~Blog Tour~ Finding Me, Finding You by Shealy James (Excerpt and a GIVEAWAY!!)

Wednesday, September 24, 2014

~Blog Tour~ Finding Me, Finding You by Shealy James (Excerpt and a GIVEAWAY!!)

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Parker wasn’t always a bad boy. It wasn’t until his life seemed to lose meaning that things started spiraling out of control. Nothing mattered though, not without her around. That was until he met Maggie, the introverted beauty that had taken one too many verbal beatings. Maggie wasn’t exactly shy, but she definitely wasn’t confident either. Until now she had been happy existing in her small world, but she was ready for a change. She vowed to make friends in college. Simple, right? Not quite. Maggie discovers she was in store for more than just friendship. Instead she finds a painful crush on an emotionally unavailable guy. As Maggie and Parker each head down the path of self-discovery, they learn it isn’t always easy to keep the ones you love when you are becoming the person you want to be.

“What’s your problem? This is what I was talking about. One minute everything is fine and the next You’re snapping for no apparent reason. I don’t get it Parker. I really don’t, so I need you to explain it to me.”

“My problem? Maggie that guy is all over you, and he is leaving next week. You should be asking what his problem is.”

“First of all, he wasn’t all over me. Second, so what? I know he’s leaving. He isn’t leading me on. If something did happen, it would be fine because I’m fully aware that he’s leaving. Why does it matter to you anyway? I’m not your problem, and You’re not mine like you so kindly pointed out the other day!”

“You’re my problem, Maggie!”

“No, I’m not!”

He stepped closer. A bolt of lightning flashed across the sky. “Yes, You’re!” He grabbed my face and slammed his lips down on mine. His soft lips opened, and his tongue slipped into my mouth coaxing mine to do the same. I kissed him back and his hands moved to my back to pull me closer to him. It was like we were letting out all the pent up frustration that we had felt for the last three years just when thundered rumbled loudly around us.

Finally, I broke the kiss and put my hands on his firm chest to push him away. “I can’t do this Parker.”

Shealy James is Georgia native who teaches middle school math during the day and disappears into fiction at night. She is an avid reader and a writer who laughs in the face of middle school angst and welcomes humor, drama, and the all-important happy ending. Shealy is the author of Finding Me, Finding You (Finding Series Book 1), Finding Us (Finding Series Book 2) and Whole Life Re-Do (Whole Life Series Book 1).