C. Quinn and E. Lee's amazing new novel in their Broken
Heartland Series, STORM WARNING, is out today and we are excited to join in the
release day launch for it. STORM WARNING is a thrilling Young Adult
Contemporary you are not going to want to miss! Check out what we have for you today
and then enter to win in the release day launch giveaway! There's also a
fantastic excerpt for you. But be aware! The Storm Is Coming...
EXCERPT:
Hope’s Grove was small. Everyone knew about her parents, and she
was already dreading
facing them since the news of her dad’s affair had hit. But
facing them without
her brother and her best friend would be her worst
nightmare.
After the girls had said their goodbyes and she’d watched her
friend’s taillights
fade down the drive, Ella Jane scuffed her boots along the
winding dirt road
that led her
home.
She was about halfway there, watching the sun sink low in the
evening sky, when the
unmistakable rumble of a pickup truck came barreling down
the road behind her.
She stepped aside to let it pass without looking back. But
it didn’t pass. It
slowed practically to a stop right next
her.
She turned, wondering what the heck the driver’s deal was. There
was more than
enough room for him to go around. But the smiling face
beneath the backwards
trucker hat sent the words on the tip of her tongue swirling
away with the dust
the truck had riled
up.
She bit her lip and grinned. Warm brown eyes gleamed in her
direction. “Hey there,
Ellie May. Need a
ride?”
She rolled her eyes. Why Brantley Cooper couldn’t call her by
her actual name was
beyond her. But as long as he was talking to her, she really
didn’t care much
what he called her. He can call me ‘flower’ if he
wants
to.
He was a year older than her and a year younger than her older brother, Kyle. Smack in the middle of their
ages and grades in school and usually smack in the middle of their arguments.
Coop kept the peace.
Balanced them out perfectly.
The three of them had met at the same time as kids but Coop and Kyle had become like brothers instantly. She’d
always tagged along wherever they went. Kyle had whined about it when they were
younger but Coop always made her feel welcome. He held doors open for her so
she didn’t get left
behind, made sure to invite her despite her brother’s
protests, and lately he’d
even stopped by and hung out even when Kyle wasn’t home. And
this year, she’d
be a junior and Coop would be a senior. With her big brother
away at college,
she couldn’t help but fantasize about what might happen if
she and Coop spent
time together alone.
“Hey, Coop. Lynlee just left so I was just…” She glanced toward
home. Kyle wasn’t
back from football camp yet, and her mom was baking herself
to death, trying to
keep her mind off of everything.
“Yeah, I heard the Wicked Witch was moving west. You up for some
fishing? I have to
drop my bike off at the house but we could swing by the lake
after.”
She should get home. She knew she should. Should order a pizza
and convince her mom
to take it easy for a night. Except…it was Coop. And in all
her sixteen years,
he was the one boy she’d never been able to say no
to.
ABOUT STORM
WARNING (Book 1 in the Broken Heartland Series):
Sometimes you don’t see the storm coming until it’s
too late...
Severe Storm Warning Tip #1:
Be alert to changing weather conditions. Look for
approaching storms.
Severe Storm Warning Tip #2:
If you see approaching storms or any of the danger signs, be
prepared to take
shelter immediately.
Severe Storm Warning Tip #3:
They may strike quickly, with little or no warning.
Situated just outside of Oklahoma City, Calumet County is
divided into two
drastically different communities: Hope’s Grove and Summit
Bluffs. One is the
small backward town where dirt roads lead the way to field
parties and railroad
tracks. And the other, a sprawling suburb where paved drives
lead to the
landscaped lawns of the wealthy and privileged.
For five teenagers smack in the middle of Tornado Alley,
summer is heating up
fast. The winds of change are blurring the invisible line
that divides the rich
and the rural.
One has a secret.
One has a crush.
One has been lying.
One will get caught.
And one might not make it out alive.
They’re from two different worlds…but one summer is about to
change everything.
About C. Quinn and E.
Lee:
Whether you believe in
destiny, divine intervention, or just plain ol' dumb luck,
several
things happened in 2013 that
caused E. Lee and C. Quinn's
paths to cross. It may have been that the stars
aligned perfectly,
or the fact anytime Luke Bryan was mentioned on a
social media site both
of them were tagged, or maybe it was just that
their small town roots and
country girl attitudes were magnetically drawn
together—calling out to one
another, “Y'all should write a book!” Despite geography
keeping them apart—Lee
in Illinois and Quinn in Alabama—they did. Thanks to
three-hour phone calls,
ridiculous amounts of online chats, and umpteen Google
Docs—Storm Warning is
the first book in their edgy new Young Adult series,
Broken Heartland.
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