Would you dare to defy destiny? Are our destinies written in stone? Do we become nothing more than the self-fulfilling prophesies of other people’s opinions? Or can we dare to become who we believe we were born to be?
โA gorgeous, heartfelt journey of redemption and loveโ (Wendy Higgins), ONLY A BREATH APART is a young adult contemporary novel from critically acclaimed Katie McGarry. โHaunting, authentic, and ultimately hopefulโ (Tammara Webber), ONLY A BREATH APART is now available!
About ONLY A BREATH APART:
They say your destiny is carved in stone. But some destinies are meant to be broken.
The only curse Jesse Lachlin believes in is his grandmotherโs will: in order to inherit his family farm he must win the approval of his childhood best friend, the girl he froze out his freshman year.
A fortuneteller tells Scarlett she’s psychic, but what is real is Scarlettโs fatherโs controlling attitude and the dark secrets at home. She may be able to escape, but only if she can rely on the one boy who broke her heart.
Each midnight meeting pushes Jesse and Scarlett to confront their secrets and their feelings, but as love blooms, the curse rears its ugly headโฆ
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โGritty and real, Only a Breath Apart is a story of hope conjured from pain, strength drawn from innocence, and love earned from self-respect. Beautiful, poignant, and fierce.โ
โKristen Simmons, critically acclaimed author of the Article 5 series
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EXCERPT:
~SCARLETT~
A scraping of a chair, a tray full of food and I glance over with my practiced smile in welcome. Itโs not Camila, Evangeline, or anyone else from the group. Itโs green eyes, red hair, a familiar mischievous smile that used to be reserved only for me, and my blood pounds with excitement as if someone lit a sparkler in my chest. Then I frown because Iโm not supposed to feel this way. Not with him. Not with anyone.
Jesse Lachlin winks at me as he sits across from me like no time has passed from when we climbed trees together. โWhatโs up, Tink?โ
Another thrill runs through me but then my muscles tighten. Stupid, antiquated reaction belonging to a dead past. โWhat are you doing here?โ
Jesse pops a fry into his mouth, chews, then picks up another as if he has no intention of answering. I scan the cafeteria. Several people are watching us, curious as to why Jesse Lachlin is sitting with me, or is event at lunch, or even at school.
From the lunch line, Camilaโs and Evangelineโs eyes are bugging out of their heads.
What is going on? Camila mouths.
I raise my eyebrows to inform her I have no idea. Jesse digs into his corn with his fork and thatโs crossing a line. โMaybe you didnโt hear me, but I asked what youโre doing here.โ
He lifts his eyes to meet mine and thereโs a glimmer in them that causes my lips to flatten. Fantastic. Heโs here to make my life a living hell.
โIt seems obvious,โ he says.
If he remembers anything about me, he should recall I was never known for my patience and that he should be speaking, and speaking soon. โJust answer the question.โ
โIโm eating lunch.โ
I honest to God groan in frustration. โThereโs no room at the inn.โ
He surveys the table, takes in the empty seats, my books, and then gives me a good look. A slow look. As if heโs trying to memorize every inch heโs drinking in. My cheeks redden because that somehow feels a little too intimate for lunch. Feels a little too intimate for someone Iโm no longer friends with. It feels too intimate if we were friends.
I glance away, but I sense him still staring at me. God help me, I want to stare back.
Katie McGarry Bio:
Katie is the author of the PUSHING THE LIMITS series, THUNDER ROAD series, SAY YOUโLL REMEMBER ME, and the upcoming YA novel, ONLY A BREATH APART. Her novels have received starred reviews, critical acclaim and have won multiple awards including being a multiple Goodreads Choice Award Finalist for YA Fiction, multiple RT Magazine’s Reviewer’s Choice Award Finalist for Best YA Fiction, including a win in the category, and she was a 2013 YALSA Top Ten Teen Pick.
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Congrats to Katie on this new release!
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I’ve been reading great things about this one!
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Congrats, Katie. It looks great!
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I read an excerpt the other day from this story and it took my breath away. Strong writing!
Thanks for stopping by, Jacqui ๐
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I ahve this one on my kindle and hope to get to read it soon!
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I want it so bad, but havenโt read her yet so I was waffling. Maybe Iโll have to jump in ๐
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Great excerpt. And I love the teasers. Wishing her all the best.
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Some authors ( like you) make the best memes!
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Aww. Thank you!
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This read certainly questions our own frailties.โค
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Agreed. It’s easy to miss the signs of abuse. I really want to read this one!
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