Welcome to Day 2 of Science Geek Appreciation Week with Author Kelly Oram! If you missed yesterday's post about The Avery Shaw Experiment, you can check it out HERE. And don't forget to stop by the Facebook party for all kinds of extra bonus material, games and giveaways. There's a new giveaway every day. CLICK HERE TO PARTY!
Now... On to the cover reveal for The Libby Garrett Intervention!
The Spanish Fork High Science Squad is back in this hilarious and heartwarming companion novel to The Avery Shaw Experiment.
The Libby Garrett Intervention
Author: Kelly Oram
Publisher: Blufields
Blurb:
Libby Garrett is addicted to Owen Jackson's hot lovin'. But the sexy, popular college basketball player doesn't appreciate all of Libby's awesomeness. He refuses to be exclusive or even admit to people that they're dating. The relationship is ruining Libby and she's the only one who can't see it.
When Libby's behavior spirals completely out of control, her best friend Avery Shaw and the rest of the Science Squad stage an intervention hoping to cure Libby of her harmful Owen addiction. They put her through her very own Twelve Step program—Owen's Anonymous—and recruit the help of a sexy, broody, hard-as-nails coffee man to be her official sponsor.
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Adam Koepp has watched Libby Garrett for years. How could he not notice the sassy girl with the purple skateboard and helmet plastered with cat stickers? But in all the years he's crushed on her, Libby has failed to take notice of him. Why would she when he was just a nobody high school drop out who served her apple cider several times a week? Especially when she was hooking up with a guy like Owen Jackson—a guy with a college scholarship and more abs than Kyle Hamilton.
Adam finally gets the chance to meet Libby when his co-worker Avery Shaw recruits him to take Libby on the journey of a lifetime. With his ability to play Bad Cop and his experience with the Twelve Step program he's the perfect candidate to be Libby's sponsor. But will he be able to keep his personal feelings out of the matter and really help her the way she needs? And will Libby hate him when he forces her to take an honest look at herself?
Libby
Avery
sighed. “This isn’t an attack, Libby, it’s an intervention.”
My
head snapped Avery’s direction. “Homegirl says what?”
Avery
smiled again, but this time it was full of determination. “You have a problem,
Libby. We’ve all come here tonight because we love you and we’re worried about
you.”
“Okay,
someone definitely cooked up something special in the chem lab or something.
You’ve all officially gone mental. I’m not on drugs.”
Avery
shook her head. “But your relationship with Owen is just as destructive.”
I’d
heard enough. “An intervention?” They were comparing me to a drug addict
and saying Owen was my crack? “I came here to apologize to all of you
and this is what I get?” I jumped to my feet. “This is such equus ferus feces!”
I
bolted for the door and got about three steps before Adam intercepted me,
blocking the way like a lean, tattoo-covered wall of attitude. He stood in a
typical bouncer’s stance with his feet shoulder width apart and his arms folded
across his chest. Though he wasn’t particularly tall or bulky, he was still
intimidating. I glared up at him. “And you’re a gluteus maximus!”
Adam’s
face pulled into a frown and he looked to the group to translate. Aiden
grinned. “That’s Libby speak for ‘This is horse shit’ and ‘You’re an ass’.”
Adam
brought his gaze back to me, and I kept up my glare, refusing to take it back.
I waited for him to flip out on me, but was shocked when his lips twitched as
if he was fighting a smile. I had to be wrong, though, because there was no way
this jerk had a sense of humor. “Get out of my way.”
He
face hardened again. “You sit that luscious little gluteus maximus of
yours back down on that couch right now,” he said, “or I’ll put it there
myself.”
It
really does not happen often, but I was rendered completely speechless. I was
also unable to move, save the way my eyes tripled in size as I gawked at him.
He gave me a dry look and added, “Capisce, Cider Chick?”
Adam
When
I looked at Libby, she shrugged as though she was as helpless in this situation
as I was. “Help me, Coffee-Wan Kenobi. You’re my only hope.”
It
was so Libby.
“Okay.”
I prayed I wasn’t making a huge mistake.
Kate
and Avery both squealed and pounced on me, giving me hugs. I was still wary,
but their energy was contagious and I cracked a smile.
“Thank
you, Adam,” Avery said. “You really, really are the best. Is there any
chance you could get started tomorrow? Libby managed to say no to Owen tonight,
but if we don’t help keep her distracted tomorrow, she’s going to end up in his
very expensive hotel suite tomorrow night.”
And
just like that, all my reservations about this disappeared. I was all in, and
failure was not an option. Libby was never going to end up in that jerk’s bed
ever again if I could help it. “Tomorrow’s as good a day as any. I’m off work
at two.”
Libby
was already at the door trying to escape, but she stopped before turning the
knob. “Actually, I need you ready to go at seven thirty in the morning. Avery
already cleared it with your boss. He was more than happy to take your shift.
He said he’s been trying to get you to take a vacation day for months.”
My
head reared back. “You cleared my schedule tomorrow?”
Libby
looked me right in the eyes and grinned wickedly. The smile did something to my
insides. “You’re mine tomorrow, Coffee Man,” she purred jokingly.
I
stopped breathing. Hers. Yes. Yes I was. Heaven help me, but I was hers.
This was so bad. If I wasn’t careful Libby Garrett was going to break me. I had
to take control of this situation fast. I don’t know what kind of look I had on
my face when I stalked across the room toward her, but her eyes widened and she
backed up until she bumped into the door.
“You’ve
got that all wrong,” I said, placing my hand on the door beside her head,
trapping her in front of me. I’d meant to intimidate her a little, but when she
sucked in a breath and shivered, I lost control again. I leaned in a little too
close and my next words accidentally came out in a possessive growl. “Starting
tomorrow, Cider Chick, you are mine.”
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Okay, I'm going to be honest with you all. I'm a little skeptical about Libby Garret Intervention after reading the blurb MAINLY because I am not seeing Owen and Libby as what I wanted them to be, since in Avery Shaw Experiment I am rooting for this two since Libby came out into the story. BUT, and this is a huge but, I totally trust Kelly to bring us, her avid readers, the fans of Libby, a great story for Libby and after reading the teaser?? Oh hell yes! Adam the-tattoo-covered wall of attitude please, please be mine uh I mean be with Libby he he ;)
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This follow-up companion novel to The Avery Shaw Experiment can be read as a stand alone. (But where's the fun in that?) The Avery Shaw Experiment is only $0.99 right now. So why wait until October to meet Libby when you can fall in love with her right now for only a dollar?
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Kelly wrote her first novel at age fifteen--a fan fiction about her favorite music group, The Backstreet Boys, for which her family and friends still tease her. She's obsessed with reading, talks way too much, and likes to eat frosting by the spoonful. She lives outside of Phoenix, Arizona with her husband, four children, and her cat, Mr. Darcy.
That's it for Tuesday! Don't forget to come back tomorrow to know more about Kelly Oram!
