Love Story + Giveaway!

July 11, 2011 Uncategorized 0

I was super hyped to be offered the opportunity to read and review Jennifer Echols’ newest release Love Story a bit early AND do a giveaway sponsored by the publisher. Thanks so much to Simon & Schuster and Big Honcho Media! 

Love Story

Author: Jennifer Echols
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Source: ARC received from publisher


About the Book: 
She’s writing about him. He’s writing about her. And everybody is reading between the lines.

For Erin Blackwell, majoring in creative writing at the New York City college of her dreams is more than a chance to fulfill her ambitions—it’s her ticket away from the tragic memories that shadow her family’s racehorse farm in Kentucky. But when she refuses to major in business and take over the farm herself someday, her grandmother gives Erin’s college tuition and promised inheritance to their maddeningly handsome stable boy, Hunter Allen. Now Erin has to win an internship and work late nights at a local coffee shop to make her own dreams a reality. She should despise Hunter . . . so why does he sneak into her thoughts as the hero of her latest writing assignment?
Then, on the day she’s sharing that assignment with her class, Hunter walks in. He’s joining her class. And after he reads about himself in her story, her private fantasies about him must be painfully clear. She only hopes to persuade him not to reveal her secret to everyone else. But Hunter devises his own creative revenge, writing sexy stories that drive the whole class wild with curiosity and fill Erin’s heart with longing. Now she’s not just imagining what might have been. She’s writing a whole new ending for her romance with Hunter . . . except this story could come true.

About the Author: Jennifer Echols is the author of romantic dramas for MTV and romantic comedies for Pulse. She currently lives in Birmingham. Visit her on the web at www.jennifer-echols.com .


My Thoughts: Let me just start off by saying that I will be forever grateful to Amazon for suggesting that I might like Going Too Far! Say what you will about the online superstore but it was my introduction to one of my favorite authors. Jennifer Echols writes smart and sassy stories with interesting plot lines and just a hint of trouble. Love Story does not disappoint. 


We are introduced to the main character (Erin) through one of her stories. This is certainly apt considering that she is going to college for creative writing. I liked that we first see her and the “stable boy” (Hunter) through the characters she has based on their lives. The way a person sees themselves and others is often so different from how others see them. It made me wonder what my fictional me would be like! Stories by Erin and Hunter are featured throughout the book. I found it interesting that they are both most real when writing their stories.


The majority of communication between Erin and Hunter goes on when reading one another’s stories. This leads to a lot of misinterpretation and confusion. I liked the ways that this built tension between the characters. Erin and Hunter have known one another since they were 12 but they really don’t know one another at all. As is true with history in general Erin and Hunter view the events of their shared history through the eyes of their own experiences. I liked how writing their stories and sharing the events with their classmates/roommates gave them new perspectives.


Love Story is a great addition to Jennifer Echols’ body of work. It compliments her previous works and brings in something new. I look forward to reading more from her!


Random Things I Loved: 
*Erin’s issue with Jane Austen
*The Horses!
*The fact that Erin unapologetically writes romance. THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH ROMANCE BOOKS PEOPLE!
*The derby
*College aged characters
*Cutting faces 🙂
*The party the boys throw… clever 😉
*Reading the characters stories. I would have liked an appendix at the end with stories by the other students in the class!
*Summer & Monohar… basically all the roommates/classmates


And now for the good part! The giveaway! TWO winners will receive a copy of Love Story! To enter simply fill out this form by July 26. One entry per person. US only.

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