Hi everybody!
It’s Ally here. On a Monday! I know that’s going to freak you out, and I apologize. Shellie and her family are out-of-pocket for a couple of weeks, so you guys are just going to have to make do with me!
I spent a lot of time trying to figure out what you guys might like to hear about today, but I decided to treat you to a little sneak peek at something instead!
As most of you know, I have a short story in the upcoming holiday anthology, MY TRUE LOVE GAVE TO ME.
My story is called “Star of Bethlehem” and here is a little taste!
I hope you like it.
“Well, look at you!” The woman held me at arm’s length. “You changed your hair.”
I thought back to the short blond locks on the girl in the airport. The girl with the accent. The girl from Iceland. The girl these people were evidently waiting for.
I felt myself starting to panic, needing to run . . .
“You look so different from your picture,” the woman said, and I managed to breathe.
The girl these people had evidently only seen in pictures.
Maybe they wouldn’t get suspicious, call security. The police. Maybe I could just bide my time and slip away quietly and . . .
“Well, what am I doing hogging all the hugging? Ethan!” the woman yelled. She looked around, and I followed her gaze to the boy who was walking around the corner.
He wore Wranglers and boots and a plaid shirt heavy with starch. Until then, I’d thought boys like him only existed on the covers of romance novels. He must have been shocked by the looks of me, too, because he stopped short, frozen in the process of sliding a phone back into his pocket. Hulda’s words came back to me:
I don’t love him.
My other boyfriend.
“Ethan!” the woman yelled. “She’s here!”
I started to spin, but I was too late. He was already there. Looking at me. I could see the truth playing across his face, the realization that I was not an Icelandic girl name Hulda. I was not his girlfriend.
“It’s . . .” The boy started, and mentally I filled in the blanks.
An imposter!
A liar!
A fraud.
He moved closer.
“So good to see you!” the boy said.
And then he kissed me.
I hope you guys enjoyed the excerpt! If you did, please check out the full anthology. MY TRUE LOVE GAVE TO ME will be in stores October 14, 2014. And it is available for preorder now!
-Ally
Natalie says
September 8, 2014 at 9:27 pmI had the privilege of getting an arc of this and I LOVE YOUR STORY!!!!
Jordan says
September 8, 2014 at 9:42 pmI’m so excited to read the whole thing! Thanks so much for the teaser, Ally!!
Jordan says
September 8, 2014 at 9:45 pmDoes this mean your couple is the boy with the cowboy hat and the blond hair girl in the tan jacket!?
Jolene Wilson says
September 8, 2014 at 9:56 pmVery excited for this book! Lots of awesome authors contributing. Already have it on my to read list on Goodreads!
Isabel says
September 8, 2014 at 10:16 pmNow I REALLY want to read this book. I’ve been debating preordering, but now I must!
Kristi says
September 8, 2014 at 11:12 pmI was wondering what happened… Anyway! Eep! I’m so excited for this anthology and all of these stories and authors are amazing!
Xo, Kristi
Ａｋｉｋｏ says
September 9, 2014 at 8:41 amHi.
I want to read more your books in Japanese.
Sabina G. says
September 9, 2014 at 8:56 amOmg it was really good! Eeep I am very excited!!!! Never stop writing! You are an amazing author!
Livi says
September 9, 2014 at 2:43 pmIt looks amazing! I’m really excited about it now. Also could you please reveal which couple yours is on the front cover?! After reading this I was trying to work out who it was more likely to be but I’m still not sure.
Soph13 says
September 9, 2014 at 3:11 pmThis looks REALLY good!!!! Will it be at local libraries too?
Thank you!:)
Zach Vs. Hale says
September 9, 2014 at 3:50 pmOMG!!! That sounds sooo good!!! I wasn’t sure if I should get it but now I definitely am!!!!!!! I can not wait to read it!!! Also I still can’t wait to read All Fall Down!!!!!! I’m SOOOOO excited for all these new things to read!!! Can’t wait!!!
Kat says
September 9, 2014 at 7:15 pmAre all the stories in My True Love Gave To Me by all the authors new? Or are they continuations of their other books?
Red says
September 9, 2014 at 8:10 pmWonderful! Such a wonderful teaser! I am looking forward to reading more. 🙂
Sky says
September 10, 2014 at 12:10 amI wish I could read the entire thing!!! This sounds like it will be amazing and I know it will be 🙂 I can’t wait to read this and All Fall Down! I wish I had an ARC.
Sky says
September 10, 2014 at 12:15 amOn the cover is yours the one with the boy in a checkered white and red shirt and the girl in a red skirt? (Lower Left corner)
Kaitlin says
September 13, 2014 at 8:33 pmOkay! I need to read this book! Im confused a little but that makes me want to read it more! Good thing it comes out next month!
Ana says
September 17, 2014 at 12:57 pmA guy in Wranglers and boots.
Spontaneous kissing.
Ally Carter’s writing.
I think I’m in heaven!