But after that day in the cafeteria, I couldn't help looking at him differently, and my eyes always seemed to find him. I knew he must be smart despite his seemingly careless attitude.
I always sat in the front so I could see the blackboard-I guessed I was probably nearsighted, not that we could afford an eye exam, much less glasses. I'd only had a few classes with Kyland over the three and a half years we'd been in high school, and he'd always sat in the back of the room, rarely uttering a word. It was a large school, housing students from three towns. That was trouble I didn't want any part of.īut apparently not all the girls in our school had too much of a problem with trouble, because if he was in the company of anyone, it was always someone female. I was well acquainted with men who couldn't give a rat's ass. But that was the first time I really saw him, the first time I felt a throb of understanding in my chest for the boy who always seemed to wear an expression of nonchalance, as if he didn't care much for anyone or anything. I'd bet everyone who was female had let their eyes linger on him, with his strikingly handsome face, and his tall, solid build. But I also knew the achy emptiness of a Monday morning after a long, hungry weekend.
Our eyes met, his flaring briefly and then narrowing, as again, I looked away, my cheeks heating as if I'd just intruded on a deeply personal moment. But then I'd looked back as he walked in my direction toward the doors, stuffing the small portion of leftover food in his mouth. I'd looked away, attempting to preserve his dignity, a gut reaction on my part. Kyland is a story of desperation and hope, loss and sacrifice, pain and forgiveness, but ultimately a story of deep and unending love.New Adult Contemporary Romance: Due to strong language and sexual content, this book is not intended for listeners under the age of 18.©2015 Mia Sheridan (P)2015 Audible, Inc.The first time I really noticed Kyland Barrett, he was swiping someone's discarded breakfast off a cafeteria table. What happens when only one person gets to win? When only one person gets to leave? And what happens to the one left behind? They're both determined not to form any attachments, but one moment changes everything. Kyland Barrett lives in the hills, too, and has worked tirelessly - through near starvation, through deep loneliness, against all odds - to win the Tyton Coal Scholarship and leave the town that is full of so much pain. Her dream of winning the college scholarship given to one student by the local coal company and escaping the harshness of her life keeps her going. Tenleigh Falyn struggles each day to survive in a small, poverty-stricken coal-mining town where she lives with her sister and mentally ill mother. A full-length, standalone romance from the New York Times best-selling author of Archer's Voice.ĭirt poor.
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