Heidi R. Kling | Top Five Ways to Get Over a Cheating Ex
Finding out someone you have put your trust has betrayed you is awful. However,
if you learn the two people you trusted most betrayed you together, it could be
soul crushing. In NOT OKAY,
CUPID, the protagonist, Hazel, finds out her sleazy boyfriend is cheating on
her with her best friend. In one instant, the life that she had organized
perfectly transforms from a dream to a nightmare and crushes her
perfectly-planned future. With the help of her best friendβs brother, Felix
James, she sets off a revenge plot, so she will not fall apart completely, but
just in case humiliating your ex is not in the cards, here are my tips for the
top five ways to get over a cheating ex.
A good cry. Sob, even. Denial is the very worst thing you
can do. Face it. It happened. Let yourself be very very very sad. And angry. But
not, like, break his windshield angry, but no dude is worth a felony.
Classic Sads. Sad movies. Watch one. Watch two. Heck, watch
a dozen. They help with the tears. (And TVs donβt mind if you chuck pillows at
them. Feather ones, anyway.)
Gather them around you for comfort. For an ear. For their
love. They will listen, let you rant. Unfortunately in Hazelβs case, the cheater
WAS her best friend so she has an extra hurdle to climb. (And thatβs when Felix
steps in.)
Try to get over it. This is a tough one. And it may take a
long time, especially if you go to the same school or run in the same circles.
Try to stay away from him and the new girl (or three or four) if at all
possible. Distance helps.
Move on. Regaining trust is hard. I would advice AGAINST
trusting the cheater however. Jay tries to get back with Hazel, and even though
it might be the easiest thing, itβs not the right thing. Cheaters rarely recover
from cheating. But YOU can move on from heartbreak. There are a lot of
trustworthy guys out there. Even if one doesnβt look like it on the outside
(FELIX JAMES) he could have a soft heart with lots of love for you. <3 Happy
Reading!
Heidi R. Kling is the author of the acclaimed novel SEA, set in the aftermath
of the 2004 tsunami, and the bestselling fantasy series The Spellspinners of
Melas County. Her second contemporary novel, PAINT MY BODY RED, set in the
Silicon Valley and in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, launches November 2, 2015 from
Entangled Teen, with more contemporary novels to follow.
SEA was a
finalist for "Northern California Book of the Year", an IndieNext Pick,
Goodreads "Mover and Shaker" and a Gateway Reader's Award Finalist among other
generous accolades. The Spellspinners of Melas County is a serial about
estranged teen witches and warlocks set on the California coast. WITCH'S BREW,
THE GLEANING, DEVIL'S FROST and BEAUTIFUL MONSTER are available now.
After
earning her MFA in Writing for Children from the New School in New York, she
returned to Northern California where she lives with her husband and two
children, right over the coastal mountains from the sea.
Hazel McCallister loves
her life. Perfect grades. Perfect best friend. Perfect boyfriend. Until her
perfect boyfriend cheats on her with her perfect best friend. Now Hazelβs in
free fallβuntil her best friendβs brother, Felix, gives her the perfect idea.
Reclaim her power by taking revenge on her cheating ex.
Felix James loves
his life. Casual relationships. Loads of surfing. Heβs as drama-free as they
come. But he canβt stand by when his sister steals her best friendβs boyfriend,
and the dude insists it was Hazelβs fault. So Felix vows to help turn Hazel into
a girl her ex canβt resistβso then she can break his heart.
With an
alliance in place, Hazelβs revenge is all but assured. But with each piece of
payback, she feels a stronger attraction to Felix, even though revenge will turn
her into a girl Felix could never be with. And soon Hazel has to make an
impossible choice: revenge...or Felix, the boy whoβs stolen her
heart.
WARNING! This book contains betrayal, revenge, and that most
tempting vice of all, the bad boy you know you can't have.
I read ARCs of both Paint My Body Red and Not Okay, Cupid and enjoyed them both. PMBR was one of may favorite books of 2015! What I am amazed by is the difference between both books - one being a bit more dark and psychological while the other is so light and breezy. My reading is very eclectic and I'm glad you writing doesn't fit into a box. (Terrill Rosado 6:12pm January 26, 2016)
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