Release Boost: The Lies That Define Us by Micalea Smeltzer
Title: The Lies That Define Us
Series: Us Series #2 (standalone)
Author: Micalea Smeltzer
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Release Date: February 9, 2016
Ariella Geller is on the run from some very bad people and Liam
Wade doesn’t know what he’s running from.
Freedom has been
an elusive dream for Ari, but when her chance for escape comes, she
takes it. She finds herself in California and forced to accept help
from strangers in order to stay off the streets and avoid being found
by those she ran from.
Liam Wade is sick of living in the
shadow of his famous father. All he wants is to make a name for
himself as a professional surfer, but it’s impossible when the
media focuses on every other aspect of his life. All he wants is
respect, a chance to prove himself, but when it never comes he finds
himself running and hiding from the ones who love him the most.
When
their paths collide Ari and Liam are forced to confront their demons,
and in the process they just might find a reason to stop running.
I laid my head against the cool glass of the bus window and
watched the rain slick against it. The water beaded against the glass
and then slid down in little rivulets that I traced with my finger.
I wouldn’t miss the rain.
I wouldn’t miss
anything about Oregon.
That place wasn’t my home.
Never had been, and never would be.
With a jolt, the bus
roared to life, startling me, but I relaxed a moment later when we
pulled out of the station.
Freedom was so close to being
mine.
I watched the people on the street as the bus
pulled away. I was searching for buzzed brown hair and eerie black
eyes, but he wasn’t amongst them.
He didn’t know I’d
left yet.
And hopefully, by the time he did, I’d be
long gone.
I adjusted my hoodie so my face was hidden
from the other people on the bus and wiggled around, settling myself
in for the long ride to California.
Unlike the other
people on the bus, I didn’t have a cellphone to keep me company.
Cellphones were traceable so I’d ditched mine. I couldn’t risk
him finding me, because if he had I was certain he’d kill me. He
would’ve eventually killed me if I stayed, too. My only option had
been to take the risk of running away. I would have rather died on my
terms than his, but if everything went according to plan, I’d be
free and he’d never find me.
He called me Scarlett,
but Scarlett didn’t exist.
Scarlett was a lie.
My name was Ariella, and I was reclaiming my stolen life.
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Micalea Smeltzer is a bestselling Young and New Adult author from
Winchester, Virginia. She’s always working on her next book, and
when she has spare time she loves to read and spend time with her
family.
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