Parting Chances (Fighting Chance #1)by Caylie Marcoe
Release Date: November 13th 2014
Genres: Contemporary, New Adult, Romance
Synopsis:
The road of Haley Cavanaugh’s life has been filled with cracks, potholes and detour signs. Her mom’s cancer forced her to grow up too fast and her brother has moved across the country instead of sticking around when she needs him most. Now, her parents are forcing her to move out. They say she needs to follow through with the plans she’s set for herself, but Haley is torn between her dreams and her family’s reality. The only thing she has to look forward to is living with her best friend, Kyler.
What she doesn’t need right now? Eli Park. Haley remembers him as Kyler’s boyfriend’s geeky roommate, but he’s anything but geeky now. Now, he’s downright hot. And Haley cannot get him out of her head.
It would be easier if they didn’t have class together five days a week. Or have weekly study dates. And if she didn’t spend way too much time with Kyler at Eli’s house. But, the closer he gets and the harder she falls, the more Haley pulls away. Her heart is too fragile to end up broken on the side of the road. She thinks she’s got it under control until Eli brings home another girl and Haley realizes what she has to lose.
As Haley’s life is turned further upside down, will she be left to pick up the pieces of her heart alone?
I pushed from the table, making my way
to my parents’ room. The door was cracked open. I gripped the knob, pushed it
further open and peeked my head in. Mom was curled up on her side, sleeping
peacefully. I didn’t want to interrupt her rest, but I also didn’t want to be
away from her anymore. So, I did the only thing I could think of; I crawled
onto my dad’s side and curled up next to her.
There had been many summer afternoons
when she was sick the first time that I would refuse to play outside and just
spent them by my mom’s side in their bed. I took in my mom’s face, how pale and
drawn in it seemed since the last time I was here. Her hair was void of its
usual shine and fullness. I brushed a few strands off her forehead and tucked
them behind her ear. She moved at my touch, and I yanked my hand back to my
side. Her eyes slowly blinked open, and she gave me a tired smile.
“Hey, sweetie, when did you get here?”
Her voice came out rough. She sat up and took a sip of water from the glass on
the bedside table.
“Around eleven or so.” I watched as she
looked over at the clock.
“It’s already four-thirty? How did I
sleep so long?” She raised her arms over her head and stretched back and forth.
Color slowly started to return to her face. “It must have been because I
couldn’t sleep last night. Binge watching TV shows has been my thing for the
last few weeks.” She gave me a smile then threw her arms around me. “It’s good
to see you.”
“You too,” I murmured into her shirt.
Was she really staying up late and was that why she was looking weaker? Or was
she just putting on a front so I wouldn’t worry so much about her? My mind
chose to believe what she said was true. It was easier that way.
“So, tell me, how’s school, life?” She
asked me this like we didn’t have weekly phone conversations.
“Midterms are next week. Really looking
forward to them being over with. Work is…work. I smell like coffee daily, and
it’s starting to lose its enjoyable scent.” I put on my best frown face,
because I have always loved the smell of coffee, but it has started to wear on
me.
“Don’t worry. Next summer, you’ll have
some big fancy graphic design job, and coffee will be your love again.” Mom
smiled. “Speaking of love…” She trailed off and gave me a wink.
“Oh come on! Not you too!” I threw my
arms up in defeat. There was no way I wasn’t going to spill every single detail
about Eli to my mom. She knew me better than that, and by the way she was
adjusting her pillows behind her making herself comfortable, she knew I was
going to tell her. She eyed me expectantly. “Noah has a big mouth.”
Mom laughed. “Tell your mother all
about Eli Park.”
“Jeez! He gave last names and
everything? Did you do a background check too?”
“Do you
think I need to?” she joked. I rolled my eyes and settled against the pillows.
Born and raised in the frozen tundra of Wisconsin, Caylie fell in love with reading at a young age. With her lively imagination, she created numerous stories in her head throughout her childhood and teenage years.
Her first novel, Choose Us, released in April 2014 and became an Amazon Bestseller.
When she isn't slaving away at the keyboard, Caylie is an avid reader, and lover of coffee... copious amounts of coffee. She also has an unhealthy addiction to coffee mugs, chapstick, water bottles, football, and tv shows--binge watching is her favorite.
She chases her two kids around the house all day, and has a husband whom she adores.
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ReplyDeleteThanks for being part of Parting Chances' book blitz! <3
ReplyDeleteGreat excerpt and teaser.. I'm looking forward to checking this one out! Thanks for sharing :)
ReplyDeleteI had the pleasure of reading this book back in January. I loved it! I laughed, I cried, I shared many beautiful moments with Haley. It was great.
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