The Something More Boxed Set
Author: Danielle Pearl
Publication Date: April 18, 2016
Genre: New Adult Romance
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ReCap (Book 1.5)
Rory and Sam fell in love in NORMAL, and we all fell in love right along with them. Now see it all unfold through Sam's eyes, and learn just how the new girl with anxiety issues stole the heart of the gorgeous heartthrob, and turned his world upside down.
You already heard the story. The one of how Rory and I fell in love, supposedly, even if she couldn't handle it in the end. You know how it all went.
Or you think you do.
You only know her side. But I have my own point of view, and even Rory couldn't know my thoughts in those few months it took for her to go from being a stranger to my whole entire world.
Every moment is permanently ingrained in my memory. In my goddamned soul. From the moment I stumbled upon the girl panicking outside of calculus - the one with the tight little body, the angelic face, and the fierce attitude - to the night she abandoned me in Miami. It was the sum of those moments that changed me irrevocably.
Our story isn't over. I won't let it be. But this, this is what happened so far, the way I saw it.
I'm Cap. Or Sam, to Rory. And this is my story.
Okay (Book 2)
After the horrors she’s survived over the past year, Rory never expected to find the one thing she certainly wasn’t looking for – love. But after the painful realization that her past has left her a dangerous liability to the person she cares for the most, she finally understands that for her and Sam, love means letting go.
Can two people hopelessly in love ever revert back to just friends? Neither Rory nor Sam knows for sure. But the one thing they do know – it’s the only choice they have.
As Rory recovers from a devastating assault, Sam will do anything to make sure it never happens again. But how far will he go to keep her safe? Their choices will change everything, and they will either bring them back together, or destroy them irrevocably.
Read an Excerpt from Normal (Book 1)
I climb into the
passenger seat of Carl's Audi. She tells me that Tina is already at the party
and we'll meet her there. I look at the clock on her dashboard and estimate
that I'll need to kill about three hours before Mom goes to bed and I can sneak
back home.
When we arrive,
Tucker hands us both red plastic cups and points us to the keg, but I set mine
down on the first flat surface I can find. I haven't taken a pill today, but I
still don't really like to drink. Tina and Andrew are laughing and talking with
a group of people and Carl goes off to join them while I hang back a few feet
from the crowd. I watch as a minute later Tuck jogs over, slings his arm around
Carl and plants an exaggerated wet kiss on her cheek. She playfully pushes him
away, but it's clear she doesn't mean it. Everyone looks so happy and
carefree... normal.
I don't belong
here.
"Having
fun?"
I startle but
catch myself quickly. Somehow I recognize Sam's voice instantly, and his tone
tells me he can tell just how much fun I'm having.
"Didn't mean
to sneak up on you."
I shrug.
"Tons," I murmur, unenthused. "You?"
"A
blast." He matches my level of excitement. "Can I get you a
drink?" he offers.
"I don't
really drink."
"How about
some water?"
"I- uh-"
He hands me his
unopened bottle of Poland Spring, and my lips part to thank him, but for some
reason I stay silent.
"You don't
seem to want to be here," he observes.
I frown. He's
right, I don't, but it's rude of him to point it out, isn't it?
"Neither do
you," I counter. Sam smiles, and it's an unexpectedly wistful smile. I'm
surprised by it. I'd expect something more cocky from such a gorgeous,
confident guy.
"Touché... I
have a lot on my mind."
If he expects me
to ask him about it, he's going to be disappointed. Even though I find that I
am interested to know what's plaguing the mind of this beautiful boy, I worry
that if I ask about his problems, then he'll have the right to ask about mine.
But he doesn't give me a chance to ask, and I think maybe he didn't want me to
after all - maybe he didn't even mean to say it.
"You wanna go
for a walk?" he asks, nodding in the direction of the open grassy area
that leads to what appears to be a pond.
Is he seriously
hitting on me?
He doesn't even
know me, and the one thing he does know is that I obviously have issues. He
probably thinks the crazy ones are easy. My eyes narrow. I straighten my
shoulders indignantly and square my stance. False confidence all the way.
"No. I don't
want to go for a fucking walk. I'm not gonna fuck you, or hook up with you in
any way. Or anyone else for that matter. Spread the fucking word," I
growl. My throat is suddenly desert-dry, so I take a swig from his water bottle
to soothe it, praying it doesn't betray my anxiety.
Sam stares at me
like I've just grown another head, so I turn and stomp away from the hordes of
people, toward the pond, marching in the exact direction I just insisted I did
not want to go. My heart pounds mercilessly, but this isn't panic, this is anger.
Ugh! Guys! They're
all the fucking same.
"Hey!"
Sam calls after me.
Can't he just take
no for an answer?
He catches up to
me and his unexpected grip scorches the skin of my arm like wildfire.
I don't think. I
wrench out of his hold, turn, and smack him across his face. "Don't touch
me!" I hiss. "Don't ever touch me!" We're now far enough away
from the crowd that no one notices us, but if I scream, they'll hear me.
