Book: Anywhere With You
Author: Kaylee Ryan
Genre: New Adult Romance
Release Date: August 27th, 2013
Allison Hagan has not lived the life of a normal teenager. Her parents died in a car crash when she was ten and she has been living with her elderly grandmother who happens to be her only living relative ever since. Allison became best friends with the boy next door Aiden. Aiden’s family has taken her in as part of their own, which is why when her gran insists that she live in the dorms at college so Allison chooses to attend the same school as Aiden.
Liam MacCoy is a college senior and quarterback of his college football team. Liam is rumored to be first round draft pick for the NFL following graduation as is his best friend Aiden. Liam has one focus and that’s football that is until his little sister introduces him to her roommate Allison. Since he met her he hasn't been able to think of anything else.
Liam is not a relationship kind of guy and Allison wants it all. She wants the romance and the family that she grew up without. Will Liam overcome his fear of relationships as well as the tangle of friendships to give Allison everything she wants?
Liam’s
POV
I stop in
front of the bathroom door and lean my forehead against it, I can hear her soft
cries. I knock softly, “Allison, it’s
Liam. Can you let me in, sweetheart?”
“Just give
me a minute, I’ll be fine,” she chokes out.
“Please,” I
whisper.
I hear her
shuffling towards the door, and then hear the handle move. When she pulls the door open, her face is
blotchy and her eyes are red and swollen.
Without even thinking, I step inside and shut the door. I pull her close to me and wrap her in my
arms. I kiss the top of her head, and as
I do she begins to cry harder. I’m not
sure how long we stay like that, but while I am holding her, I lose a piece of
myself to Allison Shay Hagan.
She pulls
away from me slowly. “Sorry about your shirt,” she whispers.
I pull her
chin up with my thumb and forefinger so that she is looking me in the eye. “Are
you okay? Do you want to talk about it?”
She shakes
her head no. “I feel like such a baby.
It was years ago, I should be able to talk about it.”
“Is there
something in particular that upset you?” I ask softly as I pull her back into
my chest and slowly rub my hand up and down her back.
“Not
really, it’s just…” She sniffled.
“What,
baby? What happened?
“It’s just
family dinners. I miss those. For the
last eight years it’s just been Gran and me.”
I can’t
find the words through the lump in my throat.
My only reply is to pull her tighter.
As I do, she in turn wraps her arms tight around my waist. After getting my emotions under control, I
pull away from her and cup her face in my hands. I wipe her tears away with my thumbs. “You are amazing, you have so many people who
love you, Aiden, his parents, Hailey. My
parents adore you.” I swallow back my
emotions. “You have me,” I whisper never tearing my eyes from hers.
“Liam,” she
murmurs.
Her plea
sends me over the edge, I slowly bring her face to mine as I lean down. I stare at her lips and then back to her eyes
letting her know my intent. I need to
kiss her more than I need my next breath.
I wait, as my intentions set in. I can see when understanding flashes
across her face and she licks her lips.
I lean a little closer, closing the space between us. Hesitating, giving her the opportunity to
stop me, she doesn’t.
When my
lips touch hers, I feel the tremor in my hands that are gently holding her
close to me. She must have felt it to
because she places her hands over mine as I continue to caress her cheeks while
I kiss her. She opens her mouth and I
slip my tongue inside. The taste of her
on my tongue causes me to release a deep moan. As I do, Allison slows the kiss
and rests her forehead against my chest.
“Liam.”
“Mmm,” I am
again at a loss for words. I have kissed
my share of girls and not once did any of those kisses elicit this kind of
reaction from me. I have never in my
life felt this kind of connection with any other human being.
“What are
we doing?”
I kiss her
forehead as I pull back to look into her eyes. “I was kissing the most amazing
girl I have ever met.” I need her to know that she is different.
She
blushes. “I want more, Liam. Not that I
expect a proposal next week, but you’ve already made it clear that you won’t
make a commitment, so what are we doing?”
I shake my head
and pull her back to my chest. “I don’t know, baby. All that I can tell you is that kiss was
incomparable to anything I have ever felt.
You wreck me, you know that?” I ask searching her face for
understanding.
