T. Leigh - Gorgeous Chaos

Alexander turned his head to where she was looking before she got spooked. What the…?

He stormed across the street to the car where the reason why he wanted to leave Boston so quickly sat. He threw open the driver’s side door. Sarah must have noticed someone looking at us , Alexander thought.

“Son,” Thomas said. “What…?” His eyes went wide, wondering if he realized who he was just speaking with.

“Come to spy on me, Dad?”

“Alex, calm down,” he said cautiously, debating whether to tell him about everything. He had been keeping such an enormous secret from him for years, and he was about to go for SEAL training. If he made it through and was sent overseas to work special-ops, he may never see his son again. No. It was time to tell him. He needed to know. “That girl…”

“No. You know what?” Alexander interrupted. “I’m done listening to you! What I do on my own time is my fucking business! If I wanted to go out with the guys for some beers or take home a hot girl, I’m damn well going to do it! If you really cared about me, maybe you should have been around more when I was growing up instead of putting your fucking job ahead of me! I’m done with you. Tell Ma if she wants to see me before I leave, I’ll be at Charley’s tomorrow around eleven for breakfast.”

He spun around and hailed a cab.

“Alex, wait!” Thomas yelled.

Alexander flipped off his father as the yellow cab sped away, driving him to Adele’s apartment by Wellesly.

“That’s your Olivia. I’m so sorry, Alex,” he said to no one at all.

The End.

Contact High - Allen Stone

Beneath Your Beautiful - Labrinth

I Won’t Give Up - Jason Mraz

Out Of My Hands - Dave Matthews Band

Some Devil - Dave Matthews

I Was Gonna Marry You - Tristan Prettyman

Before it Breaks - Brandi Carlile

Elephant - Damien Rice

L’il Darlin - ZZ Ward

Last Love Song - ZZ Ward

Landed - Ben Folds Five

Been A Long Day - Rosi Golan

Nine Crimes - Damien Rice

Time Bomb - Dave Matthews Band

Cold Hearted - Zac Brown Band

Mess I Made - Parachute

Be Still - The Fray

Come Clean - Tristan Prettyman

Seven Devils - Florence & The Machine

Bottom Of The River - Delta Rae

A Thousand Years - Christina Perri

A Beautiful Mess - Jason Mraz

My Baby Blue - Dave Matthews Band

Till Kingdom Come - Coldplay

February Seven - Avett Brothers

I Will - The Beatles

Isn’t She Lovely - Livingston Taylor (Original by Stevie Wonder)

I have no idea where to even begin with acknowledgements. With each book, these are getting more and more difficult to write, and I couldn’t be happier.

March 29, 2013 is a day that I will always remember. It was the day that I wrote the very first lines of my Beautiful Mess series. Those lines actually appear in this book. The first scene I ever wrote was when Olivia found out that Alexander had been keeping her identity from her. Of course, at that time, her name was Taylor and Alexander was Gregory. It sounded a bit too presidential to me, so I switched up the names, mainly because I heard Alexander yelling at her and screaming the name, Olivia, instead of Taylor. It’s amazing how much inspiration you can find when you shut off for a minute and go for a run.

Now, over a year later, I feel overwhelmed with the positive response to these books. These are my babies, and I’m not ready to say good-bye to these characters. I’ve lived and breathed the story of Alexander, Olivia, Kiera, Mo, and Cam over the past fourteen months. They’ve woken me up in the middle of the night, telling me that I had to change something. I’ve laughed with them. I’ve cried with them. I’ve felt every emotion that they faced, and because of that I hate to say good-bye.

This has been an incredible journey… A journey that I hope is just starting as there are so many more stories that need to be told, battling for attention in my head. None of this wouldn’t have been possible without the love and support of my parents and my two sisters - Donald and Linda Martin, Melissa Morgera, and Amy Perras. Thank you for encouraging this crazy dream of mine since I told you about the books back in July. To my best friend, Kerri Deschaine, thanks for being crazy enough for me to base a character on you. Everyone needs a little Kiera in their lives and I’m sure glad I have you in mine… (Sorry for what happened to Kiera. I still love you, Care Bear!)

To my wonderful editor, Kim Young. Thank you for being able to read my mind when it couldn’t function because too many thoughts were swimming in my head. I am so grateful that I found you and can’t wait for you to work on Cam’s story for me… (I know… You’re so #TeamCam!)

To my fantastic Head of Social Media, Lea James, my own Fierce & Fabulous Book Diva, I love you hard. And next signing event, all drinks will be in a sippy cup.

I also need to mention my incredible street team. Without them, I’m fairly certain that no one would have heard about my books. You all rock my world and words seem to be so inadequate to relay how much your time and effort means to me. Alexis Brodie, Anna Kesy, Brenda Mcleod, Cecilia Ugas, Cheryl Tuggle, Christine Davison, Chrissy Fletcher, Cindy Gibson, Claire Pengelly, Crystal Casquero, Crystal Solis, Crystal Swarmer, Danielle Estes, Donna Montville, Eann Goodwin-Giddings, Ebony McMillan, Erin Thompson, Estella Robinson, Jamie Kimok, Janie Beaton, Jennifer Goncalves, Jennifer Maikis, Jennifer Patton, Jessica Green, Johnnie-Marie Howard, Kathryn Adair, Kathy Arguelles, Kathy Coopmans, Kayla Hines, Karrie Puskas, Keesha Murray, Kim King, Kimberly Kazawic, Kimberly Twedt, Lea James, Lindsey Armstrong, Lori Garside, Lori Moore, Marianna Nichols, Meg Faulkner, Megan Galt, Melissa Miller-Mattern, Natasha Rochon, Nicola Horner, Nicole Chronister, Pamela McGuire, Rachel Hill, Shane Zajac, Shannon Baker-Ferguson, Shannon Palmer, Shayna Snyder, Stefani Tabakovska, Stefanie Lewis, Suzie Cairney, Tabitha Stokes, Tiffany Tyler, Tracey Williams, Victoria Stolte, Yamara Martinez… Much love and #BurnhamBitchesForLife.

A special thanks to the lovely Liz Lovelock from Magic Within the Pages Blog, and Amy McGlone and Tonya Nagle from Turn The Pages . I could never repay you for all your amazing support and words of encouragement. Without bloggers like you, this indie world would be hard. You make it fun… So thank you.

To my amazing husband, Stan Kellam, thank you for supporting this crazy notion of mine to actually be a writer full time. I’m truly blessed to have run into you in the parking lot of a Jimmy Buffett concert all those years ago.

To my incredible group of Beta readers: Lynne Ayling, Karen Emery, Natalie Naranjo, Stacy Stoops… This is not the end… It’s only the beginning. I can’t wait to share with you what I have next!

And last but not least, thank you to all my amazing fans. Thank you for taking the chance on a no-name indie author. Without all of you, I would never have experienced the success that I have. Much love and now it’s Cam’s turn!

T.K. Leigh, otherwise known as Tracy Leigh Kellam, is a producer/attorney by trade. Originally from New England, she now resides in sunny Southern California with her husband, dog and three cats, all of which she has rescued (including the husband). She always had a knack for writing, but mostly in the legal field. It wasn’t until recently that she decided to try her hand at creative writing and is now addicted to creating different characters and new and unique story lines in the Contemporary Romantic Suspense genre.