Title: Back to Yesterday
Series: Bleeding Hearts #2
Author: Whitney Barbetti
Release Date: Oct 20, 2016
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Synopsis:
The distance from Colorado to Maine is not far enough to escape the memories.
The time I've been away is not long enough to heal the pain.
I left Colorado, determined to discover who I am outside of my grief, but I fell apart along the way.
I'm lost again.
When Jude follows me, I can't turn him away. But I can't let him in, either.
Not all the way.
I know when he finds out my secret, the one I keep hidden in the darkest part of my heart, he’ll leave
me.
Alone.
Like I was before.
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Excerpt:
“Are you okay?”
He laughed, but it was without humor. He dropped his head and stared at his plate as I had minutes
earlier. “Am I okay?” Shaking his head, he said, “No, I’m not fucking okay.” He pushed away from the
table hard enough that the screech of the chair across the wooden floor startled me. Jude was always so
steady, and while he wasn’t necessarily predictable, he wasn’t prone to outbursts of anger like this. He
picked up his plate and walked to the sink and I stared at his back, willing him to talk to me. But I
couldn’t ask that of him.
Picking up my plate, I debated what to do. It was surreal almost, being in Jude’s apartment but not
touching him the way I wanted to. Finally, I joined him at the sink as he worked a sponge into a lather
and swiped it across his plate. “Let me do it,” I said softly, reaching a hand in to take the sponge from
him.
He let go of the plate and clasped my forearm as I reached into the sink. His touch was gentle as he
turned my wrist over and rubbed a thumb slowly across the length of my vein, visible through my
translucent skin. I could only hold my breath as he touched me like this, like he was memorizing the blue
lines that ran the length of my forearm. His hands were warm, searching, and I realized that I’d been
yearning for this, for the simple act of him touching my skin like it was delicate. His fingers moved down,
and my closed fist opened to give him access to my palm, where he traced the lines in my hands. It was
so intimate, even in its simplicity, that all I could do was watch him as he examined my hands. “I’ve
missed you,” he said in a voice that was just short of a whisper. My heart turned over as he bent my
fingers gently back into my fist and rubbed his soapy fingers over the knuckles.
When he let go of my hand and turned away from me, I felt goose bumps ignite across my skin. All I
wanted was for him to keep touching me, but I’d hurt him. And he’d hurt me.
We had miles of pain between the two of us, and even though we were no longer miles apart, that pain
existed between us like another person, holding both of us back.
“I missed you too,” I said too late, when I’d caught my breath again.
“Please,” he pleaded as he rinsed the plate in his hands. “I can’t hear you say that right now.”
Nodding, I backed away. I understood. This wasn’t the time or place, and we were little more than
strangers right now. I was a new Trista, someone he had never known.
Likely, someone he didn’t want to know.
Author Info:
I am a wife to one and a mom to two humans and one cat. I have a deep and abiding love for nachos -
especially the kind with the liquid cheese, like from Taco Bell (sorry). I run on less than four hours of
sleep thanks to copious amounts of Diet Coke. (Note: this paragraph is not sponsored by anyone except
my hungry stomach.)
As a Navy brat, I grew up all over the country, from California, up the east coast from Florida to New
England and Colorado. I currently live in Idaho, where we have lots of potatoes and windmills.
I write character-driven New Adult novels, heavy on the emotional connection. I LOVE love. I love
writing about broken characters who find their soul mates.
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REVIEW:
Back To Yesterday has become one of my favorite reads of this year. I Loved this beautifully written story. This book had emotions, love, feelings and beautiful love story.
I Would Highly Recommend all the readers to pick up this amazing book and devour it <3
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