by Nancy Pennick
Release Date: November 3rd 2015
Summary from Goodreads:
Allie Sanders thinks life in a small town can’t get any more dull and boring. She plans to escape after graduation. After a bad break-up, she wants to sail through junior year without distraction. Then the mysterious loner sits down in front of her in AP English. He’s the guy she noticed last year desperately trying to stay invisible. She wants to know his secrets. Suddenly her much older military brother, Doug, makes a rare appearance. He takes a special interest in her life. Suspicious of his motives Allie holds back, never really trusting him. Doug wants what she wants—the boy she has come to love. No way would she let that happen. She’d go against family and friends to protect him—and his secrets—even if it ends up breaking her heart.
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Temptation
sat right in front of her. Allie Sanders spotted the mysterious loner last year
as she walked through the crowded hallways. All she had to do now is reach out
and touch him. Could it be that simple?
Excerpt
Our hands touched
briefly and a tingle traveled up my arm and back down my spine. He quickly
pulled away, handed me the folder and continued to pick up the rest of the
mess. I didn’t know if I should say sorry or thank you because I couldn’t take
my eyes off his gorgeous face.
As he placed the
pile on my desk he looked directly at me, straight through to my soul. “You’re
welcome.” His dark hair hung over his eyes and those chocolate orbs burned
right through me. A slight smile crossed his face. Then it was over, and he
turned back in his seat, pouring over that important book.
I brought my hand
to my chest, the one he touched. It still tingled. Funny, I never felt that way
with Josh. I never experienced anything when we held hands. Josh may have been
a teenage crush but this felt like something more—more like danger and romance
could be right around the corner.
I blinked and
noticed my schedule still lay on the floor close to Heathcliff’s desk. I
debated if I needed it, but didn’t want it in someone else’s hands. I leaned to
the side and tried to extend my leg out into the aisle to pull the paper toward
me. The schedule lay just beyond my reach. I slipped from my seat into a
squatting position, praying no one watched. How embarrassing if anyone saw me.
Super powers would be really great right now. Wishing for invisibility, I
wiggled a few inches forward and picked up the paper.
As I scooted
forward, I couldn’t help notice Loner’s sandals. I had the sudden urge to tell
him he had good fashion sense. I caught my breath as I spotted something on the
arch of his right foot. I couldn’t make out the whole thing. Part of the foot
was covered by the sandal strap. Pen
marks? Letters? A tattoo? My blood ran cold. I began to feel dizzy and
steadied myself on my desk. I saw something I wished I hadn’t. Loner had a
tattoo on the arch of his foot. I couldn’t make out the whole thing but what I
saw was enough to send a chill down my spine—I-X.
About the Author
Born and raised in Northeast Ohio, Nancy currently resides in Mentor, Ohio with her husband and their college-age son, plus a delightfully entertaining lovebird. She secretly wrote short stories as a child, typed them up and put them in a drawer. She’d give anything to see those stories one more time. Her writing is influenced by all the years of working with young people as a teacher and raising her own son. When not writing, Nancy loves to travel with her husband and enjoys a good cup of tea.
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