Wednesday, February 4, 2015

The One Thing by Briana Gaitan, Fall in Love With Quinn

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Hollywood Timelines Series
Author: Briana Gaitan
Genre: New Adult Romance

The Last Thing

Plagued by past mistakes in both love and life, Quinn Bardot is in a bad place. With nowhere else to turn, she escapes to LA clinging to the promise of a fresh start. 

Chase Crowley is known for being selfish and unbelievably persistent. All he's ever wanted is to become a successful actor. But now that he is about to have it all, he finds that something is still missing. Money and fame isn't what he expected.

After a fervent encounter, the two of them are thrown into a situation that neither is prepared for. Can Quinn extinguish her fears and let Chase in? Can Chase learn to put someone else's needs before his own?

The Last Thing is a novel all about love, Hollywood, and accepting what life throws at you even if it is the last thing you want. 



(This is a New Adult Romance novel & contains language & adult situations. Not recommended for readers younger than 17)

***The Last Thing is a stand alone book with NO cliff hanger ending. It is book one in the series.***
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The One Thing 
When everything falls apart, he's the one thing that holds me together.

Ginger Teague may seem like your typical Hollywood actress with the famous boyfriend, designer clothes, money, and hit TV show, but constantly being in the public eye has its downside.
People seem more interested in her chaotic relationship with her on again/ off again boyfriend than her acting career,and Ginger isn't dealing with her new found fame in a way she always envisioned. She masks her unhappiness with too many parties and an unhealthy habit of binge drinking. As much as she wants love, men find her as a pretty amusement, not the type of girl you take home to mom and dad.
When she meets Caspian Norwood, they quickly begin a regimen of flirty emails.
He's a struggling musician that doesn't quite fit her idea of the perfect boyfriend.
He's older, mysterious, cultured, knows exactly what to say and do in all the right situations, and Ginger can't help falling for him. But the world is against them, pushing them apart, and it's beginning to feel as if they are only meant to be friends.

