

Title: Then You Saw Me
Author: Carrie Aarons
Page count: 248
Published: August 9th, 2021
Publisher: N/A
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Received: From the publisher in exchange for an honest review
Rating: 4/5

You know what’s guaranteed to send your heart into your throat? Opening the front door of your off-campus house to find the boy you had a crush on all through high school telling you he’s the new subletter.
Of course, he barely knew I existed back then, and still doesn’t even though we attend the same university. But in a house of six college kids, it should be easy to remain invisible while carrying a torch for him. After all, I’m skilled at being overlooked and playing second fiddle.
Except Austin Van Hewitt, my hometown’s golden boy, doesn’t get the memo. After we throw our first party of the year, I’m on his radar and somehow my lips miraculously end up on his. The budding romance is one I’ve always dreamt about. As he shows more and more interest, I push aside the plaguing insecurity of never being good enough.
But then a letter shows up in our mailbox. A time capsule I wrote to myself when I was fifteen. You know, the kind where a teacher sends it to you years later? Guess who opens it by mistake and reads all about how I plan on marrying him and having his babies one day? Did I mention I signed it using his last name?
Mortifying would be an understatement. After he starts pulling away, I’m once again the girl in the background hoping that someone will understand me enough to pay me all of their attention.
The old me, the one conditioned to settle for what she’s given, would back down. This time, though, if I want everything I almost held in my hands, I’ll have to speak up. I’ll have to admit exactly how I feel, fight for the love that was blossoming. And I’m not sure what’s scarier; voicing my inner thoughts or facing his ultimate rejection.

This is the first book that I have read by this author.
Taya is shocked to see her kid crush to whom she has been in love with for years. They haven’t seen one another in years but she hasn’t forgotten him. Maybe now she will be able to get his attention this time around. Austin ends up reading a letter that Taya had wrote when they were teenagers, After Austin a They have a unique bond, you can tell right from the start that they were going to fall head over heals in love with one another. They both have issues with their families but there bond is like no either so that’s not going to stop them.


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