My name is Johnny, and I dance with the devil.
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At least, that’s what I tell people, so they stay as far away as possible.
I never meant to get mixed up with the wrong crowd, but if you want to win a war, you have to get your hands a little dirty.
The plan was to keep myself isolated, until an angel walks into my life that makes my dead heart start to beat again.
She’s sweet and innocent, and everything I shouldn’t want, but I can’t seem to stay away.
It’ll take everything I have to resist the magnetic pull between us, but what if Claire is the salvation I need?
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Excerpt
Something visceral convinced my legs to move, to go after this girl who I don’t know. It wasn’t a creepy stalker kind of thing. But more of a she just got here and might get lost thing. A strange rush of protectiveness washed over me when I saw her leave the building and venture out into the world. I already got her to hate me, and that alone might be all the protection she needs, but what if something else happens? Why is my brain telling me it’s my responsibility?
If I just confirm she makes it to wherever she’s going, maybe that will be enough.
I keep a natural pace while maintaining some distance between us, completely walking in the direction away from where I really should be going. I glance down at my watch, verifying that my little detour won’t set me back too much.
The girl's chocolate brown hair falls down her mid-back, gently swaying with each step she takes. Her arms are crossed over her chest like she might be cold. Or that she's using it as some kind of barrier from the outside world.
That train of thought makes my protective urges rise even more. I don’t know her name, and yet I have an innate need to shield her from any danger.
What the fuck is wrong with me?
OUR THOUGHTS
This is one of those reads that sucks the reader in and does not let go
Strong main characters
Slow build relationship that felt real
Solid storyline
From the beginning, you knew Claire was going to have to face some pretty ugly truths about her life that she had been glossing over for far too long
She was given a reprieve when she had to relocate for college but life's problems tend to follow us even when we think we have escaped them
Enter Johnny - one of life's little problems
These two were a cosmic collision of epic proportions right from the get
I really enjoyed the way their friendship developed
The back and forth
The connection that they both felt for the other
This ends on a bit of a cliffy
Think of it as an intermission
A chance to slow your heart rate,
pry your death grip from your reader and breath
When she’s not writing, you’ll find her consuming way too much coffee, making endless to-do lists, and spending time with her daughter and cats in small-town Ohio.
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