Lisa Loves Literature: Blog Tour Excerpt with Giveaway: Boy in a Band by Lisa Loomis

Wednesday, August 29, 2018

Blog Tour Excerpt with Giveaway: Boy in a Band by Lisa Loomis

Book info:

Title: BOY IN A BAND

Author: Lisa Loomis

Pub. Date: July 2018

Publisher: Lisa Loomis Books

Formats: Paperback, eBook

Pages: 458

Find it: Goodreads, Amazon, TBD
Synopsis:

Living on a quiet dead-end street Morgan Mallory is like any other thirteen-year-old girl growing up in a progressive time full of sex, drugs, and rock and roll. That is until one rainy night in a dark California neighborhood the lives of two young teens will be altered forever.

Morgan tagging along with her mother for a day is pressured to make one last stop at a friend’s house. Annoyed to be there in the first place Morgan is mortified when her mother’s friend, Ann, insists she met her son who is playing guitar in his room.

As Mathew O’Conner yanks open the door Morgan is completely taken aback by the blond haired, blue eyed, young man in front of her. When Ann leaves Morgan nervously standing in the hall alone Mathew invites Morgan in where he further mesmerizes her with the sound of his guitar. Completely and utterly unnerved by his stunning good looks and talent Morgan feels something she has never felt.

Is this her first innocent crush or something much bigger?

One thing is certain, this moment will send Morgan on an emotional journey she could have never anticipated.

BOY IN A BAND will be ON SALE for .99 August 29th-31st!

Excerpt:

I looked up in his direction, squinting into the sun. His blond hair, tossed by the breeze, caught the sunlight. His muscular bare chest was golden brown from time spent at the beach. When I caught his eye, he smiled at me and motioned for me to catch up. I sped up my pace walking along the ocean’s edge to where he stood, eager to be with him, to touch him. As I got closer, I stared at his face, so familiar to me, yet still able to make me catch my breath. Had it ever not? I couldn’t remember. He reached his hand out, and when I took it, he laced his fingers in mine. I could feel the excitement well up in the pit of my stomach. We walked along the ocean, just close enough that the water played around our feet and ankles, at times sucking our feet into the sand. The sun was low in the sky, reflecting off the water.

“I love the colors. How it plays off the water,” I said.

“I know you do. You always have,” he answered.

“What does that mean?” I teased.

I pulled his hand up between my breasts and wrapped both my hands around it, holding tightly. A sudden stab of fear made my heart constrict. My thinking seemed a little thick though and I was unable to determine the cause.

“Nothing really, I just know,” he replied with a grin.

I smiled, the fear vanishing. We walked in silence for a long ways. He intermittently squeezed my fingers as he held my hand, a gentle reassuring gesture. We understood now how to be with each other without the need for so many words. He stopped and pulled me to him, wrapping his arms around my body. His skin was warm from the sun, and I breathed in the smell of him. Oh god, how I loved that smell.

About the Author:

Lisa Loomis was born in Oakland California and raised in San Jose until she was a sophomore in high school. Her father then took a job in the San Diego area where he moved the family to Escondido, California (or hickville as she called it). She finished high school at San Pasqual High then went to junior college at Palomar JC, ultimately graduating from San Diego State University with a BS in Finance.

Lisa started a career in mortgage banking in San Diego, California, briefly shifted to a corporate job as a territory sales representative, and then back to mortgage banking in 1996 when the family moved from the San Diego area to Park City, Utah. The move to Park City was prompted by a desire for a lifestyle change. Both she and her husband Dennis wanted to raise their two children in a smaller town environment that was still close to a large city.

In Park City, Lisa not only ran a mortgage branch but simultaneously helped Dennis run a successful construction company, Loomis Construction. Working full time, running a construction company in off hours, and raising two children was never easy but Lisa seemed to handle it all pretty well until the financial meltdown of 2008. That is when the wheels came off…completely.

Finding both her career in mortgage banking and the family business almost vanish overnight Lisa went back to a passion she’s always had, writing. It took Lisa almost four years to write “Boy In A Band”, stopping and starting, telling herself she couldn’t write a book. Once it was written Lisa foolishly thought the hard part was finished. In the last ten years, Lisa has continued to help her husband with their construction business as well as spends time writing.

Lisa’s currently lives and writes in Park City, Utah. She has been married for twenty-nine years and enjoys spending time with their grown children who live in Salt Lake City. You can find her self-published books on Amazon.