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  • Published: 3 June 2014
  • ISBN: 9780425275511
  • Imprint: Berkley
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 304
  • RRP: $39.99

Sweet



Erin McCarthy stunned audiences with her passionate New Adult romance, True. Now she returns with a seductive and touching tale of finding love in all the wrong places…

Jessica Sweet thought going away to college would finally free her from her parents’ constant judgments, but if anything, it’s made her realize she can’t go home and be a hypocrite anymore. Tired of dodging their questions, she stays at school over the summer and lands in an unexpected crash pad: Riley Mann’s house. 

Sarcastic and cocky, Riley is also sexy personified with tattoos and biceps earned from working in construction all day. He seems like the completely wrong guy for Jessica, but Riley hides a sensitive side and a family burden behind his self-assured grin. As Jessica helps him get his house in order for a custody hearing, they begin to fall for each other, and she is forced to question what she’s hiding herself. 

But when it comes down to showing Riley how she truly feels, Jessica’s fear of rejection may just ruin the best thing—the best guy—to ever happen to her…

  • Published: 3 June 2014
  • ISBN: 9780425275511
  • Imprint: Berkley
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 304
  • RRP: $39.99

About the author

Erin McCarthy

USA Today bestselling author Erin McCarthy has written over forty novels in romance and YA fiction. In first grade, Erin won a Young Novelist contest with a paranormal romance story about a witch in training who used a spell to enchant her classmate, and she had been hooked on books ever since. A RITA finalist and the winner of the Reluctant Young Reader award from ALA, she is a member of RWA, Horror Writers of America and Ohioana.

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Praise for Sweet

Praise for the True Believers series “McCarthy’s entry in the burgeoning new adult subgenre is a page-turning, gut-wrenching success…Their troubles are real, their love True, and readers will root them on past the very last page.”—RT Book Reviews “A sweet, romantic, dynamic coming of age new adult that takes a much needed detour from the usual emotionally draining, over dramatic offerings…Crisp writing and a smooth story line makes it incredibly easy to become fully invested in this book.”—Smexy Books “By turns sweet, steamy, gritty, and heartbreaking, True is an outstanding read.”—On a Book Bender “One of those books that you just can’t and won’t put down…Extremely realistic and relatable…[A] dramatic and beautiful story.”—Harlequin Junkie “Ms. McCarthy did a wonderful job with this story.”—Under the Covers Book Blog