COVER REVEAL
Title: A Beautiful Bastard
Author: J.L. Perry
Genre: YA/NA
Cover Designer: Soxsational Cover Art
BLURB
My name is
Carter Reynolds. I was born a bastard and I’ll die a bastard. I learnt it at a
young age, and nothing and nobody can change that. I’m on a one-way path of
destruction, and god help anyone who gets in my way. I hate my life. Actually,
I hate pretty much everything.
That’s until
I meet the kid next door. Indi-freakin’-ana. My dislike for her is instant.
From the moment I lay eyes on her, she ignites something within me. She makes
me feel things I thought I was incapable of feeling. I don’t like it, not one
bit. When she looks at me with her big, beautiful, haunting, green eyes, it’s
like she can see into the depths of my soul. It freaks me the hell out. She’s
like sunshine and rainbows in my world of gloom and doom. I hate sunshine and
rainbows.
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I’m Indiana
Montgomery, my friends call me Indi. Despite losing my mum at the age of six, I
have a wonderful life and great friends. My dad more than makes up for the fact
that I only have one parent. I’m his little girl, the centre of his world. I
adore him.
When Carter
Reynolds moves in next door, my life takes a turn for the worse. He’s gorgeous—sinfully
hot, but that’s where my compliments end. He seems hell bent on making my life
miserable. He acts tough, but when I look into his eyes I don’t see it. I see
hurt and pain. To me, he seems lost.
I should
hate him for the way he treats me, but surprisingly I don’t. If anything, I
feel sorry for him. I want to help him find peace. Help him find the light that
I know is buried somewhere within his darkness, but, he won’t have a bar of it.
He’s warned
me time and time again to stay away, but I can’t. I’m drawn to him for some
reason. He’s always referring to himself as a bastard. That may be true, but to
me, he’s more like a beautifully, misunderstood bastard. Whether he likes it or
not, I refuse to give up on him.
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EXCERPT
Leaning forward, so my face is only inches
from hers, I say, “I can see that.” Her pupils dilate and I hear her breath
hitch. I immediately know my effect on her hasn’t diminished either. It takes
everything in me not to pull her into my arms and squeeze the fucking life out
of her. Why did I leave it so long to see her? Just being near her again, makes
me feel alive. “It’s good to see you again, Indi.”
“Well,
the feeling’s not mutual,” she says. She’s lying, I can tell. Her body language
is saying the complete opposite to her words. She’s still a stubborn arse I
see. My eyes leave hers, gazing down at her lips. I can’t tell you how many
times I’ve dreamt of those lips over the past five years. Too many to count. I
want to kiss her so bad my fucking chest aches. I let my eyes drop a little
lower. First I see is the necklace I bought her. I can’t believe she’s still
wearing it. It has me smiling like a damn fool. You have no idea what seeing
that means to me.
I
watch her chest rise and fall as her breathing quickens. She can deny it all
she wants, but she’s affected by me. “My eyes are up here, buddy,” she spits. I
want to laugh at her comment. I love her smart mouth. I’m glad this part of our
relationship hasn’t changed.
Underneath
the material of her white top, I can see a hint of her white lace bra covering
the swell of her breast. It gives me an idea. I can’t help myself. I lift the
sponge in my hand until it’s hovering over her tits. I hear her gasp when she
realises what I’m about to do. I clench my fist tight, the water drips out. It
soaks into the fabric of her top, making it transparent. Her nipples harden and
so does my cock. Christ. I haven’t even touched her yet, and I swear I could
break diamonds with this fucker.
Peeling
my gaze from her spectacular rack, I make eye contact with her again. I’m
feeling quite pleased with myself, but that feeling doesn’t last long. The
anger I see in her eyes is not what I’m expecting. When did she lose her sense
of humour? I guess I should’ve known from past experience, when it comes to
her, I’m playing with fire. Especially since she has five years of pent up anger
inside her, towards me.
This
is one time I’m not anticipating her next move. So when it comes, I’m totally
taken by surprise. She raises her right leg slightly, and then ‘BOOM’. She knees me fair smack in the
nuts. Hard. Jesus fucking Christ.
All
the air gushes from my lungs as pain radiates through my whole body. My dick
goes instantly limp. Fuck, I think she just killed it. I’m pretty sure my boys
are now lodged somewhere in my throat.
A
feral, high pitched sound escapes me as I fall to my knees in agony. “Stay the
fuck away from me arsehole,” she spits, as she turns and runs inside.
Somebody call an ambulance, I think I’m
gonna die.
AUTHOR
BIO
**VOTED BEST NEW AUTHOR FOR 2014 IN AUSROM TODAY'S
READERS CHOICE AWARDS**
J L Perry is a mother and a wife. She was born in Sydney, Australia in 1972,
and has lived there her whole life. Her love of reading, from a young age, gave
her the passion to write. My Destiny was originally written for her sister, in
2013. It was never intended to be published. However, after finishing this
book, she felt there was still a lot of Brooke and Logan's story left to tell.
This inspired her to write My Forever. With the encouragement of her family and
friends, she decided to follow her dream and become a published Author.
That dream was realised on the 6th of June, 2014.
My Destiny is her debut novel in the Destiny Series. My Forever is the
conclusion to this book. Her third book Damaged - Jacinta's Story was released
October 15th, 2014. This is a stand alone book, but is based on a character in
My Forever. Her fourth book Against All Odds, is a stand alone book, as well,
but part of the Destiny Series. Due to be released on the 27th May, 2015. She's
also currently writing a fifth book, a standalone, that will be released later
in the year. It's called 'A Beautiful Bastard'. This is NOT part of the Destiny
Series.
J L's love of romance and happy endings makes a perfect combination when it
comes to writing her beautiful love stories.
Her hobbies include reading, writing, drinking wine, shopping, listening to
music, and anything artistic or creative. She loves spending time with her
family, friends and her dog when she isn't writing. She also loves being
outdoors and travelling and exploring the world.
AUTHOR
LINKS
Twitter: https://twitter.com/JLPerryAuthor
GIVEAWAY
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