Title: Discovering April
Author: Sheena Hutchinson
Publisher: SL Hutchinson Publishing
Release Date: 4/27/2015
Genre: New Adult Romance
ASIN: B00V46MYJ4
ISBN: 1508642222
Word Count: 86,000 apx
Pages: 355
Blurb:
April Landau thinks she has everything she’s
ever wanted. Her high school sweetheart, a house she can’t afford, her bipolar
tabby cat, and she’s all set to begin her Junior year of college. Just
when she least expects it, her life gets thrown for a loop. When things between
her and her long time boyfriend unravel, she becomes stuck in a downward spiral
of emotion. Finally, opening her eyes to the fact that she may have given up
more than she ever could have imagined in this relationship. She finds herself
struggling to keep her head above water.
Enter
April’s next door neighbor— Jared
Hoffman. He’s her complete opposite. A high school drop out who was forced
to take over his parent’s business after their untimely death. It’s no surprise
this tragedy affected him greatly, causing him to recede almost completely from
society.
But
he has one secret. A secret he’s been carrying around for years.
What
happens when their worlds collide? Can an old friendship be the one thing that
brings these two back to life?
A new adult love story filled
with drama, sex, death, and the complications of all of the above.
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Discovering April will be on Pre-Order sale for $0.99 until
5/1/2015!
--Starting 4/27/2015 The Seraphina Series will also be on
sale until 5/1 in honor of April’s release!
Starting 5/1 Discovering April will be enrolled in Kindle
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Author Bio:
Sheena is a born and raised New Yorker, even her writing
can’t hide her hard sarcasm. She claims destiny lead her to writing again. She
constantly strives to be a positive role model and write stories that empower
and inspire.
Sheena always roots for the underdog, believes in love at
first sight, and that everyone should have their happily ever after. While God
is currently writing her love story she continues to put all her time into her
writing as she is constantly getting new inspiration.
For more on Sheena and her books visit her website.
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Excerpt:
My
head is still pounding when my eyes flutter open the next day. My brain is
throbbing inside my skull and I punch the pillow underneath me, scaring Jinx
out of his slumber. He meows in protest before hopping off the bed. Looking
around, I’m in my bed. How did I get here? I groan in pain as I prop my pillows
up and lean my head back against them. It’s then that I feel the eyes on me.
Tilting my head straight again, I glance out my window. My eyes lock with those
big brown eyes of Jared’s across the way. He looks down to his phone and back
up again. My phone chimes with an incoming text.
“UGHHH!” I moan, blindly reaching for it. It slips a few
times before I grasp it between my fingers and look down to read.
How are you feeling?
Closing one eye, I text back, Like someone ran over me with a truck, then backed up and ran me over
again.
Lowering my phone, I watch as he smiles from my text and
disappears from view. I’m trying to piece last night back together; it’s like a
fragmented mirror that has shattered all over the corners of my mind. I
remember laughing with Ro about her sexual conquests and then I remember red
and blue lights and… Jared. Starting to feel hot, I throw the covers off of me
and lay like a starfish, trying to get my mind to focus. Glancing down, I
notice I’m wearing my pajamas. Before I can process any further, the door to my
room creaks open. Jared walks in with a cup of water and a closed fist.
“How did you get in?!” I yelp, trying to sit up in bed, and
pulling the covers back over my braless tank top.
“I left the back door open when I left last night,” he
informs me as he opens his fist to show me he brought a hand full of Advil.
“You brought me home last night?” I rub my head before
reaching for the pills and water.
“Yup, after you called me to pick you up from the police
station.”
“I WAS WHERE?!” I scream as water comes spraying out of my
mouth.
“Police station. Apparently, you popped a guy in the face.”
He smirks.
I squint my eyes, vaguely remembering the heavyset guy that
tried grabbing my ass in front of the bar.
“Whoa!” I have to lean my head back against my pillows when
the information begins to become too much for me. “If you took me home, how did
I get into pajamas?!”
The smile that crosses Jared’s face is a mixture of a blush
and a sly smirk that makes my insides twist with anticipation and excitement.
“Jared…”
“That… you did on your own. I had nothing to do with that!”
He holds his hands up in surrender.
“What? I just stripped in front of you!”
“Well, once you got your shirt off, there was really no
stopping you…” he teases and my eyes widen in embarrassment.
“Oh my God!” I slump down, pulling the covers back up to my
face. “Did we… ya know…” I mutter, completely mortified now.
“Uh, that would be a no.”
“Oh, thank God!” I sigh.
“Thanks a lot!” He comes to his feet now, turning to look out
the window.
“Not like that, it’s just … I don’t like to do things I’m not
conscious for.”
“Yea, completely plastered girls that get arrested and throw
up in bushes are really sexy!” His voice drips with sarcasm.
“I threw up?!” This
just gets better and better.
“Twice.”
“Twice?” I’m mortified, staring at his amused face.
“Well, after the first time I thought maybe you needed
something to eat.”
“Oh no…”
“Yeah… I’ve never seen someone eat a Big Mac that fast
before…” He stares at the wall as if remembering my weak moment.
“Oh my God!” I groan, throwing the covers over my entire
body. I curl up in a fetal position, planning to never come out again. The room
grows silent. It’s starting to get hard to breathe under the sheets when I feel
the mattress by my feet cave slightly.
“Come on, it’s not that bad. We all have our moments.” He
pats my feet through the sheets.
“Just when I think I’ve reached rock bottom, things just seem
to drops out from under me and I’m at an all new low!” I roll over, trying to
pull the covers with me, but Jared’s weight prevents it. My head comes peeking
out as I roll over, facing away from him.
“April, I think I just determined your major.”
“What?” I curiously twist to look at him again.
“Drama. You’re such an actress. Now, put your big girl
panties on and get up!”
I stare at him for a second; did he just say what I think he
said? He waits about two seconds before getting up and opening a drawer to my
dresser. “Are they in here? Nope!” He closes it and opens another.
“STOP!” I scream, stumbling out of bed, horrified.
“How ‘bout this one?”
“Okay! Okay! I’m up!” I slam the drawer closed just in time
to save myself further embarrassment when Jared eyes my plain old
undergarments. I sigh when the pounding in my head launches my stomach into
action and I collapse onto the corner of the bed.
“You okay?”
“I refuse to puke again!” I respond, taking another deep
breath. “Jared…”
“Yea…”
“I could use some donuts.”
“Okay.” He pauses for a few seconds, looking down at his feet
before adding, “I’ll be outside then.”
And he leaves me alone in my room.
