Publication date: February 17th 2014
Genres: Contemporary, New Adult, Romance
Serena has learned to live with her past, locking her secrets
and nightmares deep inside her. But when her boyfriend of six years
abruptly leaves her, she’s catapulted back into pain, nursing a broken
heart. When indulging in mountains of chocolate doesn’t work, Serena
decides the best way to deal with her shattered heart is to indulge in
something else. A rebound . . .
The night she swaps her usual Sprite for tequila, she meets James. The encounter is breathtaking.
Electrifying.
And best not repeated.
James is a successful entrepreneur in Silicon Valley. A man who has amassed a fortune by taking risks. A man who has shunned commitment completely, and still does. He’s the exact opposite of Serena. But sometimes opposites attract. Sometimes they give in to burning passion. Sometimes opposites are perfect for each other.
James is everything her damaged soul could want. His kisses are intoxicating, his touch out of this world. He makes her forget. He grants her peace from her pain. But as they grow closer, Serena discovers she isn’t the only one with a past. James carries the scars of a past much darker than hers. One that has left him damaged, hurt, and wary of love. A past that gives him the power to shatter her.
Now James and Serena must find a way to mend one another. Or risk losing each other forever.
The night she swaps her usual Sprite for tequila, she meets James. The encounter is breathtaking.
Electrifying.
And best not repeated.
James is a successful entrepreneur in Silicon Valley. A man who has amassed a fortune by taking risks. A man who has shunned commitment completely, and still does. He’s the exact opposite of Serena. But sometimes opposites attract. Sometimes they give in to burning passion. Sometimes opposites are perfect for each other.
James is everything her damaged soul could want. His kisses are intoxicating, his touch out of this world. He makes her forget. He grants her peace from her pain. But as they grow closer, Serena discovers she isn’t the only one with a past. James carries the scars of a past much darker than hers. One that has left him damaged, hurt, and wary of love. A past that gives him the power to shatter her.
Now James and Serena must find a way to mend one another. Or risk losing each other forever.
I see someone who looks vaguely familiar at the bar. She has long black hair and large round
eyes. It bugs me that I don’t remember where I saw her before. I have a good memory when it
comes to people. Especially women. And especially when they look like her.
It's only when she tucks a strand of hair behind her ear that it hits me where I saw her before,
making that same gesture—last year at the award ceremony of that math contest I sponsored. She
was the mentor. I grasp my empty glass firmly in my hand, remembering the details of that day.
It took me long enough to forget them. I look around for that rat of a boyfriend who was with her
then, but he isn't anywhere. The only person she seems to be with is the inebriated blonde sitting
next to her at the bar.
I scrutinize her, trying to understand what she’s doing in a place like this. She doesn’t belong
here. I’m not exactly sure where she belongs, but it’s not here. At any rate, she didn’t strike me
as a particularly outgoing type of girl when she was on that stage. I think I know why she’s here.
I've seen this look before in women. The hunched shoulders. The unsure gaze. Yes, she wears
the unmistakable signs of someone who's been dumped, and who’s trying, but failing, to forget
about it. These signs in women usually make me want to run in the opposite direction.
This time, it has an entirely different effect on me. It makes me want to do what I didn’t
have the courage to do last year. Walk up to her. I wanted to make her smile then. The haunted
look she had in her eyes back then isn’t as visible now, but it lingers there somewhere. Just like
it lingers in me. When it takes over again, I want to make sure she has someone who can put a
smile on her beautiful face.
And I still want to taste her lips and those delicious-looking breasts, just like I wanted back
then.
eyes. It bugs me that I don’t remember where I saw her before. I have a good memory when it
comes to people. Especially women. And especially when they look like her.
It's only when she tucks a strand of hair behind her ear that it hits me where I saw her before,
making that same gesture—last year at the award ceremony of that math contest I sponsored. She
was the mentor. I grasp my empty glass firmly in my hand, remembering the details of that day.
It took me long enough to forget them. I look around for that rat of a boyfriend who was with her
then, but he isn't anywhere. The only person she seems to be with is the inebriated blonde sitting
next to her at the bar.
I scrutinize her, trying to understand what she’s doing in a place like this. She doesn’t belong
here. I’m not exactly sure where she belongs, but it’s not here. At any rate, she didn’t strike me
as a particularly outgoing type of girl when she was on that stage. I think I know why she’s here.
I've seen this look before in women. The hunched shoulders. The unsure gaze. Yes, she wears
the unmistakable signs of someone who's been dumped, and who’s trying, but failing, to forget
about it. These signs in women usually make me want to run in the opposite direction.
This time, it has an entirely different effect on me. It makes me want to do what I didn’t
have the courage to do last year. Walk up to her. I wanted to make her smile then. The haunted
look she had in her eyes back then isn’t as visible now, but it lingers there somewhere. Just like
it lingers in me. When it takes over again, I want to make sure she has someone who can put a
smile on her beautiful face.
And I still want to taste her lips and those delicious-looking breasts, just like I wanted back
then.
AUTHOR BIO
My name is Layla Hagen and I am a New Adult Contemporary Romance author.
I fell in love with books when I was nine years old, and my love affair with stories continues even now, many years later.
I write romantic stories and can’t wait to share them with the world.
And I drink coffee. Lots of it, in case the photo didn’t make it obvious enough
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Thanks for sharing that excerpt, Lily. Lost in Us sounds like my kind of read. :)
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