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From an early age, Declan Reedeâs only goal was to race in the ProV8 Championship Series. One thing he couldnât anticipate was that a blistering kiss shared with his best friend, Alyssa Dawson, might derail his plans.
While he knows things between them will never be the same, itâs impossible to predict just where the road will take them, or how rocky it might get.
Will he decide to fight for love or follow his dreams?
Genre: New Adult Contemporary Romance
Release Date: 27th August 2015
Cover Artist: Soxsationalcoverart
Principal photography by: NSP Studios
Cover models: Ashleigh Johnson and Jarah Armstrong.
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Genre: New Adult Contemporary Romance
Release Date: 27th August 2015
Cover Artist: Soxsationalcoverart
Principal photography by: NSP Studios
Cover models: Ashleigh Johnson and Jarah Armstrong.
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TEASERS
EXCERPT
Once we were alone on our way to school, she glanced down at our joined hands and then back up at me. Her wide smile and bright eyes told me she was feeling the same warm feelings I was.
âHey, boyfriend,â she said as she gave my hand a squeeze.
The shit-eating grin lifted my cheeks again. âHi yourself, girlfriend.â
âWe probably shouldnât play hooky today, should we?â Without releasing my hand, she sped up a little before turning to walk backwards so that she could meet my eyes.
I thought about the day we could have if we did and ached to say yes. âWe probably shouldnât. Itâs probably a better idea to prove weâre going to be responsible even if weâre a couple.â
âHmm, couple. I like the sound of it.â She turned around again, resting her head against my arm as we walked.
I dropped her hand and wrapped my arm around her shoulders.
âMaybe we can still be responsible if weâre a little late though?â she asked.
âMaybe. Why? What do you have in mind?â
She dragged me in the direction of the park where weâd played cards the day beforeâthe park which had been âoursâ for as long as I could remember and where everything had changed.
âWell, our first date was cut a little short, donât you think?â
The ghost of her lips tracing over mine filled my mind, together with the memory of her tongue tangling with my own.
âDefinitely,â I said, unable to keep the lust and desire from my voice.
We walked in silence until we arrived at our park. Without any verbal agreement, we made our way toward the table weâd claimed as our spot years earlier.
Alyssa sat on the bench and I took my usual place perched behind her on the table. I placed my legs on either side of her body and leaned my chin on the top of her head. It was a position weâd sat in hundreds of times before as we chatted about anything and everything. Only, this time it was different. Neither of us spoke, which had never really happened before. The silence around us was almost maddening; the only sound, our matching breaths.
âSoââ we both said at the same time, before stopping at the same time.
âYou goââ Again our voices were almost perfectly in sync.
I chuckled as she turned around and knelt on the bench to look at me. I helped her up onto the table beside me and just looked at her for a moment. Her lips called to me, and I wanted to kiss her, longed to with every part of me, but I didnât know if I should. I didnât want kissing to be the only thing we had. There was so much more that I liked about her and none of those things had changed. Yet it was still different. Everything was different.
âDonât hate me for asking, but is this weird as hell for you too?â she asked.
My relief that I wasnât the only one who was feeling the new, odd atmosphere surrounding us escaped in a quiet laugh. âSo weird.â
âIt shouldnât be though, should it?â
âNo. I mean, weâre still us, right?â
She practically leapt in place. âRight!â
âWeâre still friends,â I added. âWe always will be.â
âExactly. Weâre just friends that kiss now.â
As she said the words, my gaze was drawn to her bright pink lip gloss. I licked my lips. âFriends that kiss a lot?â
âIf youâre lucky.â
I trailed my hands into her hair, drawing her face slowly closer to mine. âAm I?â
âI donât know,â she whispered. Her lips were so close to mine that I could feel her breath on my skin. âIâm starting to think that maybe Iâm the lucky one.â
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AUTHOR BIO
Michelle lives in sunny Queensland in the land down under with her surprisingly patient husband and ever-intriguing daughter, carving out precious moments of writing and reading time around her accounts-based day job. A lover of love and overcoming the odds, she primarily writes paranormal and fantasy romance.
Our Reviews:
--Renée's--
Rating: B+ (4/5 stars)
Decide is the first piece Iâve read from Michelle Irwin, but Iâll definitely be picking up her other books! It was a delightfully-entertaining and quick read that leaves you wanting the next instalment a.s.a.p (oh, how I wish that were possible!).
In this novella, we meet bad boy Declan Reede as he tries to fulfil his dream of becoming a ProV8 driver. While his girlfriend isnât happy about this âfantasyâ of his, she all but forces him to make a choiceâher or the track?
Whether he ultimately regrets his choice or not, I guess weâll have to wait for Decline to see.
Michelleâs writing style and Declanâs voice is what sucked me in at first, but it was the characters and decisions they had to make that kept me turning the pages until the end.
**We received an ARC in exchange for an honest review**
In this novella, we meet bad boy Declan Reede as he tries to fulfil his dream of becoming a ProV8 driver. While his girlfriend isnât happy about this âfantasyâ of his, she all but forces him to make a choiceâher or the track?
Whether he ultimately regrets his choice or not, I guess weâll have to wait for Decline to see.
Michelleâs writing style and Declanâs voice is what sucked me in at first, but it was the characters and decisions they had to make that kept me turning the pages until the end.
**We received an ARC in exchange for an honest review**
--Stormy's--
Rating: A- (4.5/5 stars)
So, it seems I finally got the answer to my "Who is Declan Reede" question... And I.WANT.MORE. Thrilling, exciting, passionate, funny, heartwarming...LOVE IT!!
This story was so full of thrill and excitement I could NOT stop once I got started. We all hear of the girl/boy next door, they fall in love and life goes on. Well this for me is what really happens, and it's great.
Declan is a young man with dreams...but is he following his dreams or his dads? He loves Alyssa, that is very clear. Yet he's torn as to whether his love is on the same level as hers. Between their on again/off again relationship, and his track time... Where is his life going? Alyssa's brother Josh helps to decide that answer. Declan has made the decision to continue his dream...is it the right choice!?! What about Alyssa... Where does this leave her...where does it leave THEM!?! I do wonder what Josh was told about their crazy night. Did he just see Alyssa upset? Did she tell him anything?
I can't wait to find out more... Great job keeping the excitement and passion growing..
This story was so full of thrill and excitement I could NOT stop once I got started. We all hear of the girl/boy next door, they fall in love and life goes on. Well this for me is what really happens, and it's great.
Declan is a young man with dreams...but is he following his dreams or his dads? He loves Alyssa, that is very clear. Yet he's torn as to whether his love is on the same level as hers. Between their on again/off again relationship, and his track time... Where is his life going? Alyssa's brother Josh helps to decide that answer. Declan has made the decision to continue his dream...is it the right choice!?! What about Alyssa... Where does this leave her...where does it leave THEM!?! I do wonder what Josh was told about their crazy night. Did he just see Alyssa upset? Did she tell him anything?
I can't wait to find out more... Great job keeping the excitement and passion growing..