The Latest and Greatest

By Parris Afton Bonds

When a heart-throb, drop-dead aviator steps off the theater screen to give seventeen-year-old Natalie McFarland an ultimatum of her death or that of detested geek-nerd, brain-drain Ted Kohlhaussen ~ and she has mere minutes to make the choice ~ well, that should be a no-brainer, right?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Parris Afton Bonds
• Release date: Jul 3, 2015
• ISBN: 9781310685811

Parris Afton Bonds

I am dancing on sunshine that you are visiting my little part of Parris's paradise. I write for the reckless of heart. Not surprisingly, I identify with my novels' characters, both the protagonists AND antagonists. I suffer with their angsts and bewilderments and rejoice in their joys and triumphs. And I believe that if we heroically hold fast to our own vision for ourselves in our journey's confrontations and challenges, then Life WILL manifest our dreams and goals and visions, as it does for my characters in my novels. ~~~~~~~~ Declared by ABC's Nightline as one of the three-best-selling authors of romantic fiction, the award winning Parris Afton Bonds has been featured in major newspapers and magazines as well as published in more than a dozen languages. The mother of five sons and the author of over forty published novels, she donates her time to teaching creative writing to both grade school children and female inmates. She is co-founder and first vice president of Romance Writers of America, as well as, cofounder of Southwest Writers Workshop. The Parris Award was established in her name by the Southwest Writers Workshop to honor a published writer who has given outstandingly of time and talent to other writers. Prestigious recipients of the Parris Award include Tony Hillerman and the Pulitzer nominee Norman Zollinger.

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THE LATEST

AND GREATEST

(A young-adult short story)

BY

P A R R I S

A F T O N

B O N D S

Published by Paradise Publishing

Copyright 2014 by Parris Afton, Inc.

All Rights Reserved

Cover artwork by Jerry Jackson

This is a work of fiction and a product of the author’s imagination.  No part of this novel may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.  This eBook may not be re-sold or given away.

THE LATEST AND GREATEST

Natalie! For God’s sake, what did you do with my black bra?

I loaned it to Kryssa. I darted down the stairs before Mom could corner me.

What?! She leaned over the balcony.

In exchange for her cell phone.

Cell phone? I told you when you graduate from Goddard High, you could have –

I opened the hallway closet. Well, we don’t have a landline. If Danny should call, how else will I –

"Land lines are for people with thick wallets. And where do you think you’re going in