Title: Rock Me
Series: Jaded Ivory #1
Author: Rebecca Brooke
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: September 21, 2017
Blurb
I am not a victim.
At least that’s what I wanted to believe. What I wanted the
world to see. Five years of trying to find the girl I hid from the world.
I wouldn’t let the bullies win. I couldn’t.
What was I supposed to do when he walked
into the building? He’d made my high school years a living hell.
But, he doesn’t recognize me.
How do I prove he didn’t break me? Simple, take him home for
a one-night stand.
At least it sounded like a good idea at the time.
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Excerpt
It couldn’t
be. There was no way in hell the Cosmos could be so cruel as to let me have the
performance of my life, only to be faced with one of the people I hoped to
never see again.
But there
was no denying it.
Cole
Wallace was here.
The room
that only hours ago seemed small now seemed minuscule, like the walls were
closing in on me.
Five years.
Five years I’d spent trying to push every memory of him
out of my head. To reinvent myself. To become a woman I was proud of. And the
night that everything could change—the night things could finally go my
way—Cole had to step into the same bar.
Mariloon.
Mariloon.
A light
knock rapped against the door. I pulled my legs tighter against me, pushing
myself closer to the wall, hoping whoever it was would go away. The knock grew
louder, until the person was pounding on the door. Each thud sent a tremor
through my body.
“Mari, open
the goddamn door. I know you’re in there.”
I buried my
face in the protective embrace of my arms, ignoring Sawyer, memories of the
worst years of my life assaulting my brain even as I tried to keep them at bay.
I glanced at my phone. Shit, I was going to be
late to class if I didn’t hurry. Turning down a side hallway, I picked up my
pace. It was the long way around, but it meant I didn’t have to take the main
hallway, past where the cheerleaders and football players hung out between
classes.
The bell rang.
“Damn it.”
“Aww, late for class?”
The hairs on the back of my neck rose. These
hallways were normally empty.
My stomach dropped, but I ignored the voice and
moved even faster. A hand wrapped around my arm, pulling me to a stop.
“You’re already late. Stay. Have some fun.”
With a shove, I was pushed up against the
lockers behind me. My heart raced in my chest. I tried to control the shaking
of my hands as I lifted my eyes to see which one of the jocks had decided to
torture me today.
Sam Horton.
He lifted a hand to brush the hair from my
face. I flinched at the contact.
“Look at that, Cole, she doesn’t look happy to
see us.”
Over Sam’s shoulder, I could see Cole leaning
against the lockers on the other side of the hallway.
Sam leaned in and I pressed my cheek to the
locker, the metal cool against my heated skin. I closed my eyes, afraid he was
going to try and kiss me. There was a long pause before he laughed, cruelly.
“Did you actually think I would kiss you?” He
sneered. “Why in the hell would I let these lips touch a freak like you? No guy
in this school wants to put any part of their body near you, Mariloon.”
Cole burst out laughing. Sam stepped back,
tilting his head down the hall. “Let’s go. I don’t need a detention.”
They started to move away and I felt my
shoulders sag. They weren’t out of earshot, though. Still close enough for me
to hear Cole say, “Just tell them Mariloon tried to kiss you and you had to
stop her before you could get to class.”
My knees buckled and I slid down the lockers to
the floor, tears racing down my cheeks. The sound of footsteps forced me to my
feet and into the nearest bathroom. I raced inside the stall, slamming the lock
across and sitting on the seat, my head in my hands, sobs racking my whole
body. How could I go to class now? There was no doubt everyone would know what
happened by now, and exactly like Cole said, it would be all my fault. They
probably told everyone that I came on to Sam, hoping to sleep my way to the
popular group. It was just the same as always.
Author Bio
Rebecca
Brooke grew up in the shore towns of South Jersey. She loves to hit the beach,
but always with her Kindle on hand. She is married to the most wonderful man
who puts up with all her craziness. Together they have two beautiful children
who keep her on her toes. When she isn’t writing or reading (which is very
rarely) she loves to bake and binge watch Netflix.
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