Right Love. Wrong Time.After her cousin’s high school prom date gets injured, 16-year-old Sophia Tiana Johnson decides to jump in and save the day. She expects a gym full of sweaty teenagers, spiked punch, and catty girls. What she doesn’t expect is to be blindsided by a handsome, heartbroken, football player who steals her heart, one dance at a time. The Beginning of Forever is a heartfelt story … is a heartfelt story of first loves, family loyalty, and what happens when you find the right person at the wrong time.
St. Mary’s Academy is a young adult contemporary romance series that brings classic fairytale characters to life in a modern day, high school setting. It’s filled with angsty heroines, hot heroes, and drama galore. St. Mary’s Academy Shorts are shorter stories from within the St. Mary’s Academy universe. Be prepared. You’ve never seen fairytales quite like this.
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Her cousin date is unable to go to the dance so she steps in to help. What she did not expect was to see him. He is heartbroken but they dance and a spark begins. Will the spark grow bigger? Can it be meant for them to be together? See how they get on
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Sweet short story
This short story was a quick and sweet read. Instant connection and attraction between characters is palpable. It could be romantic start to a forever story. Can’t wait for their full story to come.
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*
1 Chapter Sample
Although this is called a short prequel, it is like a 1 chapter sample. It is not a complete story be any measure. The episode that features this couple should be very good. The several books from this series that I have read have been exceptional. I am very glad that this was free because it is not worth buying this tiny snippet of a story. I am glad that I read it, however. I have read more of the St. Mary’s Academy stories and it is good to have this background. I bought this book and this is my honest review.
Can Sophia, a very good girl, have a chance with Joe, the football team’s captain, have a chance of forever? Looking forward to read more about those two interesting characters and their future story
I liked the story. I liked the characters. Cole was a favorite of mine from the beginning. I enjoyed the that the plot was more than just a ‘popularity’ versus ‘non-popularity’ theme. Bella did get on my nerves a few times and I had to remind myself that she is a teen girl who lost her mother at a hard age. She did finally change her ways and I was so glad. I liked her 2 best friends and think they keep her a little grounded. Their names remind me of Disney princesses; Bella, Ariel, and Jasmine. I did find a few spelling errors but it didn’t take away from the story for me. I look forward to the next story about Ariel and Eric.