Wait for Me: A YA Romance Novel - Hardcover

Shepard, Sara

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 145494577X ISBN 13: 9781454945772

Publisher: Union Square & Co., 2022

Synopsis

A new YA supernatural romance novel from Sara Shepard, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the young adult book series Pretty Little Liars finds heroine Casey Rhodes drowning in déjà vu and hearing voices in her head. Her romance with Marcus, heir to a media empire, is challenged by the instant connection she feels with Jake . . .

Is Casey a no-nonsense realist or a hopeless romantic? A just-getting-by scholarship student or a sometimes-Cinderella dating the cool, cultured heir and New York City’s most eligible? At seventeen years old and already in her sophomore year at NYU, Casey sheds disguises effortlessly. It’s how she navigates school and avoids the second-guessing that’s plagued her since she and her boyfriend, Marcus, got together.

But then Casey starts hearing voices that terrify her so badly she flees to the remote beach town of Avon Shores where she can sort through her thoughts and reset. But the voices only get more intense and are now accompanied by visions of places she’s never been and people she’s never met, like Jake, who’s lived in Avon Shores his whole life. There’s no way Casey could know him, yet she feels an immediate connection. And stranger still: he feels it, too. Together they search for answers, finding only questions—about their connection, Avon Shores, Casey’s memories . . . And whose voice is she hearing inside her head?

Wait for Me is full of thrills, romance, and intrigue. It's a love story about connection and a thriller about searching for answers within your own mind. This is the latest of Sara Shepard's books to successfully deliver as a suspenseful page-turner and young adult supernatural romance book destined to have readers swooning for more!

Hardcover with dust jacket; 320 pages; 8.3 x 5.5-inches.

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About the Author

Sara Shepard is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the 16-book young adult book series Pretty Little Liars, which has sold millions of copies worldwide, has been translated into more than 20 different languages, and became a popular TV show on Freeform. She’s also the author of The Perfectionists and The Lying Game, which also were TV series, as well as The Amateurs series, and several books for adults, including The Heiresses, Reputation, and The Elizas. She’s written more than 30 novels in total and is also active in the screenwriting and podcasting spaces. Sara lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Reviews

Gr 9 Up—Casey Rhodes has it all together. She accelerated through grades in school, graduated young, and now, at 17, she's a sophomore at NYU, has a rich boy pursuing her, a fun job, and lives in the dorm with her new best friend, Pippa. Things go awry when she begins hearing voices that accompany bursts of memories of things that she is sure never happened but seem real. Distraught, she heads out of town to be alone to sort things out. Jumping off the bus at a random stop, she lands in a town she's never been to before, but where people recognize her, and things seem familiar. When she runs into Jake, a boy her age who instantly recognizes her as the girl who disappeared from his life a few years earlier, she is more confused than ever. Hoping he holds the key to understanding the voices, and with help from a local psychic and Jake's mother, Casey and Jake begin the search to understand a past that could include murder. Romance, mystery, and a dose of the mystical intertwine to create a fast-paced, page-turning story. While some elements are difficult to believe, the mystery is compelling enough to move the story forward while bringing up questions about past lives, old souls, and love. There is no mention of race; characters are identified by their hair color (blond, chestnut, dark curly, etc.). VERDICT A quick-reading mystery that is entertaining enough to recommend to readers who like to keep guessing to the end.—Connie Williams

Edition details

• Publisher: Union Square & Co.
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 145494577X
• ISBN 13: 9781454945772
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 320