Title: Orion
Across My Sky
Author: Rosa
Sophia
Genre: YA Romance
Blurb:
Tammy Pendleton thinks she’s broken beyond
repair. Sheltered by her parents, a victim of sexual abuse, she wants to escape
but doesn’t know how. Until her cousin Clara leads her away from the Pendleton
estate, and into Clearwater.
Orion Bennett is a motor-head who works at Pete’s Service Station. At nineteen,
he is battling depression. But he’s also suffering with trigeminal
neuralgia—the suicide disease—and he’s desperate to escape the pain.
When Tammy wanders into the shop one day, she finds herself strangely comforted
by the scents and sounds of the garage. Although the pain they suffer is very
different, they discover comfort and understanding in one another. The
companionship they share has the power to heal. The question is, will they let
it?
Author Bio:
Rosa Sophia is
an editorial consultant, holds a degree in Automotive Technology, and enjoys
running, hiking, collecting comic books, and traveling. She currently resides
in South Florida.
Author Links:
www.authorrosasophia.com
Author Links:
www.authorrosasophia.com
Tammy was quiet for a long time until she stopped and looked up
at the sky.
“You know, lately, I think about you like you’re part of it,”
she whispered.
“Part of what?” He tugged her near him as the sun began to set.
They were alone on this road, soft yellow light emanating from the windows of
houses around them.
“Part of the sky.” She reached up as if to touch his face, then
seemed to think better of it. “I read somewhere once that people are part of
the stars, that we come from somewhere up there, and when we die, we become
stars again.”
“Sounds like a science fiction novel.”
Her expression was blank, and it worried him. He remembered what
Clara had told him about Tammy’s breakdown, the way she’d thrown herself into
the closet. He’d learned about the attic, how Clara and Tammy had hidden in the
dark from Harris Pendleton. How they’d grown accustomed to being in the
shadows, the cobwebs. It seemed that Tammy had been thrust into the world
beyond the attic without much preamble. She hadn’t been prepared, and she
wasn’t ready now. Looking at her, she seemed empty for a moment, and the void
in her gaze made him uneasy. But then, her eyes brimmed with unshed tears, and
he cupped her face in his hands.
“What’s wrong?” he asked.
“You’re my Orion from the sky.”
She pressed herself against him. Her lips were cold and chapped,
but he moistened them gently, kissing her the way he’d wanted to for weeks. And
this time, because of the injection, he was able to feel her lips against his
without pain. There were no shocks, no invisible knives slicing his flesh—just
her soft warmth against him.
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