Every Little Piece by Kate Ashton
Publication date: May, 2013
Genre: Mature YA Contemporary
Synopsis:
Secrets never stay in the past.
The night before high school graduation changes everything. Lies are told. Mistakes are made. Secrets tucked away. Lives are changed in the span of a few hours.
A year later, Haley is still reeling, numb with the constant ache of guilt. She's in a place she never expected to be: lost without her friends and Seth. Until he enters her life again, dredging up everything she's trying to forget. Everything about that night.
Seth returns to his hometown determined to share his truth, his side of the story. He desperately needs to make things right with Haley, even if it means losing her forever. Because the truth will ruin any chance of her ever loving him again.
Except neither of them are prepared for the shock of what really happened the night before graduation.
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Book Excerpt
He grabbed my
fingers and held them loosely in his. “You ready for tonight?”
“Sure.” I noticed
that even though he was looking at me, he didn’t really see me. Not the way he
was usually tuned in. “Are you?”
“What?” Then he
coughed. “Um, yeah, ready.”
After years
together, instinct told me something was wrong. I rubbed the light scruff on
his cheeks and kissed him. I giggled. “You need to shave.”
My touch seemed to
pull him out of whatever funk he was in and he grabbed hold of me. “Really? I
need to shave? Are you sure?” He rubbed his cheek against mine.
I held back a
giggling fit and squirmed away but he clamped down on my waist and tucked me
into his arms.
“Haley!” the girls
yelled.
“Seth!” the guys
yelled.
Just to spite them,
I reached up and pulled Seth toward me. We engaged in a long, slow kiss. The
heat spread throughout my body and sizzled in my stomach. I clung to him, to
this moment. My hands slid up and my towel dropped. This time, I lightly traced
his cheek. “I like your scruff.”
He pulled away and
for one intense moment his blue eyes pierced mine. No word was spoken, but he
felt it too. He had to. I didn’t break our gaze, and he reached out and pulled
his thumb across my lips. Then he leaned forward and kissed my cheek.
Moments like those
made me fantasize about spending the night with Seth. Him and me. Naked. What
it would feel like to be next to him, skin on skin, touching, kissing. But then
that made me think about our future and commitment. Ugh. I wondered if Seth had
talked about the fall and his plans with Carter. Did he fear the changes coming
after tomorrow? Hopefully, I’d find a chance to talk to him tonight. Poke
around in his head to see if he saw me in his future. I wasn’t necessarily
thinking forever, but at least into next year.
About The Author
Kate Ashton is the author of the contemporary YA, Every Little Piece. She writes about relationships and love, heartache and healing. And everything in between.
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