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Hope for Her By
Sydney Aaliyah Michelle
Release Date: October
1, 2014
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No one ever expected
much from him.
Joshua Elijah
Griffin, IV is on his last chance. A stint in rehab and a transfer to a new
school has scared him into putting his life on track. He’s determined to live
up to his family’s expectations, but on the first day of class, Josh meets a
girl, and he knows his father won’t approve, but in Carrington, he sees a
kindred spirit. He's willing to give up everything to be with her.
No one ever thought
she was special.
Carrington Olivia
Butler is ready to shine. Always in the shadows of her siblings, she goes away
to college to break out of her shell. All Carrington wants is to feel special.
Josh's attention is exactly what she craves, but their intense and sometimes
volatile relationship is more than what she bargained for.
Josh’s demons return,
and Carrington’s feelings fade, but both aren’t ready to give up hope. They
give their love one last shot to survive, but hope, may not be enough.
**This book contains
adult subject matter. Not intended for young readers.**
~*~ABOUT THE
AUTHOR~*~
Sydney Aaliyah
Michelle is a New Adult Contemporary Romance writer, a voracious reader and
movie fanatic who hails from Texas.
After surviving 5 1/2
years living in China, she had the courage to finally pursue her passion and
become a writer.
Sydney has been
blogging at sydneyaaliyah.com for three years, where she interviews people
about their tattoos, discusses her favorite movie quotes, reviews books (New
Adult & only the ones she loves) and journals about her writing and editing
process.
Sydney’s
self-published debut New Adult Novel Another New Life will be available May
2014.
An active tweeter,
she is also a JuNoWriMo (2x) and NaNoWriMo (2x) winners who notes the sci-fi
action flick “The Matrix” as the best representation of her life in the past.
She is now awake.
She can recite the
entire script for the 80’s teen comedy/drama “The Breakfast Club” and loves any
and everything associated with the Avengers Movie, especially Tony Stark.
When it come to
books, Sydney reads different genres, but some of her favorite writers are
Stephen King, Alex J. Cavanaugh, Cora Carmack & Emily Bronte. Under the
Dome, The Great Gatsby & Wuthering Heights are her favorite books.
Excerpt:
I reached out and grabbed her, wrapping
my arms around her waist. She resisted, pushing and punching my arms and
shoulders. I wanted her to fight me. To hit me and scream and show me what I
did to her.
After a while, she collapsed in my arms,
exhausted from fighting, but her sobs continued for several more minutes. My
neck and chest dampened from her tears, and her whole body convulsed when she
released an uncontrollable series of coughs. It shook us both, but I held on
tight.
The vibration of our bodies glued
together made me hard, and I found it difficult to concentrate. I tried to push
those thoughts out of my head. I wanted her to understand. It tore me up to
know I caused her an ounce of pain.
I held her tight with one arm and stroked her
back with the other. Each stroke, her body softened. When her last bit of
energy drained, I turned us around and her back was up against my car. I placed
my hands on her hips; she whimpered as I lifted her and sat her on the trunk.
Her damp hair stuck to her face, and
I pushed it away. I wiped her eyes and lifted her chin.
"How could you leave me like
that?" she asked. The desperation in her voice fucked with my mind. I
hated myself.
"I'm sorry," I whispered as my lips
sweep across her cheek. She tensed. I expressed my gratitude by kissing her
other cheek. She whimpered, and my heart cracked.
I kissed her forehead, dropped my
hands to her waist, and her head fell forward without my support.
"Why?" she asked. Her
voice sounded defeated, but defiant. She wanted an answer. She deserved an
answer.
"Since I meet you, I've had the
time of my life." I kissed her jawline as I placed my hands on her thighs.
“I’ve never met anyone like you before." As my lips moved to
her ear, she leaned into me. I
pushed her legs apart. I wanted to hold her, get closer to her. She relaxed
more with every kiss. "I want to be
with you so bad." When I
reached her earlobe, I bit it, and she moaned. "But eventually you're
going to leave me."
