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.
Things between Jesse and me have been quiet and
strange. It feels as if we’re both aliens of different species. We don’t
communicate because we don’t understand each other’s language, but some
magnetic force is still inexplicably drawing us together.
I’m wondering if it’s the whole Venus and Mars
thing. Funny, but it’s never been evident before now.
It was just after midnight this morning when he
came into my room.
My instincts tell me I should refuse him—force him
to talk to me in a language that I can understand, but my body has other plans.
Neither of us say a word.
How unusual.
Our bodies do all of the talking for once, and the
message is loud and clear—at least it is for me.
This is our good-bye fuck.
Jesse can’t say those words, but with every touch I
can feel the intent, the undercurrent, and the finality of it. It’s bittersweet
and fragile. It’s a finely tuned instrument that is complicated to play but has
the sweetest and most melodious sound emanating from it at the same time. It’s
an exquisitely composed opera, pure rapture until the final act when the fat
lady will take the stage.
Three orgasms later, she has sung and he leaves my
bed with a whisper that carries no promise. “I love you.”
Graysen Blue is a 27 year-old, stay-at-home mom who has previously self-published children's books under a different pen name. "Sins of September" is Graysen's debut novel in the New Adult fiction genre.
Born in the U.K., Graysen attended Princeton University, and holds a B.S. in Economics. She is married and makes her home with her husband, Michael, and their daughter, Scout, on the west coast.
Please visit Graysen on her FB page: https://www.facebook.com/GraysenBlueAuthor
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