The best week of my life, p.8
The Best Week of My Life,
p.8
It wasn’t until I heard the comment, “A boy and a girl can’t fall in love in a week’s time,” that I knew what I wanted to do. I wanted this story to be exactly that. A boy and a girl who’d never seen each other as a romantic interest before yet find in each other something rare and precious. Something to be developed over time. That special thing that leads to happiness and a rich future.
But I also wanted it to be a story without a plot. I like putting strange twists to my tales. I like having subplots with antagonists who are after ill-begotten gain. However, for Carter and Daphne, the only antagonist is themselves. Daphne with her disbelief that anyone would find in her something precious and to be loved. Carter with his fears that he’d not be enough.
Because that is usually how things go. Teens are full of angst, indecision, and doubts. They are also whole-hearted, more apt to dive right in than to hold back, and it is for teens that I write YA. Not for the adults. If Mom and Dad enjoy it, then that’s great. If their daughter can read it to them and not be embarrassed, that’s even better.
This is FEEL GOOD ROMANCE, after all.
But the best compliment comes when the girl says to me, “I want a boy just like him.” And I say, you can have him, sweetheart. Somewhere out there is a Carter Pruitt just for you. Never give up believing that.
I would like to thank author Laura Marshall for her editing of the story and her constant encouragement. You’re an amazing person.
Suzanne D. Williams
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Suzanne D. Williams is a native Floridian, wife, mother, and dachshund owner who loves photography and writing. She writes a monthly column for Steves-Digicams.com on the subject of digital photography. She also does graphic design for self-publishing authors.
To contact Suzanne and read her latest work visit: http://suzanne-williams-photography.blogspot.com or on Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/suzannedwilliamsauthor
Also by Suzanne D. Williams:
Nonfiction:
Fearless - Suzanne's testimony of freedom from fear
Young Adult Short Stories:
Christmas Angel
Me & Timothy Cooper
I Kissed The Boy Next Door
The Best Week of my Life
Fiction:
MISSING (The Sanders Saga #1)
FOUND (The Sanders Saga #2)
Love & Redemption (The Florida Irish #1)
Other:
The Amanda Series Boxed Set
Upcoming:
(2013)
For Eternity (Time-Travel Romance #1)
Flight Risk (Novella)
Life & Deliverance (The Florida Irish Series #2)
A Miracle For Mari (YA)
(2014)
SUIT (Novella)
Tattooed
Faith & Forgiveness (The Florida Irish Series#3)
Crossing Eternity (Time-Travel Romance #2)
Other:
Maire’s Song (Children of the Irish Series #1)
The Life and Times of Lucas McGilley
Ichabod & Penelope (YA)
The Quarter
Down is a long way to Fall
Eden
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Fall in love all over again.
Seventeen-year-old Taylor Lawton has a crush on Timothy Cooper, a boy at her school, and as crushes go, things are normal. He ignores her. She doesn't speak to him. Until their English teacher, Mrs. Walker puts them on a project together.
A turn of fate then throws them both for a loop. For an entire week, they will stay beneath the same roof. Will this be too much togetherness? What will Taylor do with Timothy's painful secret?
A light novella with a touching storyline, this tale is enjoyable for both young adults and grown-ups alike.
From the author of ME & TIMOTHY COOPER. Fall in love all over again.
There’s a new boy next door. Then again, not so new. Because to Lucy McKinsey, he’s a face from her past and a childhood memory of summer camp and a dare. Kiss Jackson Phillips. But what a fourteen-year-old would do to impress her friends, changes in three years. Right?
Maybe not.
Yet this time Jackson isn’t the same as he was. He’s taller, more handsome, and far wiser. What is the pain that he carries inside? And can something as simple as a well-meant kiss cure the boy next door?
Suzanne D. Williams, The Best Week of My Life
