To Be With You, TJ OShea
To Be With You, TJ OShea
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To Be With You

Author: TJ O'Shea

Narrator: Amy Deuchler

Unabridged: 16 hr 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 12/27/2022

Categories: Fiction, Lgbtq+, Romance


Synopsis

Leah Vasquez and Victoria Lockwood should not fall in love.

They're smart enough to know a star-crossed lovers situation never works. Leah's a loner from the poor side of town, working two jobs, and aching to leave their sleepy hometown in her rear view forever. Victoria lives in a mansion with her overbearing parents, surrounded by friends and known to none of them, living what others consider a charmed life. When Leah rescues Victoria from a freak rainstorm, they discover an unexpected understanding, and an undeniable spark.

Leah Vasquez and Victoria Lockwood should not fall in love, but they do.

Five years after their summer romance flames out, Victoria returns home to visit her dysfunctional family, fiancé in tow. She's shocked to find Leah never left town, and more surprisingly, neither did their feelings for each other. Still hurt over how Victoria ended things Leah resists any reconciliation, despite how hotly the embers of their love burn.

Leah Vasquez and Victoria Lockwood definitely should not fall in love . . . again.

Of course, even if Leah can open her bruised heart to the only girl she ever loved, Victoria must make a life-changing choice: love safely or love bravely.

About TJ O'Shea

TJ O'Shea is a New Jerseyian by location and a New Yorker by vocation. When not working in the video game industry or writing angsty queer romances, she enjoys playing video games (this time for fun), shouting answers at Jeopardy! reruns, amateurishly baking, spending time with her wife, and singing to their cat.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Diane

'Arc provided bi both NetGalley and The Publisher (Bella Books) in exchange for a honest review' **'Sometimes when a writer is describing any character in their stories, they try to explain their complexities in few words; as timid, vain, pompous, brash, charming, introvert -- and so on..' Remarkable......more

Goodreads review by Leah

“To Be with You” is TJ O’Shea’s sophomore romance novel. It’s a second-chance romance that quickly moved into the top 10 of my 2022 favorites. Leah Vasquez and Victoria (Tori) Lockwood are high school seniors when they begin a fairly short but intense romance. The meet up again 5 years later when To......more

Goodreads review by Della B

To Be With You is an esquistly written New Adult story about first love and second chances. Victoria (Tori) is the daughter of a wealthy businessman while Leah’s family is just getting by in life. The high school ecosystem would never allow Leah and Tori to move in the same circles until serendipity......more

Fighting for love. This book is about having the courage to fight for love. It is a beautiful theme and in all fairness, it wasn't poorly written. In fact, based on the other reviews, it's probably safe to say everyone enjoyed this a lot. But I just couldn't bring myself to like one of the characters......more