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One Night in Close
Exposure by Ashley C. Harris
The highly awaited follow up (and final book in
the series) to Ashley C. Harris’ ONE NIGHT IN HEATED SNAPSHOTS.
Series: Snapshots #2
Genre: New Adult Romance
Release Date: February 23, 2015
Publisher: Self-Published
Print Length: 89 pages
Format: Digital
Purchase: Amazon | Barnes & Noble
Synopsis: Beth, in another life, was a top
student and had nothing but visions of a successful career in her head. That
was until one night with Sterling Johnson, the sexy and deceitful swim champion
next door, who changed her entire future. Now, because of that night from her
past, Beth’s path as a photographer is forever changed. Gone is the young women
she used to be as she struggles to keep a secret hidden.
Sterling Johnson, on the other hand, has quickly become
America’s favorite Olympic athlete. Constantly followed and stalked by the
press and the father he has turned his back on, Sterling craves someone who
isn’t interested in his celebrity.
When a publicity stunt takes him back to a wild college
campus and Beth, who turns out to be the media photographer assigned to his
story, the flame he thought was dead rekindles. Will Beth prove to be the only
girl not interested in his celebrity status? Or are her own twisted secrets and
lies about to bring both their worlds down?
Enjoy this excerpt!
Enjoy this excerpt!
· “So,”
his voice cracked with a fraction of compassion, “you want me to help your
friend, is that what you’re making a spectacle about right now?” he asked as
she felt her face getting more and more red. A spectacle?
She took another deep
breath as she stared at part of her team approaching the ropes and security
asked Sterling if they should be let in too. He said no, as he and Beth stood
close in the smoldering sun.
“I want you to not punish a decent guy. Do you still have
it in you to be decent, Sterling?” He paused, and they shared a long look as he
finally breathed. “Fine.” “Fine?” she asked, wondering more and more if he had
sent those pictures to her. God, who are
you really? she wanted to ask.
“I’ll make the phone call to get Ari reinstated on one
condition.”
“What’s that?” she asked as he took another step closer
and made the inside of her pulse want to explode.
“I want the slate wiped clean between us.”
“Wiped clean?”
“Clearly you’re still holding a grudge. I’m asking you to
forget our past so we can work well together the rest of the day.” That was a
little hard to do considering what he didn’t know, but if he was asking this,
then was it possible that maybe he wasn’t the one sending those photos? Maybe
he really didn’t want this experience to be awkward or terrible. The question is, if not Sterling, then who? Beth
wondered as she tried to play investigator instead of photographer.
“Fine.”
Then, as he raised his phone to call his lawyer, she saw
it, theSiren app was loading, and her heart shattered. This was all some kind
of sick game celebrities must play on normal people. This was why his father
had told her to keep Sterling away until his swimming career was done. Until
this hyper version of him was over. He was sending the pictures!
“What the hell is wrong with you?” And then she saw their
picture flash on his phone as he gave her a questioning look.
“What’s this?” He looked confused as he noticed the
picture on his phone, and just as she was about to go absolutely ballistic on
him, there was the piercing sound of a gunshot, stopping her heart.
Everything was suddenly a slow moving blur as Sterling,
who was rigid and guarded before, was diving around Beth now. All the animosity
and weird energy between them was gone as their bodies collided and he was
shielding and taking her down. His skin was warm, strong, and protective.
Nothing was making sense.
His security team was
diving around them too—well, around Sterling, whose arms were around Beth as they
hit the ground. People were screaming and students beyond the ropes were
going crazy as they
still managed to snap phone pics. Unbelievable ... yet, in a sick way, if Beth
had been a bystander she would have been just as bad.
So many bodies were pushing Beth and Sterling hard to the
floor, her heart was racing like it was about to stop. Oh my God! A gun went off! Has someone been shot? Has Sterling? As
he held her tight and she felt all his weight on her, their eyes locked on each
other and they became so close that for a moment there was no celebrity, or
Olympics, or media photography ambitions, or regretful feelings between them
from the past, just a recognizing of something deeper. That truly, for whatever
reason, they did care about each other.
Then the world around them sped back up as an alarm on
campus was blasting and Sterling was pulling Beth up the next instant as he
shielded her body so only his back was exposed as he half lifted and half
pushed her into his limo. Then the vehicle was talking off.
To celebrate the release of ONE NIGHT IN CLOSE EXPOSURE, Ashley’s giving away a gift card to Amazon or Barnes and Noble (winner’s choice) worth $10! Enter below!
ONE NIGHT IN HEATED SNAPSHOTS, Book One in the Heated
Snapshots series, is currently free on Amazon! Grab your copy now!
About Ashley C. Harris:
Author and film director Ashley C. Harris resides in Florida. Ashley was first recognized for her edgy writing and unique film work when she wrote and directed the teenage film Lines. Lines was the first feature film in the world captured using only Mac Laptops.
Author and film director Ashley C. Harris resides in Florida. Ashley was first recognized for her edgy writing and unique film work when she wrote and directed the teenage film Lines. Lines was the first feature film in the world captured using only Mac Laptops.
In 2013 Ashley teamed up with Barclay Publicity to release
the first title in a new young adult series Shock Me. Ashley then went on to
release the first of a new NA series, One Night in Heated Snapshots, that
quickly reached Amazon's Best Selling top ten list for sports romances.
When she is not dreaming up new books and working on film
sets, she loves to spend time with her friends and family.
Keep a close watch for Ashley's newest young adult books
releases!
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