Bad Girls Don't Marry by Cody Gary

Excerpt:

“I have a past. I react horribly and lash out often. My father is a self-serving bastard and my sister is a nightmare. Really, I’ve given you no reason to defend me or stick up for me, so I just have to know . . . why?”

He turned around with a glare. “Why what?”

“Why do you like me? I’m not a good person. People think I cheated on my husband, for God’s sake. Why do you rush to my defense and push my buttons and kiss me like you want to know every deep, dark secret I have?”

The moon glistened off her dark hair, and Justin reached out to cup her cheek, his anger draining at her frank question.

He thought about it, and a dozen different reasons raced through his brain. Because of the way she stood up to people and damned the consequences. Because he still remembered that girl who had so captivated him. Because, despite her belief that there was nothing good about her, he thought she was wrong.

But instead, all he said was, “I have no idea.”

My Review:

Five Star

Copy received from: TastyBookTours for an honest review

What a great story! This is my first time reading Codi Gary, but definitely not my last! The writing was fantastic!  I loved the storyline and I loved the hero and heroine!  This was not a cut and paste kind-of-story.  This was about real people looking for love.  I really enjoyed it and look forward to reading more books by Codi Gary!

 

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Essence by Lisa Ann O'Kane

Autumn escaped a cult, but now she realizes she’s fallen into another.
Growing up in San Francisco’s Centrist Movement, sixteen year-old Autumn Grace has always believed emotions—adrenaline, endorphins, even happiness—drain your Essence and lead to an early death. But her younger brother’s passing and a run-in with a group of Outsiders casts her faith into question.
Ryder Stone, the sexy, rebellious leader of the Outsiders, claims Essence drain is nothing more than a Centrist scare tactic — and he can prove it.
Autumn follows Ryder to his Community of adrenaline junkies and free spirits in Yosemite National Park, and they introduce her to a life of adventure, romance, sex, drugs and freedom. But as she discovers dark secrets beneath the Community’s perfect exterior, she realizes the more she risks in search of the perfect rush, the further she has to fall.

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Lisa Ann O’Kane is a young adult author and former vagabond who once camped out in Yosemite National Park for an entire summer, an experience that inspired her debut novel ESSENCE.
Her background is in zookeeping and environmental education, and she has been kicked, cornered, bitten and chased by nearly every animal she has ever loved. She currently resides in Florida, and she is now a huge fan of shooting stars, indoor plumbing and keeping both her feet planted firmly on the trail.