Arrive to work at 7:58 A.M. sharp. Check. Count forty-seven steps to cubicle. Check. Arrange pens in their red-blue-black-green-purple order of importance. Check. Apply hand sanitizer before opening email. Double check.
And thatâs just the first few minutes of her work day.
Thirty-one-year-old proofreader Bailey Mitchell is a slave to her tics. She inherited Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder from her father, and itâs done nothing but inhibit her love life. Sheâs run the gamut of boyfriendsânone of them willing or able to cope with her condition.
Enter 32-year-old Reece Powell, her new coworker at Beach Elite Marketing Firm. Heâs more than willing to cope. He finds her habits cute and quirky . . . for now. Reece wins her over, and life coasts along for them until Bailey experiences a devastating blow. Tragedy exacerbates her OCD, and Reece realizes her tics arenât so cute and quirky anymore. Just like all the others, he has the choice to leave.
But Reece isn't like all the others.
The Wilmington Saga
Follow the stories of Wilmington, NC residents as they fall in and out of love, mend and break hearts, grow, change, lose, win, and experience what it means to truly live in this small coastal community.
</ div>
</ div>
Graphic credit: Michelle @ Give Me Books
</ div>
S. Walden used to teach English before making the best decision of her life by becoming a full-time writer. She lives in Georgia with her very supportive husband, who prefers physics textbooks over fiction and has a difficult time understanding why her characters must have personality flaws. She is wary of small children, so she has a Westie instead. She is the USA Today bestselling author of Going Under. When she's not writing, she's thinking about it.
She loves her fans and loves to hear from them. Email her at [email protected]</ a> and follow her twitter feed at @swaldenauthor.
Website: http:// www.swaldenauthor.com
Blog: http:// swaldenauthor.blogspot.com
Facebook: http:// www.facebook.com/swaldenauthor
Twitter: @swaldenauthor
Goodreads: http:// www.goodreads.com/swaldenauthor
âAnnie!â I squealed, running and scooping her up before she had the chance to escape. I rained kisses all over her face. She was clearly confused, but she seemed to like it. The evidence? She dropped her doll and squeezed my neck.
Erica stared at me through narrowed eyes. âNo one, including me, likes my children that much. What is going on?â
Annie giggled on cue, like she understood her motherâs words. I laughed outright.
âYour mommaâs silly, isnât she? Isnât she?â I asked, poking Annieâs sides.
âOh my God, who are you?â Erica demanded. âWhereâs my BFF who promised me sheâd never have children so I could live vicariously through her? I swear to God if youâre pregnantâ¦â
âCalm down,â I said over the top of Annieâs head. She twisted in my arms signaling she was over my show of affection. I placed her on the floor beside her discarded doll. âHow would I even be pregnant?â</ div>
âSex. Itâs called sex,â Erica replied. She finished folding the last of Little Noahâs shirts, then tossed it in the laundry basket.</ div>
âDonât say s-e-x in front of the baby!â I chided.
âB, she doesnât know what sex is.â
âSheâll repeat it.â
âWho cares?â
âOh, so you want to be the mother with the kid who knows the bad words?â I asked.
âBad word?â Erica asked, laughing.
âYou know what I mean,â I said. âYou want to be the mother who all the other mothers gossip about? Like about how bad your parenting skills are?â
Erica placed her hand on her hip. âYeah, I do. Fuck âem. Fuck all those mothers. Fuck their playdates and mommy groups and fucking Melissa and Doug puzzles. Fuck their running strollers and baby couture and breastfeeding advice. Fuck theirââ
âERICA!â
âWhat?â
I looked down at the floor, but Annie was gone. Sheâd walked away somewhere, no doubt the kitchen since that seemed to be her favorite place to play.
She loves her fans and loves to hear from them. Email her at [email protected]</ a> and follow her twitter feed at @swaldenauthor.
Website: http:// www.swaldenauthor.com
Blog: http:// swaldenauthor.blogspot.com
Facebook: http:// www.facebook.com/swaldenauthor
Twitter: @swaldenauthor
Goodreads: http:// www.goodreads.com/swaldenauthor
</ div>
a Rafflecopter giveaway </ div>