Blurb Tour & Giveaway: Choosing You by Allie Everhart
Choosing
You
Jade
Series #1
By:
Allie Everhart
Blurb
When
Jade is given a scholarship to an elite private college in
Connecticut, she sees it as a chance to finally escape her painful
past and get a fresh start. She’s determined to succeed and that
means keeping her focus on school and not guys. But her plan falls
apart her first day on campus when Garret, a rich prep school boy
with swimmer abs and a perfect smile, offers to help her move
in.
Jade tries to push him away, but she can’t deny her attraction to him and Garret won’t let her. Things quickly heat up between them, but then come to a sudden halt when reality hits and Jade realizes that a relationship with Garret may never be possible. He comes from a world of wealth where there are rules, including rules about who he can date. And not following those rules has consequences.
As the two of them try to overcome the obstacles working to keep them apart, Jade is confronted with another challenge. On her 19th birthday, she receives a letter that her now deceased mother wrote years ago. In it are revelations that explain her traumatic childhood but also make her question the past she’s been running from.
Jade tries to push him away, but she can’t deny her attraction to him and Garret won’t let her. Things quickly heat up between them, but then come to a sudden halt when reality hits and Jade realizes that a relationship with Garret may never be possible. He comes from a world of wealth where there are rules, including rules about who he can date. And not following those rules has consequences.
As the two of them try to overcome the obstacles working to keep them apart, Jade is confronted with another challenge. On her 19th birthday, she receives a letter that her now deceased mother wrote years ago. In it are revelations that explain her traumatic childhood but also make her question the past she’s been running from.
Note:
This is a New Adult novel and contains mature language and
situations.
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As
soon as I start running, I feel the calmness I was craving. I get
lost in the repetition of my movement around the oval track and I
lose all sense of time. After a while the sun is really hot and I
realize that it’s probably way past noon. I take a break and sit at
the side of the track, completely soaked in sweat.
“Have
a good run?”
I turn
to see Garret walking toward me in navy athletic shorts and a gray
t-shirt. It looks like he’s been running, too, although he’s not
nearly as sweaty as me.
“It
was all right,” I say. “I don’t usually run on a track.”
“You
should’ve come with me. I ran a couple miles around campus.”
I
shake my head, sweat dripping off me like a wet dog. “That’s not
far enough. I usually run 8 or 9 miles.”
He
sits down next to me. As in right next to me. Can he not
see how sweaty I am? I’m sure he can smell me from 10 feet
away. I can’t even stand the smell of myself.
“Eight
or 9 miles? You must be a serious runner. I’m a swimmer. I only run
to improve my cardio for the pool. I do a couple miles at a normal
pace and then I do sprints on the track.”
So
that’s why he has that body. He’s a swimmer. That explains the
broad shoulders and narrow waist V shape he’s got going on.
“Go
ahead.” I point to the empty track. “It’s all yours.”
“Why
don’t you do them with me?” he asks in a challenging tone. “Let’s
race.”
I
never turn down a challenge. Well, sometimes I do, but it’s rare.
“I’m a distance runner, not a sprinter. But a distance runner can
beat a swimmer any day. This should be easy.” I stand up,
stretching my legs which are stiffening up after my short break.
“You
think you can beat me, huh?” He stretches as well. “So what’s
with the insults? You don’t like swimmers?”
I
shrug. “Swimmers are okay. I just don’t think they have to work
that hard. I mean, the water makes you basically weightless. It’s
easy to go fast when you don’t have to drag your body weight
around. You don’t get that benefit with running.”
His
jaw basically drops to the ground. I’ve just insulted both him and
something that’s near and dear to his heart. Apparently this has
never happened to him before. Pretty boy must be used to only getting
compliments.
“Are
you shitting me? Did you just say swimmers don’t work hard?”
“Yeah,
why?” For some reason, I’m really loving insulting this guy.
“Game
on, Iowa girl. Get your ass in position.”
He
sets himself up in lane one of the track. I take my sweet time
walking over to lane two, yawning just for added effect.
“Do
you need a head start?” I ask him, stretching my arms behind my
back.
“Damn,
you’re annoying.” He smiles when he says it. “We do one lap
around. Ready? Three, two, one. Go!”
I take
off down the lane, my eyes straight ahead pretending he’s not
there. I quickly round the first end of the track and hit the
straightaway. I imagine myself running far away from that place.
Running back home and seeing Frank and Ryan again. I round the next
end and keep running.
“Stop!
We’re done!” I hear Garret’s voice and slow down, noticing that
I’m already halfway through a second time around the track. I
finish the loop and meet up with him again. He’s bent over, hands
on his knees trying to catch his breath.
“Okay,
I admit it. You’re fast,” he says, panting as sweat drips off his
face.
“Fast?
That was my normal pace.”
He
glances up at me, trying to figure out if I’m kidding. Then he
stands up straight and wipes the sweat off his forehead. “Remind me
never to do that again.” He walks over to the edge of the track and
gets his water bottle. “You should sign up for cross country or
track. You’re really fast.”
“Nah.
I ran cross country in high school. Now I just run when I’m
stressed.” It’s true, but I wish I hadn’t said it. It makes me
sound weak and I hate sounding weak, especially around a guy.
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Description
of The Jade Series
The
Jade Series is a New Adult Romance that follows the relationship of
Jade and Garret in their first year of college. In Choosing You,
(Jade 1), Jade and Garret meet on Jade’s first night at Moorhurst
College and despite their strong attraction to each other, they’re
not allowed to date because of the strict rules that control Garret’s
life. In Knowing You, (Jade 2), Garret breaks the family rules
and begins dating Jade. Their relationship grows deeper but issues
from Jade’s past complicate matters. Loving You (Jade 3)
shows Jade and Garret growing closer as a couple but also hints at
the trouble that lies ahead in Promising You (Jade 4), in
which a new challenge emerges for Garret that could interfere with
the future he wants with Jade. Originally, book 4 was the end of the
series, but fans wanted more of Jade and Garret, so Allie recently
published Forever You, an all-new, full-length follow-up book to
The Jade Series.
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Allie
Everhart writes about dating, love, and romance. She’s also a
freelance writer for magazines and websites. Before freelancing, she
was a book editor for a publishing company where she worked on
several NYT bestselling nonfiction books. She loves to read as much
as she loves to write. And when she’s not reading or writing, she’s
outside running, which is when she gets her best book ideas.
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