Title: Family Secrets Author: Kat Nichols Published: January 8, 2015 Genre: Paranormal Excerpt On a Friday two weeks into second semester, Connor dropped heavily into the chair next to me. His gray shirt matched his eyes perfectly. It was perhaps a size too small, so it pulled at his broad shoulders and was snug across his very well-defined chest. I was having a hard time keeping my eyes above his neckline. I felt like such a guy. “So, any plans for this weekend?” I jerked my eyes up to meet his and frowned. “No, Connor, as usual I’m not doing anything this weekend.” He asked me the same question every week since the first and I always gave the same answer. “Morganthal, what is it going to take to get you out of that house? Be social. Live a little. You’re seventeen years old.” “I know how old I am, Connor.” I huffed. “You don’t act like it,” he said. Then sighing loudly, he ran his hands through his hair. “I’m sorry; it’s not really my business. It’s just— I’d like to see you outside of school and maybe for more than forty-five minutes.” “It’s fine,” I replied, dropping my pencil onto the table and pushing back in my chair. “Hopefully things will change soon. I’d like to see you outside of school too.” “Really?” he asked. I nodded. “Alright, I’ll stop being a jerk.” “Is that even possible?” I asked, trying to hold back my grin. He tried to appear offended for all of a minute before laughing at himself. I loved his laugh. It was husky and low, which kick started the butterflies in my stomach and no matter how I was feeling always made me want to join in. “You really have no idea,” he smirked. “I keep my extra special jerkiness just for when you’re around.” “Oh, that’s an incentive to hang out with you. You really should’ve kept that to yourself.” He tossed his head back and laughed before turning straight-faced. “I’d be on my best behavior,” he paused, “at least for the first five minutes or so.” Then he grinned, flashing his adorable dimples at me and making my knees weak. About the Author
Kat still lives in the suburbs of Chicago with her wonderful husband, their hilarious son and their sometimes adorable and sometimes annoying cat. To learn more about the author, please go to www.katnichols.com.
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