For anyone who may have been thinking about reading the book but felt they were too far behind, bookmark this post and read at your leisure :)
Excerpt from my introductory post:
Initially this book was an exercise for Harlequin, who was offering first time authors an opportunity to get their foot in the door. It was around the time that Fifty Shades of Grey was a huge deal, so they were specifically looking for that blurred line between romance and erotica, essentially lots of descriptive sex, but also a story.
However, they expected this to be done in 150 to 180 pages. I tried, but I went way over, then cut it down, and down some more, and by the time I got it in the parameters it was way beneath the standards of something I would read myself. Rather than scrapping the entire thing I chose to create a new exercise...make it into a story that I would pick up off the shelf and enjoy, while using it to perfect my skills in writing explicit scenes.
And so Unproven was born.
As you will see from the 'back of the book blurb' below, these two are in their senior year of high school--but this is NOT a young adult book. I realize a lot of people, Americans in particular, are in denial that sex is a big part of the high school experience and therefore some may find it a bit of offensive. I'm not going to apologize, but I am going to say that if this idea bothers you then Unproven is not for you.
"Back of the book Blurb":
Grayson Teller was born into immense wealth and descended from an ancient line of elite. But, with the family's power came a curse, the potential undoing of his line, never to be spoken of.
As part of his training his father sent him as a wolf among the sheep as a student in the public school system. In one year's time he will graduate and the games and testing will be of Grayson's own making, until then he'll follow his father's rules.
Pick someone and reduce their sense of self to ash, have 'fun' with them while he can. It's a game of cat and mouse that he's played masterfully since his freshmen year, so when he chooses the innocent Aryanne as his next victim, he believes she'll be an easy mark.
Will he break her? Or will he find that he's the one in doubt of everything he's been taught to believe, proving love is in fact real?
The story centers around these two, but I am a huge fan of side characters and this book is no different. And though I have to say the target audience for this particular novel is women, my brother- 
A big Thank You to these awesome women who came with me on this journey- 
AND
A special shout out to 
LOVE YOU ALL!!
NEWS
The date for publication for Unproven on Amazon is tentatively set for late January, early February 2019.
For everyone who is asking about a second book- there is a follow up novella in the works, one with an interesting twist- Remember Tyler? Expect to see him :)
Chapter One: The Dude
Chapter Two: Aryanne
Chapter Three: Seasonal Girl System
Chapter Four: Breathe Ary
Chapter Five: Run In
Chapter Six: Extreme Makeovers
Chapter Seven: The Proposition
Chapter Eight: Surrealistic
Chapter Nine: The Big O
Chapter Ten: I'm In
Chapter Eleven: The Death of Innocence
Chapter Twelve: Start The Morning Out With A Bang
Chapter Thirteen: Girl Pow-Wow
Chapter Fourteen: Prove Yourself Superior
Chapter Fifteen: Sneak in through my Window
Chapter Sixteen: Getting To Know You In More Ways Than One
Chapter Seventeen: His First Mistake
Chapter Eighteen: Grayson Meets Grandma
Chapter Nineteen: How The Other Half Lives
Chapter Twenty: It Sure The Hell Isn't
Chapter Twenty One: A Tour Of Extravagance
Chapter Twenty Two: And So It Begins
Chapter Twenty Three: Moving The Pieces
Chapter Twenty Four: Unflattering Nicknames And Scuba Instructors
Chapter Twenty Five: Grass Skirt
Chapter Twenty Six: Souvenirs
Chapter Twenty Seven:Guilt, Doubt, Resolve
Chapter Twenty Eight: Lies and Liars
Chapter Twenty Nine: Interruptions And Douchebaggery
Chapter Thirty: Treachery At Every Turn
Chapter Thirty One: Downward Spiral
Chapter Thirty Two: It's A Big Bad World
Chapter Thirty Three: I'm Back Jack
Chapter Thirty Four: Magic All Around
Chapter Thirty Five: Cave Of Wonders
Chapter Thirty Six: Outside Of Time
Chapter Thirty Seven: Invasion Of The Body Snatchers
Chapter Thirty Eight: Is This The End
Chapter Thirty Nine: Rage Against The F Word
Chapter Forty: The Sun Will Come Out
Chapter Forty One: Not God-- Satan
Chapter Forty Two: Once More In The Name Of Love
Chapter Forty Three: Battle Of Wills Chapter Forty Four: A Dangerous Game Chapter Forty Five: Beer For Breakfast
Chapter Forty Six: Skipping Class
Chapter Forty Seven: The Dude
Chapter Forty Eight: You Bed Now
Chapter Forty Nine: Son Of Satan
Chapter Fifty: Just Give Me Today
Chapter Fifty One: Hashbrownie
Chapter Fifty Two:Fist Meet Face
Chapter Fifty Three: Monster's Lair
Chapter Fifty Four: Poker Face
Chapter Fifty Five: What Is Love
Chapter Fifty Six: Eye Of The Storm
Chapter Fifty Seven: How To F-Up A Friendship In Twenty Words Or Less
Chapter Fifty Eight: Accidental Betrayal
Chapter Fifty Nine: Mystery Destination
Chapter Sixty: Tickle Torture
Chapter Sixty One: Leaving On A Jet Plane
Chapter Sixty Two: Know Thyself
Chapter Sixty Three: Blue Balls
Chapter Sixty Four: Man Vs. Nature
Chapter Sixty Five: I Get Knocked Down
Chapter Sixty Six: Prince Of Darkness
Chapter Sixty Seven: Barroom Brawl
Chapter Sixty Eight: Shifting Loyalties
Chapter Sixty Nine: This Is The Life
Chapter Seventy: Passion And Pain
Chapter Seventy: Alone In The End
Chapter Seventy Two: Enduring Friendships
Chapter Seventy Three: Put Your Mask On
Chapter Seventy Four: Drunk As A Skunk
Chapter Seventy Five: Hangover Of The Soul
Chapter Seventy Six: Let It All Go
Chapter Seventy Seven: Confrontation
Chapter Seventy Eight: Tweedles Dumb and Dumber
Chapter Seventy Nine: Blame Hormones
Chapter Eighty: Fickle F@#$ing Facebook
Chapter Eighty One: Hypocrisy
Chapter Eighty Two: Slaying Demons
Chapter Eighty Three: Ties That Bind
Chapter Eighty Four: Line In The Sand
Chapter Eighty Five: One Condition, Then Ecstasy
Chapter Eighty Six: Man Plans, God Laughs
Chapter Eighty Seven: How Strange
Chapter Eighty Eight: I'd Go The Whole Wide World
Chapter Eighty Nine: Killer Smile
Chapter Ninety: Mounting Pressure
Chapter Ninety One: Royally Screwed
Chapter Ninety Two: License To F@#$ Around
Chapter Ninety Three: Bad Moon Rising
Chapter Ninety Four: Big Plans, Bigger Wrenches
Chapter Ninety Five: Nefarious
Chapter Ninety Six: Sirens
Chapter Ninety Seven: Can I Freak Out Now?
Chapter Ninety Eight: Wishing For A Shotgun
Chapter Ninety Nine: On The Run
Chapter One Hundred: Under The Gun
Chapter One Hundred and One: A Little Luck, A Lot Of Nerve
Chapter One Hundred and Two: Abduction
Chapter One Hundred and Three: Father/Son Fight Club
Chapter One Hundred and Four: The End Is Nigh
EPILOGUE
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