{"id":49597,"date":"2020-01-22T08:00:06","date_gmt":"2020-01-22T13:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=49597"},"modified":"2020-01-21T18:24:57","modified_gmt":"2020-01-21T23:24:57","slug":"sneak-peek-dear-ava-by-ilsa-madden-mills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=49597","title":{"rendered":"Sneak Peek: Dear Ava by Ilsa Madden-Mills"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dear Ava, an all-new full-length, enemies-to-lovers, high school standalone romance from Wall Street Journal<\/i> bestselling author Ilsa Madden-Mills is coming February 2nd, and we have a sneak peek!<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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To be notified FIRST when Dear Ava is live text ROMANCE to 21000
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Blurb<\/strong><\/h4>\n

The rich and popular Sharks rule at prestigious, ivy-covered Camden Prep. Once upon a time, I wanted to be part of their world\u2014until one of them destroyed me.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The last thing I expected was an anonymous love letter from one of them.<\/span><\/p>\n

Please. I hate every one of those rich jerks for what they did to me. The question is, which Shark is my secret admirer: Knox, the scarred quarterback and their leader, Dane, his twin brother, or Chance, the ex who dumped me…<\/span><\/p>\n

Dear Ava,
\n<\/span>Your eyes are the color of the Caribbean Sea.
\n<\/span>That\u2019s stupid.
\n<\/span>What I really mean is, you look at me and I feel something REAL.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s been ten months since you were here, but I can\u2019t forget you.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I\u2019ve missed seeing you walk down the hall.
\n<\/span>I\u2019ve missed you cheering at my football games.
\n<\/span>I\u2019ve missed the smell of your hair.
\n<\/span>The truth is, I wanted you back then\u2014but you had him.<\/span><\/p>\n

And then everything fell apart that night.<\/span><\/p>\n

Don\u2019t hate me because I\u2019m a Shark.
\n<\/span>I just want to make you mine.
\n<\/span>Still.<\/span><\/p>\n

*An excerpt of Dear Ava appeared in the anthology Team Player 2<\/em><\/a> in 2019. (No longer available.) This full-length version is 100,000 words.<\/span><\/p>\n

Find\u00a0Dear Ava<\/em> on GOODREADS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Excerpt<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Clarity and realization take over the cloudy memories, cutting like a sharp knife. I don\u2019t remember details, most of it totally blank, but a monster was with me in these woods.<\/p>\n

I hear Piper\u2019s voice in my head. Don\u2019t trust them, Ava. You might be a cheerleader today, but no one gets inside their group.<\/p>\n

But\u2026I\u2019d just wanted to be close enough to be with Chance.<\/p>\n

I wanted to live in his world.<\/p>\n

Where is he now?<\/p>\n

I drift, and I don\u2019t know how long I sit in the grass, grappling with what happened one second then wailing again the next as the reality of it settles around me.<\/p>\n

Clinging to the tree, I try to stand but slide back to the ground.<\/p>\n

Long minutes pass, and I\u2019m aware of the moon as it moves through the trees. Just a little more time and I can walk.<\/p>\n

I can.<\/p>\n

I have to.<\/p>\n

Someone needs me out there. I brush my fingers over the cheap, gold-plated locket around my neck, touching the flimsy chain. He\u2019s small and tiny and if he doesn\u2019t have me and if I don\u2019t get up, what will happen then?<\/p>\n

I can never desert him\u2026<\/p>\n

Want More? Click here<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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About the Author<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Wall Street Journal<\/span><\/i>, <\/span>New York Times<\/span><\/i> and <\/span>USA Today<\/span><\/i> best-selling author Ilsa Madden-Mills is best known for her angsty new adult romances and romantic comedies.<\/span><\/p>\n

Eight of her eleven novels have placed in the Amazon Top 10 Best-seller List: Dirty English<\/a> #1; Fake Fianc\u00e9e<\/a> and I Dare You<\/a> #2; I Bet You<\/a>, Filthy English<\/a>, and Very Bad Things #6; Boyfriend Bargain<\/a> #8; The Last Guy<\/a>, her collaboration with Tia Louise, #4.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

A former high school English teacher, she adores all things Pride and Prejudice, and of course, Mr. Darcy is her ultimate hero.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

She’s addicted to frothy coffee beverages, cheesy magnets, and any book featuring unicorns and sword-wielding females. Feel free to stalk her online.<\/span><\/p>\n

Keep up with Ilsa and join her UNICORN GIRLS FB GROUP<\/a>\u00a0and sign up for her\u00a0NEWSLETTER<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Text ROMANCE to 21000 to sign up for book release phone alerts (max of 4).<\/strong><\/p>\n

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AMAZON<\/a>\u00a0 | \u00a0INSTAGRAM<\/a> \u00a0| \u00a0GOODREADS<\/a> \u00a0| \u00a0BOOKBUB<\/a> \u00a0| \u00a0BOOK+MAIN\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0| \u00a0WEBSITE<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n

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