I'm thrilled to have the Forever ME Blog Tour stopping by today! Below you will find an excerpt from Forever ME by Thomas Amo, plus an ebook giveaway...
Forever ME
by Thomas Amo
10/11/12
GothicTwist Publishing
Inspired by True Events
Hannah Richards isn't your typical 16 year-old at Wichita Falls High. Fashions, trends, cosmetics and style are unimportant to her. An avid reader, guitar player, classic movie and television buff, Hannah marches to the beat of her own drum. Visible only to her Father the town Sheriff, and her two best friends. Hannah lives a simple, un-pampered life as an "Eastie."
After coming to the aide of Taylor Monroe, a popular member of the ultra snobby "Stilettos" at school, Hannah's life beings spiraling out of control. As she starts spending more time with Taylor, her best friends abandon her, after a series of misunderstandings, causing Hannah to re-invent herself.
Hannah quickly gets caught up in a life much different than the one she knows, where status, glamour, makeup, appearance and acceptance become her masters. And what of the dark secret that haunts the streets of Wichita Falls?
Can Hannah survive the lies, deceit, jealousy and rage that are now waiting for her behind every corner? Will she succumb to the pressures of popularity? Or will she be crushed under the heels of the "Stilettos"?
~High school is hard enough just being yourself, let alone being someone you're not~
From FOREVER ME...
The
alarm buzzed and Hannah rolled over on her back in bed and stretched.
She tried to get her eyes to focus on her cell phone to see what time
it was. The digital numbers told her it was 4:15 a.m. She stopped the
noise and reached an arm behind her to shake Taylor awake, but the
bed was empty. Surprised, she rolled over and found she had the bed
all to herself. She hoped she hadn’t forced Taylor out. She
had been known to be a bed hog, especially with the covers. She
propped herself up on her elbows when the bedroom light flipped on.
Like a vampire recoiling from the sunlight, Hannah’s hand quickly
went to shield her eyes.
“Morning
sunshine,” called Taylor in a chipper voice.
Hannah
slowly lowered her hand and saw Taylor standing in the doorway, still
wearing her father’s t-shirt but with a gator clip in her hair to
hold it up.
“I
thought I set my alarm for six.”
“You
did, but I changed it. Hot Girl Rule Number 1: Rise early and get
your face on. Only homely girls sleep in.”
Hannah
let her head fall back on the pillow. “Ohhhh, let me be homely,
just for an another hour.”
“Oh
no you don’t,” called Taylor as she reached under the blanket,
grabbed Hannah by the wrist and tugged her up into a sitting
position. “Let’s get those feet on the floor, I already picked
out your outfit, got the flatiron hot and made coffee.”
“I
swear, if I didn’t love men, I’d probably marry you, just for the
fact you made me coffee,” Hannah said rubbing her face trying to
wake up.
“Yeah,
don’t get ahead of yourself there, doll. You’re pretty cute, but
not my type. By the way I made the coffee for me. I’m just sharing
it with you. Now let’s get going, the sun will be showing up in an
hour,” Taylor teased.
“Okay,
Sarge,” Hannah said with a half salute. Her feet touched the floor
and she recoiled. She started to climb back under the covers but then
saw the look on Taylor’s face. “Okay, okay.” Hannah stood up
and winced once more from the cold floor on her feet. She stumbled
from her bedroom to the bathroom across the hall. Taylor had
everything laid out like a display in a showroom. She was truly
organized when it came to preparing for the day. Hannah examined her
face in the mirror. She was prepared for the worst. She was afraid
she was going to wear the after effects of Lauren’s punches for the
next week, but surprisingly, there was only a small amount of
bruising on the corner of her chin and up next to her right eye. Even
the swelling in her lip had pretty much disappeared.
Taylor
returned to the bathroom with a cup of coffee for Hannah. Hannah
turned and took the cup with a grateful expression. She took a sip
and instantly felt the perfectly made drink intoxicate all of her
senses. She sat the cup on the vanity and wrapped her arms around
Taylor and hugged her. “I love you,” she whispered.
Taylor
stood being a prisoner of Hannah’s clinch. Her eyes darted from
side to side. Her expression of feeling awkward reflected in the
mirror. “Um—love you too, but it’s just coffee, Hannah.”
Hannah
shook her head. “No, that is a cup filled with love,” she said
with sleep-crusted eyes.
“Okay—are
you like this every morning?”
“I
just need a moment,” Hannah teased as she hugged her once more.
Taylor gave the patented pity hand pat on Hannah’s back that meant,
Okay,
I love you too but I’m beyond comfortable now.
“How
did you sleep?” Hannah asked as she took a healthy drink of coffee.
Taylor
took Hannah’s hair into her hands and ran the flatiron across it.
“Pretty good, but you are a cover hog.”
“I
know, but in my defense you’re the first person I’ve ever slept
with.”
“Yeah—let’s
not share that information,” Taylor said teasing.
Thomas Amo
Thomas
Amo is the author over 20 comedies and farces for the live theatre.
This former full time theatrical producer has spent the last thirty
years writing in many different genres, from pilot scripts for
television to screenplays on independent films. Outside acting,
directing and producing, his first love has always been writing.
Forever
ME, marks
his debut into YA fiction
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Melissa Groeling graduated from Bloomsburg University with a degree in English. She lives, reads and writes in the Philadelphia region and wherever else life happens to send her. She is a hardcore New York Giants fan and loves chocolate. Traffic Jam is her first young adult novel. 
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