Here’s the set-up for K.L. Brady’s Worst Impressions, just 99 Cents on Kindle:
Ever been a stand-out who doesn’t fit in?
Ever dream of finding the prince charming who can see beyond your clothes, hair, and shoes, to fall in love with the real you?
Meet Basketball phenom Liz Bennett, a clever tomboy who believes her first impressions are never wrong. She dresses down and lives her life under the radar in the high school social scene to keep her name out of the gossip mill. With two trouble magnet kid sisters and a mother obsessed with protecting her virginity, she’s already dealing with more drama than an Emmy-winning daytime soap opera.
She’s also unlucky in love…at least until two popular new guys enter her life and the sparks begin to fly.
Trent Whitman, Liz’s hot new admirer, pursues and woos her with his silver tongue and hazel eyes. He turns on the charm, and Liz believes she’s finally met “the one.” Darcell Williams, on the other hand, is a star football player, who sticks his cleats in his mouth from day one. When Liz sizes them up, she decides Trent is a dream and Darcell is a devil reincarnate.
During the Back-to-School dance, Darcell spews an oh-no-he-didn’t insult that—in her mind—confirms she’s right about him from the first moment they meet and their feud is on and popping! But when a Bennett family crisis reveals Darcell’s and Trent’s true colors, will Liz’s pride prevent her from accepting each for who he really is?
From the reviewers:
Funny, Drama, Filled Urban Romantic Comedy for Kids and Adults! Daughter’s review: This was so funny I was laughing most of the time I read this. I finished this book in just three hours. Liz was so funny. Her mom was over protective and her dad reminded me a lot of mine. The love story had a lot of drama and boyfriend stealing, and her sisters were funny too. But what I liked most was Liz, who was a good girl that loved her sisters who she thought were more pretty than she was. I give this 5 stars out of 5, because it was just so funny. Parent Review: It’s good for adults too! I read it with her. It’s an Urban Romantic Comedy, so there’s a bit of slang, but not too much. My daughter thought it was funny also since we live close to the city and I grew up living in some of the places in the book. – Luke 22
Brady takes a classic new-boy-in-town story and makes it a hilarious romp through a high school girl’s life. You will laugh out loud on every page. A must-read for everyone who likes teen romance. – Linda Ulleseit
K. L. Brady is a D.C. native and grew up in Prince George’s County, Maryland, the setting of her debut novel. When she hit her “tween” years, her mother packed the family and moved to Bellaire, Ohio, where she eventually graduated from Bellaire High School. She attended the University of Akron for a few semesters, where she pledged Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc., before moving back to the D.C. area.
She discovered a love for reading and writing at the age of three, by her mother’s accounts. Through the years, she has maintained diaries and journals, but the journals she wrote as an adult provided the inspiration for The Bum Magnet.
“Journaling allowed me to keep my writing a secret from the world. I’d write things and crack myself up, but I just never conceived of actually pursuing writing as anything other than an emotional outlet–that is, until I turned forty. With the real estate slump (my second love), and a high dose of Oprah’s Best Life series, I realized I was suppressing a major part of who I was. I wanted to share my voice, experiences, and wacky sense of humor. The convergence of all those things was the kick the pants I needed to get off my duff and write my novel. Although most of the novel is a figment of my imagination and stretched truths, the main character’s life does mirror my own in some respects…unfortunately.”
A single mom, Brady lives just outside of D.C. in Cheltenham, Maryland, with her son, William. She’s an editor for a government contracting firm and an active real estate agent. Visit her webpage at http://www.authorklbrady.com
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