The Beginning of Never (The Never Trilogy)
by O.E. Boroni
Release Date: 04/26/15
Waves Corporation
326 pages
Summary from Goodreads:
Twilight meets Eleanor and Park in
this contemporary romance story about a love that insists on forever.
When Lenora Baker and Nathan Roqué run into each other in their boarding school courtyard, they have no idea that they are about to begin a journey that will take them the rest of their lives to recover from. Both scarred from parents who were once in love but ended up destroying each other, they are sworn off the possibility that there can truly exist a love that will never end.
But when with each other they find a passion so strong that it heals as powerfully as it burns, a love that will run out is no longer an option for them. Together, they discover just how far they are willing to go to preserve what they know they will only find once in their lifetime.
This is the start of their journey, and here you will come to realize, that falling in love is only the first part of the story...
When Lenora Baker and Nathan Roqué run into each other in their boarding school courtyard, they have no idea that they are about to begin a journey that will take them the rest of their lives to recover from. Both scarred from parents who were once in love but ended up destroying each other, they are sworn off the possibility that there can truly exist a love that will never end.
But when with each other they find a passion so strong that it heals as powerfully as it burns, a love that will run out is no longer an option for them. Together, they discover just how far they are willing to go to preserve what they know they will only find once in their lifetime.
This is the start of their journey, and here you will come to realize, that falling in love is only the first part of the story...
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Excerpt:
I had about fifteen minutes left until
lunch ended, so I started opening the sandwich pack on my tray as I went
through the sliding glass door that led to the courtyard. However, when I
looked up to see all the picnic benches already filled, I stopped and let my
mouth hang open in astonishment.
Although the sun was shining brightly today,
it was still cold outside, so I had counted on the fact that very few people
would be as crazy as I was to prefer braving the chill, than endure the tumult
of being in the cafeteria. Apparently I was wrong, but before I could decide on
where else I could head to that would allow me to eat in peace, someone bumped
into me.
It all happened very fast, so before I
knew what was happening, my tray had flown out of my hand and I was plunging
headfirst onto the stone walkway. Thankfully, and through the graces of someone
that reasoned that I did not deserve to lose a tooth for just standing in the
way, a strong hand slung across my middle, and pulled me back before I could
hit the ground. I was saved from the injury and embarrassment that would have
accompanied the fall, but as the culprit tried to stable me, all I could see
was my lunch, in slices of bread, chicken and lettuce, strewn across the lawn.
The coffee cup had burst open, and now
lay separated from its cover and drenching the grass with its creamy contents.
My stomach tightened in annoyance, and as I gazed at my ruined lunch, tears
rushed to my eyes.
“Let me go!” I said, my teeth clenched
to restrain myself from yelling. Jerking my arms away, I whirled around to face
the idiot that had just ruined my morning.
“Are you blind? Didn’t you see me
standing right there?” I lashed out, but in that second I almost forgot my
anger because I was now looking at one of the most beautiful people I’d ever
seen. He had the most sultry eyes in a deep blue, and jet black hair that
swayed away from his face to fall just below his ears. With a frown as to how
someone could look so unreal, I cocked my head to regard him again.
In a deep but quiet voice, he said.
“I’m sorry, but you were standing in the way.” And that immediately scratched
the disc that was starting to roll in my head at how attractive he was.
“Excuse me?” I said.
He repeated himself, “You were
standing in the way.”
I felt like killing him. “And you’re
an idiot who can’t see.”
He blinked, but I refused to shut up.
“I was standing right in front of you. You could have injured me, and all you
can say is that I was standing in the way?”
He was frowning now. “Why are you yelling?”
he asked, and it made me feel a flash of shame. Then I became infuriated.
“Are you kidding me?” I asked, my tone
now lowered since I realized that people were actually beginning to stare. “Is
that how you’re going to apologize?”
Shifting his weight to another leg, he
lifted his arms to fold them against his chest, and said. “I’m not
apologizing.”
“What is that supposed mean?” I asked,
surprised that he was as offended as I was. I was the one who had almost been
knocked to the ground!
“It means that I am not going to
apologize to you.”
“What is wrong with you?”
He directed the question back to me.
“What is wrong with you?”
My mouth fell open, and so standing
apart in the walkway, we stared each other down until a gust of cold wind blew
my wild hair across my face. Angrily, I shoved it behind my ears, finally
accepted the un-repentance in his eyes and chose to let it go.
Shivering from the bite of the cold, I
scowled at him as I turned around to retrieve the tray. Then I walked over to
the strewn pieces and had started to pick them up when I felt him crouch down
beside me. Before I realized what I was doing, I had risen to my feet and was
swinging the black tray towards him. It hit the edge of his shoulder with a
resounding smack, and let out a terrifying cracking sound.
I gasped, and then froze when I saw
the zigzagged split towards the middle of the tray that confirmed that I had
just indeed, broken the tray on his back.
My eyes slowly turned to him and I
watched, my heart pounding in my chest as he closed his eyes in a bid to
control his temper. He then looked away and after a few seconds, rose to his
feet. I took a few steps backwards, the tray still stuck to my hands, and only
then did I notice that my head barely reached his shoulders.
I took another step back, but the tray
suddenly fell from my hands, and clattered noisily on the
ground.
He turned to face me, but I refused to
meet his eyes…
About the Author:
I currently live in England. My days
are spent in the Project Management field while my nights are spent with books.
I'm either reading them or writing the ones that I want to read. My favorite
things and in this particular order are books, Korean dramas, ice cream, and
people who smile through everything. I consistently tell people that these are
the four things they need to be happy but do they believe me?
No! Well I believe me, and you should too.
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2 comments:
Sounds intriguing and entertaining, will have to read soon. Thanks for the giveaway.
I love the sound of this & look forward to catching up with all 3 books.
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