Don't Let Me Fall by Briana Pacheco
Publication Date: December 4th 2014
Genre: New adult, romance
I don't want to be here.
When you lose the one person that was your whole life, you'll understand. For me, it was my best friend, Alice. We spent every second of every day together. We planned a life. I was actually living. I was happy.
Now, it's just gone.
And I'm still here. Lonely. A tatted up body with an empty soul.
Getting inside of my head won't be pretty. I'm warning you now that you won't like me. I hate people besides my family. I hate everything around me. I just want to be alone. And I HATE how Logan Mercer doesn't understand that. He's everywhere; getting inside of my head, kissing me when he shouldn't be, messing everything up, and trying to get me to open up. He's making me crazier than I already am. Why do I need to talk about my life? Why does he even care?
Why doesn't anyone understand that I don't want to get attached to people? I don't want to get fixed.
I want to be alone.
I want to be free.
I want to fly.
My name is Rebeckah Lennox and this is my story...of how I fell.
Check out the interview and guest post with Briana Pacheco below! I'll also add in an excerpt for you guys. I hope you'll go and check out the book on Goodreads - there will be buy links towards the end of this post.
INTERVIEW
What inspired you to write your
newest book?
A: People in general. Everything a
person says or does-positive and negative-is powerful. I admit to
people-watching so I see a lot of things. What captures my attention the most
are the quiet people. The ones taking everything in but not letting anything
out. They’re fighting their own battles that no one can see. They feel trapped
and I want to set them free in any way I can. That includes writing.
How did you come
up with the title?
A: Don’t Let Me Fall’s title hit me
while I was about to fall asleep one night. Rebeckah’s story will not be pretty
nor happy. She wants to give up and in a way, she already has. I wanted to give
her something to fight for. To live for. I didn't want her to fall.
Is there a
message in your novel that you want readers to grasp?
A: Yes, I want readers to see the
ugly side of life; the hurt, the pain and the loss one goes through when
losing a vital part of your life bur I also want readers to see that there is
hope. After everything, giving up shouldn't be an option.
Q: What is your
favorite book?
Do you have to
travel much concerning your book(s)?
A: My books; The Enough Trilogy and
Don’t Let Me Fall, take place in or around Boston because it’s where I’m from
so everything is within grasp. I need to travel soon for upcoming books and I’m
looking forward to it!
Do you have any
advice for other writers?
A: Write. Whenever you have time and
the voices in your head don’t stop, just write. Don’t let anyone stop you. The
best ideas come when you least expect them.
Do you listen to
music while you write? What’s your favorite song?
A: All the time. Music plays a huge
part in my writing so the playlists are on repeat while working on my book. And
as of right now, my favorite song will have to be Untitled 27 by Polly
Scattergood. It’s the theme song for Don’t Let Me Fall and 100% Rebeckah.
Where can I stalk you?
A: (Love this question) You can find
me on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Tumblr and Goodreads.
GUEST POST
Why the teddy bear?
It’s kind of hard to see but the
model on Don’t Let Me Fall ’s cover is holding a teddy bear. It has a
significant meaning throughout the book involving Rebeckah’s late friend,
Alice. Alice gave Rebeckah a teddy bear freshman year of college who was later
named, Ally-bear. Rebeckah kept it through the years because it was special.
After Alice’s gruesome death, Rebeckah has the bear to hold on to while
grieving over the sudden loss. Later on in the book, you’ll find out something
happens to the bear, causing Rebeckah to not only lose the only connection to
her best friend, but also feeling like she lost Alice all over again. The bear
will symbolize many things throughout the book but the most important are
friendship, anguish, solitude, and love. All at different times, that is. I
wanted something so small and common to mean much more. Some people think of a
teddy bear as a bear. Something insignificant that losing it wouldn't matter
but to Rebeckah, it's her hold onto her past. The past where she was actually
happy and living.
EXCERPT
He held out his hand again and I
took it.
Logan sat down on the stool and
pulled the handle.
The reels started rotating. And I
started biting my nails. God, what is happening to me? I don’t bite my nails.
Jackpot. Jackpot. Cherry.
“Told you.” I said, my old mood
making a comeback when I realized that bear is not coming home with me.
“Two jackpots,” Bozo said. “You get
another go. Remember, man, this is the last one.” He glanced at me and smirked.
“I think you’re going home empty-handed.”
“I’d say you’re reading your own
future, buddy,” Logan said. “The girls are loving the bozo wig.” He deadpanned.
I couldn’t help but laugh and so did the crowd a couple feet behind us.
Bozo rolled his eyes and waved us
the all clear.
“I need more luck.” Logan said, his
eyes glowed bluer than I’ve ever seen them. What could I possibly do for more
luck?
“What? Should I blow you right now?”
I joked.
His jaw twitched as his eyes fell to
my mouth. God, I’m tempted to do it now. I don’t care that there are people
watching. I should have kept my mouth shut.
Logan leaned into me, his lips
touching mine.
“You have to believe it,” he
whispered. I can’t think about anything besides his lips on mine. Fuck. He’s
really distracting.
He can win the bear. I though. Please
win the bear.
He pressed his lips into mine as his
free hand pulled the handle again. When he let it go, he slipped his hand out
of mine and placed both on my hips, deepening the kiss.
Win the fucking bear!
Win the fucking bear!
I’m so lost right now. Logan is
breaking down my walls by crashing through. He’s making me want something. He’s
making me want him. And I don’t know how I should feel about it.
“Feeling lucky?” Logan asked finding
my eyes. I just nodded. My words are trapped in my throat waiting for his
tongue to take them.
We turned and stared at the reels
rotating.
Jackpot. Jackpot…
Briana Pacheco hates referring to herself in third person so let’s start off with I’m the author of the Enough Trilogy, Don’t Let Me Fall, and many more books to come in the future. I’m from Boston and a wannabe explorer so one day I’ll travel the world. So far, that’s only happening when I write but I’m not giving up just yet. I love coffee, music and books, and I have an obsession with tattoos and accents. Sadly, I have neither so I make my characters have them instead. I’m an avid reader and if I’m not writing, you’ll find me with a book (or Kindle) in my hands. I love hearing from readers about anything so please don’t be shy and stalk me.
Thank you for sharing!! <3
ReplyDeleteNo problem lovely! Cannot wait to read this one :) xx
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