Title: Wish You Were Here
Author: Renée Carlino
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Charlotte has spent her twenties adrift, floating from interest to interest, job to job, and guy to guy, searching for a spark but never quite finding it. All she knows is that she won’t discover it working as a waitress at a pies-and-fries joint in Los Angeles or living with her fun but aimless best friend in a tiny apartment in the Arts District.
Then Charlotte collides with Adam, a gorgeous and soulful painter who seems just as lost as she feels. Their instant connection turns into a midnight drink… and a whirlwind night of champagne, Chinese food, and the kind of conversation that only happens in romantic comedies. But the next morning, Adam gives Charlotte the cold shoulder, leaving her confused and hurt—and wondering if the few odd moments between them the night before were red flags in disguise.
Months later, Charlotte hasn’t been able to shake Adam, so she decides to find out what happened the morning after their magical night together. This fateful decision rewrites their wild love story, but what Charlotte doesn’t know yet is that the ending has already been written.
Prepare yourselves – Adam’s note has ALLLLL of the feels!
Keep reading to see the full Love Note!
Charlotte,
It’s been a year. I no longer feel my blood boiling or my nerves raging anymore and I don’t lose time like I used. I don’t smell you on my pillow or hear your laughter in the hall, and I can’t remember how your smooth skin felt against mine. Your gentle sound is just a sepia dream now, fading fast. I don’t remember the softness of your hair between my fingers, your shy smile, our long talks, your heavy, curious eyes––the taste of you, lingering on my lips. I don’t recall the sweetness of your breath, the urgency of your voice, your delicate hands on my body.
It’s been a year and it’s hard for me to remember the details. I wrote down our few memories and put them in my pocket with a sprig of rosemary––the brevity of us wasn’t a tool to measure the weight of us, but the memories still all turned to dust in my hand. You took a deep breath and blew them away. Was it so easy for you?
It’s been a whole year without you and I don’t remember the ease of your laughter, the ease of your tears, your frantic passion, the warmth in your heart, the hope in your eyes––your earth-shattering, transcendent beauty––your grace and the life you gave my blood, the ache you gave my soul, or the pain you gave my heart.
It’s been more than a year and I keep telling myself I don’t remember when I know… deep down…I’ll never forget.
Love, Adam
Renée Carlino is a bestselling author of contemporary women’s novels and new adult fiction. Her books have been featured in national publications, including Cosmopolitan Magazine, InStyle Magazine, USA TODAY, Huffington Post, Latina magazine, Publisher’s Weekly, Redbook, Sunset Magazine, Coastal Living and the Union Tribune. She lives in Southern California with her husband and two sons. When she’s not at the beach with her boys or working on her next project, she likes to spend her time reading, going to concerts, and eating dark chocolate. Learn more at www.reneecarlino.com
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