author - "S. J. Evans"
Valentine’s Day—the holiday of romance.
For sixteen-year-old Reina Williams, it was supposed to be just another day, as were the days leading up to it. Nothing special or out of the ordinary. But when, on the day before, her best friend convinces her to take a break from the boring old tradition of spending the holiday with some chick-flicks and a box of chocolates, and convinces her to attend a late night Valentine’s Day celebration with their friends, things spiral a little out of control, and what was supposed to be just another quiet night turns into something so much more.
A night filled with passion and love and hate and pain and all the little things she never could have anticipated. Including the boy who she had always wanted to stay with her one moment more.
*ON HIATUS*
Sometimes letting go isn’t the better option, and all you need to do is hold on . . .
Three months. That’s how long it’s been since Skye Montgomery met her biological father for the first time.
Now, after months of building up a relationship that had ceased to exist for the past seventeen years, Skye’s officially moved to Kensington, Kansas to live with her father and his family for six months—leaving her sweet, adoring boyfriend Jules, and her loving, engaged-to-be-married mother Leah, behind.
It’s a simple arrangement, really, and Skye couldn’t be happier to finally be united with her father after all these years. But when tragedy strikes back at home, trials threaten to break Skye and Jules’s relationship apart, an old relationship is surprisingly rekindled, and someone suddenly lurks in the shadows everywhere Skye goes, hunting her, everything threatens to fall apart all over again. All she wanted was a second chance, a time to start over and enjoy life for its beautiful things—things like Leah and Joe’s wedding, she and Jules’s irrevocable feelings for each other, and a chance with the father she’d always wanted—but sometime it’s not that easy.
Because the fact of the matter is, on top of everything else, Leah’s hiding something, Skye’s new friends are curious about her past, and the police are withholding important information that could have the power to change her fate.
So the question is, when it’s all said and done, will Skye be able to handle the shocking secrets hidden behind the walls of deceit and betrayal? And even more importantly: will she survive the threats on her life and keep her relationships with those she loves intact, all the while never once letting go? Only time will tell.
::What if everything you once thought you knew about your life was really all a facade, hiding the dark and burdening secrets of your past?
Skye Montgomery, a soft-spoken and sweet seventeen-year-old girl, lives in a less-than-perfect-lifestyle of lies, betrayal, and, most of all, secrets. Ever since the marriage of her mother, and step-father, Johnny, Skye has been playing with fire in a dangerous game of How Long can You Keep a Secret?. To make matters worse, she and her boyfriend, Bryan, have a few secrets of their own, as heartbreaking as they may be.
And finally, after having had enough of the oppressive secrets and lies, Skye is now searching desperately for a way out. For the dark, withering secrets, are becoming too much to handle. But with each passing day, reality becomes its own revolting nightmare, trouble lurking at the corners of past and present, and complications arise with every resolution.
Through it all, Skye manages to grasp onto one good thing: Jules, a charming and mysterious, gentleman who caught more than just her attention. His mystery and charm keep her intrigued, wanting to know more about him, while his caring and angelic ways give her reason to smile again. Though she knows for a fact that she once loved Bryan, Jules makes her question the things she thought were most important in her life, changing her perspective on how things really should be.
But the question is: will Skye be able to claw her way out of the strong holds these men have on her emotions and discover herself before it is too late? Well, it may not be easy when she’s struggling with two of the strongest emotions--Love and Hate.
*Rated PG-13, for abuse & harsh elements*
Valentine’s Day—the holiday of romance.
For sixteen-year-old Reina Williams, it was supposed to be just another day, as were the days leading up to it. Nothing special or out of the ordinary. But when, on the day before, her best friend convinces her to take a break from the boring old tradition of spending the holiday with some chick-flicks and a box of chocolates, and convinces her to attend a late night Valentine’s Day celebration with their friends, things spiral a little out of control, and what was supposed to be just another quiet night turns into something so much more.
A night filled with passion and love and hate and pain and all the little things she never could have anticipated. Including the boy who she had always wanted to stay with her one moment more.
*ON HIATUS*
Sometimes letting go isn’t the better option, and all you need to do is hold on . . .
Three months. That’s how long it’s been since Skye Montgomery met her biological father for the first time.
Now, after months of building up a relationship that had ceased to exist for the past seventeen years, Skye’s officially moved to Kensington, Kansas to live with her father and his family for six months—leaving her sweet, adoring boyfriend Jules, and her loving, engaged-to-be-married mother Leah, behind.
It’s a simple arrangement, really, and Skye couldn’t be happier to finally be united with her father after all these years. But when tragedy strikes back at home, trials threaten to break Skye and Jules’s relationship apart, an old relationship is surprisingly rekindled, and someone suddenly lurks in the shadows everywhere Skye goes, hunting her, everything threatens to fall apart all over again. All she wanted was a second chance, a time to start over and enjoy life for its beautiful things—things like Leah and Joe’s wedding, she and Jules’s irrevocable feelings for each other, and a chance with the father she’d always wanted—but sometime it’s not that easy.
Because the fact of the matter is, on top of everything else, Leah’s hiding something, Skye’s new friends are curious about her past, and the police are withholding important information that could have the power to change her fate.
So the question is, when it’s all said and done, will Skye be able to handle the shocking secrets hidden behind the walls of deceit and betrayal? And even more importantly: will she survive the threats on her life and keep her relationships with those she loves intact, all the while never once letting go? Only time will tell.
::What if everything you once thought you knew about your life was really all a facade, hiding the dark and burdening secrets of your past?
Skye Montgomery, a soft-spoken and sweet seventeen-year-old girl, lives in a less-than-perfect-lifestyle of lies, betrayal, and, most of all, secrets. Ever since the marriage of her mother, and step-father, Johnny, Skye has been playing with fire in a dangerous game of How Long can You Keep a Secret?. To make matters worse, she and her boyfriend, Bryan, have a few secrets of their own, as heartbreaking as they may be.
And finally, after having had enough of the oppressive secrets and lies, Skye is now searching desperately for a way out. For the dark, withering secrets, are becoming too much to handle. But with each passing day, reality becomes its own revolting nightmare, trouble lurking at the corners of past and present, and complications arise with every resolution.
Through it all, Skye manages to grasp onto one good thing: Jules, a charming and mysterious, gentleman who caught more than just her attention. His mystery and charm keep her intrigued, wanting to know more about him, while his caring and angelic ways give her reason to smile again. Though she knows for a fact that she once loved Bryan, Jules makes her question the things she thought were most important in her life, changing her perspective on how things really should be.
But the question is: will Skye be able to claw her way out of the strong holds these men have on her emotions and discover herself before it is too late? Well, it may not be easy when she’s struggling with two of the strongest emotions--Love and Hate.
*Rated PG-13, for abuse & harsh elements*