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Never Say Never by Justine Manzano
Publisher: Sword and Silk, LLC
Length: 320 Pages
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Age Category: Young Adult
Date Published: 15 June 2021
Blurb:
After she walks in on her mom doing the horizontal mambo with a man thatâs decidedly not her dad, Brynn Stark swears off love. One of her friendsâValâis determined to change her mind, no matter the consequences. Prickly and cynical, Brynn tries to avoid Valâs attempts at setting her up, until Val reveals her true identityâAphrodite, goddess of love, who promises to show Brynn why she shouldnât lose faith.
Brynnâs job, school, and the various love connections Val tries to make keep her busy enough, but in her spare time, she struggles to navigate her own role in her parentsâ divorce. With her other best friend recovering from a breakup of her own, and Val dead set on playing matchmaker, Brynnâs forced to rely on the fourth member of their friend group, Adam, for moral support. Adam, Valâs boyfriend.
Realizing sheâs beginning to fall for Adam, Brynn throws herself full-force into dating Valâs picks, hoping one can lure her away from the bad situation sheâs hurtling towards, but even when she finds one with a spark, she canât stop thinking about Adam. Brynnâs forced to decide if sheâll choose her goddess-given fate, or risk it all for the wrong-but-right guy. One thingâs for sure. Love sucks. And itâs all about to blow up in their faces.
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Justine Manzano is the geeky author of the geeky YA series Keys & Guardians, and geeky YA novel Never Say Never. Her fiction is tough on the outside and sweet on the inside, like an M&M or a hard candy with a gooey center, delivered with sass and snark. A freelance editor, she also serves as an Editor-in-Residence at WriteHive.
She lives in Bronx, NY with her husband, son, and a cacophony of cats and can usually be found at her website, http://www.justinemanzano.com or all the usual social media haunts. If youâve looked in all these places and canât find her, sheâs probably off reading fanfiction. Sheâll be back soon.
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