Her eyes shine with both surprise and relief, as well as something more.
They sparkle with love. Not adoration. Love.
She doesn’t use words to answer my question. Instead, she speaks with her heart, via her lips on mine.
Rapturous applause rings out all around us but we don’t break our kiss.
We kiss like it’s the first time, and it is.
It’s the first time of the rest of our lives.
It’s the moment a broken boy and a broken girl pledged themselves to each other for always, and became whole.
Thirteen… unlucky for some, but not me.
Read other books by e.s. carter
Tracks of My Tears – Smokey Robinson & The Miracles.
Best Fake Smile – James Bay
She’s So Lovely – Scouting For Girls
Fix You – Coldplay
Chocolate – The 1975
Waterfall – The Stone Roses
Take Me Home – Jess Glynne
Lay It All On Me – Rudimental
Be Mine – David Gray
I am blessed to have met so many amazing people since I hit publish on my first book.
To all the authors who have supported me on my writing journey, including the amazing SITL group and Vixen Writers; you ladies ROCK!
Sws fawr to my ‘Southern Hemisphere Twin’, the lovely KA Sterritt, who keeps me sane, listens to my crazy ramblings and always has my back.
To the crazy ladies in my reader’s group ‘E’s Elite’. All the best people are bonkers and you lot definitely are. Thank you for your support, your friendships and your random posts that often require me to pull out my bottle of eye bleach. (Don’t you dare say it’s my fault or I’ll cook the goat, banish the nuns and drown the mermaids!)
To all the blogs who took a chance on a new indie author and not only read and reviewed, but recommended, pimped and promoted me and for no other reason than they love to do so. BIG SNOGS for you always.
My final shout-out is for my readers.
I wouldn’t be here without you. Thank you for your passion, your reviews and your support of authors, be they traditional or indie. With so many amazing books out there, I’m honored that you’ve bought mine.
Bookworms will rule the world!
Eli Carter is a mum of three from the U.K.
She is a stay-at-home mum and a part-time advocate for families of children with special needs.
Her life is pretty manic and she often gets asked, “How do you find the time to write?”
The answer is simple, she never sleeps, but not from lack of trying.
Reading and writing is her therapy, her solace and often the one thing that get’s her through the long nights. (That and copious amounts of caffeine and sugar!)
She loves to connect with readers, so please feel free to friend/follow her on Facebook, follow her on IG and Twitter or join her reader’s group, E’s Elite.
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Title Page
Books by E.S. Carter
About Thirteen
Quote
Dedication
Note for the reader
Prologue
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty-One
Chapter Twenty-Two
Chapter Twenty-Three
Chapter Twenty-Four
Chapter Twenty-Five
Chapter Twenty-Six
Chapter Twenty-Seven
Epilogue
Playlist
Acknowledgments
About The Author
Copyright Notice