Georgia Bookaholics- Everything's Hotter in the South!: December 2023

Title: Lost In Seoul Series: A My Summer In Seoul Novel Authors: Rachel Van Dyken & Colet Abedi

New Adult Romance, K-pop Romance, Rockstar Romance Angsty, Age-Gap, Best Friend's Sister, Reality Show

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Lost in Seoul is a standalone new adult romance set in the competitive world of K-pop from bestselling authors Rachel Van Dyken and Colet Abedi. A meet cute is supposed to be cute. Ours was sexy. Chaotic. Not normal. Less than 10 minutes after we met, I realized we could never be. She was forbidden to me. She held my hand behind his back. I gripped hers, knowing it was wrong. I was on the cusp of superstardom—and still I held her fingertips because it felt right. Knowing that when it all went wrong, we would be done—the media would destroy us. After all, not only was she was four years older than me, she was the leader of SWT's sister—my best friend—and someone who could wreck everything we'd worked for. But I still held on. I'm lost. So lost. I'm the youngest in the group, the one everyone sees as the most innocent. But they don't know the stolen moments with her. The kisses. The touching. They don't know any of that. So I keep acting as if I’m pure as the driven snow when really all it took was one chance meeting. To make. Me. Sin. Hi, I'm Sookie, Maknae of SWT, the most famous K-pop group in the world. And I'm pretty sure I'm not just lost… nah, I'm about to fall.

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Review:

I have been looking forward to diving back into the SWT/ K-pop world and this book was all that I wanted it to be! In the first book of this series, I fell in love with all the members of SWT, the newest k-pop band sensation, especially Lucas and his girl Grace. After reading that story, I hoped Sookie’s story would be next because his character just held so much mystery I had to learn more about him! I love how in this book it talks so much about the character Sookie has to portray in the band as the maknae but also who he really is on the inside. I love that Ari gets to know and loves him as both. I found myself frustrated with her at times for not throwing caution to the wind and just jumping in head first, but at the same time that’s something I love about her- that she cares enough about him and his career, his life, that she wants to preserve all that she can. Both Sookie and Ari are in sticky situations throughout this whole book that you can’t help but hope for the best for them. They go through things that make you cringe, make you want to yell, but also make you want to swoon. Sookie’s character was everything I hoped it would be. I didn’t have any expectations for Ari because I just didn’t know what or who to expect for Sookie, but I loved her character as well. Overall, I enjoyed this story, enjoyed getting to imagine what life is like behind the scenes of a famous k-pop group and enjoyed all the ups and downs this book took us on! Thanks to Rachel Van Dyken for another incredible story and having the chance to read and review this book. I cannot wait for the next one!

LOST IN SEOUL

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The My Summer In Seoul books are standalone new adult romances set in the competitive world of K-pop. Each book in this series follows a different couple.

MY SUMMER IN SEOUL

THE ANTI-FAN AND THE IDOL

Rachel Van Dyken is the #1 New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author of over 100 books ranging from new adult romance to mafia romance to paranormal & fantasy romance. With over four million copies sold, she’s been featured in Forbes, US Weekly, and USA Today. Her books have been translated in more than 15 countries. She was one of the first romance authors to have a Kindle in Motion book through Amazon publishing and continues to strive to be on the cutting edge of the reader experience. She keeps her home in the Pacific Northwest with her husband, adorable sons, naked cat, and two dogs. For more information about her books and upcoming events, visit www.RachelVanDykenAuthor.com.

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Colet Abedi is an Iranian American best-selling author, television and film producer. After publishing her first article in a national magazine when she was fifteen, Colet knew she wanted to tell stories. She’s now an American novelist and television and film producer based in Los Angeles. When she's not writing she's either off on an adventure in a far off land or planning her next getaway. Colet writes in many genres including contemporary romance, young adult fiction, new adult romace, science fiction and women's fiction. Abedi was head writer and showrunner for the FOX-owned MyNetworkTV serials, American Heiress and Fashion House where she wrote and oversaw over 100 episodes of the telenovelas. She was the creator and executive producer of Unsealed: Alien Files and Unsealed: Conspiracy Files, which originally ran in syndication for four seasons with over 100 episodes and ran on Netflix, Discovery and the Fox stations as well as internationally. Abedi co-produced the feature documentary, The Medicine, which follows one of the youngest spiritual leaders in Colombia and documents the history of Ayahuasca. Currently, Colet has two television projects with the West Point Military Academy with Aperture Films and projects at Hulu and Reach TV with her production company, 04 Entertainment. They are set to produce Dying to Be Me, a New York Times Bestseller as well as a documentary on chef Marco Pierre White’s, Devil in the Kitchen. She sits on the board of directors for HealGrief, a national network for grieving young adults and bereaved individuals. She is also a member of the Brain Trust Committee for the John Wayne Cancer Institute.

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Among the Heather by Samantha Young is now live!

He’s a disgraced actor. She’s the daughter of Hollywood royalty. Both are hiding in the Scottish Highlands, but despite their antagonistic attraction, they can’t seem to hide from each other…

North Hunter has worked hard to step out of the shadows of his orphaned upbringing into the limelight of Hollywood. He never imagined a dark moment from his childhood returning to destroy everything he’d built. Devastated, he finds comfort in the isolation of an exclusive members-only club in the Scottish Highlands, even if the club comes with a prickly estate manager who sets his blood on fire.

As the eldest daughter of a Hollywood legend, Aria Howard has learned the hard way that people will use her to get to her father. When her last relationship ended badly, Aria fled to Scotland. Running Ardnoch Estate provides distance from a life that has never fit comfortably. But when defamed Scottish actor North Hunter disrupts her sanctuary, Aria is on the defense. The cocky actor is the last thing she needs, and despite their searing attraction, Aria is determined to dislike him.

But one night of drunken forced proximity with North leads Aria to share insecurities seeded by her horrible ex. When North offers to prove her ex wrong by taking Aria to his bed for a no-strings distraction, they begin an affair neither expected. However, their fiery liaison leads to a deep emotional connection that unsettles them both, and North will have to break down more than Aria’s trust issues if they’re ever to have a future together. He’ll need to protect her from a past that just doesn’t want to stay buried… or lose something far more essential to his existence than his career.

Review:

I just finished reading Among the Heather and I so don’t want it to be over! It was an incredibly well written story with characters (at least most of them) that are hard not to love. I felt such a kinship to Aria especially. Her struggles with insecurity hit close to home for me and it was just written so well. I also loved getting to know more about her and the Howard family dynamic and how that really shaped her as a person. Speaking of shaping a person, North’s story is one of heart ache and perseverance. He has gone through so much and really made something of himself. What he went through could face really impacted him as an adult but he strived for success and a life to be proud of and he was successful. Both of these main characters just pull you in and make you somehow feel like you can see yourself in them or at least like you’re their friend witnessing all of this firsthand. Samantha Young has such an incredible way of pulling you into a fictional story that somehow feels so real and like you are a part of it, right in the center of all the action. I could physically feel the tension of everyone in the middle of The Gloaming during a certain event of this book. I felt the fear Aria felt multiple times through this story. I felt my heart hurting for North on multiple occasions. The emotions this story brought along were real and par for the course of what I’ve come to expect from Ms. Young. Thank you for another incredible story set in your magical Highland lands. I can’t wait to read more about Sarah and Theo in the next one, I know it will be just as good!

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