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No Secrets by N. Raines
Genre: New Adult, Romance
Release Date: November 29, 2016
Buy Now: Amazon ($0.99 until December 3)
Synopsis
She wants him… Alyxandra Franklin crushed on Cris Garcia the first time they met. He wasn't like the guys in her crowd, the boys in grown-up bodies. No, Cris was a man. A man who'd stand up for his girl, hold her close and keep her love safe. In spite of her feelings, Alyx never made a move on him. How could she? He belonged to her best friend, Gabi. And now it's too late. He hates her… Cris figures if he never sees Alyx Franklin again, it'll be too soon. She's nothing but a spoiled stupid rich girl, too busy partying to care about anyone but herself. She's the reason Gabi, the girl he loved, lost her life. But he's wrong. Gabi had secrets. When those secrets blow up his life, Cris is willing to go to any lengths to unravel the lies. Even if that means befriending Alyx—and sleeping with her—to learn the truth.
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Excerpt
He sat, shifting as though he couldn't get comfortable. "I gave you a hard time last night. Acted like a real prick. Just wanted to tell you I'm sorry." "Okay…" She was afraid to get too excited. Why the sudden change in his feelings? "And not just about that," he went on. "I want to apologize for everything. For the way I acted when Gabi died. The shit I said. Blaming you…it was wrong." Wow. This was monumental. Alyx didn't even know where to begin. "Thank you," she said at last, though that didn't even begin to cover it. But something was off. She should be overcome with relief, lighter than air. She wasn't, though. There was still too much she didn't understand. "You said it was my fault…" Her voice was a thread of sound. He looked away. "Yeah. I know. It was fucked-up."
"I still don't get it. Why did you blame me? I loved her as much—" She was about to say As much as you did, but stopped herself. She'd loved Gabi as her closest friend, but it wasn't the same as the feelings Cris had. "I loved her too." He gazed out at her mother's garden. "I know. It was stupid of me. I wasn't thinking straight. I mean, you couldn't have known what would happen when you called her that night." "Called her—" Alyx stopped, her words breaking off in midair. What call? Even though Cris's explanation made no sense, something warned her not to probe further. A weird tingle passed through her, urging her to listen rather than speak. "You did the smart thing, calling her for a ride home. Nothing strange about asking a friend to help you out when you're not safe to drive." His gaze traveled over the herb garden, the clusters of rosemary, mint, and basil. At her mother's roses, just starting to bloom. "You couldn't have known she'd be killed on the way." Then he looked at her. "Right?" Something in his eyes belied his words. A chill that seemed to accuse her, in spite of everything he'd said.
She swallowed, her throat as dry as chalk. "Right." He spoke again, but she couldn't make it out. His lips moved, but all Alyx could hear was a buzzing in her ears, as though a hive of bees were nesting in her head. What had he said? That she had called Gabi the night her friend was killed? It made sense now. Cris blamed her for getting drunk, for calling Gabi. But it wasn't true. She hadn't called Gabi the night of the accident. Hadn't spoken to her, in fact, for days. Everything Cris said, everything he believed, was untrue. Gabi had lied. But why?
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