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Just breathe, Kacey. Ten tiny breaths. Seize them. Feel them. Love them.
Four years ago, Kacey Cleary's life imploded when her car was hit by a drunk driver, killing her parents, boyfriend, and best friend. Still haunted by memories of being trapped inside, listening to her mother take her last breath, Kacey wants to leave her past behind. Armed with two bus tickets, Kacey and her fifteen-year-old sister, Livie, escape Grand Rapids, Michigan, to start over in Miami. They're struggling to make ends meet at first, but Kacey's not worried. She can handle anything—anything but her mysterious neighbor in apartment 1D.
Trent Emerson has smoldering blue eyes and deep dimples, and perfectly skates that irresistible line between nice guy and bad boy. Hardened by her tragic past, Kacey is determined to keep everyone at a distance, but their mutual attraction is undeniable, and Trent is desperate to find a way into Kacey's guarded heart—even if it means revealing an explosive secret that could shatter both their worlds.
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OverDrive Read
- ISBN: 9781476740331
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- ISBN: 9781476740331
- File size: 2192 KB
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- English
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September 15, 2013
After a drunk driver kills her parents, her best friend and her boyfriend, Kacey Cleary is left with her younger sister, a phobia of holding hands and a deep-seated hatred for the man who survived the car wreck. She turns to drugs and sex until Livie begs her to stop, afraid that an overdose will kill her older sister. Kickboxing helps ease Kacey's anger, but life at home is tough with Aunt Darla's Christian fanaticism. When Uncle Raymond begins to cross the line with Livie, she grabs her sister and heads for Miami to start a new life. They end up in a funky apartment community, complete with Storm, the Barbie-look-alike neighbor. Storm, however, turns out to be a struggling single mom, running from an abusive ex-husband and trying to make ends meet by working as a rather acrobatic stripper. There's also the very hot boy next door: Trent Emerson, who instantaneously pushes every one of Kacey's buttons, chipping away at the shell protecting her from ever feeling anything. Soon, Kacey snags a job bartending at Storm's bar, and Livie is enrolled at school, babysitting Storm's 5-year-old daughter and getting her feet back under her. Author of the best-selling Causal Enchantment series, Tucker (Allegiance, 2012, etc.) parlays her success with YA paranormal fantasy into this adult romance series. She relentlessly ups the erotic ante with every encounter between Kacey and Trent. Breathless meetings in the laundry room lead to heroic rescues from snakes lurking in the shower and creeps lurking in the bar, yet Trent frustrates Kacey with his determination to take things slowly. Inevitably, the revelation of his secret devastates both of them and leads to some interesting--if implausible--plot twists. Steamy romance and quirky supporting characters make this an appealing start to the series.COPYRIGHT(2013) Kirkus Reviews, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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September 1, 2015
After losing her parents, boyfriend, and best friend in a horrific car wreck, Kacey is determined to leave her past behind. Starting life anew in Miami with her sister is challenging but nothing they can't handle. That is, until they meet their mysterious and hunky neighbor.
Copyright 2015 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.
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