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A Christmas present for all of you

December 24, 2011 by Ally Carter 182 Comments

Hi everyone!

I hope you are all having a great week, celebrating the holiday of your heart.  My holiday is Christmas, and as I was wrapping the last of my presents and getting them all ready for tomorrow morning I realized that I have yet to give a present to all of you–the readers who make my professional life possible.

So, without furture ado.  I give you this…a gift I hope you all thoroughly enjoy.

 

a Mega Excerpt from
OUT OF SIGHT, OUT OF TIME
available in the US & Canada March 13, 2012

There are fourteen routes a person can take from the library
to the suite where I’ve lived since my first day of seventh grade.  I knew which one was fastest, which was
busiest, which one had the most awesome views and the route that was most
likely to make a girl freeze to death in winter.

But that night I didn’t settle for any of those.  No, that night I went straight for the part
of the mansion that no one but the teachers ever used.  The halls were long and narrow and empty,
nothing but faculty living quarters and the occasional bookcase to mark the
way.

It was easy to feel like I was the only person in the
mansion (which was totally what I was going for) right up until the point when I
heard a voice say, “Cammie?”

Zach was there.  Zach
was there wearing nothing but a towel, but the being there part was far more concerning than the towel part to tell you the truth (the
towel part brought up a whole different set of issues.)  Because something in the way he was looking
at me told me that I had completely and totally failed in my attempt to hide.

I didn’t know which was more frustrating, his penchant for
showing up at utterly embarrassing portions of my life or the looks he gave me
when he did– like he knew more, saw more, understood better than anyone else
on earth and right then I kind of hated him for it.

 

Have a great one, everyone!

With lots of love,
Ally

 

 

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Comments

  1. ME says

    December 24, 2011 at 8:05 pm

    Thanks for the excerpt! Best. Present. Ever. 🙂

    Reply
  2. Kristi says

    December 24, 2011 at 8:07 pm

    And now I’ve read the towel scene. I feel like I’ve accomplished something today.

    Reply
  3. Victoria M says

    December 24, 2011 at 8:07 pm

    Oh. Em. Gee. I’m so excited I can’t stand it. March 13 needs to hurry up and get here! And Zach in a towel? Super hot.

    Merry Christmas Ally! I hope you have a great one!

    Reply
  4. Toobz says

    December 24, 2011 at 8:10 pm

    OMG!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!
    IM SO EXCITED.

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!

    Reply
  5. Joana says

    December 24, 2011 at 8:11 pm

    NOTHING BUT A TOWEL?!?!??!?! OMG I NEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEED TO READ THIS BOOK! NOW!

    Reply
  6. Ashley says

    December 24, 2011 at 8:11 pm

    OMG!!! thank you ally this is the best present you could of gave us, and i alomost hypervenilated when i realized that zach was only in a towel;).thx again and merry christmas

    Reply
  7. Anonymous says

    December 24, 2011 at 8:13 pm

    Ooohhhhh myyyy goodnessss!!!! That was such a tease!!! But I am even more excited now for the book(if that was even possible)!!!!! Thank you! Thank you!! Thank you!!!!!

    Reply
  8. Juli says

    December 24, 2011 at 8:13 pm

    OMG. OMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMG ALLY YOU ARE THE BEST.

    MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! 😀
    Thank you so much!

    Reply
  9. crazy fan says

    December 24, 2011 at 8:14 pm

    I LOVE YOUR BOOKS!!!! this book sounds good already and as soon as it comes out I will do whatever it takes to get it!!!

    Reply
  10. Britney says

    December 24, 2011 at 8:14 pm

    AAAHHHHHH!!!!!
    I’m hyperventilating imagining this.
    THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!
    I need to find out what happens in the end of this scene NOW.
    But this is the best Christmas present ever!

    Reply
  11. Anonymous says

    December 24, 2011 at 8:15 pm

    OH. HOLY. COOKIES. Zach+Towel=pretty much every girl’s dream I think….Merry Christmas indeed!!!

    Reply
  12. Lane says

    December 24, 2011 at 8:17 pm

    EEP! <3 It!!! Oh, March can't come soon enough! But that's okay, because I have so much else in between now and then (like my b-day, which is one day before the GG4 paperback comes out!!)

    Reply
  13. Nabeeha says

    December 24, 2011 at 8:18 pm

    OMG,OMG,OMG!!! Even though I dont celebrate Christmas, THIS IS THE BEST GIFT EVER!!!THANKYOU SOOOO MUCH!!!

