Title: If We Were Young
Series: If We Were #1
Author: Anna Bloom
Genre: Standalone Contemporary Romance
Release Date: February 24, 2020
Blurb
Ronnie Childs has questions.What if she’d said “yes” to Matthew Carling that day?
Why does he now hate her with a chilling iciness that numbs her bones and makes her heart ache?
Is it possible to still be the same as you once were when everything has changed so much?
How can they work together to save their companies when they can’t even hold a civil conversation?
So many questions and so little time to discover the answers.
Fifteen years have passed by in a blink.
Will fifteen days be enough to make things right?
Ronnie (Veronica) has wondered for years what would have happened had she said yes to Matthew all those years ago. And now she might get the chance to get the answer when she has to work with him. But there are obstacles upon obstacles for these two, and both might end up dissatisfied in more ways than one.
I found this an engaging story for the most part. The writing style isn't my favorite, though, as it's a bit disjointed and abrupt in dialogue style. But the basic premise I liked and I like how down to earth both Ronnie and Matthew are. So not my favorite story by any means, but it's mostly interesting and likable.
Oh God. My stomach plummeted with the minor chords. “No.”
“And physically we don’t know if we are even compatible.”
His gaze swept over me. “I mean, you’re a wee lass.”
“Wee lass! Don’t you…”
“But.” His gaze intensified. Heaven crashed to earth and obliterated us.
“But?” Shaky and wanton, I warmed on the inside like a chocolate fondue.
“Since I’ve known you, it’s been the most natural thing to hold your hand. From the earliest days even when I knew I shouldn’t, I still did it. It felt like nothing and everything all at once.”
I breathed in slow. Lest I might pass out.
“So I think if holding your hand feels like everything, then what happens if I do this?”
I forced myself to maintain eye contact as, with his free hand, he used a finger to trail up my throat and along the edge of my coat collar. I held in my breath as he then ran it along my cheekbone, around my ear, slipping into my hair.
“You almost kissed me once.” I stuttered the words, each syllable gushed with the pound of my heart.
“I know.” I could taste his breath, feel the warmth of his mouth hovering just above mine. Sweet Sake and Matthew combined. I wanted to inhale him.
I found this an engaging story for the most part. The writing style isn't my favorite, though, as it's a bit disjointed and abrupt in dialogue style. But the basic premise I liked and I like how down to earth both Ronnie and Matthew are. So not my favorite story by any means, but it's mostly interesting and likable.
Excerpt
“We’ve never kissed.”Oh God. My stomach plummeted with the minor chords. “No.”
“And physically we don’t know if we are even compatible.”
His gaze swept over me. “I mean, you’re a wee lass.”
“Wee lass! Don’t you…”
“But.” His gaze intensified. Heaven crashed to earth and obliterated us.
“But?” Shaky and wanton, I warmed on the inside like a chocolate fondue.
“Since I’ve known you, it’s been the most natural thing to hold your hand. From the earliest days even when I knew I shouldn’t, I still did it. It felt like nothing and everything all at once.”
I breathed in slow. Lest I might pass out.
“So I think if holding your hand feels like everything, then what happens if I do this?”
I forced myself to maintain eye contact as, with his free hand, he used a finger to trail up my throat and along the edge of my coat collar. I held in my breath as he then ran it along my cheekbone, around my ear, slipping into my hair.
“You almost kissed me once.” I stuttered the words, each syllable gushed with the pound of my heart.
“I know.” I could taste his breath, feel the warmth of his mouth hovering just above mine. Sweet Sake and Matthew combined. I wanted to inhale him.
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Author Bio
A book hoarder and coffee addict by heart Anna Bloom loves to write extraordinary stories about real love. Based south of London with her husband, three children and a dog with a beard, Anna likes to connect with readers, fan girl over her favourite authors and binge watch Supernatural and Superhero movies while drinking lots of wine.
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