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Authors: Heidi McLaughlin,Emily Snow,Tijan,K.A. Robinson,Crystal Spears,Ilsa Madden-Mills,Kahlen Aymes,Jessica Wood,Sarah Dosher,Skyla Madi,Aleatha Romig,J.S. Cooper

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Breathless

BOOK: Breathless
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Contents

Title Page

Contents

Copyright

THE CAGING

Eyes are the window

A lonely shade of white

Soft static of time

On the wrinkles of water

Escape to nothingness

Canvas for life

Author’s Note

UNCOVERED

Prologue

Part 1

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

About the Author

VERY BAD THINGS

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Chapter 12

Chapter 13

Chapter 14

Chapter 15

Chapter 16

Chapter 17

Chapter 18

Chapter 19

Chapter 20

Chapter 21

Chapter 22

Chapter 23

Chapter 24

Chapter 25

Chapter 26

Chapter 27

Chapter 28

Chapter 29

Chapter 30

Chapter 31

Epilogue

Bonus Scene: Snapshot of the Future

Author Links

THE ‘O’ INTENTION

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Chapter Six

Chapter Seven

Chapter Eight

Chapter Nine

Chapter Ten

Chapter Eleven

Author Links

A PEEK BEYOND THE CONSEQUENCES

Copyright

A Beginning Note from Aleatha

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

A parting note from Aleatha:

Aleatha Romig

Before Lucky

Prologue

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

LOST IN US

AUTHOR’S NOTE

Chapter 1 – Hadley

Chapter 2 – Ryan

Chapter 3 – Hadley

Chapter 4 – Ryan

Chapter 5 – Hadley

Chapter 6 – Ryan

Chapter 7 – Hadley

Chapter 8 – Ryan

Chapter 9 – Hadley

Chapter 10 – Ryan

Chapter 11 – Hadley

Chapter 12 – Ryan

Chapter 13 – Hadley

Chapter 14 – Ryan

Author Links

Broken and Screwed

One

Two

Three

Four

Five

Six

Seven

Eight

Nine

Ten

Eleven

Twelve

Thirteen

Fourteen

Fifteen

Sixteen

Seventeen

Eighteen

Nineteen

Twenty

Twenty-One

DAMIAN

PROLOGUE

CHAPTER ONE

CHAPTER TWO

CHAPTER THREE

CHAPTER FOUR

CHAPTER FIVE

CHAPTER SIX

CHAPTER SEVEN

CHAPTER EIGHT

CHAPTER NINE

CHAPTER TEN

CHAPTER ELEVEN

CHAPTER TWELVE

CHAPTER THIRTEEN

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

CHAPTER FIFTEEN

CHAPTER SIXTEEN

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN

CHAPTER NINETEEN

CHAPTER TWENTY

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

AUTHOR’S NOTE

Lights, Camera, Love

Brooklyn

Caden

Brooklyn

Caden

Author Links

Shattered Ties

Prologue

One-Emma

Two-Jesse

Three-Emma

Four-Jesse

Five-Emma

Six-Emma

Seven-Jesse

Eight-Emma

Nine-Jesse

Ten-Emma

Eleven-Jesse

Twelve-Emma

Thirteen-Jesse

Fourteen-Jesse

Fifteen-Emma

Sixteen-Jesse

Seventeen-Jesse

Eighteen-Emma

Nineteen-Jesse

Twenty-Shattered Ties

Epilogue-Two Years Later

About the Author

Break Me No More

Meeting Emery

Meeting Duncan

Meeting Killian

Meeting Montana

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Author Links

 

Breathless

An Anthology

Each title in this collection is copyrighted to their respective authors as noted. This collection is a work of fiction. Any references to historical events, real people, or real locales are used fictitiously. Other names, characters, place and incidents are the product of the author’s imaginations, and any resemblances to actual events or locales or person, living or dead, is entirely coincidental. These books contain material protected under International and Federal Copyright Laws and Treaties. Any unauthorized reprint or use of this material is prohibited.