Fall In Love With Quinn
Facts about Quinn
  • Quinn grew up in Tennessee but moves to LA to get away from a horrible accident involving her ex.
  • Quinn is broken, but she is perfect at hiding it. She pretends to be so strong and convinces herself she can be a new person.
  • She used to be a makeup artist, but now works as a waitress.
  • She is deathly afraid of other people’s opinions and prefers not to draw attention to herself.
  • Quinn has suffered some short term memory loss, something she won’t gain back until her mind is ready to accept it.
Author Confessions
  • Her character ARC changed so much throughout the book. At one time, she had a two-year-old kid. She was also running from a few other things as well. Her secrets were a hard decision.
  • The original name of the book was Home, the phrase The Last Thing kept popping up. It was fate.
Quinn Excerpt
Backstory: This is a scene between Chase and Quinn. Quinn doesn’t want anything to do with him and Chase is relentless in his perusal throughout the book. This is a good example of how their relationship plays out. Enjoy!!
The bathroom door cracked open just slightly. In popped Chase, sliding in through the crack and shutting it behind him. Startled by his presence, I scrambled up from the floor and hid my face so that I could wipe the tears away.
“What do are you doing? This is the woman’s bathroom?”
“Quinn, are you okay? Your coworker told me you were in the bathroom. I thought I heard crying and I—I wanted to make sure you weren’t hurt.” There was genuine concern in his voice, but he was an actor. It was probably all an act.
“What if I’d been peeing?  You can’t just barge into the bathroom like that.”
“You’re not peeing, and I didn’t barge in. I slipped in.”
“What do you care? You acted like you didn’t even know me back there.”
“I know. I was mad.”
  “I’m fine. Please go. I want to be alone,” I told him with my back turned to him. This was humiliating. Here I was, crying over an ex-boyfriend in front of the father of my child.
“Quinn, I hope you’re not crying because of how mean I was back there. I’m a complete jackass.”
I laughed at him and smiled before agreeing.
“You’re a jackass.” Suddenly, things didn’t seem so bad anymore. I wiped away my tears and turned around to face him.
“Look. I came to find you because I felt bad for pretending like I didn’t know you. I was acting childish… Dammit, I’m not good with apologies.  I don’t usually have to do things like this.”
“Let’s just forget it okay. And FYI I’m not crying because of you.”
“Did someone hurt you?” he asked. The muscles in his neck tightened and he frowned at me. He reached out and pushed a stray piece of hair off my face.
I couldn’t help but feel a bit of delight from the way he was acting. Maybe Chase wasn’t as conceited as I’d originally thought. My eyes traveled from his face down to his broad shoulders. I let myself think about what his skin had done to me. I even wondered if he still smelt like mints.
Bad idea, Quinn. Don’t go there again.
“No,” I shook my head, “I’ve got a lot going on. Not everything in this world revolves around you, ya know.” My words were cruel, but we hardly knew each other and it wasn’t any of his business anyway. I pushed past him to open the bathroom door, but spun around when something tugged on my arm.
“Please tell me you forgive me, I don’t think I could live knowing that you hate me.”
He dramatically put his hand over his heart and stuck out his bottom lip. Normally, I would have rolled my eyes, but he looked so cute standing there. Like a little lost puppy.  Maybe I should give in before he started humping my leg.
“Oh, you would survive, but you’re forgiven.” I was letting him off the hook too easy, but I didn’t want to fight anymore. I wanted us to get along. I figured he’d accept my answer and go on his way, but he didn’t. He took a deep breath and opened his mouth like he was trying to gather the courage to say something important.
“Why didn’t you ever call me back?” he blurted out.
I didn’t know what to say. Did I blame the whiskey? No, I wasn’t that wasted. Did I blame my fear of commitment? Possibly. We both knew the answer to his question. He didn’t want me.
“And you never called me back either. You promised.”
“I was busy.”
“You don’t like me. You only like the idea of me. You think I’m fascinating and different from the other girls you spend your days with. Even if I’d called you back, nothing would have changed. We may have exchanged a few flirty text messages, but that would have been the extent.”
“ I can’t get you out of my head. I just need to see where this can go. Can I see you tonight?”
My mouth went dry. Was Chase really asking to hook up again? I should have screamed no. I should have pulled my arm from his grasp and never turned around. We needed to talk, though it wouldn’t be the night he had in mind. I had to tell him before I lost my nerve.
“What about your girlfriend back there?”
“She’s not my girlfriend. She’s my co-star,” he clarified. I pretended to be deep in thought for a moment. Of course, I wanted to say yes.
Just invite him over!
“Yes. Only because we need to talk,” I reminded him.
“I hope to be doing a lot more than talking,”
His voice dripped with seduction, and it made my knees go weak. He ran his hand down the side of my face.
“Can you come over to Ginger’s house tonight at midnight?” I asked. It came out sounding more like a squeak.
Being so close to him again made me want to jump him and tear his clothes off. He leaned in to kiss me on the cheek. Yup, I could detect that minty smell alright. My whole body tingled when his soft lips grazed my face. The world spun around me, and my heart soared in exhilaration.
“Chase?” The girl he had come in with appeared in the hallway. Though he had only kissed me on the cheek, we stepped away from each other hastily.
“What?”
“You’ve been gone a long time. Rhea asked me to come find you….” Her eyes wandered over the both of us accusingly before she gave a sly smile and grabbed Chase’s arm. She ran her hand down his shoulder and pressed into him.
“I had to use the bathroom.”
“Come on…. I’m getting sleepy.”
Without another word, Chase walked away, but not before his co-star gave me a dirty look that screamed ‘he’s mine, bitch!’ She was already in the long line of girls trying to gain his attention.

It was surprising how quickly Chase caused me to forget about Bash. One look at Chase’s intense eyes or cocky smile and I forgot all about my self-pity

About the Author
Briana Gaitan grew up in the South, but calls herself a geek at heart. She is a blogger,author,and fangirl who loves Star Wars, Star Trek, and Jewelry (bet you never thought you'd hear those three things in a sentence together) For fun, she loves watching any show on the SyFy channel, relaxing with her family, reading, and listening to indie music (sometimes all at the same time). Briana loves to write stories where there are no limits to the imagination. She is the co-author of the fantasy Ethereal Underground series and author of the Hollywood Timelines Series. 
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