12 Hours in Paradise
by Kathryn Berla
Published by: Limitless Publishing
Publication date: April 19th 2016
Genres: Romance, Young Adult
by Kathryn Berla
Published by: Limitless Publishing
Publication date: April 19th 2016
Genres: Romance, Young Adult
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Twelve hours, thirty-six
questions, and a chance to fall in love…
It’s the last day of Dorothy
Patmont’s family vacation. Soon, she must head back to Reno, where all that
waits for her is the cold and the snow. To top it all off, her brother,
Chester, acted like a little jerk and ate one too many cookies from the sample jar
in the cookie store. But his antics have an unexpected benefit—attracting the
attention of an intriguing boy who could change her life forever.
Treats can be sweet, but
love is sweeter still…
Arash Atkinson, fluent in four
languages and an adventurous soul, is in Waikiki for a high school band
competition. When he meets Dorothy, he realizes their time together is limited. “Come
out and play,”he texts her. A night of romantic adventure
ensues, and Arash discovers an app that claims it can make people fall in love
after answering thirty-six questions in each other’s presence.
With each question asked, their
stories and feelings continue to unfold. But with every hour that passes
they’re more at risk of being found out—Dorothy, by her parents; Arash by his school
chaperone. And then Arash gets the dreaded phone call—he has been discovered
missing from his room, and must return immediately. Can they finish the
questions before facing their consequences?
When time is running out,
true love cannot wait. What Arash and Dorothy have is beyond special, something
that comes along once in a lifetime, and begins with Twelve Hours In
Paradise…but can it survive the trials of the real world?
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We stepped
into the open-air lobby, where tables had been set out with bowls of the usual
happy-hour snacks. A light breeze ruffled my hair, and scarlet-headed birds
darted from table to table, looking for crumbs. Pigeons strutted purposefully
under the tables, scurrying away whenever a human foot got too close.
Chester
made a beeline to the bar, where he ordered a virgin strawberry daiquiri. Arash
and I followed him, each of us ordering guava juice. I really was going to miss
Hawaii. I never got to drink guava juice in Reno. I never got to feel air this
soft against my bare skin. The surf pounded in the distance. I’d miss that
sound too. A constant. The heartbeat of this island.
We sat
down at an open table while Chester brought back bowl after bowl of chips, popcorn,
pretzels, and everything else he could get his hands on.
“So is
that why you talk funny?” he asked when he finally sat down. “Because your mom
is Persian?”
“I grew
up in six different countries,” Arash said. “I speak four languages. So my
accent is a mixture of all the places I’ve ever lived. A mongrel accent.”
“A
mongrel,” Chester said. “Like Genghis Khan?”
“Oh my
God.” I shook my head. “Genghis Khan was a Mongol, not a mongrel.” I turned to
Arash and rolled my eyes. “Sorry about my brother.”
But he
just laughed. “Mongrel. Like a mutt. A mixture of many things.”
And then
we talked about Reno and what it was like to live there.
And about
the town outside of San Francisco where Arash lived.
And about
how he was in Hawaii for a high school band competition.
And at
some point Chester got bored and went up to our room to watch TV while my
parents finished packing.
And at
some point Arash asked if we could trade contact info just in case.
Just in
case he ever came to Reno.
Just in
case I ever went to San Francisco.
And at
some point I realized Arash was not like any other guy I’d ever known. But in a
good way.
And at
some point after that, he left and I went up to the room I shared with Granny
and finished packing my own stuff.
Author Info
Kathryn
Berla graduated from the University of California at Berkeley as an English
major. She has lived in many different countries in Europe, Asia, the Middle
East and Africa. She currently resides in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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