Today’s premiere New Adult authors combine their talents to tell four original stories from inside one house.
When four girls decide to live off campus together as juniors at a college in Michigan, they expect it to be their best year yet. Little do they know, it’s a year that will change the rest of their lives.
BEHIND HER EYES by A.L. Jackson
Unable to live down her ex-boyfriend’s deception, Misha is determined to avoid betrayal. When, the new guy next door, Darryn starts to get under her skin, her defenses start to crumble. But trusting Darryn seems impossible, especially if he’s not sure he can trust himself.
SAVING ME by Molly McAdams
On the outside, Indy is always ready for a party—but inside she’s breaking. Kier makes a weekly routine of saving the girl next door from herself on Saturday nights… but when will she be ready to remember him on Sunday morning?
FOULING OUT by Tiffany King
Working at a sports bar, Courtney has become a pro at sidestepping propositions from arrogant jocks—which makes her a more elusive catch for campus basketball star Dalton than he expected. But when he falls for the saucy waitress, Dalton will have to rethink his game plan to prove he’s not the jerk Courtney expects.
BENEATH YOUR LAYERS by Christina Lee
In order to ace her fashion internship, Chloe must team up with local college dropout and set builder, Blake—much to her chagrin. But after some "hands-on" experience, Chloe will have to ask herself if Blake factors into her carefully laid plans…
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EXCERPT:
SAVING
ME – MOLLY McADAMS
“I’m
about to embarrass the hell out of myself, but I don’t care anymore. I feel
like when I’m near you, I’m safe, and it makes no sense to me. It is the
weirdest feeling to have with someone I only know three things about.”
My
eyebrows rose at that and I turned to fully face her. “Three?”
“Yes. Three
things. Your name is Kier, you’re extremely quiet, and you are the biggest
puzzle I’ve ever tried to figure out.”
“I’m the
puzzle?”
“Yes!”
she said in exasperation.
That had
to have been the most backward statement I’d ever heard. “And why am I a
puzzle?”
“Because
of what I just told you. I don’t know you, you don’t even talk to anyone, and I
feel safe when you’re near me! Why is that? I feel like I’m going crazy because
all I’ve been able to think about for these past two weeks is you, and how
every time you open your mouth it’s like déjà vu, and I just—I don’t know
what’s happening.” Her green eyes were massive and she looked like she was on
the edge of losing her shit.
I took a
few steps toward her and lowered my voice. “Calm down, Indy. You’re fine.”
“I just
don’t understand,” she said loudly, the pitch of her voice rising. “Do you
believe in past lives?” she asked suddenly.
I
paused, a laugh slipping past my lips. “I’m sorry, what?”
“Past
lives? Like that whole stupid YOLO saying is really just bullshit, because
we’re about to get another shot down the road?”
I tried
to contain my smile, but she was really fucking adorable when she was like
this. “What does that have to do with what you’re freaking out over?”
“In
stories with soul mates they find each other no matter what in every life. And
it’s like they have a weird connection they can’t explain.”
I closed
the distance between us and dropped my head so I was looking directly into her
eyes. “Are you saying we’re soul mates?”
“No!”
she said, horror lacing her voice, her cheeks filling with heat.
“I think
you were,” I teased.
“I
wasn’t, I was just saying that in stories . . . I don’t know what I’m saying,
okay? But I don’t get what’s going on with us!”
“So now
there’s an us?”
“Oh my God,”
she whispered. “I need to stop talking.”
I
laughed and took a step back. “I’m teasing you, Indy. And no, I don’t believe
in past lives. I think we have this one, and that’s it.”
She
sighed, and her body visibly relaxed. When she spoke again, she sounded
exhausted—and in a way, defeated. “I don’t, either, but I can’t figure out how
to explain this feeling like I know you.”
I ground
my jaw for a few seconds as her green eyes held mine. “Because maybe you do
know me. You’re just not ready to remember why.”
A.L. Jackson:
A.L.