Sam's fingers
caress his cheek where my palm made contact, eyes wide and round.
"What the
fuck is your problem, Rory?! I wasn't fucking hitting on you!" He rubs his
reddened cheek again. "Damn it!"
He wasn't hitting
on me?
My boiling blood
starts to simmer and shame floods my veins. All of a sudden I can't for the
life of me remember what made me so certain his invitation for a walk was code
for a hook-up - what made me think he'd want me that way at all. God, if he
didn't already think I was crazy...
Damn it, Rory,
don't panic.
Sam is glaring at
me, but something in my mortified expression must warrant pity, because he
sucks in a deep breath and I can sense his anger begin to dissipate.
"I was... you
just didn't seem like you were up for a party. I thought you'd want to get away
from all those people." He gestures to the crowds, now off some distance,
and shoves his hand through his messy chocolate locks in frustration. "I
wasn't trying to fuck you. I realize that we don't know each other very well,
but what about me that you know so far, exactly, makes you think I'm the kind
of guy who would lure you down to a lake, lay you down on the dirty ground, and
have sex with you with a hundred of our friends not fifty yards away?"
I swallow
anxiously. I've offended him. Moisture pricks the back of my eyes and I will it
to stay put. It's beyond reason how much I've humiliated myself in front of
this guy in just one week.
"I-" I
choke back what threatens to be a sob, close my eyes, and silently count back
from ten in double time. When I open them again, I'm greeted by his expectant
midnight blue gaze. "I'm so sorry," I breathe.
Sam exhales
sharply, his fingers raking that familiar path through his hair . "Look, I
shouldn't have grabbed your arm like that. I wasn't thinking," he murmurs.
Now he's apologizing and I'm more than certain he has nothing to be sorry for.
"Not just for
slapping you." Oh God, I freaking hit him! "God, but I am so sorry
for that. But I'm sorry for assuming- I wasn't thinking. I..." I pause and
look away. "I don't know what's wrong with me." It's a lie. I know exactly
what's wrong with me.
Sam's expression
warms, and it's not full of pity either - it's... compassion. Empathy.
He sighs.
"There's nothing wrong with you, Rory."
I look away again,
anywhere but at the deep blue oceans that unnerve me so. They seem to know more
about me than they should. "Sure there isn't," I mutter bitterly
under my breath.
Sam takes an
abrupt step so he's directly in front of me, silently demanding eye contact.
His arm twitches, like he wants to touch me but thinks better of it.
"There's.
Nothing. Wrong. With. You." He glares at me like he can convince me of
this with just a look.
Everything in my
gut screams that he's a good guy. Like Cam. But if there's anyone whose
instincts can't be trusted when it comes to guys, it's me. I was even wrong
about Cam. I thought I knew everything about him. But he was keeping his
secrets, too.
But Sam saw me
freak out. He knows I have issues, but no one else here does. Which means he's
kept my secret. Otherwise it would have been all over the school in a
heartbeat. That's got to count for something.
"Sam, you...
thank you. I mean it, but you know that's not true. And I know you didn't tell
anyone what happened my first day. When I..." I trail off and shake my
head. He doesn't need a recap, he was there. "Thank you for that. You've
been nothin' but nice to me. There's nothin' about you that would make me think
anything bad about you," I say meaningfully, answering his original
question. "Except that you're a guy," I add quietly.
Sam looks sad for
a moment, but offers me a weak smile anyway. "I was just hoping we could
be friends. Just friends." He covers his mouth and whispers
conspiratorially, "no public fucking on the grass outside of parties. I
promise Not even if you beg."
I smile, but it's
a wistful smile, because I could never be Sam's friend, even if something in my
bones really wishes otherwise. But I no longer believe that guys and girls can
really be just friends, and I'm too attracted to him to even try. I could never
fully trust him, not really, and I could never trust myself with him.
"Why would
you even want to be my friend?" I ask. Because really, if I were him I'd
have fled screaming in the opposite direction.
He considers me a
moment. "I don't know, Ror, you just seem... real." He shrugs.
Something about the way he says "Ror" reminds me of Cam, and the
memory of our friendship cuts me so deeply I wince.
"I wish I
could be your friend, Sam," I murmur.
His eyes are full
of some unfathomable emotion, and I wonder how this conversation has grown so
intimate. We barely know each other. When Sam speaks again his voice is so low
it's practically a whisper. "Who hurt you, Rory?"
I tell him the
truth, matching his tone - barely audible. "Everyone."
About the Author
Danielle Pearl is the Amazon and iBooks best selling author of the Something More series. She lives in New Jersey with her husband three delicious chidren. She is a life long book enthusiast who has been writing ever since she could hold a pencil.
Danielle went to Boston University and worked in marketing before self-publishing her debut, Normal, in August of 2014. She writes mature young adult and new adult contemporary romance. She is represented by Erica Silverman of Trident Media Group.
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