Leap of Faith
By Jamie Blair
Publisher: Simon & Schuster BFYR
Release Date: September 3, 2013
About the Book: Can true love be built on lies? A teen on the run seeks relief and redemption in this gripping, romantic read.
Her real name is Faith, not Leah. She’s seventeen, not nineteen. And the baby isn’t hers—Faith kidnapped her.
Faith’s history catches up with her when a cop starts asking questions and Chris’s aunt spots her picture in the newspaper. She knows it’s time to run again, but if Faith leaves, she’ll lose Chris. If Chris is in love with a lie, though, did Faith ever really have him in the first place?
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Excerpt:
“I’m Chris.” His eyes are hazel. They’d be bluer or greener depending on what
he wore. His gray shirt keeps them the
in-between shade. He plays a few more
chords and sets his guitar on the couch beside him. “Well?
What do you think?”
I glance around. There’s not much to it, but it works. “How much?”
He rubs his chin. It’s covered in stubble. I imagine how it would feel against my cheek,
and my face gets hot.
Addy squirms and lets out a small
shriek. Chris’s eyes dart to her. This could be the deal breaker.
She squawks again. “What time is it?” I ask, realizing she’s
probably hungry.
He shrugs. “Around five or six. She need to eat?”
“Yeah. Guess I better go so I can feed her.” I take a step toward the door.
“Here,” he comes forward, reaching
his arms out. “I’ll hold her. Go on out and get her a bottle. You have one with you, don’t you?”
I nod, watching him take Addy out
of my arms, place her against his chest, and rub her back. “Do you have kids?” It seems like a dumb question, but he’s a
natural with Addy.
He laughs. “No.
Fortunately, I’ve never been in that predicament.” He looks from Addy to me, and his face falls. “I mean…”
Right. He thinks I got knocked up. I’m a teen mom. “It’s okay.
Don’t worry about it.” I smile,
trying to put him at ease. “I’ll be
right back.”
After opening the door to the
stairs, I glance over my shoulder. He’s
running his fingers over the top of her head and bouncing her gently. “Shh, baby, don’t cry. Mommy will be right back.”
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About the Author: Jamie Blair spent most of her teen years choreographing moves for her dance team routines, kissing boys on the couch after her mom went to bed, and pondering the mood enhancement qualities of Lemon Heads when consumed with Diet Coke. Writing under Kelli Maine, she’s the USA Today bestselling author of Taken. Leap of Faith is her debut New Adult novel.
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Giveaway:
--5 prize packages of a signed hardback, a t-shirt and a guitar pick,
--5 e-books with an autographed Leap of Faith notecard, a guitar pick and stickers
