Both Over the Ivy Wall and Orion Cross My Sky are Kindle Unlimited books. They are also both only $0.99
Over the Ivy Wall
Blurb:
Clara Pendleton is a prisoner in her home. Always searching
for new places to hide from her uncle, whose drunken attention terrifies and
confuses her, she finds a tiny clearing in the back of the property near a
disintegrating section of the ivy-covered wall that surrounds the estate.
Gaven Bridge has been sent to Clearwater to live with his
Uncle Daniel. Never fitting in, he doesn’t believe he’ll ever meet anyone who
understands him. But when he goes out for a walk in the woods, he happens upon
a young lady sleeping soundly on a patch of moss.
A deep bond is fostered between them, helping Clara find the
courage to change her life. When she finally decides to climb over the ivy wall
and out into the world, there is no going back. Will Clara escape her horrible
past, or will it destroy the love she and Gaven share?
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Excerpt:
Tears brimmed in her eyes as she
wrapped her arm around him. He tucked her close to his body, holding her.
“You’re making me feel good right now,” she whispered. “Touching me like this.
Don’t you see?”
When he said nothing, she leaned
up to look at him. “Gaven, you’re the reason I got away from there. You talked me into climbing over that
wall. I wouldn’t have done it without you. After we met, I couldn’t get you out
of my head. I wanted to be with you, and I still do. Thank you. Thank you so
much for helping me out of there, for talking me into it. I’d still be there if
it weren’t for you.”
“Clara, you’re strong, stronger
than you realize.” With a gentle touch, he caressed her cheek, gazing into her
eyes. “You could’ve done it without me. If—”
“No, don’t say if. I don’t want to think about that. I
just want to be with you.”
His brow crinkled, his eyes
betraying his amazement. “How can you want me?”
She smiled through her sorrow,
tears rolling down her cheeks. “How can I not?” Leaning forward, she pressed
her lips against his, the saltiness of her tears mixing with the sweet taste of
his kiss. “I love you, Gaven.”
Orion Cross My Sky
Blurb:
Tammy Pendleton thinks she’s broken beyond repair. Sheltered
by her parents, a victim of sexual abuse, she wants to escape but doesn’t know
how. Until her cousin Clara leads her away from the Pendleton estate, and into
Clearwater.
Orion Bennett is a motor-head who works at Pete’s Service
Station. At nineteen, he is battling depression. But he’s also suffering with
trigeminal neuralgia—the suicide disease—and he’s desperate to escape the pain.
When Tammy wanders into the shop one day, she finds herself
strangely comforted by the scents and sounds of the garage. Although the pain
they suffer is very different, they discover comfort and understanding in one
another. The companionship they share has the power to heal. The question is,
will they let it?
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Excerpt:
Once his buddy was in
the car, and they were both comfortable on the original dark interior—which was
torn and in need of replacement—Orion pushed the key into the ignition.
“Here goes nothin’.”
He shoved down on the clutch, putting the car into first gear.
“You realize this
beast ain’t got no power steering, right?”
Orion tilted his head
to the side, making it clear he didn’t care. Then he turned the key, and the
engine grumbled to life like an old man waking up from a sound sleep. It
reverberated through his body, sending sparks of pain into his nerves which he
forced himself to ignore. “Shit, listen to this baby purr!”
Putting his strength
into it, he piloted the car out of the garage. The sounds of the engine shook
him inside and out. The seat beneath him was trembling with the force of it.
Zane’s dad was working
in the shop, too preoccupied to notice them at first. Orion got a glimpse of
Pete Johnson glaring at them, his hands on his hips, as the Trans Am pulled out
onto Main Street where the crash had happened only a day before.
If he’d been thinking
straight, he would’ve listened to Zane, who was saying something about the
registration, the dates on the plate.
Behind the wheel of
this car, there was no way he could listen to reason. He’d been seduced by the
feel of it, by the gears changing as he handled the stick-shift, by the way the
engine grumbled and roared like a dragon.
Even in the midst of
this pleasure, pain entered his mind—crawling along the nerves of his face as
if seeking an exit. He ignored it again.
“I know what we oughta
call this baby,” he shouted over the growling of the beast. “Terror. The fuckin’ Clearwater Terror,
that’s what this is!”
And with that, he hit
the gas and shot down Main Street going upwards of seventy miles per hour,
while Zane shrieked in the seat beside him, and lights flashed in the rearview
mirror.
“Goddamn it,” he
shouted. “Cops!”
He threw his head back
as he pulled over, gripping the steering wheel hard in order to aim the car off
the road and along the curb. Sheriff Ryder swaggered up to the driver’s side
window, shaking his head as he pulled out his ticket book.
The engine stalled,
and Orion slammed the palm of his hand against the steering wheel, something
close to fury coursing through his veins.
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