T. Torrest
Down the Shore
4/21/2015
Blurb:
Livia Chadwick is a
photographer by day and a self-proclaimed rock slut by night.
Her dating life is a lackluster parade of evasive jerks and
her boss is an unrelenting nightmare of a human being. What else can a girl do
but rent a beach house with her girlfriends and blow off a little steam every
weekend? But hey, she’s from Jersey. Barhopping down the shore all season is
sort of mandatory. All is going according to plan… until she meets Jack.
Jack Tanner is a
contractor-turned-musician in a small-town cover band suddenly thrust into the
limelight. He’s already had enough of the rock-and-roll lifestyle, and groupies
have never been his thing. Then again… there’s a gorgeous brunette in the
audience tonight, checking him out with the most incredible green eyes he’s
ever seen.
She's looking for a fling.
He's looking for forever.
It’s gonna be one helluva summer.
Set in the summer of
1995, Down the
Shore takes the
reader on a tour through some of the Jersey shore’s hottest hot spots over one,
sleepless, flannel-clad summer. It’s a look back to a time when the music was
groundbreaking, the rock clubs were king, and bar bands ruled the world. Read
when you're in the mood for: something light, funny, romantic, beachy, and
nostalgic. For ages 18+.
***Not recommended for anyone under the age of
18, and/or any readers who are slut-shamers, guido sympathizers, beach haters
or anti-music. Other people who should walk away from this book immediately:
Readers who have sticks up their butts regarding offensive language, those who
don't like detailed sex in their stories, idiots who think "Jersey
Shore" has anything to do with actual New Jerseyans, and anyone who can't
appreciate pop-culture from the mother-effing nineties.***
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Excerpt:
Jack's lips purse together, as if he's literally trying to
bite his tongue. Instead, his eyelids lower to half-mast as he says, “You’re
not so tough, you know. You try to put up this big front, but your act is
pretty transparent.”
I put a hand to my hip. “What the hell is that supposed to
mean? I’m not putting on an act.”
“Sure you are. This whole groupie thing you’ve got going on.
I’m not buying it.”
“I wasn’t trying to sell it.”
At that, he cracks a small smile, and it makes me feel more
vulnerable than had I been standing there completely naked. You know, kind of
like how he almost is.
The thing is, I almost don’t mind being called out by him,
since most guys don’t bother to scratch beyond the surface. It’s flattering to
think that Jack is intrigued enough to try. Because honestly? I was full
of it when I said I wasn’t acting. I’m sort of impressed that he was able to
figure me out so soon. Hell. I haven’t even
figured me out yet.
Twenty-something is hard. Trying to discover who you are and
who you’re going to be. Some people figure it out early, have it all together.
And some people go a little off the deep end and wind up with multiple sex
partners, trying to shut out the crushing trauma of trying to find their place
in the world.
That’s why his assessment isn’t necessarily a relief. No one
likes having their walls torn down, having their shitty reality thrown in their
face. I’m sure the unease is playing out on my face as I bite my lip during our
awkward silence.
Right now, all I want is to make my escape. “I should bring
these down to Monty. He’s going to wonder what’s taking me so long.”
He gives me a long, hard look at that, his lip curling into
a dangerous smirk.
“He can wait. I can’t.”
Before I know it, I’m dropping the pans to the floor as he
backs me against the wall, his lips crashing down on mine. I want to shove him
away, but hot damn. He’s fucking way too good at making me fall to pieces. I
kiss him back, because really, what the hell else can I be expected to do?
I smooth my hands up his torso, feeling the muscles of his
chest jumping under my palms. I slip my fingers into his hair and part my lips
against his, sweeping my tongue inside, his cool, minty taste invading my
senses. His insistent lips slant across my own as his hands pull me closer
against his length. Despite my wishes to the contrary, my heart starts beating
out of my goddamned chest. It triples in pace when I realize Jack’s is racing,
too.
He pulls back to take a much needed breath, shooting those
mysterious gray eyes into mine. He runs a finger across my bottom lip, lightly
brushing it back and forth. “Your mouth,” his aching voice scratches out. “I
could lose myself against these lips.”
My brain tumbles over itself as he comes back in for another
kiss, wondering if this means he’s changed his mind about letting me do all
sorts of crazy stuff to his peen.
Because I totally will.
Just as soon as he lets me.
About T. Torrest:
T. Torrest is a New Adult fiction writer from the U.S. She
has written many books, but prays that only a handful of them will ever see the
light of day. Her stories are geared toward readers of any age that know how to
enjoy a good laugh and a dreamy romance.
Ms. Torrest was a child of the eighties, but has since traded
in her Rubik's cube for a laptop and her Catholic school uniform for a comfy
pair of yoga pants. She likes pina coladas and getting caught in the rain.
She's not much into health food, but she does enjoy talking about herself in
the third person.
A lifelong Jersey girl, she currently resides there with her
husband and two sons.
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