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A Match Made at Christmas by Patty Blount Excerpt and Giveaway

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SYNOPSIS This book was formerly entitled Goodness and Light Thirteen years ago, two teens met on the ramp to Ground Zero, on a cold and snowy day, strangers bonding in a moment of grief. The boy pressed a crystal snowflake ornament into the girl’s hand and disappeared into the crowd, unaware that his simple act of kindness saved her from the guilt that threatened to consume her. Since losing her mom, Elena Larsen hasn’t set foot in New York City -- until now. Agreeing to help her sister prepare for her baby’s birth seems like a good way to spend Christmas and Elena vows not to let the monstrous guilt that weighs on her heart ruin everything. But those plans go awry when she meets Lucas Adair, a man whose own grief and guilt just might rival her own. When Elena discovers Lucas is the boy who gave her that crystal snowflake all those years ago, she can’t accept it as the sign Lucas believes it to be. For her, it means only one thing --- even beyond the grave, her mother ca

Some Boys by Patty Blount Official Nerd Blast

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SYNOPSIS Some boys go too far. Some boys will break your heart. But one boy can make you whole. When Grace meets Ian she's afraid. Afraid he'll reject her like the rest of the school, like her own family. After she accuses the town golden boy of rape, everyone turns against Grace. They call her a slut and a liar. But...Ian doesn't. He's funny and kind with secrets of his own. But how do you trust the best friend of the boy who raped you? How do you believe in love? A gut-wrenching, powerful love story told from alternating points of view by the acclaimed author of Send.   AMAZON  |  BARNES & NOBLE  |  BOOK DEPOSITORY Praise for  SOME BOYS "You will be satisfied at the end of this powerful work. " ― RT Book Review "A largely sensitive treatment of an emotionally complex topic. " ― Kirkus "Some Boys" belongs in every YA collection." ― School Library Journal   EXCERPT FROM BOOK Minutes pass, but they feel