Title: The Twenty-One
Series: Emerald Cove #2
Series: Emerald Cove #2
Author: Lauren K. McKellar
Genre: New Adult Contemporary Romance
Release Date: November 21, 2015
Genre: New Adult Contemporary Romance
Release Date: November 21, 2015
Blurb
I look both ways before I cross the road. I knot my laces twice. Boring? Sure. But itās also settled. Stable. Safe.
And I like safe.
Because broken bones may be hard to heal, but broken hearts are even harder. And when the man I loved and lost comes charging back into my life, I wonāt fall for his charms again ā¦ will I?
Joel Henley just might be my biggest risk yet.
And I like safe.
Because broken bones may be hard to heal, but broken hearts are even harder. And when the man I loved and lost comes charging back into my life, I wonāt fall for his charms again ā¦ will I?
Joel Henley just might be my biggest risk yet.
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Thereās something so freeing about this momentāsomething so dangerously safe, yet all-consuming. Going fast takes the breath from my chest.
Itās a feeling Iāve run from, but damnāitās so addictively good.
We come to a stop four laps later, and as the car softens its roar to a throaty hum, my breath finally slows, my chest rising and falling at a speed of normalcy. Joel reefs the helmet from his head and turns to me, his face alive with excitement. āHoly shit, El.ā
I laugh, and itās so freeing. So liberating. I undo my own helmet and rest it in my lap. āThat was ... wow.ā
āRight?ā He laughs again, and then reaches across the console to take my hand with his warm one.
āI liked it way more than I thought I would,ā I admit, and this time his fingers squeeze mine.
āWhat were you so afraid of, Ellie?ā Joel asks.
You, I want to say. Iām afraid of you breaking my heart again.
āCome on, Ellie. Tell me.ā
I pause, my eyes on the road weāre hurtling down with no brakes. āLife. Death.ā Then, after a moment ā¦ āFalling.ā
He reaches over and tucks a strand of hair behind my ear.
My heart stops.
My breath stills.
āIāll promise to be here to hold you, Ellie.ā His words send a shiver down my spine. āIāll catch you when you fall.ā
Author Bio
Lauren K. McKellar is the author of romance reads that make you feel. She lives by the beach in Australia with her husband and their two dogs. Most of the time, all three of them are well behaved.
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