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REWRITE THE STARS<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n

by<\/strong> Julieann Dove<\/span>
\nPublication Date:<\/strong> August 23, 2018<\/span>
\nGenres:<\/strong> Adult, New Adult, Contemporary, Romance, Standalone<\/span>
\nCover Design Credit:<\/strong> Kristin Clifton @ Sweet Bird Designs, LLC<\/a><\/span>
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SYNOPSIS<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n

For ten summers Claire and her mother had been guests at the Prescott\u2019s beach house at Kelly\u2019s Cove. And for ten years she played with Mallory and her twin brother, Colin. But it wasn\u2019t until she returned after college graduation for her last summer there, that she realized Colin had grown into a guy who made her knees knock just by smiling at her. Being from different worlds, she knew nothing would come from her attraction to him.<\/span><\/p>\n

Having returned to the states from studying abroad for four years, the last person Colin thought he\u2019d find staying in his bedroom was Claire Ashton. Lanky and awkward during her adolescent years, he had to look twice to make sure this was the same girl. After a week together it was obvious he\u2019d overlooked something before, because he felt things for her he\u2019d never experienced before. There was only one problem\u2014his last name and all that came with it would never permit him to be with her.<\/span><\/p>\n

In the end, it\u2019s either love or prestige that will win in the game of love.<\/span><\/p>\n

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EXCERPT<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n

\u201cColin, where are you taking me?\u201d Claire saw he\u2019d taken a right at the intersection, rather than the left that led downtown.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI hooked us up with a private flight around the island. The instructor told me I can even take the controls to feel what it\u2019s like to pilot the plane by myself.\u201d His eyes became as large as fifty cent pieces, just like the little boy who\u2019d gotten excited when his mother brought home a model plane for him to drive remotely around the side field of the house. Mallory and Claire saw very little of him that summer.<\/span><\/p>\n

Claire\u2019s anxiety level began to soar, higher than she ever wanted to experience from the air. \u201cI\u2019m not so good in planes, Colin. And that\u2019s usually the commercial ones, with two hundred or so seats and a locked cockpit where I\u2019m unable to see the pilot and all the buttons it takes to lift off into the clouds and stay lifted. I\u2019m not so sure I can do two-seater tin-can models.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cDo it for me?\u201d He took her hand in his and pleaded, trying to stay on his side of the road.<\/span><\/p>\n

She took a deep breath, teetering on thoughts of plummeting into the earth\u2019s atmosphere and touching again on soil with all body parts intact. The last thing she wanted was to disappoint Colin. His father did enough of that already, and he looked so happy. His foot was tapping to the song playing on the radio and his smile was completely infectious. \u201cAll right, but the first time I\u2019m scared, you\u2019ll tell the pilot it\u2019s time to come back?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cPromise.\u201d He crossed his heart.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAll right then. Let\u2019s go earn you some wings!\u201d she yelled.<\/span><\/p>\n

He pulled into the parking space and grabbed her face for a quick kiss. \u201cI love you.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

She opened her eyes quickly right before the contact of lip on lip. What did he just say? He must have caught that slipup, too.<\/em> Instead of following through with the kiss, he was doing somewhat of a staring-off contest, and neither one was blinking.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cDid you just\u2014\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI did. It wasn\u2019t planned, I promise, and if it freaked you out\u2026\u201d He didn\u2019t finish his sentence.<\/span><\/p>\n

She didn\u2019t know what to think. She thought of her mother instantly, and what advice she\u2019d give her. Stop being so guarded<\/em>, more than likely. Claire had a problem with letting people get close to her. Especially now that she knew how completely lost she was without her mother. But she knew if she was ever going to find love, she\u2019d have to open herself for the possibility of having her heart broken, too.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAren\u2019t we still in the trying out period?\u201d She eased back a few inches from his beautiful intense blue eyes. Not that she hadn\u2019t already fallen madly in love with him. But she was waiting it out, for him to figure whether it was something he wanted, too. Guys usually didn\u2019t figure it out until years into a relationship. This was sudden and completely a pinch-me moment for her.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI mean, did you mean what you said, or was it just sheer excitement and adrenaline over being able to fly a plane and me agreeing to go with you? Risking life and limb.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

His eyes didn\u2019t waver with his answer. They stared at her, to the very core of her, and his words rang inside her ears. \u201cI meant it. I do love you.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Her heart leapt with joy. A thousand fireworks exploded inside her, setting off tinier ones for the smaller parts, like her pinky fingers and piggy toes. \u201cI love you, too.\u201d She tried her best not to sound fourteen when she said it.<\/span><\/p>\n

There it was\u2014spoken to the universe. Like a corked bottle finally getting release. Lightning could strike her if it was untrue. But it was true. And a secret. Like the ones Frieda told her the house held. A secret that had been burning inside her since high school. It was in those years after Colin had grown out of a little boy playing pranks and into a young man who was hell-bent on spending his time challenging Claire to swim out to the first beacon. Although both wore the guise of feeling indifferent, inside she wanted him to want her as much as she wanted him. The mask was now off and it felt wonderful to say it out loud.<\/span><\/p>\n

He moved forward to kiss her again. This time slower, with a hundred percent more passion. His tongue fought to get at her. His chest heaved in and out, as he touched her breasts, straddling across the center console to do so.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cColin, are you going to be late?\u201d She backed away slightly, wiping her lips. \u201cNot that I\u2019m not enjoying this immensely and maybe hoping a little tiny bit,\u201d she held up two fingers, \u201cthat the flight will get canceled and we can return to the guesthouse. But I don\u2019t want you to miss this opportunity.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019re right.\u201d He adjusted his shirt from riding his neckline. \u201cWe\u2019re supposed to be in there now. Thanks again, Claire, for coming with me.\u201d He jumped out and ran to her side and escorted her to the tarmac.<\/span><\/p>\n

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ABOUT JULIEANN DOVE<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n

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Julieann lives in Virginia, where she loves collecting houseplants, sewing cute little quilts, and writing about messy love. She fell in love with reading at a young age, after following Nancy Drew in solving the mysteries of the world. This carries on today, as crime shows are among her favorite to watch. Well those and the Hallmark channel love stories and mysteries. Keeping busy with soon-to-be six children, she needs time to unwind!<\/span><\/p>\n

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