I Heart You, You Haunt Me

by Lisa Schroeder

And yet, it was like someone or something was there.

  And then I heard a whisper.

  Not even a whisper,

  Something else.

  A silent message in my brain.

  Make sure Brooklyn is okay.

  The curtains fluttered.

  A slight shadow emerged on the wall.

  And then, he was gone.

  The room warmed up.

  My goose bumps disappeared.

  And I ran out of my room.

  Here’s a peek at Lisa Schroeder’s next novel

  Far from you

  day four

  We’re alone

  with only

  the cold

  and dark

  to keep us

  company.

  I know them

  so well now,

  they’re like

  old friends.

  Familiar.

  Old friends

  who have stayed

  too long

  and need to go.

  I wish

  the angel

  would have stayed.

  I For a second,

  I felt warmth.

  I felt safe.

  I felt love

  as she whispered

  my name,

  “Alice,”

  and floated

  toward me

  before she

  disappeared.

  Was I dreaming?

  Hoping?

  Hallucinating?

  So hungry.

  So tired.

  Cold.

  I look out the window,

  and although it’s dark,

  the moon

  illuminates the scene

  as if a faraway

  floodlight

  is hung

  from the sky.

  So much whiteness.

  Everywhere.

  Come back,

  angel.

  Let us fly

  away

  from

  here.

  Please.

  Come back.

  Softly Snowing

  Memories

  fall

  like

  snowflakes

  upon

  my dreams.

  Me and Mom,

  a piece of art,

  a promise,

  a hug.

  Me and Dad,

  a thousand tears,

  a bouquet,

  a loss.

  Me and Blaze,

  an autumn day,

  a walk,

  a kiss.

  Me and Claire,

  a flowing skirt,

  a song,

  a fight.

  The snowflakes

  toss and tumble,

  each different

  and yet

  the same.

  The snowflakes

  of my life.

  About the Author

  ALTHOUGH LISA SCHROEDER HAS BEEN A FAN OFVERSE NOVELS for a long time, she’d never written one until she had a dream about Ava and Jackson. She was literally haunted by their story until she finally wrote it down.

  Lisa, a native Oregonian, lives in a yellow house surrounded by lots of lovely flowers and plants (thanks to her husband, who has an entire green hand). She is mom to two fabulous sons and is the official dog walker in the family. Since the age of eight, Lisa has been writing books, and to prove it, she has one about a lion that her grandma stuck in a drawer and saved. If you peek into Lisa’s house in the wee hours of the morning, you’ll usually find her typing away at the keyboard with a cup of tea by her side. You can visit her at www.lisaschroederbooks.com.

  Table of Contents

  Cover

  Title Page

  Copyright Page

  Dedication

  Acknowledgments

  A Way of Black

  Colorless

  Broken Promises

  I Will Always Remember

  No Words

  The Boy

  He Spiced Up My Life

  The Final Good—bye

  It’s Not Fair

  As Two Names No More

  Jump In

  Nothing to Do Now

  Lashing Out

  Wishful Thinking

  I Need Mr. Sandman

  Company’s Coming

  Mirror, Mirror

  Food for Thought

  Okay or Not Okay?

  Cali

  Wondering

  The Way My Life Changed

  Who Are You?

  The Other Side

  Awake

  Home Is Where the Heart Is

  It’s nick Again

  What Did It Mean?

  A Strange Sensation

  Smells Like Sandelwood

  Music Says It All

  Skinless

  I Can Hear You

  Dancing in the Moonlight

  Trust Me

  The Next Morning

  Lovely Lemons

  A Gift

  Life with a Ghost

  Not a Pity Party

  Hard to Say Yes

  Zoe

  Am I Suited for This?

  Beauty Everywhere

  You Can’t Go Back

  Cold Shoulder

  Freaky Saturday

  Messing with Me

  That’s My Boy

  The Sea of Love

  Question of the Way

  Christmas in Paris

  You Lift Me Up

  Daddy’s Little Girl

  I Do What I Have to Do

  Don’t Be Blue

  Let the Sunshine In

  Jessa

  The Truth Hurts

  The Closest Thing to Talking

  Road Trip

  Let’s Dance

  Ghostly Tales

  Lost

  Flying Alone

  Good Morning

  Silly Nothingness

  In the Moment

  So Long, Farewell

  Independence Day

  It Doesn’t Make Sense

  Back Home

  Light the Way

  What’s Going On?

  To Go or Not to Go

  No Secrets

  Stop It!

  Absolutely Perfect

  I’m the One

  What a Surprise

  A Rush of Emotions

  Feeling Woozy

  All. My. Fault.

  When Two Became One

  I Need Dorothy’s Shoes

  Tears of What?

  My Nose Rejoices

  A Real, Live Boy Friend

  So Long, Again

  Thinking Too Hard

  Forever in Debt

  Normal Is Nice

  I Want to Know How

  No Rest for the Weary

  Thanks, Mom

  A Million Apologies

  A Real—Life Nightmare

  Hard to Believe

  One Boy and Two Girls

  Friends

  Mother Knows Best

  Get Me Out of Here

  Who Are You?

  I Have to Say It

  It Hurts to Breathe

  On One Condition

  But How?

  Letting Go

  I See You

  Good—bye Forever

  Wake—up Call

  Matchmaker

  I’m Definitely a Dog Person

  The Perfect Gift

  Another Good Friend

  Ava

  Chasing Brooklyn

  Gabe was one of those guys

  Gabe and my brother

  I fall asleep hoping to dream

  Something happened last night

  Far from You

  Day Four

  Softly Snowing

  About the Author

 

 

 
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