Catch the Sun by Jennifer Hartmann is now live!
A brand new YA standalone survivor romance from Jennifer Hartmann, the fan-favorite author of Still Beating, Lotus, and June First, packed with the same light-in-the-dark hope for healing in the face of tragedy. Perfect for fans of If He Had Been With Me, A Thousand Boy Kisses, and Binding 13.
"Kissing you feels like catching the sun..."
At seven years old, Ella Sunbury and Max Manning were inseparable—until life scattered them in different directions, forcing Ella to abruptly leave town. A decade later, she returns for their senior year of high school, moving in across the street from her childhood best friend.
But she's not the same girl Max once knew.
She now lives in the shadow of her a notorious felon on death row, convicted of a crime that shook the nation. Reeling from the fallout and shunned by her peers, all Ella wants is to fade into the background.
Max has little room for distractions, juggling responsibilities for a disabled father and a distant twin brother. But Ella's return reignites something within him. He wants to be close to her again, to understand her...and to turn their friendship into more.
But as their relationship blossoms, new tragedy strikes, and darkness threatens to tip their delicate balance. In order to find the light, they'll have to navigate the shadows.
And to catch the sun...they must first endure the flames.
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Meet Jennifer
Jennifer Hartmann resides in northern Illinois with her own personal romance hero and three children. When she is not writing angsty love stories, she is likely pondering all the ways she can break your heart and piece it back together again. She enjoys sunsets (because mornings are hard), bike riding, traveling, bingeing Buffy the Vampire Slayer reruns, and that time of day when coffee gets replaced by wine. She loves tacos. She also really, really wants to pet your dog.
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The Queen Of Angst slays again. STUNNING tale of childhood love, destroyed by fate and circumstances. Utterly heartbreaking, yet hope stays alive in this remarkable story woven with adorable parallels drawn from from Pooh & Piglet.
“What we call the beginning is often the end. And to make an end is to make a beginning. The end is where we start from.”
It will leave you breathless and gasping for air, as Jennifer rips you apart with her mighty words, only to put it back together again. Character development, pace & Attentive detailing have been meticulously crafted by Jen to make this story a masterpiece.
It is Searing, soul searching and sentimental overload. I got to experience every tiny emotion in the world, while completely engrossed in it from start to finish. I dare you to put it down even for a minute...you won't!
While her characters - Ella Sunbury and Max & McKay twins are young kids in school, their connection comes through with well rounded maturity. Ella is joy and sunshine personified. After her brother Jonah gets trapped in a tragic event, her life changes towards dismal future in their small town. Ridiculed and taunted at every step, she struggles to exist while her mother remains pre-occupied.
Only Max Pays attention. Actually his attention never left, just was overlooked by Ella, as he was shrouded in her grey cloud of misery.
"I made him leave before the sun came up. . The sun was harsh, unforgiving, too bright. It shone light on all of our shattered pieces that I couldn’t put back together, so I hid them away in the dark."
With Max's undying affection & patience those grey clouds part and rays of sunshine fall on Ella's neglected life. Time to bask & blossom again. But storm is on the horizon and it devours ALL. Their lives shattered and strewn like hay after a hurricane.
“I love you, but my love doesn’t conquer all. It doesn’t override the horrible things you did, the way you dismantled the life I was creating, the one I had just started rebuilding from the ground up. You tore it all down and left me shattered.”
In the midst of it all, one scene stands out like a bubble trapped in time. The bridge scene is so carefully executed. So many feathery sentiments are flying everywhere. Jen keeps the momentum intact but lets love tempo dictate the Speed. Two beating hearts find a respite and claim it, even if it's for fleeting minutes. That created memory becomes the north star for Ella & Max. This is what they look for throughout the story as their slice of heaven.
“Young Love......The purest fucking kind.”
Jen is known for her emotionally-charged narrative, she takes it a step further to a new height of agony. The hopeful path of forgiveness and redemption is tough to walk though. Both Ella and Max can't let go of their tragedies because they both are victims and villains of their own lives. How do they forgive themselves while hurting to their marrows in pain?
