Title: Finding Me (His, #3)
Author: Mariah Dietz
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: June 1, 2015
Synopsis
I came here to escape. Leave the debris and avoid the inevitable truths.
Things are better.
Worse.
Different.
I’m finding me, but in the process I fear I’m forgetting those I have left, and the ones who have left me. Maybe I’m losing who I was.
Can I forget my past and move forward?
Can I forget him?
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Excerpt
Walking
the short distance through the apartment and down to the parking lot,
time slows down, allowing me to fixate on the fact that I look like a
mess, and feel like I’m walking too straight. I slump my shoulders
slightly to try and look more relaxed and then feel even more
awkward, and straighten again and feel even more rigid.
He
unlocks the truck with the press of a button and unlike he did when
we rode in his Jeep together, he doesn’t come to open the passenger
door. I’m still debating if I wanted him to when I notice a water
bottle lying in the middle seat. It was mine. I carried it in here
from the hospital Sunday. I never would have remembered it if I
didn’t see it again, that entire night is sort of a blur, but at
some point, someone had passed it to me while we waited for the
doctor. I don’t remember carrying it out. It’s still mostly full,
showing proof I barely touched it. Did
I carry it out?
The
truck starts with a soft rumble. It sounds so different than his
Jeep. My mind turns with the gears. What do I say to the guy that was
everything and is now supposed to mean nothing to me? This silence is
unbearably uncomfortable. I can’t stop from guessing what he’s
thinking. Is he wishing I wasn’t here? In his truck? In California?
“So,
how’s medical school?”
Max’s
head turns and his eyes focus on me for a second before he turns back
to the road. I keep my attention on him, confused by his delayed
response. Of all topics, this seems like a safe route. “I have my
own set of flashcards.”
I
smile out of relief more than humor. “I used the wrong set of
flashcards to study for a test last semester.” I shake my head and
release a short breath. “It’s amazing that I passed it.”
“I
bet you got an A on the paper, didn’t you?”
I
glance at Max and he’s looking at me. His head shakes and a soft
chuckle mingles with the music. “You’re the smartest person I
know. You’re astrophysicist material.”
“Says
the guy studying to be a brain surgeon.”
“Neurosurgeon.”
My
laughter fills the truck. It’s not even that his joke was all that
funny, but having an easy conversation with Max makes laughing
easier. Better. When my laughter fades into a smile I expect to feel
the same stab of nostalgia I experienced earlier with the knowledge
that I will miss this, but I don’t. I simply appreciate the moment,
and attempt to stretch it. “Do you remember the Maximus flashcard?”
Max’s
truck pulls into a parking spot, and he shifts into park before
turning to me. “I remember everything.” His tone is solemn, but
his face is relaxed. I keep his stare without abashment. I want to
stay here and continue to draw out this moment. To feel this emotion
that’s flushing through me, warming me, and filling me with
something I have forgotten about. I don’t know how to describe it:
it’s not the same comfort that I get from being around my sisters,
or the adrenaline I receive when I reach that point while running;
it’s a rightness, a completeness that makes my heart swell and my
smile broaden. My head starts to race with interpretations of what
this means, but a fog fills my thoughts because I know. My heart
understands exactly what he’s saying to me … I think.
“I
do too.” My admission makes me feel brave.
My
phone rings, and we’re back in his driveway almost two years ago
when his phone rang, back to where neither of us knows how to say the
right thing to one another, but this time it’s both of us walking a
gray tightrope, one that felt less intimidating to cross because I
could see him at the other side.
His
eyes close and he looks embarrassed, or possibly ashamed. It awakens
old tendencies, making me question the reality of the moment. My
phone rings again, and Max’s entire body shifts away from me.
Opening the door, he climbs out in one fluid movement.
I
don’t know if I can go out there and face him right now. I feel as
though he’s rejecting me all over again, and it makes my eyes and
throat burn.
Review by Gia:
Finding Me is book three in the His series. It can not be read as a standalone, you must read Becoming His and Losing Her first. I was waiting for this one because I wanted to see what happens with Ace and Max. It took me a little bit to get into the story and figure out what was going on.
Ace has fled, she on the east coast. Her sister's wedding brings her back. Her and Max paths cross again. Max and Ace are very emotional characters and every bit of them comes off the pages and sits with you. This story will have your emotions going up and down.
4 Amazeballs Stars!!
About The Author
Mariah Dietz lives in Eastern Washington with her husband and two sons that are the axis of her crazy and wonderful world. Mariah grew up in a tiny town outside of Portland, Oregon where she spent the majority of her time immersed in the pages of books that she both read and created. She has a love for all things that include her sons, good coffee, books, travel, and dark chocolate. She also has a deep passion for the stories she writes, and hopes readers enjoy the journeys she takes them on, as much as she loves creating them.
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