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Loving Summer by Kailin Gow YA-Mature/New Adult Contemporary Paperback & e-book, 250 pages Published May 28th 2012 by theEDGEbooks.com Purchase:   Amazon After not having seen childhood family friends, Rachel and her brothers Nathaniel and Drew in three years, sixteen year old Summer Jones, who has always spent her summers with the Donovans at her Aunt Sookie's Malibu beach house, discovers there is more to her long-time crush on one of the Donovan brothers this summer than meets the eye, especially when Astor Fairway, the handsome television star taking her aunt's acting coaching sessions, notices her. This summer, the summer she is noticed, would be the summer no one could forget. An excerpt: I hug her tightly again. I've missed Rachel so much. She's like the sister I never had. Talking of siblings... "Where are Drew and Nat?" I ask with a grin. "You didn't abandon them at the San Francisco airport, did you?...

Romantic Thriller with Supernatural Twist When We Collide by A. L. Jackson Publisher: Sapphire Star Publishing (11/2/12) Purchase: Amazon From the bestselling author of Pulled and Take This Regret comes a gripping new tale of loss and love. In a moment that will change his life forever, William comes face to face with the girl who, with one look, captured his heart. He is unable to ignore the buried desires and the hope for the future they’d once believed they’d have. Now William is ready to fight to take back what had been stolen from him six years before. But he never imagined what that fight might cost him. A.L. Jackson gives you an intimate look into the lives of a family bound by an unseen connection in this romantic thriller with a supernatural twist. Guest Post How to Avoid the Slush Pile Hi everyone. I’m A. L. Jackson, author of Pulled and Take This Regret , and I’m excited to share with you all today my tips on avoiding the s...

Caleb Meets Paige The redhead from Gia’s group, the one they called Paige stepped toward me. A strange girl that hung out with a gang of Walkers posing as humans showing up at my house can’t be a good thing. “What’s up, Paige?” I asked nervously. Something about the way she stalked toward me without saying another word bothered me. With her fiery red hair flapping in the wind, she kept her gaze locked on my face and held her hands out to the sides. The streetlights played on her pale skin, giving it a weird glow. There was nothing normal about her. I walked backward until my backside hit the tree behind me. Next thing I knew, my body was pinned against it. Some kind of invisible force held me down. I couldn’t move an inch. My injured arm throbbed under the pressure. I clamped down on my bottom lip. Whatever she did was crushing me. “What the—what are you doing to me?” I wanted to slam my hands over my ears. There was this ringing in my ears that hurt like crazy. Not only ...