 As a teacher, I had tricks that I would use to get the kids' attention. One was counting down or counting backward. I only started at five most times and by the time I got to one, they were quiet. Author Liz Ashlee uses counting backward in her book- COUNTING BACKWARD to highlight an important incident in her characters' lives. It becomes a significant part of her story and one that is sure to stand out in the reader's mind. COUNTING BACKWARD is the second book in her Love in Motion series and is just as gripping as the first one. While each can be read as a standalone, they are much better when read together. The characters in COUNTING BACKWARD show up in the other books and connect in various ways, bringing depth to the story. I loved the powerful emotional story in COUNTING BACKWARD and I'm sure you will as well. Now available in Ebook and Print, be sure to grab a copy today. Blurb: She’s his soulmate. He’s her biggest regret. Jessa Monroe is a survivor. She’s survived heartbreak, a difficult childhood, and her mama’s maniac boyfriend. What she isn’t sure she can survive is Beau Gamble walking back into her life. Beau left Jessa because he loved her. At the time, it was the only way to keep her safe. But when they reunite, he realizes he left her unprotected during the worst moment of her life. All he can is do is try to break through Jessa’s walls so he can be with her again—back where he belongs. But Jessa can’t trust that Beau won’t walk away as he did once before. To protect her heart, she’s built tall and strong walls around it. Beau is determined to prove he’s here to stay and that he never stopped loving her. He knows that she is meant to be his first, last, and only love. Liz Ashlee’s stories are emotional reads about real world problems. Fans of The Problem with Forever by Jennifer L. Armentrout and All the Little Things by Rachel Leigh will love her romance about grief and finding the one who makes you want to live again. EXCERPT: Everything dies away as Jessa enters the diner, her pretty hair pulled back in a perky ponytail, wearing a Maxie’s T-shirt. There’s something about her—something that has always made my heart pound so hard I fear it’ll snap right out of my chest. Loving her has been my only mission since the first time I noticed her sitting in front of the high school. I don’t know why or how. . . it’s just always been that way. There’ll never be anyone else but her. Look back, pretty girl. Look back. She hastens past my booth and I’m afraid she’ll go right on past me like every other week. . . but then. . . There she is. Her eyes latch onto mine. They’re almost liquid, brimming with everything she used to feel for me. The first time I saw those eyes, I thought they seemed cold and unfeeling. But the more I got to know her, the more I noticed they were just guarded—a guard she let down for me. Her mouth parts slightly and I see a soft smile tug at the edges of her lips. I start to smile back. Her attention makes me feel like the luckiest, happiest man in the world. But she comes back to reality and continues walking away from me. Practically running. But I don’t care. That’s one second I didn’t have last week. A smile I didn’t have. Damn, I’m slipping. Obsessed. Pritch drops his fist down on the table. “You’re screwed, man.” I drop my head. “Yeah, I totally am.” BUY LINKS: |
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