Uncharted
By Claudia Burgoa
Releasing July 21st, 2015
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Blurb
Jacob
As a rule, men don’t grow up believing in a happily ever
after. We don’t believe in meeting the love of our lives or the white picket
fence, and 2.5 children. Every man thinks that those stupid dreams or fantasies
are just nonexistent shit until it happens to them. We should have been
forewarned.
I wish I was prepared for someone to appear in my life and
change all my priorities. I suddenly wanted that fence and children. The part
of meeting the love of my life became very real, but I wasn’t ready for suddenly
losing it all, and my life plummeting into this shithole forever.
The heartbreak of losing your soulmate is one of the worst
pains you will ever live with. I should campaign and warn the young people.
Vaccinate against love because if you lose it, you could lose yourself for the
rest of your life. The burden on your back will forever mark you and wither
away your soul, darkening your days and the rest of your natural life.
This isn’t false advertisement or a dramatic display of one
bitter soul.
Pria
I fought by my mother's side until her last breath, and
tried to help my father until his last memories dissipated. My sister is the
last one standing, but her life is a miracle that can end at any given moment.
All my life I’ve never been alone, but always felt lonely.
Today, my options on how to live my life are endless, yet my
heart and my best friend limit them. Stay in Seattle, close to the one person
that will never let me inside his world.
The thug, as mom would've called him. A man with a bad boy attitude
and a heart bigger than the ocean.
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Excerpt
JACOB
“Can we order them online?” Matthew whines while waving the
booklist in front of me. We could, with a few clicks and a credit card, but I
want to have the whole college experience, and that includes the campus
bookstore. “Think about the hours of sleep I’ve missed already.”
Not even glancing in his direction, I continue my way to our
destination. Moments like these make me wonder if we made the right decision
about heading to UW instead of following our sister to UT. AJ would help with
babysitting Matthew—and maybe me too. Instead of a dorm, perhaps the parents
would’ve leased an apartment for the three of us. She’d clean, I’d help her
cook, and we wouldn’t be miles apart.
I won’t ever admit this in front of her, but I miss my
sister. We’ve gone months without her because of summer camps or vacations.
However, this situation is different from the others. This time she’s going to
be far away for years. Two bachelor’s degrees, a master’s, and whatever else
she plans to do with her life. Matthew tried to persuade her not to go to
Texas. We even agreed to follow her to any music school that accepted her, but
she declined all of them.
As my brother and I discussed our options, Seattle won. Our
parents own an apartment they are letting us use, we have access to the recording
studios, and our father Chris visits Seattle often. Neither of my parents plan
on visiting my sister. Both avoid being seen with us in public. A part of our
daily life, living in the shadows because of their fame.
“We’ll go in and out, Matthew James.” I push on the glass
door, and as we enter, we both stop in our tracks. The entire place is
jam-packed—clearly the first sign we’re in the wrong place and why we should
find a way to move in with Princess-bitch. She’s usually the one who keeps us
organized. Without her, I have to create my own evil plan. “You get in line,
I’ll gather the books.”
“Can we come back at a better time?” He hunches his
shoulders, using a dreadful voice.
“No.” I fight the urge to slap him in the back of his head
for behaving like a child. “Your job is to stand in line.”
I hurry through the mass of college students, gather the
books on the list, and head back to where MJ waits.
“Here, carry your own shit.” I hand him half of the stack
and keep the other half. “They’re heavy.”
“Why buy two of each?” That’s a rich question coming from
the guy who had issues lending his toys, and sharing his drums, guitar, or any
other object he owned.
“For the same reason our parents always bought two or three
of each.” He gives me a hooded glare. “You have trouble sharing and making
decisions on what you want to do. This is college, not home.”
He shakes his head, rolling his eyes in exasperation. The
mane of dreadlocks dangles along with his face. “Dude, I’m not a child anymore.
We’ll take one set and save some of that money they gave us.”
I hang my head without uttering a word. He dares to tell me
with a straight face that he isn’t a child anymore. The dreadlocks and Jamaican
hat imply the opposite. The outfit he wears screams party: “I’m here for the
beer, the sex, and whatever else they throw my way.”
“Humor me, MJ. Let’s take both sets.”
I plan on having fun too, because all work and no fun isn’t
my game. However, he’s all fun and little work when our parents aren’t around.
Just one reason why I’m hauling his ass. The main reason is because I have no
fucking idea what I would do without him. This dude and I have never been
apart. Never. Ever. And the thought of that happening this soon scares the shit
out of me. I’m not ready to face the freaking real world without him. One day
we’ll do it, but not yet.
“As long as you do my homework, you can buy as many books as
you want, Jacob.” I slam a hand on my forehead. That had been a stupid promise.
He wanted to be an English major, a useless degree that would
take him too long and would be a waste of our time, as we both want to pursue
our music career. He made the right choice when I explained that the more time
we spend in college, the more we have to push the release of our second EP. The
band is our life. We started it two years ago, released a few singles and one
EP, and toured with a couple of bands. Nothing too far from the West Coast, but
we do have a small fan base.
