A hot ex-boyfriend. A determined swim star. And a battle of wills that will make you laugh, cry and cheer.Ariel Swimworthy thought her life was perfect. She was the new captain of her school’s swim team, she had a new best friend, and even a shiny new crush to dream about.And then her father pulled her off the team to join a boring business academy. Now, the only way to swim again is to accept … swim again is to accept the help of her ex-boyfriend, Eric Shipman. Eric shredded Ariel’s heart when he lied to her, and she’s determined not to get back with him. But its hard to be around someone who knows your deepest, darkest secrets. Even harder when that someone will do anything to win you back.
When sparks start flying, and old flames start igniting, what will Ariel do? Follow her dream or protect her heart at all cost? Its a battle of wills and hearts are on the line in this young adult contemporary romance. Buy it now.
Can be read as a standalone novel
Book 1 – The Boyfriend Agreement (Bella)
Book 2 – Chasing Mermaids (Ariel)
Book 3 – The Secret Lives Of Princesses (Jasmine)
Book 4 – The Art Of Kissing Frogs (Sophia Tiana)
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This was a cute read. I liked the little references to The Little Mermaid tale. Ariel did drive me crazy with her attitude at times but all in all a great read.
She had everything and her life was great and then her father pulled her from the school to go to another boring one. Now she may need the help of an ex to help her. He wants her back and so follow them to see where it will all go
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Absolutely fantastic. I completely adore this series.
Absolutely fantastic! This is another book in the series that I completely adore. It is page turner and the story line is well paced with a lot of twists and turns. It has a lot of adventure, drama, romance, humour and a lot of love. The story is not only about Ariel and Eric but also about their families and friends. I like the writing style and the way both story and characters are developed. All protagonists are easy to relate to.
I can say that this book is a fun, emotional, young adult romance about love, struggle, forgiveness, second chances and chasing your dreams. This is what awaits for us on the pages.
High School Drama and Delight
This is a wonderful stand-alone episode in the St. Mary’s Academy series. It ends with a slight cliff-hanger, but not enough to worry about. The story is filled with the angst and drama of high school and well as the joys of first love and success. There are great moral values and life lessons throughout the book. This is a sweet and clean story. I have read the entire series and I know that I will read it again. I received this book for free and this is my honest review.
Great book for anyone who loves Teen/YA with a HEA and no sex.
St. Mary’s Academy Series – I found this series of books on Booksprout.co. I read short stories by Seven before and even though I don’t care too much for this age group, I wanted to read her stories and found the series interesting. SS weaves stories that hold the reader’s attention. Her realistic and likable characters are in and out of stories since they’re all part of the Academy. The books are well written and interesting, considering the age group, and would make good reading for any age group. These mostly standalone books are best read in order, which I found out by reading a shorter one before a much longer story, but the reader isn’t lost if not read sequentially. 4*
The Beginning of Forever #0 – A well written, interesting but very short introduction to a young girl at her cousin’s senior year prom. She experiences several first. 4*
The Boyfriend Agreement #1 – A lengthy, but not wordy, book that is interesting, well written and quickly read. Not my favorite of the series. 3*
Chasing Mermaids #2 – This book should be read after The Boyfriend Agreement to get the full gist of this story. The main character wants one thing, her parents another and there’s more problems in her family and with her best friend and boyfriend. Like with most of the books in this series, there’s a range of emotions. 4*
The Golden Boy #3 – Another well written novella with interesting characters. The main character finds out about life, truth and consequences the hard way. The Golden Boy is almost too perfect and it’s nice to see such a good character. He is the opposite of her, but shows her how to improve herself. 4*
Stealing Hearts #4 – Well written, interesting with realistic, likable characters. She’s uptown and he’s from the other side of the tracks, but their story is full of learning about life and achievement. Be careful of what you ask for, easy is too much trouble. 4*
The Secret Lives of Princesses #5 – Another lengthy book who’s pages flew by quickly. Another well written, interesting addition to the series that immerses the reader. While the title has the word princess in it, the main character is realistic and likable, and has to decide whether to follow her parents’ wishes or her heart’s desire. If you liked Ariel’s story, you’ll like Jasmine’s. She has help from an unexpected source. 4*
This is a wonderful story of a young girls coming of age. The struggles she goes thru to follow her dreams. The characters are well developed and the story is well written. It has drama, and emotions, a little romance. It is entertaining and if you like young romance stories you will like this. It is part of a series and you would benefit from reading the first in the series, however you can read this alone.
Ariel is focussed in two things getting into the Olimpic Games’s swim team and trying to forget all about Eric, her ex-boyfriend and her best friend Bella ‘s betrayal. Eric started dating Ariel after a bet and when Ariel found out her hearts was shattered. But she can’t stay away from them. And things are getting very hard at home, with his father forcing her to join a business course instead of chasing her dreams to swim, her older sisteracting weird. What is she going to risk to a hive her dreams? Can she forget Bella and Eric and let them in her life again? Can she fight his father’s decision?
A wonderful story about family, love, friendship, forgiveness and what really matters in life.