Title- Knotted Roots
Series- Knotted Roots Book # 1
By- Ruthi Kight
Genre- YA Romance
Blurb
Partying with friends and scoring a flawless tan is about
all Roxie has on her list of things to make her Hampton's summer perfect.
Her parents, however, have other plans and Grandma Betty's
farm is just one of them.
Just as her life is in shambles and the quaint town is
suffocating her, she meets Chase.
Somewhere in the mix of bummer summer and small town
doldrums, he becomes the boy she can't seem to avoid falling for. Just adding
him to the picture, her stay starts to get better, even if she knows it has to
end with the summer holidays.
That is until Betty drops a life-shattering bomb.
Roxie must make a choice that will change her life forever.
What happens when a spoiled brat from New York learns the true meaning of love,
loss, and forgiveness?
Can Chase and Roxie find a way to be together or is this
just another summer romance?
A tense silence engulfed us. I could feel the hurt pouring
off of him. It seemed that I was destined to keep screwing up and hurting him.
“I suck at this. Friendship, I mean.”
“How can you suck at friendship? Either you care about
someone, or you don’t.” He glanced at me, barely taking his eyes off of the
road.
“It’s not always that simple. At least not for me.” I barely
spoke the words out loud, but I was certain that he had heard me.
“It could be, if you let it,” he tapped his fingers on the
wheel. “I could help you, if you want. I’ve been told I make a pretty good
friend.”
I couldn’t stop the smile that spread across my face. “Are
you propositioning me?”
He laughed and the sound eased some of the tension between
us. “I guess I am. But just so you know, no other friend will ever compare to
me. I’m that good.”
“I’d like that. A lot,” I said quietly. When I glanced over
at him I noticed that he had a huge smile on his face. “But just so you know, I
will probably screw it up. Repeatedly.”
Knotted Roots: Character Bios
Roxie:
Age: 17
Hometown: New York City, New York
Favorites: Pink, The Vampire Diaries, Espadrille shoes,
dancing with the lights out, playing pinball, and Top Gun.
Best Qualities: Fiercely loyal, great fashion sense, curly
hair that doesn’t frizz in the summer.
Worst Qualities: Stubborn, quick to judge, has to learn
lessons the hard way.
Favorite Quote: “Your clothes should be tight enough to show
you are a woman, but loose enough to show you’re a lady.” ~ Marilyn Monroe
Chase:
Name: Chase
Age: 18
Hometown: Perry Point, South Carolina
Favorites: Braveheart, Blue, macaroni and cheese, and
playing Battleship with anyone willing to play.
Best Qualities: Kind-hearted, family-oriented, selfless, and
honest.
Worst Qualities: Too trusting, blames himself for
everything, and slow to forgive.
Favorite Quote: “In order to succeed, your desire for
success should be greater than your fear of failure.” ~ Bill Cosby
Katy:
Name: Katy
Age: 17
Hometown: Perry Point, South Carolina
Favorites: Teal, Pride and Prejudice, anything zombie
related, Dawson’s Creek, and cuddling up with a good book.
Best Qualities: Sweet, extremely smart, honest to a fault,
and always has her friend’s backs.
Worst Qualities: Not always the best judge of character,
fiery temper when provoked, bottles up emotions.
Favorite Quote: “Life is not measured by the number of
breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.” ~ Maya Angelou.
Brian:
Name: Brian
Age: 17
Hometown: Perry Point, South Carolina
Favorites: Black, Fast and the Furious (every. Single.
One.), digging in to Betty’s famous friend chicken, and scoping the ladies.
Best Qualities: Fun-loving, popular, heart of gold, and hard
worker.
Worst Qualities: Gives too freely of himself, parties too
much, and doesn’t accept responsibility for his actions.
Favorite Quote: “I am an acquired taste. Don’t like me?
Acquire some taste.” ~ Unknown
Grandma Betty:
Name: Grandma Betty
Age: A true Southern woman never reveals her age
Hometown: Charleston, South Carolina
Favorites: Yellow, Iced Tea (the Southern kind), cooking,
watching Paula Deen cook on the TV, working with animals.
Best Qualities: Accepting of others, loves her family (and
extended family), and can whip up a mean green bean casserole.
Worst Qualities: You’re kidding, right? Pssh...I’m not
answering this one. Moving on.
Favorite Quote: “It is easier to fool people than to
convince them they have been fooled.” ~ Mark Twain
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Title- Hidden Falls
Series- Knotted Roots # 1.5 (Novella)
By - Ruthi Kight
Publication Date-
July 3, 2013
Genre- YA Romance
Blurb
The southern summer was back with a vengeance.
Helping out a friend was what Katy had in mind when she
agreed to give Roxie a hand on the farm.
She expected it to be an easy job wrapped in the possibility
of a break from her mother’s constant vodka stupor.
What she didn’t expect was to find him.
Brian spent his life in his brother’s shadow, constantly
falling short of others’ expectations.
When he gets the chance to prove himself, he's forced to
decide if there’s more to him than just the mistakes he’s made.
The summer was supposed to be easy.
It was supposed to be fun.
But sometimes, when you least expect it...you fall.
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About the Author
Ruthi Kight currently lives in her hometown of Columbia, SC,
with her fiancé and five year old daughter. She has an unhealthy addiction to
books, music, and chocolate, but not necessarily in that order. When her dream
of being a rock star didn't work out, she focused on her other passion:
writing. She is the author of Knotted Roots, a YA Coming of Age story, and is
currently working on two other novels that are due out this year.
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I love the cover & the book sounds great. I will be putting both books on my tbr list.
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