Cover Reveal: Fifty First Times: A New Adult Anthology
Publication Date: February 25,
2014
Publisher: Avon/HarperCollins
Price: $2.99 (USD)
E-book
You
always remember your first time…
Fifty First Times is a collection of fictional short stories from a variety of published Young Adult, New Adult, and Adult Romance authors aimed at a New Adult audience. Each story magnifies a moment in two characters' lives that shows the reader their decision to take physical intimacy to a new level, the events leading up to this moment and in some cases, the events that follow. It’s about the couple who decides not to go through with it, the two boys who finally aren’t ashamed, the couple whose wedding night could very well be their last night together, the deaf pair who have no choice but to take body language to a new level, proving that love can exist underneath the external layers of humanity, and of course the two young people fumbling and laughing, getting everything wrong yet making a memory that will never fade.
Fifty First Times is a collection of fictional short stories from a variety of published Young Adult, New Adult, and Adult Romance authors aimed at a New Adult audience. Each story magnifies a moment in two characters' lives that shows the reader their decision to take physical intimacy to a new level, the events leading up to this moment and in some cases, the events that follow. It’s about the couple who decides not to go through with it, the two boys who finally aren’t ashamed, the couple whose wedding night could very well be their last night together, the deaf pair who have no choice but to take body language to a new level, proving that love can exist underneath the external layers of humanity, and of course the two young people fumbling and laughing, getting everything wrong yet making a memory that will never fade.
19 AUTHORS, 19 STORIES
Julie
Cross (creator)
J.
Lynn
Molly
McAdams
Sophie
Jordan
Roni
Loren
Tracy
Wolff
Lauren
Layne
Andrew
Shaffer
Cole
Gibson
Myra
McEntire
Carrie
Ryan
Mark
Perini
Gennifer
Albin
Lisa
Desrochers
Hannah
Moskowitz
Lyla
Payne
Alessandra
Thomas
Melissa
Landers
Melissa
West
Author Interview Question: What
motivated you to join up with other authors for this project? Do you like
collaborating with writing peers?
“Well, I started this insane projected
and was hit over the head with the idea during the Romantic Times convention
last year. Luckily, I was in the presence of some amazing authors and able to
walk right up and pitch the idea to them. Which is literally what I did,
"Fifty First Times, A New Adult Anthology...are you in?" And to my
complete surprise, it totally worked. I still can't believe the authors we have
onboard. And I can tell you, the stories are just fabulous. I loved every
minute of reading them!” – Julie Cross,
International Bestselling author of the Tempest
Series and creator of Fifty First
Times
“I thought the concept for the general story was so
fun, and definitely something I would normally love to write anyway. The fact
that it would be with a bunch of other authors sharing their stories as well
just made it that much more fun. I do [enjoy collaborating with peers]! It's
not something I'd ever done before this, and it was such a fun experience.” –Molly McAdams, New York Times Bestselling
author
“I saw "Fifty First Times" as
a unique opportunity to tell a different type of story than the fiction I'm
accustomed to writing. Julie was very encouraging and helped me push the story
in some interesting directions I hadn't anticipated.” –Andrew Shaffer, author of Fifty
Shames of Earl Grey
“I love a challenge, and once the story
idea came to me, there was no turning back. Writing it was an absolute blast!”
–Melissa Landers, author of Alienated
“Anthologies are just so fun; I love the variation
you see in stories all around one theme. It's a great way to highlight the
strengths of individual authors. And I love collaborating! I have a co-write
book coming out in 2016.” –Hannah
Moskowitz, award winning author of Gone,
Gone, Gone
“I was really excited to join this
project because I loved the concept from the first moment I heard it. First
times. Firsts are so full of intense emotions--angst and joy and fear and
excitement--whether it’s someone’s first time ever or the first time with that
special person. So I knew it would be a blast to write a story about—in the
case of my story, “Two in the Morning"—two guys who have been best friends
forever but who may be developing feelings beyond that. As for writing with
this group of talented authors, what’s not to love? There are so many fresh
perspectives and original concepts in this anthology that I can’t wait to read
all of the other stories!” –Roni Loren,
bestselling author of the Loving on the
Edge series
2 comments
So many amazing authors in one place!! I'm especially excited for the stories by Sophie Jordan, Lisa Desrochers and of course J.Lynn!!
ReplyDeleteI know! I can't wait for those either! I can't wait to devour this one!
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