Flat-Out Love

by Jessica Park

Overview

He was tall, at least six feet, with dirty blond hair that hung over his eyes. His T-shirt read Nietzsche Is My Homeboy.

So, that was Matt. Who Julie Seagle likes. A lot. But there is also Finn. Who she flat out loves.

Complicated? Awkward? Completely.

But really, how was this freshly-minted Boston transplant and newbie college freshman supposed to know that she would end up living with the family of an old friend of her mother’s? This was all supposed to be temporary. Julie wasn’t supposed to be important to the Watkins family, or to fall in love with one of the brothers. Especially the one she’s never quite met. But what does that really matter? Finn gets her, like no one ever has before. They have connection.

But here’s the thing about love, in all its twisty, bumpy permutations—it always throws you a few curves. And no one ever escapes unscathed.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781477810255
Publisher:	Amazon Publishing
Publication date:	09/11/2012
Series:	Flat-Out Love , #1
Pages:	351
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.20(h) x 1.00(d)
Age Range:	12 - 17 Years

About the Author

New York Times bestselling author Jessica Park mines the territory of love’s growing pains with wit, sharp insights, and a discernible heat and heartbeat. She has authored the e-shorts “What the Kid Says” (Parts 1 and 2) and “Facebooking Rick Springfield,” as well as Relatively Famous and her new novel Left Drowning.

Please visit Jessica at jessicapark.me and www.facebook.com/authorjessicapark. You can also follow her on Twitter: @JessicaPark24.

Editorial Reviews

09/01/2015
Julie, a young student, moved to Boston for her freshman year of college, without a place to live. She goes to live with one of her mother's friends and finds herself growing closer to this strange, eccentric family, especially brothers Matt and Finn.

Library Journal

…This is The Best Book I Have Ever Read…I have read a lot of books but none like this one. It made me laugh until I nearly cried. It’s funny, sad, romantic and just simply fantastic…” —ComaCalm’s Corner

“I loved it so much that I’m already considering how long to wait before re-reading it. The romance in this one is amazing because it’s a slow building, feel-it-in-your-stomach kind of love.” —Book Labyrinth

“Within the first chapter, I laughed out loud no less than four times. The characters were well-rounded and strong while still vulnerable…Flat Out Love is a shining example of romance in the internet age…” —Random Musings

“It had me laughing, it had me crying, it made me feel emotions that I thought my black heart wouldn’t allow.” —See K Read

“This book was so outrageously good…It’s at the top of my favorites. It has surpassed…dare I say it?…my deeply beloved Nicholas Sparks. Totally different type of books but I’m trying to prove a point here.” —Just Another Book Addict

From the Publisher

Julia Whelan’s narration is flat-out amazing. When Julie moves to Boston to begin college, she takes up residence with the Watkins family. Whelan portrays Julie with the practical tone of a teenager who is used to dealing with whatever life throws at her. Whelan’s reading of Watkins brothers Matt and Finn offers just enough differentiation for the listener to keep track of who is speaking. Younger sister Celeste rounds out the siblings with a high-pitched voice that is completely at odds with her articulate speech yet is appropriate for her quirky personality. The Watkins aren’t exactly what they seem, and throughout the year she spends in their home, Julie falls in love, discovers a tragedy, experiences betrayal, and still has time to be a regular college freshman. E.N. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2014, Portland, Maine

MARCH 2014 - AudioFile