The Upside of Regret by T.K. Rapp
Publication Date: May 17, 2017
Brighton
and Leah have been the best of friends since seventh grade. Where
Brighton is the quiet one who is focused on school, Leah is the bold and
daring one who craves the adoration of an audience. It’s always worked
for them, until now.
Heading
into their senior year, Brighton is challenged with an opportunity that
can change the course of her future. The only problem? She just might
have to step out of her best friend’s shadow.
But when Leah doesn’t support the choices she makes, Brighton is forced to reevaluate what true friendship is.
Brighton
is changing and exciting doors are opening. A new world of music,
friends, and even love are falling at her feet. But it’s hard to enjoy
it when Leah’s life is spiraling out of control.
Now Brighton must try to not only save her friendship, but also her friend, before it’s too late.
Without
a second thought, I rushed over to where she was and grabbed the
strangers, hoping to save her from whatever fate the creeps had in
store. One of the guys stumbled as I moved him out of the way, and
turned like he was about to hit me. I wrapped an arm around her waist
and her head rolled to the side, resting on my shoulder as her hair
covered her face. The two guys glared at me for my intrusion, but I only
glared back.
“I’ve got her,” I said.
“We got it, go enjoy the music,” one said with a smirk that made my skin crawl.
“This is my friend,” I lied.
The guys looked at each other and then back to me. I felt the girl’s body pull away from me slightly and I tightened my grip.
“My boyfriend
is right over there,” I said, pointing at the stage at a bouncer near
the door. He had that bald-tough-guy-look that intimidated most people
and guys tried to avoid. “Let’s not make a scene.”
Finally
the other guy let her go, and it took all my strength to hold her
upright as she started to slip from my grasp. She made some gurgling
noise, and it was clear that she was completely out of it. I was
terrified for her.
TK Rapp is an author living in Houston, Texas with her husband and two daughters.
Prior to writing, she spent over ten years as a photographer and photo editor, specializing in wedding album design. She left photography to pursue her dream of writing a story and it was in 2013, she self-published her first novel, Being There. It was a standalone story about long-lost friends finding each other. She has since written both contemporary and young adult novels.
Rapp grew up in Texas, but has lived in California, South Carolina, and Virginia, all of which serve as inspiration for her writing. With several more works in queue, she doesn't anticipate stepping away from the computer anytime soon, especially since she makes friends with all of her characters.
- Prize #1 - $10 Amazon Gift Card
- Prize #2 - Ebook copy of TUoR
- Prize #3 - Signed Paperback copy - mailed out when the paperbacks are available. US Only (Should be soon after release date.)
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