Titolo: Bittersweet Junction
Autore: Ivy Sinclair
Genere: New Adult romance contemporaneo
Trama: Best friends once, lovers never, yet an attraction that can’t be ignored.
Five years ago, Julia Bell walked away from her life the moment her high school diploma was in her hand. She left her family and friends behind to start over and escape the chokehold of small town life in Benton Hill. But an urgent call from her little sister brings Julia back to her hometown wholly unprepared for what awaits her.
Ben Miller was always the nice guy. Just before high school graduation, he stepped out of that role hoping to capture the heart of the woman he loved. Instead, in quick succession he lost the girl, and the future he worked so hard to achieve.
Even though Julia and Ben are drawn to each other, echoes of the past block them at every turn. Secrets are exposed, and reality needs to be dealt with if they can ever hope to move past the bittersweet junction that ripped them apart.
Five years ago, Julia Bell walked away from her life the moment her high school diploma was in her hand. She left her family and friends behind to start over and escape the chokehold of small town life in Benton Hill. But an urgent call from her little sister brings Julia back to her hometown wholly unprepared for what awaits her.
Ben Miller was always the nice guy. Just before high school graduation, he stepped out of that role hoping to capture the heart of the woman he loved. Instead, in quick succession he lost the girl, and the future he worked so hard to achieve.
Even though Julia and Ben are drawn to each other, echoes of the past block them at every turn. Secrets are exposed, and reality needs to be dealt with if they can ever hope to move past the bittersweet junction that ripped them apart.
Ivy Sinclair cut her romance teeth on classics like Gone With the Wind, Casablanca, An Affair to Remember, and Sabrina. She is a firm believer in true love, a happily ever after ending, and the medicinal use of chocolate to cure any ailment of the heart. Ivy’s guilty pleasures include sushi, endless Starbucks lattes, and wine. Readers of Ivy’s stories can expect smoldering sweet stories of romance that tug at the heartstrings.
About
the book:
Fate gives two former
best friends a second chance at romance, if they overcome old misunderstandings
and deceit.
Give
a quick blurb about the book and why readers would enjoy it.
Bittersweet Junction
picks up with the main characters, Julia Belle and Ben Miller, five years after
high school graduation. Julia left the small town of Benton Hill right after graduation
because she was faced with some grown-up kind of decisions that she couldn’t
make. Ben, one of Julia’s childhood best friends, was left confused and hurt
after her departure. Julia’s sister Clary lures Julia back to Benton Hill under
false pretenses, and that’s when Julia realizes it’s impossible to outrun the
past.
I think what readers
will enjoy most about this story is the way that Julia and Ben eventually
overcome the obstacles in their path to have a shot at their happy ending. I
found it very satisfying to write, and I believe that will resonate with
readers.
How
did you come up with the idea for Bittersweet Junction?
I’ve had several ideas
for stories that revolve around the idea of a five year high school reunion.
The idea for Bittersweet Junction started there, although in the end, there is
no actual high school reunion in the book. That wouldn’t have been a good
enough reason to drag Julia back to Benton Hill.
If
Bittersweet Junction were made into a movie, who would you want to play the
main characters?
I’ve thought a lot
about this. I could see Emma Roberts playing Julia and Chris Pine, with his
gorgeous blue eyes, would make the perfect Ben. Emily Browning would play
Julia’s little sister Clary, and Max Thieriot would round out the
casting as Mike.
About
you as writer:
When
did you begin writing?
I started writing the
summer between sixth and seventh grade. I kept all of my teenage angst in a
journal and experimented with poetry as well. I think that helped me start
finding my writing voice.
When
did you first think, wow I have made it as a writer?
My senior year of high
school I won a state newspaper award for a piece of hard hitting journalism in
the school paper. It was an article on how a teacher in a local junior high had
gotten in trouble for showing an R-rated movie in the classroom. The day I
received my award, I knew that writing was part of my life’s journey.
Do
you have any special rituals you do when you sit down to write?
I usually have an idea
of how many words or chapters that I want to get written that particular
writing session. It helps to have a goal because I am easily distracted.
What
advice would you give to aspiring writers out there?
Take an active interest
in reading about what’s going on in the publishing industry today so that you
can make informed decisions about your writing destiny. The landscape of
publishing is changing faster than anyone could have imagined, and it affects
all of us.
Silly
questions:
Favorite
color?
I am digging orange right now. I have an orange purse, loads of orange tops,
and even my toenails are orange at the moment.
Salty
or Sweet?
I am 50/50 on that. My favorite snack right now is a handful almonds mixed with
a handful of dark chocolate chips.
Favorite
author? Stephen King. I can’t think of another author
out there who has influenced me and my writing as much as he has, and I have
enjoyed almost every single book he’s written.
Favorite
book?
I still remember discovering Intensity by Dean Koontz. It seriously blew my
mind and scared me to death (which I love in a good book btw)
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