Dating the It Guy
Krysten Lindsay Hager
Publication date: March 21st 2017
Genres: Contemporary, Romance, Young Adult
Emme is a sophomore in high school who starts dating, Brendon Agretti, the popular senior who happens to be a senator’s son and well-known for his good looks. Emme feels out of her comfort zone in Brendon’s world and it doesn’t help that his picture perfect ex, Lauren, seems determined to get back into his life, along with every other girl who wants to be the future Mrs. Agretti. Emme is already conflicted due to the fact her last boyfriend cheated on her and her whole world is off kilter with her family issues. Life suddenly seems easier keeping Brendon away and relying on her crystals and horoscopes to guide her. Emme soon starts to realize she needs to focus less on the stars and more on her senses. Can Emme get over her insecurities and make her relationship work? Life sure is complicated when you’re dating the it guy.
Excerpt:
I took a drink of water, and
it dribbled down my chin. Lovely—I was sure all the girls at the country club
drooled openly. Brendon walked over to my side of the court and asked if he
could have some of my water because he had finished his sports drink. I never
share drinks since I saw a story on the news about how meningitis was spread
through stuff like that, but I handed him the bottle. I was surprised he’d want
to drink after me, but maybe he was a step away from dehydrating, and it was
between sharing my spit or death.
“Wanna quit?” he asked. I
nodded and went to change. There was only one other girl in the locker room as
I washed up and pulled my hair up. I went out to meet Brendon, and he asked if
I wanted to get some frozen yogurt. I started to answer when the girl in the
locker room came out behind me.
“Hey, stranger. Haven’t seen
you around lately,” she said, putting her hand on Brendon’s arm.
“Hey, Cassie,” he said.
“What have you been up to?”
she asked.
I’ve seen dogs chase the
mail carrier with more dignity. Brendon shrugged and said he had been busy. He
introduced me, and her eyes darted over to me just long enough to size me up. I
hated girls who acted like having another female in the room was competition.
“Well, give me a call
sometime,” she said, walking away.
What was her problem? She
didn’t know whether or not we were dating. It was like it didn’t matter if I
was his girlfriend or not because I wasn’t “good enough.”
Author Bio:
Besides mining her teen years and humiliating moments for her novels, Krysten is also a book addict who has never met a bookstore she didn’t like. Krysten writes about friendship, self-esteem, fitting in, frenemies, crushes, fame, first loves, and values. She is the author of True Colors, Best Friends...Forever?, Next Door to a Star, Landry in Like, and Competing with the Star (The Star Series: Book 2). Her debut novel, True Colors, won the Readers Favorite award for best preteen book. Krysten's work has been featured in USA Today, The Flint Journal, the Grand Haven Tribune, the Beavercreek Current, the Bellbrook Times and on Living Dayton.
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2 comments:
Thanks for sharing, Nancy! :)
Thanks so much!
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