I am so, so excited to share the cover reveal for the upcoming Breakdown, by Ellie Grace, along with an excerpt! I adore Ellie's books, and this promises to be no exception.
Title: Breakdown by Ellie Grace
Age group: NA/Adult
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Publication Date: Fall 2014
Amy
Porter has had a thing for her twin brother’s best friend since she was a
teenager. After being considered “one of the boys” throughout her childhood,
he’s the first guy to look at her and see past the tomboy she used to be.
Unfortunately, he’s also completely off-limits. She does her best to move on as
the years go by, but it’s not until her life takes a drastic turn that she
finally accepts the fact that they aren’t meant to be. However, as her world
crumbles around her, Nate always seems to be close by to help her pick up the
pieces.
Nate
Miller knows that Amy is the one girl he can never have. No matter how badly he
wants her, he won’t risk destroying his friendship; especially when her brother
goes overseas with the Marines and makes Nate promise to look out for her. As
life continues to get in the way and keep them apart, the only logical choice
is to give up… but giving up is the last thing he wants to do.
With so
many obstacles stacked up against them, can they make it or are they headed for
a breakdown?
This excerpt perfectly explains why I can't wait to read Breakdown!)
“Why are you here?” Amy asks, as
if only just now realizing that I’m lying in her bed next to her.
“I was worried about you. I
wanted to make sure you were okay.”
“I didn’t want you to see me like
this,” she groans, burying her face in her pillows. “I’m such a mess. Please
don’t look at me.”
Lifting myself up on my elbow, I
reach over and gently grab her chin, tilting her face toward me. For the first
time since I got here, her beautiful eyes rest on mine.
“You’re gorgeous,” I tell her,
brushing my thumb across her damp cheek. “You’re always gorgeous, Amy. This is
no exception.”
And it’s true. Her hair is
mussed up from sleep, her eyes are red and puffy from crying, and she doesn’t
have a stitch of makeup on, but she still takes my breath away.
Her bottom lip quivers, and a
tear escapes down her cheek. “I’m a whale.”
I have to suppress a grin at how
adorably self-conscious she is, despite the fact that she’s nowhere close to
resembling a whale. If it weren’t for her very round midsection, you wouldn’t
even know that she’s pregnant. I lower the blanket and rub my palm over her
swollen belly. “You’re perfect.”
A weak smile touches her lips as
she turns and nestles her head back into the pillows, finally relaxing against
me. I lie back down and curl her body into mine, spreading my fingers across
the curve of her stomach. It feels harder than I expected, and I absentmindedly
rub lazy circles over the surface.
I’m drifting between awake and
asleep, exhausted after having such an early morning, when I suddenly feel a
flutter beneath my hand.
“Whoa.” I jerk back, staring at
her belly with wide eyes. “Are you okay?”
Amy giggles. “It’s just the baby
kicking. She moves around a lot when I’m trying to sleep.”
I carefully put my hand back,
resuming the motion. Within a few seconds I feel it again.
“This is crazy,” I whisper in
amazement, completely absorbed in the tiny, gentle movements happening inside
her. “She’s a little acrobat.”
Half asleep, she mutters
drowsily, “She likes you.”
That inadvertent declaration
hits me with such force it sucks the air right out of my lungs. It burns
through all the other bullshit taking up space in my head until only one
thought remains, and I’m left with a sense of absolute clarity.
In this moment I know that I
want her to be mine.
I
want them to be mine.
This Time Around and Break Away, companions to Breakdown
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Break Away
About Ellie Grace
Ellie Grace is an avid reader, chocolate lover
and caffeine addict. When a story popped into her head that she couldn’t seem
to shake, she decided to pursue her childhood dream of becoming a writer. When
she’s not writing, she’s usually curled up with a book by one of her many, many
favorite authors.
