• standalone
• angsty new adult
• #PUCKED & #ALL IN spin-off
(2nd generation!)
• Cover Model: Andy Murray
You laughed your way through her parent’s story, but Lavender Waters’ path is a little different. That sweet, shy girl who melted everyone’s heart is all grown up. And she’s about to face her biggest demon. All she can do is hope she’s strong enough not to let him break her. Again.
I don’t want you.
You mean nothing to me.
I never loved you.
I turned my words into swords.
And I cut her down.
Shoved the blade in and watched her fall.
I said I’d never hurt her, and I did.
Years later, I’m faced with all the little lies, the untruths, the false realities, the damage I inflicted, when all I wanted was to indulge my obsession.
Lavender Waters is the princess in the tower. Even her name is the thing fairy tales are made of.
I used to be the one who saved her.
Over and over again.
But I don’t want to save her anymore.
I just want to pretend the lies are still the truth.
A standalone angsty new adult romance.
Lavender and Kodiak.
College in Chicago.
Kodiak lives three doors down with friends and cousins.
But as we find out in a few back-in-time chapters - their intense connection - even as little kids - is probably not helping either of them.
...and bring some tissues ;)
Beautiful!
You might think you get his cute little college romance. And we do get that. We have funny and adorable and clumsy college moments. But it's so much more.
Lavender and Kodiak are so amazing. They're the perfect kids for their parents, but everybody is always worried about them. Ugh. It's all so sad and heartbreaking. But beautiful too. I just loved reading this. Perfect angsty new adult college love story!
ARC received for an honest review
This was me about 75% of the time I was reading.
💜 EXCERPT 💜
The front door swings open, and the never-ending nightmare
that is this day smacks me in the face like a long-expired sausage. Kodiak
stands in the doorway wearing only a pair of swim shorts, wet hair sticking out
all over the place, water dripping on the damn floor. But God, is he ever
glorious. Muscle layered over muscle, thick biceps flexing as he holds the
doorjamb, a mischievous grin popping the dimple in his left cheek.
My heart seizes and gallops. I miss this version of him: the
one that smiles and doesn’t hate me.
He ruins everything a moment later by bellowing, “Who’s
fucking in the driveway?”
His gaze moves to Dylan, who looks as horrified as I feel,
but as it shifts to me, his smile drops and my stomach tightens.
“You should really go,” I tell Dylan.
“I’ll see you around.” He disappears into his car and barely
has the door closed before he’s backing out of the driveway and screeching down
the street.
I adjust my backpack on my shoulder and head for the house,
steeling my spine and my nerves because Kodiak is still standing in the middle
of the doorway, his face a mask of indifference. I try to brush by him, but he
stays where he is, making it impossible.
I sigh, exhausted beyond belief. I just want to go upstairs
and have a good, cathartic cry. I try to mirror his apathy. “Can you move so I
can get into my house?”
His brow furrows as his eyes move over my face. He lifts his
hand, like maybe he’s thinking about touching me. There’s no way I can handle
that. I jerk back and swat his hand away. “What are you doing?”
“Your lip is bleeding.”
“Don’t act like you actually give a shit, Kodiak.”
“Tell me what happened.” His voice is low and soft, and for
whatever reason, that makes me even angrier, so I lash out, wanting to wound
him the way he keeps wounding me.
“You, Kodiak. You happened, and you ruined my goddamn life.
Now get the hell out of my way.” I elbow past him, almost tripping over several
sets of running shoes.
I head straight for my bedroom and lock the door behind me.
I slide down the wall until my butt hits the floor and close my eyes, taking
deep breaths.
I imagined the concern in his voice.
I imagined the pain that sat heavy behind his eyes.
Book #3
Pucked Series
#1.5 - Getting Down
