Andrea Smith

Graysen Blue

September Dawson is not quite fourteen when her mother takes off, leaving her and her four-year old half-sister Scout, under the care of Jesse Ryan, her much younger husband, and September's step-father. Shortly afterwards, September is sent to live with her maternal grandparents in Mississippi. Four years pass before she returns to Arkansas, at the request of her step-father, to take care of her younger sister for the summer. It's the summer going into her senior year, and September becomes not only a mother-figure to Scout, but a slow spark ignites between her and Jesse. September is all about fanning the flame; Jesse, however, is all about denial. This novel is not about taboo sex; this story deals with what some may consider taboo love. September is not the 'vestal virgin' being seduced by a man nearly twelve years her senior the summer of 2010. In fact, September has a bit of a sneaky side when it comes to getting noticed, but in the process, she learns about the man she's come to admire and love, and gets some well-needed lessons about honesty, maturity and sacrifice. "Sins of September" is more than a coming-of-age story. It deals with the complications of life; the reality of abandonment, and the drama and suffering that ensues when others want what you have, and the extent they will go to in order to destroy it. Adult Content.

Sins of September

This book is the sequel to "Sins of September." My name is Jesse Ryan. I'm thirty, single, but not officially divorced...long story...up until the summer of 2010, I was doing just fine raising my only child, Scout. I'm a construction worker--yeah, hard hat, tool belt slung low on my hips--the real deal. But that summer, I was working some out-of-state projects and I needed some help with Scout. That's when my 17 year-old stepdaughter came to Fort Smith to help out. I hadn't seen the kid since her mother had taken off on all of us four years prior. September turned out to be a very resourceful young woman, effectively ambushing my first budding romance since her mother had left us. But she didn't stop there. Shortly after her 18th birthday--and after Scout asked me if September could stay on with us, I found myself inexplicably drawn to her. Yeah, I get that there's a twelve year age difference, but despite my better judgement and solid resolve, the heart wants what the heart wants. Our relationship was discreet--not what you think by any means. I prepared to start my own business; September was preparing to start her freshman year of college when we got the news...the news that would jar us back into the start reality, and change our lives. Libby... September and Scout's mama...my estranged wife that we'd heard nothing from for more than five years suddenly surfaces. She'd been injured and now suffers from total amnesia. Now decisions need to be made, but how can I make a decision that will be in everyone's best interest? Mature Content. 18+

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