Ally and Griffin
Melanie Marks
eBook
(, Nov. 11, 2014)
EXCERPT: I dab at the wound on Griffinâs face with a cloth. I whisper timidly, âDoes it hurt?â âYes,â Griffin says with a smile. I murmur, âYouâre not really acting like it.âHe laughs softly. With a teasing glint dancing in his eyes, he tilts his head the slightest bit. âDo you want me to cry, Cookie-Girl?â Heâs only teasing. But still, his injuries look PAINFUL. He smiles ruefully. âLook, Iâm trying to act tough for you, okay? Yes, it hurts. Bad.â His grin quirks with amusement. âBut having you be my nurse is pretty much worth the pain right now.âPurrr!Sharp cushiness slices through me.Griffin goes on with a smirk, âBut yesâit hurts. So, maybe donât watch me too close, okay?âI may lose my cool nickname.âHe says it like he doesnât really think the nickname is that cool. Like heâs just being ironic. But doesnât particularly care for it or like being called it.I arch my eyebrow. âYou mean, âThe Grief-Master?ââHe kind of grimaces as the words spill from my lips.Glancing quickly at me, he says, âYou know I donât really cause grief to people ⌠right?â He says it softly. âI mean, I cause it to the other team, yeahâbut not to girls.â Then he adds softly, âI wouldnât cause you grief, Ally.âSummary: When Ally is forced to help a âtroublemakerâ from her middle school (tough, hockey playing, Griffin Piper), she soon realizes that itâs her heart that is in âtrouble.â Because handsome Griffin Piper isnât what he seems. At all. Yes, heâs tough (totally). But heâs also the sweetest boy on earth. And he soon has Allyâs heart turning to mush any time he just looks at her ⌠and he looks at her a LOT!!Ally isnât sure her heart can take Griffinâs gratitude ⌠or his lingering, twinkling stare. Itâs like he can read her crush-y heartâlike he knows itâs going to explode just from him looking at her ⌠but that doesnât stop him from doing it. A lot. In fact it seems to be exactly what he wantsâto make Allyâs heart pound. For him.As a bonus, there is also a short story included in this book about a boy in middle school (Matt) and how he secretly has a crush on his best friend, Nicole. Update: This book now also has Melanie Marks' new middle school story: "Friend or Enemy? (... or Crush??)"By Melanie Marks, the author of His Kiss; and Fall For Me (plus a lot of other books) Newest Books: "Matt and Nicole (Middle School)"; and "Summer and Mason (Middle School)"From the author of Best Friend Wars; and Slumber Party Wars