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Giveaway: The Boys of Summer by C.J. Duggan‏

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Swoon-worthy. Check. Summer romance. Check. Forbidden love. Check. Heartbreaks. Check. This book has a little bit of everything so why not win a copy for yourself?
ABOUT THE BOOK
The Boys of Summer | The Summer, #1 | C.J. Duggan | New Adult, Contemporary Romance | Self | 17 December 2012 | 321 (eBook)
Quiet, 17-year-old Tess doesn’t relish the thought of a summer time job.
She wants nothing more than to forget the past haunts of high school and have fun with her best friends before dreaded Year 12 begins.
To Tess, summer is when everything happens: riding bikes down to the lake, watching the fire works at the Onslow show, and water bomb fights at the sweltering Sunday markets.
How did she let her friends talk her into working?
After first shift disasters, rude wealthy tourists, and a taunting ex boyfriend, Tess is convinced nothing good can come from working her summer away. However, Tess finds unlikely allies in a group of locals dubbed ‘The Onslow Boys’, who are old enough to drive cars, drink beer, and not worry about curfews. Tess’s summer of working expands her world with a series of first times with new friends, forbidden love, and heartbreaking chaos.
All with the one boy she has never been able to forget. 
It will be a summer she will always remember. 
Warning: Sexual references and occasional coarse language.

THE EXCERPT

     Moon rays filtered through the windshield, giving the cabin an otherworldly glow.

     Toby’s perfect teeth were illuminated when he smiled. “You know, you are the worst winner!” He shook his head. “Ever since you won the bet, you’ve been apologising. Just go with it, enjoy it, because I assure you, next time …” – he leaned closer – “… you will not be the winner.” He pulled back, smug.

     I curved a brow. “Next time?”

     He nodded. “I fully intend to redeem myself.”

     “Want a chance to rebuild your shattered ego, do you? I bet you’re itching to fix my bike so you can be rid of me once and for all.” I shouldered him gently, teasing him as I would Adam. And then I realised what I had done; I had treated him like my friends. He looked down at his shoulder, then up at me. His eyes shadowed with untold meanings that I couldn’t read.

     “What if I didn’t want to fix your bike?” he said in all seriousness.

     “Why, is my company so stimulating that you can’t bear the thought of being without me?” I teased nervously.

     I was aiming for light and airy, but something must have gone wrong with my delivery because Toby’s face went blank. He looked out into the lights of Onslow, ran his tongue over his bottom lip and sighed.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
C.J. is Australia’s newest enthusiastic addition to the Indie market of self publishing. Paving the way by writing her debut novel, a YA Romance ‘The Boys of Summer’. A coming of age love story set in a mythical small Australian Town in the mid 90’s. 

Juggling the pressures of a stressful day job, or be it the many realms of mundane reality. C.J. has earned a name for her ballistic imagination and witty banter in her blog. Offering an honest, refreshing account with her daily rants of the world and her personal journey in being an aspiring author.

C.J. Duggan can be found at 

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  3. I love how New Adult all of a sudden came out of nowhere (to me at least, lol), and I need to read more! I can't wait to read this book, especially after the excerpt. 😀