Title: Somewhere With
You
Author: Britney King
Release Date: April
10, 2014
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Synopsis:
This is the tale of first and last loves. And those that
come in between…
Jack Harrison is a relentless overachiever who leaves little
in the way of compromise. A businessman to the core—he's hell-bent on being at
the top of the food chain. After all, no one can trip you up if you’re on top,
as he likes to say. The problem for Jack is there’s only one thing that
continually trips him up—and that’s her.
Amelie Rose, with a name like poetry and a heart of gold, as
her father always said, is a free-spirited photographer who has managed to land
a job at one of the top travel magazines in the world. This is both a blessing
and a curse since Amelie never stays in one place for long and has refused to
commit to anything—ever.
It might seem to the casual observer that these two have
almost nothing in common. But fate would disagree. The story chronicles Jack
and Amelie’s lives from childhood into adulthood, beginning when they meet as
then eight- and ten-year-olds at summer camp specifically designed for children
who’ve lost too much.
As fate steps in, and that first summer seals the deal, they
come to depend on each other in ways neither of them expected, with each summer
bringing them closer than the last. As they come to terms with life and loss,
with hanging on and letting go, they’ll teach each other that some bonds are
meant to last. Together, they will travel the world, meeting in various places
where they’ll come together, and fall apart, all the while struggling to
discern if the other could possibly be the one.
This unlikely love story takes us on an adventure where two
people come of age, fall in and out of love, and question the role timing plays
in it all.
Their story is proof that neither time nor distance—perhaps
not even death—can destroy what love creates.
So it seems the only question left to ask is whether love is
enough?
*For mature audiences.
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Excerpt 1 –
She blinked back tears and eyed the restraints around her
wrists. “Yeah. You could say that.”
They laid there in silence for a long time before Amelie
spoke again. “Jack.”
“Yeah?” He recognized that tone.
“I don’t want you to you see me like this anymore. I’m no
good for you. I’m going to tell them that I’ll go. I’m going to go to this
place they’re talking about sending me, and I need you to let me go. I need you
to promise me… that you’ll let me go without a fight.”
Jack shifted in the bed. “You mean you want to go, then?” He
narrowed his eyes. “I don’t understand. You’re not crazy. You’re just sad.
There’s a difference. But around here… I don’t know… it’s like the twilight
zone. No one listens.”
She sighed. “I don’t know what I want anymore, Jack. I just
want to stop hurting everybody I love. I can’t take the pity I see in your
eyes. Or the disappointment in my mother's. Maybe I am sick. Maybe I’m not. All
I know is that whatever this is… it’s bigger than me. And I don’t want to feel
this way anymore.”
He played with her fingers, unable to meet her eyes. “But… I
don’t know how to let you go, Amelie.”
“I know you don’t. You never did.”
Jack looked up then. “What is that supposed to mean?”
“It means that I want you to let me go. For good, this
time.”
“Maybe you are fucking crazy. That’s not gonna happen. I
love you, Amelie.” He snickered.
She turned to face him as best she could. “No. I’m serious.
I’ve never caused anything but trouble for you. It’s what I do. I find a way to
destroy everything and everyone around me. And eventually, I’ll destroy you,
too. Just look at what I’ve managed to do already. I’m not taking you down with
me, Jack. I’m not.”
His gaze was fixed on her now. “That’s bullshit, and we both
know it. This is life. It’s not perfect. It is what it is. But you don’t give
up. You don’t just give up.”
Excerpt 2 –
As soon as Amelie and Jack checked into the hotel, they
promptly had sex. Which should have made Jack happy but it didn’t. She seemed
different in that regard. More confident. And definitely, less innocent. After
they finished, he watched Amelie as she stood at the counter and reapplied her
makeup. “I thought you weren’t seeing anyone,” Jack hissed.
She stopped mid application and eyed him in the mirror. “I’m
not.”
“So you’re not fucking anyone else either then?” he
demanded.
Amelie did a double take. “I never said that.”
He threw his hands up. “So you are then. I knew it.”
She turned and faced him. “Did I miss something? Did we have
an agreement about that?"
Jack felt his face redden. “I didn’t think we needed to.”
Amelie turned back to the mirror and spoke slowly, matter of
factly. “So you haven’t slept with anyone, Jack? That’s what you want me to
believe? Because I don’t. Not for a second...”
“This isn’t about me.”
She smiled wryly and met his gaze head on. “Isn’t it?”
Author Info:
For those of you who prefer it straight up, no chaser: Mama
to five. Writer. Juggler Extraordinaire. That just about covers it…
The extended version and in third person no less ;): Britney
is married to a man she adores (when he isn’t driving her crazy) and is the
mother of FIVE pretty amazing kids, who (surprise!) also have a habit of
driving her crazy. Her best guess is that it’s genetic. She is the author of
three novels, Bedrock,Breaking
Bedrock, and Somewhere With You, with plans to release fourth and fifth in
2014. In addition, she founded a local network for women in 2012, which has
grown to nearly 1000 members. Currently, she occupies a job she enjoys–serving
and running Austin Women’s Network. To further prove that she may in fact be
certifiably insane, she decided to pursue her dreams and published her debut
novel in May of 2013. Then and only then, could she consider her training to be
an expert (life) juggler complete.
In her free time, you might find Britney running, reading,
or spending time utilizing the wonderful venues that make her city great.
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Jack Harrison knew he was in trouble when he first met
Amelie Rose at Camp Hope when he was ten and she was eight. They were destined
to be together despite themselves.
He is an over achiever while she was a free spirited
person. She takes him out of his comfort
zone as their relationship is always crazy.
Despite their love for each other, they are always on a different zone.
Amelie is a globetrotter taking pictures along the way while
he is building his financial empire.
Along the way each meeting they have are full of love yet bitterness as
they part. A never ending love but
sometimes it seems it is never enough and the sacrifices we make at times until
you ultimately realize that you are meant to be.
The rollercoaster we call life and where it leads us.
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