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Title: Tell Me When (Lost In You #1)
Author: Stina Lindenblatt
Age: NA
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Publisher: Carina Press
ISBN 13: 9781426897887
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Blurb
Amber Scott should be enjoying life as a college freshman. She should be pursuing her dream of becoming a veterinarian. She should be working hard to make sense of her precalculus math class.
She shouldn’t be waking up her college roommate with screaming nightmares. She shouldn’t be flashing back, reliving the three weeks of hell she barely survived last year. And she definitely shouldn’t be spending time with sexy player Marcus Reid.
But engineering student Marcus is the only one keeping Amber from failing her math course, so she grudgingly lets him into her life. She never expects the king of hookups will share his painful past. Or that she’ll tell him her secrets in return, opening up and trusting him in a way she thought she’d never be able to again.
When their fragile future together is threatened by a stalker Amber thought was locked away for good, Marcus is determined to protect her. And Amber is determined to protect Marcus…even if that means pushing him away.
Excerpt
I don’t know how long we’ve been
chatting when Marcus glances over my shoulder, for a moment lost in thought. He
then closes the space between us, so less than a foot separates us. His hand
strokes up and down my hip, molding to my body. He lowers his lips to my ear.
“If we’re gonna convince everyone you’re off limits, we need to do more than
just stand here and talk. Unless you want people thinking I’m your cousin.”
I swallow hard. “What do you
have in mind?”
“Maybe this….” He brushes his
fingertips against my neck and moves my hair back, exposing my skin. His head
drops and his warm lips teasingly caress my neck.
Fortunately if Jordan sees him
kissing me, she won’t clue into what’s really going on. She’ll think we’re
hooking up after bumping into each other here.
Or at least I hope that’s what
she’ll think.
His tongue flicks against the
skin he just kissed. I jerk away.
Relax. Trent used to do that all the time and you never freaked out.
“Whoa, Kitten. I’m not going to
hurt you. I’m not that asshole from the party.”
“I know. It’s just…it’s just….”
My voice fades away, drowned out by the music.
“It’s just what?”
I shake my head. “It’s nothing.
I’m fine.”
Encouraged by my response,
Marcus leans in and his lips meet mine, softly, sweetly. But he’s not satisfied
enough with that. His lips try to pry mine open.
His mouth presses against mine,
hurting me, violating me. I want to scream for him to stop. But that’ll make
things worse. He always punishes me when I resist.
My body tenses, heart beating
loud and fast, breath equally fast and shallow. I squeeze my eyes shut for a
second, fighting against the memory.
Marcus pulls away and searches
my face. “It’s okay, Kitten. I swear I’m not going to hurt you.” His fingers
brush against my cheek. “You’re safe.”
I can tell from his expression he wants to ask who the hell
hurt me. I don’t want to tell him. This is my secret.
About the Author
Stina Lindenblatt lives in Western Canada, where she loves to dream up New Adult and Young Adult stories, especially those with romance. She loves to travel, and has lived in England, the US, Canada, and Finland. She has a Master’s of Science degree in exercise physiology and has worked with elite athletes. In her free time, Stina enjoys photography, especially the close-up variety. She is the author of TELL ME WHEN (01/20/14).
