Title: Stir Me Up
Publication Date: October 1st 2013
Publisher: Harlequin TEEN
Genre: Young Adult Contemporary
Synopsis
Cami Broussard has her future all figured out. She'll finish her senior year of high school, then go to work full-time as an apprentice chef in her father's French restaurant, alongside her boyfriend, Luke. But then twenty-year-old ex-Marine Julian Wyatt comes to live with Cami's family while recovering from serious injuries. And suddenly Cami finds herself questioning everything she thought she wanted.
Julian's all attitude, challenges and intense green-brown eyes. But beneath that abrasive exterior is a man who just might be as lost as Cami's starting to feel. And Cami can't stop thinking about him. Talking to him. Wanting to kiss him. He's got her seriously stirred up. Her senior year has just gotten a lot more complicated….
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The characters
Cami Broussard is your average eighteen-year old high school student but she also has a passion for...cooking! You see, when you're French, your father runs and is the chef in a French restaurant and you've spent more than 10 years in a professional kitchen, wanting to be a chef when you graduate high school sounds pretty normal. But that's exactly what Cami has planned. Plus, her boyfriend,Luke, works at the same restaurant which makes things bearable.
But when Julian Wyatt, a twenty-year old soldier and Cami's stepmother's nephew is severely injured during an attack in Afghanistan, her life will dramatically change...
First, she gives her room to Julian because he can't even walk and needs time to recover and then she has to put up with him and his attitude. Moreover, she has to deal with her boyfriend, who feels threatened by Julian and is asking for more from Cami,thing that pressures her. And there's Cami's father who doesn't accept Cami's wish and wants her to go to college and study, not become a chef who will work long hours and spend little time with her family.
As a result of the above, she feels confused, frustrated and lost. But Julian turns out to be Cami;s shelter.A breath of fresh air when life suffocates her! The two of them grow closer together and in the process, they discover not only each other, but themselves as well...
Verdict
A breathtaking novel.Two amazingly unique characters and a story about self discovery,making the right choices and taking control of your life!It's one of the best books to begin 2014!Sabrina Elkins is a promising author and I can't wait to see what's next for her!
Rating: 4.5 stars!!!
Praise for Stir Me Up
"Fun,
steamy, and leaves you hungry for more. Sabrina Elkins nails the vulnerability
of becoming an adult and the choices that come with growing up." —Katie McGarry, author of
Dare You To
"Cami's
slow burn for a wounded hero will rivet readers. I seriously loved this
book." —Jennifer
Echols, author of Dirty Little Secret
"This
book is one of my favorite young adult contemporaries. Not only does it feature
a hot romance, it's also very meaningful and well, you just have to read it and
see." —#1 New York Times bestselling
author Jennifer L. Armentrout
I am a former journalist who worked for the Los Angeles Daily Newsand other newspapers in the greater Los Angeles area. Prior to this I worked in advertising, writing ad copy for corporate travel accounts and major motion pictures. My first job out of college was as an administrative assistant to an executive chef and a food & beverage director at a Four Seasons hotel. I also spent some time working as a prep cook for Spago in Beverly Hills.
I received my Master's degree in Journalism from the University of Southern California. While in graduate school, I had the privilege of studying fiction writing under renowned author Hubert Selby, Jr., and comedy writing under famed comedian Shelley Berman. I am a past participant of the Squaw Valley Community of Writers Summer Writing Workshop.
Raised in the woods of Vermont, I now live in the greater Los Angeles area with my husband and three children. STIR ME UP is my first novel.
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500 Soups by Susannah Blake
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George Noory’s Late-Night Snacks by George Noory
Dinner and a Movie by Katherine Bebo
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