BLURB
“Happy
Birthday, Charlie Scott...”
This
is definitely not how Charlie thought she'd be spending her
nineteenth birthday; bunking with her fugitive lover in a cheap hotel
room. But he's got a surprise for her...
Blue
knows two things: he's the luckiest guy in the world, and she'd be
better off if she never met him. He blames himself for the life she
was forced to leave behind, but tonight he's planned her a birthday
party that she'll never forget.
With
one foot on the pedal, it's only a matter of time before they find
themselves on the run again. But for now, even if it's only for one
night, they'll set everything else aside and party amongst a sea of
neon lights.
“Everything
can change in just one night...”
SNEAK
PEAK AT FIRST PAGE
Every
night is a dance through a sea of neon lights. When the sun goes into
hiding, it's always the same. But with every passing moon, something
changes. Like I'm reaching out for home and every tick of the clock
pulls me further from it. If I go any further, I may never find my
way back. But maybe that's the point. I'm not supposed to. Every time
I look into the night sky, and see that familiar swirl of neon
whiplash, I imagine it's a road. And when I'm walking on the colorful
ribbons that circle the sky, I know there's no looking back...
EXCERPT
One
Month Ago
There's
a warmth in the air, the kind of intangible breeze that threatens to
choke you if you're not prepared. An unexpected spike in temperature
that signals the changing weather, like the eye of the storm when
everything is calm. You don't know when or how, but something's
coming.
We
stand on opposite sides of his Jeep, leaning against the chipped hood
as we take small bites of overcooked hamburgers purchased on a budget
at some local fast-food eatery. I'm not hungry, but Blue insisted I
eat, promising me that the knots in my stomach were nothing more than
phantom ghosts that would go away with the passing of time.
I
don't believe him.
Five-hundred
miles out and the only thing that's seemed to change is my level of
confidence that I did the right thing. It began sky-high, like
hitting the peak of a roller coaster. I did it for love and that
could never be the wrong choice. But now, it's damn near close to the
bottom, when the ride, depending on age, either jerks or careens to a
slow stop.
Blue
takes a bite out of his cheeseburger and sits it down on a messy foil
wrapper. The way he pushes the food to the back of his mouth warns me
that he's about to speak. “Who do you wanna be?”
Unsure
if the question is some sort of game, or deep philosophical question,
I just shrug and take another bite.
“You
can't be Charlie,” he says, his eyes locked with mine, full of
serious intent. “Not right now, anyway.”
“What
are you talking about?”
“I
mean you have to become someone else and leave everything else
behind. To me, you'll always be Charlie, the most beautiful, amazing
girl in all the world. But to everyone else, you have to be someone
else.”
ABOUT
THE AUTHOR:
K.B.
Nelson
I
grew up on a farm in Ohio, but that's not very interesting, is it?
When I'm not writing you can find me doing one of two things; getting
lost on highways or getting lost in the lives of fictional
characters. If my heart had two feet, one foot would be in romance
and the other solidly in geekdom. I hope you'll all follow me on my
journey through this carnival they call life. I promise there will be
a happy ending.
LINKS:
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