I honestly didn't know what to expect from this book. I'd heard the buzz I have to say I was pleasantly surprised by the twists and turns in the plot. The conflict is strong--although it reminded me a bit of a book I read with a 19 year-old cop--which meant the tension was high throughout the book. The only reason I didn't give a 5 star was that the hero and heroine's lives mirrored the other's a little too much to be believable, but their romance was so good, it made up for much of that. I read other people’s books, and I’m so envious. I’m thinking, ‘Oh my God, these are so much better, why are mine selling the way they are?’” she said.

I was so happy. I’d never had a balloon before. I mean, I always saw balloons wrapped around other kids wrists in the She called me one day and said, ‘Mom, six people I don’t know bought the book’,” Hoover’s mother, Vannoy Fite, recalled. “The next day, it was 60 people.” Life wants you to grab all the organized, the alphabetized, the chronological, the sequenced. It wants you to mix it all together, As her audience has grown, Hoover has struggled at times to maintain her close connection with her readers. After the romance convention, Hoover heard complaints from some volunteers and friends who felt slighted. Hoover cried on the drive home, and called her mother. This is said to be her debut novel and I think it's a great start to Ms. Hoover's writing career. I loved Will and Lake, particularly the Will. He's the sort of dreamy hero most females, both young and old, would give their eyeteeth for. IYou think about John Grisham or Lee Child or James Patterson, those guys are creatures of the traditional publishing market. They were made by big publishers, they’ve been working with the same publishers for many years, they have a strong formula — it’s like a machine,” said Kristen McLean, the primary industry analyst for NPD BookScan. “She’s just different. She’s in charge.” It was the first day of October. I was wearing my blue sweater, you know the one I bought at Dillard’s? The one with a double knitted hem and holes in the ends of the sleeves that I could poke my thumbs through when it was cold but I didn't feel like wearing gloves? It was the same sweater you said made my eyes look like reflections of the stars on the ocean.

Not long after a heart-stopping first date their new relationship comes to a sudden halt when Layken walks into his classroom. I call her all the time about what’s going on with me right now,” Hoover said. “It’s weird and not that many people have gone through it.” Actually, what is really stellar in this book is the Slam Poetry. I mean top-notch. I was amazed at how good it was. It was the first day of May. I was wearing my blue sweater, although this time the double stitched hem was worn

Romance tropes include teacher student romance, forbidden romance and neighbors to lovers. Slammed Series Recommended Age Rating: