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The Girl I Was Before - Book 3 in The Falling series - Cover Reveal and Excerpt

Paige is almost here! And this is her cover! I'm so excited to share the cover for THE GIRL I WAS BEFORE. This story is book 3 in the Falling Series, and I cannot wait for you all to really get to know the girl behind the mouthy, rough and tough exterior. Don't worry--she's still mouthy, rough and tough...but she's a lot of other things, too.
Release day is June 23, and I'll be sharing pre-buy links very soon. In the meantime, here's the synopsis and a little excerpt!

Oh...and the cover ;-)

The Girl I Was Before by Ginger Scott

Synopsis:

I’m the selfish one. I suppose that’s the nicest thing people say about me. I’ve heard the other things, too. “Paige Owens is a pretty girl with nothing else to offer. She’s just a good time at a party. She’s stupid, heartless, cold and useless. All she cares about is getting a guy to look at her. Why would anyone want to be her friend?”

Some of those things are true. Others were true. They’re all hurtful.

None of it matters.

I’m ready to make the hard choices. I’m ready to face the consequences. I’m ready to be the girl I was before, and I’m done being the one who lost her way.

I’m ready to become the girl Houston Orr sees when he looks at me.

Houston isn’t a star athlete. He doesn’t play in a band. He’s never going to be president, and his life is so far away from simple and easy it isn’t even funny.
He wasn’t part of my plan. But I’m starting to think plans are overrated, and maybe our stories are what we make them. And mine depends entirely on me, and the choices I make…starting now.

Houston is my fairytale. He’s perfectly imperfect. He’s poetry and life. He’s truth and heartbreak, all rolled up in a tall body with dark hair, broad shoulders and green eyes that lull me into submission. He’s nothing I ever thought I wanted, but the very thing I need. He’s the only guy I’ve ever really loved, and he thinks I’m a princess. I fell into him, and now I’m holding on.

But sometimes life takes away our ability to choose. Sometimes…things aren’t in your control. Sometimes, it hurts to be selfless. My only hope is that when it comes time to choose, I get it right.

Welcome to my once upon a time and wish for happily ever after.

Excerpt:

I’m slow with my hand, and when she sees my fingers near her cheek, her breath hitches again.

“I like you, Paige,” I repeat, my voice a whisper, my lips close to her ear. I barely remember how to do this, how to do any of this, but every movement, every word with her right now feels so natural. “I don’t want to. You don’t want me to. But I do. And so do you. And we can keep fighting, and you can walk away from things, and you can yell at me when nothing makes sense and you don’t have anyone else to blame. I’m okay with that. I’ll be that guy. Even though part of me doesn’t want to. That part is fucking terrified. But the rest of me…”

I step back again, my hand fully on her cheek now, her weight resting on me, her eyes closed, lips still trembling.

“The rest of me just wants to kiss you,” I say, closing the inches quickly until my lips touch hers, surprise hers, claim hers and quell her fears all in one action. Her protest is short, and soon her hands find my shoulders and then my back and she pulls me into her. My hands are holding her face, and we both move until her back is against my door.

I reach with one hand, frantic to find the doorknob, desperate to open the damn door. Panicked that if I break this contact she’ll stop, that she’ll slap me, that she’ll go back to not wanting to…anything. When I get the door open, we both fall inside, but our lips never part, our grip remains tight on one another. Reaching with one hand, I close the door behind us gently, not wanting to make any sound that could possibly get us caught.

This cannot be interrupted. It’s still too new, too at risk for being the only time I get to feel this. Goddamn does she taste like the most expensive drink I’ve ever had. Scooping her into my arms, I pull her even closer to me, until my legs hit the bed. I don’t want her to think anything other than this kiss is enough. I’ve thought about more. Fuck, I think about more twenty-three of my twenty-four hours, dreaming when I’m sleeping, daydreaming when I’m awake. But this kiss—it’s enough right now.
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In Your Dreams - a new Falling Series book! Cover Reveal Today! Releases March 29

Okay, it's just about midnight here, so...drumroll!

In Your Dreams cover image - a new novel by Ginger Scott

I hope you love the In Your Dreams cover as much as I do!

This one is super special to me. Quick story: So one of my bestest friends from back in the day of skateboards and pegged jeans and Kid and Play and (I could go on and on) shot this image for me. His name is Frank Rodriguez of DLRfoto, and he's pretty much brilliant with a lens. The model is the equally awesome Michael Patrick Gleason, and we basically turned my garage into the coolest club in town. I had this certain vibe in mind - I wanted something that said vinyl meets Boogie Nights meets hottest club in a warehouse that you can only get to if someone texts you directions at midnight. That vibe. And damn it if I don't think we pulled it off!

I cannot wait for you guys to meet Casey and fall for that infamous Coffield smirk and charm. Dare I say, I believe he has this way of putting you under his spell. And that smirk, that chin, that boy right there on the cover - Casey personified.

Get ready for March 29th. Below is the goodreads link; I will share pre-order links very soon!

Falling #4 - IN YOUR DREAMS

** Release date - March 29, 2016 **
Casey Coffield has a growing list of personal flaws he keeps locked away in his head:

He’s never on time.
His list of IOUs to his best friend is endless.
Money is always short.
Goals are never in reach.
Oh, and he’s decided to add college drop-out to that list, too. He doesn’t really think that last one’s such a bad thing, but his family insists it is, so it stays on the list.

On paper, he’s a zero. But in person, when he’s mixing tracks for a sea of bodies at the hottest clubs and parties, he’s downright irresistible. Just-right stubble on his chin, body of a boxer and a smirk that stimulates all the right nerves—women have never been a problem. They flock to his swagger and fall for his charm…fast.

All except for this one.

Purple hair, gray eyes, a raspy voice and sass, Murphy Sullivan is a little bit country and a little bit rock-n-roll. And her and Casey? They have history. He can’t remember it, but she wrote a song about him—and it’s not exactly a love song. But it is good. Damn good. And uncovering her inspiration just might be the key to solving a few of his shortcomings—not to mention open doors to his own big break in the music industry.

But sometimes dreams get messy when they collide. Sometimes life changes patterns. A past paints the wrong picture and futures get cloudy. The only question that remains is who will you choose when the dust settles—you? Or the girl of your dreams?

** This book is a Falling Series spin-off. It can be read as a standalone. **

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28794967-in-your-dreams
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In Your Dreams Now Available for Preorders

In Your Dreams
In case you missed my earlier posts...there's a new Falling book! This one can be read completely on its own, and features a totally lovable, mess of a boy--Casey Coffield. He's Houston's best friend from book 3, and I love him something fierce. The book releases March 29, but I'm going to be sharing a lot of teasers on my Facebook page, so make sure you follow me: https://www.facebook.com/GingerScottAuthor.
I'm also going to be sending out the first chapter in my newsletter, and am giving away an ARC to one lucky newsletter subscriber. Find my newsletter sign-up here: http://www.littlemisswrite.com/newsletter/.

If you'd like to reserve your e-copy for release day, here are the pre-order links - synopsis again below the links:

Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Your-Dreams-Falling-Book-ebook/dp/B01C5V1VVS/

iBooks: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/in-your-dreams/id1087675690?mt=11&ign-mpt=uo%3D4

Google: https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=Ge6fCwAAQBAJ

Kobo: https://store.kobobooks.com/en-us/ebook/in-your-dreams-17

Barnes and Noble: Link now live! http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/in-your-dreams-ginger-scott/1123478400?ean=2940152889321

Casey Coffield has a growing list of personal flaws he keeps locked away in his head:
He’s never on time.
His list of IOUs to his best friend is endless.
Money is always short.
Goals are never in reach.

Oh, and he’s decided to add college drop-out to that list, too. He doesn’t really think that last one’s such a bad thing, but his family insists it is, so it stays on the list.

