DEAR AVA by Ilsa Madden-Mills: Blog Tour, Excerpt, Teasers & Mary’s Review
“Dear Ava is heartwarming and angsty and don’t get me started on Knox. Read this book! You will love Ava’s fight and Knox’s alpha.”
—Tijan, New York Times bestselling author
Wall Street Journal bestselling author Ilsa Madden-Mills delivers a gripping enemies-to-lovers, secret admirer, high school romance with Dear Ava, available now!
The rich and popular Sharks rule at prestigious, ivy-covered Camden Prep. Once upon a time, I wanted to be part of their world–until they destroyed me.
The last thing I expected was an anonymous love letter from one of them.
Please. I hate every one of those rich jerks for what they did to me. The question is, which Shark is my secret admirer?
Knox, the scarred quarterback.
Dane, his twin brother.
Or Chance, the ex who dumped me. . .
Dear Ava,
Your eyes are the color of the Caribbean Sea.
Wait. That’s stupid.
What I really mean is, you look at me and I feel something REAL.
It’s been ten months since you were here, but I can’t forget you.
I’ve missed seeing you walk down the hall.
I’ve missed you cheering at my football games.
I’ve missed the smell of your hair.
And then everything fell apart the night of the kegger.
Don’t hate me because I’m a Shark.
I just want to make you mine.
Still.
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MARY’S 5 STAR REVIEW
“What do you want?” Knox says with as sneer as I ease in the football locker room. Cold eyes flick over my cheer skirt then move up and land on the hollow of my throat. It’s not cool enough at night for our sweater uniform so tonight my top is the red and white V-cut vest with CP embroidered on my chest.
“Where’s Chance?”
He whips off his sweat-covered jersey along with the pads underneath. “I don’t keep tabs on my best friend for you. Get out—before I scare you.”
He’s scaring me already.
But I can’t stop looking at him.
His shoulders are broad and wide, his chest lightly dusted with sparse golden hair, tan from the sun, rippling with powerful muscles, leading down to a tapered and trim waist. He has a visible six-pack, and my gaze lingers briefly on a small tattoo on his hip, but I can’t tell what it is. He isn’t brawny or beefy-looking like one might expect from a guy blessed with his athletic prowess, but sculpted and molded and—
Dropping my gaze, I stare at the floor. I shouldn’t be ogling him. Chance is my maybe-boyfriend.
I hear male laughter from one of the rooms that branch off from the locker room, maybe the showers, and I deflate, guessing that’s where Chance is.
Glancing up, I intend to ask him to tell Chance I came by to congratulate him on his two touchdowns, but my voice is frozen. Knox has unlaced his grass-stained pants and is shucking them off. His legs are heavily muscled and taut, unlike the leaner build of Chance. His underwear are white and tight, cupping his hard ass, the outline of his crotch—
“Like what you see, charity case? You can look, but you can’t touch.”
Anger soars, replacing my embarrassment. I know I’m just the scholarship girl at Camden, but why does he have to constantly remind me?
“Don’t worry about me touching anything. I don’t like ugly.” The words tumble out before I can stop them. I meant his superior attitude, not his face, but I see the moment when he freezes and takes it the wrong way.
He touches his face, tracing his scar while his jaw pops. “Get the hell out. Only players allowed in here.”
I pivot and go for the door, forcing myself not to run. “Asshole,” I mutter.
His laughter follows me.
What an incredibly funny and sexy journey for Berk and Jules!! You will laugh. You will cry. And you will fall in love with this adorable couple. Also loved the quick wit and banter between these two.
A little history of Berk and Jules. They came from two different backgrounds. Berk had grown up in foster care after being deserted by his parents left him. Jules had grown up in a wealthy family but was always the brunt of her mother’s ire never making her mother happy. Both had a boatload of issues stemming from their childhoods.
Berk and Jules are neighbors that already had a friendship thing going. Jules loved to bake; Berk loved to eat what she baked. But Jules also secretly crushes on him, but she never thought she could have someone like Berk like her. So, one evening after drinking a little too much wine Jules got brave and started writing anonymous messages about what she’d like to do with him and to him. At night she would run across the street leaving the messages in his mailbox.
Berk is the uber sexy football player who is trying to make it to the pros. He is always going to Jules house as she is a great baker. It’s during one of the times he is there he mentions the letters to him that are appearing in his mailbox. Referring to the writer as TLG, the letter girl he enlists her help to find out who TLG is. Unbeknown to him it’s Jules. And it’s when he begins obsessing over the TLG Jules realizes that they have to stop.
It’s when Jules invites Berk as her +1 to her sister’s wedding that things really get impudent. Not only that but Berk steps up in a big way when he witnesses Jules mom berate her as well as teasing from others in attendance. Seeing the big picture makes him want to protect her even more. Aww, but things between them begin to get a little bit spicy too! But will this spice continue once they get back? Oh yeah, there just might be a little pole dancing in here too!!
The Third Best Thing is a great read and I would definitely recommend it to everyone!!
About Ilsa Madden-Mills
Wall Street Journal, New York Times and USA Today best-selling author Ilsa Madden-Mills is best known for her angsty new adult romances and romantic comedies.
Eight of her eleven novels have placed in the Amazon Top 10 Best-seller List: Dirty English #1; Fake Fiancée and I Dare You #2; I Bet You, Filthy English, and Very Bad Things #6; Boyfriend Bargain #8; The Last Guy, her collaboration with Tia Louise, #4.
A former high school English teacher, she adores all things Pride and Prejudice, and of course, Mr. Darcy is her ultimate hero.
She’s addicted to frothy coffee beverages, cheesy magnets, and any book featuring unicorns and sword-wielding females. Feel free to stalk her online.
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