Title: Love in Darkness (Love in Darkness, #2)
Author: E.M. Tippetts
Release date: May 21, 2013
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Age Group: New Adult
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Book Description:
Alex had
everything when he was with Madison. But the darkness within him wouldn't go
away. After two years apart, he returns to Pelican Bluffs and to the girl he
never wanted to leave.
Madison
wants to give their love another chance, but Alex can't fight fate. He is what
he is. Ruined. Crazy like his mother. And Madison deserves so much more. When
his secrets spill out into their small town, Alex has a choice to make. Hide
away in the darkness forever, or let love in.
About the Author
Emily Mah Tippetts writes romance under the name E.M. Tippetts and science fiction and fantasy under the name Emily Mah. Originally from New Mexico, she now lives in London with her family. Before she was a published author, she was an attorney who specialized in real estate, contracts, and estate planning, especially literary estate planning.
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Excerpt
One:
“We
have to break up,” I hear myself tell her. I’m standing on the rocky beach, my
back to the crashing surf. In front of me is Madison, gazing up at me with pure
pain in those ice blue eyes. Behind her is the rugged rock wall of the cliff
face.
Her
hair is pulled back in a simple ponytail and the breeze stirs the wisps that
frame her face. The air is cool, but not cold. “I know myself, all right?” I
explain. “The moment you move on, I won’t be able to take it. So I’ve got to
let you go.”
“Don’t
do this.”
“I’m
sorry.”
“Take
it back. Please. Alex, I don’t want to break up.” Her eyes are wide, like
clear, crystal pools.
“And
I need you not to write to me,” I say.
“Why?”
Now she claps both her hands over her nose and mouth as if to hold back pain or
tears, or whatever it is shining from her gaze.
It
takes every ounce of my control not to back down. I have to stop kidding myself
and finish this. “Because, I don’t want to know the moment you move on. I just…
I need you to give me space.”
“You’re
going to Japan. That’s not enough space for you?”
“I’m
sorry, all right.” I back away, stepping carefully on the rocky beach. “But
it’s not like we were ever going to last.”
“Why
not?”
That,
I should think, is obvious. Because the two of us together makes no sense.
She’s beautiful and popular and has guys lining up around the block for a
chance to be with her. I’m a high school dropout with a criminal record and no
future. She should be embarrassed to be with me. Eventually we’ll both have to
grow up. At least I’ll have the memories.
As I
turn away, I hear her scrabble behind me, then the rapid beat of her boots
against the stony ground. “Alex, wait.” Her tone is anguished.
I
set my jaw against the pain, like I’ve stitched my own heart with a silk thread
and am now yanking it hard enough to tear the organ. I keep walking.
She
grabs my hand, her supple fingers wrapping around my palm. “Stop.”
I
stop, but I don’t turn.
It
doesn’t matter because she darts around in front of me and puts one arm around
my waist. The other hand she slides up my back to grasp my shoulder. Her soft
curves fit against my body. It’s how she always holds me, and I can’t endure it
this time. I bow my head and just let the tears fall.
“Alex,”
she whispers, touching her forehead to mine, that soft breath against my lips.
“Don’t, okay? You promised you’d never hurt me.”
At
that I let out a sob. Forget saving face. She knows me for who I am anyway and
now she’s wiping away my tears. “Listen,” she says, “you need me not to
distract you from your mission, fine. But I’ll always be here for you, and when
you come back, I’ll be waiting.” She strokes my cheek with the backs of her
fingers and leans up to press her lips against mine.
I
don’t want to kiss back, but at the same time, I can’t resist. She runs her
fingers through my hair and the kiss goes on and on until I’ve got both arms
wrapped tight around her and I’m drinking in her essence, liquid fire that
pools in my core. I have to stop this.
But
when I do, she doesn’t let me pull back. She leans in and looks me straight in
the eye. “I’ll wait for you. I don’t care if you don’t believe me. Let’s not
end things with a fight, okay? Let’s end it on a good note for now.”
“Goodbye,
Madison.”
“Bye,
Alex. For now.”
“I
love you.” I don’t mean to say it, but it slips out, my whisper barely loud
enough for me to hear it myself.
Madison’s
chin snaps up. “What?”
I
shake my head, willing her not to press me.
“Alex-”
I
start to pull away but she reels me back in, not by force, but with her gaze.
Her eyes beg me not to leave. She puts one arm around my waist again and slides
her other hand up my back. “It’ll be all right. Everything will be all right,”
she says.
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