On paper, he’s a zero. But in person, when he’s mixing tracks for a sea of bodies at the hottest clubs and parties, he’s downright irresistible. Just-right stubble on his chin, body of a boxer and a smirk that stimulates all the right nerves—women have never been a problem. They flock to his swagger and fall for his charm…fast.

All except for this one.

Purple hair, gray eyes, a raspy voice and sass, Murphy Sullivan is a little bit country and a little bit rock-n-roll. And her and Casey? They have history. He can’t remember it, but she wrote a song about him—and it’s not exactly a love song. But it is good. Damn good. And uncovering her inspiration just might be the key to solving a few of his shortcomings—not to mention open doors to his own big break in the music industry.

But sometimes dreams get messy when they collide. Sometimes life changes patterns. A past paints the wrong picture and futures get cloudy. The only question that remains is who will you choose when the dust settles—you? Or the girl of your dreams?

** This book is a Falling Series spin-off. It can be read as a standalone. **
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A Boy Like You is LIVE!

I'm so sorry, but this post is going to be short and sweet. I've hit my wall it seems, and this body needs some sleep :) But...I didn't want to go to bed without making sure you all knew that book 1 in my Like Us duet is now live! And this baby...it's my new favorite.

Links below. Goodnight, moon <3

Amazon - http://a.co/fGGwJWh
iBooks - https://itun.es/us/RVpqhb.l
Kobo - https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/a-bo...
Barnes & Noble - http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-boy...

Also, I have a really cool book trailer - check it out here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDV76...

Now goodnight...for reals <3
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A Girl Like Me is LIVE!

The story is now complete! My heart, my soul, my sweet and my sorrow lives with these two. With all my heart, I hoped to bring you all a little magic. Thank you for being the most amazing readers ever!

A Girl Like Me

Purchase links:
Amazon
iBooks
Kobo
Barnes and Noble

BLURB:
I’m not supposed to be here.

Death has come for me more than once, and each time it’s been a boy who’s stood between me and my final breath.

I called him Christopher when he saved me as a child. When he came into my life again, only months ago, I knew him as Wes. Just as he did the time before, he disappeared the moment he made sure I was out of harm’s way; as if I didn’t need any more saving.

This time, though, death left me with a reminder of how powerful it is. I know it meant to strip me of my spirit again, but it failed.

Even so, I know I need Wes to survive. Our souls are woven together somehow, our every breath in sync. I feel it, even though everyone says I shouldn’t.

The world thinks he’s missing.
His loved ones don’t want to believe he’s dead.
Only I know just how special he is.

I’m going to find him and bring him home, where he belongs. Together, we’ll face impossible—we’ll rewrite our ending.

And when the bad guys come calling, we will always win.

Now Available!

A BOY LIKE YOU

Amazon: http://a.co/3z8mz1M
iBooks: https://itun.es/us/RVpqhb.l
Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/a-bo...
BN: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-boy...

BLURB:

They say everyone’s a superhero to someone. I’m not sure who I’m supposed to save, but I know who saved me.

We were kids. His name was Christopher. And up until the day he pulled me from death’s grip, he was nothing more than a boy I felt sorry for. In a

blink of an eye, he became the only person who made me feel safe.

And then he disappeared.

Now I’m seventeen. I’m not a kid anymore. I haven’t been for years. While death didn’t take me that day, the things that happened left me with

scars—the kind that robbed me of everything I once loved and drove me into darkness. But more than anything else, that day—and every day since—has taken away my desire to dream.

I wasn’t going to have hope. I wouldn’t let myself wish. Those things—they weren’t for girls like me. That’s what I believed…until the new boy.

He’s nothing like the old boy. He’s taller and older. His hair is longer, and his body is lean—strong and ready for anything. I don’t feel sorry for him. And sometimes, I hate him. He challenges me. From the moment I first saw him standing there on the baseball field, he pushed me—his eyes

constantly questioning, doubting…daring. Still, something about him—it feels…familiar.

