Just Like in the
Movies
By M.B.
Feeney
Editor: Elizabeth Lawrence/Sydney Kalnay
Cover designer: J. C. Clarke
Genre: Romance
Ava Jones has settled for a life
that she’s not sure she wants anymore, but won’t admit it. Her best friend,
Erica Davidson talks her into taking a break on the Isle of Wight. Her days on
the island are spent thinking things through, and arguing with Morgan whom she
hates on principal. Is it so wrong for her to want a life that follows the
script of a honest to God romance film?
Losing myself in the titles, covers,
and blurbs, I faintly heard footsteps behind me.
“Hey, can I help?”
I turned to face quite possibly the
most beautiful man I had ever seen. His light brown hair had been bleached by
the sun, and the bundle of messy curls made my fingers itch to tangle them
among the chaotic strands. The man’s hazel eyes regarded both me and the slim
book in my hand. His tall, lean figure was clad in skinny jeans, with an open,
oversized shirt over a t-shirt and well- worn biker boots. He looked a little
out- of-place among the surfer types I had noticed wandering around town.
“I’m just looking, thanks.” I
couldn’t help but blush when he gave a slight smirk at the sight of the Mills
& Boon book I held.
“If you’re after more . . . err . .
. books in that particular genre, there’s a wider selection over here.” He
indicated a bookcase to his left.
“This? Oh, no. This isn’t my type at
all. I was just moving it out of the way to get at the new James Patterson.”
He cocked an eyebrow and his smile
grew at my obvious lie. “Yeah, okay. I’ll leave you to . . . peruse.” He
chuckled to himself as he made his way back behind the counter.
I slammed the bright pink book down
so I could grab the James Patterson, the one I’d initially been after, and
walked over to pay. “I’ll take this one.” I thrust my card at him and waited
while he ran it through. I knew it was a simple misunderstanding, but it rubbed
me the wrong way. Why couldn’t I just accept that he thought I wanted the Mills
& Boon book? It was an easy mistake to make, I guess.
“Are you sure you don’t want the
other one, too? It seems a bit more . . . your style.” He looked me up and
down, taking in my denim shorts, skimpy vest top, and flip-flops.
His scrutiny made me nervous. I took
a deep breath and ran my fingers through my hair to calm myself. “What would
you know about my ‘style’?” I demanded, snatching the book out of his hand and
clutching it to me, almost as if it were a security blanket.
M. B. Feeney is an army brat
who finally settled down in Birmingham, UK with her other half, two kids and a
dog. Currently at university studying for her BA (Hons) in primary teaching,
she procrastinates on her assignments by listening to music of all genres and
trying to get ‘just one more paragraph’ written on whichever WIP is open. She
is also a serious doodler and chocoholic. Writing has been her one true love
ever since she could spell, and publishing is the final culmination of her hard
work and ambition.
Her publishing career began with two
novellas, and she currently has multiple projects under way whilst Honour, a
compilation of her own military based shorts, was released in November 2013 and
her short novel, The One That Got Away was released February 2015. Always
having something on the go can often lead to block which eventually gets
dissolved by good music and an even better book.
Her main reason for writing is
to not only give her readers enjoyment, but also to create a story and
characters that stay with readers long after the book is finished, and possibly
make someone stop and think “what if...”
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