blindly
follow
the rules her parents have tried to force upon her. Will Ali’s parents be able
to
convince her that Damien isn’t the one for her or will Ali discover
something much
different all on her own?
If you’re
into romantic thrillers, this will be a great book to start your week off on
the right foot, book-wise. Be careful, though, you may find it hard to rip your
eyes from the book to do any work at all! Don’t believe me? Here’s a little
excerpt to whet your appetite even more:
ʺI
know you’re in there! Open this door, or I’m going to call the cops and let
them open it for me! ʺ I heard my dad’s voice yelling from the other side of
Damien’s front door.
ʺOh
no. That’s my dad, ʺ I said, feeling a paralyzing cold start at my feet and spread
upward through my body.
ʺI
figured,ʺ Damien said.
I
watched as his face, open and loving only moments before, closed off. The
hardened mask he showed the world slowly slipped into place as he picked me up
and placed me on the couch. He slowly stood up and went to the door.
As
soon as Damien opened it, my father stormed through. He looked from me, sitting
on the couch in clothes other than my own, to the half‑dressed
state of Damien. I could almost see my dad make the completely wrong
assumption.
"Dad,
let me explain before you say something really stupid!" I said, as I
jumped to my feet.
"Something
stupid? I think you’ve already accomplished a level I never imagined. Sneaking
out of the house! Coming here and doing… I don’t even want to imagine what the
two of you have been up to," my dad said.
"Dad,
please stop. I can explain," I said.
"Don’t.
Just stop before you even start. Do you have any idea what your mother and I
went through when we woke up and found you gone?" my dad asked.
ʺMr.
Morgan, none of this is Ali’s fault," Damien said, as he walked over to
where I was standing.
"I
don’t want to hear a word you have to say about my daughter! Ever since you
entered her life, nothing has been normal. She’s completely changed, and I
don’t even feel like I know her anymore," my dad said.
"I’ll
admit I haven’t been the best influence on Ali, but she hasn’t done anything
she didn’t want to do. I haven’t once forced her to do something," Damien
said.
I
was sure the look my dad leveled on Damien would be enough to reduce him to a
pile of embers. It was full of fury, and I watched as my dad balled his hands
into fists.
"Dad!
None of this is Damien’s fault. He’s telling the truth about not making me do
anything. I’m a big girl, and I can make my own decisions if you and mom would
just get out of my way. I’m not a little girl anymore!" I yelled at my
dad.
I
felt Damien put his arm around my shoulders and then press a kiss to my hair
just above my temple. He was doing it to show he supported me, but my dad
didn’t see it quite the same way.
In
horror, I watched as my dad ripped Damien away from me and pushed him to the
ground. I threw myself on top of Damien in a futile attempt to protect him from
my father, or my father from him. I didn’t know, but what I did know was this
wasn’t how I had wanted the night to end.
"Ali,
get out of the way!" my dad yelled.
"No!"
"It’s
okay, Ali. I’m not hurt, and you can stop crying," Damien said quietly at
my ear. "Everything’s going to be just fine."
When had I started crying?
I did warn you! Find Lovely Paradox: Lost at these e-book
sites today!
Barnes
and Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/lovely-paradox-j-j-nite/1122223345
About the
Author
J. J. Nite lives in North
Alabama with her husband, 3 kids, 2 dogs, and 5 goldfish. She writes young adult sweet romance for
Clean Reads and loves reading as much as possible. J.J.'s also found that if
she doesn't write something every day, her mood is that of a bear waking from
hibernation. Don't worry though, the children have learned to let Mommy write a
little before approaching.
You can follow J. J. Night on Twitter @jjnite
on Instagram at @jjniteauthor and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/jjnite1
Hope
this starts your week off right! Until next time, keep readin’ and dreamin’!
-Fred
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