Title: Always You
Author: Missy Johnson
Genre: Student Teacher Romance
Release Date: December 19, 2013
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Author: Missy Johnson
Genre: Student Teacher Romance
Release Date: December 19, 2013
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Synopsis
I was thrilled when I was offered a graduate teaching position at the prestigious Tennerson Girls Academy. At twenty-three, this would be my first ‘real’ teaching assignment. Working at the elite boarding school, home to the daughters of some of the wealthiest people in the world, was a great opportunity that I would’ve been stupid to pass up.
One week into my new job, and I suddenly had no idea why I chose high school…I was a seventeen year old boy once, I knew how teenage girls behaved.
You can’t even imagine the hell of trying to teach thirty, hormonal driven seventeen year olds who have been cooped up, away from any male contact.
I could handle the whispers every time I entered the room. I could even handle the obvious attempts at gaining my attention. What I couldn’t handle was her…
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Rich bitches and way too many rules. Was it any wonder that I hated school?
Add to that the lack of male contact, and I was going insane. Like literally. I wasn’t used to this. A year ago I was normal. I had a boyfriend, friends and a loving family. There is nothing normal about me anymore, and nobody here lets me forget that.
My name is Wrenn, and I’m only here because my aunt took me in after what happened, but my aunt also happens to be the headmistress of this academy…Can you see my problem?
I’m hated for my lack of money, and I’m hated for who my Aunt is.
Then he arrived. Dalton Reed. My new history teacher.
Slowly, he helped me see that even in the worst situations, there is always hope.
One week into my new job, and I suddenly had no idea why I chose high school…I was a seventeen year old boy once, I knew how teenage girls behaved.
You can’t even imagine the hell of trying to teach thirty, hormonal driven seventeen year olds who have been cooped up, away from any male contact.
I could handle the whispers every time I entered the room. I could even handle the obvious attempts at gaining my attention. What I couldn’t handle was her…
**
Rich bitches and way too many rules. Was it any wonder that I hated school?
Add to that the lack of male contact, and I was going insane. Like literally. I wasn’t used to this. A year ago I was normal. I had a boyfriend, friends and a loving family. There is nothing normal about me anymore, and nobody here lets me forget that.
My name is Wrenn, and I’m only here because my aunt took me in after what happened, but my aunt also happens to be the headmistress of this academy…Can you see my problem?
I’m hated for my lack of money, and I’m hated for who my Aunt is.
Then he arrived. Dalton Reed. My new history teacher.
Slowly, he helped me see that even in the worst situations, there is always hope.
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Review
OH PUHLEASE Dalton, be my teacher?!
I really enjoyed this book and Wrenn and Dalton's story. Both have dark issues to deal with, including the loss of parents. Dalton's was his dad due to an incurable disease and he has the potential to have the disease also. Wrenn's was her entire family due to a car accident. Her aunt is basically the connection for these two since she is the one that took in Wrenn and she is the headmistress at the all girls boarding school Wrenn also attends and Dalton teaches temporarily for a couple months. The fact that Wrenn and Dalton had to grow up so fast is a huge part of the connection between them too.
I loved to dueling viewpoints for this book to allow a readers inside both of their heads as this relationship blossoms and grows into something so much stronger. They are both faced with fears from their pasts and potential futures or lack of a future and of getting caught. The book was written with a realistic plot, especially with the two of them fairly close in age and in real life situations. In the beginning, Mark, a fellow teacher, even makes the comment that these girls could have been Dalton's next girl on the college campus. The story seems fairly common but does hold some plot twists for just the right amount of angst for the readers and to keep you drawn into their story.
This story is a sweet, realistic, simplistic, and slightly dark romance with some angst but not so much that it seemed too over the top and unrealistic. I love student/teacher stories and this one is definitely one of my favorites. I think that the book was well written and keeps a reader's attention just right, especially since I read it in a day:)
I really enjoyed this book and Wrenn and Dalton's story. Both have dark issues to deal with, including the loss of parents. Dalton's was his dad due to an incurable disease and he has the potential to have the disease also. Wrenn's was her entire family due to a car accident. Her aunt is basically the connection for these two since she is the one that took in Wrenn and she is the headmistress at the all girls boarding school Wrenn also attends and Dalton teaches temporarily for a couple months. The fact that Wrenn and Dalton had to grow up so fast is a huge part of the connection between them too.
