Title: Catch Me
Author: Claire Contreras
Genre: Adult Contemporary Romance.
Release Date: November 17th, 2013
BLURB:In the past, I've always been given everything I've wanted, but nothing that I truly needed. I've experienced a lot of things in my twenty-five years, everything except the one thing I want. It's the one thing that can’t be bought. It can't even be taken, it has to be given. And nobody has ever given it to me, not really anyway.
Not until him.
Music is the center of both our lives, but as he found his place in it, I lost my way. He soared, while I spiraled down a destructive path.
I lost myself in more ways than I can count.
The ironic thing is that I didn’t realize how lost I was until he found me.
And now that he has, I have to wonder if he'll stay around long enough to catch me.
4 Star review by Jen Hagen
Brooklynn is 25 years old and has spent her entire life
tolerating condescending remarks and being under the intense scrutiny from her
successful parents. I don’t think
Brooklynn can even breathe correctly when she’s in the direct line of her
mother. Her father is the owner of a
record label and is the best in the business.
He expects nothing less from his daughter and son. In addition to having made a name for herself
at the record company, Brooklynn has also started up her own business of custom
microphones. She is good at what she
does, but she still can’t seem to escape the overbearing disgruntled
parents.
When Brooklynn was 18 years old she suffered a loss that
caused her heart to break and her soul to wither away. With no one to catch her when she fell, she
fell hard and ended up in rehab.
Brooklynn hasn’t allowed many people to get close to her, but those that
she has protect her with a fierceness that would ward off any mother bear. They worry that when faced with a reminder of
the past she will return to her old ways of drugs and alcohol to numb the
pain. Unfortunately, one of the members
of her close circle feels the need to make money more important than
friendship.
Shea is a very close friend of Brooklynn’s who is a music
super star. They have been friends for
years and have been bed buddies for several of those years. Brooklynn has recently put an end to their
friends with benefit status. From the
little comments that Shea drops, it’s clear that at this stage in his life he
would like Brooklynn to be more than just a friend, even though he currently
has a girlfriend.
Nick is a music producer and is currently helping Shea on
his current album. Nick is a super guy
who sees through a person with his intense eyes. His eyes also speak volumes of what he is
thinking. He sees through Brooklynn and
knows that she is sheltering herself.
He doesn’t understand what kind of friendship Shea and Brooklynn have
going on.
“I really, really
want to kiss you, Brooklynn,” he murmurs, his voice raspy and soft and filled
with need. “I really, really want to.”
“So do it,” I
whisper against his lips.
He shakes his head,
rubbing the tip of his nose against mine.
“I don’t want to share you.”
Brooklynn returns to San Francisco, the place where her
sorrow began and where her life took a different turn. San
Francisco seems to be a city of omen as Brooklynn and Nick have a falling out
when she discovers what he is planning for his future and how she fits into the
big picture. Once again she feels that
all people need from her is her name and Nick has held back critical
information from her not once, but twice.
I just want him to
tell me it’s not true. I want him to
look at me the way he always looks at me, with desire and care laced in his
eyes, not the regret that’s there now.
The author did a very nice job incorporating depression
into this story. It added an extra
dimension to the story and for me personally, gave it a genuine feel to the
story. I think we all can relate to sinking down low and climbing back up. Sometimes we need a little help, and
sometimes one person can make all the difference in our lives.
“Are you sure
everything will be okay?” I ask Nick in a whisper.
…”No, babe, I’m
not, but that that’s the beauty of life…The only thing I’m sure about is
us.”
And then he puts
his mouth on mine, and I let myself fall.
AUTHOR INFO:
Claire Contreras graduated with her BA in Psychology from Florida International University. She lives in Miami, Florida with her husband, two little boys, and three dogs.
Her favorite past times are: daydreaming, writing, and reading.
She has been described as a random, sarcastic, crazy girl with no filter.
Life is short, and it’s more bitter than sweet, so she tries to smile as often as her face allows. She enjoys stories with happy endings, because life is full of way too many unhappy ones or ones that will scare the daylights out of her and have her looking over her shoulder at every turn. Like I said, she's very random.
AUTHOR LINKS:
Facebook link: www.facebook.com/
Twitter: @ClariCon
Website: ClaireContreras.Com
Claire Contreras graduated with her BA in Psychology from Florida International University. She lives in Miami, Florida with her husband, two little boys, and three dogs.
Her favorite past times are: daydreaming, writing, and reading.
She has been described as a random, sarcastic, crazy girl with no filter.
Life is short, and it’s more bitter than sweet, so she tries to smile as often as her face allows. She enjoys stories with happy endings, because life is full of way too many unhappy ones or ones that will scare the daylights out of her and have her looking over her shoulder at every turn. Like I said, she's very random.
AUTHOR LINKS:
Facebook link: www.facebook.com/
Twitter: @ClariCon
Website: ClaireContreras.Com
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