(Inspired by the song Strawberry Wine) ON SALE NOW FOR 99¢! PUBLISHED VERSION AVAILABLE ON AMAZON THROUGH KENSINGTON PUBLISHING! "You're so beautiful," Jake murmured as his fingers worked their way down, much lower than they'd ever been before. Sharp tingles shot throughout my body and spread to my core in electrifying waves. How was it possible to feel scared and exhilarated all at once? * * * * * Small-town girl, Addison Monroe, has plans to make the most out of the summer before her senior year. Once school begins, she'll be bogged down with the stress of college applications, making her precious free time a distant memory. Her vacation would consist of sizzling days at the beach, rowdy bonfires at night, and avoiding the bully who'd been her date to junior prom, no matter how hard he persisted. Falling in love had not been on the agenda. That changes when college man, Jake Grady, enters her life. Employed by her grandparents to work at the family farm for the summer, Jake ignites feelings in Addy she's never felt before, and is dying to experience again. She begins to fall fast for the sexy Texas cowboy and soon realizes that once break ends they will be forced to say goodbye forever. Follow Addy as she stumbles through a summer of first loves, first times and first heartbreaks, and find out why the summer she turned eighteen became the most memorable summer of her life. *Strawberry Wine is loosely based on a song by the same name, and is the winner of The Write Affair contest sponsored by Wattpad and Kensington Publication. The revised novel will be published in both print and eBook January 31, 2017, what you're reading on Wattpad is the original first draft! Notice: This document is not authorized for upload or use with artificial intelligence systems or platforms. Any attempt to upload, analyze, or process this content using AI technology is strictly prohibited.

“Thanks for showing me around, Father Way,” she winked at the older man, prolonging the word ‘Father,’ leaving him flustered and, confused. Gerard knew that he wasn’t wearing his Church robes that moment. “H-how did you –?” He stuttered, with the blonde interrupting him, of course. “People are naturally unobservant,” she began, picking at her silver chain necklace that ended over her chest. “But not me, Father . . . not me,” then she walked away, a trail of muddy footsteps behind her. Gerard look down at the small crucifix that he didn’t realize he hadn’t removed along with the rest of the evidences that he’s a priest. Well . . . Gerard’s going to have to think that she’s right. She’s different. Priest!Gerard...bet you didn’t see that coming ;)

Gerard Way is the popular guy. He hates the emos, along with his friends. One day in art class, he's assign a partner and force to be with that partner for two months+. Who can that partner be? Seventeen-year-old Irmarie Hale. Irmarie Hale is known as a weird 'emo' girl. Bottom of the food chain. So what happens when Mrs. Hale, the art teacher assigns them as partners? ~I'm bad at descriptions...~