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Authors: Melanie Marks
Note from Melanie Marks
I
hope you enjoyed HER KISS (Griffin).
There
will be more to Griffin’s story this
July,
2014.
The
book is called,
GRIFFIN
(It
may be out by the time you read this. So look for it!)
***
Note: If you haven’t read
HIS KISS
or
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS
yet, you may want to read them before you read
Griffin
. However, it is not at all
mandatory.
Just a suggestion.
(
HIS KISS
is Ally’s version of
HER
Kiss
, and
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS
is what happens right
after Griffin and Ally first start dating.)
***
If you want to read
more about
Summer
and Mason from this book, they are
in Melanie Marks’ new novel:
LOUDER THAN WORDS
When seventeen year old Summer Baker is stalked by her
obsessed ex-boyfriend she’s forced to ask for help from her secret
weapon—her “bad-boy” ex-friend, Mason … but that’s a lot of ex’s. Also,
Summer
’s not sure her heart can take re-connecting with
Mason. Mason who had once—no matter how brief of time—been her
“stepbrother.” Mason with his smokin’ hotness and lingering stare.
Still,
Summer
is forced to call on
him, and he comes to her rescue. Just like she knew he would. But the problem
is: Summer has always had a secret crush on Mason. But—whoa
!—
suddenly he’s looking at her all hungry and
longing-like. And he says all the right words to get her heart spazzing. It
almost has her thinking he craves her too. Almost. But let’s face it, actions
speak louder than words and Mason has put out zero action … unless you’re
talking about action with other girls. He’s put out plenty of that. Grrr! He
breaks girls’ hearts at lightening speed and has made-out with every hot girl
at their school … that is, every hot girl except
Summer
.
Because in Mason’s mind,
Summer
is off-limits. But
that bites.
(
Louder Than Words
is available now.)
email
:
Books By Melanie Marks:
FALL FOR ME
When Zoey’s long-time boyfriend, Finn, cheats on
her—kissing a girl he “just can’t resist”—he gives Zoey a “free
pass,” telling her she can kiss any guy she wants. Finn is so cocky and sure of
their relationship that the arrangement seems perfect. He’s not worried Zoey
will fall for another guy, and he’s itching to get rid of his feelings of
guilt.
But the thing is, Zoey
knows exactly
who
she wants to kiss—longs to
kiss—Finn’s best friend, Riley. But, she wants the kiss too much. She
knows that. So, she resists the “Free Pass.” Still, she’s pushed into it when
Finn loses a bet to Riley, and Riley wants his payment—a kiss from Zoey.
(
Fall Forever
and
Finn’s Fall
are books #2 and #3 of
Fall For Me
)
His Kiss
Ally’s world was totally on
track: the right boyfriend, the right school activities,
the
right plans. But then she is bribed into kissing the school “bad boy.” (Griffin
Piper.) Now nothing is right. Nothing! Because all she can think about is … His
Kiss.
High School Boys:
The book contains the story, More
Of His Kiss, which goes on with Griffin and Ally’s story right after they start
dating.
THE STRANGER INSIDE
by
Melanie Marks
Synopsis:
After her father’s mysterious death, seventeen-year-old Jodi Logan is
forced to move back in with her mother and stepfamily. This in itself tears at
Jodi. Her mother kicked her out two years earlier after discovering Jodi was
romantically involved with her stepbrother, Jeremy. To make matters worse,
there’s Jeremy himself. No matter how hard Jodi fights it, she’s still drawn to
him.
Adding to the suck-fest that is now her home life, lately Jodi has
time lapses she can’t account for, waking places she doesn’t remember going.
When she comes to one day and finds herself making out with a boy she’s never
met, Sawyer, Jodi learns she’s been living a double life as a girl named
Kenzie. But who is Kenzie? Jodi fears she’s going crazy—maybe developing
a split personality. But when she discovers the truth, it’s even worse.
Jodi is possessed by a ghost—a stranger inside her that
refuses to leave
.
When a girl from school is murdered Jodi doesn’t know
who
she can trust: her new friends? Sawyer? Jeremy?
Or the stranger inside?
An excerpt from
THE STRANGER INSIDE:
Sawyer handed me his toothbrush with the
paste already on it. He must have prepared it for Kenzie. The thought made my
stomach turn.
I shuddered and asked it again, “Sawyer, what
did I do?”
He breathed out a soft
laugh—sympathetic, yeah, but still slightly amused. “You were really …
entertaining.”
His lips quirked at the corners.
“You
danced while our band played. I had no idea you could dance like that—I
mean, it wasn’t ballet.” He laughed again. “
So
not ballet. And you sang with Jeremy.” He closed his eyes, leaning his head
back with a paled wince—not looking so amused anymore. “You and Jeremy—you
had a lot of fun.”