“Well,
since that was officially my first kiss, I don’t have anything to compare it
to, but this feeling.” She grabs my hand and lays it over her heart. “This
connection that makes my heart race is uncharted waters for me. I wish that I could hold onto it and never
let go.” She sighs, “But I need all of you, Liam. I don’t want to share you,
and I can’t just be a fling. My heart
can’t take it.” She brushes her hands
across my cheek. “If you ever decide
that you can give me all of you, you know where to find me.” She lifts up on
her tip toes and gives me one last chaste kiss on the lips. “Thank you for listening, and for the kiss,”
she says as she turns and walks out of the room.
I stand
there trying to regain control of my emotions while her words race through my
mind.
Allison
POV
I wake up feeling like I am being crushed. I open my eyes and it all comes rushing back
to me. Liam. I am lying flat on my back and he is sleeping
soundly with his head on my chest, arms around my waist and his leg thrown over
mine. I can’t prevent the smile that I
know I am sporting. He held me in his
arms all night. I glance out the window
and it’s still dark outside. Good. This
gives me some time to watch him in the shadows.
I move my hand to his head and begin running my fingers through his hair. Liam has taken me by storm; body, mind and
heart. I was worried that he would want
more from me before I am ready, and even that he is “playing me” to get into my
pants, but he has treated me with nothing but love and respect. Love?
I highly doubt that it’s love but I can tell that he truly cares for
me. The way he looks at me, touches me,
holds me. He makes me feel wanted.
I can feel myself falling harder and faster by the
minute. I’m scared as hell, but I’m
going to go with it. I’m going to paint
my colors on the canvas of life and see how the picture turns out. My only hope is that Liam and I can continue
on this journey together.
I continue running my fingers through his hair, watching him
sleep when a loud clap of thunder rumbles through. I jump not expecting it and Liam bolts
up. “Allie what’s wrong?” I can’t contain the laugh that escapes me.
“Nothing, the thunder just scared me, I wasn’t expecting
it,” I tell him as he pulls me into his arms.
“Did it wake you up baby?” he asks softly as he strokes his
fingers across my back.
“No, I was awake,” I reply just as softly.
“What? Why were you awake?
Are you okay?” he asks.
I giggle at how concerned he is for me. “Liam, I’m
fine. I was…I was watching you
sleep.” I reach up and run my hands
through his hair. “I was doing this, and
memorizing everything that I could about you.” I decide honestly is the best
policy. Well almost, I refuse to tell
him that I think I’m in love with him.
Hell to the no! That would scare him off for sure.
“I thought that I was dreaming but you’re really here,” he
speaks softly into my neck.
“Yes, I’m here. You can go back to sleep, I’m sorry that I
woke you.” I curl tighter against his chest.
Liam tugs the covers back over us and kisses the top of my
head. “Can we spend the day together?”
he asks me groggily. I’m not completely
sure that he’s not talking in his sleep.
I hold in the chuckle that wants to escape me. I don’t want to wake him again if he is
sleeping.
“I would want nothing more,” I reply honestly.
I received and ARC in
exchange for an honest review
Allison Hagan has had to endure great loss in her young life
and now cares for her grandmother, her only living family member. With the encouragement of her Gran she has
reluctantly decided to go to college and spread her wings and learn a little
more about life. What Allison didn’t
expect to find in college was the one thing she wasn’t even looking for, LOVE.
Liam MacCoy UNC quarterback “aka” Mr. Sweet and Gorgeous
is brought to his knees by little Allison Hagan. Liam not being the commitment type finds
himself quickly losing his heart to the beautiful and charming Allison and is
soon changing his life plan to make room for her.
Allison’s and Liam’s story is a sweet coming of age love at
first sight romance. These two were
magical together and made me feel like love at first sight or your one true
love really does exist. Kaylee couldn’t
have written a more perfect man in existence. I wanted to close my eyes and
dream of Liam. He is loyal, honest,
smart, kind and completely and utterly in love with Allison. You know that kind of love that consumes you and
makes you feel all gushy and swoony inside. *sigh*
I really enjoyed this romance and LOVED that there was no
cheating, betrayal, lies or love triangles.
And finally the best guy friend was truly just a friend. (THANK YOU!!)
I can't wait for the 2nd book in the series, Hailey
and Aiden story is going to rock.
Character Casting
Kaylee has had a passion for reading since she was a little girl. That passion has slowly led to spinning romantic tales, and a one-click addiction. When she doesn’t have her nose stuck in her kindle or fingers glued to the keyboard, you can find Kaylee hanging out with friends and family. She loves all genres of music, enjoys scrapbooking and is a huge football fan. She lives in Ohio with her husband (her real life happily ever after) and their rambunctious little boy.
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