Path of Thieves
by Sunniva Dee
Publication date: June 27th 2017
Genres: Contemporary, Young Adult
by Sunniva Dee
Publication date: June 27th 2017
Genres: Contemporary, Young Adult
BLURB
Football hero by day and thief by
night, Charles “Cugs” McConnely leads a double life in the small town of
Newbark, Florida. At sundown, the seventeen-year-old turns burglar, forced into
the business by the man who should be teaching him the difference between right
and wrong: his father.
Cugs is a pro at both games, but
only one can secure him a college scholarship. It should be an easy decision, a
no-brainer—if Newbark hadn’t proffered the only life he knows.
After run-ins with Nadine
Paganelli, his accidental victim and the sole person to have caught him in the
act, Cugs starts to realize that hearts can be stolen too.
When his long-lost sister makes contact, lies are uncovered and truths revealed. Suddenly, Cugs finds himself questioning both plans and loyalties. Because sometimes the only way to move forward is by pulling the bottom out of the past.
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EXCERPT:
Last night wasn’t good. Dad’s getting more eager. He wants to
accomplish so much on his shopping sprees, blaming a more expensive life now
that Step-Cynth’s with us. I’m not in a place to meddle, but it seems six-packs
of aprons aren’t the only things she buys on his bill.
My father’s becoming sloppy. Yesterday, we returned in the early
morning after hitting almost a dozen houses. The owners of four of them were
still at home. Yeah. He isn’t doing his homework the way he used to.
Thing is I’m tired. I don’t see a change in sight. Now, I try to
keep my eyes open as I drive the wreck to Orlando to meet up with Keyon. Which
is going to come back and bite me in the ass. What other option did I have
though, come off as a coward to, in the words of Liza, “freaking Keyon Arias of
Alliance Cage Warriors?”
Keyon is already there when I enter the Hard Rock Café. He fills
out his side of the booth with fighter shoulders and wide thighs. Elbows on the
table and bent over a glass of water, he lifts a hand in greeting as soon as he
sees me. My chance to chicken out just dissipated.
“Cugs,” he says, voice husky like it is after a fight. Maybe
that’s his voice now. I remember it light, prepubescent, I guess, from back
when my own had the pitch of a little kid.
“Keyon.” I tip my head, acknowledging him without a smile, and
then I sit down in front of him.
“Soda?”
I think of the possibility of going to Gainesville for the
tryouts. “Ice water.”
Keyon doesn’t need to do much to get the waitress over.
Half-turned to our table, she’s hovering with a watchful eye. When he glances
up, she meets his stare immediately and hurries over.
“How are you?” From his expression, he’s not just being polite. He
wants to know. “It’s been so long since we’ve talked.”
“I’m good,” I lie.
“What have you been up to? Your sister has been trying to get a
hold of you.”
I’ve steeled myself for questions, assuming they would come. I
didn’t think he’d start with them right away though.
“Oh you know, living it up in Newbark.” I do a long, purposely
fake nod hoping it will make him laugh. Instead, he studies me, starting with
my eyes then traveling over my face.
“You liking it there? How’s your old man?”
I shrug, unable to lie about him. “Married again. To a girl
Paislee’s age.”
His eyes widen a little. “Is that so?”
“Yeah, as of a few months ago.”
“Geez.” He blows air out his nose. “New stepmother, huh?”
“Yeah, she isn’t exactly Mom.” And there, I said it. I hope he
doesn’t notice. I open my mouth to add something, whatever, to get us off the
subject, but he jumps in before me.
“You miss your mother?”
Silence.
Snowmen. Hot chocolate. Cold summer lakes.
Blue lips.
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Author Info
Between studies, teaching, and advising, Sunniva has spent her
entire adult life in a college environment. Most of her novels are new adult
romance geared toward smart, passionate readers with a love for eclectic
language and engaging their brain as well as their heart while reading.
Born in the Land of the Midnight Sun, the author spent her early
twenties making the world her playground. Southern Europe: Spain, Italy,
Greece--Argentina: Buenos Aires, in particular. The United States finally kept
her interest, and after half a decade in Los Angeles, she now lounges in the
beautiful city of Savannah.
Sometimes, Sunniva writes with a paranormal twist (Shattering
Halos, Stargazer, and Cat Love). At other times, it's contemporary (Pandora
Wild Child, Leon's Way, Adrenaline Crush, Walking Heartbreak, and Dodging
Trains, coming in late March 2016).
This author is the happiest when her characters let their emotions
run off with them, shaping her stories in ways she never foresaw. She loves
bad-boys and good-boys run amok, and like in real life, her goal is to keep the
reader on her toes until the end of each story.
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