J. Lynn

From the bestselling author of WAIT FOR YOU, prepare to be blown away by her next New Adult story of love, lust and longing

Be With Me (Wait For You, Book 2)

From the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Wait for You Do Teresa and Jase have a real shot at getting together or will life get in the way? Teresa Hamilton is having a rough year—she's in love with her big brother's best friend, but he hasn't spoken to her since they shared a truly amazing, mind-blowing, life-changing kiss. Then she got out of a terrible relationship. Now an injury is threatening to end her dance career for good. It's time for plan B: college. And maybe she'll have a chance to convince Jase that what they have together is real. Jase Winstead has a huge secret that he's not telling anyone—especially not his best friend's incredibly beautiful sister. Even though he and Teresa shared the hottest kiss of his life, he knows that his responsibilities must take priority. He certainly doesn't have time for a relationship. But it doesn't help that all he can think about is kissing the one girl who could ruin everything for him. As they're thrown together more and more, Jase and Teresa can't keep denying their feelings for each other. But a familiar danger looms and tragedy strikes. As the campus recovers, the star-crossed couple must decide what they're willing to risk to be together and what they're willing to lose if they're not. . . .

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Be with Me

Noelia Abreu

Be with me wasn't as good as Wait for you. Personally, I really didn't connect with the characters, I mean there were sweet moments and some good things but ugh sometimes they were /so/ annoying.It isn't a bad read, I mean I did enjoy it,but I didn't love it like I loved the first book. 

Also, I gotta say I'm really upset that the next book isn't Brit and Ollie's story. I'm sure Calla is gonna be great but COME ON. I've been waiting for those two since I saw how much potential they had in Wait for you!

Jennifer is turning into one of my favorite authors and I have only read three of her books so far. This book was so amazing and that says a lot because it was only from the pov of Tess and I really prefer both pov because it helps me get to know the character. I absolutely loved it. Jase was so perfect and amazing I totally fell in love with his character. I felt so sad for Tess and her knee because it could cost her her dreams I won't say if it does end up costing her her dreams but she was so strong about the whole thing. She always wanted to walk since she didn't want to feel useless. Debbie. Oh god. I couldn't believe it. I'm so glad she didn't do it because I was so confused and so shocked. Jack wasn't in the book a lot but he was so cute and I really hope they tell him the truth one day.

Camila 

Fue un libro increíble! Me encanto una historia desde la perspectiva de Teresa y me gustó mucho saber más de Jase. Hay algunos temas que creo que debieron haberse desarrollado más pero estuvo bien en general :)


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It was really and incredible book!. I loved the story from Teresa's POV and I also really liked know more about Jase . There some thing that I think should've a deeper explanation but it was ok in general :)

Yerim Oh

Rating: 4.5/5 

J.Lynn knocking it out of the park again! I didn't think I would be able to accept another duo as the main characters since I loved Cam and Avery so much but J.Lynn changed my mind with Tess and Jase. 

There are a lot of real-world deep struggles that J.Lynn continues to tackle and weave into her stories. She does this in such an elegant way. It never seems like she is using any of the character's struggles as a crutch to further the story but they are seamlessly woven in and written about in such a way that doesn't belittle the characters' struggles. I really appreciate how she handles the depth and seriousness of the topics she brings up.

Carmen Klinkhamer 

From crying to laughing this book made me feel all my emotions! It was amazing and became one of my favorite books of all times

Estefany 

Me gustó mucho, no sé si igual o más que el primero pero, lo disfruté bastante.

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Theresa and Jase know each other through her older brother, Cam. She's been crushing on Jase since she met him (understandably!), but with the exception of one kiss, he's never given an indication he thinks of her as anything more than a little sister. But believe me, he does. JLA tells the Theresa and Jase's story with her trademark heart and humor. It's absolutely another of the unputdownable variety. 

Jase. My word. This boy is hot, deep and absolutely perfectly imperfect. A country guy with a soft heart, he's a good guy with a lot of baggage. The things he said made me all melty. His chemistry with Theresa was out of this world. It was obvious he cared a lot about her. Theresa was a likable main female character. I'd be friends with her. She might not have had the same amount of baggage Jase had, but she's been through her fair share of crap recently. With her injury, she finds her future unclear and she has to do a lot of adapting. Part romance, part coming of age story, part focusing on friendship and family relationships, Be with Me truly had it all. It also had its fair share of surprises along the way and it hit on some pretty serious issues that I wasn't expecting at all. 

