BACK TO THE START by Aly Martinez
Synopsis
BACK TO THE START is a collection of previously released novels by USA Today bestselling author Aly Martinez. Each of the five full-length novels is a perfect starting point to dive into one of her sexy, emotional, and twisty worlds.
FIGHTING SILENCE: Sports Romance, Friends to lovers.
RETRIEVAL: Romantic Suspense, Second chance.
THE FALL UP: Contemporary Romance, Celebrity opposites attract.
CHANGING COURSE: Contemporary Romance, Broken hero.
SINGE: Romantic Suspense, Alpha bodyguard.
Excerpt from Fighting Silence
He
didn’t budge, but my bare feet slipped, sending me toward the ground.
Impossibly fast, Till’s hand snaked out and caught my arm. But I didn’t let his
chivalrous gesture douse my fire. I had six months’ worth of words to say to
the man I was irrevocably in love with.
“You
took what you wanted. Then you left me.”
“Doodle,”
he whispered.
I had
been perilously close to the edge of insanity, and with one single word, he’d
pushed me over.
I lost
it completely.
Pounding
my fists against his chest, I screamed at the top of my lungs, “It’s Eliza! My
name is fucking Eliza! Not Doodle!” I spun to march away, but Till’s arms
folded around me, lifting me off my feet to restrain me.
I was
miniscule compared to him. There was no use in fighting, but I still kicked my
legs, irrationally desperate to get away from him—but only because I knew I
couldn’t keep him for forever.
“Stop
it!” he growled into my ear. “I know your goddamned name—probably better than I
know my own.”
While I
was wrapped in Till’s strong arms, six months’ worth of tears fell from my
eyes. He carried me to my apartment and guided me back through the window
before following me inside. Then he stripped out of his blood-soaked shirt
before dragging the blankets down and climbing into the bed behind me. I cried
for a while in his arms, even turning to face him, only to cry against his
chest. I had missed him so much.
I knew
I’d loved Till years ago, but this was more. I needed him in order to function
on a very basic level. Together, the world didn’t feel so big and overwhelming.
He was my escape—the dream personified.
Till
Page was comfortable.
His
hands trailed up and down my back as he lulled me until the words fought their
way out.
“I
couldn’t stop going back,” I announced in a broken whisper. “I didn’t know
where you had gone. And for the first time since I was thirteen, I was alone
inside my own head. God. It was a scary place.” I tried to joke, but the tears
streaming down my face told the truth.
“I’m
sorry,” he responded on a sigh. “I couldn’t stay.”
“Why?”
I whined, but I curled in closer against his chest, needing to feel him more
than anything else.
“I
don’t know, Doodle,” he lied.
God! It was such a fucking lie. He knew as
well as I did. He just didn’t want to tell me.
“Where
did you go?” I pressed further.
There
was no way I ever could have expected his answer, but that wasn’t because it
was a novel thought. No. His answer was surprising because it was the source of
my anguish too.
“The
real world.” He kissed my forehead.
AUTHOR INFORMATION
Originally from Savannah, Georgia, USA Today bestselling author Aly Martinez now lives in South Carolina with her four young children.
Never one to take herself too seriously, she enjoys cheap wine, mystery leggings, and baked feta. It should be known, however, that she hates pizza and ice cream, almost as much as writing her bio in the third person.
She passes what little free time she has reading anything and everything she can get her hands on, preferably with a super-sized tumbler of wine by her side.
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