Standalone Titles - Contemporary Romance

From the moment I opened my eyes I could only see the world in shades of gray. There was no noise, no sound, nothing. Deaf and colorblind, I was a freak. My world was bleak, silent and empty, until her. Until I met my neighbor, Elisa Jane Adrian. I want her. I need her. The fractured part of me feels whole when she's around. Like the world isn't so dark, isn't so bleak, and so still. I know it's impossible, but when I look at Elisa I swear I can see color, can hear the gentle inhalations of her breath. I know she feels it too, this magic, this desperate desire...

I first saw him when I was three. Julian Wright was different than any other guy I'd ever known. He sees the world in a way I know I never will. But he intrigues me. The way he looks at me with his sea green eyes, how he hypnotizes me with his smile...

It's dangerous these feelings I have for him. Reckless and stupid. I'm so much older than him, I know better. And I'll fight these desires, no one will ever know how I feel. I'll even pretend to myself that I'm not as hooked on him as he is on me.

I'll move away to college, I'll forget him, but that's the thing about the Wright's, they have a way of getting under your skin, into your soul, and no matter the time or distance, once a Wright sets their eyes on you, there's no going back...ever.

1 comment:

EmmaNgtvty said...

I just finished reading this book. Wow ! Absolutely LOVED the story. I got a copy to read during the holidays, but it didn't last long. I couldn't put the book down. As soon as I'd wake up in the morning I'd grab it and continue going through the pages during breakfast. The story was so realistic, profoundly heartbreaking and tender at the same time. I knew there was a good chance I'd enjoy it because of its unconventional hero -deaf and colorblind-, whose exquisite intensity takes the story to a whole other level.
Thank you for these reading moments <3