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A Date for Hannah
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Release Date: August 6th 2018
Series: Love is for Everyone
Genre: YA Romance
“I loved your YA story! ย Your fairy tale style is perfect for this age group, with refreshing characters.” —former Mills & Boon editor, Tessa Shapcott
Fans of Hallmark movies and sweet stories of first love will adore Callie Henry’s new series!
High-schooler, Hannah, has always been self-conscious about her weight, so when hottie swimmer, Liam, pays her extra attention at her sister’s wedding, she has a hard time trusting his interest. Throughout the evening, Liam’s charm wins her over, until they’re falling hard for each other. But the next day, Hannah learns something that may ruin it all.
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All stories in the LIFE (Love is for Everyone) series portray true-to-life, teen-aged characters, with real personalities and common issues, who experience the lightning bolt of first love in their own, individual ways!
Excerpt from A DATE FOR HANNAH (Love Is For Everyone, #1) by Callie Henry. All rights reserved. Reprinted with permission.
โHey, you know what? You didnโt let me finish my pitch before, when I asked you to go on a date with me.โ
She sighed, her eyes losing a little brightness and her smile dimming as she turned away to look at the reception guests on the dance floor. He tilted his head to see her better, and though he didnโt know her well enough to read her expression with accuracy, he saw wariness as her eyebrows knitted together. But when she sucked her lower lip into her mouth, he perceived a little bit of longing too, which made him press his advantage.
โDidnโt you wonder how I knew all that Shakespeare stuff?โ he asked.
โYes, actually,โ she said, looking surprised by his question. โCome to think of it, I did wonder, but then you distracted me.โ
He grinned. โGood distraction, right?โ
She rolled her eyes, but her lips tilted up a little, which made him happy. โYou were saying?โ
โThe OSF is twenty minutes from my house. I worked there taking tickets over spring break last year. So, if youโd like to go with me sometimeโas a dateโI might even be able to take you backstage. Iโm sure Julia would give us a tour of the Allen Elizabethan Theatre.โ
โJulia?โ said Hannah, raising an eyebrow.
He saw it in her eyes, the way she was mentally backing away from him at the mere mention of another woman. Is that how she saw all men?
As players? As someone whoโd hurt her and cheat on her if she let her guard down? He couldnโt help the way his feelings for her surged as he watched herโhow much he wanted to be the person to prove to her that she could give her heart to someone who would keep it safe.
โJulia is my Momโs friend who works in group sales, is married, and has two kids.โ He pulled Hannahโs hand behind his back, holding it hostage and drawing her closer until her chest pressed against his.
โAnd to be clear? I wouldnโt ask you out if I was seeing someone else. I donโt do that. Iโm not with anyone right now, Hannah โฆ except you.โ
She flinched, and her face went utterly blank, except for her eyes, which looked worried and uncomfortable.
โYouโre not with me,โ she said softly, loosening her hand from his grasp and stepping away from him.
โI didnโt meanโโ
โI have to use the ladiesโ room. Iโll find you in a little bit, okay?
She turned and started walking away, while he babbled incoherently at her back:
โWait. Hannah! No. I didnโtโฆI justโI just meantโฆCrap!โ
He stopped talking when she was out of sight.
Dang it, Liam! Why do you have to be so freaking intense?
Probably because it bothered him that she kept trying to friend-zone him when he didnโt feel friendly toward her and pretty much hadnโt from the moment heโd laid eyes on her.
There were some girls he metโespecially the shallow, self-absorbed onesโwho turned him off the moment he met them. Most of the popular girls at his high school thought he was trouble, and even after heโd straightened himself out, they didnโt give him a chance. Not really. Theyโd fool around with him at a partyโthere was never a shortage of popular girls who wanted to make out with a bad boyโbut on Monday morning, theyโd act like they were too drunk to remember kissing him. And it sort of sucked, because Liam Callahan was one of those guys who quietly longed for a girlfriend, even though his reputation had pegged him inaccurately as a player.
He wanted to date someone. He wanted to leave a party with her on Saturday night, and hold her hand when he walked into school on Monday morning. He wanted to be the first person she texted when she was happy or upset about something. He wanted to invite her over for dinner with his mom. He wanted to introduce her to his friends:
You guys, this is my girlfriend.
Heโd imagined saying those words about a thousand times, but heโd never had the chance to say them, and it bothered him. A lot.
But tonight? Meeting Hannah? Somehow it felt like maybe what he wanted was actually, finally, possible.
When Hannah looked up at him with those huge, vulnerable, dark brown eyes, he felt hopeful.
โDamn it,โ he growled softly, frustrated that heโd pushed her too hard.
Maybe he was being pushy, but he liked her, and for all he knew, she was driving back up to Brookings in the morning. He wanted her to say yes to a dateโhis heart needed to know that heโd see her again.
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About the Author
Callie Henry is the YA pen name of New York Times bestselling contemporary romance author, Katy Regnery,
Katy lives in the relative wilds of northern Fairfield County, Connecticut, where her writing room looks out at the woods, and her husband, two young children, two dogs, and one Blue Tonkinese kitten create just enough cheerful chaos to remind her that the very best love stories begin at home.
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