Synopses & Reviews
Get swept away in the first book of the sensational romantic drama that is Romeo and Juliet meets Justified. WHAT HAPPENS when the teenage heirs of two bitterly FEUDING FAMILIES cant stay away from each other?
The Rhodales and the Whitfields have been sworn enemies for close on a hundred years, with a whole slew of adulterous affairs, financial backstabbing, and blackmailing thats escalated the rivalry to its current state of tense ceasefire.
ITS TIME TO LIGHT THE FUSE . . .
And now a meth lab explosion in rural Whitfield County is set to reignite the feud more viciously than ever before. Especially when the toxic fire that results throws together two unlikely spectatorsproper good girl Victoria Whitfield, exiled from boarding school after her fathers real estate business melts down in disgrace, and town motorcycle rebel Mickey Rhodale, too late as always to thwart his older brothers dangerous drug deals.
Victoria and Mickey are about to find out the most passionate romances are the forbidden ones.
. . . ON A POWDER KEG FULL OF PENT-UP DESIRE, risk-taking daredevilry, and the desperate actions that erupt when a generation of teens inherits nothing but hate.
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"This intense and intriguing debut delves into the psychological difficulties of two teens who fall in love ... A probing, captivating story." -- Kirkus Reviews on Pushing the Limits
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"This poignant narrative, which is told in the two protagonists' alternating voices, will find a following among those who enjoy contemporary teen romances." -- School and Library Journal on Pushing the Limits
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"This poignant narrative, which is told in the two protagonists' alternating voices, will find a following among those who enjoy contemporary teen romances." -- School and Library Journal on Pushing the Limits
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"Everything-setting, characters, romance-about this novel works and works well." -Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
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"Well-paced, satisfying romance." -Publishers Weekly(starred review)
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"Everything-setting, characters, romance-about this novel works and works well." -Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
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"Well-paced, satisfying romance." -Publishers Weekly(starred review)
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"This intense and intriguing debut delves into the psychological difficulties of two teens who fall in love ... A probing, captivating story." -- Kirkus Reviews on Pushing the Limits
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"A magnetic love story! I couldn't put it down! I want the second book now!" --Katie McGarry, author of Dare You To
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"An irresistible bad boy, an independent girl, and a century-old family feud add up to a compulsive page turner readers will love."-- Eileen Cook, author of The Almost Truth
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"Gritty and suspenseful, this teen debut blazes with the emotions of all-consuming first love. Readers will fall for the dangerously charming Mickey Rhodale and empathize with Victoria Whitfield as their star-crossed love grows." --Heather Davis, RITA-nominated author of
The ClearingReview
With a fast-paced plot set in Kentucky horse country, heart-pounding suspense, and an oh-so-hot hero, Lucy Connors'
The Lonesome Young is sure to be a huge hit! --Jennifer Echols, author of
Dirty Little SecretReview
Restless, romantic, and riveting! A hot new voice in YA contemporary fiction. I didn't want it to end. --Mari Mancusi, Award winning author of
Scorched and the Blood Coven Vampire series.
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I love Mickey and Victoria in this modern day Romeo and Juliet tale. Their love is fierce and you can't help but hope it will triumph when everything and everyone is against them. --Kassy Tayler, author of
Ashes Of TwilightSynopsis
"I dare you
"If anyone knew the truth about Beth Risk's home life, they'd send her mother to jail and seventeen-year-old Beth who knows where. So she protects her mom at all costs. Until the day her uncle swoops in and forces Beth to choose between her mom's freedom and her own happiness. That's how Beth finds herself living with an aunt who doesn't want her and going to a school that doesn't understand her. At all. Except for the one guy who shouldn't get her, but does
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Ryan Stone is the town golden boy, a popular baseball star jockwith secrets he can't tell anyone. Not even the friends he shares everything with, including the constant dares to do crazy things. The craziest? Asking out the Skater girl who couldn't be less interested in him.
But what begins as a dare becomes an intense attraction neither Ryan nor Beth expected. Suddenly, the boy with the flawless image risks his dreamsand his lifefor the girl he loves, and the girl who won't let anyone get too close is daring herself to want it all
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Synopsis
"I dare you
"If anyone knew the truth about Beth Risk's home life, they'd send her mother to jail and seventeen-year-old Beth who knows where. So she protects her mom at all costs. Until the day her uncle swoops in and forces Beth to choose between her mom's freedom and her own happiness. That's how Beth finds herself living with an aunt who doesn't want her and going to a school that doesn't understand her. At all. Except for the one guy who shouldn't get her, but does
.
Ryan Stone is the town golden boy, a popular baseball star jockwith secrets he can't tell anyone. Not even the friends he shares everything with, including the constant dares to do crazy things. The craziest? Asking out the Skater girl who couldn't be less interested in him.
But what begins as a dare becomes an intense attraction neither Ryan nor Beth expected. Suddenly, the boy with the flawless image risks his dreamsand his lifefor the girl he loves, and the girl who won't let anyone get too close is daring herself to want it all
.
About the Author
KATIE MCGARRY was a teenager during the age of grunge and boy bands and remembers those years as the best and worst of her life. She is a lover of music, happy endings, and reality television, and is a secret University of Kentucky basketball fan. Katie would love to hear from her readers. Contact her via her website, katielmcgarry.com, follow her on Twitter @KatieMcGarry or become a fan on Facebook and Goodreads.