Going Under & Shallow both have newly written material and sexy new covers, moving Georgia Cates' Going Under series from YA genre into mature YA/NA.
This means they just got hotter!!
We have a teaser from each book for you to get to grips with...enjoy!
***both books will be available June 19th***
Going Under synopsis
Jesse Boone is a self-proclaimed bad boy and doesn’t march to the beat of anyone’s drum but his own. Growing up in less than desirable circumstances has made him no stranger to the hard knock life but his determination to leave it behind is fervent. He sees an opportunity to snag a college football scholarship when he’s transferred to East Franklin High School but Forbes Henderson has other plans. The player Jesse intends to replace doesn’t plan on giving up his spot as starting quarterback so a rivalry is born. Jesse is determined to show his nemesis that he’s not only going to take his position as first string quarterback, he’s going to take his girl, too.
Claire Deveraux is perfection at its best. She’s beautiful, intelligent, and unaware she just became Jesse Boone’s conquest to settle a score with her boyfriend. Like her flawless performance as the perfect daughter and student, Claire’s production of being the perfect girlfriend has everyone fooled, except Jesse Boone. She fears this tattooed bad boy will see her secret desire to explore his crude threats and promises of rocking her perfect world. If she decides to give in to one uninhibited moment with Jesse, will she learn too late that it was all an act of vengeance or will Jesse learn that the taste of first love is sweeter than that of revenge?
Claire Deveraux’s POV
Once
we’re started on the assignment, I catch Jesse staring at me. Suddenly
self-conscious, I run my palms down each of my cheeks. “What are you looking
at? Do I have something on my face?”
“You
do.” He reaches out, grazing the back of his fingers against my cheek. “You’ve
got a little beautiful right there.”
The
heat rises because I’m not used to such direct compliments. Forbes doesn’t do
romantic. He’s too busy planning how he’ll get what he wants from me.
“You
want to kiss me, don’t you?” God, do I ever.
He’s
daring—and I love it—so I decide to return the boldness. “You have no idea how
much.”
He
isn’t going to back down. I see his determination but as I recall, he warned me
about that. “I bet I have a pretty good idea since I probably want to kiss you
just as much. Maybe more.”
We’re
alone—most likely safe from being seen—but not guaranteed so it makes it so
much more exciting. The thrill of being caught by someone makes my heart pump
faster. I look into his pale blue eyes, willing him to lean forward and take
the kiss I’m prepared to give him.
“I’ll
do it,” he threatens.
“Then
stop talking about it.” I know the sure-fire way to seal the deal. “I dare
you.”
Bingo.
I see it in his eyes. He’s in full-on badass mode. “I warned you I don’t back
down.”
“That’s
what I’m counting on.”
I
imagine him leaning forward to steal a quick kiss but he doesn’t. He takes my
hand and leads me across the library. He looks in every direction before
opening a door and pulling me into a storage room I didn’t know existed. He
shuts the door behind us and locks it.
Oh
God. What’s he going to do?
He
places his hands around my waist and pulls me close, our faces almost touching.
“Believe me yet?”
“No.
I need more proof.”
“I
was hoping you’d say that.”
He
places sweet, soft kisses on my lips and my legs threaten to crumble beneath me.
His mouth migrates to my neck and up to my ear where he sucks my lobe. I let
him because I know the door is locked.
Shallow synopsis
Nick Hawke wants his car fast and his girls faster. He blows through them quicker than his muscle car races down the drag strip in Collinsville and he wouldn’t have it any other way. He’s determined to avoid the devastation he has watched his father endure in the aftermath of his mother’s abandonment. He believes there is no room in his life or his heart for a relationship lasting more than one night. He seeks happiness in things that won’t let him down––fast cars, adrenaline highs, and one night stands. All of that changes when he unexpectedly runs into an old friend and is introduced to Payton Archer, the first girl he ever wanted for more than a night. There’s only one catch––she’s completely immune to him and his smooth talking ways.
Payton Archer is looking for love––the true, mad, deep kind. She’s given up on finding it, at least until she leaves for college because she’s certain that is where she’ll find the ideal guy to fit into her perfect world. Her summer plans include nothing more than three uneventful months of fun but it turns out to be anything but ordinary when Payton meets Nick Hawke, one of Jesse’s old Collinsville friends. She’s shocked by her immediate and intense attraction for “Hawke” because nothing about him is on her checklist for the perfect love. Sure, he’s hot and sexy but he comes from Collinsville and that is definitely not on her list of prerequisites. Everything about him makes Payton’s heart speed. He’s exciting and dangerous but his fast car and chance taking aren't what scares Payton the most. It’s the way Nick Hawke makes her feel every time he looks at her. Can Payton find the courage to leave the safe, shallow end of love and risk going under completely?
Nick Hawke’s POV
I walk by doll
face on the way and I can’t resist speaking to her so I can look into her honey
eyes again. “I forgot to introduce myself earlier. I’m Nick Hawke but all of my
friends call me Hawke.” She doesn’t say anything. “This is the part where you
tell me your name.”
She doesn’t look
at all happy with me. “Payton Archer.”
I repeat her
name in my head. “Well, Payton Archer, it’s almost time for the race. How do
you feel about a good-luck kiss?”
She grins. “I
think a good-luck kiss is an excellent idea.”
Wow. That was
easy, and unexpected––and then I figure out why. She goes over to my opponent
and taps him on the shoulder. He turns around and she puts her arms up over his
shoulders. She kisses him long and hard, causing the crowd to erupt into cheers
and catcalls.
She finishes and
turns back to me. “It was only fair for Dane to get a good-luck kiss since you
got a good-luck hump on the hood of your car.”
This girl is
unbelievable, like nothing I’ve ever come across.
I stand
motionless, watching her strut to the roadside in her short skirt and jacked-up
heels. One thing is certain: winning this race has nothing to do with the money
anymore. I have to win so I can have my night with her.
About the Author
Georgia resides in rural Mississippi with her wonderful husband, Jeff, and their two beautiful daughters. She spent fourteen years as a labor and delivery nurse before she decided to pursue her dream of becoming an author and hasn’t looked back yet.
When she’s not writing, she’s thinking about writing. When she’s being domestic, she’s listening to her iPod and visualizing scenes for her current work in progress. Every story coming from her always has a song to inspire it.
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