Title:
Strings
Strings
Author: Dawn
L. Chiletz
L. Chiletz
Genre:
Contemporary Romance/Suspense/Lite Humor
Contemporary Romance/Suspense/Lite Humor
Release Date: March
6, 2020
6, 2020
When Natalia Pearson changes her identity and boards a plane for her new job, she
swears she’s leaving her past and all the drama that comes with it behind her.
swears she’s leaving her past and all the drama that comes with it behind her.
That is… until she chooses between
two empty plane seats and ends up right in the middle of Sebastian Corronov’s messy
life.
Agreeing to fake a relationship
with a stranger for a few hours doesn’t seem like too much to ask for someone who’s trying to
be a better person. But when their paths cross again, that temporary agreement becomes a
much longer, sexier, and more spirited commitment. One she may like more than she cares to
admit.
with a stranger for a few hours doesn’t seem like too much to ask for someone who’s trying to
be a better person. But when their paths cross again, that temporary agreement becomes a
much longer, sexier, and more spirited commitment. One she may like more than she cares to
admit.
We’re all attached to
something. Some strings are invisible – until they’re not.
something. Some strings are invisible – until they’re not.
Bella motions two fingers
from her eyes to me to let me know she’s watching me. It almost makes me snort-laugh.
Watch me, bitch. Watch me all you want. Now that I’m looking right at her, I realize she
reminds me of a girl back home who always acted like she was better than everyone else. I feel
myself grimacing. She’s a rich girl who thinks she can have whatever she wants. I start to
genuinely feel sorry for Sebastian. He seems like he’s being honest and she’s got coo-coo
written on her face. So, I decide to do the only thing I can think of. I take his hand in mine and
hold it on the armrest between us. Then I smile at her as I raise my voice. “Oh, Sebastian,
darling, it’s not your fault. Some people are just crazy.”
from her eyes to me to let me know she’s watching me. It almost makes me snort-laugh.
Watch me, bitch. Watch me all you want. Now that I’m looking right at her, I realize she
reminds me of a girl back home who always acted like she was better than everyone else. I feel
myself grimacing. She’s a rich girl who thinks she can have whatever she wants. I start to
genuinely feel sorry for Sebastian. He seems like he’s being honest and she’s got coo-coo
written on her face. So, I decide to do the only thing I can think of. I take his hand in mine and
hold it on the armrest between us. Then I smile at her as I raise my voice. “Oh, Sebastian,
darling, it’s not your fault. Some people are just crazy.”
I face forward in my seat and
place our entwined hands on my thigh, knowing Bella is watching. “It’s only a couple of hours.
I’ve got you,” I whisper, leaning toward him.
place our entwined hands on my thigh, knowing Bella is watching. “It’s only a couple of hours.
I’ve got you,” I whisper, leaning toward him.
“Really? You are solid gold.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart. I’ll never forget this.”
Thank you from the bottom of my heart. I’ll never forget this.”
“You’re lucky I have a big
heart, Bash.”
heart, Bash.”
“Bash?”
“I’ll call you whatever I want
and you’ll like it.”
and you’ll like it.”
He smiles and my heart feels
odd. Can helping someone actually make you feel good?
odd. Can helping someone actually make you feel good?
“Do you think perhaps I could
know your name? I mean, we’re holding hands and you are my girlfriend for the next few
hours.”
know your name? I mean, we’re holding hands and you are my girlfriend for the next few
hours.”
“S…” I stop myself. Shit, I
almost gave him my old name. “Natalia… Natalia Pearson. My friends call me Nat.” It feels odd
as it leaves my mouth. The truth is I have no real friends and I’ve never told a soul my new
name before, unless you count Joey the Juggler when he forged all my new
documents.
“And you’re okay with that?”
he asks.
he asks.
“What?” I question,
wondering if I spoke my thoughts out loud.
wondering if I spoke my thoughts out loud.
“You’re okay that your friends
refer to you as a cumbersome insect that flies in swarms and bites
people?”
refer to you as a cumbersome insect that flies in swarms and bites
people?”
“Cumbersome? Grand? Solid
gold? Who talks like that? What are you, sixty? And no, it’s not G-N-A-T like the bug. It’s Nat.
It’s cute, like a cool chick you want to drink beers and play pool
with.”
gold? Who talks like that? What are you, sixty? And no, it’s not G-N-A-T like the bug. It’s Nat.
It’s cute, like a cool chick you want to drink beers and play pool
with.”
He scrunches his face and
shakes his head. “I refuse to call you Nat. You’re too sweet to be a
bug.”
shakes his head. “I refuse to call you Nat. You’re too sweet to be a
bug.”
I’m sure he thinks he’s being
nice, and maybe someone else would see it as a compliment, but I’m not sweet. He doesn’t
know me. And I’m kind of pissed he dissed my nickname for myself. I liked it perfectly well
until now. Why is he ruining this moment for me?
nice, and maybe someone else would see it as a compliment, but I’m not sweet. He doesn’t
know me. And I’m kind of pissed he dissed my nickname for myself. I liked it perfectly well
until now. Why is he ruining this moment for me?
“Then don’t say my name. It’s
not like you’ll need to say it in the next one hundred and forty minutes or so we’ll be pretend
dating.”
not like you’ll need to say it in the next one hundred and forty minutes or so we’ll be pretend
dating.”
“True.”
He squeezes my hand and
glances down at my fingers. I wonder if the pale pink color I chose suits a Natalia. I used to
keep my nails a fire engine red, or sometimes black like my soul, but I’m not that girl
anymore.
glances down at my fingers. I wonder if the pale pink color I chose suits a Natalia. I used to
keep my nails a fire engine red, or sometimes black like my soul, but I’m not that girl
anymore.
Book Nerd Kate’s Review: ☕☕☕☕☕
Chiletz has a way of drawing you into her stories and captivating you with her flawed and complicated characters. Strings is no exception. This story kept me guessing and had a way of pulling me in to the story. I couldn’t put it down. I love stories with complex characters and accidental/unlikely attraction and this checked off those boxes. Strings was angsty and a bit emotional but also incorporated a bit of humor as well. The storyline was thought out and well written. Chiletz is quickly becoming a must read author of mine.
Dawn L. Chiletz
resides in Illinois with her two boys and three dogs. She may not be a best-selling author yet,
but she did have that little orange best-selling banner on Amazon for a few hours one time.
When she’s not binge writing or reading, you’ll most likely find her on social media making a
sarcastic comment or watching animal stories.
resides in Illinois with her two boys and three dogs. She may not be a best-selling author yet,
but she did have that little orange best-selling banner on Amazon for a few hours one time.
When she’s not binge writing or reading, you’ll most likely find her on social media making a
sarcastic comment or watching animal stories.
To find out more information,
including her upcoming signings, please visit her website at: http://www.dawnlchiletz.com
including her upcoming signings, please visit her website at: http://www.dawnlchiletz.com
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