Blurb:
She didn’t get it right
I mean…the facts were correct
And let’s face it, she perfectly described just how amazing I look; BUT
M.S. Willis didn’t tell you about how, really, I should have been the hero of the Control series. Sure, Paige and the crew did the things they did, but they couldn’t have done them if it wasn’t for yours truly.
In case you don’t know me, my name is David. Last name? Don’t need one, I’m too fabulous to worry about small details. All you need to know is D-A-V-I-D…me!
So what’s this book about? Pretty much everything you already know, except for one glorious improvement….
It’s all David, all the time.
(Feel free to thank me later)
Excerpt #1 –
“Sorry, David, but that was a really dumb decision on your part. I think you should really consider your footwear better while planning out your day.”
Consider my footwear. That was her advice? I had considered my footwear! It was elegant and a little bit rugged at the same time. Those shoes were gold! They could have been worn with jeans, but also with a casual business look. The stitching was flawless and the tread was just thick enough to provide decent padding and also good traction in cases of inclement weather. I’d considered those shoes for a whole twenty minutes before buying them. What the fuck did she mean that I should consider my footwear?!
“Shut up, Paige! You’re really not going to get my shoes out of there?”
“Nope. Consider them buried. I can say a eulogy if that would make you feel better.”
Antonio and Maurice (yes, I name my shoes) were presently trapped within an evil abyss of mud, and muck and water and dirt and all Paige could offer me was a eulogy? What kind of eulogy would they receive? She didn’t understand what we’d been through. The day I’d bought them, the day I’d first worn them and they didn’t cause a blister – the impressed look Matt had on his face when he’d seen them in the diner. Those guys had been through so much with me. I’d be damned to allow her to give the eulogy, the boys deserved better than that.
Lowering my head, I began. “They were a good pair of shoes and they will be missed.” I looked up into the Heavens knowing their little shoe souls had to have been flying up as we spoke. “I remember the first day I walked past the window that contained those shoes…”
Paige laughed…again…the heartless bitch. “Give it a rest and come on. We have to get home, it’s getting late.”
Excerpt #2 –
“Aaaaaaaaaaah!” O. M. G. I’m hideous! Seriously, how have you been looking at me for the past few weeks? I’m disfigured, I’m malformed, I’m … I’m … I’m unsymmetrical!” My voice was three octaves higher than could be heard by a human. I swear I heard dogs howling in the distance.
Picking up the microphone to call the nurse, I frantically pled, “Nurse? I have an emergency! Nurse!!!!! I need a plastic surgeon, stat!!!!”
Matt grimaced and attempted to wrestle the call button from my hand. I dropped the button and threw my hands up into his face. “Don’t look at me. I’m so ugly you might turn into stone! Run Matt! Run while you still can!”
“David! Would you stop it?! Seriously, it’s not that bad!” I would have believed him if he wasn’t saying those words through stifled laughter.
“Not that bad! Are you blind?! Have you not seen how my nose has moved a quarter centimeter to the right? How my cheekbones are sagging? How my chin is crooked?! Who have you been staring at over the last few weeks? Certainly not me if you think it’s not that bad! This is worse than bad. This is epically tragic! Homer could write a follow up novel to the Iliad and Odyssey based on the grotesqueness of my face! Heroes have died battling things as ugly as me! Seriously, do not let any children stumble into this room. They’ll be ruined for life! The boogeyman is real and he’s me!”
Author Bio:
M.S. Willis is a romance novelist whose debut novel, Control, was released in 2013. Although currently writing in the romance genre, Willis has plans to expand her literary pursuits into multiple genres and has no fear conquering difficult subject matters in her writing. Willis is a native Floridian who is also a photographer and musician. When not absorbing herself in written, visual or musical expression, Willis is an adrenaline junkie, a ‘closet’ video game enthusiast, and an avid outdoors person and nature lover.
Visit M.S. Willis on her author page: www.facebook.com/mswillisbooks
Find her on GoodReads here: www.goodreads.com/book/show/17912005-control
Cover Artist Bio: Jason L. Lee
Jason L Lee is a Florida Native. The arts have always been a big part of his life. Science, nature, and spirituality have been inspirations to him. He started displaying his work in 1993. In 1996 he started to venture from drawing & photography into acrylic painting. This led to painting live with local bands starting in 1998. His paintings are now created mainly at home. He uses a combination of impressionistic and illustrative painting techniques to create fantastical imagery. He is currently a Scenic Artist working for The Nassal Company and Co-Founder of the Arts Hub Organization.
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