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Synopsis:
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…
Except from:
Beneath Your Layers
Christina Lee/When We Met Anthology
I motioned
for the bar. “Want me to get you a soda or a water?”
Chloe stared
at me for another long moment before she said, “No, thanks.”
We listened
to the next song quietly standing beside each other, lost in our own thoughts.
Until she turned to me and said, “Truth or dare?”
“Dare,” I
said, almost breathless. Given her mood, maybe she’d give me something good
this time.
“Your turn,
Blake,” she said. “Do something spontaneous.”
My fingers trembled
from wanting to touch her so badly and all I could think about was doing just
that.
“You sure
that’s what you want?” I said, turning and backing her against the wall.
“Yes,” she
breathed out.
“Something
spontaneous or something I’ve been thinking about doing for days?” I said, my
lips coming closer to hers. “Maybe weeks?”
Her breath
caught. “It . . . it’s your call.”
My head swung
forward, our foreheads practically touching. Fluttery breaths were escaping her
lips. I place my arms on either side of her head and she bit down on her lip.
My heart
thrashed in my chest and all I could think about was how desperate I was to
kiss her, but how nervous I was to blow this opportunity.
So I
attempted to read her signals and they were definitely mixed. Her eyes flitted
between panic and lust.
When I pinned
my hip against hers, I could’ve sworn I heard a low moan in the back of her
throat.
“Please,” she
rasped out. “Please . . . don’t . . . Blake.”
My stomach
was in my throat. Fuck, either I’d scared her or I’d been reading her wrong.
I leaned back
to give her space, but her fingers suddenly skimmed across my waist, clenching
my shirt and drawing me nearer.
“Don’t what?”
I asked in confusion. She was so fucking messing with my head.
“Don’t . . .”
She was panting now. “Don’t stop.”
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Reviews
Behind Her Eyes by A.L. Jackson
Three months after her world was crushed, Misha Crosse came
back to the place she swore she wouldn’t. She knew she couldn’t give up her
schooling just because of a guy; a guy who ruined her entire life.
“Never again would I allow myself to fall prey to a guy like
that. Lesson learned-the hard way.”
Vowing never to let a guy take over her life again, she was
going to brave through her school year, and hope no one mentions what happened.
Too bad fate didn’t see it that way. She had no idea that the new guy next door
was just the thing she didn’t think she needed.
Darryn Wild didn’t expect to be taken by Misha so quickly.
Sure, he knew who she was, but he wasn’t ready for those eyes and that pouty
mouth. With just a few words spoken between them, he knew he had to protect her
from everything. He also knew he had to earn her trust. She had been broken,
and he would give anything to fix her.
“God, I wanted her. Wanted to fix her and hold her and
promise her I’d never let anyone hurt her. But she wouldn’t give me the
chance.”
As they grow closer, Misha is able to let down her walls
little by little. Darryn has gotten under her skin, and vice versa. But can they
get past what happened to Misha? Can she finally trust another man?
“Maybe my boy-man-god really was my avenging angel. Darryn
the Destroyer. Sent to rescue me. To slay all the beasts that had held me
captive. I guess I really wanted a fairy tale, after all.”
I really enjoyed Misha and Darryn’s story. I kinda wish I
had a picture book just so I could see that boy for myself! Hehe.
Who doesn’t love a story about redeeming your life? One that
shows that you shouldn’t be scared to love again.
“I leaned in and placed a kiss, so soft I hope it spoke a
thousand words that I wasn’t ready to say. Or maybe it was just three.”
Saving Me by Molly McAdams
“Every time he spoke, I had the craziest sense of déjà vu…Like
we’d already had that same conversation before. None of it made sense. He didn’t
make sense. But for the life of me I wanted to make sense out of what was
pulling me to him.”
Indy hasn’t had it easy the past couple of years. The one
thing she thought was going great was just waiting to break her heart. She wasn’t
sure how to move on after the world seemed stacked against her. She turned to
partying it up every weekend to forget everything. She had no clue that she had
someone by her side through it all.
Kier lives next door. He keeps to himself and is very quiet.
Not many notice him, but for some reason Indy can’t get him out of her mind. He’s
in the back of her mind all the time, and she has no idea why. Reading this
story, I wanted to know more about Kier! He was so sweet, yet so mysterious. I
had to know his story.
