Every life has a different
path full of sharp turns, smooth curves, and steep drop offs.
Hollis Murphy has a plan—college, career, boyfriend, love, marriage, family. A
predictable, normal life. She’s on track until an outside force causes her to
crash and burn. They call it an accident, because that’s the only word they
know to explain what happens to her. It helps everyone move on with their
lives, except for Hollis. She holds on to the belief that she’s been targeted
for a reason.
Risher Stevenson is intelligent, caring, sweet, and the hottest boy Hollis has
ever laid eyes on. He fits perfectly into her original plan for a normal life.
Everyone loves him.
Benton Daniels is intelligent, caring, sweet, and the bravest boy Hollis has
ever met. He doesn’t fit into her life but gives it purpose and makes it
extraordinary. Everyone hates him.
One is bullied. One is tormented. All are judged. How will it STOP?
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Excerpt
“Name?”
she said, impatiently.
I
was so flustered that for a second I’d forgotten who I was. “Hollis Murphy.”
She
scribbled something on a spreadsheet and handed me a packet with my name and
the number two hundred ten typed out on the front sticker, which I assumed was
my room number.
In
a flat bored voice, she said, “Everything you need to know is in the packet.
Should you have any additional questions or needs after reading the
information, please ask your RA. Have a productive semester. Next!”
Clutching
the envelope to my chest, my gaze shifted back down, and I walked quickly out
of the office.
As
I turned the corner, a loud deep woot! jerked my attention down the hall. I
took one step before crashing full force into something solid and warm.
Stumbling back, I dropped the envelope. Once my balance returned, my eyes
focused on a gray T-shirt with cut off sleeves, stretched across broad
shoulders. When I glanced down in search of my envelope, I couldn’t help but
spot the narrow hips and round ass covered in black basketball shorts. As I
squatted to pick up the envelope, a tanned forearm came into view. My gaze
roamed up to find the arm was covered in bulging muscles.
“Oh
god, I’m so . . . sor…ry,” I stammered, my cheeks heating with embarrassment.
“Here
ya go,” a deep voice said.
Reaching
for the envelope, my gaze inadvertently shot up to the warmest green eyes ever
created. His dark brown hair was cut short on the sides, longer on top, and
tousled. The perfect amount of scuff peppered his strong jawline, with deep
dimples framing a sexy lopsided smile. The air was immediately sucked from my
lungs. He wasn’t just hot, he was boy band hot.
A
deep chuckle drifted down before I realized he had stood up and was extending
his hand to me.
Oh boy! I get to touch him.
I
slipped my hand into his and felt an immediate jolt of electricity. The muscles
in his arm twitched. He felt it too.
“Thank
you,” I said, as he helped me up.
“I’m Risher Stevenson.”
He
was actually introducing himself to me.
It had become a habit not to look
directly at anyone, especially a stranger. I automatically angled my head down
and to the left, to hide the messed-up side of my face. But those green eyes
locked me in place.
“Hollis Murphy.”
“Nice to meet you Hollis Murphy.”
“Sorry again about running into you.
I need to do a better job at watching where I’m going.”
The tip of his tongue slipped
between his lips before they formed into a slight smirk. Just as he was about
to speak, his name came barreling down the hallway.
“Rish! Get your ass down here. We’ve
got a ton of boxes to haul in.” A blond-haired guy was standing at the end of
the hall.
“I gotta go finish helping my
friends move in.”
I nodded.
Risher took three steps before
turning back toward me. “Don’t do too good of a job.”
My eyebrows squished together in
confusion.
“At watching where you’re going. I
hate to think I won’t get rump bumped again.”
He winked before
jogging away.
I Sasquatched those shoulders, those
hips, and that ass all the way down the hall.
Review
I absolutely loved this book! The characters are awesome and I just wanted to cry for them! They each have their own problems/situations that have to be dealt with.
I was talking to Alison G. Bailey while I had been reading "Stop!", and here is some of my messages about the book. These totally describe what I liked about it and everything that is hard to put into words any other way.
"I'm
absolutely loving the book (and Risher). I got halfway through the book
last night before putting my iPad away to go to sleep. I didn't want to
though, I wanted to continue reading and see more of Risher and Hollis...I
kinda said to myself that I didn't want to put Risher away. He's
such an awesome character! Another book boyfriend to add to my ever growing list!"
"I have tears in my eyes! I love the ending! Well, not the part before the epilogue, but the epilogue was amazing."
I hope everyone reads this awesome book and sees what an awesome book this is!
Author Bio and Links
Alison
was born and raised in Charleston, SC. She attended Winthrop University
and graduated with a major in Theater. While at school Alison began
writing one-act plays, which she later produced. Her debut novel,
Present Perfect, landed on Amazon's Best Seller List and appeared on
many "Best Reads of 2013" Book Blogs. The novel won Best Book at the
2014 Indie Romance Convention Awards. Her second novel, Past Imperfect,
was published in February of 2014 and appeared on several best books of
2014 lists as well. Presently Perfect, the third and final book in The
“Perfect” series was released in Dec 2014 to rave reviews. In March 2015
all the love, swoon, heat, and angst were combined into the Perfect
Series Box Set.
Goodreads http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7032185.Alison_G_Bailey
Giveaway
$50 Amazon Gift Card
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