Box set includes exclusive never before seen bonus short story told from Tommy Warden’s ten-year-old mind.★SYNOPSIS for Kick, PushThere’s a single defining moment within every skater.It lasts only a second. Two if you’re good. Three if you’re really good. It’s the moment you’re in the air, your board somewhere beneath you and nothing but wind surrounds you. It’s the feeling of being airborne.The … the feeling of being airborne.
The sixteen-year-old version of me would’ve said it was the
greatest feeling in the world.
Then at seventeen, I had my son.
And every single second became a defining moment. Even the ones that consisted of heartbreak when his mother left us.
Seventeen. Single. Dad.
That’s what my life became.
Yet, every day, I managed to find that feeling of being
airborne.
Or at least I convinced myself I did.
But I lied—to myself and to everyone around me.
Until she showed up; Tanned skin, raven dark hair, and eyes the color of emeralds.
You know what sucks about being in the air?
Coming down from the high.
Sometimes you land on the board and nail the trick.
Then kick, push, and coast away.
Other times you fall.
You fall hard.
And those are the times when it’s not as easy to get back up, dust off your pads and try again.
Especially when the girl with the emerald eyes becomes your drug…
And you become her poison.
★SYNOPSIS for Coast
One life-changing summer.
One boy.
The boy.
The boy who offered me safe touches and heart-stopping smiles – smiles he shared with his son.
We filled our days with porch-step kisses,
filled our ears with laughter,
filled our hearts with love.
Deep, soul-aching, desperate love.
But love is misleading.
It’s an invisible, fleeting moment.
Somewhere between false adoration and pure hatred comes an emotion, a vulnerable need, a single desire.
It lives within the ones who miss it, who crave it,
who know better than to expect it.
Love is relentless.
Even when that love turns to hate, turns to loathing,
turns to pain.
Love should heal you.
But it can also break you.
Believe me, I know…
Because I’m Becca Owens – a broken girl…
…And he’s Josh Warden – the boy who broke me.
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I don’t even know where to start with this one. I guess I can start by saying I loved it. Josh, Becca and Tommy consumed me. When I was ready the first half I found myself getting upset with Josh’s actions but since I was doing a buddy read, I had to put the book down and walk away, let others catch up to me. In doing so it gave me a chance to reflect and I realized that he was acting that way because he never had a chance to grow emotionally. By becoming a father at 17 and being abandoned by everyone who should care in his life he had no choice but to just do each and every day for Tommy. So when love is thrown in his face he doesn’t know how to handle it. And when he was forced to step back and learn man oh man did he learn and I fell even harder for him. The love and patience of a saint. I want one of my own. Becca man did she have it rough. My heart broke for her (well both of them). Both of them were let down by people that were supposed to love them unconditionally but what she endured . . . man that hurt to read. Not sure how any one could come back from that. But she did. She found her way, her strength. I have only read two books by this author but she has such a way of building you up, breaking your heart and putting it all back together so beautifully. I have found that she is an author that you savor and wait for when you are ready for a really really good cry. You can also tell that this author has kids because she was able to voice/portray Tommy perfectly. He was such a riot and such a light in Josh and Becca’s story. Just perfection. I loved Josh and Becca’s journey. I loved that it wasn’t easy, that it was heart breaking at times because it made it real. I could feel all of their feelings . . . it was pouring off the pages. An amazing book that I won’t forget anytime soon.
This is a story about heart break and love . Growing up too early (being a young parent ) and sacrifices made for your children . There’s abandonments, grief, love and hope , kindness in its purest form … and exploration of the notion of family .
Josh finds himself a single father at just 17 years old , abandoned by his family and his sons mothers family as well he’s well and truly alone until the kindness of a stranger gives him Hope .
He’s a devoted father that has sacrificed his dreams of skating to provide everything for his son .
He’s humble and dedicated , the sweetest single dad.
One day Becca appears at her grandmothers house and they slowly fall for each other . She’s great with tommy (Josh’s son ) Becca has many secrets from her past though , and piece by piece their relationship crumbles from the pressures.
Becs is shattered and broken but she takes every possible step to rebuild herself and find healing . And if that means facing her fears and continuing to kick the push her way through college and finding hope and healing that’s exactly what she does . I love this about her .
This story was …. is . Emotional . Heartbreaking . Beautiful . All at the same time . This story took me on a wild ride and I really loved it !!
Yay Tommy! He is seriously one of the best fictional kids ever! I bought it for his little short story, it was cute. I could read about this family forever, I just them all!
I love this series so very much! Josh Warden is the newest member of my Book Boyfriend Hall of Fame. He is All.The.Things. He is EVERYTHING .
This duet pulled out every single emotion- I laughed, I cried, I got angry. I cried some more. And then even more. I swooned. I sighed. I died. And that was just the first book!
Kick, Push completely, utterly overwhelmed me. From the prologue I was totally invested in these characters and as the story progressed I only fell more in love with this story, with these characters. God, what to say about Josh…he owned me, every part of me. My heart broke for him, over and over. The love he had for his son was simply wonderful, there’s nothing he wouldn’t do for him, nothing he wouldn’t give up for him. I’m at a loss for words when it comes to how much everything Josh had to deal with affected me.
Coast was an absolute joy to read. It was all that I wanted it to be, and then some. The angst, the heartache, and the love- so.much.love. Full of hope and healing, Coast is a journey of growth, redemption, and acceptance. I wish I could climb into this book and live out the rest of my life with Josh, Tommy, and Becca. I loved it so much.
And then there’s Tommy’s story. I read this late last night after getting home from a signing where I had the pleasure of meeting Jay McLean! I think I cried the entire time I was reading his little bonus story. He is such a sweetheart, so much like his daddy!
I’m so sad I’m finished these books. Josh, Becca, and Tommy will forever own a special place in my heart.