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Author: Kate Bloomfield
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Genre: Paranormal Romance/New Adult (Suitable for 17 and up)
***Note: Not intended for audiences younger than 17 years of age, as it contains scenes of a sexual nature, and coarse language. Please do not read if you are easily offended.**
Synopsis: Seventeen year old Rose Goldman is highly unpopular in the little town of Halfway. Ever since the 'attack' when she was a girl, people and animals have been afraid of her. She gets bullied in school, and called 'wet dog' because of the way she smells, despite being extremely hygienic. However, life takes a turn when a new teacher starts at Halfway High. Mr. Stone, the quirky and charismatic English teacher is twice Rose's age, but she feels an unexplainable pull towards him from day one. Despite her better judgement, Rose pursues a friendship with Mr. Stone, who seems unable to stay away from her.
What is
pulling this unlikely pair together?
Sneak Peek
Mr. Stone’s
smile faltered. ‘I like my women to have a mind of their own – to be witty.
Like you.’
My throat closed
up. Like me?
‘You’re an
amazing girl,’ he said suddenly.
His use of the
word girl made my stomach twist painfully.
‘Am I?’ I asked.
‘Of course.’
‘A girl?’
He smiled
knowingly. ‘An amazing woman,’ he corrected himself.
‘No one has ever
told me that before,’ I said.
‘I don’t believe
that,’ he smiled. ‘You’re clever, and beautiful, and damn witty.’
Mr. Stone’s jaw
tensed as he realized what he was saying.
‘Beautiful?’ I
asked, the word escaping as nothing more than a whisper.
‘Don’t you
know?’ he asked.
My heart thundered
as I stared at him. Oh please, my mind begged. Please tell me what is going on
in that head of yours.
‘D-don’t I know
what?’ I asked.
‘Don’t you know
what you’re doing to me?’ He said as though I was torturing him.
‘What?’ My skin
stung and my head swam with the possibilities.
‘Rose, I-’ He
paused to collect his thoughts. ‘I’ve felt this … this pull towards you since
day one. I can’t explain it.’
He didn’t need
to explain it, because I felt it too. His eyes, his smile and his scent had me
drawn in.
I placed a
shaking hand over his, which was still on the steering wheel. He looked at our
hands for a moment before allowing me to thread my fingers through his. I could
feel his pulse in between each of my fingers.
Mr. Stone
inhaled deeply. ‘Christ,’ he muttered, shutting his eyes tightly.
‘What’s the
matter?’ I breathed.
‘That … that
scent. The way you smell-’
I suddenly
became very self-conscious. Bullies at school often accused me of smelling like
wet dog. I sniffed my
shirt, but I smelled perfectly normal.
‘What is it?’ I
said defensively. ‘I showered this morning-’
Mr. Stone
laughed, and I felt my cheeks burn with embarrassment.
‘No,’ he said
with a small smile. ‘You smell amazing.’
‘I do?’
‘Absolutely. You
always do.’
I never wore
perfume, only regular home brand antiperspirant.
‘It makes me
dizzy,’ he confessed. ‘It’s intoxicating.’
‘What do I smell
like?’ I asked, rather flushed.
Mr. Stone licked
his lips as though he could taste me in the air. ‘Sweet,’ he said.
My cheeks burned
crimson, and I wished he would look at me. I couldn’t believe this was
happening.
‘I want to kiss
you so very badly, Rose,’ Mr. Stone said under his breath. ‘But I can’t … and
it’s killing me.’
My heart
hammered so loudly against my ribcage that I was sure Mr. Stone could hear it
from where he sat.
Suddenly, I felt
powerful. He wanted me … and it terrified him.
‘Mr. Stone,’ I
breathed, but he still didn’t look at me. ‘Tom.’
A small groan
escaped him as though his name leaving my lips was taboo.
‘Look at me,’ I
said, my eyes fixated on him.
‘I can’t,’ he
said, shaking his head.
Kate was
born in Enfield, London in 1989, but has lived in Wollongong, Australia for
most of her life. Now working
full time as an independent author, Kate has published four novels, and two
short stories. Her fifth
novel ‘Alpha Girl’ is a paranormal romance that explores a complicated a
student/teacher relationship. It is due for release on April 1st
2013.
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