RELEASE EVENT
A New Adult Contemporary Romance
Second Chances # 2
By Marion Croslydon
Release: December 19, 2013
Cassie learned the hard way: Love forgives… in the end.
In No Reverse, Josh and Cassie’s epic love story went from the brink of destruction to a fragile new beginning. Now they must mend their broken family and win back the son they gave up five years ago.
But second chances need to be earned and the road ahead is rocky. With Cassie on tour and Josh trying his hand at a political career, the struggle becomes clear. When the adoption takes a bad turn, Cassie and Josh are prepared to give up everything for the fight of their lives.
Will this young family finally heal the years of heartache, or will they be torn apart for good?
There is no cliffhanger.
Author’s Favorite Quotes from FAST FORWARD
“I guess this means we’re real parents now. Doing what we’re not supposed to do, feeling guilty about it, but doing it anyway.” - Josh to Cassie
Croslydon:
Sometimes I use my characters to say out loud something I am thinking
or experiencing. That’s one of those times. I have two little
daughters…
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“I don’t like people who have never fallen or stumbled. Their virtue is lifeless and it isn’t of much value. Life hasn’t revealed its beauty to them.”
Croslydon:
I am cheating here: I didn’t write this. Boris Pasternak—a
Russian poet and novelist—did. I chose that quote to start Fast
Forward
though. Both
Cassie and Josh are flawed and—like in real life—they don’t get
it right all the time. But I hope they are learning from their
mistakes and grow.
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“I don’t know if I had to give Lenor up. I only know that I never gave myself to her. I never gave myself to her because you had kept all of me and I never could let that go.” - Josh to Cassie
Croslydon: I guess that is
what I would like to hear from the guy I love about his ex. What can
I say? I don’t like sharing ;-)
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“If my stomach were Irish, it’d be dancing a jig right now.” - Cassie
Croslydon: Cassie about stage
fright.
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“You are worth fighting for. You are worth dying for. And you are certainly worth living for. I’ll go after anything or anyone standing between us like a fucking Rottweiler.” - Josh to Cassie
Croslydon:
Sigh…
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“Because you shouldn’t have to sacrifice who you are to love me.” - Josh to Cassie
Croslydon:
Cassie and Josh are twenty-four. They have their own dreams. For
Cassie, it’s music: singing and song-writing. Her dreams as a
musician don’t necessarily make easy her role as a mother and a
wife. What I absolutely love about Josh in this book is how he does
everything he can to support Cassie and make sure her own aspirations
are fulfilled.
1st
scene:
“Okay,” Shawn answered. He took the duffel and the
guitar from Josh. “Say your goodbyes and we’ll be off.” He
disappeared inside.
I climbed one step, which brought my eyes almost to
Josh’s level. “So this is it.” Oh God,
no crying, no crying, no crying. I pursed my
lips and locked my jaw.
“Make the most of it, Cass.” His mouth caressed
mine. It wasn’t enough but any more and I would come undone. “With
some luck we’ll see each other in D.C. in three weeks and then next
month here again to see Lucas.”
I started to turn around and climb the stairs. The
strength of his grip on my wrist startled me. In a flash, his palms
cupped my cheeks.
“I won’t let you get away, Cass. Not again. I made
the mistake twice. I believed the worst of you. I didn’t fight for
you.”
“It’s okay, Champ. It’s the past—”
“It’ll never be okay. You are worth fighting for.
You are worth dying for. And you are certainly worth living for. I’ll
go after anything or anyone standing between us like a fucking
Rottweiler.”
He kissed me and it felt like he was stamping me with
his love. My legs threatened to give way. He stood back and I climbed
one step backwards. The automatic door shut in front of me.
I lifted my hand and waved at Josh. I must have looked
like the poor kid who’d lost her mom in the mall. I heard whistles
coming from the cabin of the bus but I didn’t give a damn.
My lips shaped the words I hadn’t said to Josh for so
long. I didn’t want to say them out loud. Not because of the guys
making fun of me, but because there were only mine and I didn’t
want to share them with anybody but Josh.
I.
Love.
You.
2nd
scene:
“So let me sum things up: Wild daisy scented
candles, check; half a gallon of bubble bath,
check; real Champagne from France, check.”
“Yep.” I saw him swallow hard.
“Tell me, Champ: Are you trying to get me in the sack
by any chance?”
“Technically, I’m trying to get you in the bath.”
“And we both know how technical
you can be,” I teased him.
Josh stepped toward me. With each one of his steps, my
skin tingled a bit more. When he stood over me, it felt like a
blanket of heat washed over my body.
“I’m not trying to be technical right now. I’m
just damn plain desperate.”
“Desperate?”
“Desperate to be in you.”
My mouth gaped and I struggled to recover. “What about
‘being ready’?”
“Fuck ‘being ready.’”
“That’s not very technical.”
“No, that’s explicit.”
“I like ‘explicit’ very much.” I eyed the
Champagne. “Now please get me explicitly
drunk by pouring some of that bubbly, will you?”
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