Today I'm excited to share a guest post and giveaway with you, from Again by Lisa Burstein. Thanks for stopping by!
How far would you go for a second chance?
Eleven years after flunking out of college, Kate has finally hit rock-bottom. Losing her job and boyfriend in one drunken night, she’s determined to fix her life by going back to the moment when she let partying and sex take over and do things right. At twenty-nine, she heads back to freshman year of college, with a catch.
Pretending she's nineteen with a new roommate and full class schedule is easy. When she meets her shy, sexy and seven-years-younger RA Carter, following her self-imposed sobriety and celibacy rules is proving to be anything but.
A senior enduring years of regret, Carter is more than ready to graduate. He’s anxious to move on from the party his freshman year where he witnessed his frat brothers about to commit a sexual assault. Instead of doing the right thing and stepping in, he looked the other way and left. His guilt has made for a lonely four years.
When he meets the new freshman on his floor, spunky and confident Kate, he wonders if his time as an outcast has finally come to an end.
Kate and Carter’s growing friendship and undeniable attraction make it harder to hide the demons from their respective pasts. But when their secrets are finally revealed, will their chance at starting over together still be there?
- Again will be available for only $0.99 for the first two weeks of release, then will be $3.99
Again, in Five Words
Funny- Kate is a riot, her one-liners kill me.
Sweet- Carter is probably the sweetest hero I’ve ever written, aside from what he’s done in his past.
Sexy- Kate and Carter navigating their forbidden feelings for each other is one hot ride.
Redemptive- Carter and Kate both realize that forgiveness really begins with them.
Second-chance- Who doesn’t wish they could go back and change something they’ve said or done. Both Kate and Carter get to see if this wish is really worth wishing for.
The Challenge of Kate
Tell us how you made twenty-nine-year old Kate into a believable college freshman.
I have a cousin who always looked really young, like ten to fifteen years younger than she really was. She even told a story (with pride) that when she was thirty-two she went to Disneyworld alone and to get to the front of the lines she pretended she’d lost her parents and they were waiting for her up there. AND PEOPLE BOUGHT IT. So I made Kate someone with a baby face, the kind of person who ALWAYS gets carded, when she’s on a bus in the city people ask her if she’s okay, she looks out of place in her business suits, etc. Then I just had her buy the wardrobe of a college student. Voila nineteen
Lisa Burstein is the author of the Young Adult Novels: Pretty Amy and Dear Cassie, and the New Adult Novels & Novellas: Sneaking Candy, The Next Forever & The Possibility of Us. She is also a contributor to the essay collection, Break These Rules: 35 Young Adult Authors On Speaking Up, Standing Out, and Being Yourself. She lives in Portland, Oregon with her very patient husband, a neurotic dog and two cats. Again is her self-publishing debut.
I love stories with second chances so this definitely sounds like one for me. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI love this cover, the colors are beautiful! I've read one of her YA books and really liked it. I've been slowly getting back in the NA mood, I'm gonna check this one out.
ReplyDeleteThat's a cool guest post. I haven't read anything by Lisa but this one sounds interesting.
ReplyDeleteEvery time I look at this book, I have the same question. Why does she need to pretend to be 19? I'm thinking it's a "recapture the moment" or be able to live in the dorm kinda reason. Not sure how I feel about either of those.
ReplyDeleteThis sounds great.
ReplyDeleteI'm so very curious about this one, Andrea. I love the premise. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteGoddamn, that cover hurts my eyes but this sounds like it might be really good. Kind of like Extreme Closeup yeah? :)
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