I cared about the characters, but I also wanted to shake them, and that never went away, not even in the overly-significant epilogue (where a lot of events were relegated!) or by the ending itself.

Firstly, I wasn't a fan of when Eva and Shane met as teenagers. Depicted as a love affair, I felt that this wasn't love at all, but a lust filled, drug fuelled week. They were both a mess from their life experiences so far, and this week they spent together was a toxic, dangerous time, where they clung together in a co-dependent way. It was apparently inspired by Romeo and Juliet, and well.. I hate that so 🤷‍♀️ Currently reading this and having so many jaw-dropping-tear-jerker moments! I didn't expect to find that in SDIJ, so that's interesting/refreshing. 🖤🖤

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It’s funny, I’m not really sure, either. I never really realized I was writing romance, but my novels all have a strong central love story with a happy ending, and that meets the parameters of the genre! The publishing industry defines literary books as being primarily character-driven, as opposed to plot, but so many genre novels have brilliant characterizations. Eva feels betrayed and abandoned when her lover, Shane leaves. Eva has become a bestselling erotica writer , and Shane is an award-winning novelist now. The two met each other again during a literary event held in Brooklyn, New York , after fifteen years.

I have said, many times, in many contexts, one could even claim "willy-nilly," that I am, at heart, a hater. I’m going to be one of the executive producers. We’re in very early stages of production, so nothing to share yet, but I couldn’t be more excited to help bring this book to the screen. I’ll keep you posted. Sincere thank you to Grand Central Publishing for sending me a finished physical copy to review. Now available wherever books are sold. Over the next seven days, amidst a steamy Brooklyn summer, Eva and Shane reconnect. But Eva is wary of the man who broke her heart and wants Shane out of the city so her life can return to normal. Before he disappears, though, she needs a few questions answered . . . When Eva Mercy, a single mother and bestselling erotica writer, and the enigmatic, award-winning novelist Shane Hall meet at a literary event in New York, sparks fly. But what no one knows is that fifteen years earlier, teenage Eva and Shane spent one week together, madly in love. While they may pretend to be strangers, they can't deny their chemistry.Honestly, you shouldn't be allowed to have orgasms like that before you're twenty-one. It gives you brain damage." - YALL. I cried laughing at this. It's true. In this case, I expected a kind of literary romance situation (and you can accuse me of judging a book by its cover, and you might be right!), but it is not what I got. Eva Mercy is a single mom to 12 year old Audre and the author of an erotic vampire book series. At a literary event in New York City, she runs into award-winning author Shane Hall, who typically keeps a low profile. They initially pretend not to know each other, but their chemistry is evident and rumors in the writing community begin to swirl. Over the next seven days, amidst a steamy Brooklyn summer, Eva and Shane reconnect—but Eva’s wary of the man who broke her heart, and wants him out of the city so her life can return to normal. Before Shane disappears though, she needs a few questions answered...