Press Kit: The Boy Next Door

TITLE: The Boy Next Door
AUTHOR: Annabelle Costa
RELEASE DATE: December 20th, 2012

Author’s Website: http://annabellecosta.blogspot.com

U.S. Price: Paperback $12.99, eBook $4.99

ISBN:
BUY LINKS: Amazon Kindle and Paperback, Amazon UK, Amazon Germany, Amazon Canada, Amazon Japan, Amazon Brazil, Amazon France, Amazon Spain, Amazon Italy, Amazon India, Amazon Mexico

Barnes & Noble Paperback, Barnes & Noble Nook, Smashwords

DESCRIPTION:

Through middle school, high school, bad dates, and an ill-advised punk phase, Tasha has always been able to count on Jason. Since the day he moved in next door, he’s gone from the weird kid in a wheelchair to Tasha’s most trusted friend. But lives change and the friends are going in different directions. When Jason and Tasha rekindle their friendship, sparks fly. After years of being a wild soul, now the ex-lead of a band turned music teacher is just looking for a relationship to last.

When none other than Jason introduces her to a man who can give her what she wants, Tasha is on the verge of throwing passion and love away just so she can forget her troubled past and settle down. But Jason isn’t ready to give her up just yet.

PRAISE FOR:

“Readers hearts will melt as love rolls in with this one-of-a-kind story that is both hilarious and romantic. Costa’s voice is bold, refreshing and the narrative is delivered with such spunk, fans of chick-lit will squeal with delight. With characters this vivid and animated, you almost expect them to stroll off the page in this book your friends will be begging to borrow.”

-Jaime A. Geraldi, The Romantic Times

REVIEWS:

Scandalicious Book Reviews: Two reviewers each share their opinions and discuss!

The Autumn Review “I just loved this story, from the witty narration to the slightly awkward but entirely believable romance between these characters that warmed my heart.”

The Sub Club Books “This book is humorous, heartwarming, and cute. It has a different approach to the norm we are used to in regards to the leading man. I truly enjoyed every single moment of it!”

Princess Bookie “This one had me laughing out loud numerous times”

Alice Gibson “I cannot remember when I have enjoyed a book so much. The title admittedly put me off as I thought it gave the whole story away so why bother reading the whole thing….. I would have been SO WRONG. This is a funny, heartbreaking, romantic, entertainingly frustrating little bundle of joy.”

DevoGirl, a tough critic of wounded hero romances, gave it 5 stars on Amazon

Paradevo Book and Movie Reviews (DevoGirl again)

Chick Lit Central “I loved the characters….Tasha, Jason, Melissa and Larry! They seemed very relatable.”

GoodReads.com

Romantic Times review in December 2012 issue: 4 and half stars!

RomanticTimesReview

READ THE FIRST CHAPTER HERE

February 2nd, 2013…

Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #911 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
- #15 in Books > Literature & Fiction > Humor
- #23 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Humor

AUTHOR BIO:

Annabelle Costa is a teacher, who writes in her free time. She enjoys the wounded hero genre, involving male love interests with physical disabilities, who don’t follow the typical Hollywood perception of sexy.

ANNABELLE ON THE WEB

Annabelle’s Website

Vixie’s Stories: Why I Wrote The Boy Next Door

Alice Gibson: Interview with the Author

Short, Sweet, and Snappy: Character, Tasha, explains what to say when a guy asks you to marry him with a helpful flow chart

Author’s Cafe: Interview with the Author

PRESS RELEASE:

When you relentlessly search for love, in most cases the answer has been right in front of you the whole time. “The Boy Next Door,” the newest release from Dev Love Press, tells the story of two childhood best friends who first had to go through a series of failed relationships and personal life hell before they could realize that true happiness was just around the corner.

Through middle school, high school, bad dates, and an ill-advised punk phase, Tasha Moran has always been able to count on Jason. Since the day he moved in next door, he’s gone from the weird kid in a wheelchair to Tasha’s most trusted friend. But lives change and the friends are going indifferent directions.

When Jason and Tasha rekindle their friendship, sparks fly. After years of being a wild soul, now the ex-lead of a band turned music teacher is just looking for a relationship to last. When none other than Jason introduces her to a man who can give her what she wants, Tasha is on the verge of throwing passion and love away just so she can forget her troubled past and settle down. But Jason isn’t ready to give her up just yet.

This non-typical romance will melt even the most skeptical hearts and will make everyone rethink their idea of what men in wheelchairs are capable of. Tasha’s bright spirit and her antics will keep the reader glued to ever page, cheering for her and Jason to finally get together, while the main hero’s mild temper and personal charisma make him completely loveable.

The book contains some strong language and a few explicit intercourse scenes, but thanks to Annabelle Costa’s brilliant writing style, everything is handled in good taste.

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