Genre: New Adult, Contemporary
Release Date: September 2nd 2014
Release Date: September 2nd 2014
Synopsis:
Fourth novel in the Coldcreek Companion Series.Can be read as a standalone.
Eva Bennett might be known for her candid approach and sharp tongue, but on the inside she’s still a vulnerable twenty-four year old who’s sick of kissing toads and being habitually single.
Full of comical one-liners and wielding a charming smile, Sawyer Keeton is more than meets the eye. After the news of his brother’s tragic death, however, Sawyer is pulled into a place filled with crippling emotions and pain—a place no one can seem to reach him…until the moment Eva steps into his life.
A twist of fate will bring them together and then tear them apart, forcing the two to learn there are people in life whom you cherish and pray will never forget you.
FORGET YOU
by Jennifer Snyder
“Hey there, pretty eyes.” The voice slipped
over me in a silky way, and I instantly spun to see who was behind me. I hoped
that it was someone sent directly from the love gods.
Looking up, I locked eyes with Soldier Boy
from the park. “Son of a bitch.”
Really, love gods? Really?
Soldier Boy’s lips twisted into an
incredibly sexy smile at my outburst. “You know, my mother never saw the irony
in calling me that.”
I laughed. A look of complete shock
plastered on Soldier Boy’s face at the sound. Why the hell was I laughing at
him? Laughing at something he’d said constituted as flirting in the guy code
dictionary.
“Pretty funny, Soldier Boy,” I commended
him. Maybe he would leave it at that, and not consider my laugh as an
invitation to inflate his ego and flirt relentlessly with me for the remainder
of the night.
He cocked his head to the side. “You liked
that, huh?”
And there it was, the cockiness I’d been
waiting on. Love gods, you suck tonight.
“And that was the only thing I liked.” I
moved past him, hoping he’d take the hint. “Excuse me. I need a refill.”
I didn’t have to look behind me to see if
he’d followed. I could feel that he had. It was as though he had this massive
presence mine enjoyed latching onto, that it desired to be fused with, because
I could feel him all around me.
“What’s your name?” he asked. He was closer
than I thought, his breath practically brushed against my ear when he spoke.
I pretended not to hear him. It may have
been a simple question, but I still didn’t care to answer. He didn’t need to
know my name, because I wasn’t interested. Once I reached the kitchen counter,
I picked up the ladle lying beside a large bowl, and dipped it in for another
glass of sangria.
“Not going to tell me your name?” He leaned
against the counter, and grazed his eyes over every inch of my face. I could
feel the burning trail his stare left in its wake.
When I still didn’t answer—this time
because I was dumbfounded at how much power this guy suddenly had over me—he
reached out and touched the small of my back. I knew this move; it was so he
could better gain my attention. What he didn’t know, though, was that he
already had my attention even without the deliberate placement of his hand.
Every inch of my skin blazed to life from his touch. If he could make me feel
this way from the smallest of contact, I wondered what else he could do for me
tonight. Maybe the love gods weren’t being cruel; maybe they were showing me
mercy in the form of a seriously sexy soldier boy.
“Eva,” I answered. Gaining control over my
hand again, I finished pouring myself that second drink I so desperately
needed.
“Eva? Like from the Disney movie Wall-E?”
And the moment was over. He’d opened his
mouth, and crushed it to smithereens.
1) The Coldcreek Companion Series was supposed to end with Lauren’s story (Wreck You), which would have been a total of three full-length novels, when I started planning out the series. However, once I met Eva in Control You (Coldcreek Book 2) I knew she deserved her own story.
2) Eva grew up in foster care which left her with many issues as an adult, but also pushed her in the direction to become a Social Worker. This is what she’s going to college for.
3) While each novel in the Coldcreek Companion Series touches on some fairly heavy emotions—some more tragic than others—I feel as though Forget You is the most emotional out of the four.
4) Sawyer Keeton is Eva’s love interest in Forget You. While being one of the funniest guys I’ve ever had the pleasure of writing, he was also an active member in the National Guard which was something I knew nothing about.
5) While writing Forget You I was lucky enough to score an interview with a local active member of the National Guard. In the interview I asked everything I could think of…Including what he missed most while in basic training. His answer was (not surprisingly) privacy.
6) When I was writing the bonus short story (Forgive You) found at the end of Forget You, I cried throughout typing the final page. Also, the bonus short was a complete afterthought, something I hadn’t intended to write, but felt readers would enjoy for more closure.
Jennifer Snyder lives in North Carolina were she spends most of her time writing New Adult and Young Adult Fiction, reading, and struggling to stay on top of housework. She is a tea lover with an obsession for Post-it notes and smooth writing pens. Jennifer lives with her husband and two children, who endure listening to songs that spur inspiration on repeat and tolerate her love for all paranormal, teenage-targeted TV shows.
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