We are so stoked to bring you the Paperback Release Launch for K.A. Tucker's IN HER WAKE! IN HER WAKE is a new adult contemporary romance and is a prequel novella in the Ten Tiny Breaths Series, published by Atria Press (an imprint of Simon & Schuster) and as of today you can add this beauty to your bookshelf!! Grab your copy today!
About In Her Wake:
Cole Reynolds had it all. And then one night he makes a bad
choice... and loses everything.
When a drunken night out at a Michigan State college party results
in the death of six people, Cole must come to terms with his part in the
tragedy. Normally, he'd be able to lean on his best friends. The best friends
that have been in his life since he could barely walk. Only, they're gone.
Worse, there's the shattered body of a sixteen-year-old girl lying somewhere in
a hospital bed, her entire life ripped from her because of a case of beer and a
set of keys.
Everyone assures him that they know it wasn't intentional and yet
he can't ignore the weight of their gazes, the whispers behind his back. The
all-consuming guilt he feels every time he thinks of that girl who won't so
much as allow him near her hospital room to apologize. As the months go by and
the shame and loneliness festers, Cole begins to lose his grip of what once was
important-college, his girlfriend, his future. His life. It's not until Cole
hits rock-bottom that he can begin to see another way out of his personal hell:
forgiveness.
And there's only one person who can give that to him...
Excerpt
That’s
how I spot her.
There’s
no doubt that it’s her; I’ve memorized her face.
Leaning
against a wall on the opposite side, her lips wrapped around a clear bottle
filled with clear liquor, her fiery red hair a wild mane against the stark
white wall, a tight black T-shirt showing off toned arms. She’s in no rush to
part with that bottle, guzzling back a good portion before she hands it off to
someone, wiping her mouth with the back of her hand.
Her eyes
at half-mast.
She’s
wasted.
My heart
starts racing. What the hell is Kacey Cleary doing here? By my calculation,
she’s probably finishing her last year of high school, having lost at least
half a year while recovering.
I tug my
cap down even farther, though I doubt she can see two feet in front of her.
What if she does recognize me? How would she
react? Does she know my real name? What I look like? I can’t say for sure that
my face wasn’t printed in a newspaper somewhere. She could have Googled my name
and found a dozen game shots with me in them. I have my helmet on in most of
them, but you can find a profile picture of me easily enough if you’re looking.
I don’t
know that she was, though. I wonder if Kacey Cleary gives a fuck about anything
anymore. Her Facebook account is inactive. She hasn’t posted a single word and
the well-wishes have dwindled, as everyone moves on.
I do know
that she shouldn’t be at a party in this state. I’ve heard of bad things
happening when girls get that drunk. Especially when they don’t care.
But what
do I do?
A blonde
stumbles into my chest with two beers in hand. “Hey, do you go here? What’s
your name?” She’s tipping her head back way farther than necessary to look up
at me, telling me she’s trying to flirt but is too drunk to do it right.
I smile
down at her anyway. She’s a good cover. I can stand right here and watch Kacey.
“I’m Trent, and I used to go here.”
“Really?
When’d you graduate?”
From the
corner of my eye, I see Kacey shift from the wall and begin climbing the
stairs, her arm hooked around the railing to help her. Two guys following her.
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About K.A. Tucker
Born in
small-town Ontario, K.A. Tucker published her first book at the age
of six with the help of her elementary school librarian and a box of
crayons. She currently resides in a quaint town outside of Toronto with her
husband, two beautiful girls, and an exhausting brood of four-legged
creatures.
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