Bad New by Lilly James Book Tour and Giveaway :)
Bad News
by
Lilly James
Genre:
Contemporary Romance
There
is no wrong or right way to deal with a death. Or to grieve in a way
that is expected. The loss of a loved one can hit you in ways you
could never imagine. At least, it did to Hunter Holland. College
Junior Hunter knows he messes up; he knows he hates his life; he also
knows he blames his father for his mother’s death. What he doesn’t
know is that his life is about to change–all thanks to Louisa
Dawson. Louisa, the freshman, is sweet. Shy. Innocent. She doesn’t
care for boys, but rather books. Hunter is crazy, a player, and as
cocky as they come. The college ‘bad news’ is everything she
wants to stay away from, yet he is everything she is drawn to.
Focused on her studies, Louisa doesn’t have time for Hunter who is
both distracting and disruptive, but Louisa is the breath of fresh
air Hunter needs. She is the only girl he is willing to work for. She
is also the only girl that understands why Hunter is living the life
he is. Louisa is determined to prove to Hunter that living in a
tormented past is never going to guarantee a happy future. They say
opposites attract… maybe they do.
Survived
a whole week at college, had a relaxing weekend back at my dad’s,
and
now I’m ready to start my Monday positively. A positive mind to
start the
day
is always the way.
I’m
walking down the hall, making my way to my next class when I feel
someone
tapping my shoulder. I turn to see who it is, then jump back almost
out
of
my skin. Not because I’m scared, but because the beauty of Hunter’s
face is
like
inches away and he’s even better looking this close. I take
advantage of him
being
so near, and take way too much notice of his beautiful navy eyes. His
skin
looks
smooth, but he has light stubble scattering his jaw. His hair is
dirty blonde
and
floppy, and some of it falls across his forehead. My heart stops, and
I tell
myself
to breathe. It’s just a guy. A hot guy. But still just a guy. As I
breathe in, I
take
in a fresh scent that radiates off his fine self. Oh, lord…
“Hey,
Blondie, I think you dropped this.” Blondie?
I
glance down at the textbook that he holds in his hands and shake my
head.
“That’s
not mine.”
“No?”
He throws it over his shoulder and leans against the wall.
“What
the fuck?” A girl who gets hit on the head with the textbook is
glancing
around,
but I ignore her because all I can focus on is Hunter's biceps
curling
when
he crosses his arms. Oh, my, are they wonderful.
“I’m
Hunter by the way. Hunter Holland.”
I
wait for his hand to come out so I can shake it, or something, but
all he gives
me
is a grin that stops the beat of my heart. Dazzling. “You have a
double letter
name?”
What kind of question is that Lou!
He
looks amused. Of course, he does. “Yeah, all the greats have a
double
letter
name.”
I
laugh, intrigued. “Like who?”
He
opens his mouth to say something, holds up his finger then shakes his
head.
“Let me get back to you on that.”
I
laugh again, relaxing a little. Only a little. “Well, nice to meet
you. I have to
get
back to class.” I smile politely, turn on my heel and exhale. I
mentally tell
myself
to act cool.
“Danni
DeVito.” He calls after me.
I
turn but carry on walking backwards. “Joe Jonas.” I grin.
“Lame.”
He shakes his head walking towards me. “Ryan Reynolds.”
“Gorgeous.
Kim Kardashian.”
“Hot.”
He smirks. “Peter Parker?”
“Spiderman?”
I chuckle, and turn my back on him. I exhale again, mentally
tapping
myself on the back for getting through that without blushing, or
stuttering.
But then I jump, again, because he’s walking beside me, glancing at
me
with those eyes. I have been dreaming about them all week. “Why are
you
looking
at me like that?” I say uneasily.
“I’m
mentally undressing you.” He smirks devilishly.
Woah,
okay. Keep calm Lou. This is normal guy behavior. This is just not
normal
for you. But you can deal with it. In a grown-up way. Or run.
“And
what underwear are you imagining?” Wrong! I said grown up way, not
the
slutty way! Second option-run! I tightly close my eyes and bite my
lip. “I did
not
mean to say that. I do not say things that like.”
I
walk ahead of him mortified, but he catches up to me. His eyes glance
down
my
body—in a way that has my knees all wobbly. I need to keep balance.
This is
so
hard.
“Black,
lace. Skimpy.” He says.
“Wrong.”
I keep talking, but mentally I’m begging myself to shut up. “I
have
on
a cotton bra and comfy panties with a butterfly on the front.” What
the? Oh,
my
lord. Real hot Lou. Not!
Hunter
cocks his head like he’s weighing up his options. “I can work
with
that.”
I
shake my head again and cringe at myself. “I did not mean to say
that either.
I
don’t make a habit of telling guys what underwear I have on. Please
don’t
spread
rumors about me.” What a complete prat I am.
British
Author Lilly James is a woman with a wild imagination that has to be
set free into the arms of a keyboard.
Writing
gives Lilly that chance to escape the real world and live in a world
of fantasy with her characters.
When
she's not writing you'll find her singing terribly to music, curled
up with her kindle, or doing something boring like everyday chores
that unfortunately need attention.
Lilly
lives in Wales, is a mother of one beautiful little girl, and loves
reading, chocolate and wine. All in that order.
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