Title: Falling
for Hudson (Marlowe
#2)
Author:
Alexandria
Bishop
Release Date: Dec
22, 2015
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Orphaned and alone, Chloe
Weston is forced to leave everything she knows and start over with nothing more
than a shattered heart. But it isn't long until the Hartley
boys–both of them–begin to mend the broken
pieces. Kind, loving, and reliable Hudson Hartley would move mountains
to see her smile. On the contrary, fun, sexy, bad boy, Jax Hartley,
only wants to help her forget about her pain. Filling the void in
Chloe's life, the brothers vie for her attention--and heart.
But only one can have her...
Chloe
I’m sitting in my
theater class right now, which is one giant joke. I get it. Ashtyn’s
mom registered me for classes and she knows the old me. The old me would have
been buzzing with energy as soon as I stepped foot in this amazing theater
that’s way too good to belong to a high school. The teacher drones on
and on about auditions, volunteer opportunities, internships, blah, blah, blah.
The acoustics make it sound like he’s standing right next to me
rather than one hundred feet away on the stage. Basically
perfect.
A packet is passed onto my
desk: “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” I pick it up
and run my fingers along the title and wait for the adrenaline rush and
butterflies to flutter through me. My favorite Shakespeare play is within my
reach. I could stand up on that stage and pretend to be Helena. Steal the show
and have everyone fall in love with me. But as I look at that stage, all I feel
is the darkness closing in. I feel like I’m standing in front of an
audience as they judge me and not a single supporter among them.
There’s a hole where Mom should be, and rather than let the panic
start up, I toss the script to the
side.
It’s one of my
favorite Shakespeare plays. I always preferred the comedies to the tragedies,
and when you throw in a little love, you have something there. With the
proximity to the Shakespeare Festival, I get the idea that the theater program
is pretty competitive here. I wish I cared enough to see how good I
am.
“Mr. Hemmer, are you
requiring everyone to audition for the play again this year?” I try
to ignore the annoying sound coming from Brooke’s mouth, but my ears
perk up nonetheless.
He clears his throat and rolls
his eyes. No one else is looking at him, so I’m the only one who
caught it, but at least I know I’m not the only one that
can’t stand her. She’s so fake it’s disgusting.
“No, Brooke, that turned out to be a disaster last time. No one will
be required to audition, but everyone here will be required to help out in some
way, whether that is working on the sets or any of the other backstage jobs. I
do hope you all consider auditioning for a part
though.”
She can’t even hide
the ridiculous smile that is plastered all over her face. In the most
saccharine voice, she says, “That’s good. I’m
sure there are some people in here that just aren’t meant for being
on stage.” I turn to look at her, and she’s staring
straight at me. I hold her gaze and refuse to back down from her. I match my
sickeningly sweet smile to hers, although mine’s a little more serial
killer than cheerleader. It works though. Her mouth opens in horror and she
turns back around.
Born
in a small southeastern island in Alaska, Alexandria moved to southern Oregon
early on in her life. Where she still resides with her young daughter, husband,
and fur baby.
She's insanely obsessed
with fashion and used to dream of becoming a fashion designer creating new
outfits for her Barbie's with her childhood best friend. For now
she's loving writing and fulfilling her fashion addiction with
shopping.
Along with fashion, Alexandria
is a big lover of music. She's always listening to something while
writing and creates a playlist to go along with each book she writes.
She's always on the hunt for new music and loves getting suggestions
from her readers.
Alexandria spends way too much
time on social media and would love for you to say hi!
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