Drowning in You - Rebecca Berto
Crushed by a tragedy
Charlee May’s been crushing on Dexter Hollingworth since she was fifteen. Five years later, a horrific skiing disaster at Mason’s Ski Lift Resort leaves her millionaire dad critically injured and her mom dead at the hands of Dexter operating the lifts. Charlee is suddenly the sole caretaker for her little brother while their world falls apart.
Dexter couldn’t be more different from Charlee. He’s tattooed, avoids exclusive relationships and his Dad has a fair share of illegal dealings. With Dexter’s reputation, almost everyone believes he planned the Mason’s skiing disaster.
And after all these years he’s still crushing on Charlee May, the girl who’s too good for him.
When this cruel twist of fate ties Charlee’s family and Dexter’s reputation together, Charlee and Dexter wonder if their feelings are reciprocated, while Dexter discovers his dad is trying to steal the May’s millionaire fortune.
But like an addiction, one look, one touch, one taste—they’re hooked no matter the consequences.
She writes stories that are a bit sexy, and straddle the line between Literary and Tear Your Heart Out. She gets a thrill when her readers are emotional reading her stories, and gets even more of a kick when they tell her so. She’s strangely imaginative, spends too much time on her computer, and is certifiably crazy when she works on her fiction.
Rebecca Berto lives in Melbourne, Australia with her boyfriend and their doggy.
Italian or Chinese?
CHINESE! My background is Italian and I’m much more likely to get excited with Chinese food laid out in front of me.
The Great Gatsby or Oz the Great and Powerful?
I’ve only read The Great Gatsby, but that fact aside, it’s also one of my top fav books ever. ♥
Fall or Summer?
Summer. I’m quite thin, and tough as I try to be, I feel I complain 150% more in fall.
Can you tell us about your book, Drowning in You?
Drowning in You is an emotional journey between two people secretly crushing on each other for years, suddenly connected by a tragedy. It’s a story of loss and love from the heart.
New adult has been a popular and much talked about genre lately. In your opinion, how much do new adult and regular YA books differ?
Considering there’s a crossover where 17- to 18-year-old characters can be both YA or NA depending on the type of book, the difference is surprisingly massive.
YA is about growing up from a child to a young adult. These books are about significant events at that time: first kisses, perhaps even first time making out; realizing parents aren’t embarrassing, evil creatures (if they’re alive—most authors make the parents both dead for some reason); and feeling accepted in a group or part of society.
NA goes all out and touches many taboo subjects including assault, although it’s an extension of YA characters. These NA characters can discover true love; sex; deal with the truthfulness and full force of death; responsibility; discovering who they really are as people.
Will readers get to see a sequel to Drowning in You?
Ummmmm, yes! I only announced this weeks after Drowning in You was published because I had planned for it to be a standalone. But readers wanted more and mentioned such similar pleas for a sequel that I caved in and announced I’d write book #2.
What was your favorite scene to write about?
It’s a spoiler because it happens midway, but yeah…the scene that changes the book midway was my favorite to write. So vivid and exciting.
What was the most difficult scene to write?
I’m so gonna get killed by you…but it’s another spoiler.
OMG, it ripped my heart out to write. My writing method involves picturing myself as the characters and guessing what I’d do as them so my heart was ripped out and crushed and I was teary writing that bit. I’m sure readers know which bit that was!
What was your inspiration behind Drowning in You?
It was from brainstorming, actually. I love writing, so I am always thinking of an idea that can turn into a story, and this one made me fall in love with it instantly.
When you finally get a chance to do some luxury reading, what will be next?
I have gaps in my writing and publishing schedule and that’s when I jump on my TBR list. One anticipated book I’m yet to get to is The Sky Is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson.
What is currently on your To-Be-Read pile?
Um, almost 100 books? LOL. Many are romances, although recently I’ve been trying to broaden my range with some other genres. Some books I’m excited to get to include The Last Hour by Charles Sheehan-Miles, Second Chance Boyfriend by Monica Murphy, This Girl by Colleen Hoover, and Epilogue by C.J.Roberts.
