Anyway, time to end the rambling and show you lovely people the gorgeous cover for the upcoming Chasing Dirt Roads. (Drumroll please...!)
CHASING DIRT ROADS EXCLUSIVE EXCERPT:
I heard him before I saw him, but when my eyes adjusted, I saw the young man standing on the inside of the fence, slightly off to the side. When I turned my head toward his voice, he came forward. I swallowed the lump forming in my throat and took a quick step backward. I couldn’t make out all of his features in the darkness.
“No, no. I’m sorry.” I heard my voice stutter out in a hurry. My mouth felt dry. He stepped up to the fence, placing his hands over the wood, and let out a friendly laugh. It rolled out in gentle baritone waves.
“It was a joke. Yeah, this is our property, but we let everyone come by and go swimming in the pond. Just clean up any trash—cans, bottles, wrappers. That’s all we ask.”
“Oh.” I was barely choking out syllables. I’d always struggled talking with strangers, especially guys. Most especially good-looking guys. Which I realized he definitely was as he got closer.
“You’re new…the new neighbor from down the road, aren’t you?”
I nodded, this time not even uttering a word, and hoped he could see my head bobbing. A goofy grin spread across his cheeks. His teeth were straight, with a slight gap between his front teeth giving him a more youthful, boyish appearance. He couldn’t be much older than me. His hair looked brown, but it was hard to tell which shade in the dark. And he was tall, at least a foot taller than me.
He leaned against the fence and I stepped further back into the road. I turned to head back to the house with nothing else to say to the stranger. It was embarrassing in a way really.
“Welcome to the neighborhood,” I heard him shout behind me as I started to walk away.
“Thanks,” I muttered. My cheeks flamed.
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Book Blog: http://the-bookaholic.blogspot.comSo there you have it! Chasing Dirt Roads is high on my 2013/2014 TBR list, add it to yours! And drop the author a line on GR or Twitter, she loves hearing from her readers. Thank you all for taking the time to check out this much anticipated cover reveal and exclusive excerpt, and I hope it was enough to whet your appetite for more!
Yes, my bookish taste buds are salivating! Sounds good, I do prefer contemporary to fantasy and the extract is very promising.
ReplyDeleteYay I'm seriously glad you're interested in this! It'll be a little while before it's released, but I can't wait to see what you think of it. :D
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