Parting Chances
(Fighting Chance #1)
(Fighting Chance #1)
by Caylie Marcoe
Publication date: November 13th 2014
Genres: Contemporary, New Adult, Romance
Publication date: November 13th 2014
Genres: Contemporary, New Adult, Romance
The road of Haley Cavanaugh’s life
has been filled with cracks, potholes and detour signs. Her mom’s cancer forced
her to grow up too fast and her brother has moved across the country instead of
sticking around when she needs him most. Now, her parents are forcing her to
move out. They say she needs to follow through with the plans she’s set for
herself, but Haley is torn between her dreams and her family’s reality. The
only thing she has to look forward to is living with her best friend, Kyler.
What she doesn’t need right now? Eli
Park. Haley remembers him as Kyler’s boyfriend’s geeky roommate, but he’s
anything but geeky now. Now, he’s downright hot. And Haley cannot get him out
of her head.
It would be easier if they didn’t
have class together five days a week. Or have weekly study dates. And if she
didn’t spend way too much time with Kyler at Eli’s house. But, the closer he
gets and the harder she falls, the more Haley pulls away. Her heart is too
fragile to end up broken on the side of the road. She thinks she’s got it under
control until Eli brings home another girl and Haley realizes what she has to
lose.
As Haley’s life is turned further
upside down, will she be left to pick up the pieces of her heart alone?
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I
pushed from the table, making my way to my parents’ room. The door was cracked
open. I gripped the knob, pushed it further open and peeked my head in. Mom was
curled up on her side, sleeping peacefully. I didn’t want to interrupt her
rest, but I also didn’t want to be away from her anymore. So, I did the only
thing I could think of; I crawled onto my dad’s side and curled up next to her.
There
had been many summer afternoons when she was sick the first time that I would
refuse to play outside and just spent them by my mom’s side in their bed. I
took in my mom’s face, how pale and drawn in it seemed since the last time I
was here. Her hair was void of its usual shine and fullness. I brushed a few
strands off her forehead and tucked them behind her ear. She moved at my touch,
and I yanked my hand back to my side. Her eyes slowly blinked open, and she
gave me a tired smile.
“Hey,
sweetie, when did you get here?” Her voice came out rough. She sat up and took
a sip of water from the glass on the bedside table.
“Around
eleven or so.” I watched as she looked over at the clock.
“It’s
already four-thirty? How did I sleep so long?” She raised her arms over her
head and stretched back and forth. Color slowly started to return to her face.
“It must have been because I couldn’t sleep last night. Binge watching TV shows
has been my thing for the last few weeks.” She gave me a smile then threw her
arms around me. “It’s good to see you.”
“You
too,” I murmured into her shirt. Was she really staying up late and was that
why she was looking weaker? Or was she just putting on a front so I wouldn’t
worry so much about her? My mind chose to believe what she said was true. It
was easier that way.
“So,
tell me, how’s school, life?” She asked me this like we didn’t have weekly
phone conversations.
“Midterms
are next week. Really looking forward to them being over with. Work is…work. I
smell like coffee daily, and it’s starting to lose its enjoyable scent.” I put
on my best frown face, because I have always loved the smell of coffee, but it
has started to wear on me.
“Don’t
worry. Next summer, you’ll have some big fancy graphic design job, and coffee
will be your love again.” Mom smiled. “Speaking of love…” She trailed
off and gave me a wink.
“Oh
come on! Not you too!” I threw my arms up in defeat. There was no way I wasn’t
going to spill every single detail about Eli to my mom. She knew me better than
that, and by the way she was adjusting her pillows behind her making herself
comfortable, she knew I was going to tell her. She eyed me expectantly. “Noah
has a big mouth.”
Mom
laughed. “Tell your mother all about Eli Park.”
“Jeez!
He gave last names and everything? Did you do a background check too?”
“Do you think I need to?” she joked. I
rolled my eyes and settled against the pillows.
Born and raised in the frozen tundra of Wisconsin, Caylie fell
in love with reading at a young age. With her lively imagination,
she created numerous stories in her head throughout her childhood
and teenage years.
Her first novel, Choose Us, released in April 2014 and became an Amazon Bestseller.
When she isn't slaving away at the keyboard, Caylie is an avid reader, and lover of coffee... copious amounts of coffee. She also has an unhealthy addiction to coffee mugs, chapstick, water bottles, football, and tv shows--binge watching is her favorite.
She chases her two kids around the house all day, and has a husband whom she adores.
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