The End Zone
Author: LJ Shen
Release Date: April 1st
Designer: Letitia Hasser at RBA Designs
Photographer: Rafael Catala
Model: Jorge Del Rio
Synopsis
Jolie Louis is a smart girl.
She knows that her best friend, Sage Poirier, is a bad idea.
He’s a walking, talking cliché. The Adonis quarterback with the bulging biceps and harem of fangirls trailing behind him on campus like a stench you can’t get rid of.
Sadly, it is also the very reason she can’t seem to stay away from him.
No, wait. That’s not fair. They’re also roommates, at least until May, when they graduate from college.
Jolie is already straddling the line between friendship and more when Sage comes to her with an offer she cannot refuse: be his fake girlfriend and live for free for the rest of the semester.
She tells herself that she can handle it.
He’s just the boy she saved ten years ago, right?
Wrong. So very wrong.
He is a man now, and she is his captive
Heart, body, and soul…
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About LJ:
L.J. Shen is an International #1 best-selling author of Contemporary Romance and New Adult novels. She lives in Northern California with her husband, young son and chubby cat. Before she’d settled down, L.J. (who thinks referring to herself in the third person is really silly, by the way) traveled the world, and collected friends from all across the globe. Friends who’d be happy to report that she is a rubbish companion, always forgets peoples’ birthdays and never sends Christmas cards. She enjoys the simple things in life, like spending time with her family and friends, reading, HBO, Netflix and internet-stalking Stephen James. She reads between three to five books a week and firmly believes Crocs shoes and mullets should be outlawed.
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Four Stars
Jolie and Sage have been best friends since they were 10 years old, and they have never let anything get in the way of their friendship. When Sage gets news that could flip his world upside down, he realizes Jolie is the only girl he has every wanted. Jolie is very apprehensive because she would rather have his friendship than nothing but a shattered heart. Unfortunately not everything is as it seems and their trust will be tested.
Jolie was such a great heroine. She was independent and stood up for herself when the time came.
Sage was kind of all over the place. He wanted Jolie, but then went crazy when he didn't know how to handle his feelings.
I loved their friends to lovers relationship. L.J. Shen really knows how to transition relationships into more.
I absolutely loved the extended epilogue, but I felt that it was a completely different couple. Jolie was insecure and Sage was very dominating. The scene was amazing, but it just didn't seem to represent what I have learned of the couple from the book. It was almost like the scene was about one of my favorite Hot Holes.
-An ARC was generously provided in exchange for an honest review. -
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