I’ll be honest, I’ve wanted to read some of Elle’s books since I found out that Erin Watt was a pseudonym for two authors, and recently on Booktok, Elle’s Off-Campus/Briar U series started to show up on my FYP all the time ranking the guys and showing mood boards, so I gave in (not that it took much) and bought an ecopy then I finished it today and ended up buying a physical copy because I love Garrett and Hannah’s story so much. For those of you who choose to take it again, your two grades will be averaged. If you do worse the second time, the first grade will stand,” Tolbert finishes.

But I remind myself that I’m not driving her home in the hopes of scoring. I need Hannah too much to screw it up by sleeping with her. After practice today, Coach pulled me aside and gave me a ten-minute lecture about the importance of keeping my grades up. Well, lecture is too generous a description—his exact words had been “maintain your average or I’ll shove my foot so far up your ass you’ll be able to taste my shoe polish in your mouth for years to come.” I’m willing to offer a makeup exam to anyone who failed or received a C-minus or lower.” Tolbert’s nose wrinkles as if she can’t fathom why it’s even necessary. Of course not.” I smirk. “I kiss each of my biceps and then point to the ceiling and thank the big man upstairs for creating such a perfect male specimen.” While there are many college romances out there, I feel like The Deal was a refreshing take and there are many books that are similar, but nothing exactly like The Deal.Looking more into how she does her writing, it is clearly evident that her characters definitely come first during her writing. More specifically, she claims to always get ideas for really awesome characters and then take time to thoroughly brain storm the ideas right until she comes up with the best world to place them in. a perfect example of how she is able to achieve this is in her book midnight rescue in which she claims to have had a heroine in mind in advance of course alongside other main characters in the book. What followed was simply the piecing together of smaller sections of her imagination for the book which was done and ended up with a rather solid plot. Twelve New York Times & USA Today bestselling authors come together to meet readers. Each month, members receive a free book from one of our moderator Twelve New York Times & USA Today bestselling authors come together to meet readers. Each month, members receive a free book from one of our moderator-authors and have a chance to ask questions and chat with the featured author. Join us to meet: The fact that this is a dual POV romance book helps the reader to really understand the characters, as you see a situation from two differing perspectives. So why do they call it the crease?” Dex asks in fascination after the second period commences. “And why does it sound so dirty?”

Our romances have it all: hopeful fresh starts, dramatic family sagas, unexpected twists and turns. Every story is a journey—to move you, uplift you, inspire and delight you. A feeling like no other. #ThatHarlequinFeeling Garrett finally wears down Hannah’ refusal of tutoring by helping her try and get with Justin buy fake dating, but what happens when beneath all of the arguing and bantering between Hannah and Garrett are some real feelings that neither really know how to interpret since Garrett doesn’t want to date and Hannah thinks she doesn’t like him like that. I really like the love story between Hanna & Garrett! I love that Hanna at first has her eyes set on someone else and that Garrett isn't interested in having anything serious with anyone, but in the end the two end up completely in love with each other after hours of tutoring sesisons, the trust they develop in each other, and especially, after seeing how compatible they are despite their differences. These two are a VERY funny couple, with absurd fights that made me really enjoy their story, super tender, sweet & heartbreaking moments and truly unconditional love. A New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author, Elle Kennedy grew up in the suburbs of Toronto, Ontario, and holds a B.A. in English from York University. From an early age, she knew she wanted to be a writer, and actively began pursuing that dream when she was a teenager.

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Hannah has a crush on Justin Kohl, a recent transfer to the university and the star wideout for the football team. He is not her usual type but he is gorgeous and she can’t help but sigh over him. She even plans to actually talk to him. Eventually. Hannah and Garrett are in the same Ethics class at Briar University. Their new teacher is a bit harsher than their previous one, and Garrett fails the midterm. Since Hannah passed, Garrett talks Hannah into tutoring him. However, Kennedy’s strong and engaging characters keep the reader invested throughout, and the slower moments serve to deepen the emotional payoff of the climax. What it’s similar to… Another similar book to The Deal is Wait For YoubyJennifer L. Armentrout, which is also a college romance but with a bit more of a darker romance story.

I think it might be time for me to face a grim truth: I have zero common sense when it comes to Justin Kohl. Last night I left the party with the sole purpose of forgetting about him¸ and instead of doing that, I allowed Garrett Graham to fill me with the most destructive emotion known to mankind— hope. Hope that Justin might notice me. Hannah goes home for Christmas and is all mopey. She calls Garrett on New Year’s to wish him a happy birthday.

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When it comes time for them to start the game plan for her to talk to Justin, Garrett isn’t ready to let Hannah go despite his rule on not wanting to date anyone and he knows that Hannah deserves someone that will treat her right and not smush her heart. Then when the time comes Hannah realizes that Garrett has some how managed to get his way into her heart, and she realizes that she has come to trust a guy in a way that she hasn’t been able to in forever. Hannah is the girl on campus that kind of keeps to herself with her group of friends. She knows where she stands in the social world and is fine where she is at. It has been a year since her last relationship and finally has a crush on a new football transfer student. The two form an unlikely alliance when Garrett offers to help Hannah with her music studies in exchange for her helping him pass a philosophy class.