“It is the weirdest feeling to have with someone I only know
three things about.”
“Three?”
“Yes. Three things. Your name is Kier, you’re extremely
quiet, and you’re the biggest puzzle I’ve ever tried to figure out.”
As their story unfolded, you saw how much these two needed one
another. It wasn’t just Kier saving Indy from her troubles, it was them saving each
other from the demons of the past. In true Molly form, the emotions everywhere,
and I couldn’t help but to weep for these two.
Their past stories hurt me to my core, and I wanted nothing
more than to see them rise up from the heartache. I almost wish that this story
could continue because I didn’t want to let them go! What Kier does for Indy is
heroic in my opinion. Love him!
“If I’m capable, I will save you every time, Indy. Believe
that, if nothing else. I don’t need or expect anything in return. I’m doing
this because it’s what you deserve and what I want to do for you.”
Fouling Out by Tiffany King
"When I decided to attend the same college as Dalton, I figured I was safe because the chances of us running into each other were pretty slim, and yet here we are."
Courtney Leighton spent her days in class and her nights waitressing at Gruby's. Being around all those rowdy men at night was not what she wanted, but it paid the bills. She also didn't like that that after eight years of being ignored, her past came walking in with a determination to know her again.
"Who would have ever thought she'd grow up to be such a knockout? As a matter of fact, the longer she stood in front of me, the cuter she was getting."
Dalton Thompson lives and breaths basketball. Being scouted by the NBA had him working his butt off. But with the pressure of his father, basketball also led him away from his best friend eight years ago. Seeing Courtney again wasn't in his game plan, but he couldn't turn away from her this time.
"What I didn't admit was that I wanted to be more than friends. Everything about Courtney appealed to me.
I wanted to discover everything I'd missed over the last eight years."
I love stories of lost friendships/love. It's a familiar past, but also it gives the struggle of how to fit that person into the present. Courtney and Dalton were pulled apart when they were young and the loose ends were never mended. I loved the hard time that she gave him. It made the story seem so real and relatable. Dalton's determination was swoonworthy! He would stop at nothing to win her over.
"If I took the plunge, there was a chance it would leave my heart bleeding and broken on the rocks below. The kicker to the situation was that I did want to go out with him."
I really enjoyed their story, and it truly made me laugh with their banter back and forth.
So good!
Beneath Your Layers by Christina Lee
"He frustrated the hell out of me, he also made my stomach do this weird flippy nervous thing. He was easy to dislike from a distance, but up close I felt vulnerable and probably acted like a silly little girl."
Chloe Brighton has a dream to work in the fashion world. She had an eye for design. Chloe worked for a local clothing store and her boss came up with a great idea for her final school project of the year. She asked Chloe to make a pop-up shop for a upcoming event and knew just the guy to help her with the construction...Her nephew, Blake. Problem was, Chloe couldn't stand being around him...Or could she.
"Something about her made me want to dig deep, to find out what she was really made of. There had to be a different person- a decent, compassionate person- under all that restraint."
Blake Davis hasn't had a good past few years. His personal life has really taken a toll and now he has to help the one girl that ironically shares the same distaste for him as he does for her. With her nose stuck in the air and her constant post-it note taking, how he possibly work side by side with her? Maybe he can just work and not be distracted by her, right?
"You're like a canvas that needs to be studied.Your lips and eyes and how you style your hair--even down to those sexy heels you wear. You're like a work of art."
The attraction between these two could be felt through the pages! The more they couldn't stand each other, the more they couldn't stop looking. They were opposites end of a magnet that were meant to be connected.
"Truth is--you turn me on so much. It's hard not to think about...touching you again. For whatever that's worth."
"Blake. I've never been kissed like that before. For whatever that's worth."
"Ah, hell."
Let me just say that the game of "Truth or Dare" could change someone's life. Between the hazelnut coffees, the love of classic movies and theatre, and the sudden change of heart, this story had it all. I truly loved seeing Chole and Blake struggle between what's real and what's expected. Wonderful!
"Close your eyes and stop thinking. Just feel. Don't worry about later or tomorrow. This is me and you. Just here and now."
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About the Authors
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.
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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!
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
Twitter- @AuthorTiffany
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Email-
authortiffany@yahoo.com
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.
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
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