Title: Just Stay
Author:
Michelle Abbott
Genre:
New Adult Contemporary Romance
Publication
Date: May 16, 2014
The last place Pia wants to be is on a
family vacation in a sleepy Cornish village. She's anticipating two
weeks of
mind-numbing boredom. Then she meets Trey, a local boy. He's absolutely
gorgeous. The trouble is — he knows it. He's arrogant and egotistical,
and Pia
intends to avoid him at all costs. But Trey is not the kind of guy who
gives up
easily. When he sets his sights on Pia, her resistance is futile. It's
just a
holiday romance, some light-hearted fun, right? But one of them is
about to
discover that still waters do, indeed, run deep. When what lurks
beneath the
surface finally erupts, the consequences may prove to be catastrophic.
For ages 17+ due to
sexual content and
strong language
Excerpt
He stops outside a single storey,
whitewashed cottage, and pulls a set of keys out of his jeans pocket. I notice
there’s an old blue car parked in the driveway, I guess we’re driving to
another town to eat. He’s probably stopping off to pick up his car keys. That’s
good, I’d rather go somewhere more lively. He’s standing in the doorway,
smiling at me. He gestures for me to go in. “I’ll wait out here for you,” I
tell him.
“Why would you want to stand out there all
night?”
“I’m only waiting here while you get your
car keys,” I say, frowning at him.
He leans against the door frame and folds
his arms across his chest. “Pia, I asked you to have dinner with me, I didn’t
say I was taking you OUT to dinner.”
I gape at him, my mouth open. What an
asshole. I got dressed up for nothing. I starved myself all day for this, which
is my own stupid fault, I should have known better. I take a deep breath. “I
see. So what delights do I have to look forward to? A frozen microwave meal? Or
maybe you’re going to treat me to a take-out.”
He grins, and my hand itches to slap it off
his face.
“Do you think I’d give you a frozen ready
meal? You might be surprised,” he says.
I snort. “I’m already surprised. I’m
surprised I agreed to this date. I’m surprised that I’m even surprised, that
you aren’t bothering to take me out.”
He busts up laughing, a deep, throaty
laugh, that makes his shoulders shake. His laugh is infectious and his whole
face lights up, it’s attractive and it annoys the heck out of me that I think
so. He finally stops laughing and gazes at me, his eyes sparkling. “You’re
adorable.” He grabs my hand and pulls me inside. My heel catches on the door
frame; I lurch forward, and slam into his chest.
I can feel his heartbeat beneath my palms,
he smells of spices. I shiver as he strokes his fingertips down my bare arms.
This is so embarrassing, I’m sure my face is the colour of a tomato. Why did I
wear these stupid heels? “I’m sorry, I tripped,” I mutter, as I finally pluck
up the courage to look up at him.
He cocks his head to the side and smirks.
“As much as I enjoy you throwing yourself at me, Precious, you might want to
wait until after dinner.” Arrgh. I shove him away and step backwards, giving
him my most furious glare. As he brushes past me to close the door, he glances down
at my feet. “How do you even walk in those things?” His gaze slowly travels up
my body, and my skin heats up, as if his eyes were lasers. His hand reaches for
me; I hold my breath and stiffen, unsure of where his touch will land. He
ruffles my hair. “You’re still tiny, even when you’re wearing stepladders,
aren’t you, Pee Aitch.”
I frown at him. “Pee aitch?”
He nods his head. “Yeah, Pia Hamilton,
that’s your name, right?”
My mouth forms a thin line. “What’s your
surname?”
His eyes sparkle. “Baker.”
I fold my arms across my chest. “Trey
Baker.”
He smiles. “Yeah, that’s right.”
I raise an eyebrow. “Tee Bee, as in,
tuberculosis, a nasty disease that you want to get rid of.”
He nibbles at his lip and then busts up
laughing. “It’s no use trying to charm me with sweet talk, Precious.” He kicks
off his flip flops, leaving them on the hallway floor, then he glances down at
my feet again. “Take those things off, before you break your neck.”
She's a self-published author who loves to
write new adult romance about heroes who begin as the underdog and are
protective of their girl.
She's an avid reader of romance, is
addicted to coffee and loves wine and chocolate, so yeah, not the most
healthy
eating and drinking habits :-) She spends way too much time online when
she
should be writing. She collects teddy bears and occasionally knits a
couple of
rows on a sweater she started years ago, which she may eventually
finish in
time to wear for her funeral :-)
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