I clutched my stomach feeling sick. “Why
didn’t you stop me?”
Sawyer’s jaw muscles ticked. “I couldn’t. I
mean it. I had absolutely no control over Kenzie. She broke up with me, by the
way. She and Jeremy
are
a couple.”
I glared down at the ground.
Shoot me. Shoot me now.
“I didn’t kiss
him, did I?”
Sawyer’s eyebrows went up. “Jodi, you were
all over him—he had to like, fight you off.”
I groaned. “Next
time don’t
let me go near Jeremy—take me away.”
Sawyer shook his head. He ran a hand over his
face. “Jodi, you don’t get it. I don’t have any control over Kenzie. None. She
does what she wants. She doesn’t listen to me.”
Another excerpt from
THE STRANGER INSIDE:
Jeremy leaned his head back against the wall,
looking tired. Exhausted. Yet he’d stayed up with Kenzie, took care of her with
gentle attention.
I watched him close his eyes, then I got
brave enough to ask, “You like Kenzie a lot, huh?”
“Well,” he kept his eyes shut, but a lazy
smile crept across his lips, “She’s really good looking.”
I blushed, happy at his answer.
Too happy.
Using the sink for support, I rose to my feet. “I
don’t suppose you’d tell me what we did tonight,” I said as I looked at my
frightful image in the mirror.
Jeremy stayed leaning against the bathroom
wall, making no move to get off the floor. Or answer me.
I shivered.
“Could you do me a favor?” Really, I had
a bunch of favors I wanted to ask him—the main being, could he stay away
from Kenzie. But I couldn’t bring myself to actually ask it aloud. Instead I
said, “Could you not let Kenzie drink?
I mean, this is my
body.”
Jeremy gave a small smile at that. “I’ll
try.”
I got out Sawyer’s toothbrush, and brushed,
and re-brushed my teeth, trying to get the awful taste out of my mouth. Jeremy
sat on the floor watching me, and I wondered if he remembered that he brushed
my teeth for me before. In eighth grade, I’d broken my arm when I accidently
rode my bike into a ditch. The next morning, I was sore all over and couldn’t
use my right arm. So Jeremy got me ready for school that day.
He’d washed my hair, brushed my teeth, and
helped me get dressed. He even chose the clothes for me to wear. The memory
made me laugh, and then cry. Still, he just sat on the floor, watching me. I
think he knew all the strange, mixed up feelings he stirred in me. I think
maybe I stirred the same confused feelings in him.
The Stranger Inside is available now
BOOKS By Melanie Marks:
The Dating Deal
Louder Than Words
The Stranger Inside
Griffin
His Kiss
High School Boys
(High School Boys contains book
#2 of His Kiss)
Fall For Me
Fall Forever
(Fall For Me #2)
Finn’s
Fall
(
Fall For Me #3)
I Remember You
Always Hers
My Mushy Middle
School Heart
Slumber Party Wars
Best Friend Wars
#Wars
Fake Boyfriend Wars
Don’t Make Me Read
Your Mind, Matt
(Actually,
there’s more)
email
:
THE DATING DEAL
“Come
with me to the dance. Caitlin and I just broke up.
I need a
date
,
you need a date
. Let’s just … date. This
isn’t a noble gesture or anything. I don’t do stuff like that. It’s a deal.
We’re making a deal.”
—Trent Ryan.
Megan Turner thought her hard-drive was
cleared before she sold her computer in a local online auction, but it wasn’t.
Her journal was recoverable, and now it is in the hands of someone she really
doesn’t want to read it—the boy she’s had a crush on for years.
Melanie Marks was born and raised
in California. She is married to a naval nuclear submarine officer and blessed
with three amazingly terrific kids.
Melanie has had over sixty stories
published in magazines such as
Highlights
and
Teen Magazine
as well as in
various anthologies, many being
Chicken
Soup for the Soul
books. She’s had nine children’s books published and twelve
teen novels,
THE DATING DEAL; I REMEMBER
YOU; HIGH SCHOOL BOYS; THE STRANGER INSIDE
;
WHEN KYLE CAME BACK; HIS KISS; HER KISS; FALL FOR ME; FALL FOREVER;
FINN’S FALL; LOUDER THAN WORDS;
and
A
DEMON’S KISS.
More teen novels are forthcoming this summer, 2014.
Melanie enjoys reading in the
bathtub, writing in bed, and living in a house longer than two years. Visit her
website at
http://www.byMelanieMarks.com
or email her:
[email protected]
