Brinley Dawson doesn’t drink, she studies—and despite the accusations of her alcoholic mother, she’s still a virgin. But if Brinley’s life is so put together, why is she freaking out to be going to college with the gorgeous, green-eyed jerk she kissed on a stupid dare in high school? Ryder Briggs can have any girl he wants . . . and the rumors say that he does. So why, after publicly embarrassing Brinley four years ago, is he suddenly acting like he’s interested?
Ryder never forgot Brinley. In fact, those perfect seven minutes permanently raised the bar for what a kiss could be. The truth is, Ryder doesn’t dare get too close to anyone. He knows how that worked out for his parents. But when his roommate takes a shot at Brinley, Ryder can’t contain his jealousy. Now he must do the hardest thing he’s ever done: forget about sex and convince Brinley his feelings are real.
Brinley isn’t sure whether she believes Ryder, but for the first time, her body isn’t playing by the rules. Then she discovers that she’s an unwilling part of a cruel game, humiliating her all over again—and Ryder might be to blame. Has Brinley’s little crush turned into a huge mistake . . . or has she found the one guy worth trusting with her heart?
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THEY HAD A PAST.
They were young, with raging hormones and a whole lot of
peer pressure. It took seven minutes of heaven for her to fall in love with him,
and not more than seven minutes for him to break her heart and ruin her for
life. At fifteen, Ryder Briggs had ruined her high school years, nothing was
the same again.
THE VIRGIN.
Despite what her mother would accuse her, Brinley Dawson
is a virgin. She had never been with anyone. I think she was traumatized on
what happened during her high school years for her to consider another
relationship. Instead she had focused on her studies, and her friends. She was
having a great time at college, until she had crossed paths with Ryder Briggs
again. For the rest of their high school years, he acted as if he didn’t know
her, as if he wasn’t interested – why act interested now?
RYDER.
I wanted to have his POV soooooo bad. I wanted to know
what is going on with him, why the sudden change of heart, what secret is he
keeping from her? He knows how to woo, he knows how to make you swoon, how to
catch your attention, how to make you want for more – but like Brinley, you
will try to fight it at first. You have this nagging feeling there was
something going on, but you will give him the benefit of the doubt. But the
more time you spend together, the more he tells you he isn’t worth it, the
fiercer the attraction is… This guy might be on to something, but once he sets
his eyes on you – you’d be a putty in his hands.
THE ANTICIPATION.
She’s a virgin and he wanted it to be special. So imagine
those times they were hot and heavy and it needed to be stop. It was like – IS THIS
REALLY GOING TO HAPPEN OR ARE YOU PLAYING WITH ME? The steamy scenes were
enough to give you a whole lot of blue balls, and I can’t imagine how Ryder did
it – nevertheless when they finally did – IT WAS WORTH THE WAIT.
THE PAST AGAIN.
But you see, Ryder didn’t have a stellar history with
Brinley, so when the truth was finally out of the bag, he broke her heart once
again. I wished he told her rather than shield her from the truth, because
everything will eventually come out, and hearing it from stranger is not good. Ryder
should be ready for a one heck of a groveling and a grand gesture before I can
(or Brinley) can forgive him.
THE PARENTS.
Besides their past issues, they have mommy issues to deal
with. I hated Brinley’s mom. I hated how she treated Brinley, and sometimes I
hated Brinley that she had allowed herself to be treated that way. It took a
while, some humiliating scenes and a one heck of an eye-opener for her to
finally see her piece, and I was so proud of our girl. Our parent’s issues is
never our own. We might not agree of their choices, but at the end of the day, they
will still be our parents, and nothing in the world could ever change that.
THE FRIENDS
I didn't know what to think of Fullon at first. I was torn between wanting to smack her, or wanting to kick her out of the book for being so sl***y. You'd be surprise you'd end up loving her too like I did (I CAN'T WAIT FOR THE SECOND BOOK!). MASON - Brinley was quite dense with her best friend. But she knew where their relationship stands, and was never confused about her feelings with Mason.
THE FRIENDS
I didn't know what to think of Fullon at first. I was torn between wanting to smack her, or wanting to kick her out of the book for being so sl***y. You'd be surprise you'd end up loving her too like I did (I CAN'T WAIT FOR THE SECOND BOOK!). MASON - Brinley was quite dense with her best friend. But she knew where their relationship stands, and was never confused about her feelings with Mason.
HAPPY ENDING.
I wonder how Ms. Renita manage to make it so simple, and
yet heartwarming. It was so sweet, it wasn’t even grand, and yet just enough to
make you sigh and swoon. I loved how she did the ending. There wasn’t so much
drama. It was like watching your couple friends patch things up.
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to summarize my rants...
in-love with it! :D
Renita Pizzitola is the author of New Adult contemporary
romance and Young Adult fantasy. When not writing, she can be found feeding her
caramel macchiato addiction and reading just about anything she can get her
hands on. She lives in Austin, Texas, with her husband and two children.
Thank you for hosting ~ Gaele (for Lisa)
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