Between Here and Forever

Abby has always lived in the shadow of her older sister, Tess. But when the popular, beautiful Tess is in a coma-inducing accident, Abby is unbearably lost and confused. She is desperate for Tess to wake up—and desperate to discover an identity independent of her sister’s.

It’s at the hospital, during Abby’s daily vigils, that she meets Eli. He’s intensely good-looking and shockingly shy, and once Abby finds out why, she begins to let down her guard. But in the midst of their budding relationship, Abby learns an alarming secret about Tess, one that changes everything.

In order for Abby to understand the truth that was always in front of her eyes, all while allowing herself to love and be loved, she must put her trust in the one person she’s always pushed aside: herself.

"Revisiting territory she explored in Love You Hate You Miss You (2009), Scott weaves angst, tragedy, and romance to tell the story of 17-year-old Abby, whose older sister, Tess, is in a coma following a car accident (the protagonist of Scott's earlier book was mourning a friend killed in a car accident). Depressed, grief-stricken, and self-hating, Abby desperately wants Tess to recover, in large part so that she can get on with her own life. Enter gorgeous hospital worker Eli. When Eli speaks, Abby sees Tess's eyes flutter, so she persuades Eli to visit and speak to Tess regularly. The idea that a guy's sexy voice might awaken Tess is as romantic as it is ridiculous, though it handily sets up the possibility of an Abby/Eli relationship — if only Abby felt she deserved happiness. At times, Abby's low self-esteem is so intense as to feel like caricature, but her growth comes across as natural and genuine, as she slowly begins to put her life in perspective. Readers will appreciate that Scott resists a too-perfect, too-neat ending. Ages 14 — up. (June)" Publishers Weekly Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

A romantic but dark coming-of-age teen novel by the author of Perfect You and Living Dead Girl.

Elizabeth Scott is the author of Bloom, Perfect You, Something Maybe, The Unwritten Rule, and Living Dead Girl, among others. She lives outside Washington, D.C. Visit her website at elizabethwrites.com, friend her on facebook.com/elizabethwrites, and follow her at twitter.com/escottwrites.