But how can a Midwestern Irish-Catholic jock with commitment problems and an artsy, gun-shy Jewish New Englander ever forge a partnership? Rachael must let down her barriers if she wants real love-even if that opens her up to pain that could send her back into her emotional shell forever. You’ll find plenty of recipes for delicious baked goods over on my blog.

I’m a chocolate and coffee and book lover. She’s struggling to make ends meet, her parents still support her, and if she doesn’t land a permanent position soon she’ll have to give up her dream to work in publishing. In the end, though, I came back to the place I grew up. Rush Me is Allison Parr’s debut novel and features a twenty-something girl named Rachael who works as an unpaid YA publishing intern and temp. Over pancake brunches, charity galas and Alexander the Great, Rachael realizes all the judgments she’d made about Ryan are wrong. Why I read it: I pre-ordered this one from Books on Board (sobs) after I saw a column by Carina editor Angela. Hello everyone I’m Allison Parr, a twenty-something writer based out of Boston, though in my nomadic post-college days I lived in Paris and San Francisco and New York. Like her parents pressuring her to leave her unpaid publishing internship for law school.īut when Ryan’s rookie teammate attaches himself to Rachael, she ends up cohosting Friday-night dinners for half a dozen football players. While most girls would be thrilled to meet the attractive young millionaire, Rachael would rather spend time with books than at sporting events, and she has more important things to worry about than romance. When post-grad Rachael Hamilton accidentally gate-crashes a pro-athlete party, she ends up face-to-face with Ryan Carter, the NFL’s most beloved quarterback.

Rush Me by Allison Parr