Fix Up & Change Up (Patch Up #2
& 3)
Stephanie
Witter
Publication date: Fall, 2014
Genres: Contemporary, New Adult, Romance
Fix Up Synopsis
Saying “I love you'' doesn’t erase the old scars and
fears.
"I love you to insanity. I'm not even sure if it's
a good thing.'' — Duke
Skye is trying to overcome what happened with Sean. Now
that she’s slowly healing, both physically and mentally, she’s determined to do
something she should have done sooner.
She’s meeting twice a week with a new, very young
therapist, Dr. Marshall.
There, she’s able to talk freely, unwind, and question
things. Most of the sessions she talks about herself and her hangups, along
with her relationship with Duke, which is still on rocky ground.
"I want to taste his sweat. I want to hear his
groans. I want to feel him inside of me.'' — Skye
But while Skye is slowly getting back on her feet, Duke
feels like he's drowning. He’s afraid of pushing her too much, of initiating
intimacy, and it’s weighing between them. Moreover, knowing that he's not the
one she’s talking to anymore is making him feel things he never thought
possible.
"It’s a matter of when I’ll stop fighting." —
Duke
As days pass, Duke is showing over and over how
vulnerable he truly is and how Skye has more power over him than she ever
imagined.
When Skye sees how they keep hurting each other, she’s
determined to do everything in her power to make things right, no matter what
the cost. But one thing is still sure; she can count on Duke whenever she needs
him, even if they disagree and fight. When Duke loves, he loves with everything
he’s made of, the good and the bad.
"Loving her is confusing, making me afraid of
myself and what I can do ... because I can break us both." — Duke
Change Up Synopis
In Patch Up and Fix Up you had
Skye and Duke’s story. Now, it’s time for Derek and Kate to find their path.
He fights for the people he loves.
She fights against love.
Kate Andrews is starting her second year of college in
Seattle. She is happy to leave Chicago and her dysfunctional family behind to
be with her friends again. Growing up she thought that her parents'
loveless marriage was all her father’s fault, but that summer she discovered
that things are so much more complicated in life and love.
Her mother is bipolar. That doesn’t mean her father
isn’t unfaithful, nor does he support her and her choices. Additionally, he
isn't a great father or husband, but it brings a new perspective in her life;
the way she envisions love.
Derek Williams graduated college a few months ago, and
while he moved back in again with his single mother and teenage brother, he
never thought that he would be struggling with two crappy jobs. He is not
succeeding in either of his jobs or in his countless plans for the
future.
Instead, he’s trying to bring back his brother and set
him on a straight path, while trying to avoid the wrong crowd hounding him,
thanks to his brother. Together with fighting his mother on her lack of support
in their family, this all has caused chaos.
“Yes, my life is a fucking mess. I have nothing for
that girl who deserves everything, and yet I still can’t just sit on my ass and
wait for the next asshole to pursue her.‘' — DEREK
Both of them are very different. Their upbringing is
opposite; their vision of love and life contrast, and yet …
“I want to open up to it, open up to
the possibility of heartbreak even if I’m scared to death. I’m ready to change up.''
— KATE
They’re both still hung up on each
other.
They can’t forget that one night they shared months
ago, can’t ignore their attraction and quickly maturing love. They match in
every way that matters, but time and time again their respective families are
getting in the way.
"He’s the commitment kind while I’m
anti-commitment." — KATE
Are they willing to fight for each other? Is Kate ready
to risk her comfort and everything else for love? Is Derek prepared to chose
which battles are worth fighting for?
“It’s never been friendship, and it’ll never
be.’’ — DEREK
AUTHOR BIO:
Stephanie Witter is a French dreamer. She started
learning English at three, and fell in love with the language. Always with
a book, or two close by, she started reading in English when she
couldn't wait any longer for Harry Potter to be translated in French.
After a while, reading wasn't enough. She started writing Young Adult
and New Adult Contemporary novels and PATCH UP is her first New
Adult Contemporary novel.
Thank you! :)
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