Beauty from Surrender (44 page)

Authors: Georgia Cates

A very special thank you to Sharon Luth (Shaz Za) for helping me patrol and keep the Beauty from Pain group organized. In addition to these jobs, she also helped make Beauty from Surrender more authentic by assisting me with my Aussie-isms. A million thanks, Shaz!

I have a few teacher's pets in the Beauty from Pain group but I'm going to decline listing them here–for fear of missing someone–but you know who you are. You girls have entertained me greatly and I have enjoyed your posts, collages, videos, photographs, and one very special song performance. Thank you for loving Jack Henry and Laurelyn's story as much as I do.

A very special thank you to Ani Markarian. I've met many friends through Facebook and I certainly consider you a wonderful one. I look forward to meeting you in person.

Lastly, a huge thank you to Jennifer Sommersby Young. You are a magnificent editor and The Beauty Series would not be what it is without you. Thank you a million times over.

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Song for the Waiting • Aron Wright

Come Back When You Can • Barcelona

Please Don't Go • Barcelona

Don't Forget to Breathe • Bitter:Sweet

The Mating Game • Bitter:Sweet

Over • Blake Shelton

I Can't Make You Love Me • Bonnie Raitt

Then • Brad Paisley

Remind Me (Duet with Carrie Underwood) • Brad Paisley

She's Everything • Brad Paisley

Locked Out of Heaven • Bruno Mars

Nasty Naughty Boy • Christina Aguilera

Sex for Breakfast • Christina Aguilera

Just a Fool (with Blake Shelton) • Christina Aguilera

To Whom It May Concern • The Civil Wars

Finding North • The Civil Wars

Let Me Let Go • Faith Hill

Just To Hear You Say That You Love Me • Faith Hill

The Dance • Garth Brooks

Lead Me On • Gloriana

Somebody That I Used to Know (feat. Kimbra) • Gotye

And Then You • Greg Laswell

Bleed • Hot Chelle Rae

More Than I Meant To • Jason Reeves

Truth • Jason Reeves

If Only I • Jon McLaughlin

Because Of You • Kelly Clarkson

Dark Side • Kelly Clarkson

Standing In Front of You • Kelly Clarkson

Breaking Your Own Heart • Kelly Clarkson

Here With Me • The Killers

Wanted You More • Lady Antebellum

Our Big Mistake • Marc Broussard

Daylight • Maroon 5

Sad • Maroon 5

I Don't Want To Leave • Matthew Perryman Jones

Looking for You Again • Matthew Perryman Jones

Out of Reach • Matthew Perryman Jones

Feels Like Letting Go • Matthew Perryman Jones

I Will Wait • Mumford & Sons

Try • Pink

The Mess I Made • Parachute

Feelin' Love • Paula Cole

Thinking of You • Pete Yorn

Against All Odds • Phil Collins

Come Wake Me Up • Rascal Flatts

What Hurts The Most • Rascal Flatts

Here Comes Goodbye • Rascal Flatts

Pieces • Red

Never Be the Same • Red

Start Again • Red

Stay (feat. Mikky Ekko) • Rihanna

Holding On And Letting Go • Ross Copperman

Addicted • Saving Abel

Six Degrees of Separation • The Script

Sing to Me • Sleeping At Last

Slow & Steady • Sleeping At Last

It's Been A While • Staind

So Far Away • Staind

It's Your Love • Tim McGraw

Let's Make Love • Tim McGraw

I Need You • Tim McGraw & Faith Hill

All I'm Thinking Of • Tyrone Wells

Here Without You • 3 Doors Down

Was It a Dream? • 30 Seconds to Mars

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Georgia resides in rural Mississippi with her wonderful husband, Jeff, and their two beautiful daughters. She spent fourteen years as a labor and delivery nurse before she decided to pursue her dream of becoming an author and hasn't looked back yet.

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Love,

Georgia

Young Adult Books by Georgia Cates

Blood of Anteros

The Vampire Agápe Series Book 1

Blood Jewel

The Vampire Agápe Series Book 2

Blood Doll

The Vampire Agápe Series Book 3

Anticipated Release Summer 2013

Going Under

A Going Under Novel #1

Shallow

A Going Under Novel #2

Adult Books by Georgia Cates

Beauty from Pain

Beauty Series #1

Beauty from Surrender

Beauty Series #2

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"What gives you the right? We are not together. Stop sticking your nose where it doesn't belong."

Carmyn's forehead creases, and if I were a fool, I'd say it was in pain.

Her face flushes with anger. "You're right, Dallas." Her words are clipped and cold. A stark contrast to the heat radiating from her. "We're not together and I had no right. I'm sorry." She snatches her purse off my dresser and turns to leave.

"Carmyn, wait."

She stops but doesn't turn around.

I'm confused. She won't let me tell her how I feel, but I'm supposed to allow her to fix the most broken part of my life? A part of me wants her to. For her to be the one who makes the broken things work. But not like this. Not when she insists on keeping things the way they are. I can't give myself to her if she won't accept my heart, let alone give me hers.

She marches to the door and flings it open.

I want to tell her to wait, but I still don't know what to say. I got what I wanted; she won't try to push me about Denton anymore. Was it worth losing whatever part of her I had?

I'm not sure it is.