Love New Adult but looking for something with a little bite? Here's an event geared toward the other side of NA. Whether your tastes range toward shifters or men from other dimensions, there's a New Adult title out there for you.
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In participation, an excerpt from my NA novel, STATE OF EMERGENCY!
“Not
as cute as me.” He winks. He actually winks,
and somehow it actually comes across as sexy rather than stupid or creepy. I
feel myself blushing, and I am extremely grateful that it’s so dark inside the
camper shell.
“Well,
you’re not cute,” I say, finishing off my bar.
“I’m not cute?” Chris repeats, looking
shocked. “Is that why you stare at me all the time?”
“I’m
not staring at you!” I retort. “I’m just making sure you’re not trying to kill
me or something. Or steal my backpack.”
“Right.
I’m just dying to steal a backpack with two energy bars and a plastic poncho.”
He smirks. “That’s been my plan all along.”
“Hey,
desperation drives people to do crazy things,” I say, taking my jacket off.
“You
still don’t think I’m cute?” His smile is playful. Pleasant, even.
I
spread my coat out like a blanket over my body, thankful for my thermal black
shirt. Warmth is important these days. “No,” I say, and it’s the truth. Chris
isn’t cute. He’s way too mature and
fit and older to be cute. He’s hot. But he doesn’t need to know that’s
what I think.
“You’re
a terrible liar,” he says, folding his arms across his chest. “I can see you
smiling.”
“I’m
not smiling,” I answer. “I’m laughing at you.
Vanity is so yesterday.”
“Ah.”
He suddenly reaches across the truck and places his arms right over my head. I
freeze, surprised – and stunned.
“My
brother,” he says, his face way too
close, “is very similar to me. But he’s eleven years younger than I am.”
I
hold my breath, my eyes flicking down to the fine goatee he has all the way
around his mouth, up the sides of his cheeks. He’s got nice skin, a strong jaw,
long, thick hair right above the shoulders that’s dark brown with blonde
highlights.
“Chris,”
I say, afraid to release a breath.
He
moves closer. Way too close. I can actually feel him breathing against my skin,
and he smells a little bit like the leftover coffee from Walter’s apartment.
His eyes search my face for some kind of emotion. His gaze is so intense that
it would be a crime to move. To breathe.
And if I lean forward just an inch, I
could kiss him.
“What…time
is it?” I ask, glancing down at the crank radio, dropping my eyes. I can see
the time from here: 8:33 p.m. He knows I can see it, too. But instead of
pointing that out, he slowly moves his arms from the camper shell and pulls
away, making a point of taking his time fingering the strands of hair falling
over my shoulder. He looks either extremely smug or disappointed with my
reaction. Maybe both.
Definitely
both.
I
finally exhale and scratch the side of my head, wondering what I should say.
Something like, “Why didn’t you kiss me?” or “Why did I ask for the time?”
Chris says nothing, retreating into frustrating
silence. I curl up into my usual ball and try to say warm as Chris flicks off
the light.
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