Today, we’re revealing the cover for
Melissa West’s upcoming NA contemporary romance, Pieces of Olivia!!
TITLE: Pieces of Olivia
AUTHOR: Melissa West
PUBLISHER: Penguin/InterMix
RELEASE DATE: July 15, 2014
Olivia Warren used to be a normal
girl with a bright future. But on one fated night, everything
changed.
Hiding the scars of her past up her
sleeves, Olivia transfers her enrollment from Columbia University to
The College of Charleston, determined to pursue her own dreams for
the first time in her life.
She intends to allow herself a bit of
alone time to heal... that is, until she meets Preston.
Preston is best friends with her
roommate, completely hot, and off-limits. But the chemistry between
them is instantaneous—and as the pair begins to spend more time
with one another, their feelings for each other build into something
undeniable, something powerful enough to heal Olivia’s deepest
scars.
Olivia tries to put her own past behind
her and trust Preston, but she discovers that his past might be more
present than she ever bargained for…
PIECES OF OLIVIA
excerpt
By: Melissa West
His eyes swept over my face, and I knew what was about to happen. I
could see the resolve in his face. Feel the swift change in the air
as the charge between us sparked. He leaned toward me, his eyes never
leaving mine.
“I’m not going
to kiss you,” I whispered.
“I didn’t ask.”
“Preston, we…”
He tucked my hair
behind my ear and moved still closer. “I can’t promise anything.
I have nothing in me to promise, but that doesn’t mean I won’t
try.”
I swallowed,
feeling the walls around me crumbling down.
“Let me be what
you need.”
My breath caught,
the fight in me diminishing with each spoken word. What was I so
afraid of? I reached out, gliding my fingertips over his face and
into his hair. Briefly, I thought of how often I’d dreamt of
touching his hair, and then his mouth was on mine, and all thought
was gone, except him and us and this moment. His lips took control,
first soft and careful, and then full of urgency and need. Every
unspoken word, every missed opportunity, was pushed into that single
kiss.
Preston laid me
back on the sofa, his body warm and inviting. My fingers gripped his
hair, pulling him closer, and he left my lips, kissing a trail down
my chin to my neck. A soft moan of pleasure escaped my lips, and he
thrust his hips against mine in answer to my ache. Our bodies moved
together, our clothes the only thing keeping us from taking this
further.
I tugged his chin
up so his lips were back on mine, the kiss growing to a frenzy of
passion. His hand slid under the edge of my shirt, gliding over my
stomach, before finding my breast. He groaned with pleasure, and I
reached down to take his shirt off, eager to touch his impeccably
toned chest and stomach. Preston slipped his shirt off and gripped
mine, his intentions clear, when reality yanked me from pleasure and
threw me into a sea of painful thoughts. I remembered my scars,
Preston’s expression when he’d gotten a glimpse of them through
my shirt at the pier. I shook my head, feeling myself tumbling deeper
into sadness and farther from the moment.
Preston glanced
down at me. “We can stop.”
“No.”
“Olivia, you
don’t have to—”
I bit my lip,
forcing myself to push away the fear and sadness and guilt that
riddled my mind and peered back at him. “I don’t want to take my
shirt off.”
“Okay,” he
whispered.
“And I don’t
want you judging that I don’t want to take my shirt off.”
“Okay,” he
repeated. I felt his heart beat against my chest, fast and sure and
strong. A part of me wanted to disappear, embarrassed and ashamed
that I’d yet again shown Preston Riggs just how crazy I was deep
inside. But another part, a greater part, felt a surge of happiness
that he’d stayed. He knew that I was broken and scarred and more
than a little crazy, yet still, he didn’t run. He stayed.
About the Author:
Melissa West writes young adult and new
adult novels for Entangled Teen and Embrace and Penguin/InterMix. She
lives outside of Atlanta, GA with her husband and two daughters and
spends most of her time writing, reading, or fueling her coffee
addiction.
She holds a B.A. in Communication Studies and a M.S. in Graphic Communication, both from Clemson University. Yeah, her blood runs orange.
Connect with Melissa at
www.melissawestauthor.com
or on Twitter @MB_West.
Blogs Participating in the Cover
Reveal:
I had to add this one! It sounds so good and I do love the cover too.
ReplyDeleteI think the cover looks awesome, good job!
ReplyDelete