Title: Between Everything And Us
Author: Rebecca Paula
Genre: New Adult
Release Date: January 20, 2015
Cover Design: Maggie Hall
▪◊▪SYNOPSIS▪◊▪
Matisse Evans is
determined to make her sophomore year of college successful after failing out
of a prestigious art school and spending a horribly boring gap year at home. Despite
her focus, time isn't on her side as she struggles to hold down three jobs so
she can afford her first apartment while juggling course work. In the chaos of
it all, Beau Grady moves in and shakes up her world. A college dropout and
tattooed bad boy, the rumors about Beau mean one thing for Matisse—trouble.
Paralyzed by the fear that she's missing out on life, Matisse discovers plans
may unravel, but what rises in their wake can be worth the uncertainty.
After spending the summer couch surfing, Beau Grady moves into an empty room at his ex-girlfriend’s Portland bungalow, skipping his senior year of college to spend his days working at a Vietnamese food cart instead. Once a star hockey player and gifted student, he’s put his life on hold after receiving a life-altering diagnosis, complacent to live in the moment. Hiding behind false rumors and bad habits, Beau falls for Matisse, letting her believe the worst until their relationship blooms into something they both can’t ignore. Falling for her means having to face a future he’d rather forget, but loving her just might be worth it.
After spending the summer couch surfing, Beau Grady moves into an empty room at his ex-girlfriend’s Portland bungalow, skipping his senior year of college to spend his days working at a Vietnamese food cart instead. Once a star hockey player and gifted student, he’s put his life on hold after receiving a life-altering diagnosis, complacent to live in the moment. Hiding behind false rumors and bad habits, Beau falls for Matisse, letting her believe the worst until their relationship blooms into something they both can’t ignore. Falling for her means having to face a future he’d rather forget, but loving her just might be worth it.
▪◊▪EXCERPT▪◊▪
She grabs my hands and pins them together. I
don’t fight off her touch. I let Mati gather them and raise them above my head.
“I think it’s so easy to fall into the world when you’re not ready,” she says
seriously. Her free hand brushes over my brows, then sweeps down my nose. “It’s
such a big place and we’re all very tiny in the scheme of things.”
“What are you trying to say?”
“It sucks being an outlier, Beau. I get it. But
in spite of everything, we’re always going to feel a bit lost. It’s the part of
growing up that no one ever tells you about.”
“You’re very wise today, Miss Mati.”
“I’m lots things, mister. I’m...” Her voice
drops off and she nervously glances down at my chest. “I think I’m a little bit
in love with you actually.”
At least I’m sitting. That doesn’t help the way
my stomach drops though.
I snake my hands out of her grip and brace them
around her face. There’s a reason why outliers exist on the outside—they can’t
find their way in.
Mati is no outlier to me.
We kiss for what seems like hours. I don’t care
if it’s for days. But we kiss until my mouth wipes away the nervousness in that
confession of hers, while I still cowardly hide behind mine.
In the wild, in the sun, Mati and I are...well,
we’re something I never thought I’d have or find. And that’s everything.
▪◊▪AUTHOR BIO▪◊▪
It began
with a boy who survived a plane crash in the wilderness.
I
discovered my love of writing during a fifth grade writing assignment for
Hatchet. After that, I knew I wanted to be a writer.
Always the
hopeless romantic, I write late Victorian and Edwardian historical romances as
well as contemporary New Adult romances.
I am a
member of Romance Writers of America (RWA), as well as the New Hampshire
chapter (NHRWA) and the New England chapter (NECRWA). I contribute regularly to
the Modern Belles of History blog, a site dedicated to writing, reading, and
researching 20th century women’s historical fiction.
When I’m
not writing, I’m most likely reading or daydreaming about my next travel
adventure. I live in New Hampshire with my husband and our cat, Bella.
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