Heartbreaker Hanson (23 page)

CHAPTER 5

In
second period, I can’t concentrate. All I can think about is the astonishing
things that have happened today. I saw Kade.
Kissed
Kade!! … And his eyes had lit up every time I peeked
back at him. Thinking about that stuff now sends warm tingles gushing through
me.

During
first period I had been all wound up knowing Kade’s eyes were on me, that he
was watching my every move. It had made it hard to think. Or breathe.

But
now that I’m in second period just left with my thoughts and warm dreamy
memories of Kade and all that stuff: His kiss, and mere presence, and
stare—it all seems … unreal.

But
spectacular.

Awesomely
amazing.

Strange
but undeniably true: it has totally eclipsed the fact Chad kissed Sonya. (!!!)
And Sonya got exactly what she wanted—Chad free and available for
snagging.

….
Okay, that still stings.

And
sucks.

But
hey, Kade is back!!

And
he kisses
amazing
.

And
his eyes lit up every time I looked at him.

Mmmm.

With
tingles whooshing through me I quickly grab my phone and text Kade.
“I
take it back. I don’t think the kiss was a mistake, Kade.”

The
way his eyes had sparked every time I looked at him in first period, and the
way his heart had pounded and his breath had caught after our kiss—he
couldn’t
really
think it was a
mistake either. Not really and truly. He was just like me, though. Obviously.
Needed time to adjust to the idea of it—he and me kissing. You know, after
we had been so close, and our relationship had been
sooo
different.

So
yeah, at first glance the situation seems like a huge mistake.

But
it’s not. It’s perfect, actually. Puuurfect. That kiss he gave me—Mmmm. I
want more of that.
Yearn
for it. And
I’m now conveniently totally free and available to receive his delightful
mouth. After all, there’s no more Cheating Chad in my life. (Thanks Sonya.)
(Witch!!)

So,
no. The kiss was totally
not
a
mistake. Far from it. Which is why I text him:
“I don’t think the kiss was a
mistake Kade.”

After
a long moment Kade texts back:
“No, Leah. It was.”

Groan!
I don’t get the problem. He said he doesn’t have a girlfriend, and the way he
looked at me (and
kissed
me) I know
he likes me. I
know
he does. A super,
super lot. And I’m not talking brotherly.

 
I quickly type:
“No, come on, don’t say that Kade! I’ve been
thinking about it, and I’m
glad
it happened.”

When
he doesn’t respond, I text:
“
Really
glad.”

In
third period, when he
still
hasn’t
responded, I text more because I can NOT stop thinking about that yummy kiss,
and the yummy way he had looked at me after it. Swoon! “
I
don’t think it was a
mistake. I think it was awesome.”

My
heart twists when he finally texts back,
“An awesome
mistake
.”

Geez!
After a moment, I teasingly type:
“So you admit it was awesome.”

“It
was.”
But then he
texts:
“Leah … it can’t happen again.”

*****

We hope you enjoyed the peek.

Kissing Kade is available now

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Summary
of

Melanie
Marks’ novel:

LOUDER
THAN WORDS

When
seventeen year old Summer Baker is stalked by her obsessed ex-boyfriend she’s
forced to ask for help from her secret weapon—her “bad-boy” ex-friend,
Mason … but that’s a lot of ex’s. Also, Summer’s not sure her heart can take
re-connecting with Mason. Mason who had once—no matter how brief of
time—been her “stepbrother.” Mason with his smokin’ hotness and lingering
stare.

Still,
Summer is forced to call on him, and he comes to her rescue. Just like she knew
he would. But the problem is: Summer has always had a secret crush on Mason.
But—whoa!—suddenly he’s looking at her all hungry and longing-like.
And he says all the right words to get her heart spazzing. It almost has her
thinking he craves her too. Almost. But let’s face it, actions speak louder
than words and Mason has put out zero action … unless you’re talking about
action with other girls. He’s put out plenty of that. Grrr! He breaks girls’
hearts at lightening speed and has made-out with every hot girl at their school
… that is, every hot girl except Summer. Because in Mason’s mind, Summer is
off-limits. But that bites.

Louder
Than Words
is available
now

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Summary of Melanie Marks’ newest book:

Love
Liam

http://www.amazon.com/Love-Liam-Young-Adult-Romance-ebook/dp/B01E9P8QW0

When
hot, sexy Liam first met me I was disguised as a scrawny kid—a boy,
actually. I didn’t really mean to fool him—well, I guess I kind of did.
(Mean to, I mean.) I guess it was because I knew I needed him. Yet, I needed
him NOT to love me … because somehow I knew he would. And I knew I would love
him back. And I knew that would be my undoing. This is our story. How amazing
it was to be loved by Liam.

