Book description:
Jessie Boone is a self proclaimed bad boy and doesn’t march to the beat of anyone’s drum, but his own. Growing up in less than desirable circumstances has made him no stranger to the hard knock life and his determination to leave it behind is fierce. When he finds himself transferred to East Franklin High School, he sees his opportunity to use his athletic ability to snag a college football scholarship, but Forbes Henderson, the player Jessie means to replace isn’t giving up his spot willingly. In fact, Forbes is willing to go to extreme measures to retain his place as first string quarterback. When Forbes’ malicious plan to injure his replacement fails, Jessie is furious and determined to show him he messed with the wrong person; not only is he going to take the position of first string quarterback, he’s going to take his girl, too.
Claire Deveraux is perfection at it’s best. She is beautiful, intelligent and unaware she just became Jessie Boone’s conquest as revenge against her boyfriend, Forbes Henderson. Like her flawless performance as the perfect daughter and student, Claire’s production of being the perfect girlfriend has everyone fooled, except Jessie Boone, and she fears this tattooed bad boy will see her secret desire to explore his crude threats and promises to rock her perfect world. If she decides to give in to one uninhibited moment with Jessie, will she learn too late that it was all an act of vengeance or will Jessie learn the taste of first love is sweeter than that of revenge?
Claire Deveraux is perfection at it’s best. She is beautiful, intelligent and unaware she just became Jessie Boone’s conquest as revenge against her boyfriend, Forbes Henderson. Like her flawless performance as the perfect daughter and student, Claire’s production of being the perfect girlfriend has everyone fooled, except Jessie Boone, and she fears this tattooed bad boy will see her secret desire to explore his crude threats and promises to rock her perfect world. If she decides to give in to one uninhibited moment with Jessie, will she learn too late that it was all an act of vengeance or will Jessie learn the taste of first love is sweeter than that of revenge?
Going Under Excerpt
The next couple of days went by and
Claire and I enjoyed the game we had become fluent at playing, but I had grown
tired of the charade we portrayed for everyone and I planned to give her an
ultimatum at Dane’s party.
We sat in the library finishing up our
research and I reached for her hand, something she had grown accustomed to me
doing at our private table toward the back of the library. “I need to talk to
you.”
She looked up from her work and laid her
pencil on the table, giving me her full attention. “Sounds serious.”
“It is. At least to me it is,” I
admitted.
I nervously gathered the words I wanted
to say to her the way I had rehearsed them in my head a thousand times. “It’s
been a week.”
“It has been a week,” she agreed.
“I know I told you I would give you the
time you needed, but I’ve changed my mind. I can’t stand to see you with him
anymore. It’s making me crazy and I’m asking you to decide between us.”
“I’ve already made my decision and I was
going to talk to you about it tonight at Dane’s.”
I thought of what it would do to me to
hear she didn’t want me and I wasn’t ready to hear the words if she decided to
stay with Forbes. I swallowed hard because it was going to be a long twelve
hours. I looked at her and knew tonight would be the beginning of something
incredible or the end of something memorable. I thought about how I might never
kiss her again after tonight and I grabbed her hand.
I pulled her into the supply room and
locked the door behind us. I took her face in my hands and began to kiss her
like I never would again. She wrapped her arms around my neck and pulled me
close, making me wonder if she was taking advantage of this as our last kiss.
When she lifted her chin, I moved my lips
to her neck and willed her to choose me instead of him. Her breath grew deeper
and faster and I couldn’t imagine never having her in my arms like this again.
I heard the desperation in my voice, but I was unable to stop myself from
attempting to persuade her as I breathlessly whispered against her throat,
“Pick me, Princess. Choose me instead of him.”
She reached for my face and pulled me to
look into my eyes, but she said nothing and I felt my hope deflate as time marched
forward.
It was like hearing someone’s voice
besides my own as the words left my mouth. “I am tormented by the thoughts of
not being with you because I’ve fallen in love with you.”
The bell rang and snapped me from my daze
of staring at her as I felt her chest heaving against mine. “The bell rang,”
she whispered.
“I don’t want to move,” I confessed,
afraid I would never feel her in my arms like this again.
She smiled and said, “Meet me at Dane’s
tonight and we’ll talk.”
Her words frightened me because they were
neither reassuring nor ominous and I felt like I was going to throw up. “I’ll
be there, Princess.”
We went to our next class and Claire was
preoccupied. I worried it was because she thinking about how to give me the
boot. I replayed our entire interaction at the library in my mind and dissected
every touch and each word spoken in an attempt to decipher what her answer
would be tonight.
When my remaining classes were finished,
I fled to the refuge of my truck. I needed and wanted a cigarette so badly I
could feel myself shaking, but I resisted the urge because of Claire, the first
positive influence in my life. Because she despised it, it would no longer be a
part of who I was because my mind was made up. I wouldn’t stop until I made her
mine.
This sounds like the kind of book boys can enjoy too... a lot of YA books seem to be geared specifically towards girls!
ReplyDeleteI agree. Good to see a book told from the boy's perspective.
ReplyDeleteThis book sounds great!
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