Title: The
Thirty-Eight Series box set
Author: Len Webster
Release Date: Oct 13,
2015
SYNOPSIS
Nolan Parker and Clara Lawrence never saw eye to eye. In
fact, if you asked Clara she would tell you that Nolan hated everything about
her. They never shared any form of connection beside Alex Lawrence.
She was Alex’s bratty sister and he was Alex’s best friend,
they never stood a chance.
That was until the very moment Clara opens her front door to
find Noel at her doorstep.
Falling in love with each other was the last thing either of
them expected.
But then it happened.
And sometimes, you just have to love for all your days and
all your reasons.
EXCERPT
Little by
little he hoped somehow she’d let him in. The way the rising sun hit her skin
and her messy curls had him remembering the times he woke up with her in his
arms. The way the light radiated from her as she slept was a memory he
reflected upon frequently. What he didn’t like was the way Liam’s hoodie kept
her warm from the morning chill. The sudden urge to lift that hoodie off her
was animalistic. Noel watched as a shy smile appeared on Clara’s beautiful
face.
God, I miss that smile.
“Okay,” she breathed out.
Noel stared at Clara as she tucked her hair behind her ear
and smiled again.
“Okay?” he asked, unbelievably.
Clara had moved the cup from one hand to the other before
she looked up at him. Those big brown eyes still had their way with him. “We’ll
have the sunrise together, Noel...”
His breath caught in his throat and a need to throw his arms
around her strengthened. He just needed her in his life again.
“But only in the most platonic of ways.”
For now, it would
be enough. He knew she wouldn’t be willing to offer more, not just yet. He’d
find a way for them both to have more.
“Right, you and me, platonic. Got it.” He winked. Noel
stepped around Clara, ensuring his hand brushed against hers. Clara tensed at
his touch.
There’s no way I’m going to let us stay platonic. It’s
impossible.
Noel walked across the porch and sat on the step that led
down to the paved path. He set his ceramic mug down next to him as he watched
the sun rise above the tall trees. He didn’t hear a sound behind him, and he
feared she had snuck back inside. Noel turned to see Clara staring at her cup
with that little frown.
“Thought we were watching the sunrise together, Clara?”
She glanced up and her frown disappeared. Instead, a sweet
smile replaced it.
“We are,” she said. Clara wrapped both hands around the mug,
walked over to the step, and sat next to him, her body close. The temptation to
wrap his arm around her filled his system. If it had been different, he
imagined Clara resting her head on his shoulder and telling him that he was
what she needed.
Clara brought the mug to her lips and sipped on the tea. She
didn’t say anything to him as she continued to watch the sun start to climb.
The way she looked at the sky with such wonder reminded him of the first time
he watched her make cupcakes. The inspired expression on her face was truly
beautiful.
“Noel.” She breathed out his name, and her eyes met his. He
noticed a slight pink colour tint her cheeks. Clara placed her cup between them
and squinted at him. “Stop staring at me. The sun is that way.” She pointed out
with a raised eyebrow.
Noel let out a chuckle and watched as Clara’s hair untangled
from behind her ear. Leaning forward, he brushed her loose lock out of her face
and tucked it behind her ear again. Clara’s eyes widened. Noel settled the palm
of his hand on her right cheek. The contact of his skin on her warm cheek had
his heart clenching.
This moment is ours.
Noel looked straight in Clara’s eyes. He expected her to
pull away, but all she did was stare at him. At that moment, he was very aware
of how much he loved her.
“You’re my sun, Clara. When I see you, I am always drawn to
you. And when you go away, you take my heart with you.” All he had was the
truth to give, and with such circumstances against them, the truth was all that
mattered.
Len Webster is a romance-loving Melburnian with dreams of
finding her version of ‘The One.’ But until that moment happens, she writes.
Having just graduated with her BBusCom from Monash University, Len is now busy
writing her next romance about how a boy met a girl, and how they fell
completely and hopelessly in love.
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