Release day Blitz!! The Edge of Always by J.A. Redmerski
Camryn Bennett has
never been happier. Five months after meeting on a Greyhound bus, she and her
soul mate Andrew Parrish are engaged-and a wedding isn't the only special event
in their future. Nervous but excited, Camryn can't wait to begin the rest of her
life with Andrew, a man she knows in her heart will love her always. They have
so much to look forward to-until tragedy blindsides them.
Andrew doesn't understand how this could
happen to them. He's trying to move on, and thought Camryn was doing the same.
But when Andrew discovers Camryn is secretly harboring a mountain of pain and
attempting to numb it in damaging ways, there is nothing he won't do to bring
her back to life. Determined to prove that their love can survive anything,
Andrew decides to take Camryn on a new journey filled with hope and passion. If
only he can convince her to come along for the ride...
EXCERPT
I turn to Andrew
again, waiting for him to spit it out. A cold breeze rushes through my knitted
sweater, and I hide my hands inside the sleeves.
“You have five
minutes to throw all of your stuff in your bag,” he says, and my heart is
beating erratically before he finishes the sentence. He taps his wrist where
there is no watch. “Not a second more.”
“Andrew—”
“This isn’t up for
debate,” he says. “Go get your stuff.”
I just look at him,
face blank.
My theory was right,
but I didn’t want it to be. I don’t want to go on the road…I mean, I do…but
it’s not right. It’s just not right.
“You have four
minutes now.”
“But we can’t just
leave like this,” I argue. “It would be rude.” I point at Asher. “And Asher
just got here. Don’t you want to visit with—”
“I can visit my big
brother anytime,” Asher counters. “Right now, I think you better do what he
says or you might end up on the road wearing the same panties for a week.”
A few more seconds
pass and I still haven’t moved. I’m in a state of mild shock, I guess.
“Three minutes,
babe,” Andrew says and is looking at me with a serious face. “I’m not kidding.
Get up there, throw our shit in our bags, and get in the damn car.”
Oh hell, he’s back
to his old self again…
When I start to
argue again, Andrew’s eyes get all feral-looking, and he says, “Hurry up.
Time’s running out!” and he points to the house.
Finally, letting
down my guard and going with the moment as much as I can allow myself, I glare
at him and say, “Fine.” I’m only agreeing to it because I know he’s trying make
things better. But I feel guilty as hell.
Disregarding his
playful five-minute demand, I turn on my heels and walk very slowly back toward
the house, purposely taking my time, partly my way of silently arguing the
situation.
I push open the
bedroom door, set my bag on the bed, and start stuffing everything inside of
it. Then I go into the bathroom and grab our toothbrushes and various bathroom
necessities. I yank our phone chargers from the wall and then my phone from the
nightstand and chuck it all into my purse. I make my way around the room,
hoping that I’m not missing anything.
Looks like Andrew
already packed his stuff at some point and I never noticed.
Then I just stand
here, scanning every inch of the place around me but not really seeing any of
it. I don’t want to do this, but maybe it’s the right thing.
I hear the horn honk
three times, and it snaps me out of my thoughts. Grabbing my bag, I swing it
over my shoulder and grab my purse from the bed.
J.A. Redmerski, New
York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author lives in North
Little Rock, Arkansas with her three children, two cats and a Maltese. She is a
lover of television and books that push boundaries and is a huge fan of AMC's
The Walking Dead.
Click HERE for a chance to win signed copies of The Edge of Never and The Edge of Always!!
I'm so going to buy this book! The excerpt was great, and I could stare at that Mr. McScruffles on the cover all day long! =D
ReplyDeleteHope you enjoy it!!
ReplyDelete