Release Blitz and Giveaway: The Glow Up: A.M. Johnson
The Glow Up
(Franklin U #5)
A.M. Johnson
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Release Date September 22, 2022
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(Franklin U #5)
A.M. Johnson
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Buy Amazon or Free in KU
Release Date September 22, 2022
Chris Delaney
I've promised myself that this was going to be the year to finally buckle down. I'm a junior, and I’ve settled on a major. I've got focus and determination. The one thing I haven't figured out yet? How to deal with the massive crush I've been harboring on the guy in study carrel six.
I don’t know his name and some of my friends think it’s time for me to move on, but he has this whole sexy, broody, dark eyes and messy hair thing going for him. And yeah, he seems like he could be my polar opposite. The kind of unapproachable, serious type who doesn’t smile much, but I’d like to think he’s all rays of sunshine underneath his stormy expressions and disheveled demeanor. All that intense energy… I dig it.
I want to know him.
The rub?
I’ll have to find the courage to actually introduce myself.
Aiden Russo
The college experience is supposed to be parties, drinking, and fun with a few classes mixed in. It sounds pretty amazing, right? For me, it turned out to be endless lectures, avalanches of homework, and copious amounts of caffeine. The study carrel might as well be my dorm room. And that guitar under my bed? It's got two years of dust growing on it. But this is the life I have to lead if I’m ever going to help my dad.
Pre-med isn’t for the weak.
The problem? Loneliness holds me hostage.
If only I could find someone willing to break through my ever-present cloud bank, and remind me what it’s like to have fun again.
Chris has a crush, a big one that he has had for two years on the studious, serious, broody science guy he stalks in the library most days. Otherwise, he is an easy-going, free-spirited guy working on two majors, but also enjoys fun and time with friends.
Aiden has no life but studying due to his pre-med status and school struggles. He is drowning in a major he is not sure he even wants to do, worrying about his father, isolated, and surviving with few friends and no extra-curricular activities.
Even though Chris cannot seem to get up the nerve to engineer a meeting with Aiden, fate intervenes. One could-have-been-a-meet cute but got mixed with a bit of mortification followed by an unexpected run-in eventually lead to a non-date-but-feels-like-a-date-date.
Chris is determined to glow up Aiden's life and encourage him to have some fun and enjoyment. Their shared interests and opposite personalities help add balance. And as they get closer, Aiden begins to realize he needs to begin to deal with some of the issues holding him back and figure out what he really wants in his life and his future. But will his life being such a mess ruin his relationship with Chris and the only joy he has found in college?
This is a sweet, sexy, witty, heartfelt, opposites-attract, feels-like-fate, college-aged love story. I really liked both Chris and Aiden and together they were adorable and well-matched. I loved how music was such a big part of each of them and their connection. Chris is such a supportive and loving guide for Aiden as he struggles to figure out what he wants and needs. But even Chris needs some care and communication sometimes too. The side characters add humor, depth, and a bit of drama. Their story gave me all the feels, smiles, and swoons.
Even though Chris cannot seem to get up the nerve to engineer a meeting with Aiden, fate intervenes. One could-have-been-a-meet cute but got mixed with a bit of mortification followed by an unexpected run-in eventually lead to a non-date-but-feels-like-a-date-date.
Chris is determined to glow up Aiden's life and encourage him to have some fun and enjoyment. Their shared interests and opposite personalities help add balance. And as they get closer, Aiden begins to realize he needs to begin to deal with some of the issues holding him back and figure out what he really wants in his life and his future. But will his life being such a mess ruin his relationship with Chris and the only joy he has found in college?
This is a sweet, sexy, witty, heartfelt, opposites-attract, feels-like-fate, college-aged love story. I really liked both Chris and Aiden and together they were adorable and well-matched. I loved how music was such a big part of each of them and their connection. Chris is such a supportive and loving guide for Aiden as he struggles to figure out what he wants and needs. But even Chris needs some care and communication sometimes too. The side characters add humor, depth, and a bit of drama. Their story gave me all the feels, smiles, and swoons.
CHRIS
Thick smoke curled from the joint’s tip as I held it to my lips. The cloudless sky overhead bore down on my exposed shoulders, baking my skin in the California sun. I frowned and stared at the sidewalk for the hundredth time in the last ten minutes from my perch on the rooftop of the science building.
“Shit…” I wheezed and sputtered, choking and waving away the exhaled smoke.
“Such a novice. Are we feeling dramatic today?” Tommy asked, and I decided he wasn’t the most supportive friend I’d ever had.
Tommy was the Tommiest of all the Toms with his perfectly styled deep side part, polo t-shirts, and his love for being the life of the party.
“I don’t usually smoke this shit. You know that.”
He rolled his eyes and took a smooth drag like it wasn’t dragon fire. “Edibles are for the weak.”
“Edibles are for people who’d rather not pollute their lungs. But thank you for sharing,” I said without much conviction as my eyes snagged on a guy coming up the path.
I sighed. It wasn’t him.
“He isn’t coming.” My shoulders slumped as I leaned back onto my elbows. “My life is over.”
“Yup, definitely fucking dramatic.” He held his hand to my forehead, and I swatted it away. “Your obsession is starting to worry me, my friend.” Tommy licked his fingers and dashed out the joint. “This guy doesn’t even know you exist.”
“Yet.”
He laughed, his bloodshot eyes squinting in the sunlight as he stared at me. “Your optimism will be your downfall.”
“Thanks.” I sat up and pulled my legs from over the roof’s ledge. Standing, I wiped my hands on my jeans. “I better get back to work.”
“Don’t get mad at me, dude. I’m only speaking the truth. You’ve been salivating over this guy since freshman year, and you don’t even know his name. That’s kind of… weird.”
“One… I’m not mad.” I held up my fingers. “Two… in my opinion, names are overrated. And three… fuck you, I am not weird.”
Amanda is an award winning and best selling author of LGBTQIA and contemporary romance and fiction. She lives in Utah with her family where she moonlights as a nurse on the weekends and hikes in the mountains as much as possible.
If she’s not busy with her three munchkins, you’ll find her buried in a book or behind the keyboard where she explores the human experience through the written word, exploring all spectrums and genres.
She's obsessed with all things Hockey, Austen, and Oreos, and loves to connect with readers!
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