I Read Indie: WEIRD AND WONDERFUL by Cece Barlow {Excerpt/Giveaway}

Weird and Wonderful

Genre: YA Contemporary Fiction

Release Date: February 13th 2017

Gin Autry must finish the last semester of high school in eclectic Austin with her hippie grandmother while Gin’s brother waits for heart surgery in Houston.

Instability reigns, but Gin uses the principles of feng shui to find balance and send positive energy to her brother. She also secretly hopes her voice-over actress dream will advance and true love will show up.

Instead, she falls for the wrong guy and clings to the wrong dream. Nothing in Gin’s life is balanced, but when death threatens her brother, she discovers true balance is about listening, compromise, and the guy in the friend zone.

Add to Goodreads

Buy Link: Amazon

Weird and Wonderful's build-up to the Gin and Aaron's first kiss. Prepare for adorable overload.

We stared at each other, and suddenly I was hoping he'd kiss me. The thought overwhelmed me. I don't know who moved first. Aaron stepped toward me. I leaned forward. Our foreheads collided with a crack. Stars burst in my eyes, and I landed on the bed with a thump.

"Ow." I pressed a hand against my forehead.

"Ow is right." He dropped on his haunches in front of me. "We keep mixing up the signals, don't we?" And then he smiled, a total Aaron—the world is a sunshiny place—smile.

My face heated up. What was I supposed to say?

"Gin, are you ready?" Mack called from below. Thank God.

"I have to go," I placed a hand over Aaron's and squeezed.

"Promise to talk later?" Aaron's eyes met mine, and I saw him, beyond the surface. The cogs within me began to shift—a curious feeling like I'd found something of great value in the most surprising place.

I nodded and then impulsively kissed his cheek. Aaron rose onto his knees. His hands cupped my shoulders. I'd never been so close to his face before or his eyes. Striations of amber formed a starburst around his pupils. I could see every curling eyelash.

His breath was warm against my lips and Lifesaver sweet.

Cece Barlow writes books for young adults and the young at heart. She's a a dash of fun, mixed in with some smart cookie and a splash of capable. She started her first fan fiction group in junior high and never stopped writing. Today, she writes about girls with lofty dreams and about the absolute craziness of falling in love.

When Cece's not writing, she curls up with a book, heads to a popcorn blockbuster, or kicks back to watch shooting stars. If she sees the moon in the daytime, she thinks she's lucky.

Cece lives in College Station, Texas with her college sweetheart Tim and two cats - one evil and one good.