Title: The Way With You
Series: The Way #2
Author: Anne Mercier
Genre: Coming of Age/New Adult Romance
Release Date: May 23, 2016
Finding a "happily ever after" was hard enough.
Keeping it is even harder.
Olivia Brennan and Cameron Stone have both gone through Hell and back to finally find their way to each other. With obstacles set against them, the struggle to stay connected is harder than ever. Between their academic schedules, Olivia's newfound campus infamy, and a conniving ex stirring up trouble, Liv and Cam begin to struggle to keep what they've worked so hard for.
But when something unexpected fractures their trust, they must decide if they can repair what's left of their fragile love or will they discover that "happily ever after" is just for fairytales?
I'm walking back to the dorm after class when someone bumps into me—hard. I look over, biting back a curse, and when I see it's Alison, I wish I'd let it out.
"What's your problem?" I bark.
"You. You're my problem," she sneers.
I roll my eyes. "Why is that? Because you want to screw Cam but he's with me? Because Cam made me his girlfriend when all you were to him was a piece of ass? Both of you," I correct when I see Brittany standing beside her.
"You little bitch. I'm going to ruin you," Brittany shouts.
I'm so afraid right now. I know what Alison is capable of—but with Brittany by her side? I can't even imagine. I swallow that fear and pretend. I'm good at that—pretending I'm okay.
"Could you be any more dramatic?"
Alison steps closer. "Watch yourself, Muppet. You're overstepping."
"No. I'm not. I'm minding my own business, living my life, and you nut jobs start with your threatening and bullying. What are you—twelve?" I mock.
Alison's nostrils flare. It reminds me of a bull in a Bugs Bunny cartoon. You know the one? Where the steam comes out of the bull's nostrils because Bugs keeps taunting it? That's the one. I smirk at the thought and Alison's hand comes flying at my face before I can even think.
She slaps me and she slaps me hard—not just once, but twice. The burn, the sting of the slaps hurts like a mofo. I won't cry, but I can't stop the tears that fill my eyes. Damn it. I hate showing her any signs of weakness.
"Feel better now?" I ask, lifting my chin.
She hides the shock well, but I still get a glimpse. I am not the same girl I once was. I'm not sure who I am, exactly, but I'm no longer weak.
She cocks out a hip. "A little. But Muppet? There's a lot worse coming."
Book two in The Way series picks up right where book one left off and must be read after the first one. The main focus of book one was the healing - both body/soul - of Olivia Brennan. Olivia was driving in a car with four friends the night of their high school graduation when tragedy struck and she lost her very best friends along with her first love. Time, therapy and the new friends she made when she moved away to college were the only things helping her keep her head above water some days, but she vowed to fight for her happy ending.
What seems to be a good thing between Cam and Livy keeps getting tested - first by his psycho ex-girlfriend showing up on campus and then by his commitment to football. All the while Livy has her two best friends by her sides Sebastian (Bash) and Lex to help her figure out just what she should do.
The more distant Cam is getting because of football causes Livy to reevaluate just how committed he is to their relationship. She realizes almost belatedly that while she should be heartbroken...she really isn't. The father apart she gets from Cam the closer and closer she gets to Bash but Livy refuses to cross that line with him while she is still undecided about her relationship.
Lines are crossed and teams are chosen in what looks to be a great series by this phenomenal author. Admittedly I did NOT see book two going this way but it looks just as promising moving forward in this new direction too :)
REVIEWED BY JILL
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Book two in The Way series picks up right where book one left off and must be read after the first one. The main focus of book one was the healing - both body/soul - of Olivia Brennan. Olivia was driving in a car with four friends the night of their high school graduation when tragedy struck and she lost her very best friends along with her first love. Time, therapy and the new friends she made when she moved away to college were the only things helping her keep her head above water some days, but she vowed to fight for her happy ending.
What seems to be a good thing between Cam and Livy keeps getting tested - first by his psycho ex-girlfriend showing up on campus and then by his commitment to football. All the while Livy has her two best friends by her sides Sebastian (Bash) and Lex to help her figure out just what she should do.
The more distant Cam is getting because of football causes Livy to reevaluate just how committed he is to their relationship. She realizes almost belatedly that while she should be heartbroken...she really isn't. The father apart she gets from Cam the closer and closer she gets to Bash but Livy refuses to cross that line with him while she is still undecided about her relationship.
Lines are crossed and teams are chosen in what looks to be a great series by this phenomenal author. Admittedly I did NOT see book two going this way but it looks just as promising moving forward in this new direction too :)
REVIEWED BY JILL
The Way Back to Me (The Way #1) – Released Feb 23, 2016
She was perky, fun, and full of life—everything I hated about girls and their bullshit exterior. People called her bubbly; I called her “fake-as-hell.”
The edgy, dark, lonely girl in front of me was not the Olivia Brennan I knew from high school—far from it, actually. I knew the story—the whole town knew the story, we witnessed it all. It happened in the blink of an eye and the girl we knew was gone.
But I refuse to watch it anymore—I can’t stand it. I’m going to fix it—fix her. It’s time I showed Olivia Brennan her way back…
Back to the girl she used to be.
I was born and raised in Wisconsin and still live here today with my two sons and puppy. (Though one day soon I hope to move to southern California!)
I’m an avid reader who gets inspired by reading the stories from my favorite authors as well as listening to various types of music. I am a huge fan of music, chocolate, fruit, desserts, autumn, M. Shadows, Avenged Sevenfold, and Milo Ventimiglia. Through my books, I am proudly creating new Avenged Sevenfold and Milo Ventimiglia fans one reader at a time.
“The best part of being an author, to me, is being able to take the reader to that one place they long to go when they need to escape reality. Knowing I can do that, for even one reader, makes what I do worthwhile.” ~ Anne Mercier
Hugs and love,
Anne xoxo
I’m an avid reader who gets inspired by reading the stories from my favorite authors as well as listening to various types of music. I am a huge fan of music, chocolate, fruit, desserts, autumn, M. Shadows, Avenged Sevenfold, and Milo Ventimiglia. Through my books, I am proudly creating new Avenged Sevenfold and Milo Ventimiglia fans one reader at a time.
“The best part of being an author, to me, is being able to take the reader to that one place they long to go when they need to escape reality. Knowing I can do that, for even one reader, makes what I do worthwhile.” ~ Anne Mercier
Hugs and love,
Anne xoxo
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