Pushing him toward finishing school with me was easy, as I’d
promised to help him study, do his assignments, and be his personal butler for
the first month. As far as I’m concerned, in a couple of years we’ll be as
famous as our father, Chris, and we’ll hire our own butler. If we can stick to
the plan for one entire school year, we’ll earn our freedom.
“No, Mommy.” I hear a soft voice behind me. My ears tingle
with the sound and it makes me look that way. “I’m telling the truth.”
A black curtain of curls blocks the view of the female
subject that piqued my interest. She holds a bunch of old books, and her eyes
remain on the floor, even when I clear my voice trying to grab her attention.
That’s when I realize she’s on the phone. I stare at her olive colored legs and
the fun, pink Converse sneakers she’s wearing. Time to implement some of those
moves I keep in reserve to lure a girl in. College awaits. If only I had done
this while we toured—flirt with girls. However, Chris traveled with us and used
his hawk-like vision, steering us away from trouble. The two times he was
unable to join, he sent his trusted friend and bodyguard, Arthur Bradley.
Unlike the other bands, we were escorted straight out of the venue once we had
finished playing.
College is the opportunity to expand my horizons, get
acquainted with the opposite sex, and have sex. My brother elbows me, giving me
a warning glare. Choosing to ignore him is a no-brainer. With a beauty like
this, I couldn’t have picked a first college fling better if I’d tried.
About Claudia Burgoa
Born on the mystical day of October 30th in the not so mystical
lands of Mexico City, Claudia grew up with a childhood that resembled a
caffeine-injected soap opera. Seventeen years ago she ventured to the lands of
her techie husband—a.k.a. the U.S.—with their offspring to start a new
adventure.
She now lives in Colorado working as a CFO for a small IT
company, managing her household filled with three confused dogs, said nerd
husband, two daughters wrought with fandoms and a son who thinks he’s the boss
of the house. To survive she works continually to find purpose for the voices
flitting through her head, plus she consumes high quantities of chocolate to
keep the last threads of sanity intact.
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About The Unexpected Series:
Unlike Any Other – Book 1
AJ
The name AJ Colthurst may not have any meaning to the public
eye, but it should, as I’m the daughter of two famous celebrities. Like any
superstar, they crave privacy; so much of it, they built a house in the middle
of nowhere for us children. As we grew older, we discovered the lies they built
as a fort to protect us from the media, ended up causing emotional damage along
the way.
I carry a portion of the guilt on my shoulders; the other
part I discovered is the separation of my parents. Their unorthodox ways may
have driven me bonkers, but knowing they are no longer together is unacceptable.
That’s why I decided to rattle their cage by reminding at
least one of my parents of the past and the reason they belong together. They
need to remember why their love is so perfect and why they have to fight to
keep it alive. Even if it means I have to dredge up some of my own painful
memories along the way.
Gabe
Back in the early eighties, I set myself to succeed in the
financial world. The first step had been moving to New York City to become a
stockbroker, but things didn’t work out the way I had hoped. Instead, I ended
up making movies and by the end of the decade, Gabe Colt had become a famous
name. The downside to my career of choice: the paparazzi. In order to protect
my family and our privacy, I maintained my family away from the circus. It had
been for their own good; a decision we had made before we started our family.
However, those past decisions ended up chasing my entire
family away and now I’m trying to put the pieces back together along with my
little girl.
Note: This book may contain high levels of testosterone. A
Hot Actor, Hot musicians and A Hottie who believes he’s a hero.
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Unsurprisingly Complicated – Book 2
AJ
The lies between my parents and I came to light and now I’m
working on a new life for myself. Along the way, I have my trusty superhero,
Mason, to lean on when I have a hard time standing or when my crazy
ex-boyfriend continues to feel he has a claim on me.
Porter has trouble understanding that there hasn’t been an
‘us’ for more than three years plus all the issues he had brought upon himself.
My father was right, drugs do kill. My other confern is the growing feelings I
am having regarding Mason. There’s something between us I want to explore but I
keep getting mixed signals. Here, I thought that after telling my parents about
my lies and having their full support, things wouldn’t be as complicated as
they are.
Mason
My parents divorced before I even made my entrance into this
world. My father has been obsessed with that love for years while my mother
searches for love in all the wrong places. I don’t want a place to call home or
a girl I can claim as mine. Except… Ainsley Janine — better known as ‘Nine’ —
has some special power that makes me question my preferences. The more I try to
stay away from her, the more she pulls me closer.
Exploring the possibilities of having something steady in my
life isn’t a problem; it’s the long term that worries me. In addition to that,
the scumbag she dated years ago keeps popping up everywhere we go. If I could
use my license to kill, maybe I can stop worrying about one thing and
concentrate on what to do with the green eyed girl who keeps me awake most
nights.
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