We are so excited to bring you the Release Day launch for Katie McGarry's BREAKING THE RULES! BREAKING THE RULES is a Young Adult contemporary romance published by Harlequin Teen, and is the follow-up book to Katie's PUSHING THE LIMITS. You do not want to miss Noah and Echo's story! Grab it today!
by Katie McGarry
Publisher: Harlequin Teen
Release Date: 12/08/14
A summer road trip changes everything in this unforgettable new tale from acclaimed author Katie McGarry.
For new high school graduate Echo Emerson, a summer road trip out west with her boyfriend means getting away and forgetting what makes her so... different. It means seeing cool sights while selling her art at galleries along the way. And most of all, it means almost three months alone with Noah Hutchins, the hot, smart, soul-battered guy who’s never judged her. Echo and Noah share everything — except the one thing Echo’s just not ready for.
But when the source of Echo’s constant nightmares comes back into her life, she has to make some tough decisions about what she really wants — even as foster kid Noah’s search for his last remaining relatives forces them both to confront some serious truths about life, love, and themselves.
Now, with one week left before college orientation, jobs and real life, Echo must decide if Noah's more than the bad-boy fling everyone warned her he'd be. And the last leg of an amazing road trip will turn... seriously epic.
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, and reality television, and is a secret University of Kentucky basketball fan.
BREAKING THE RULES
by Katie McGarry
From Echo’s POV
There’s nothing like the rush of being chased by the
great Noah Hutchins…
I hold my breath and strain to listen past the late-day
birds singing in the branches above. The fine hair on the back of my neck rises
as if Noah has appeared behind me and deliciously blown over my skin. I close
my eyes. He’s so near I can imagine his body wrapped around mine.
Noah is wily and good at seeking, but I’m crafty and
better at hiding. I edge to the side again and in painfully slow movements look
behind me and…
“Gotcha.”
I scream. Loudly. My heart ramming through my chest.
Birds’ wings beat together as dozens of them take to the sky. The moment I spot
the laughter in Noah’s chocolate-brown eyes, my scream quickly morphs into a
fit of giggles. He reaches for me, but I stumble back from the solid arm
attempting to sneak around my back.
“You’re not getting away this time.” Noah’s deep voice
vibrates down to my soul.
Noah’s arm slides one way and in a maneuver so slick it
seems choreographed, I slip to the side, once again barely dodging his grasp.
“You’re too slow,” I taunt as I gain traction and sprint
for the field of untamed wildflowers. The white-and-yellow daisies brush
against my legs as I push forward. My skirt swishes against my thighs, and I
love how the smooth material grazes my skin. Clean air fills my lungs, and my
blood beats manically in my veins. Never in my life have I felt so alive. So
high that I’m soaring.
“I’m letting you win,” he calls out.
“You are not.” I slow and pivot to watch as he struts
behind me. The tall grass and flowers reach his jean-covered legs. For once,
his dark hair doesn’t hide his eyes, and I love the spark of naughtiness in
them. “You’re sore that you’re losing.”
He flashes the type of grin that encourages tingles. “You’re
becoming cocky, Echo.”
I laugh, and the sound causes his smile to widen. Even
though he’s slow in his approach, his wide gait closes the distance between us
faster than I’d like. I steadily walk backward, unable to tear my eyes off the
fluid way he moves. “Now, now. Out of the two of us, we both know you own that
title.”
“Own it, wear it, I am it. I’ve never claimed
differently.”
Nope, he never has. Noah is exactly who I see. A few
months away from Kentucky, away from home, the rough foster kid is evolving
into a man.
“Hey, Echo.” Noah gestures with his chin that he has
something important to say, and I stall, watching as his gaze falls to my
midriff. “Your tank rode up.”
I peer down and in a heartbeat realize my mistake when
grass rustles and Noah grabs my waist. In a dizzying circle, my arms wrap
around his neck and somehow we both end up on the ground. Me on top. Noah on
the bottom. As always, Noah becomes my safe place to land.
With a wink, Noah rolls us, reversing our positions, but
I don’t complain. I dream of his body over me. The heavy sensation is familiar
and addictive. Noah skims his nose along the side of my neck, and the pleasing
tickle causes me to suck in air.
“I won,” he whispers against my skin.
I find myself in a waking dream as I savor his caresses.
“Did not.”
Noah presses a kiss to that sensitive spot behind my
ear. A stream of warmth floods my body. Longing for more, I twist to expose my
neck.
“Did, too.” His hands roam, sliding to my side. I melt
and tense at the same time. We’re in the wide open, but I can’t stop the way my
body molds to his. My fingers bunch the material of his shirt as I play with
the idea of removing it. We’re far from the walking trail, far from the
campsite. How many people, besides Noah and me, allow themselves to wander to
the point of being lost?
“You said you could find me in five minutes,” I say
softly. “That was longer than five minutes.”
“Echo,” he says as he raises his head. His fingers begin
this little dance. Moving up then slowly down. Each down is slightly lower and
promises very wicked things.
“Yes?”
“I’ve got you beneath me and not a person in sight.
That’s winning.”
A peacefulness unfurls within me. I have to agree. That
is winning.
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, and reality television, and is a secret University of Kentucky basketball fan.
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