    Reply
  14. auntie emmm says

    December 24, 2011 at 8:21 pm

    That was awesome you are the best author ever I can’t wait till march 13

    Reply
  15. jenny says

    December 24, 2011 at 8:22 pm

    i my goodness im so excited for this book!!!! thanks for the excerpt. You’re awesome!!

    Reply
  16. Breanne (Aka-Cammie) says

    December 24, 2011 at 8:23 pm

    OMG!! Your Simply AMAZING Ally! Thanks SO Much! You Made My Christmas.

    Reply
  17. Maddie says

    December 24, 2011 at 8:25 pm

    Ahh I can’t wait! Ally, you are such a great author! I follow you on Twitter and I check this site on a regular basis! This book is going to be great! Merry Christmas Ally!

    Reply
  18. Lizzy says

    December 24, 2011 at 8:27 pm

    Thank you, Ally!! I’ve been wondering about this for a while… and this only makes me want the next book more!! Merry Christmas Gallagher Girls!

    Reply
  19. Arianna says

    December 24, 2011 at 8:37 pm

    OMFG Ally
    Best. Christmas. Present. Ever.
    Thank you sooooo much I love it. Escpecially Zach in only a towel wow you cease to amaze me Ally
    Can’t wait on my birthday I am going to officially attend the Gallagher Academy for Exceptional Young Women
    You have given me the Best. Christmas/Birthday. Presents. Ever

    Reply
  20. Kia (loves Zach and Hale) says

    December 24, 2011 at 8:41 pm

    OH MY GOD!!!!!! YOU… ITS….. TOWEL…. ZACH!!! OH MY GOD!!!!!! ALLY!!!!!! I LOVE YOU I LOVE YOU I LOVE YOU I LOVE YOU I LOVE YOU I LOVE YOU!!!!! ITS SO BRILLIANT AND AMAZING AND ZACH IS IN A TOWEL!!!!

    But why was Cammie trying to hide in the first place?

    Excuse me as I hyperventilate.

    Okay. Wow. Okay. Wow…

    THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!!

    See what you’re writing does to me??? It makes me insane it’s so good.Wow.

    I’m am freaking out. That was possibly one of the best excerpts you’ve ever released.

    I hope you have a wonderful Christmas, Ally <3

    Reply
  21. Sara (of the Page Sage) says

    December 24, 2011 at 8:46 pm

    This is so good! I can’t wait until this comes out!! (:

    Reply
  22. Anonymous says

    December 24, 2011 at 8:47 pm

    Ahhhhhhh!!!!! Yaaaaay! An excerpt! I saw this on Twitter and FLIPPED out_!!! So happy you posted this! You made my Christmas:) and ohhh yes we see Zach!!!!!! IN A TOWEL. NOTHING BUT A TOWEL. YESSSSSS! hahahaha. I can’t wait for the website to be up! I’m sooo gonna be on it every day! Haha. I love your books!!!!! And I really loved this part;) haha. Can’t wait for March 13!!!!!! Aaaahhh! So excited!!! Can you tell?;)

    Reply
  23. Shannon says

    December 24, 2011 at 8:48 pm

    Yes you mentioned this part earlier and you said it might not make it into the book! Does this mean it did! YES! I can’t be more excited! Omg the book can’t come any sooner! I might just die of excitement! I am so pumped! Merry Christmas Ally! I actually thought for a second i was re reading part of book to but then the Zach was in a towel!

    Reply
  24. GallagherGirl says

    December 24, 2011 at 8:55 pm

    AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!! I wonder what was so embarrasing when she said “utterly embarrasing portions of my life.” Can’t wait for March 13th!!!!!

    Reply
  25. Em says

    December 24, 2011 at 8:57 pm

    AAHH!
    I’m not sure whether to love you or hate you!!!
    Love: Neat excpert from amazing book by amazing autor
    Hate: Now it feels like OOSOOM is centuries away!
    (Is this part of the Back to december towel scene?)

    Reply
  26. Primniss says

    December 24, 2011 at 8:57 pm

    YES!!!!!!!!!!! THANK YOU ALLY MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!! YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!1

    Reply
  27. Nicole says

    December 31, 2011 at 1:09 am

    That pretty much sums it up!

    Merry Christmas

    Reply
  28. Anonymous says

    April 29, 2012 at 6:32 pm

    Haha, I wonder if there are even any guys who commented on this post?

    Reply
  29. Kieran says

    May 28, 2012 at 8:20 pm

    heyy so i just read the book and i never read the part when zach was only wearing a towel:( what chapter is this scene on???

    Reply

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