Blood and Bone
Paula Dombrowiak
(The Blood and Bone Series, #1)
Publication date: October 30th 2020
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance
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EXCERPT:
“I didn’t get this gig because of my looks.” Erin explained but he seemed unfazed. “Just so you know.” Never had she cared about such a thing from any other interview, but she wanted Jack to respect her. That was the only way this interview would be taken seriously.
“If you say so.” He did not seem convinced.
“I have a pretty extensive portfolio.” She felt compelled to make him understand that she was not being used as bait or whatever he thought. “Edge is just one of the magazines that I’ve written for.” She clarified. “You can look up my work.”
“I believe you.” Jack said putting his hands up but it was Erin who was not convinced now.
Returning to business. “I’m going to turn on my recorder.” She told him.
“Ah, we’re getting serious now.” Jack leaned back in his seat, trying to appear comfortable but everything about him was tense.
“Where should we start?” Jack asked, smoothing his hair with one nervous swipe of his fingers.
Erin took out her notebook and clicked the pen open, always well prepared. The waitress dropped off their drinks. She discretely placed a napkin near Jack with her name and number written on it. This angered Erin as she felt slightly protective over Jack after the events of the morning and gave the waitress the stink eye as she left the table.
Jack ignored the waitress and gave all his attention to Erin, waiting for her to continue. “You look displeased.” Jack suggested.
“I just think that’s presumptuous.” Erin motioned to the napkin.
“How so?” Jack cocked his head.
“Well, for one, we could be on a date.” Erin said in an annoyed tone.
“Would you like for us to be on a date?” Jack’s smile unnerved her.
“Don’t be ridiculous.” Erin scoffed.
“You brought it up.” Jack shrugged innocently.
“Ok, that’s not…” Erin was frustrated. “Never mind.” She settled back in.
Erin cleared her throat and went back to business. “It’s been 20 years since the first album came out. I’d like to go back to how the band was formed. There’s not a lot of information on this subject, other than you being high school friends, but I’d like to go a little deeper and talk about what it was like before the fame.” She said.
Erin could see a slight tick at the corner of Jack’s eye. “If that’s ok.” She added, swallowing hard.
Jack took a sip of his cappuccino and Erin could tell he was very pleased with it. “I was a sixteen-year-old asshole of a kid who was destined to drop out of school and end up in jail.” He said. “Music was all I had.”
“Well, you did drop out and you did end up in jail, on more than one occasion.” Erin sifted through her notes. “But my guess is that there was a lot that happened in between.” She took a sip of her latte. Every place made chai differently and she was not impressed but it was drinkable. She was partial to a shop around the corner from her apartment in Queens.
Jack chuckled. “That’s a matter of public record.”
“You said music was all you had. Why?”
Jack’s expression darkened.
“How did the band get formed?” Erin rephrased.
“It’s how every great love story begins.” A touch of nostalgia in his eyes. “I met a girl.” A smile spread across his face that didn’t quite reach his eyes. “I met a girl and she ruined me forever.”
Erin could not tell if he was talking about Mia or Amber. She only knew that she wanted to find out.
Author Bio:
Paula Dombrowiak grew up in the suburbs of Chicago, Illinois but currently lives in Arizona. She is the author of Blood and Bone, her first adult romance novel which combines her love of music and imperfect relationships. Paula is a lifelong music junkie, whose wardrobe consists of band T-shirts and leggings which are perpetually covered in pet hair. Music is what inspires her storytelling.
Paula is currently working on a sequel to Blood and Bone which focuses on Hayley O'Donnell's music career while living in her fathers shadow.
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