Release Day Blitz:Your Little Secret by Kirsty-Anne Still & Bethan Cooper
Title: Your Little Secret
Release Date: Aug 15, 2014
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Synopsis:
Amber Watson thought she knew what she
wanted in life – a house that didn’t have creaky stairs and leaky
taps; a home with the perfect guy and an undying love that stole her
breath away.
Between her boyfriend, Connor, and her
best friend, Ethan, she thought she had the perfect life and the
perfect future only a heartbeat away.
That is until abandonment and need
begin to overwhelm her.
When Connor takes a job in London,
Amber finds herself slipping at his lack of contact and the uneasy
feeling that he’s hiding more from her than he says.
With the help of Ethan she not only
finds herself, but finds the flame she has always held for her best
friend coming to life.
Amber never expected to fall into a
love triangle, but soon finds herself in a fight between her love for
Connor, and the undying love she has for Ethan.
What happens when Connor’s little
secret is found out, Ethan’s secret leaves Amber abandoned once
again, and Amber’s secret eats away at her?
Excerpt:
Waking with a jolt, Amber lay with her
heart racing, trying to make an escape from its caged captivity. She
felt a hand run around her side; it had been so long since she felt
anything remotely close to it and she had woken terrified for a
moment.
The moment she saw Ethan sound asleep
before her, she smiled sleepily, loving the sight of him. She wanted
it to be like this forever. She wanted to always wake up to this
sight, to always feel this adorned in love. The feeling of impending
doom was slowly building in her and she panicked that this moment
wouldn’t last long.
Swallowing hard, she squashed that
notion and revelled in the early morning sight before her. After last
night, this was pure, unadulterated heaven bestowed upon her.
Reaching out to him, she had to touch
him. She had to make sure this wasn’t a mirage, a beautiful
hallucination as a result of one too many birthday cocktails. When
her fingertips grazed across his soft cheek, she let out the breath
she had been holding onto and felt her eyes water. It really
happened. It finally happened and he was still here with her the
morning after.
In the quietness, she drank in the
sight of Ethan and didn’t move more than her arm. Pulling away from
him, he mumbled something in his sleep and took his hand off of her
side to grab her leaving hand. He kissed her knuckles and settled
back into her slumber.
Amber sighed. How could this be any
more perfect?
"Amber!" Connor's voice
floated up the stairs. His voice was followed by the slamming of the
door, the house shaking in effect and shattering Amber’s blissful
state along with it.
Feeling her eyes widen, Amber couldn't
believe Ethan continued to sleep. Well, they had sex a fair few
times, but that didn’t mean anything. She was awake and watching
the room close in on her as she heard the first creaky step of the
stairs sound out. With just that noise, panic rose like bile in her
throat. Fuck, she wasn’t in heaven anymore. This was rapidly
turning into a massive mess. Shaking Ethan awake, she covered his
mouth to shut him up, his eyes looking at her in horror and she
shushed him.
"Connor's out there," she
whispered barely audibly, the panic shining beautifully in her eyes.
"I need to go to him. I'll distract him so you can leave."
She looked at him sympathetically and kissed him on the lips
purposefully. Her heart was sealed now. It was pumping a delightful
beat in Ethan's hands now. She just prayed he knew that. "I'm
sorry. I will sort this."
He watched her jump up, dress in her
crinkled pyjamas and head for the door.
Turning back to him, she looked
saddened suddenly. “I really do love you, Ethan.” It was all she
said before leaving entirely and closing it behind her to keep his
presence unknown to Connor. Taking the moment slowly, he could hear
Connor getting closer to her, but Ethan dressed himself as quietly as
possible. Ignoring the pounding of his own heart. He even tried to
deny the feeling of his own wounds cracking open again across the
surface of his heart. Once he was fully clothed he looked around for
somewhere to hide. There was nowhere, and he knew he had one escape
route and very little time.
Opening the window, Ethan clambered
out, holding on tightly. As the door began to open he froze and he
was glad he had as the conversation took a new turn and Connor stood
blocking the gap with his back. Ethan held on as he listened to the
conversation. He clung onto the windowsill allowing curiosity to grip
him and ultimately weaken him.
"I can't wait. I thought I could
but I can't," Connor spoke up, releasing the door handle and
reaching into his pocket. "Will you marry me, Amber Watson?"
Connor's voice resonated up the stairway and into every room in this
house.
Ethan didn't stand a chance to hear the
response as his palms became slick with sweat and he lost his grip
entirely. He fell from the terrace on the house and onto the bush
below with a painful impact. As he lay there winded he didn't know
what hurt him more - his heart or his body.
Author Info:
Kirsty-Anne Still
I used to be just another Fanfiction
writer! That was until one person showed real interest in my work.
And then another, and then another, until I had this whole group of
people reviewing like crazy and wanting original work from me. I’d
spent years writing for free online, I didn’t believe I had it in
me to publish something!
But I’m glad I did!! I never imagined
pushing my work and striving to reach my ultimate. I never imagined
I’d be the girl who started The Viper Rooms! But who am I to deny
the inspiration when it hits?
I love writing, it’s a lifeline. I
love creating a world that others fall into. I love having the
control to make a whole new world. It’s like a dependency, an
addictive one. It’s one of the things I’m extremely proud of.
As much as I complain, I love the mini
dialogues that go on in my head, the plotlines that attack me when I
least expect them to. The ones that jump to life at the most
inappropriate times and drive me totally crazy!!
For now I split my life between
writing, dreaming, working, and volunteering with children.
Bethan Cooper
Bethan Cooper spends her days working 8
hours at a well-known restaurant and yawning - a lot.
But her vulnerability behind the
uniform is her writing, having been obsessed with writing short
stories and song lyrics from her teens, she has finally put pen to
paper and started a novel.
She is married to the love of her life,
who she met when she was seventeen.
So writing romance is a must for her,
especially lots of kissing and people surrounded by love, as it is
after all, the best human emotion.
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