"My brother is gone, but so is hers. My world is rocked, but she’s in the same boat, getting tossed and thrown among tumultuous waves. We’re both victims, both drowning in the shadows, both trying to find the light. "
I've bawled during and especially at the last part of the story. My puffy eyes and choked breath are testament to the genius of her story writing prowess. Grief and loss might be the darkening mood, but trust Jen, clouds part and sun does shine again.
"The end is where we start from. Once there’s an end, you can never go back to the beginning, and that feels permanent. People latch on to the finality of that and overlook the deeper meaning, the hope that resides inside.
No, you can’t go back to the beginning… But you can always create a new one."
Jens prowess is creating relatable characters going through the pain process, evoking empathy from her readers. Sometimes detatchment does give closure and that's the most powerful message of the story. To give grace to yourself, heal thyself before finding solace for others.
I'm babbling, but this story deserves all the stars in the universe. Be sure to pick it up when it releases.
ALL THE STARS - the sky exploded a while ago!
“What we call the beginning is often the end. And to make an end is to make a beginning. The end is where we start from.”
It will leave you breathless and gasping for air, as Jennifer rips you apart with her mighty words, only to put it back together again. Character development, pace & Attentive detailing have been meticulously crafted by Jen to make this story a masterpiece.
It is Searing, soul searching and sentimental overload. I got to experience every tiny emotion in the world, while completely engrossed in it from start to finish. I dare you to put it down even for a minute...you won't!
While her characters - Ella Sunbury and Max & McKay twins are young kids in school, their connection comes through with well rounded maturity. Ella is joy and sunshine personified. After her brother Jonah gets trapped in a tragic event, her life changes towards dismal future in their small town. Ridiculed and taunted at every step, she struggles to exist while her mother remains pre-occupied.
Only Max Pays attention. Actually his attention never left, just was overlooked by Ella, as he was shrouded in her grey cloud of misery.
"I made him leave before the sun came up. . The sun was harsh, unforgiving, too bright. It shone light on all of our shattered pieces that I couldn’t put back together, so I hid them away in the dark."
With Max's undying affection & patience those grey clouds part and rays of sunshine fall on Ella's neglected life. Time to bask & blossom again. But storm is on the horizon and it devours ALL. Their lives shattered and strewn like hay after a hurricane.
“I love you, but my love doesn’t conquer all. It doesn’t override the horrible things you did, the way you dismantled the life I was creating, the one I had just started rebuilding from the ground up. You tore it all down and left me shattered.”
In the midst of it all, one scene stands out like a bubble trapped in time. The bridge scene is so carefully executed. So many feathery sentiments are flying everywhere. Jen keeps the momentum intact but lets love tempo dictate the Speed. Two beating hearts find a respite and claim it, even if it's for fleeting minutes. That created memory becomes the north star for Ella & Max. This is what they look for throughout the story as their slice of heaven.
“Young Love......The purest fucking kind.”
Jen is known for her emotionally-charged narrative, she takes it a step further to a new height of agony. The hopeful path of forgiveness and redemption is tough to walk though. Both Ella and Max can't let go of their tragedies because they both are victims and villains of their own lives. How do they forgive themselves while hurting to their marrows in pain?
"My brother is gone, but so is hers. My world is rocked, but she’s in the same boat, getting tossed and thrown among tumultuous waves. We’re both victims, both drowning in the shadows, both trying to find the light. "
I've bawled during and especially at the last part of the story. My puffy eyes and choked breath are testament to the genius of her story writing prowess. Grief and loss might be the darkening mood, but trust Jen, clouds part and sun does shine again.
"The end is where we start from. Once there’s an end, you can never go back to the beginning, and that feels permanent. People latch on to the finality of that and overlook the deeper meaning, the hope that resides inside.
No, you can’t go back to the beginning… But you can always create a new one."
Jens prowess is creating relatable characters going through the pain process, evoking empathy from her readers. Sometimes detatchment does give closure and that's the most powerful message of the story. To give grace to yourself, heal thyself before finding solace for others.
I'm babbling, but this story deserves all the stars in the universe. Be sure to pick it up when it releases.
ALL THE STARS - the sky exploded a while ago!
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