Would you dare to defy destiny? Are our destinies written in stone? Do we become nothing more than the self-fulfilling prophesies of other people's opinions? Or can we dare to become who we believe we were born to be?
“A gorgeous, heartfelt journey of redemption and love” (Wendy Higgins), ONLY A BREATH APART is a young adult contemporary novel from critically acclaimed Katie McGarry.
“Haunting, authentic, and ultimately hopeful” (Tammara Webber), ONLY A BREATH APART is now available!
About ONLY A BREATH APART
Jesse dreams of working the land that’s been in his family forever. But he’s cursed to lose everything he loves most.
Scarlett is desperate to escape her “charmed” life. But leaving a small town is easier said than done.
Despite their history of heartbreak, when Jesse sees a way they can work together to each get what they want, Scarlett can’t say no.Each midnight meeting between Jesse and Scarlett will push them to confront their secrets and their feelings for each other.
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“Gritty and real, Only a Breath Apart is a story of hope conjured from pain, strength drawn from innocence, and love earned from self-respect. Beautiful, poignant, and fierce.” ― Kristen Simmons, critically acclaimed author of the Article 5 series
EXCERPT
~ SCARLETT ~
A scraping of a chair, a tray full of food
and I glance over with my practiced smile in welcome. It’s not Camila,
Evangeline, or anyone else from the group. It’s green eyes, red hair, a
familiar mischievous smile that used to be reserved only for me, and my blood
pounds with excitement as if someone lit a sparkler in my chest. Then I frown
because I’m not supposed to feel this way. Not with him. Not with anyone.
Jesse Lachlin winks at me as he sits across
from me like no time has passed from when we climbed trees together. “What’s
up, Tink?”
Another thrill runs through me but then my
muscles tighten. Stupid, antiquated reaction belonging to a dead past. “What
are you doing here?”
Jesse pops a fry into his mouth, chews,
then picks up another as if he has no intention of answering. I scan the
cafeteria. Several people are watching us, curious as to why Jesse Lachlin is
sitting with me, or is event at lunch, or even at school.
From the lunch line, Camila’s and
Evangeline’s eyes are bugging out of their heads.
What is
going on?
Camila mouths.
I raise my eyebrows to inform her I have no
idea. Jesse digs into his corn with his fork and that’s crossing a line. “Maybe
you didn’t hear me, but I asked what you’re doing here.”
He lifts his eyes to meet mine and there’s
a glimmer in them that causes my lips to flatten. Fantastic. He’s here to make
my life a living hell.
“It seems obvious,” he says.
If he remembers anything about me, he
should recall I was never known for my patience and that he should be speaking,
and speaking soon. “Just answer the question.”
“I’m eating lunch.”
I honest to God groan in frustration.
“There’s no room at the inn.”
He surveys the table, takes in the empty
seats, my books, and then gives me a good look. A slow look. As if he’s trying
to memorize every inch he’s drinking in. My cheeks redden because that somehow
feels a little too intimate for lunch. Feels a little too intimate for someone
I’m no longer friends with. It feels too intimate if we were friends.
I glance away, but I sense him still
staring at me. God help me, I want to stare back.
About the Author
Katie McGarry was a teenager during the age of grunge and boy bands and remembers those years as the best and worst of her life. She is a lover of music, happy endings, reality television, and is a secret University of Kentucky basketball fan.
Katie is the author of full length YA novels, PUSHING THE LIMITS, DARE YOU TO, CRASH INTO YOU, TAKE ME ON, BREAKING THE RULES, and NOWHERE BUT HERE and the e-novellas, CROSSING THE LINE and RED AT NIGHT. Her debut YA novel, PUSHING THE LIMITS was a 2012 Goodreads Choice Finalist for YA Fiction, a RT Magazine's 2012 Reviewer's Choice Awards Nominee for Young Adult Contemporary Novel, a double Rita Finalist, and a 2013 YALSA Top Ten Teen Pick. DARE YOU TO was also a Goodreads Choice Finalist for YA Fiction and won RT Magazine’s Reviewer’s Choice Best Book Award for Young Adult Contemporary fiction in 2013.
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