Lila and Ethan: Forever and Always: A Short Story (12 page)

Then Violet meets Luke. The two clash instantly, yet they can’t seem to stay away from each other. Although they fight it, they both start to open up and feel things they’ve never felt before. They discover just how similar they are. But they also discover something else: The past always catches up with you…

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From the
New York Times
bestselling author of the Ella and Micha series comes a powerful story of love, scars, and impossible choices…

BREAKING NOVA

Nova Reed used to have dreams—of becoming a famous drummer, of marrying her true love. But all of that was taken away in an instant. Now she’s getting by as best she can, though sometimes that means doing things the old Nova would never do. Things that are slowly eating away at her spirit. Every day blends into the next… until she meets Quinton Carter. His intense, honey brown eyes instantly draw her in, and he looks just about as broken as she feels inside.

Quinton once got a second chance at life—but he doesn’t want it. The tattoos on his chest are a constant reminder of what he’s done, what he’s lost. He’s sworn to never allow happiness into his life… but then beautiful, sweet Nova makes him smile. He knows he’s too damaged to get close to her, yet she’s the only one who can make him feel alive again. Quinton will have to decide: Does he deserve to start over? Or should he pay for his past forever?

The Secret of Ella and Micha

The Forever of Ella and Micha

The Temptation of Lila and Ethan

The Ever After of Ella and Micha

The Coincidence of Callie & Kayden

The Redemption of Callie & Kayden

The Destiny of Violet & Luke

Breaking Nova

“Sorensen’s portrayal of… relationships and long-distance love, as well as the longing to escape one’s past, raises her above her new adult peers.”

—
RT Book Reviews
on
The Secret of Ella and Micha

“Romantic, suspenseful and well written—this is a story you won’t want to put down.”

—
RT Book Reviews
on
The Coincidence of Callie & Kayden

Published by Sphere

ISBN: 978-0-75155-645-2

All characters and events in this publication, other than those clearly in the public domain, are fictitious and any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.

Copyright © 2013 by Jessica Sorensen

The moral right of the author has been asserted.

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The Temptation of Lila and Ethan
copyright © 2013 by Jessica Sorensen

Excerpt from
The Ever After of Ella and Micha
copyright © 2013 by Jessica Sorensen

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Cover photography by Regina Wamba

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