(There is a peek at the first few
chapters of this book after the following book info)

Summary of

My
Brother’s Best Friend

By
Melanie Marks

http://www.amazon.com/Brothers-Friend-Young-Adult-Romance-ebook/dp/B00ZQ0ZXYW

Kayla has loved sweet, gorgeous Ben since
elementary school. Since he become her brother’s best friend, and helped her
build her tree fort, and unplug the toilet … and do all the stuff she couldn’t
get her brother to do. In fact, the only thing she couldn’t seem to get hot,
yummy Ben to do was notice that she was more than his best friend’s little
sister. THEN, in high school, right when it seems Ben might actually finally be
noticing (maybe) that Kayla is a girl (and face it, adorable), Kayla’s
beautiful, cheerleading, best friend, Sabrina, decides SHE wants Ben. UGH!!!
Sabrina always gets what she wants … but what does BEN want???—the
cheerleader, or his best friend’s forbidden little sister? He’s dating Sabrina,
but more and more his lingering stare is on Kayla. (!!!)

Summary
of

Melanie
Marks’ book:

MY FORBIDDEN HEARTTHROB

Growing
up, Gypsy Clarke had been incredibly close to her foster brother,
Sage—until they were nine. Then Sage’s real mom took him back, away from
Gypsy, away from their family. Now Gypsy is seventeen and suddenly Sage is
back, living in her home … but she no longer sees him as a “brother.” She had
planned to, had been excited to … but no. Sage is now smokin’ hot. A total
heartthrob and suddenly the star of her steamy dreams. (Uh-oh.)

***

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Smokin’ Hot (Accidental) Kiss

Love Liam

Kissing Kade

Ex-Boyfriend

The Player

The New Boy

My Brother’s Best Friend

Dearest (Hot) Enemy

Getting Lucky For Christmas

My Forbidden Heartthrob

Beck Bait

My Stepbrother’s Kiss

His Best Friend

The Player (plus: Ally Has Amnesia)

Beck Bait

Little Dancer

Louder Than Words

The Dating Deal

Slumber Party Wars

The Stranger Inside

When Kyle Came Back

I Remember You

Fall For Me

Fall Forever
(Fall
For Me #2)

Finn’s Fall
(Fall
For Me #3)

Griffin

His Kiss

HER Kiss

High School Boys

(It
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Louder Than Words:

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The Player (plus: Ally Has Amnesia)

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Newest novel:

HER
Kiss (Griffin)

(It’s
Griffin’s version of the book, His Kiss)

(It’s
available now)

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For a full list of Melanie’s books visit
her website:

 
http://www.byMelanieMarks.com

Check
often for updates as she’s always writing new books.

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contact Melanie or if you would like to receive email notifications of her
newest books email her at:

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His Kiss

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Fall For Me

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Slumber Party Wars

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Smokin’ Hot (Accidental) Kiss

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Kissing Kade

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The New Boy

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Summary
of

Melanie
Marks’ book

The
New Boy

Ruby
is falling hard for her best friend, Zack. Unfortunately, her ex-friend, Jade,
is craving him too. And Jade always gets what she wants. Always. Well anyway,
usually. But things aren’t exactly going as “usual” these days. Not since the
new boy, Hudson, has shown up at Jefferson High School. Hudson with his dreamy
blue eyes—that don’t even look at jealous Jade. They seem to always be on
Ruby. Hmm. What’s up with that???

http://www.amazon.com/New-Boy-Young-Adult-Romance-ebook/dp/B0125TOPLS

Author
Bio:

Melanie
Marks was born and raised in California. She is married to a naval nuclear
submarine officer and blessed with three amazingly terrific kids.

Melanie
has had over sixty stories published in magazines such as
Highlights
and
Teen Magazine
as well as in various anthologies, many being
Chicken Soup for the Soul
books. She’s had nine children’s books
published and fourteen teen novels,
THE
DATING DEAL; Ex-BOYFRIEND; I REMEMBER YOU; THE PLAYER; HIGH SCHOOL BOYS;
DEAREST (HOT) ENEMY; THE STRANGER INSIDE
;
WHEN KYLE CAME BACK; HIS KISS; HER KISS; GRIFFIN; GRIFFIN #2; FALL FOR
ME; FALL FOREVER; FINN’S FALL; LOUDER THAN WORDS; LITTLE DANCER
and
A DEMON’S KISS.
More teen novels are
forthcoming this winter, 2016.

Melanie
enjoys reading in the bathtub, writing in bed, and living in a house longer
than two years. Visit her website at
http://www.byMelanieMarks.com
or email her:
[email protected]