Bad
Reputation
North Shore Book 1
North Shore Book 1
P.W. Creighton
Genre: Young Adult
Mystery/Romance
ISBN: 1492727857
ASIN:
B00F0SM1YK
Number of pages: 279
Word Count: 62,000
Cover Artist: Elaina Lee –
For The Muse Design
Book Description:
The North Shore Sheriff's
Department has a bit of a problem. Someone contacted the local radio
station last night and left an alarming confession.
Logan and his friends may
be gossiping about it but their only concern is getting through the
last day of school before summer vacation. After all, tonight is the
party of the year. No one wants to miss it.
But the weight of secrets
will have a costly price…
Excerpt
Through the trees I could just barely
make out the practice field ahead of me. Another little secret Sara
had let me in on. The truant officer tended to make his rounds on the
half-hour and kept a close eye on the path through the woods to the
parking lot. If I came in from the practice field, no one would bat
an eye.
“Then again,” I said aloud.
I thought about grabbing my jacket,
but it really wasn’t cold enough. My phone on the other hand, I
needed. Checking the screen, it was only a little after nine. Tardy,
but not something that would stand out.
There was still a chance to ditch the
entire day. My phone gave a brief buzz of notification. I checked it
to find a text waiting. It was Hailey again.
“Where R U?”
I groaned. She was pissed at me. If I
bailed, not only would Sara and Mom freak on me, Hailey would jump
down my throat. I could avoid them, but I needed to take Hailey to
the party tonight. I could just stand her up. I let out a heavy
breath. I wanted to go though, and if I didn’t take her, she would
still find a way to get there. It was just better to deal with her
now than to put it off till the end of the day. Maybe she wouldn’t
be too pissed.
“5 Min” I texted back and started
walking towards the practice field. Old leaves and branches crunched
underfoot, keeping my mind off the fact that Hailey was going to rip
me a new one, and I had no clue what she was going to want.
The girl could hold a grudge better
than anyone I’ve ever known.
I emerged into the open near one of
the maintenance sheds. Why was I still with Hailey? She was
constantly pissing me off, and she didn’t even hear me most of the
time. I turned right to follow the maintenance path. I dumped Jamie
for less than what I was putting up with now. I opened the texts from
Hailey to scroll back. There had to be some reason.
A few days back through the texts was
all I needed as a reminder. It was a ‘selfie’ shot from Hailey
angled down at her. She was giving me a playful smile. Straight,
platinum blonde hair, a tight low-cut top and a teasing attitude, she
was hot. Knowing how she felt silenced any objections my brain could
come up with at the moment.
I smiled to myself.
Tucking the phone in my front pocket,
I crossed into the parking lot. I couldn’t see anyone over the cars
but I didn’t need to push it. I quickened my pace towards the end
of the science building.
At the far end of the concrete and
faux wood building I walked around the corner to the concrete steps
and black railing. I took one last breath of the free air before
climbing the stairs to the heavy fire-door. It was always left
unlocked so teachers could duck out to the parking lot or students
could get to the athletic fields. The cold handle slipped from my
grasp as I tried to open the door. I finally noticed the grease and
dirt on my hands.
“Ugh,” I groaned.
About
the Author:
Born in California, I have
spent most of my life traveling throughout the US. I draw inspiration
from my many adventures, turning my strange reality into fiction.
Over the years, I've found
myself in many unusual situations, ranging from hanging off an 80
foot cliff-face in New York, to sailing off the coast of Salem,
Massachusetts. I have had an opportunity to work at an archaeological
excavation, and have even reported from the middle of a police
stand-off.
When a teacher asked me in
the second grade what I wanted to be when I grew up, I didn't have an
answer. To be honest, I still don't know. I let my characters make
that decision for me.
Thanks for having me over today.
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