Title: Make
Me Forget
Author:
Brandy Lynn
Genre: New
Adult, Romance
Release
Date: February 23, 2015
*Inspired by true events*
Where do you turn when the ones who are supposed to love you most,
hurt you?
When is enough, enough?
That is the exact question Chloe Evans had when she escaped her own
personal hell that terrifying night. Even though the road to rebuilding her
life has been tough, she's spent the last two years trying to mend her battered
soul. Doubting that all her efforts are even worth it, she begins to feel she
will forever be tied to the man who took everything away from
her.
Ryder Matthews is the epitome of what most girls associate with
perfection. With his good looks, bad boy persona, multiple tattoos and
piercings he is every girl’s fantasy; every girl except Chloe Evans that is.
Ryder sees Chloe as a challenge...one that he's more than confident he will
win.
Drew Nichols is every girls dream guy. He’s sweet, sincere,
trusting, and most of all patient. He’s exactly what Chloe needs in her life,
but is he who she wants?
We all have things in life we'd like to forget about. Some bigger
than others. When Chloe uses college as her diversion to escape the memories
will either of them be able to make her forget?
There’s a huge banner hanging above the entrance that says,
Welcome Freshmen. Distracted with reading it, I almost
collide with my resident adviser.
Popping her gum she sticks out her hand and says “Hey, I’m Erin, the
RA for your floor and you are?”
Wiping my clammy hands on my jeans I stick out my hand, “Chloe
Evans.”
She shakes it, then untucks a clipboard from under her arm and flips
through the attached stack of papers. “Okay...” she runs her fingers over the
pages. “Evans, Chloe... let me see. Here you are. You are in room 306. Third
floor,” she replies cheerily.
“Great. Thank you,” I say. Time to unpack. I head
back to my car to grab a couple of boxes. Heaving two boxes and a bag out of my
trunk, I turn to head up to my dorm when suddenly I lose my grip, my toe
hitches on the curb and just before I face-plant on the concrete, I'm caught by
two strong arms that pull me back to my feet.
For a moment, all I can see are muscular arms covered in tattoos. I
catch a glimpse of the name Matthews written in black Celtic script running the
length of his forearm from below his elbow to his wrist. When I look up, his
striking cobalt blue eyes distract me from my embarrassment. His jet-black hair
looks just long enough for me to run my fingers through it and I'll be damned
if that's not exactly what I want to do. His thick lips are spread wide in a
charming smile. His features are strong and his jaw line is chiseled, softened
only by a day's worth of stubble. He's the paragon of masculine beauty.
Dumbstruck, I flush with embarrassment. I'm staring but who wouldn’t
stare at him? He's amused; I can see it in his eyes.
“Tha –Than – Thank you,” I stutter. Geez, Chloe could you
sound anymore ridiculous, I scold myself. Get your shit together.
Despite the cautioning voices in my head, I hesitate to detach myself from his
arms. Somehow I find the strength to step back just a bit.
“No problem, sweetheart. Next time watch those curbs. I may not
always be around.” He winks and at first I'm speechless, then almost
immediately indignant.
“I am not your sweetheart.” I've never been a fan of nicknames which
is why I’m so upset at his callous use of one. Just hearing the word
'sweetheart' makes me cringe. That term is not a term of endearment for me. It
brings back memories. Memories that I don’t want unleashed and demons that I
don’t want chasing me. I’ve spent years ridding myself of those dark times and
I do not want to go backwards.
“Not yet,” he replies. Those two words threaten to make me weak in
the knees. His voice is a dark rich baritone, like an audible dessert. He is
definitely confident and arrogant, I think to myself. Either way, I am ready to
give it back to him.
“Yet? I stare at him questioning with large doe-eyes. I cannot
believe the audacity this guy has. “You’re awful confident for just meeting
me,” I balk.
"I enjoy a challenge princess," he winks, walking away.
Who the fuck was that? And, what the hell just happened to
me?
Brandy Lynn resides in Richmond, Virginia with her husband, teenage
son, and furry friend. She's a retired blogger, chocoholic, aspiring writer, wine
lover, avid reader, procrastinator, animal lover, and a craft fanatic. Her
debut novel, Make Me Forget is scheduled to release on February 23,
2015.
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