For one teen girl, the summer before college brings uncertainty about the future, familial pressure, and a budding romance—perfect for fans of Nicola Yoon! It’s the longest day of the year, and eighteen-year-old Brandy Bailey has just received the worst news of her life: She’s been accepted to a top nursing school, making her mother overwhelmingly proud. The thing is, Brandy wants to be an artist. She knows all the risks of chasing her dream. She’s heard them from her mother over and over. On top of that, Brandy’s annoying classmate from high school, the startlingly handsome Ben Nolan, is catching his far-fetched dream of being an actor. Why does he get to be fearless while she has to be practical? Ben is the last thing Brandy wants on her mind, so of course today is the day he decides to glue himself to her hip. Now his perfect face is right there in the cacophony crashing through her head. Spinning in too many directions, Brandy’s emotions clash with the flashing lights at the town’s summer carnival. Can she have one extraordinary night before everything changes?
For one teen girl, the summer before college brings uncertainty about the future, familial pressure, and a budding romance—perfect for fans of Nicola Yoon! It’s the longest day of the year, and eighteen-year-old Brandy Bailey has just received the worst news of her life: She’s been accepted to a top nursing school, making her mother overwhelmingly proud. The thing is, Brandy wants to be an artist. She knows all the risks of chasing her dream. She’s heard them from her mother over and over. On top of that, Brandy’s annoying classmate from high school, the startlingly handsome Ben Nolan, is catching his far-fetched dream of being an actor. Why does he get to be fearless while she has to be practical? Ben is the last thing Brandy wants on her mind, so of course today is the day he decides to glue himself to her hip. Now his perfect face is right there in the cacophony crashing through her head. Spinning in too many directions, Brandy’s emotions clash with the flashing lights at the town’s summer carnival. Can she have one extraordinary night before everything changes?
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Ronni Davis grew up in Cleveland, Ohio. After graduating from The Ohio State University with a BA in Psychology, she worked in insurance, taught yoga, and became a cat mom. Now she lives in Chicago with her husband Adam and her son Aidan. By day she edits everything from TV commercials to billboards, and by night she writes contemporary teen love stories. When she’s not writing, you can catch her playing the Sims, Stardew Valley, or Animal Crossing, eating too much candy, dreaming about Paris, or planning her next trip to Disney World. She has an MFA in Creative Writing for Children and Young Adults from Hamline University.
Her debut novel, WHEN THE STARS LEAD TO YOU, was released by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers in November 2019, and the anthology YOU TOO?, in which she is a contributor, is available now from Inkyard Press. Her latest book, THIS NIGHT IS OURS, was published in 2024 from Little, Brown Books for Young Readers.
https://www.ronnidavisauthor.com/
1 books in catalog
Ronni Davis grew up in Cleveland, Ohio. After graduating from The Ohio State University with a BA in Psychology, she worked in insurance, taught yoga, and became a cat mom. Now she lives in Chicago with her husband Adam and her son Aidan. By day she edits everything from TV commercials to billboards, and by night she writes contemporary teen love stories. When she’s not writing, you can catch her playing the Sims, Stardew Valley, or Animal Crossing, eating too much candy, dreaming about Paris, or planning her next trip to Disney World. She has an MFA in Creative Writing for Children and Young Adults from Hamline University.
Her debut novel, WHEN THE STARS LEAD TO YOU, was released by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers in November 2019, and the anthology YOU TOO?, in which she is a contributor, is available now from Inkyard Press. Her latest book, THIS NIGHT IS OURS, was published in 2024 from Little, Brown Books for Young Readers.
https://www.ronnidavisauthor.com/
