Sheesh Already... (and a giveaway)

CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED!!!!!!!

CONGRATS TO ROXANNE AND JEN - RANDOM.ORG PICKED YOU!!!!!

I'LL BE IN TOUCH...

I KNOW.
More Jolene releases, but what's happened is that I've done a few collabs, and I've been working on projects that I finished a LONG time ago.
SO...

So. I was going to do a random post and then say at the bottom - BTW - Falling is out. And that seemed weird since I'd have to do the same thing on Wednesday with All I Want.

I'm just going to get them both out at once, and instead of giving you big long explanations of each, I'm just gonna share part of a scene from each.

ALL I WANT
Pretty Near Perfect is my short story contribution to this book :-D And this is a short sample from chapter one...

As I round the corner into the dining room, my body slams into someone. I jerk away, but my hands are still on his chest.

Unfamiliar eyes look down on me under a set of thick lashes and dark, curly hair. 

“I’m so sorry,” he says. “I didn’t see you.”

“I get that a lot.” I smirk. “My lack of height and all.” And then I realize that my hands are still on his chest, right at eye level. I stare at them for a moment, almost like I’m puzzled that they’re still there, and instead of jerking them away, like I probably should, they slide down over abs that are a lot harder than I’d guess for being under a conservative grey sweater.

He smiles back, an unassuming, smile of nearly even, white teeth. “Well, it could also be my fault, you know. Maybe I’m so tall I can’t see what’s going on around me.”

Nice.

Tingle-in-my-stomach worthy. Kind eyes. Very nice. Looks like a messy-professor type. And his tall lankiness just adds to the whole package of awkward-adorable man. If there is such a category. Also, he’s the opposite of the stocky boys that belong in this house, making me wonder where he comes from. Now I have to wonder how I went from dreading being here to flirtation?

Oh, wait. Hands. I jerk mine away, feeling a bit like I was just totally feeling up some guy I’ve never met.

You can pick up a copy of this one HERE.

Or add it to your goodreads pile HERE.

FALLING

And THIS is a short excerpt from Falling. I picked one that was a little sweeter than most of the book, but I love being in Jason's head...

I wave my brother off, and slide my hands underneath Dana, slowly picking her up. The moment she’s in my arms, I realize what a dangerous mistake this is. Also, all of the guys lifting girls and running with them is bullshit. She’s tiny, but is still heavy, and I have a long ways to go.

Also, she feels way too damn good here for me to maintain my sanity. She sighs as I shift, and rolls her head against my chest. Instead of doing the smart thing and pretending it’s just anyone, I soak up the moment as I walk up the stairs. She has the palest freckles that I haven’t noticed before, and a tiny scar near her hairline. I want to know if she got teased about her freckles, and where the scar came from. I want to know about the guy who was stupid enough to break her heart, and why her brother and dad stress her out so much. I want to know all of it, and none of these things are things I should care about.

But we know this crap about friends, right. I know where all Boz’s scars come from. But I also would definitely not be turned on by him standing in a tanktop in a drafty doorway—so there’s that.

And you can pick up this one HERE.

Or add it to your goodreads pile HERE.

SO. Tell me what you're working on for a chance to win an ebook of either Falling or All I Want - Your choice. And I'm picking two winners.

GO!

:-D

~ Jolene