Terminal 19

Half-truths and omissions abound in this poignant new adult romance. Nineteen-year-old Hope Reynolds, who has a terminal illness, arrives in Denmark from Florida, planning to celebrate what may be her last birthday by crossing a few important items off her bucket list. Having left behind her well-meaning family for some much-needed alone time, the last thing Hope wants is to start a relationship. Then she meets wealthy Christian Lund, a disarmingly charming Scandinavian hottie. With dogged persistence, he slowly chips away at her resolve to keep their burgeoning relationship in the casual fling zone. Olson infuses her narrative with plenty of humor and chutzpah, and her main characters have just the right balance of need and vulnerability to make the sexual tension between them utterly irresistible. The story is fast-paced and fueled by beautiful emotion, and a late twist adds much-needed brightness to Hope’s otherwise bleak future. Readers will enjoy this tender romance with plenty of international flavor. (BookLife)