Scratched
by Marie
Long
(The Anderson Brothers, #2)
Publication date: August 4th 2015
Genres: New Adult, Romance
Synopsis
Twenty-four year old Kevin Anderson lost the opportunity to end his
senior year at the University of Washington as the Huskies’ all-star point
guard, and sought out one last opportunity to put his extraordinary basketball
skills to use: by training for a chance at the pros.
But when he’s not on the court, Kevin has only two things in his life
that gives him happiness: spinning records at the local clubs, and Trinity
Brown.
Trinity attends almost every one of Kevin’s deejay gigs, but Kevin is
uncertain if her love for him is genuine or a fangirl’s simple admiration.
Kevin takes that chance and hopes that she will see beyond the celebrity
persona. But when fall classes start up again, their busy schedules press their
relationship.
Kevin doesn’t want to give up on her–on them. He hopes the happiness
they had will rebound once more.
But when he learns the truth about Trinity, Kevin must decide if it is
worth everything–and everyone–he cares about to save her, or forfeit this
exhausting game of love.
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AUTHOR BIO
Marie Long is a novelist who enjoys the snowy weather, the
mountains, and a cup of hot white chocolate. She’s an avid supporter of
literacy movements like We Need Diverse Books (WNDB) and National
Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo).
Marie has shared a fondness and interest in the New Adult genre
since its popularity boom in 2009. And now, as both a reader, and debut
RWA author of New Adult fiction, Marie dreams to keep this fascinating
genre going strong.
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Guest Post
My Inspiration for the Anderson
Brothers Series
I started getting into the New Adult genre back in 2013, when the genre
was still in its infant stages in the publishing industry. Books like Easy by
Tammara Webber and Flat Out Love by Jessica Park had long since paved the way
to this fresh new voice in the literary community. The first book I picked up
was A Moment by Marie Hall. From that day on, I was hooked. Now, I will admit,
there were many NA books out there that I didn’t care for, but many more
diamonds that I couldn’t wait to read. I guess you could call me a picky
reader, but aren’t we all?
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I soon got to the point where I was exhausting my options, finding
books with the same type of stories, same types of characters, etc. While
there’s nothing wrong with that, I wanted something more. Something a little
different.
I’m a full-fledged tomboy, having grown up with two older brothers and
living on a street where there were virtually no one but boys to play with. So
naturally, as a reader, I would love to read about someone like me. But there
was the problem. The majority of the NA books I’ve read I couldn’t connect with
the female characters, and sometimes it was tough trying to get through a book
that’s told completely from their point of view. I found myself a lot more
drawn and connected with the male characters.
I figured it would make sense for me to just find some NA books told
from the guy’s point of view. For a while, I scoured the bookstores looking for
something suitable, but came up with very little. The closest were the stories
with dual-POVs (stories told from both the male and female characters). Most of
the books that were told strictly from the guy’s perspective were books 2 and
beyond in a series, and I don’t know about you, but I don’t like to read a
series out of order.
My endless search led me to reading such titles like: Walking Disaster
by Jamie McGuire and Breakable by Tammara Webber. These hidden gems were
exactly the kinds of books I was looking for all along, and I wondered why
there weren’t more books like these. I mean, seriously, who wouldn’t want to
know what the hot book boyfriend is thinking?
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Frustrated that I couldn’t find more books like these, I decided to
write my own, and that’s how the Anderson Brothers came about. I wanted to
write something completely different, yet still feel like your traditional New
Adult book. I wanted some diverse main characters. I wanted the guy to actually
be a nice, respectable gentleman instead of a mindless, grunting Neanderthal. I
mean, seriously. The majority of my friends are guys, and many of them are
respectable and still keeping chivalry alive. I wanted a full-length book
without a cliffhanger. Unable to find the right type of book to read drove me
crazy.
Dominick, Kevin, and Michael Anderson came to me so vividly in my head
as I wrote each of their stories in record time. I ended up finishing the first
drafts of all three books in about four months! It was truly the quickest I’ve
ever written so many books. Mind you, this was also my first attempt at the
Romance genre. I spent a lot of time reading these types of books, learning the
qualities of the genre and other things. I also joined the Romance Writers of
America to learn more techniques in writing Romance. I was really serious about
wanting to share my stories with readers like me who might be looking for more
male-POV books.
I’m so glad I’ve released these books to the world. So many people have
enjoyed Scarred and are looking forward to the rest of the series. And I’m
happily writing even more stories like these, beyond the Anderson brothers. And
now with the recent release of Grey by E.L. James, we may start to see more
male-POV books popping up. I sure hope so. I have an insatiable urge to read
more hero-oriented stories!
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