At one moment in our life, we’ve all been young and in love. Author Cora Carmack captures the awkwardness and innocence of this time in her new adult romance novels. She’s a twenty-something herself, so she knows what’s it’s like to be figuring out life and love at the same time. If you’re new to adulthood and want a great romance read that resonates well with you and your life, these books to read if you like Cora Carmack are perfect for you! Even if you aren’t a “new adult” anymore, it can be fun to reflect back on this strange and exciting time of your life. Like your book boyfriends a deeper shade of bad? Then check out our Bad Boys of Summer post!
Books to Read if You Like Cora Cormack
Hanging By a Moment
Tawdra Kandle
Release Date: May 24, 2016
College was supposed to be the most exciting time of Quinn’s life, but it ends up being extremely unpredictable and emotionally heavy. Her best friends, Leo and Nate, have been her saving grace in the past, but they won’t all be together forever. Quinn thought Leo was the light in the storm, but he decides to go to far away for college on a football scholarship. Now that all of Quinn’s plans have fallen apart, it’s more important than ever that Nate is by her side.
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Sosie Frost
Release Date: May 10, 2016
Cole Hawthorne is a football superstar, but he has a bit of a violent streak. The league isn’t so fond of his reputation, and he might end up losing his contract with his current team. Piper Madison is a single mom, and she finds herself getting closer to Cole. He’s dangerous, but he has a charming side that’s irresistable. Cole is waiting to hear if he will be traded to another team, and there may be a dirty truth behind the trade that could change everything for him and Piper.
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Karina Halle
Release Date: May 15, 2016
Blake Crawford’s only goal is to graduate from college so he can start working for his dad’s company. Amanda Newland is smart and hard-working, and she wants to show her family that she can succeed as a writer. The two are paired up for a final project in a creative writing class, and they are constantly at each other’s throats. But somehow, they discover that they write well together (and also find each other attractive despite all the fighting). When their writing piece ends up being a success, they decide to enter into the self-publishing market under a pen name and write bestselling erotica books. Will their relationship survive when their secret is exposed to the public?
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Touch Me Not
Apryl Baker
Release Date: September 22, 2015
Lily Holmes’s twin sister passed away a while ago, and now she can’t bear to be touched. This makes her life unmanageable, and prevents her from telling her best friend Adam that she’s in love with him. Nikoli Kinkaid is the biggest player on campus, and he’s made it his mission to get with Lily. She doesn’t want anything to do with him until he offers to teach her how to be touched again, which could give her a chance to get Adam back. Eventually, their deal turns into something much more than just a fling.
Buy on AmazonTrying Not To Love You
Megan Smith
Release Date: May 16, 2013
MacKenzie Cahill’s parents are extremely overbearing, so her teenage years have been less that enjoyable. Dominic is the only boy who can stand up to her parents, and he is everything Mackenzie ever wanted in a boyfriend. But when they go away to college, she sees a side of him that makes her question everything she once knew. After one dramatic event, her brother’s best friend Hunter is there to comfort her. When they realize they’ve had feelings for each other all along, will Hunter go against his best friend to pursue true love?
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R.S. Grey
Release Date: June 15, 2014
Kinsley Bryant is training to tryout for the Olympic soccer team, but that means being coached by Liam Wilder. Coach Wilder is a star soccer player and a well known “bad-boy,” and Kinsley knows that he’s off limits. Liam knows how to get what he wants, and he makes every move he can to get Kinsley in bed with him. Even though she could get cut from the team, Kinsley might take the risk for one night with the hottest soccer player alive.
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