To Be With You

To Be With You

Leah Vasquez and Victoria Lockwood should not fall in love. They're smart enough to know a star-crossed lovers' situation never works out. Leah's a loner, working two jobs and aching to leave their sleepy hometown in her rear view forever. Victoria lives in a mansion with her overbearing parents, surrounded by friends and known to none of them, living what others consider a charmed life. Leah Vasquez and Victoria Lockwood should not fall in love, but they do. Five years after their scorching summer romance flames out, Victoria returns home to visit her dysfunctional family, fiancé in tow. She's surprised to find that Leah had never left town and astonished to discover the feelings still between them. Leah Vasquez and Victoria Lockwood definitely should not fall in love...again. Of course, even if Leah can open her bruised heart to the only girl she ever loved, Victoria must make a life-changing choice—love safely or love bravely. …Their story is beautifully written, and the epilogue is quite different than the usual, a much-needed glimpse into the future, especially when we’re looking at such young MCs. This is TJ O’Shea’s second book and it’s already close to perfection, very excited to see more from this author.- NetGalley , Silvia M. This is O’Shea’s second novel, yet she writes as a seasoned veteran. There is a mature patience to both the construction of the storyline and the writing style which holds the reader firmly in its grasp. We are taken deeply into both of Leah’s and Tori’s lives, motivations and hardships and live every bit of it with them. To Be with You is the book you have been waiting to read this year. It will not disappoint.- NetGalley , Della B.  To Be With You is a sapphic romance told in two parts: the sultry summer of first love, and the rekindling of a great romance. Chock full of humor, romance, and 00s nostalgia. It was inspired by my experiences as a closeted queer teen in the early 2000s, set in my home state of New Jersey. TJ O’Shea is a New Jerseyian by birth and a New Yorker by proxy. When not working in the video game industry and writing sapphic romances, she enjoys playing video games (this time for fun), shouting answers at Jeopardy! reruns, amateurishly baking, spending time with her wife and daughter, and singing to their cat.