I loved to dueling viewpoints for this book to allow a readers inside both of their heads as this relationship blossoms and grows into something so much stronger. They are both faced with fears from their pasts and potential futures or lack of a future and of getting caught. The book was written with a realistic plot, especially with the two of them fairly close in age and in real life situations. In the beginning, Mark, a fellow teacher, even makes the comment that these girls could have been Dalton's next girl on the college campus. The story seems fairly common but does hold some plot twists for just the right amount of angst for the readers and to keep you drawn into their story.
This story is a sweet, realistic, simplistic, and slightly dark romance with some angst but not so much that it seemed too over the top and unrealistic. I love student/teacher stories and this one is definitely one of my favorites. I think that the book was well written and keeps a reader's attention just right, especially since I read it in a day:)
Excerpt
I laughed. “Trust me, they do. I’m the niece of the headmistress and I don’t come from a family of big money. Add to that all the ‘special’ attention I used to get from teachers who were just trying to look out for me, and what’s to not like?” I joked. I shrugged. “Not that I care. With the exception of Kass, I’d prefer not to know any of my peers. I focus on my schoolwork and grades. That’s it. Two more months and I’m free. Less than two months. Six weeks. Thank God for extra credit and early graduation.”
He was silent for a moment. “Anyone who chooses not to get to know you is missing out. Not you. You’re unlike anyone I’ve met.” He looked up and met my gaze; those incredible blue eyes were staring right into my soul. It gave me goose bumps. This guy made me feel like I wanted to live. Really live, not just go through the motions of day to day life.
He was silent for a moment. “Anyone who chooses not to get to know you is missing out. Not you. You’re unlike anyone I’ve met.” He looked up and met my gaze; those incredible blue eyes were staring right into my soul. It gave me goose bumps. This guy made me feel like I wanted to live. Really live, not just go through the motions of day to day life.
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Out of Reach Synopsis
My best friend was dying and I was in love with his girl.
Andy and I had been best friends since we were eight-years old. Watching him slowly fade away, ever closer to his final breath, made me so incredibly angry. I knew there was nothing I could do to change it--I had given in to despair, but Andy had not. He had one last hand to play.
He wasn't going to simply sit back and wait for Death to claim him--not Andy. He was going to live life until he couldn't hold his eyes open any longer.
Andy didn't want to die in some sterile hospital and asked me to take him and Emily to the beach. It would be our last road trip together.
Emily. Emily was a problem for me.
I harbored a secret that would have torn our friendship apart. I was in love with Andy's girl, and had been since she'd walked into our sixth grade class, so many years ago.
So what kind of person am I? My best friend is dying, and it's awful--but my heart still aches for his girl. I hate myself for thinking beyond Andy's death and whether there could ever be a future for Emily and I, but I can't help it.
I'm in love with her.
Andy and I had been best friends since we were eight-years old. Watching him slowly fade away, ever closer to his final breath, made me so incredibly angry. I knew there was nothing I could do to change it--I had given in to despair, but Andy had not. He had one last hand to play.
He wasn't going to simply sit back and wait for Death to claim him--not Andy. He was going to live life until he couldn't hold his eyes open any longer.
Andy didn't want to die in some sterile hospital and asked me to take him and Emily to the beach. It would be our last road trip together.
Emily. Emily was a problem for me.
I harbored a secret that would have torn our friendship apart. I was in love with Andy's girl, and had been since she'd walked into our sixth grade class, so many years ago.
So what kind of person am I? My best friend is dying, and it's awful--but my heart still aches for his girl. I hate myself for thinking beyond Andy's death and whether there could ever be a future for Emily and I, but I can't help it.
I'm in love with her.
Author Bio
Missy lives in a small town in Central Victoria with her husband, and her confused pets (a dog who think she's a cat, a cat who thinks he's a dog...you get the picture). When she's not writing, she can usually be found looking for something to read.
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