Pushing the Limits

Pushing the Limits
Katie McGarry

They say be a good girl, get good grades, be popular. They know nothing about me. I can’t remember the night that changed my life. The night I went from popular to loner freak. And my family are determined to keep it that way. They said therapy was supposed to help. They didn’t expect Noah. Noah is the dangerous boy my parents warned me about. But the only one who’ll listen. The only one who’ll help me find the truth.I know every kiss, every promise, every touch is forbidden. But what if finding your destiny means breaking all the rules? A brave and powerful novel about loss, change and growing up, but most of all love.The Pushing the Limits Series1. Pushing the Limits2. Dare You To3. Crash Into You4. Take Me On5. Breaking the Rules

Praise for Katie McGarry’s brave, unflinching and

powerful debut novel

‘A riveting and emotional ride!’ —Simone Elkeles

‘McGarry details the sexy highs, the devastating lows and the real work it takes to build true love.’ —Jennifer Echols

PUSHING

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‘I won’t tell anyone, Echo. I promise.’

Noah tucked a curl behind my ear. It had been so long since someone touched me like he did. Why did it have to be Noah Hutchins?

His dark brown eyes shifted to my covered arms. ‘You didn’t do that—did you? It was done to you?’

No one ever asked that question. They stared. They whispered. They laughed. But they never asked.

About the Author (#ulink_b3da8469-45c0-5d5f-88a0-13ddd6270b02)

KATIE McGARRY

was a teenager during the age of grunge and boy bands and remembers those years as the best and worst of her life. She is a lover of music, happy endings and reality television, and is a secret University of Kentucky basketball fan.

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KATIE McGARRY

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Acknowledgements (#ulink_ae1f9ed4-cc02-5b19-a3c9-5eea0841faec)

To God—Luke 1:37

For Dave—it is because of you I know love.

Thank you to …

Kevan Lyon—I can think of no one else I’d rather have in my corner. You’re the right mixture of energy, enthusiasm, and kindness.

Margo Lipschultz—You are brilliant plus you have a heart of gold. I am honored that you took a chance on me, Echo and Noah.

Everyone at MIRA Ink who touched this story, especially Natashya Wilson—I am thankful to you all.

Angela Annaloro-Murphy, Veronica Blade, Shannon Michael and Kristen Simmons—my beta readers. You were brave enough to sludge through first drafts and tell me your very honest opinions.

Anne Cook and Rodolfo Lopez Jr.—Thank you for answering my questions, thus enriching the story.

Colette Ballard, Bethany Griffin, Kurt Hampe and Bill Wolfe—You are more than a critique group. You are my lifeline.

Louisville Romance Writers—you are a terrific and talented group of ladies.

My parents, my sister, my Mt Washington family, and my inlaws … I love you.

My friends and family—thank you for all your love and support. There are too many of you to mention, but know that I think of you always.

Table of Contents

Cover (#ua9a73ffe-328e-5b83-816a-2f34f13034ea)

Praise (#uc17a7743-5be2-57ce-8e3d-f3f8c86d45a2)

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About the Author (#u6da4216c-0aa9-5ed2-83df-627aff5269fa)

Title Page (#u8f96b115-7e8d-5232-a61a-9766ee08c07d)

Acknowledgements (#uafb1d895-644f-573a-af67-905ac47d0334)

Echo (#ue79a7396-49ff-5c14-a2bf-12207d879565)

NOAH (#u9458aa3d-a72a-53a0-ace1-efe6bff28640)

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