Synopsis:
In this dangerously sexy novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Find You in the Dark, a straight-laced college student meets a handsome but enigmatic stranger who lures her into an underground club scene, where she finds it difficult to resist temptation
Aubrey Duncan understands loss. She knows what rock bottom looks like, and she is determined to crawl back up to the top after the sudden death of her younger sister. She blames herself for her part in the tragedy, convinced that she could have done something, anything, to help her.
In her effort to gain redemption, Aubrey starts fresh at Longwood University and facilitates an addiction support group, hoping she can support someone else in the way she failed her sister. But what she doesn’t count on is an all-consuming fascination with group member Maxx Demelo, a gorgeous, blond, blue-eyed enigma who hides dark secrets behind a carefully constructed mask. He only reveals what he wants others to see. But Aubrey glimpses another Maxx hidden below the surface—a Maxx who is drowning in his own personal hell.
As Aubrey and Maxx develop an attraction too intense to ignore, he pulls her into the dark underbelly of the city club scene, where she is torn by her desire to save him and an inexplicable urge to join him in his downward spiral. Worst of all, she is beginning to love everything she should run away from—a man who threatens to ignite in her a fire that could burn her alive…
Excerpt
I stared harder at the picture,
uncomfortable with the odd sense of familiarity I felt. Looking at the woman's
graceful yet agonized form, I felt as though I should recognize her.
Bothered by my increasing disquiet, I
stood up and walked closer. This was not your typical campus painting of
daffodils and laughing students. I had seen this particular kind of art several
times before. I leaned in to try to see the details in the poor lighting. And
there it was- the tiny patterns on the woman's dress composed of dozens of Xs.
I didn't notice any numbers or words
in this picture, though, so I didn't understand what its intent was. It was my
understanding that X's paintings held the clues to the location of the club,
Compulsion. But this picture seemed to have nothing to do with that.
This was a painting created for some
other purpose.
"So what do you
think?"
I looked over my shoulder to find
Maxx standing behind me. I turned back to the picture, not bothering to answer
him. The truth was, my outburst in the group had left me feeling raw and
vulnerable, and seeing him so soon after making a gigantic ass of myself was
embarrassing.
As he came up beside me, the sleeves
of our jackets brushed against each other. Maxx inclined his head toward the
painting and asked me again, "Well, what do you think of it?"
I shrugged, not really in the mood
for small talk. My pounding head couldn't handle a go-around with the group
Romeo. I started to walk away from him when he grabbed hold of my arm.
"Wait, Aubrey. Please." It
was that word that did it. Please. It was uttered softly and
sincerely. And it held me as fast and surely as if he had put his arms around
me.
Follow Me Back –
Release Date: June 2
The sequel to Lead Me Not,
this dangerously sexy second installment in the Twisted Love series continues
Aubrey and Maxx’s love story, from New York Times bestselling author A.
Meredith Walters—who “writes the most beautifully flawed characters that still
have you swooning” (Sawyer Bennett, USA TODAY bestselling author of the Off
series).
Aubrey Duncan has loved…and
lost. Should she follow a heart that’s betrayed her or a head that tells her to
let go?
Maxx Demelo’s addiction
almost destroyed him. It ruined his life and, most importantly, his
relationship with the only girl he ever loved.
He has vowed to become the
man Aubrey Duncan deserves. Even if he has to tear himself apart to do it. So
he enters rehab, trying to fix the parts of him that are shattered as he longs
to be healthy and whole.
Aubrey lost everything
because she chose to listen to her heart. Now she has sworn to put herself
first, to heal in the only way that she can…far away from Maxx and his demons.
But just as Aubrey is
starting over, Maxx is released from rehab and thrust back into her world,
determined to prove how much they still need each other. And the chaos that had
defined them threatens to unleash once again…
But a heart, no matter how
broken, is impossible to ignore.
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About The Author:
The
New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of Contemporary and Paranormal
romance including The Find You in the Dark and Bad Rep series as well as the
upcoming stand alone romance, Reclaiming the Sand, and a dark new adult series
for Gallery Books.
A. Meredith spent ten years as a counselor for at risk teens and children. First working at a Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault program and then later a program for children with severe emotional and mental health issues. Her former clients and their stories continue to influence every aspect of her writing.
When not writing (or being tortured with all manner of beauty products at the hand of her very imaginative and extremely girly daughter), she is eating chocolate, watching reality television that could rot your brain and reading a smutty novel or two.
A. Meredith is represented by Michelle Johnson with the Inklings Literary Agency.
A. Meredith spent ten years as a counselor for at risk teens and children. First working at a Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault program and then later a program for children with severe emotional and mental health issues. Her former clients and their stories continue to influence every aspect of her writing.
When not writing (or being tortured with all manner of beauty products at the hand of her very imaginative and extremely girly daughter), she is eating chocolate, watching reality television that could rot your brain and reading a smutty novel or two.
A. Meredith is represented by Michelle Johnson with the Inklings Literary Agency.
