Title: Steal
A Standalone Seaside Pictures Novel
Author: Rachel Van Dyken
Genre: Second Chance/Rockstar Romance
Release Date: July 3, 2017
Release Date: July 3, 2017
Blurb
Steal, the follow-up
standalone rockstar romance to the #1NYT Bestseller
Keep…
standalone rockstar romance to the #1NYT Bestseller
Keep…
It's easy to lose
yourself in someone you love.
yourself in someone you love.
Easier to lose
yourself in someone you hate…
yourself in someone you hate…
I didn't think it
could get any worse than having to babysit a bunch of spoiled musicians on set
— keeping them out of trouble is a cakewalk compared to seeing my ex every day.
Seaside, Oregon
isn't big enough for the both of us.
could get any worse than having to babysit a bunch of spoiled musicians on set
— keeping them out of trouble is a cakewalk compared to seeing my ex every day.
Seaside, Oregon
isn't big enough for the both of us.
She hates me.
I loathe her.
The plan was simple
— stay the hell away and make sure she gets to set on time.
— stay the hell away and make sure she gets to set on time.
What I didn't expect
was to be faced with our past in front of an audience — and be forced to face
it again.
was to be faced with our past in front of an audience — and be forced to face
it again.
It's torture.
The way she looks at
me.
me.
The way I try to
look through her.
look through her.
Words left unsaid.
The lingering
aftermath still as powerful as ever.
aftermath still as powerful as ever.
I feed the chasm
between us, for fear that she'll make me feel again — and steal the last shred
of heart I have left.
between us, for fear that she'll make me feel again — and steal the last shred
of heart I have left.
We have everything
but each other.
but each other.
It's not enough.
Not when you've lost
love.
love.
And replaced it with
the only thing left — hate.
the only thing left — hate.
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Excerpt
Angelica
I finally understood what prison would be like.
By way of my agent.
After his pep talk where I imagined kissing him about a
million times before he gave me a pat on my shoulder and helped me to my feet,
he walked me back to set and watched each scene.
million times before he gave me a pat on my shoulder and helped me to my feet,
he walked me back to set and watched each scene.
When I was done and Lincoln asked if I wanted to go out with
the rest of the cast for drinks, Will stepped in. “She can’t.”
the rest of the cast for drinks, Will stepped in. “She can’t.”
Did I call him a babysitter earlier?
The man was like a parent.
A prison guard.
A hot one.
One that oozed sexuality with a swagger that refused to go
away every time he walked in any direction. Hell, the guy was going to be
eighty years old and still turning heads when he walked into restaurants.
away every time he walked in any direction. Hell, the guy was going to be
eighty years old and still turning heads when he walked into restaurants.
“I should have gone,” I said once Lincoln walked off with
Dani and Jay. “It’s good for the cast to bond.”
Dani and Jay. “It’s good for the cast to bond.”
“He’s your brother. You’ve had your time.” Will shrugged.
I clenched my teeth and followed him to the parking lot, but
instead of going to his shiny car, he walked right past it.
instead of going to his shiny car, he walked right past it.
Shit, he was going to make me walk back to the beach house
again, wasn’t he?
again, wasn’t he?
“Come on,” he called over his shoulder. “Keep up.”
“You’re twice my size!” I yelled in a struggle to keep up
with him in the flip-flops I’d packed into my bag that morning. “Hey, wait up!”
with him in the flip-flops I’d packed into my bag that morning. “Hey, wait up!”
If anything the bastard picked up his pace until he reached
the sidewalk then stopped.
the sidewalk then stopped.
My flip-flop got stuck on the sidewalk sending me into his
arms. I braced myself on both of his biceps. My fingers tingled with the need
to squeeze and swoon into his embrace.
arms. I braced myself on both of his biceps. My fingers tingled with the need
to squeeze and swoon into his embrace.
Instead, I shoved away and crossed my arms. “So? What now?”
He licked his lips, drawing my attention to his mouth. I
licked mine in response. Like an idiot.
licked mine in response. Like an idiot.
“You did good today, Ang.” He held out his hand.
I narrowed my eyes. “Is this a trick?”
“No.” He smirked. “This is a hand. You take it in yours,
see?” He demonstrated by lacing our fingers together. A shiver erupted down my
right arm, goose bumps popped up.
see?” He demonstrated by lacing our fingers together. A shiver erupted down my
right arm, goose bumps popped up.
People didn’t touch me.
But Will did.
I forgot what warmth had felt like.
Until he held my hand.
“Dinner.” He squeezed my hand and let it fall against my
side before he nodded to the busy main street of Seaside where families ran
back and forth between ice cream and taffy shops like sugar addicts. “It’s the
least I can do.”
side before he nodded to the busy main street of Seaside where families ran
back and forth between ice cream and taffy shops like sugar addicts. “It’s the
least I can do.”
“For?”
He grinned. “For actually not sucking today.”
I smacked him in the shoulder. It was a kneejerk reaction.
He laughed harder and rubbed the spot.
He laughed harder and rubbed the spot.
“I see you still know how to hit pretty hard.”
“And you’re still a sarcastic ass,” I said sweetly.
“Always will be.” He winked.
My diaphragm refused to work.
I nearly stopped breathing.
Why did he have to remind me how easy it had been between
us? Because in a life full of harsh realities — he’d always made me realize one
thing about love.
us? Because in a life full of harsh realities — he’d always made me realize one
thing about love.
In the beginning, it should be easy.
Involuntary.
Like sucking the sweet salty air through my teeth and
exhaling in the same breath.
exhaling in the same breath.
Love was as simple as the air surrounding us.
And between us, it had been more than natural; it had been
effortless. Love shouldn’t start out hard, the struggles happen once you’re
together long enough to realize that the other person isn’t perfect, and the
anger comes when you blame them for not living up to expectations.
effortless. Love shouldn’t start out hard, the struggles happen once you’re
together long enough to realize that the other person isn’t perfect, and the
anger comes when you blame them for not living up to expectations.
I knew it well.
Because it had been easy.
Until it was so hard that I bailed.
Author Bio
Rachel Van Dyken is the New York Times, Wall Street Journal,
and USA Today Bestselling author of regency and contemporary romances. When
she's not writing you can find her drinking coffee at Starbucks and plotting
her next book while watching The Bachelor.
She keeps her home in Idaho with her Husband, adorable son,
and two snoring boxers! She loves to hear from readers!
and USA Today Bestselling author of regency and contemporary romances. When
she's not writing you can find her drinking coffee at Starbucks and plotting
her next book while watching The Bachelor.
She keeps her home in Idaho with her Husband, adorable son,
and two snoring boxers! She loves to hear from readers!
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