Title: Tail Lights & Teardrops
Author: Connie L. Smith
Publisher: Inkspell
Release Date: October 2015
BLURB supplied by Sparkle Book Tours
Bruised and
battered hearts can keep beating. But can they heal?
Preston and
Nick endured the breakup of all breakups when Nick accused her of cheating on
him. He insisted, and she denied while the rain pounded against her driveway
and thunder roared in the distance. Then they both ran—Preston to a life of
Rock & Roll, and Nick to a career in the Army.
Four years
later, they’re damaged and broken almost beyond repair. He’s carrying baggage
from his military days, and she bears the scars of living a lifestyle she’s
grown to hate.
When Preston’s
label forces her to take time away from music, their paths cross in a parking
lot not twenty-four hours after her hometown return, anger and sparks flying in
a confusing blend. But regardless of the feelings neither has been able to
shake, too many lies and secrets stand in the way of the one thing they need in
order to recover.
Each other.
PURCHASE LINKS
EXCERPT
“You think I’m trying to trap you in your past.” He
reached for me once more with his free hand, and I let him cup my cheek with
his still-dirty fingers. “I’m not. I don’t want to go back in time and be who
we were then. I want to be me, with you, here and now. I’m fine with moving on
from your past. I just want to be a part of your future.”
“I can’t separate them.” I moved my face, and his hand
fell to his side. “It’ll always be in my mind, how you accused me, dumped me,
and drove off. That’s not a clean break from my past. That’s inviting it to
ruin the rest of my life, too.”
“That’s trying. That’s knowing what’s between us is worth
pushing beyond whatever obstacle we gotta overcome to have it. You’re worth it.
I understand why you can’t say the same about me, but I’m gonna keep trying to be
worth it to you. Until the end, when I’m gone and buried. And even then, you’ll
still have my love, whether you want it or not.”
I started to speak, whether to tell him to kiss me or beg
him to keep his distance, I’d never know. His boss called from near the
Silverado, reminding him he had less than five minutes to finish with the truck
before the owner was due to arrive.
Despite the strained schedule, Nick took the time to hold my gaze for a few
seconds more, the one word he offered dripping with affection. “Always.”
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Connie L.
Smith spends far too much time with her mind wandering in fictional places. She
reads too much, likes to bake, and might forever be sad that she doesn’t have
fairy wings. And that she can’t swing dance. Her music of choice is severely
outdated, and as an adult she’s kind of obsessed with Power Rangers. She has
her BA from Northern Kentucky University in Speech Communication and History
(she doesn’t totally get the connection either), and is currently working on
her MA.
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