He says his name is Wes. But I can’t help but feel like he’s someone else. Someone from my past. Someone who’s come back to save me.

This time, though, he’s too late. Josselyn Winters, the girl he once knew, is gone. I am the threat; I am my worst enemy. And he can’t save me from myself.
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I'm going back to the start...

Let's all take a moment to hear the Coldplay song my headline quotes in our heads. (If you don't know the song I reference, it's The Scientist...and that song has the power to make you cry, I tell you!)

Those words just felt fitting for this post. It's release-eve...though by the time most of you read this post, The Hail Mary will be live and out in the world. This book...it was the end of a journey for me. I've been thinking about what to write here, for my regular-irregular blog post...and the thing that just kept sticking in my mind is the fact that this trilogy was a duet for so long. I keep asking myself why?

I know...I know...a lot of you have been asking me that for about five years. Six? Damn...shoot, yeah...six years. I know...I know...it always was meant to be a trilogy. I think I probably knew that deep down. But these characters, more than any I've ever written, are family. My bones are their bones, my insecurities are Nolan's, my bravado is Reed's, and the wisdom of my family members is in Buck. This series is my home. It's rooted here, quite literally. And the truth of the matter is I never wanted to do anything to these books - the first two...Waiting on the Sidelines and Going Long - that would make them less than what they were.

Waiting was my first, and it will always be my precious baby. It's the book I always wanted to write, and every time a girl like me finds it and identifies with it, my heart beats a little harder. Going Long was the ride. That book was fueled by joy and a new-found confidence that yes...I could do this. But their story--the story of the girl with a boy's name and the screwed up, competitive, little jerk that she loved and forgave maybe more than she should--yeah...it wasn't over. You guys were right. They needed their sunset.

I've said this a few times in posts and in various places, but this book - The Hail Mary - is the most satisfying cherry on top I could have ever written. I'm never this certain at the finish. I'm never this bold or confident at release. But I know that if you've loved the ride, you're going to love this trip back home. The Hail Mary is for you. Turns out...it was for me, too.

It's perfect.

I hope you all enjoy!

XOXO

Ginger
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Candy Colored Sky Cover Reveal - Book Release Feb. 26

Candy Colored Sky by Ginger Scott Releases Feb. 26 on all Ebook Platforms

𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝗸𝘆 is coming February 26! This coming-of-age standalone love story will be live on all e-book retail sites. Pre-order links are live at Amazon and BN right now (see below)!

★Add it to your TBR: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56553619-ccs
★PREORDER
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08VTTWXLP/
BN: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w?ean=2940162507444

Blurb:
Jonah Wydner has been in love with his neighbor Eleanor Trombley for years. He has watched her life play out from the sidelines—homecoming dances, football parties, and first dates. Her life seemed easy…simple…𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵. The complete opposite of his own.

But when Eleanor’s younger sister goes missing and the national media sets up camp in the middle of their street, the girl with the seemingly perfect life shows up in Jonah’s garage in search of a place to hide from the hurt and chaos. What begins as one night becomes many filled with unexpected surprises and unveiling, healing truths about Jonah’s own messy past.

Soon, Jonah gets to know the real Eleanor, and discover all the ways they’re the same. Friendship blossoms into more, plans turn into promises, and hopes and dreams become shared under the warm glow of the fading Midwestern sunsets. But how far can a kiss under a candy-colored sky take them? And what happens when the clouds close in?

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Shift, Book 1 in Fuel Series, is live and FREE in Kindle Unlimited!

Shift (Fuel, #1) by Ginger Scott It's here! Time to start your engines! Shift, the first book in my Fuel Series, is here and free in Kindle Unlimited. The rest of the series will be live and complete by the end of July (this year)! That's right - all 3 books this summer! You can get started on your binge right now.

Purchase here: BUY SHIFT ON AMAZON NOW

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