Wait for You by J Lynn (Jennifer L Armentrout)

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332 pages, NA Contemporary Romance
Wait for You #1
My rating: 4 stars

Synopsis

Some things are worth waiting for…

Traveling thousands of miles from home to enter college is the only way nineteen-year-old Avery Morgansten can escape what happened at the Halloween party five years ago—an event that forever changed her life. All she needs to do is make it to her classes on time, make sure the bracelet on her left wrist stays in place, not draw any attention to herself, and maybe—please God—make a few friends, because surely that would be a nice change of pace. The one thing she didn’t need and never planned on was capturing the attention of the one guy who could shatter the precarious future she’s building for herself.

Some things are worth experiencing…

Cameron Hamilton is six feet and three inches of swoon-worthy hotness, complete with a pair of striking blue eyes and a remarkable ability to make her want things she believed were irrevocably stolen from her. She knows she needs to stay away from him, but Cam is freaking everywhere, with his charm, his witty banter, and that damn dimple that’s just so… so lickable. Getting involved with him is dangerous, but when ignoring the simmering tension that sparks whenever they are around each other becomes impossible, he brings out a side of her she never knew existed.

Some things should never be kept quiet…

But when Avery starts receiving threatening emails and phone calls forcing her to face a past she wants silenced, she’s has no other choice but to acknowledge that someone is refusing to allow her to let go of that night when everything changed. When the devastating truth comes out, will she resurface this time with one less scar? And can Cam be there to help her or will he be dragged down with her?

And some things are worth fighting for…

My 2 cents

I was so thrilled to get to read a NA contemporary by Jennifer Armentrout!  I love her books, and this one was no exception!  This is definitely an NA book--there are a lot of graphic sex scenes, so be forewarned!

The story is told from Avery's POV.  Its obvious from the beginning that she has problems, and although she gives us a lot of hints, we don't actually get the full story of what happened to her when she was 14 until the very end of the story.  I was able to guess a lot of it, though!

It starts off with her literary running into the hot and tall Cam Hamilton!  Avery is shy, wary, and afraid of all guys in general.  She has been a social recluse all through high school, so she isn't used to making friends and hanging out with people!  Luckily, Cam changes all that for her!

I loved the romance in this story.  Some of the scenes just sizzled, but it also had that first love sort of feel.  Avery had never even kissed anyone before Cam, which comes as a shock to him since she is 19 years old!  Most of the story was about Avery and Cam, although we get to meet a few other friends in there as well.  All of the characters were very well done.  This was a total college feel type of book!

The ending was a little surprising for me, and I was really happy with the way it tied things up, but still kept things realistic.  This is the first in a series, so I can't wait to read more about Avery and Cam!