My dad, my really wonderful dad, wrapped me in a hug, his voice coming low enough for just me. “Amy, you were awesome.”

  I really did not want to cry. But, they were all being so nice, and my dad being there, being proud of me. I know a lot of girls would hate it, hate having their parents hanging around. But me, I’d take it.

  It wasn’t like things were happy-happy perfect. Dad and I still had rough moments. He’d really embraced this parent thing and couldn’t seem to grasp that I wasn’t ready to go back to being eleven so he could catch up. Curfew was a new idea.

  Mrs. Parker came to the rescue on that too, and he agreed to match mine to Luke’s.

  And then there were his weekly meetings. He’d joined a group for widows and widowers. Some nights I still heard him pacing the house, but he was there, at home, with me.

  He made me go to a couple meetings too, but I wasn’t in the same place the kids were who were dealing with it fresh. And that was okay too.

  When the dad-hugging was over, Luke wrapped his arm around my shoulder in a reclaiming way that told me he wasn’t going to give up the hug-zone again anytime soon.

  I looked at everyone lounging around the Parker’s deck and said exactly what I felt. “I’m the luckiest person I know.”

  And I was.

  Thanks for reading Secret Girlfriend. I hope you enjoyed it! If you’d like to get updates on more of my books, you can join my New Release mailing list HERE or find me at www.briaquinlan.com and on twitter @briaquinlan. I’ve been really lucky to have people review my books at Goodreads. You can find my author page HERE.

  What’s Next

  SECRET LIFE

  Rachel Wells is a liar – big time. No one outside her family knows about the panic attacks or meds, the weekly therapy drive-bys or the “safe” outfit. If she could hide it all from her string of ex-boyfriends and her best friend Amy, then why should anything change? But, when the one guy as messed up as she is blackmails her into helping him, Rachel’s life goes from closely controlled to out of control. Sometimes choosing between sanity and love is the craziest thing of all.

  About Bria

  Golden Heart finalist Bria Quinlan writes Romantic Comedies for teens that take hard topics and make you laugh through your tears. Her stories remind you that life is an adventure not to be ignored. You can contact her find her at http://www.briaquinlan.com OR on twitter @briaquinlan.

  She also writes sweet & sassy Contemporary Romances as Caitie Quinn.

  Both personalities are represented by the awesomely amazing Laird Lauren Macleod of the Clan…. Oh, wait. Of Strothman Agency.

  Check out her books and join the conversations at Goodreads.

  Acknowledgements

  Secret Girlfriend has been in the works for a long time. It was my first contemporary YA after working my but off on the fantasy. Lots of people have had a hand in making it something I’m proud to put on paper.

  First off, to The Laird, my agent Lauren Macleod – She took a chance on this book not once, but twice.

  Gwen Hayes, who, no matter how much she hated Chris in this book, still managed to handle the story with love. Jeannie Lin – remember those first reads we did for each other? The ones that scared other people? They—you—made me better.

  Darcy Woods and Jenn McGowan: Can you believe it’s only been two years? You guys are amazing at making yourself indispensible! Sandwiches—72 days worth of them.

  Elyssa Patrick and MG Buehrlen, who didn’t point and laugh when they saw the first versions of this. Megan Stevens who was my teen reader back when, you know, she was a teen! Thanks, ladies!

  Oh, my Roomers. Let’s be honest, I’d be nowhere without you. Abby Mumford, Alexia Reed, Emily Ryan-Davis, Kimberly Farris, Kristen Koster, Marnee Bailey, and Valerie Cole. You ladies have seen the best and the worst and kept on keeping on. Thank you!

  And finally, to my secret Sprinters Indie Group. You’re still putting up with me. Thank you for everything you.

  Table of Contents

  Chapter 1

  Chapter 2

  Chapter 3

  Chapter 4

  Chapter 5

  Chapter 6

  Chapter 7

  Chapter 8

  Chapter 9

  Chapter 10

  Chapter 11

  Chapter 12

  Chapter 13

  Chapter 14

  Chapter 15

  Chapter 16

  Chapter 17

  Chapter 18

  Chapter 19

  Chapter 20

  Chapter 21

  Chapter 22

  Chapter 23

  Chapter 24

  Chapter 25

  Chapter 26

  Chapter 27

  Chapter 28

  Chapter 29

  Chapter 30

  Chapter 31

  What’s Next

  About Bria

  Acknowledgements

 

 

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