The danger in pretending is it
becoming
real...
Sebastian Stone, Sunder front
man and guitarist with a rap sheet
about
ten miles long, escaped to Savannah,
Georgia,
to get away from the trouble he’d caused.
Not find more of it.
The moment he saw Shea Bentley, he saw beneath
all
her sweet and innocence to something that went deeper.
Darker.
Their relationship was
built
on secrets; their love built on lies.
Sebastian never imagined
how
deep her secrets went.
When the past and
present
collide, Sebastian and Shea find themselves fighting for a future
neither
believed they deserved. Their passion is consuming and their need
unending.
Now, holding the truth
in
his hands, Sebastian is faced with sacrificing everything he’s come to love
to
protect Shea and his family.
Two
pasts
intertwined.
Two
lives
bound.
Will their demons drown
them
or will Shea and Sebastian finally learn to breathe?
Drowning to Breathe
A
Bleeding Stars Novel,
Book
2
My
brow pinched, because this fucking hurt. Hurt that Shea had been resisting
confiding in me because of who I was. A fucking loose cannon. Someone prone to
violence. And there it was, right beneath the surface, fire flaming and licking
and begging for release.
My
voice was tight. “Made you a promise I’d protect you, Shea. Live for you. And
that’s exactly what I’m gonna do. You and Kallie? You’re my life. My
everything. And I will do anything…give up anything…to make sure you two are
together. I won’t let him win.”
She
brushed the back of her hand over the wetness on her cheeks. “He will do
anything to break us apart…to separate us. He knows we’re weaker alone. All his
words about taking us down at the same time?”
Her
head shook with bitterness and hate, something so foreign on my girl’s face,
but I saw it there—the atrocities he’d committed—the things she still kept
inside.
The
scars she wore on her heart while I wore mine on my skin.
“It’s
a tactic. A ploy. He thinks he can fill us with threats. Convince our
subconscious into believing together we’re easy targets. But, no.” Her eyes
drew together as she refuted the idea, as she spilled her own belief. “He’s a
coward. A coward. Someone who allows others to carry out his crimes and then
lords it over them as if he is the one exerting control.”
That
brave chin quivered. “I gave him my submission for so long, and I refuse to
ever be that girl again. I was her, Sebastian. I was weak.”
Strength
filled the profession. “But I’m not weak anymore. And I’m even stronger with
you by my side.”
Raw.
Bold.
Courageous.
“Promise
me you won’t let him provoke you, Sebastian. He knows exactly how to ruin
people. He finds their weaknesses. He knows Kallie is mine. And he knows the
two of us are yours.”
I
swallowed hard. “I promise, baby.”
I
promise.
He wanted
nothing at all…
Until he found she had everything to
give…
Sunder lead
singer and guitarist Sebastian Stone has
everything—fans,
fame, and fortune. He also has a heart full of bitterness and
a
reputation for a short-fused temper. But an outward reputation rarely reveals
the
true man inside. Facing assault charges after trying to protect his younger
brother,
Sebastian is sent to Savannah, Georgia to lie low until the dust
settles
in L.A.
Shea Bentley
is beautiful, kind, and hiding from the very
lifestyle
Sebastian has always embraced.
When the
mysterious, tattooed stranger begins hanging out at the
bar
where she works, Shea is quick to recognize he is nothing but trouble, but
she's
helpless to the way her body lights up every time his intense gray eyes
tangle
with hers.
They both
soon find themselves drowning in a sea of desire and
passion
that won’t let them up for air.
Sebastian
knows firsthand secrets never die, and he’s not the only
one
who’s hiding them.
Loving
someone always comes with a price. But will it be Shea’s
past
that costs them everything?
A.L. Jackson
is
the New York Times bestselling author of contemporary and new adult
romance.
She first
found
a love for writing during her days as a young mother and college
student.
She filled the journals she
carried
with short stories and poems used as an emotional outlet for the
difficulties
and joys she found in day-to-day
life.
Years later,
she
shared a short story she’d been working on with her two closest friends
and,
with their encouragement, this story became her first full length novel.
A.L.
now spends her days writing in Southern Arizona where she lives with her
husband
and three children.
Connect
with
A.L.
Jackson online:www.aljacksonauthor.com
To stay up to date with important news
on
A.L. Jackson, including new releases, sales, and exclusive specials and
excerpts,
text “jackson” to 96000 to
subscribe!
No comments:
Post a Comment