by Sam Destiny
She switched off the microphone, turning away to take a deep breath. Once Evy and her had returned back home, they had set up a meeting and realized that the guys were actually much further with planning than Evy had even known. Frankly, breezing through the interview had been easy; introducing her idea wasn’t. She knew that romance wasn’t something men admitted to openly, but it didn’t matter. She had gotten what she wanted and even though she knew that everything depended on how many listeners she could attract, but she had tried working that out, too. Her last three days and nights had been spent with equal amounts of picking her music and promoting her show on about every page and blog she could think of. Would it help? She had no idea, but there was no denying that this show made her feel closer to Jazz than she hadn’t felt in weeks.
It was as if he was sitting out there, listening to her somewhere. It was unrealistic, but still she couldn’t help but wish for that.
The song came to an end and Tessa felt herself smiling.
She was missing Jazz like she had never missed a person before, but this here was what she wanted.
This radio job was for her what the military was for Jazz. She would do everything to stay in this little room, or any other radio station she could get in. She never wanted to do anything else anymore.
So after all, she, too, was somehow tagged for life.
Acknowledgements
I’d like to thank a lot of people because, let’s face it, they are amazing. As it is, I want to start with the person that always, always, always is there fore me: Yvi, the bestest friend anyone can wish for. Without you, sweetie, I wouldn’t do what I do … and write my second round of thank you’s! WOW!
Next up, I want to thank the people that helped making this book into what it is now: Nikki Cullan, who was ready to answer all my military questions as soon as she could; Lianne and Betsy, who spent hours and hours of their precious time on helping me to make this beautiful; Staci and Erica, who are absolutely among the best Betas anyone can wish for; and Aimie, who always pushes me when I need it.
Of course I’d like to thank the great Airicka Phoenix, who made this baby pretty inside out and designed such a beautiful cover. It’s, as always, my absolute pleasure to work with you.
Thank you to Hilary and Emma, who provided a lot of inspiration for this one.
Chicken-Soup-Girls: Thank you. You keep me sane. Honestly. Thank you.
Last, but not least, my readers. You, the person holding and reading this right now. Thank you for taking a chance on me. Thank you for reading. And thank you for being amazing.
About The Author
Once upon a time there was a young girl with her head full of dreams and her heart full of stories. Her parents, though not a unit, always supported her and told her more stories, encouraging her to become what she wanted to be. The problem was, young Sam didn't know what she wanted to be, so after getting her A-levels she started studying Computer Science and Media. After not even one year she realized it wasn't what her heart wanted, and so she stopped, staying home and trying to find her purpose in life. Through some detours she landed an internship and eventually an apprenticeship in a company that sells cell phones. Not a dreamy career, but hey. Today she's doing an accounting job from nine-to-five, which mainly consists of daydreaming and scribbling notes wherever she can.
All through that time little Sam never once lost the stories in her heart, writing a few little of them here and there, writing for and with her best friend, who always told her to take that last step.
Only when a certain twin-couple entered her mind, bothering her with ideas and talking to her nonstop did she start to write down their story - getting as far as thinking she could finish it. Through the help of some author friends, and the encouragement of earlier mentioned best friend, little Sam, now not so little anymore and in her twenty-seventh year, decided to try her luck as an Indie author. She finished the story of the first twin, Jaden, and realized she couldn't ever stop.
So, it really is only after five that the real Sam comes out. The one that hungers for love, romance, some blood, a good story, and, at the end of the day, a nice hot cup of Chai Tea Latte.
And if the boys are still talking to her, she'll write happily ever after.