Be with Me was swoony, sexy, sweet, suspenseful and surprising. I can't tell you just how much I loved this book. The characters were fantastic. The plot was realistic. I felt all the feels... and then some. You all know I love JLA's books, regardless of whether they are YA or NA, contemporary or paranormal, but this is my new all-time favorite across all the genres. I thought it didn't get any better than Cam from Wait for You, but I was wrong. So very wrong. Jase is officially my new favorite book boyfriend... at least of the NA genre. ;) So many swoony boys, so little time. 

I received a copy of this book from the publisher, via Edelweiss, in exchange for an honest review.

Lacey

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4.5 STARS

OH MY–JASE!!! I totally fell for this sweet, sexy boy. Sigh, my list of book boyfriends just seems to get longer and longer… But who cares, right? ;)

JLA delivers another captivating book in her Wait for You series that engrossed me and made me fall head over heels in love with the characters and story. If you’re a fan of JLA, you won’t be disappointed! It’s got her usual fantastic writing, a snarky, lovable heroine, a and swoony hero with gorgeous gray eyes and is just all around a good guy. Because sometimes you just want to read about the good guy rather than the bad boy.

Jase Winstead is the best friend of Cam (from Wait for You). To be honest, I wasn’t really too into Jase while reading Wait for You. It was Ollie (Cam’s other friend) who I REALLY wanted to read about, but did I even care about Ollie anymore while reading Be with Me. NO. NOPE NOPE. It was JASE that had my whole attention from start to finish in Be with Me.

“You have no idea what you make me want,” he said, his lips brushing my cheek, sending shivers down my spine. “You have no fucking clue, Tess.”

Teresa Hamilton is Cam’s little sister, and in Wait for You, we know about her abusive ex-boyfriend, and how Cam beat the ever-loving crap out of him. Now, Teresa is in college with an injured, healing knee that prevents her from dancing, which is her life. Teresa has been dealt a crappy hand in life, but she’s still standing strong, and I loved that about her. She doesn’t take crap from anyone, least of all Jase, who wants to pretend that they don’t have something going on between them. Teresa is a fierce, stubborn, snarky, hilarious girl, and I was totally rooting for her throughout the whole book.

Okay, let me just say that Be with Me is the PERFECT book for me. It’s JLA for crying out loud (if you haven’t read any of her books, you should!), and it’s got one of my favorite romance tropes ever! It’s the best friend’s little sister/older brother’s best friend trope, and I was given exactly what I wanted. There was a tad of the forbidden, because Cam will totally flip his shit if he ever finds out about Teresa and Jase, and there was the angst and frustration that comes with this trope. Jase tries to push Teresa, or Tess, as only he calls her, away. Cam is one of the reasons why, but there’s a HUGE plot twist (that I did see coming, but still) that is the main reason for Jase not wanting to get into a relationship with Teresa.

But… Jase can’t seem to stay away from Tess. He can’t get their kiss out his his mind, and here begins the back and forth thing for Jase. It got exciting at some points (like holy hotness, I was totally fanning myself!), but later on it did get slightly tedious. I just really wanted Jase to make up his mind! And poor Teresa–she gets hurt over and over, but she finally finds the strength to say when enough is enough.

There’s the typical I want you but I can’t have you from Jase, but I still loved him. He has his sweet moments and his sucky moments, but overall, he and Teresa make a great couple. And there was a perfect amount of angst! Some scenes between them made my heart flutter or my stomach drop. I couldn’t put this book down–I finished at 2 in the morning! I loved seeing Cam and Avery and their friends again! There are some new characters introduced, like Teresa’s roommate Debbie, her friend Calla (who is getting her story next in Stay with Me!), and Jase’s parents and little brother Jack. There is some intense drama that has to do with Debbie and her abusive boyfriend, and JLA does a good job of mixing that with Teresa and Jase’s love story.

“I want this,” he said, sliding his hands down my sides. He gripped my hips. “I want you always.”
I looped my arms around his neck. “I want you.”
Jase made a deep sound in the back of his throat. “I could almost live on hearing those words.”

I had a wonderful time reading Be with Me. It was gripping and emotional and intense, and I can’t wait for more from this series! Highly recommend!

Quotes are taken from the ARC and are subject to change in the final version.

Thanks to the publisher for generously providing me an ARC to review.

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