Title: Knotted Roots
Series: Knotted Roots Book # 1
By Ruthi Kight
Genre: YA Romance
Blurb:
Partying with friends and scoring a flawless tan is about all Roxie has on her list of things to make her Hampton's summer perfect.
Her parents, however, have other plans and Grandma Betty's farm is just one of them.
Just as her life is in shambles and the quaint town is suffocating her, she meets Chase.
Somewhere in the mix of bummer summer and small town doldrums, he becomes the boy she can't seem to avoid falling for. Just adding him to the picture, her stay starts to get better, even if she knows it has to end with the summer holidays.
That is until Betty drops a life-shattering bomb.
Roxie must make a choice that will change her life forever. What happens when a spoiled brat from New York learns the true meaning of love, loss, and forgiveness?
Can Chase and Roxie find a way to be together or is this just another summer romance?
Excerpt:
A tense silence engulfed us. I could feel the hurt pouring off of him. It seemed that I was destined to keep screwing up and hurting him. "I suck at this. Friendship, I mean."
"How can you suck at friendship? Either you care about someone, or you don't." He glanced at me, barely taking his eyes off of the road.
"It's not always that simple. At least not for me." I barely spoke the words out loud, but I was certain that he had heard me.
"It could be, if you let it," he tapped his fingers on the wheel. "I could help you, if you want. I've been told I make a pretty good friend."
I couldn't stop the smile that spread across my face. "Are you propositioning me?"
He laughed and the sound eased some of the tension between us. "I guess I am. But just so you know, no other friend will ever compare to me. I'm that good."
"I'd like that. A lot," I said quietly. When I glanced over at him I noticed that he had a huge smile on his face. "But just so you know, I will probably screw it up. Repeatedly."
Character Bio:
Chase:
Age: 18
Hometown: Perry Point, South Carolina
Favorites: Braveheart, Blue, macaroni and cheese, and playing Battleship with anyone willing to play.
Best Qualities: Kind-hearted, family-oriented, selfless, and honest.
Worst Qualities: Too trusting, blames himself for everything, and slow to forgive.
Favorite Quote: "In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure." ~ Bill Cosby
Title: Hidden Falls
Series: Knotted Roots # 1.5 (Novella)
By Ruthi Kight
Publication Date: July 3, 2013
Genre: YA Romance
Blurb:
The southern summer was back with a vengeance.
Helping out a friend was what Katy had in mind when she agreed to give Roxie a hand on the farm.
She expected it to be an easy job wrapped in the possibility of a break from her mother's constant vodka stupor.
What she didn't expect was to find him.
Brian spent his life in his brother's shadow, constantly falling short of others' expectations.
When he gets the chance to prove himself, he's forced to decide if there's more to him than just the mistakes he's made.
The summer was supposed to be easy.
It was supposed to be fun.
But sometimes, when you least expect it...you fall.
About the Author:
Ruthi Kight currently lives in her hometown of Columbia, SC, with her fiancé and five year old daughter. She has an unhealthy addiction to books, music, and chocolate, but not necessarily in that order. When her dream of being a rock star didn't work out, she focused on her other passion: writing. She is the author of Knotted Roots, a YA Coming of Age story, and is currently working on two other novels that are due out this year.
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