Laney Scott is a university student in Jacksonville, and she
hasn't dated since high school. She still misses that
special boy, her first and only love: Lachlan. He came from
Australia and had lived in Florida in his teens. Laney and
Lachlan had been in love for 2 years, but something
happened, she broke his heart, and upon finishing high
school, he went back home Down Under. In spite of her broken
heart and loveless life, she's the one who gives her friends
relationship advice, and it works.
One of her friends, Bethany, has a huge crush on Aiden Sims;
she slept with him but he doesn't even remember her. So
Laney's roommate Heather devises a plan to crush Aiden's
ego. Meanwhile at university, Laney and her friend Jacks got
into trouble for disrupting a class, and they will have to
attend the YMCA Cook-off as penance.
Aiden's cousin Lucy is getting married, and he asks Laney to
be his date at the wedding dress rehearsal, she accepts
reluctantly, but it's part of the plan to humiliate him,
break him, and make him pay for what he did to Bethany as
well as to countless other girls. It turns out that a friend
of the groom-to-be is Lachlan! Lucas tells Lachlan about the
YMCA Cook-off; the Aussie is a very good cook, he's also
jobless, and he just might be good enough to win the Cook-
off and get a chance to work in a fine restaurant.
The dress rehearsal is a complete and utter disaster when
Laney sees Lachlan and flees the premises, trying to escape
through a bathroom window but failing miserably, and being
rescued by ... Lachlan! It's because of him, and because of
what happened between them that she has not dated since; she
broke his heart, but she has never stopped loving him.
WHERE YOU ARE is a story of the pain, the joy, and the
consequences of misguided decisions. It's told from
alternate points of views, those of Lachlan and Laney; and
the author tone is youthful and casual. And be prepared for
a shock; there was a plot twist I never expected! I have to
admit though that my favourite character is a secondary one:
Jacks; he's a nice guy, he sounds genuine; he's a good
friend. WHERE YOU ARE is the first instalment of a new
series, TOGETHER, and I hope we get to hear Jacks' story.
Got boy problems? Call Laney Scott. She's good for
advice, a
shoulder, or a swift kick where you need it. When her
roommate Bethany gets her heart broken, yet again, it's
Laney to the rescue. But Laney's harboring a secret.
She's
nursing her own broken heart. But, she and her friends
come
up with a plan to break Aiden, and set it into play.
Laney
wants Aiden to pay for what he's done to Bethany. She
will
make him fall in love with her, so can break his heart.
Laney's ex-boyfriend Lachlan Hems is back in Florida,
still
Australian and sexy as hell. His best mate Lucas is
getting
married, and he is in town for the show. He just didn’t
realize Laney would be there … in another guy’s arms, or
that seeing her again would have such an effect on him.
After the incident in high school, he vowed to never care
for her again. But sometimes, fate has different plans.
When Laney’s resolve crumbles, Lachlan is the only one
who
can put her back together again.
WHERE YOU ARE kicks off the TOGETHER series by
bestselling
New Adult author, Alla Kar. Preview the first chapter and
cover of book 2, HERE WITH ME inside.
Excerpt
Cold coffee. Is there anything worse?
Staring down into my owl coffee mug, the cool brown liquid gawks up at me
in mock humor. The cord is lying on the counter beside the pot, not
plugged into the wall where it was last night. Instead, Heather’s—my
looks-obsessed roommate—straightener is plugged in. What’s the point of
having a timed coffeepot if it’s unplugged every morning before you get a
chance to use it? I grit my teeth and blow my bangs from my forehead.
I snatch the cord from the plug-in and toss the straightener on her bed.
Hopefully, she’ll get the point. Instead of pouring the coffee down our
sink, I sip on it. Hell shall freeze over before I go a morning without my
coffee. Hell frozen-over would probably be hotter than my coffee right
now. I grab my backpack, tie my blond hair into a messy bun, push up my
thick, black-rim hipster glasses, and walk out of our dorm room.
I lock the door and head toward class, the aroma of perfumes swarming my
nose. A few girls in towels race down the hall, screaming. Like clockwork,
a tall muscular guy follows behind them, a huge I’m-going-to-get-some grin
on his face. College is definitely a guy’s wet dream come true.
Especially, in a co-ed dorm. He’ll have one of them pressed against their
dorm room door tonight. They’re all so predictable.
Don’t get me wrong, it’s perfectly fine to date. But, doing it wisely is a
completely different issue. Girls aren’t the smartest when it comes to
dating. The three C’s that guys can’t stand are clinginess, crying, and
clumsiness. I know it’s not possible to walk like a runway model twenty-
four seven. And we all know girls tend to cry, especially around that time
of the month. But it’s all about the game. You’ve got to play it right, so
you can snag a great guy. It’s so easy to rope one in as long as you
focus, and I don’t mean on his abs.
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