Title: Your Little
Secret
Authors: Bethan
Cooper & Kirsty-Anne Still
Release Date: Aug 15,
2014
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Synopsis:
Amber Watson thought she knew what she wanted in life – a
house that didn’t have creaky stairs and leaky taps; a home with the perfect
guy and an undying love that stole her breath away.
Between her boyfriend, Connor, and her best friend, Ethan,
she thought she had the perfect life and the perfect future only a heartbeat
away.
That is until abandonment and need begin to overwhelm her.
When Connor takes a job in London, Amber finds herself
slipping at his lack of contact and the uneasy feeling that he’s hiding more
from her than he says.
With the help of Ethan she not only finds herself, but finds
the flame she has always held for her best friend coming to life.
Amber never expected to fall into a love triangle, but soon
finds herself in a fight between her love for Connor, and the undying love she
has for Ethan.
What happens when Connor’s little secret is found out,
Ethan’s secret leaves Amber abandoned once again, and Amber’s secret eats away
at her?
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Excerpt 1 –
“Ethan,” she managed a small murmur and willed her eyes to
open and look at him.
“Shh,” he answered back, working faster to reach the
pinnacle of perfection. There were no disruptions; absolutely no reason to
believe their relationship was now in tatters. The way she spoke his name purred
him on. He could feel her getting close to giving in and if he had it his way
he would steal more than just this orgasmic moment with her.
She ran her hand into his hair and gripped as the orgasm
ripped through her, stealing her every breath from her, making her lose her
mind completely. She knew her sanity had gone down the drain with the shower
water, but there was no way she could compare this moment or replace it with
another.
Especially when he came and her name left his lips in such a
way it made her heart blossom beyond any measure.
Pinned against the wall, ruined entirely by an earth
shattering orgasm she looked into Ethan’s eyes. His gaze was strongly set on
hers, his lips parted with his bated breath and she melted into the happiest
smile she had felt in what had to be a lifetime. “It really has always been
you.”
Carefully, without letting her go, Ethan turned the shower
off and pulled her from the small space. Standing in the opening, he wrapped
her body with a towel, using it as another reason to hold her close.
Bowing her head Amber let the wet hair drop against her
skin. "I don't deserve you."
Lifting her chin, he surprised her with a kiss and she
forgot all regret that was lingering on her mind. She pushed against his torso,
back against the white tiled wall behind them. Ethan groaned as the cold tile
hit his back, but he let Amber assault him.
Excerpt 2 –
"Amber!" Connor's voice floated up the stairs. His
voice was followed by the slamming of the door, the house shaking in effect and
shattering Amber’s blissful state along with it.
Feeling her eyes widen, Amber couldn't believe Ethan
continued to sleep. Well, they had sex a fair few times, but that didn’t mean
anything. She was awake and watching the room close in on her as she heard the
first creaky step of the stairs sound out. With just that noise, panic rose
like bile in her throat. Fuck, she wasn’t in heaven anymore. This was rapidly
turning into a massive mess. Shaking Ethan awake, she covered his mouth to shut
him up, his eyes looking at her in horror and she shushed him.
"Connor's out there," she whispered barely
audibly, the panic shining beautifully in her eyes. "I need to go to him.
I'll distract him so you can leave." She looked at him sympathetically and
kissed him on the lips purposefully. Her heart was sealed now. It was pumping a
delightful beat in Ethan's hands now. She just prayed he knew that. "I'm
sorry. I will sort this."
He watched her jump up, dress in her crinkled pyjamas and
head for the door.
Turning back to him, she looked saddened suddenly. “I really
do love you, Ethan.” It was all she said before leaving entirely and closing it
behind her to keep his presence unknown to Connor. Taking the moment slowly, he
could hear Connor getting closer to her, but Ethan dressed himself as quietly
as possible. Ignoring the pounding of his own heart. He even tried to deny the
feeling of his own wounds cracking open again across the surface of his heart.
Once he was fully clothed he looked around for somewhere to hide. There was
nowhere, and he knew he had one escape route and very little time.
Opening the window, Ethan clambered out, holding on tightly.
As the door began to open he froze and he was glad he had as the conversation
took a new turn and Connor stood blocking the gap with his back. Ethan held on
as he listened to the conversation. He clung onto the windowsill allowing
curiosity to grip him and ultimately weaken him.
"I can't wait. I thought I could but I can't,"
Connor spoke up, releasing the door handle and reaching into his pocket.
"Will you marry me, Amber Watson?" Connor's voice resonated up the
stairway and into every room in this house.
Ethan didn't stand a chance to hear the response as his
palms became slick with sweat and he lost his grip entirely. He fell from the
terrace on the house and onto the bush below with a painful impact. As he lay
there winded he didn't know what hurt him more - his heart or his body.
Had he just lost the girl of his dreams forever?
Character Casting:
Playlist:
Teardrop - Massive
Attack
Lips of An Angel - Hinder
Love Is a Battlefield - Pat
Benatar
Fall for You - Secondhand
Serenade
I Won't Let You Go - James
Morrison
Like A G6 - Far East
Movement ft. The Cataracs, DEV
Author Info:
Kirsty-Anne Still –
I used to be just another Fanfiction writer! That was until
one person showed real interest in my work. And then another, and then another,
until I had this whole group of people reviewing like crazy and wanting
original work from me. I’d spent years writing for free online, I didn’t
believe I had it in me to publish something!
But I’m glad I did!! I never imagined pushing my work and
striving to reach my ultimate. I never imagined I’d be the girl who started The
Viper Rooms! But who am I to deny the inspiration when it hits?
I love writing, it’s a lifeline. I love creating a world
that others fall into. I love having the control to make a whole new world.
It’s like a dependency, an addictive one. It’s one of the things I’m extremely
proud of.
As much as I complain, I love the mini dialogues that go on
in my head, the plotlines that attack me when I least expect them to. The ones
that jump to life at the most inappropriate times and drive me totally crazy!
For now I split my life between writing, dreaming, working,
and volunteering with children.
Bethan Cooper –
Bethan Cooper spends her days working 8 hours at a
well-known restaurant and yawning - a lot.
But her vulnerability behind the uniform is her writing,
having been obsessed with writing short stories and song lyrics from her teens,
she has finally put pen to paper and started a novel.
She is married to the love of her life, who she met when she
was seventeen.
So writing romance is a must for her, especially lots of
kissing and people surrounded by love, as it is after all, the best human emotion.
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