Jackson is the New York Times bestselling author of Take This Regret and Lost to
You, as well as other contemporary romance titles, including Come to Me Quietly, Come to Me Softly, Pulled, When We Collide, and If Forever Comes.
She
first found a love for writing during her days as a young mother and college
student. She filled the journals she
carried with short stories and poems used as an emotional outlet for the
difficulties and joys she found in day-to-day life.
Years
later, she shared a short story she’d been working on with her two closest
friends and, with their encouragement, this story became her first full length
novel. A.L. now spends her days writing in Southern Arizona where she lives
with her husband and three children. Her favorite pastime is spending time with
the ones she loves.
To stay up to
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TIFFANY KING:
USA Today Bestselling author Tiffany King is a lifelong reading
fanatic who is now living her dream as a writer, weaving Young Adult and New
Adult romance tales for others to enjoy. She has a loving husband and two
wonderful kids. (Five, if you count her three spoiled cats). Her addictions
include: Her iPhone and iPad, chocolate, Diet Coke, chocolate, Harry Potter,
chocolate, zombies and her favorite TV shows. Want to know what they are? Just
ask.
For information on any of Author Tiffany's titles, visit her blog
at www.authortiffanyjking.blogspot.com
Where to connect with
Author Tiffany
Email-
authortiffany@yahoo.com
Molly McAdams:
Molly
grew up in California but now lives in the oh-so-amazing state of Texas with
her husband and furry four-legged daughters. When she's not diving into the
world of her characters, some of her hobbies include hiking, snowboarding,
traveling, and long walks on the beach … which roughly translates to being a
homebody with her hubby and dishing out movie quotes. She has a weakness for
crude-humored movies and fried pickles, and loves curling up in a fluffy
comforter during a thunderstorm ... or under one in a bathtub if there are
tornados. That way she can pretend they aren't really happening.
Come be my friend!
CHRISTINA LEE:
Mother, wife, reader,
dreamer. Christina lives in the Midwest with her husband and son--her two
favorite guys.
She's addicted to lip gloss and salted caramel everything. She believes in true love and kissing, so writing romance novels has become a dream job.
Author of the Between Breaths series from Penguin. ALL OF YOU, BEFORE YOU BREAK and WHISPER TO ME available now, PROMISE ME THIS on October 7th, 2014.
Also Adult contemporary romance TWO OF HEARTS coming from Peguin/NAL on May 5th 2015.
She's addicted to lip gloss and salted caramel everything. She believes in true love and kissing, so writing romance novels has become a dream job.
Author of the Between Breaths series from Penguin. ALL OF YOU, BEFORE YOU BREAK and WHISPER TO ME available now, PROMISE ME THIS on October 7th, 2014.
Also Adult contemporary romance TWO OF HEARTS coming from Peguin/NAL on May 5th 2015.
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Christina_Lee04
Amazon Author Page: http://www.amazon.com/Christina-Lee/e/B00D1W5RSE/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1414001350&sr=8-2-ent
Review:
I always have such a hard time reviewing anthologies. The stories are short, so there's not as much meat as a full length novel. And let's face it, it's not like I'm overly verbose in any of my reviews, so anthologies are a real challenge for me.
I liked all of the stories in When We Met. I found the premise and gimmick of the book to be entertaining. Four authors, four stories, each about a different roommate. The only author of the four that I had previously read was A.J. Jackson and if you haven't read her Closer to You series, you are seriously missing out. I've had Tiffany King and Molly McAdams on my TBR pile since RT, but just haven't gotten there yet. After When We Met, they've been moved to a more prominent place in the TBR and Christina Lee will soon make the pile too (once my book allowance is renewed :-( ).
My favorite of the four stories was Saving Me by Molly McAdams. I loved Kier. He's hilarious, patient, kind and completely awesome. Indy is broken, but hilarious and her figuring out what is actually happening in her life is quite enjoyable.
No matter which story ends up as your favorite, When We Met is the perfect book to cuddle with on a cold fall night!
~Shel
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