Cover of the Week #119
You should never judge a book by its cover.
Sure…but they never said we couldn’t admire them. Cover of the Week pays homage to the beautiful and eye catching graphics that grace the covers of our young adult titles.
This week’s cover of the week goes to Rogue by Gina Damico
Release Date: September 10th, 2013
Indie Book of the Month Giveaway: Barbie Girl by Heidi Acosta
Our Indie Book of the month for May is Barbie Girl by Heidi Acosta. Heidi Acosta was born on Long Island, New York. Moving around a lot when she was younger, she has lived in New York, Arizona, New York (again), Washington, Georgia, and Florida, in that order. Each place offered her something special, but she will always consider New York her home.
Heidi started writing as soon as she could spell. When she was three, Heidi’s mother gave her a copy of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Little House in the Big Woods; thus beginning her lifelong love affair with literature.
Writing soon also became a form of therapy for Heidi, when she realized that no matter what was happening in her life, she could find emotional escape while writing. Some of her earliest stories featured her as a princess who explored new worlds with her horse Buttercup. If it sounds romantic, it wasn’t, there was no prince charming in those fairy lands (boys where yucky).
Heidi now resides in Florida with her husband, very active daughter, one hyper Chihuahua, two sweet cats, and one very fat moody cat.
Barbie Girl is the first Novel of Heidi’s new, four-book, Baby Doll Series: Barbie Girl, Barbie World, Doll Face, and Southern Sugar.
You can find out more about Heidi on her website.
The Giveaway:
I’m so excited to share this giveaway with you guys…pretty much because I think it’s awesome. Here’s what one winner will receive.
Barbie Girl Swag
Signed paperbacks of Barbie Girl and Barbie World
$25 Amazon Gift Card
That’s right….one winner will receive all of that.
Simply fill out the rafflecopter below.
The Nitty Gritty:
Contest is open to U.S. and Canada residents only
Contest will run from May 16, 2013 to May 31st, 2013
Cover Reveal: Barbie World by Heidi Acosta
Hey everyone! Welcome back!
This month our Indie Book of the Month is Barbie Girl by Heidi Acosta. I am super thrilled to share with you the cover of the second book, Barbie World. The book releases on June 15th, 2013!
“One Night is all it took to change everything between Barbie and me. One night to potentially lose the girl of my dreams forever. How do I prove to her that she can trust me? That all I want to do is protect her carefully guarded heart. I need to prove to her that I want to be a part of her world. But How? ”
Dylan lost Barbie once before, now he is determined more than ever to win her heart and trust back. Easier said than done, especially with the new hot guy in town who is in a rock band and is the complete opposite of Dylan.
Barbie has been hurt beyond repair or so she thinks. It would be easier for heart to decide if she didn’t have to protect her little brother. And if Dylan would just put on a shirt! Dylan is not making this easy on her. It helps to have the distraction of the new guy in town cute bad boy Kai. But even though her heart is damaged it still knows what it wants.
When Barbie learns she has a family and with the help of Roxie and Kai, oh and Third and Dylan. They embark on a journey to help bring Barbie closer to a past she never knew existed.
Heidi Acosta brings you the heart felt story of friendship, love and heartbreak in the second book in of the Baby doll series Barbie World.
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Waiting on Wednesday (41)
Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event that is hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine and spotlights upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating.
Free from bonds, but not each other
It’s time to choose sides… On the surface, Sorry-in-the-Vale is a sleepy English town. But Kami Glass knows the truth. Sorry-in-the-Vale is full of magic. In the old days, the Lynburn family ruled with fear, terrifying the people into submission in order to kill for blood and power. Now the Lynburns are back, and Rob Lynburn is gathering sorcerers so that the town can return to the old ways.
But Rob and his followers aren’t the only sorcerers in town. A decision must be made: pay the blood sacrifice, or fight. For Kami, this means more than just choosing between good and evil. With her link to Jared Lynburn severed, she’s now free to love anyone she chooses. But who should that be?
Published by Simon & Schuster
To be released on October 10th, 2013
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