Title: Defying Gravity
Author: K.K. Allen
Genre: Contemporary Sports Romance
Release Date: July 25, 2019
Blurb
Our greatest risk was the one we never took …
It was an accidental spring fling three years ago, one week in the mountains of
Big Sur, and no one was the wiser. Ignore the fact that Tobias James was my
neighbor and my best friend’s older brother. Or that upon our return, his hoop
dreams were waiting for him, robbing us of any future we might have shared.
Now, I’m fulfilling my own dreams in LA, and my biggest dream of all is about
to come true. The last thing I expected was for my past and my present to
collide. Not now. Not here. Not him. But he struts back into my life
like he never even left. Unfortunately, I’ll never forget what happened the
time he did.
The ball is in my court, but Tobias isn’t above stealing—my power, my resolve,
my heart. When he wants a second chance to reignite our connection, my answer
is simple—we can’t.
Not unless we defy the rules our dreams are built on … and risk everything.
*Defying Gravity is a STANDALONE sports romance in an interconnected series.
You can check out Center of Gravity here ➞ smarturl.it/CenterofGravity
Caroline's Review
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This was a beautiful read! Loved it!!
"Tobias was never supposed to crawl under my skin. We were only supposed to be a spring fling."
Three years ago, Amelia fell in love with her best friend's older brother. However, she's always known he was strictly off limits. She and Tobias both had dreams of being part of the NBA but life throws them a curve ball where life takes them on separate paths, and their burgeoning relationship eventually falls apart.
"You're my moon, you know?...The light in my dark. I'll never stop reaching for you."
Tobias has never forgotten Amelia and every thing he has done has been focused on having a future with her in it. When that's finally a possibility with both their dream careers about to come true, a future together appears as impossible as it's always been. How will a relationship shrouded in secrets and lies ever blossom into a happy and fulfilling future together?
"Could anyone see how my heart spread its wings whenever he came close? Or how my breath caught at just one glance?"
This story was written really beautifully. The author has a real way with words and her delivery was oftentimes poetical. Amelia and Tobias were very much like star-crossed lovers and my heart hurt for them and the seeming impossibility of their situation. I loved the endurance of their feelings and their very real connection. I loved their drive, their ambition and also their ability to bounce back and carry on. I thoroughly enjoyed their journey and how they came back full circle, in spite of their circumstances and outside forces coming between them.
This is the first time I've read this author and I'll definitely be reading more of her books.
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Excerpt
She ran a
hand through my hair, roughing it at the top, while I gazed at her, soaking in
the way her light-green eyes looked almost brown in the dim overhead lights. “I
guess this is goodbye, huh?”
I shook my
head as my brows pulled together. “No.”
“Tobias,”
she said, her tone soft and scolding.
“It’s not.”
I searched her expression, praying I wasn’t being an idiot. All this time
together, the nights we’d shared, the secrets we’d kept. It couldn’t only be
me. I swallowed. “The way I see it, I’ll be focused on basketball, and you’ll
have dance. That doesn’t mean we can’t talk. That doesn’t mean we’ll never see
each other again.”
She looked
lost in her thoughts for a minute, and I knew she was considering my words.
“So, what? We’re long-distance … friends?”
I leaned
forward, placing my forehead against hers. “You know as well as I that you
can’t put a label on what we are. We’re just Amelia and Tobias. We’re moon and
earth, living among the stars and sun. We’re everything. And no matter the
distance, we still make sense together.”
Her next
breath hitched as she sucked it in. “That’s beautiful, but gravity weakens with
distance, remember?”
I shook my
head, refusing to accept her point. “Not when it comes to us.” I swallowed
around the thickness building in my throat. “Not when we defy gravity.”
I kissed
her hard, pulling her body close while her mouth molded to mine. We fit so
well, not even she could deny that. And she didn’t. Not when I stripped her of
her clothes and lay her down. Not when I buried my head between her legs and
stroked her devilishly with my tongue. And not when my fingers pushed inside
her, working her center until she screamed my name like it was a curse word.
A layer of
sweat coated her body when I pulled her into my arms and wrapped her legs
around my waist. Our mouths stayed on each other as I walked her to her bedroom
and placed her on her bed. I yanked my clothes off next and kicked them to the
side before sitting at the edge of her bed and pulling a condom from her
nightstand. My cock was hard as stone as I rolled it on, already missing the
feel of her wrapped around me.
And when I
hovered above her, fitting myself to her body and readying myself for that
first thrust, I leaned in to steal another kiss before placing my mouth on her
ear. “I’ll find my way back to you, Amelia.” I bit down on tender skin and
nudged against her entrance, relishing the moan that slipped past her throat.
“I’m about to make sure you don’t forget that.”
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Originally released in the Spring Fling Anthology
Author Bio
K.K. Allen is an award-winning author and
Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences graduate from the University of Washington
who writes heartfelt and inspirational Contemporary Romance stories about.
"Capturing the Edge of Innocence." K.K. currently resides in central
Florida, works full time as a Digital Producer for a leading online educational
institution, and is the mother to a ridiculously handsome little dude who owns
her heart.
K.K.'s publishing journey began in June 2014 with the YA Contemporary Fantasy trilogy, The Summer Solstice. In 2016, K.K. published her first Contemporary Romance, Up in the Treehouse, which went on to win the Romantic Times 2016 Reviewers' Choice Award for Best New Adult Book of the Year. With K.K.'s love for inspirational and coming of age stories involving heartfelt narratives and honest emotions, you can be assured to always be surprised by what K.K. releases next.
Stay tuned for more information about upcoming projects by connecting with K.K. in all the social media spaces.
K.K.'s publishing journey began in June 2014 with the YA Contemporary Fantasy trilogy, The Summer Solstice. In 2016, K.K. published her first Contemporary Romance, Up in the Treehouse, which went on to win the Romantic Times 2016 Reviewers' Choice Award for Best New Adult Book of the Year. With K.K.'s love for inspirational and coming of age stories involving heartfelt narratives and honest emotions, you can be assured to always be surprised by what K.K. releases next.
Stay tuned for more information about upcoming projects by connecting with K.K. in all the social media spaces.
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