Book Crazy Friends: Missing Summer: Part One

Title: Missing Summer: Part One

Series: Missing Summer, #1

Author: E.N. Hudgins

Cover Design: E.N. Hudgins

Genre: Contemporary/New Adult Romance

Release Date: March 1, 2016

Missing Summer Part One

"You're gonna make me miss summer,
You're gonna show me that time truly flies,
Show me the smile in hello,
The tears in goodbyes,
You're gonna make me miss summer,
When the winter stings my skin,
When the fallen leaves spin in the wind,
You're gonna make me miss summer."

Time changes everything.

Kollie was the "girl next door" who didn't notice Jared in high school. Jared is the guy who could get any girl he wanted... except for the one whose face haunted his dreams.

Fast-forward three years:

Haunted by dark events while away, Jared returns home to begin his life anew. He's shocked to find the one girl he could never have sleeping in his own bed... the one girl he swore he would stay away from forever.

Hired by Jared's parents as nanny to his younger brother and sister, Kollie is a mess. Thrown out of her own home, she has found a new family and what she believes is happiness.

With Jared's return, Kollie is forced to face her own demons. Jared, struggling for redemption, tries to resist his renewed attraction. But it's no use. Temptation soon has its way in a storm of rapturous bliss... while forcing both to face dark pasts and tortured memories.

"You're beautiful," he whispers. Yep, I can die happy now.
"Thank you," I say quietly. I'm sure I'm twelve shades of pink. I need a distraction. Stat. Where are those damn kids? "For that, um, compliment. I was sure by not bathing today you'd be repulsed by me. Plan fail?"

He laughs at this and brushes a piece of hair away from my face, "Well you do smell kind of funny."

"I'm not the only one, did you also skip your shower?" I shoot back with a smile.

"No sweetheart, I had my shower, trust me. It was a freezing one."
Speechless. The vision in my mind can only be cured by one thing...

This is an amazing start to what is going to be one hell of a journey between the gorgeous and very sexy Jared and the beautiful and innocent Kollie!!!
~ Tracy (Ladies of Love Book Blog)
It was a surprisingly refreshing, full of fun and sexual tension...made me laugh out loud kind of book.
~ Tricia (iScream Books)
I usually don't like books that are short because I feel like the story won't flow or it'll be rushed.. And really I just like big books(and I can not lie lol).. But, Missing Summer was well put together and I didn't feel that it was rushed at all..
~ Marissa Olson (Goodreads)
I have nothing negative to say. It's short. It's a quick read. It leaves you hanging. But it's beautifully written and it flows perfectly together. Well done and keep up the awesome work!!
~ Book Barn
A well deserved 5 stars. I literally devoured this in one sitting. I couldnt put it down. It had everything and I was hooked from the start. There is mystery and a lot of sexual tension it had everything you could want. The author threw everything in there mixed it all up and gave it a little bit of spice just enough to wet our whistles.
~ Lesley (Goodreads)
Read.... No... devoured this tonight, really enjoyed it... My only complaint? I haven't got part 2 yet!!
~ Clare (Goodreads)

Missing Summer: Part Two by E.N. Hudgins

Release Date: March 15, 2016

Time changes everything.
Torn between the past that has haunted him and what is happening in the now, Jared runs, again. Terrified of corrupting yet another girl, he does the one thing he is used to. He runs.

"You're gonna make me miss summer,
You're gonna show me that time truly flies,
Show me the smile in hello,
The tears in goodbyes,
You're gonna make me miss summer,
When the winter stings my skin,
When the fallen leaves spin in the wind,
You're gonna make me miss summer."

Time changes everything.
A year has passed when Jared returns to Georgia. His mother has requested that he come home. Not knowing he would be brought face to face with the girl he ran from, he honors his mom's request.

Kollie has been in the same house, with the same job, and the same best friend this whole time. Except now she's completely aware of her demons, and she's been battling to put them to rest. She still doesn't understand what she did to run the one guy who has ever broken past her barrier, away.

When the two come face to face, yet again. In the same house. Will they reconnect and have a more understanding relationship? Or will they break each other completely?

1. I'm scared of the dark.
2.    I was raised by a single dad.
3.    I battle with Anxiety & PTSD as does my character Kollie.
4.    My favorite drink is Monsters.
5.    I can't eat while writing.
6.    I'm obsessed with Grunge Rock Bands.
7.   My idol is Carrie Bradshaw.
8.   I'm married to a singer/song writer/aspiring producer
9.    My favorite color is Pink.
10. I live close to where they filmed The Walking Dead, and I've been a Stalker of the area for years. I still haven't sighted an Actor though.
10.2 I have one tattoo of the word "second" on my index "trigger" finger. It stands for the second amendment.
10.5 My daughter is named after Chyler who plays "Janie" from Not Another Teen Movie. (ALL HER HUSBAND'S IDEA)

E. N. Hudgins is new to the Author scene. She is currently working on her debut novel, Missing Summer, which is scheduled to release in 2016. She's been an avid reader for years and loves all genres of romance that include angst, especially the temper throwing cliffhangers. Her goal is to cause readers to scream, cry, and yell in a crowded library while reading her stories. She loves to write scenes that melt your heart and set your undies on fire.
When she's not writing she works as a graphic artist creating book covers and tantalizing teasers.
She lives in Georgia with her husband and two children. They have a dog named Dixon and a cat named Maggie. Yes, her pet names are inspired by The Walking Dead.