Title: Chasing Jenna
Author: Micki Fredricks
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Release Date: November 27, 2014
Synopsis
Twenty
year old Jenna Clausen has one chance to change her life… and she's going to
take it.
Leaving
the darkness of her life two hundred miles behind her, Jenna arrives at the one
place that could save her…college. Pushing her fears aside while gathering all
of her courage, she steps out into her new life, and right into the sights of
Cale Davis.
Cale is part of the most elite house on campus simply
called, The Brotherhood. It’s an exclusive house with one rule for membership,
either you are born into The Brotherhood or you’re not. Cale makes it a
priority to get what he wants…and he wants Jenna. He sets a plan into motion to
make Jenna his. There is however, one flaw to
Cale’s plan, Ryan Kitson. Also a fellow Brother in the House, he is a
Cale-approved study partner for Jenna. But when her feelings for Ryan start to
grow, Jenna has another decision to make….one she couldn't possibly have
understood the dangers of. She suddenly finds
herself engulfed by a lifestyle so dark and twisted she can’t find a way out.
On the run and unsure who to trust, she spirals deeper and deeper into her
nightmare. Jenna struggles to put all the pieces together until it finally
becomes clear… The decision she made to save her life, might actually be the
one that ends it. **This book is a Romantic
Suspense for mature audiences, 18+ due to dark topics with references to both
sexual and violent situations.*
Excerpt
The
empty notebook page stared back at me, making my restlessness worse. I chewed
on my pen, another nervous habit of mine, as the instructor blabbed on about
study guides and scheduled quizzes. This morning had gone so far off track, I
wasn’t sure how to recover. I shifted casually in my
seat, acting like I couldn’t get comfortable. Honestly, it was to sneak looks
at Ryan. Leaned back into his seat, one arm draped over the back of his chair
and the other resting on his leg, his bad boy demeanor on full display. He was
so confident in himself, so comfortable in his own skin. I sighed quietly and
shifted in my seat again, glancing over at him. He looked like the perfect
student, until I noticed a smirk forming. He ran his tongue over his bottom lip
and nipped at the side of it with his teeth. Without looking at me, he reached
into his bag and held out a piece of paper. It was his schedule. Keeping his eyes down, he leaned into me and whispered,
“Why don’t you look to see if we have any other classes together? You’re making
me self-conscious with all that staring.” A
small gasp slipped from my lips and it felt like the floor dropped out of the
room. Not only had I been caught, but he called me out. Somehow this morning
just got worse. I reached for the paper but he
grabbed my hand. Amusement flared in his blue eyes as he pulled me toward him.
He was enjoying my embarrassment a little too much. “And please, a favor? Stop twirling that pen around in your
mouth like that. Unless you have an evil plan to make me, and every other guy
in here, fail this class miserably.” My
shoulders slumped as I tried to fight back the humiliation that rolled through
me. I looked away immediately and hid my face behind his schedule. He chuckled
as he leaned back into his chair, the sound of it warmed my heart.
About The Author
If
they’d known about ADHD when I was little, my Ritalin dosage would’ve been OFF
THE CHARTS!!
It goes without saying; I spent A LOT of time by
myself after the teacher moved my desk out into the hallway. ** Silver lining**
With all that alone time on my hands, I used my imagination to make the world
interesting. When I was little, people said I had an "active
imagination". In elementary school, teachers called me a "daydreamer".
My high school counselor said I needed to “learn how to focus" and my
college professors warned me to "buckle down". Before I knew it, it
was time to “grow up”. So that’s what I did. I
grew up, got married and had five kids. I work as a full time nurse, active in
my church, part of the most amazing book club, blog about books with my best
friend and cart small humans to school, football, theater, dance ect. Oh
yeah...and write a bit when I can and now people say I’m "talented".
Moral of my story: Hug your kids, embrace their
differences… love them for who they are. Someday, the traits you think are
struggles now…Might be what makes them the happiest! Micki lives in small town Iowa with her husband, kids and a
fat Cocker Spaniel named Joey. She is the author of Winds of Darkness, released
in February of 2013 and Chasing Jenna, to be released Thanksgiving Day, 2014.
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