Release Day Blitz: And Forever by Danielle Sibarium
And Forever
“Sometimes being with the one you love hurts more than being without them.”
Blurb
“There’s nothing you can’t do if you want it bad enough.” This is the mantra Jordan Brewer
drilled into my head since the day I met him. He convinced me nothing is out of my reach,
not even him.
drilled into my head since the day I met him. He convinced me nothing is out of my reach,
not even him.
I love Jordan, and Jordan loves me, but something always gets in the way. I had to fight tooth
and nail to convince him we belong together. Now he’s mine, but I’m not sure our love is
strong enough to survive.
and nail to convince him we belong together. Now he’s mine, but I’m not sure our love is
strong enough to survive.
I’m away at school and Jordan’s playing drums for a local band. We hardly see each other,
and when we do, he’s haunted by demons from his past. I’m struggling to fit in and he’s
struggling with his ever-growing mountain of guilt. Will we be able to hold on to each other through the tough times,
or will it all come tumbling down around us?
and when we do, he’s haunted by demons from his past. I’m struggling to fit in and he’s
struggling with his ever-growing mountain of guilt. Will we be able to hold on to each other through the tough times,
or will it all come tumbling down around us?
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Sometimes being with the one that you love hurts more than being without them.
“There’s nothing you can’t do if you want it bad enough.” This is the mantra Jordan Brewer
drilled into my head since the day I met him. He convinced me nothing is out of my reach,
not even him.
drilled into my head since the day I met him. He convinced me nothing is out of my reach,
not even him.
I love Jordan, and Jordan loves me, but something always got in the way. After years of waiting,
now he’s mine, but I’m not sure our love is strong enough to survive.
now he’s mine, but I’m not sure our love is strong enough to survive.
I’m away at school and Jordan’s playing drums for a local band. We hardly see each other and when we do he’s haunted by demons from his past. I’m struggling to fit in and he’s struggling with
his ever growing mountain of guilt. Will we be able to hold on to each other through the tough times
or will it all come tumbling down around us?
his ever growing mountain of guilt. Will we be able to hold on to each other through the tough times
or will it all come tumbling down around us?
FOR ALWAYS
There’s nothing you can’t do if you want it bad enough-
I entered the world with a massive defect. I attracted death. Like a magnet. That was my
life before I met Jordan Brewer, the boy I became infatuated with. Obsessed with.
The boy that became my everything.
life before I met Jordan Brewer, the boy I became infatuated with. Obsessed with.
The boy that became my everything.
I know he wants me, too. I see it. I feel it. But he’s older, and won’t act on his feelings.
That’s okay, I know in time I’ll make him mine. Just as the promise of a future together
is within my grasp, his life is torn apart. Now I have to convince him to let go of his past
and hold on to me. Because he’s my always and forever. And I’ll never let him go.
That’s okay, I know in time I’ll make him mine. Just as the promise of a future together
is within my grasp, his life is torn apart. Now I have to convince him to let go of his past
and hold on to me. Because he’s my always and forever. And I’ll never let him go.
You never really get over your first love. Such is the case for Fourteen year old Stephanie Barrano,
selfproclaimed misfit and death magnet. A freshman in High School, Stephanie is
befriended by Jordan Brewer, a hot, in demand senior, who pulls her from the outer circle
of obscurity, into the realm of acceptance. Jordan quickly works his way into Stephanie’s heart.
He’s her everything. And the only person she trusts with the truth about her father’s death.
While she knows he has strong feelings for her, he won’t act on them and uses her age as an excuse. Stephanie doesn’t let this deter her. She vows to wait for him, knowing in time she’ll win his heart.
selfproclaimed misfit and death magnet. A freshman in High School, Stephanie is
befriended by Jordan Brewer, a hot, in demand senior, who pulls her from the outer circle
of obscurity, into the realm of acceptance. Jordan quickly works his way into Stephanie’s heart.
He’s her everything. And the only person she trusts with the truth about her father’s death.
While she knows he has strong feelings for her, he won’t act on them and uses her age as an excuse. Stephanie doesn’t let this deter her. She vows to wait for him, knowing in time she’ll win his heart.
Two months before her eighteenth birthday, Jordan serves as an impromptu prom date. After sharing a magical evening, Jordan leaves Stephanie with the promise of a future together. Until, he is involved in a terrible car accident. Jordan, not only shuts Stephanie out, he blames her for the death of someone close to him. Feeling broken and beaten, will she try one last time to get through to Jordan or will she lose him forever?
The scent of death lingers nearby. Always. Only I don't attract it like I once thought. I repel it, like a deflector shield. This is my lot in life, my special gift, to extend the days of those I love. That theory comes from Jordan; the keeper of my heart, and the love of my life!
I sigh. I don't realize I made a sound until Jordan apologizes. Again.
"I'm sorry, Steph. I just don't want to be distracted."
"I know."