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without prior written permission of the author/publisher.

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Interior Formatting by Kassi Cooper of
Kassi’s Kandids Formatting

Copyright © 2013 By Sarah Dosher

Copyright © 2014 By Emily Snow Books

Copyright © 2014 By Ilsa Madden-Mills

Copyright © 2014 By Skyla Madi

Copyright © 2014 By Aleatha Romig

Copyright © 2014 By J.S Cooper

Copyright © 2014 By Heidi McLaughlin

Copyright © 2013 By Tijan Meyer

Copyright © 2013 By Jessica Wood

Copyright © 2014 By Kahlen Aymes

Copyright © 2013 By K.A. Robinson

Copyright © 2014 Crystal Spears

 

Full Novel to Release Early 2015

Eyes are the window

The first day I saw you was like any other day, but I knew my life had changed. I could feel it in the pounding of my heart and the quivers that ran up my spine, inside I’d never be the same.

Long and lean, I thought your body was a perfect mix of youth and experience. So did every other female that crossed your path; I saw them as their eyes lingered just a little too long. Your hips were resting against the corner of the broken and worn table in the food court. I was there awaiting my release for good behavior from the slummy job my parents made me take and you were the first interesting thing I’d seen all summer. You were holding a clear plastic cup from some nearby eatery that had been handing out samples of their most recent flavored water concoction. I watched with bated breath as your lips lightly touched the rim of the cup and you swallowed in one huge gulp. I could almost see the trail of cool liquid as it chilled you all the way to your toes. You crunched the cup and did your best impression of a buzzer-beating hook shot right into a trash bin on the other side of the table. I felt the corners of my mouth turn up as you celebrated your two points. My fingers curled under and pressed tightly into my tender palms to keep from cheering you on or maybe even challenging you to a little one on one. I was just good enough to be a real threat to a guy like you on the basketball court – just past your prime and probably a couple steps slower than you once were and therefore a prime target for defeat.

You lazily took in the surroundings, your eyes finally landing on me and then never wavering. Icy blue eyes pierced through me like a predator who had caught scent of his prey. It unnerved me, made every ounce of air in my lungs flee in one quick whoosh. I told myself that blue eyes were my favorite, since a child I’d always thought they were the most trusting of eyes. A clear escape into pure honesty is how they’d always felt to me. Yet, with one look your eyes begged for something from me, something I didn’t understand. Your eyes confused me, filled with me calmness and jitters all at the same time. A loud scream from an errant mall shopper drew my attention; I turned for a single second and when I looked back, you were gone. I wondered if I’d ever see you again, I wanted to see you again.

All it took was one glance from you and I was already hooked. I thought about you nonstop from then on, always dreaming about what your voice might sound like, what your name was, what you smelled like, even how soft your skin would feel against my cheek. Didn’t take long for my yearning teenage mind to form you into the man of my dreams – all from one glance.

You kept appearing, always on the outskirts of my vision, but always present. A constant figure that lingered around me at all times. I grew accustom to your presence, even longed for it. Which I’m sure was part of your well laid out plan. At the time, my immature heart thought it was fate, but it was just you, wasn’t it? Every time my day was going bad, there you were to console me with a simple smile or some other menial gesture that made my heart flutter. You never spoke a word; you didn’t need anything besides your sly presence to draw me in.

It’s a dangerous thing, when someone sees you, truly sees you for how you wish you were. That’s what I felt in you and your constant nearness; always close enough we felt each other’s presence. Eyes trading glances back and forth, doing a dance I didn’t understand but was innate within me.

Finally, you struck when you knew I’d be at my most vulnerable. When you knew you had me exactly where you needed me. You appeared that last night when I’d stayed late to meet some friends for a movie. No one showed up to eat, so I got my own personal pepperoni and black olive pizza then found an empty table outside, far away from all the mall traffic. I knew you were there; I’d seen you several times that day and I hoped against hope that you’d finally approach me.

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