{Book Blitz} Take Me On by Katie McGarry

Take Me On by Katie McGarry

Date Published: 05/27/14Series: Pushing the Limits, #4

Publisher: Harlequin Teen

Summary from Goodreads:

Acclaimed author Katie McGarry returns with the knockout new story of two high school seniors who are about to learn what winning really means.

Champion kickboxer Haley swore she'd never set foot in the ring again after one tragic night. But then the guy she can't stop thinking about accepts a mixed martial arts fight in her honor. Suddenly, Haley has to train West Young. All attitude, West is everything Haley promised herself she'd stay away from. Yet he won't last five seconds in the ring without her help.

West is keeping a big secret from Haley. About who he
really is. But helping her-fighting for her-is a shot at redemption. Especially since it's his fault his family is falling apart. He can't change the past, but maybe he can change Haley's future.

Hayley and West have agreed to keep their relationship strictly in the ring. But as an unexpected bond forms between them and attraction mocks their best intentions, they'll face their darkest fears and discover love is worth fighting for.

Bonus novella included: Crossing the Line.

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Excerpt from West’s Point of View

   “Okay. All right. This can be managed. It can. I can manage this,” says Haley. “This is entirely under my control. I can own this situation.”

   “I don’t need to be managed.”

   Haley tosses me an are-you-for-real gaze and her hair tumbles over her shoulder. It’s shiny and I bet if I ran my fingers through it, the strands would feel like silk. I like hair like that. I like kissing girls who have hair like that. My eyes flash to her lips and the memory of her stepping into me on Friday night sizzles in my mind: the walking, talking inferno. Kissing Haley would be a thrill ride experience.

   “West?” Haley motions near her eyes. “Attention here, please?”

   “I wasn’t checking out your curves.” Though now that it’s mentioned…

   “Go there and I swear to God you’ll have to check ‘other’ when asked if you’re male or female.”

   I chuckle and rest my palm against the cool cinder block wall, crowding her. Haley shifts and practically shrinks into the corner. She’s shorter than me, but not by much. I’d say she was afraid, but the way she studies my biceps tells me differently.

   “Haley?” She refocuses on my face. “Eyes up here please.”

   Gaped. Open. Mouth. “Okay, look. Me and you. We’ve got problems.”

   I agree. She wants to kiss me. I want her body underneath mine. Nothing a dark room and a bed couldn’t solve. “What are you doing after school?”

   “What? No. Don’t tell me. I don’t care. Back to problems. Those guys that jumped us on Friday?”

   My hand slips off the wall and I straighten. “Yeah?”

   “They go to school here and I’m not exactly their best friend.”

Except from Haley’s Point of View:

   “Talk to me,” he says again. “Uncensored.”

   I suck in air and I’m immersed in West’s heady scent. “What do I talk about?”

   “You can admit I go too fast, but at the same time you don’t want to stop.” West slides his hand along the curve of my waist, then slips one fingertip past the fabric of my jeans near my hip. Electricity jolts my body and I move with the thrilling shock. While I love the sensation, it also terrifies me.

   “Nope. Gotta say it, not think it.”

   “I like kissing you.” More than like. I love it. I crave it. I dream of it at night and wake up frustrated when I find myself alone in a cold bed.

   West sinks lower and skims his hand along my thigh. “Just the kissing? You’re not a fan of this?” And he mimics the delicious movement.

   I melt into him. “I’m a fan.”

   West leans down, his breath hot on my ear. “And this?”

   Suburb, divine goose bumps. “Superfan.”

   “And the kisses along your neck?” he murmurs.

   I wiggle against him, wishing he would. “Love those.”

   His hands snake around me and his strong palms glide along my spine while he blows warm air along my neck. I turn my head, exposing more of the skin there, silently begging.

   “What do you want? No more staying locked inside your head. You have to tell me.”

   “Kiss me.”

Here are two exclusive teaser excerpts from Breaking the Rules.

From Noah’s Point of View

I love how Echo molds her body around mine: head on my shoulder, her hair teasing my neck, her arms winding around my chest. I hug her and revel in her warmth.

From Echo’s Point of View

   Noah leans into my touch, and I love that I have that effect on him. I lick my lips, half hoping he 

kisses me—half wondering what would happen if he did.

About the Author

KATIE MCGARRY was a teenager during the age of grunge and boy bands and remembers those years as the best and worst of her life. She is a lover of music, happy endings, and reality television, and is a secret University of Kentucky basketball fan.

Katie would love to hear from her readers. Contact her via her website, katielmcgarry.com, follow her on Twitter @KatieMcGarry, or become a fan on Facebook and Goodreads.

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