Published by A & A Literary Publication Date: July 30, 2016
Pages: 207
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Rike and Peyton fell in love in college.
A boy from the wrong side of the tracks, covered in ink and crooning in a bar is the last person a straight laced girl with a art major should fall for, but his rough edges made her jagged, alive, shaving away the coddled southern princess and revealing a soul wild and brilliant. They fell in love, despite her family and his past and all the reasons why it wouldn't work--and with their best friends, they made a life. Everyone was supposed to live happily ever after. They, more than anyone, knows that life doesn't go according to plan. Rike and Peyton fell in love in college. A boy with a guitar, and a poet's heart, and a girl with freckles dusted over her nose, a perfect fucking fairy tale. But what happens when the fairy tale doesn't fall apart--but is forgotten?
BEFORE AND AFTER was one of the books that you couldn’t put down. Β Told in alternating POVs between the past and present, Nazarea Andrews gave us an all encompassing view of the romance between Rike and Peyton. Β It was beautiful, painful and an absolute pleasure to follow.
I loved Rike and Peyton. Β They were both gritty and a bit beaten down by things from their pasts, but when they were together, nothing else matter but the two of them. Β So it broke my heart a little bit as the present story unfolded and I realized what an uphill climb this couple had. Β You understood, right away, what it cost Rike, even if Peyton didn’t. Β This probably sounds very cryptic, but I don’t want to give the story away. Β This is one of those books where the reader needs to experience it, from the very beginning, with a blank slate. Β You want to be surrounded by the pain, the building friendship, the love and the desperation of this couple as they work their way back to happily ever after.
Nazarea Andrews never disappoints me with her books. Β I always know I’m in for an emotional roller coaster, but this one was especially touching. Β If you’re looking for a book with a shy, sexy hero who is willing to do whatever it takes to make sure he keeps the love of his life, BEFORE AND AFTER is definitely a book to pick up.
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Nazarea Andrews (N to almost everyone) is an avid reader and tends to write the stories she wants to read. Which means she writes everything from zombies and dystopia to contemporary love stories. When not writing, she can most often be found driving her kids to practice and burning dinner while she reads, or binging watching TV shows on Netflix. N loves chocolate, wine, and coffee almost as much as she loves books, but not quite as much as she loves her kids. She lives in south Georgia with her husband, daughters, spoiled cat and overgrown dog. She is the author of World Without End series, Neverland Found, Edge of the Falls, and The University of Branton Series. Stop by her twitter (@NazareaAndrews) and tell her what fantastic book she should read next.
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