U-Turn
Highway 17 Series Book Two
By Leaona Luxx
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: May 22, 2017
Cover Model: KK Raines
Cover Designer by: TE Black Designs
“I just want to
say WOW. Just WOW. I seriously hated Ava. No redeeming qualities whatsoever in
Changing Lanes and now she is one of my favorite people and i was rooting for
her. I DID NOT see that U-turn (brillliant). I love your writing. And i love
how when I read your books I get to know all characters. Not just one or two.
Bravo!!! Great great job!!”
“This book!
Goodness woman! Your characters are so real. You managed to make me hate Ava in
Changing Lanes and love her...even at her worst...in U-Turn. And Riley! There
were times I wanted to rip his heart out. Thank you for giving me this
privilege! You are one damn good storyteller!”
TROUBLE.
That’s all she is and all she’ll ever be.
What in the hell was I thinking getting involved with her?
Everyone knows her reputation precedes her.
But I’ll be damned if I don’t like it.
Hurricane Ava crashes to shore wreaking havoc, the beautiful disaster she is.
And I love it.
What’s worse, she does too.
So, why am I in love with her? Because, she loves me.
She just doesn’t know it yet.
I find myself
halfway home when I do a U-turn. I hit the gas, speeding toward Myrtle Beach.
My tears fall once again as I think of him leaving and I’m not the last person
he sees. I need to be the last thing he sees. The fissure my heart has suffered
begins to quake as I pray I make it back to him.
I park at the
airport entrance, racing through every checkpoint I can before actually
yelling, “He’s leaving. I have to tell him I love him.” The airport officials
have mercy on me when I explain he’s a soldier and I’m crazy for him. “He may
not make it back, he’s deploying.”
Pointed in the
right direction, I sprint to his departure gate. His family standing close by
the window, I know then he’s already boarded. I push past several onlookers to
the wide expanse of glass standing between us.
I search,
switching between his family and the plane, to gauge where he will be. My chest
constricts as I get a glimpse of him for the first time in fatigues. He’s
breathtaking. As my pride swells, I lay my hand on the window, reaching for
him.
I begin to lose
hope when his eyes suddenly dart to me. A smile growing on his face as I fight
to dry mine. The plane begins to roll, and I follow it, never moving my hand
from the clear barrier. When Riley raises his hand, pressing it against the
glass, I fall to my knees.
My eyes never
leave his face nor does my hand break our connection. I stay there as he taxi’s
down the runway and lifts off. Leaving me. I push against the glass with both
hands, hoping beyond all things I could break it and run after him.
I sit against
the window, clutching my chest as if my heart has fallen from it until Walker
picks me up from the floor. He carries me from the building, my life in ashes.
Walker sits with me until I regain some semblance of composure. I’m not ever
far from plummeting over the edge again.
Leaona, also known as Lea, lives with her husband, cat and two dogs near Myrtle Beach. She was born and raised in WV by her parents whom she adores before attending Marshall University. A small business owner and mother of three, she enjoys Carolina Panthers and Marshall University Football, reading, writing, gardening, crafts, NASCAR, TWD, hot rods, and surf fishing.
Leaona was inspired to write while she raised her family, never dreaming one day, she would be published. While loving all genres of books, Lea writes contemporary romance stories that are not your everyday love stories. Gritty and true to life, she draws from her life and loves to create her characters.
Leaona's debut novel will release June 7, 2016. Cherry Grove is the first in The Cove Series. She’s your everyday girl and lives to connect with her fans via social media. Leaona also doesn't mind dishing about her favorite authors and their books. Beach, life, and love.
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