Welcome
to Day 2 of Science Geek Appreciation Week with Author Kelly Oram! If you
missed yesterday's post about The Avery Shaw Experiment, you can check it out HERE. And don't forget
to stop by the Facebook party for all kinds of extra bonus material, games and
giveaways. There's a new giveaway every day. CLICK HERE TO PARTY!
Now...
On to the cover reveal for The Libby Garrett Intervention!
The
Spanish Fork High Science Squad is back in this hilarious and heartwarming
companion novel to The Avery Shaw Experiment.
Libby Garrett is addicted to Owen
Jackson's hot lovin'. But the sexy, popular college basketball player doesn't
appreciate all of Libby's awesomeness. He refuses to be exclusive or even admit
to people that they're dating. The relationship is ruining Libby and she's the
only one who can't see it.
When Libby's behavior spirals
completely out of control, her best friend Avery Shaw and the rest of the
Science Squad stage an intervention hoping to cure Libby of her harmful Owen
addiction. They put her through her very own Twelve Step program—Owen's
Anonymous—and recruit the help of a sexy, broody, hard-as-nails coffee man to
be her official sponsor.
...
Adam Koepp has watched Libby
Garrett for years. How could he not notice the sassy girl with the purple
skateboard and helmet plastered with cat stickers? But in all the years he's
crushed on her, Libby has failed to take notice of him. Why would she when he
was just a nobody high school drop out who served her apple cider several times
a week? Especially when she was hooking up with a guy like Owen Jackson—a guy
with a college scholarship and more abs than Kyle Hamilton.
Adam finally gets the chance to
meet Libby when his co-worker Avery Shaw recruits him to take Libby on the
journey of a lifetime. With his ability to play Bad Cop and his experience with
the Twelve Step program he's the perfect candidate to be Libby's sponsor. But
will he be able to keep his personal feelings out of the matter and really help
her the way she needs? And will Libby hate him when he forces her to take an
honest look at herself?
Teasers
Libby
Avery sighed. “This isn’t an attack, Libby, it’s an
intervention.”
My head snapped Avery’s direction. “Homegirl
says what?”
Avery smiled again, but this time it was full of
determination. “You have a problem, Libby. We’ve all come here tonight because
we love you and we’re worried about you.”
“Okay, someone definitely cooked up something special
in the chem lab or something. You’ve all officially gone mental. I’m not on
drugs.”
Avery shook her head. “But your relationship with Owen
is just as destructive.”
I’d heard enough. “An intervention?” They were
comparing me to a drug addict and saying Owen was my crack? “I came here to apologize
to all of you and this is what I get?” I jumped to my feet. “This is such equus
ferus feces!”
I bolted for the door
and got about three steps before Adam intercepted me, blocking the way like a
lean, tattoo-covered wall of attitude. He stood in a typical bouncer’s stance
with his feet shoulder width apart and his arms folded across his chest. Though
he wasn’t particularly tall or bulky, he was still
intimidating. I glared up at him. “And you’re a gluteus maximus!”
Adam’s face pulled into a frown and he looked to the
group to translate. Aiden grinned. “That’s Libby speak for ‘This is horse shit’
and ‘You’re an ass’.”
Adam brought his gaze back to me, and I kept up my
glare, refusing to take it back. I waited for him to flip out on me, but was
shocked when his lips twitched as if he was fighting a smile. I had to be
wrong, though, because there was no way this jerk had a sense of humor. “Get
out of my way.”
He face hardened again. “You sit that luscious little gluteus
maximus of yours back down on that couch right now,” he said, “or I’ll put
it there myself.”
It really does not happen often, but I was rendered
completely speechless. I was also unable to move, save the way my eyes tripled
in size as I gawked at him. He gave me a dry look and added, “Capisce, Cider
Chick?”
Adam
When I looked at Libby, she shrugged as though she was
as helpless in this situation as I was. “Help me, Coffee-Wan Kenobi. You’re my
only hope.”
It was so Libby.
“Okay.” I prayed I wasn’t making a huge mistake.
Kate and Avery both squealed and pounced on me, giving
me hugs. I was still wary, but their energy was contagious and I cracked a
smile.
“Thank you, Adam,” Avery said. “You really, really are
the best. Is there any chance you could get started tomorrow? Libby managed to
say no to Owen tonight, but if we don’t help keep her distracted tomorrow,
she’s going to end up in his very expensive hotel suite tomorrow night.”
And just like that, all my reservations about this
disappeared. I was all in, and failure was not an option. Libby was never going
to end up in that jerk’s bed ever again if I could help it. “Tomorrow’s as good
a day as any. I’m off work at two.”
Libby was already at
the door trying to escape, but she stopped before turning the knob. “Actually, I need you ready to go at seven
thirty in the morning. Avery already cleared it with your boss. He was more
than happy to take your shift. He said he’s been trying to get you to take a
vacation day for months.”
My head reared back. “You cleared my schedule tomorrow?”
Libby looked me right in the eyes and grinned
wickedly. The smile did something to my insides. “You’re mine tomorrow,
Coffee Man,” she purred jokingly.
I stopped breathing. Hers. Yes. Yes I was.
Heaven help me, but I was hers. This was so bad. If I wasn’t careful Libby
Garrett was going to break me. I had to take control of this situation fast. I
don’t know what kind of look I had on my face when I stalked across the room
toward her, but her eyes widened and she backed up until she bumped into the door.
“You’ve got that all
wrong,” I said, placing my hand on the door beside her head, trapping her in
front of me. I’d meant to intimidate her a little, but when she sucked in a
breath and shivered, I lost control again. I leaned in a little too close and
my next words accidentally came out in a possessive growl. “Starting tomorrow,
Cider Chick, you are mine.”
Coming October 24th!
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This
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in love with her right now for only a dollar?
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through Friday.
Kelly
wrote her first novel at age fifteen--a fan fiction about her favorite music
group, The Backstreet Boys, for which her family and friends still tease her.
She's obsessed with reading, talks way too much, and likes to eat frosting by
the spoonful. She lives outside of Phoenix, Arizona with her husband, four
children, and her cat, Mr. Darcy.
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