Blurb
It’s supposed to
be simple. One week. A road trip. Point A to B. But everyone knows what they
say about best-laid plans…
Running from her
family’s expectations, art student Samantha Millson enjoys some independence in
San Francisco. When tragedy strikes, Sammy sets off for her childhood home,
swallowing her pride and silencing her fears. She is both comforted and
stressed that this time, her road trip won’t be solo.
Adam Fallon
refuses to tether himself to anything or anyone. Enlisting in the military
straight out of high school, he has defied attachments, be they a job, a
home—or one woman. But he commits for a week as co-pilot on a road trip across
the country with his best friend’s younger sister.
Reunited on this
drive, they are uncertain in the face of chemistry. Together, they face dark
memories of Sammy’s past, and challenge Adam’s antipathy to settling down.
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Excerpt
“Which
is why the ball is in your court, Sammy. I can’t and won’t push. God knows
you’re driving me crazy. Yeah, you had a crush on me back then. Jake used to
tease me about it all the time. But just because I never reciprocated back then
doesn’t mean I never noticed you.”
“So…
Now what?”
“Now
this isn’t a crush. Jake isn’t here to kick my ass when I say I want you. No
one is going to say we need a chaperone because we’re eyeing each other with
sinful intentions. We’re adults, and if you’re on the same page as me—” He
leaned back abruptly and exhaled in a long whoosh. “I’m leaving it up to you.
Ball’s in your court. Cold showers have never killed a man.”
A
small smile almost crept onto her lips. When
I say I want you. It was empowering to hear him admit it, even if she
struggled to believe it.
She
rolled her eyes. Like she had that much sway over him. Probably caught him
between lovers. “That’s my point, though. I’ve come this far, and I don’t know
what to do next. How to … make a move. I have no clue how this works.”
“You
want me to give you the birds and bees talk?”
She
sneered at his grin, reaching across to smack his shoulder as he picked up his
burger.
“Want
me to be your Mr. Robinson of some kind?”
She
kicked him under the table, unable to refrain from laughing at his teases.
“So
then, what do we do?” he asked.
Impatience
didn’t lace his tone. Nor annoyance. Maybe some hope. Curiosity.
As
fantastical and unbelievable as it was to convince herself of his words—he,
Adam Fallon, her first crush, desired her as a woman, not a sidekick, tagalong
pal—Sammy supposed it really was quite simple.
Do
nothing. Or … something.
The
idea of acting on her desire, actually taking a sample of Adam, had her
blushing.
“Ah…” Adam
grinned and pointed at her. “Those are the kind of thoughts I’ve got in mind,
too.”
Just
please don’t let me sink too fast.
Author Bio
Amabel Daniels lives in Northwest Ohio with her patient
husband, adventurous toddlers, smiley baby, and a collection of too many cats
and dogs. Although she holds a Master’s degree in Ecology, her true love is
finding a good book. When she isn’t spending time outdoors, or wondering how to
negotiate with her mightily independent two-year-old daughter, she’s busy
brewing up her next novel, usually as she lets her mind run off with the
addictive words of “what if…”
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Website: www.amabeldaniels.com
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