**A New York Times & USA Today Bestseller**
Needing an escape from her past, Avery chooses a college where no one knows her. Keeping a low profile was the plan, falling for the intense frat boy, Jase wasn’t. Yet she can’t deny how alive she feels when he’s near. Even as common sense implores her to stay away, her body begs her to get closer.
Jase, numb from his own family drama, has grown bored with weekends fueled by nameless girls and countless bottles when he meets Avery. Helping her cope with her past is better than dealing with the bullshit his own life’s served up. Determined to drive away the painful secret she’s guarding, he appoints himself her life coach, and challenges her to new experiences. Getting close to her and being the one to make her smile are simply perks of the job.
But when Avery’s past boldly saunters in, refusing to be forgotten, can Jase live with the truth about the girl he’s fallen for?
Recommended for 17+ due to mature themes and sexual content.
Needing an escape from her past, Avery chooses a college where no one knows her. Keeping a low profile was the plan, falling for the intense frat boy, Jase wasn’t. Yet she can’t deny how alive she feels when he’s near. Even as common sense implores her to stay away, her body begs her to get closer.
Jase, numb from his own family drama, has grown bored with weekends fueled by nameless girls and countless bottles when he meets Avery. Helping her cope with her past is better than dealing with the bullshit his own life’s served up. Determined to drive away the painful secret she’s guarding, he appoints himself her life coach, and challenges her to new experiences. Getting close to her and being the one to make her smile are simply perks of the job.
But when Avery’s past boldly saunters in, refusing to be forgotten, can Jase live with the truth about the girl he’s fallen for?
Recommended for 17+ due to mature themes and sexual content.
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So I bought this book because I had seen all these great reviews for it and it sounded good. It also sat on my TBR forever!!!! And once I started I quickly realized what a mistake that was! This was easily one of my favorite reads and I will be adding more by Kendall Ryan to my TBR immediately!!!!
"Friends apparently don’t rub their erections against their friend’s stomachs. My bad."
This was an I can't put down no matter how much my family gets annoyed book! I took my Ipad EVERYWHERE in case I could get a sentence here and there! I still don't want it to be over :( The story does end, but I want more!!! I hope you are reading this Kendall!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We meet Avery who was destroyed in high school by a choice she made in the name of love; or at least she thought it was love! She goes off to college somewhere that no one will know her or her story. She is shy and quiet but her two best friends try to change that. Of course they know nothing of her past, they just want her to enjoy college! Her innocence is part of what attracts Jase. They become friends and he tries to help her come out of her shell. While he is pushing her on other guys he is falling for her an hard! Avery convinces herself that he is only interested in being friends. When they finally decide to cave to their feelings, Avery's past comes barging its big ugly face in!
"If I had any upper body strength I’d punch myself in the ovaries for the idiotic way I’m behaving."
Avery is adopted and the trials she goes through throughout this story only makes her stronger. She has lots of emotional issues and this story is really believable. This really was one of my all time favorite reads that had a bit of everything in it so I think everyone will enjoy! Jase and Aubry are quite a pair, and so are her two best friends Madison and Noah. I really hope we get a book with more of them (wink wink Kendall)! If you have not already read, this is a MUST!!!!!!!!
Rating: 5 stars
Cheers,
Erika
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Teaser:
Jase
takes a sip from his coffee, his eyes still watching mine over the brim
of the cup. “There’s something I don’t understand,” he says, running a
hand through his messy hair. “You said you had a high school boyfriend,
and you guys were pretty serious…”
About Kendall:
Jase
takes a sip from his coffee, his eyes still watching mine over the brim
of the cup. “There’s something I don’t understand,” he says, running a
hand through his messy hair. “You said you had a high school boyfriend,
and you guys were pretty serious…”
Oh God, I can’t have him asking questions about Brent. “Uh huh.”
“And yet, you’ve never…” He raises his eyebrows. “So I take it you guys never messed around?”
I
feel like I’m having an out of body experience. I can’t believe Jase
wants to talk about my past…love life, or lack thereof. This is crazy. I
feel like I’m floating above us, watching, preparing to witness my
demise. “We experimented a little, but never had sex.”
He frowns. “And no orgasms for you?”
“Why are you so obsessed with my non-orgasmic status? Some girls just don’t have them, okay?”
“Um, no. That is most definitely not okay with me.”
I
roll my eyes. “Madison said I probably would have if he… never mind.” I
need a muzzle. Seriously, I should be shot. The things he’ll get me to
admit to….
Jase pins me with an icy glare. “If he what?”
“Used his mouth,” I squeak out. It wasn’t actually how she’d put it, but I wouldn’t use those rude words to describe it.
“And he wouldn’t?” Jase’s eyes widen.
I shake my head. “He said he didn’t do that.”
Jase
throws his head back in disgust, groaning as his eyes roll back in his
head. “Any guy who has a policy against that is a fucking idiot.”
The
nervous waves crashing inside me erupt into an all-out frenzy with this
information. Jase’s opinion on oral sex shouldn’t ignite my sex-drive,
make my skin tingle, or heat my lady parts, yet that’s exactly what
happens.
His expression grows dark, more serious as he leans in closer. “Baby, if you let me, I wouldn’t come up for a week.”
Holy. Crap.
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The Impact of You Playlist
- Just a Little Bit – Kids of 88 – Jase would love just a little taste of Avery ;)
- Come Undone – My Darkest Days
- Let It Be – Blackmill
- Can't Break Her Fall – Matt Kearney – Jase’s song for Avery
- Afterglow (featuring SoundMouse) Phaeleh – Operation Avery’s First Orgasm
- Radioactive – Imagine Dragons – Avery feels “radioactive” and untouchable because of her background
- Flo Rida featuring Ke$ha – Right Round – College party song
- Heartbeat – The Kopecky Family Band – This song describes Avery and Jase’s deep connection
- Whatever You Like – T.I. – This song was playing at the frat party the first time Avery & Jase talk, and Jase wants to give her “whatever she’d like.”
- Best I Ever Had – Drake – Another song I listen to on repeat while writing the frat party scenes
- In Da Club – 50 Cent – Party song for Jase and his frat brothers
- Without You – Lana Del Rey – For me this song speaks to Jase and Avery’s desire to be together again.
- Your Love- Nicki Minaj
- Never Gonna Give You Up – The Black Keys – Study music that Jase plays
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About Kendall:
Kendall Ryan is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author
of the contemporary romance novels HARD TO LOVE, RESISTING HER, UNRAVEL
ME and MAKE ME YOURS.She's a sassy, yet polite Midwestern girl with a deep love of books, and a slight addiction to lipgloss! She lives in Minneapolis with an adorable husband and two naughty puppies, one of which may be part monkey.
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