Tuesday, June 16, 2015

SCORCHED by Jennifer L. Armentrout





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Synopsis:

Sometimes life leaves a mark…

Most days, Andrea doesn’t know whether she wants to kiss Tanner or punch him in the gut. He is seriously hot, with legit bedroom eyes and that firefighter body of his, but he’s a major player, and they can’t get along for more than a handful of minutes. Until now.

Tanner knows he and Andrea have had an epic love/hate relationship for as long as he can remember, but he wants more love than hate from her. He wants her. Now. Tomorrow. But the more he gets to know her, the more it becomes obvious that Andrea has a problem. She’s teetering on the edge and every time he tries to catch her, she slips through his fingers.

Andrea’s life is spiraling out of control, and it doesn’t matter that Tanner wants to save her, because when everything falls apart and she’s speeding toward rock bottom, only she can save herself.
Sometimes life makes you work for that happily ever after…




Praise for SCORCHED:

“Armentrout’s latest new adult offering tackles substance abuse and mental illness — and, thankfully, the love of a good man is not going to be what heals this heroine.” – RT Book Reviews



EXCERPT:

Andrea 

Well, this trip was starting off super-awkward. 

Sitting in Kyler’s Durango, I was seated right next to Tanner and I felt like we were the two annoying kids stuck in the backseat on a long trip. Which would make Kyler and Syd our parents. Weird. 

An hour and a half into the drive, Syd’s nose was deep in her eReader, Kyler’s thumbs were 
thrumming along the steering wheel as he hummed to whatever song was playing, and I was doing my best not to think about the fact I’d drunkenly kissed Tanner. Biting down on my lip, I glanced at him. 

Blue eyes fixed on mine. 

Oh crap, he wasn’t asleep anymore. I quickly focused on the window and stared at…rolling green hills everywhere. 

Another think I couldn’t stop thinking about was his visit last night—the way he had looked at me when I’d opened the door, like he’d really like what he’d seen. And what he’d said to me before he’d gone into the bathroom, and I’d embarrassingly fallen asleep in that short burst of time. He’d carried me to my bed—carried me. Good lord, I was not a small girl. So that was impressive…and hot. 

Watching a Mack truck loaded up with logs zoom past our SUV, I tried not to think about one of those Final Destination movies. But that would probably be better than what was consuming my thoughts. I was unnerved by how much I was thinking about this. I shouldn’t care. It was Tanner, and he and I could barely call each other friends. He’d also had his chance with me before and had blown it. 

Not that he seemed to remember any of that, or that I’d really given him a chance back then. 
Wasn’t like I’d talked to him or expressed any inclination that I wanted to practice making babies with him, so… 

Tanner tapped my knee, drawing my attention. My eyes met his, “What?” 

Lifting his hand, he curled a long finger. “Come here.” 

My stomach dropped at the sound of his low, husky voice. Having no idea what he was up to, I leaned across the space between us, turning my head to the side. 

“I haven’t been sleeping for a while,” he said, his breath dancing along my cheek, sending 
shivers down my spine. “So…” 

“So what?” I had no idea why he felt the need to share that with me. 

“You’ve been staring at me,” he whispered, and I started to draw back, denials forming on my tongue, but his arm suddenly moved. His hand curled around the back of my neck, holding me in place. “I don’t mind it.” 

My heart stuttered and then skipped a beat. What the…? I swallowed hard, my normal, what-I-liked-to-consider witty rapport was nowhere to be found. The only thing that came out of my mouth was a whispered, “You don’t?” 

“Yeah.” His fingers tangled in my hair, tugging the curls in a delicious way that sent fiery 
awareness across my skin. “I just decided that I don’t.” 

“Right now?” I breathed. 

Tanner shifted his head slightly and when he spoke again, his breath caressed my lips. Muscles low in my belly tightened. “Yep. About two minutes ago, actually.” 

A soft, surprised laugh came out of me. “Really. Two whole minutes ago.” 

“Maybe five,” he teased, and my stomach twisted pleasantly. “Ten minutes might be pushing it, though.” 

I almost laughed again, but his mouth was so close to mine that if I shifted a fraction of an inch, our lips would meet, and I really wanted to remember my drunken kiss. His fingers found their way through the tangle of curls. I had no idea what was happening. For the first time in my life, I couldn’t speak. 

“No sex in the backseat,” Kyler announced. “I just cleaned this thing out.” 

Snapping out of our own little world, I jerked free, wincing when my hair caught in his hand. Cheeks burning, I glanced forward as he eased his fingers out of my curls. 

In the rearview mirror, Kyler grinned at me. 

I flipped him off.




And don’t miss the first standalone book in the series…

FRIGID





About Jennifer L. Armentrout:

# 1 NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY Bestselling author Jennifer lives in Martinsburg, West Virginia. All the rumors you’ve heard about her state aren’t true. When she’s not hard at work writing. she spends her time reading, working out, watching really bad zombie movies, pretending to write, and hanging out with her husband and her Jack Russell Loki.

Her dreams of becoming an author started in algebra class, where she spent most of her time writing short stories….which explains her dismal grades in math. Jennifer writes young adult paranormal, science fiction, fantasy, and contemporary romance. She is published with Spencer Hill Press, Entangled Teen and Brazen, Disney/Hyperion and Harlequin Teen. Her book Obsidian has been optioned for a major motion picture and her Covenant Series has been optioned for TV.

She also writes adult and New Adult romance under the name J. Lynn. She is published by Entangled Brazen and HarperCollins.


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