Single-handed: Single Girls, #1

By Veronica Blade

NOTE: THIS IS A VERY SHORT STORY EQUAL TO APPX 23 PRINTED PAGES

Alex single-handedly takes down a bully. A safer school has its perks, but what else did the years of martial arts training get her? Not a prom date, that's for sure. With only a few weeks left before the big day, can she stop the tough act long enough for the boy of her dreams to see she's still just a girl?

WHAT REVIEWERS ARE SAYING ABOUT VERONICA BLADES OTHER WORK
injuliesopinion on From Fame to Shame "In summary, I wholeheartedly recommend this book to all lovers of YA contemporary fiction, and it is going on my list of favorite books of 2012!"

cafeofdreamsbookreviews on A Bite's Tale "A Bite's Tale is such an enjoyable, fun, addicting and absorbing tale that once I began reading, I didn't want to stop."

whatsyourstorybookreviews on Something Witchy This Way Comes "This book is delicious!"

• Language: English
• Publisher: Crush Publishing, Inc.
• Release date: Apr 9, 2012
• ISBN: 9780985343422

Veronica Blade

Veronica Blade lives in Southern California with her husband and children. By day she runs the family business, but each night she slips away to spin her tales. She writes stories about young adults to relive her own childhood and to live vicariously through her characters. Except her heroes and heroines lead far more interesting lives -- and they are always way hotter.

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For Ashley, for all that you do

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Chapter One

Every day at lunch, weather permitting, Laynie, Brittany and I claimed the same table against the outside wall of the school building. The three of us shared the bench since it had the best view to watch everyone else. Today, my two best friends insisted on matchmaking for me.  I’d given up on getting asked to prom, but they still had hope for me.

You’re so lucky, Alex. Laynie’s gaze landed on a head of short, dark blond hair. She planted her elbows on the lunch table, rested her chin in her palms and sighed. Tommy’s dreamy.

Lucky? He doesn’t like me that way. Trust me, I said, taking a sip of my soda. You guys are wasting your time.

Yeah, he does. Laynie craned her neck to see past Brittany who sat between us, then turned to refocus on Tommy. He can’t resist your Latina hotness.

I choked on a gulp of my drink and coughed. You’re delusional.

He’s got this scholarly kind of deliciousness about him. Laynie said, still staring at Tommy. Don’t you think?

Brittany flipped her blond hair over her shoulder and snuck another peek at Tommy. "Doesn’t matter how cute he is,