He misunderstands. It's a contented sigh. One that says I'm thrilled my boyfriend is driving me
to school. It's a sign of how surreal sitting next to him and knowing that he loves me is. How I can't
believe in a matter of hours he'll be leaving me alone on my college campus, and I intend to savor
each minute with him, every possible second. The sigh is the only chance I have of communicating
any of these sentiments because he doesn't want me to talk while he's driving. I know just being
together in the car for this length of time is challenging for him.
to school. It's a sign of how surreal sitting next to him and knowing that he loves me is. How I can't
believe in a matter of hours he'll be leaving me alone on my college campus, and I intend to savor
each minute with him, every possible second. The sigh is the only chance I have of communicating
any of these sentiments because he doesn't want me to talk while he's driving. I know just being
together in the car for this length of time is challenging for him.
Jordan still suffers the after effects of a terrible car accident that killed his ex-girlfriend. Ex as in he broke up with her minutes before it happened. When he served as my
unexpected prom date, I pressed him to admit his feelings for me. That's what led to the
break-up. Now he has to deal with the swamp of guilt-induced quick sand he's been left in. It hasn't been an easy road to get to where we are,
but we worked through all that.
unexpected prom date, I pressed him to admit his feelings for me. That's what led to the
break-up. Now he has to deal with the swamp of guilt-induced quick sand he's been left in. It hasn't been an easy road to get to where we are,
but we worked through all that.
I hope.
"I'm doing the best I can, babe."
"I know." I don't bother saying anything further to reassure him that I'm not upset.
"Maybe you can find some music on the radio."
Maybe I would if I could hear what's on the radio. Every time I turn the volume up, he lowers it. The problem is he wants it down so low I can't hear the music. I glance at his hands on the steering wheel. He holds it in a death grip. His knuckles are white, and I think his fingers might snap in two any moment.
"I'm fine. Just happy to be here with you."
"Liar."
"Am not."
A car swerves slightly towards our lane. He lays on the horn and goes back to stoic silence. I hate that this is so hard for him. I want him to find his way back to being the carefree, flirtatious boy I fell in love with. I doubt he'll ever go back to being that person, and it makes me sad. I don't want him to carry all this pain for the rest of his life. I wish I knew how to make it better, but the only thing I can do is stand beside him and hope in time he'll heal.
I turn to my window, watching the never-ending expanse of trees zoom by. I wish for a fleeting moment I'd gone in the other car with my mother and her new, at least new to me, boyfriend Eddie. I'd been clueless about Eddie, but after her health scare last week, she came clean.
"There's someone I want you to meet," she said when he showed up at our house to visit her.
At that point she had no choice. She'd been ordered to take a few days off of work, where
they'd rendezvous during lunch. She'd been frightened when they first told her it looked like a
heart attack and realized it was silly to keep him hidden away. I can't imagine the cheesy
conversations taking place in the other car, but I'm happy for her. My father died a decade
ago and as far as I know she never dated before, so it's about time she gives someone a chance.
they'd rendezvous during lunch. She'd been frightened when they first told her it looked like a
heart attack and realized it was silly to keep him hidden away. I can't imagine the cheesy
conversations taking place in the other car, but I'm happy for her. My father died a decade
ago and as far as I know she never dated before, so it's about time she gives someone a chance.
"Sorry." I hear the tension in his voice.
"No worries. It's all good, as long as I'm here with you."
I mean it, because even with the deafening silence, and the tension he carries on his
shoulders every time we're in a car together, there is nowhere else I'd rather be. From the first
moment he spoke to me, he owned my heart. It's branded with his name. I'd tried for four years
to move on, to forget him, but that wasn't an option for me. No one can hold a candle to him.
shoulders every time we're in a car together, there is nowhere else I'd rather be. From the first
moment he spoke to me, he owned my heart. It's branded with his name. I'd tried for four years
to move on, to forget him, but that wasn't an option for me. No one can hold a candle to him.
"Hey," He pulls my attention back to the here and now. "You know I love you right?"
I smile. I'm sure it's just the reaction he hoped for. It feels like that's all I've done over the last
week since he found me crying on the beach. I'll never forget the wave of relief that washed over me when I found out he'd been spared from a terrible plane crash. He never made it on the plane because I called him at the last minute in an attempt to convince him to stay. Thank goodness he did.
week since he found me crying on the beach. I'll never forget the wave of relief that washed over me when I found out he'd been spared from a terrible plane crash. He never made it on the plane because I called him at the last minute in an attempt to convince him to stay. Thank goodness he did.
I always believed myself to be the root cause of the bad things that happen to people around me.
Jordan thinks I'm what keeps them hanging on. I don't believe him, at least not yet. But having
him try to convince me otherwise promises to be an amazing adventure.
Jordan thinks I'm what keeps them hanging on. I don't believe him, at least not yet. But having
him try to convince me otherwise promises to be an amazing adventure.
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