~ Synopis ~

Before I ever fell in love with Bryce, there was Hayden. Hayden was my first love, the kind of love that takes your breath away and you remember forever. My love story with Bryce came later. Much later, after everything had happened.

Avery Hill and Hayden Stuart are high school sweethearts and each other's first true love. When Hayden is accepted to college in Los Angeles, Avery intends to follow him so they can build a life together. After a tragic chain of events ruins their plans forever, Avery is left to pick up the pieces. Will she survive all that was lost? And will she forgive the man who destroyed her and Hayden's dreams forever?

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These a four tear stained stars! I cried like a baby in this but, oh what a beautiful story! A romance that we would all love to have! I loved getting to read these two's romance. So sweet and beautiful. Friends that become so much more! Their journey to love is wonderful and gives you that happy feeling that we all love. After the big tragedy, I wasn't sure I could go on in this book. I felt so much with this. I hated it. I went from love to hate in this book but, not due to quality. My love and hate was for the circumstances around Avery and Hayden. This was a beautifully written story that I would say is a must read. Some don't like to cry so, if that is you, suck it up and read it anyways! It is so worth it. I am kind of excited to read the next book and kind of apprehensive. I don't know if I am going to like where this story goes. But, I still want to know what comes next in the lives of the main characters.

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Title: Just You

Author: Riley J. Ford

Genre: New Adult Romance

Publish Date: July 6, 2014

Cover by Sarah Hansen Okay Creations

~ Synopsis ~

Bryce Humphrey has never forgiven himself for his actions five years ago. Nor can he forget the two lives he ruined, or the girl he secretly loved. When he runs into Avery, the person who has haunted his dreams since that fateful night, his life is sent into a tailspin. As he gets to know her again after all these years, he realizes she has never gotten over the past. Will their shared pain bring them closer? And will they forge a new beginning built on healing, forgiveness, and love?

Review:
Well fast forward 5 years and here we are. I was so nervous that I would not like this book after everything that happened in Just Us. I was still excited though and I am very glad I read it. Avery is still dealing with the pain and guilt and is struggling to come to terms. Once Bryce realizes this the story really kicks off. I got into this one so much more. The last one I felt so many emotions and was so caught up in their love story that I didn't think I could accept this book. I was wrong. I hated the tragedy of Just Us, but it leads to such a beautiful romance full of healing, growing, and loving. I absolutely loved this. What an amazing series and a great way to take something so tragic and turn these two into something so very beautiful. Amazing job Riley J. Ford! I am in awe!

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About the Author

Riley J. Ford is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author. She graduated UCLA graduate with a degree in English and taught at both the high school and college levels for a number of years before turning to writing full-time. Her non-fiction books are used in college classrooms around the country, and her essays have been featured on such websites as MSNBC.com. She is the author of seven fiction books, INTO YOU, a new adult mystery, CARPE DiEMILY, a romantic comedy

caper, FIFTY SHADES OF FIFTY SHADES OF GREY, a satire, CIRCUS OF LOST SOULS, a thriller, SIMONE: ADVENTURES IN DATING, a romantic comedy series, JUST US, a contemporary romance, and JUST YOU, a new adult romance. When on vacation, she enjoys running with the bulls in Pamplona and downhill skiing.