Something
Like This by Eileen Cruz Coleman
(Secrets Series, #1)
Publication date: April 24th 2015
Genres: Contemporary, New Adult
(Secrets Series, #1)
Publication date: April 24th 2015
Genres: Contemporary, New Adult
Synopsis:
Twenty-three-year old
Jadie Santiago has a secret.
One morning on her way
to work she stops to offer a homeless man a bottle of water. As she meets the
man’s eyes, Jadie instantly recognizes they belong to her father, whom she
hasn’t seen since she was sixteen. Unable to accept the truth of her encounter,
Jadie flees, hoping eventually to forget the experience and continue leading a
normal life.
But then she meets
Reece, an aspiring writer with a mysterious past who is set on capturing
Jadie’s affection. Jadie wants nothing more than to give her heart to Reece,
but her broken past and crippling secret keep her from surrendering it to him
fully.
Things won’t come
easy to Jadie as she fights for her place in the
world, but there is strength in her, and she is determined never to stop struggling for what so many others have: love, happiness, and a sense of belonging.
Excerpt:world, but there is strength in her, and she is determined never to stop struggling for what so many others have: love, happiness, and a sense of belonging.
Moments later, we held each other,
my head resting on his chest.
“Are you hungry?” he asked, kissing
the top of my head.
“A little, but I need to get back
soon.”
“How about I fix you a sandwich to
go?”
“That would be great.”
It would also be great if I told
you I loved you and you said the words back to me. Did I dare tell him? I could
almost hear myself saying the words to him. What if he didn’t say them back? It
was too soon. I was acting like a needy, crazy girl.
He jumped out of the bed and
proceeded to get dressed.
“Meet you in the kitchen?” he
asked.
I nodded.
Once alone, I took a deep breath
and gathered my thoughts. I decided not to tell Reece what I was feeling. Doing
so would end up scaring him. I didn’t want to risk losing him. Not before we
even got started.
I got up, got dressed, and headed
for the kitchen.
“Here you go,” he said, holding a
sandwich in a Ziploc bag in front of me.
“Thank you.” I took the bag. “I
guess I better get going.”
“I’ll drive you back.”
“No, it’s okay, I’ll take the
Metro.”
“I’ll drive you.”
“No, really, it’s okay. I’d
actually rather take the Metro, if you don’t mind.”
“Are you okay?”
“Yes, I’m sorry, I have to meet
with a new guy in our office to go over some manuscripts this afternoon and I
could use the alone time to think.”
I had to leave before I blurted out
the words.
“Okay. If you’re sure?”
“I’m sure.”
He leaned in and gave me a kiss on
the cheek. “I miss you already.”
I smiled. “Me too.”
“Can I call you later?”
“You better.”
He walked me to the door.
“Okay, be careful,” he said.
“Will do.”
I started walking down the hall.
“Are you watching me?”
“Yes.”
“That’s kind of creepy.”
“I can’t help it.”
I pushed the elevator button and
the doors instantly opened. I took a step.
“Wait,” he said.
“Is something wrong?”
“I have to tell you something.”
“What is it?”
He ran toward me. “Jadie, the thing
is. Well, I…”
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AUTHOR
BIO:
Eileen
Cruz Coleman was born in Washington, D.C. to an immigrant El Salvadoran
mother and a Puerto Rican father. She is a graduate of the University of
Maryland with a degree in History. Her short stories have appeared in
numerous literary journals both online and in print. She lives
in Maryland with her husband and two children.
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