Today is the sneak peek for Through the Lens by K.K. Allen. Through the Lens is an all-new emotional new-adult standalone from USA Today bestselling author K.K. Allen is coming May 1st.
Title: Through the Lens
Author: K.K. Allen
Series: standalone
Genres:
Links:
Blurb:
βI had become his muse. What he didnβt know was that he had become mine too.βMaggie Stevens is done feeling objectified.
After spending her entire life in the spotlight and climbing the high fashion ranks as a model in LA, sheβs willing to leave it all behind for a fresh start. Moving to Seattle seems like the perfect solution.
A clean slate.
New adventures.
Endless opportunities.
All is going according to plan. Until she meets the drop-dead gorgeous cooking instructor who delights in adding to her misery.Desmond Blake is determined to make a name for his culinary schoolβone that speaks to his hard work and undeniable passion.
When his food photography hobby garners attention from an unexpected source, his dreams are finally within reach. The obstacle he never sees coming is the sharp-tongued bombshell with a distaste for all he stands for.When Desmond accidentally captures a photo of Maggie during a moment of weakness, he starts to see thereβs more to the fashionista than meets the eyeβ¦
Sometimes what can be seen through the lens is a skewed version of reality. A bent perspective. Manufactured, therefore losing all sense of authenticity. And sometimes all it takes is a different angle to see whatβs right in front of you.
Sneak Peek:
I canβt remember the last time I went to a concert and felt like thisβfree, floating, intoxicated from the music and the audienceβs energy. Thereβs simply something magical about live music. Itβs like the surrounding sound streams into my pores with a direct line straight into my soul. Six songs in, and I feel like Iβm floating on the puffiest cloud.
I donβt stop moving. I canβt stop. It doesnβt matter if itβs a fast song or a slow one. My hips move with each beat as I down my drink then turn around to pass it back to Desmond so he can put it back on the round table. When my eyes connect with his, I realize heβs just as into the music as I am. He may not be dancing to every beat like me, but his eyes have been glued to the stage like itβs the most fascinating sight, and I canβt help but smile at him. βHaving fun?β I shout.
He gives me an expressionless nod, but I can see a glimmer in his eyes that expresses something more than total indifference. I consider it a win.
βYou?β he shouts back with an uptick of his brows.
My smile widens, and I swivel around to answer his question with a shake of my hips while raising my arms above my head. βCanβt you tell?β
Something dark yet endearing flashes in his eyes, something that halts my next breath. I should turn around. I know I should turn around. Focus on the music, Maggie. But my body doesnβt listen to the screaming voice in my head. My arms start to fall, and the sway of my hips slows, just as one fast song transitions into a slower one.
Timing is everything.
If I hadnβt turned around at that exact moment, then I wouldnβt be standing here now, locked in a dangerous gaze with a man I should find repulsive.
Continue reading the excerpt here
About the Author:
K.K. Allen is a USA Today Bestselling and award-winning author and interdisciplinary arts and sciences graduate from the University of Washington who writes heartfelt contemporary romance stories that are as real as they are inspiring. K.K. is a Hawaiian girl who was raised in Seattle, and currently resides in central Florida. She works full time as a digital producer for a leading online educational institution and is the mother to a ridiculously handsome little dude who owns her heart.
K.K.’s publishing journey began in June 2014 with the YA Contemporary Fantasy trilogy, The Summer Solstice. In 2016, K.K. published her first Contemporary Romance, Up in the Treehouse, which went on to win the Romantic Times 2016 Reviewers’ Choice Award for Best New Adult Book of the Year. With K.K.’s love for inspirational and coming-of-age stories involving heartfelt narratives and honest emotions, you can be assured to always be surprised by what K.K. releases next.
Links: