Q—Crushed is the second book in The Rushed
Series of New Adult College Romance, is that right? Can you read it without
having read book one, Rushed?
A—Yes, it
is. And, yes, you absolutely can. All the books in this series are standalone
romances. Right now there are only two, but I have more planned. The third
book, which I'm tentatively calling Hushed,
should be out in January 2015. They'll all be standalone reads. Of course, I
hope you'll want to read Rushed as
well. Rushed will give you more
insight, background, and the backstory of the characters in Crushed.
Q—Morgan
was the villainess in Rushed. Readers
hated her. Weren't you taking a risk by writing her love story and pairing her
with Dakota, who many readers loved?
A—My
husband told me, repeatedly, that I was crazy. And maybe I was. But I felt all
along that Morgan was the perfect match for Dakota. That she had the sass and
spunk to take him on. She was the girl who couldn't have Zach. Dakota was the
guy who could never best Zach. In a way, they were both living in Zach's
shadow. That gave them both common
ground and conflict. I knew that if Morgan ever got past her infatuation with
Zach and saw Dakota for the guy he was, she would fall passionately for him.
Many people
are big believers in first impressions. You know the old saying, "You
don't get a second chance to make a good first impression." While that may
be technically true, I've found that they can be wrong. I know I've made
misguided assumptions about people after first meeting them. I hoped readers would
give Morgan a second chance when they got to know her better. So far, early
reviewers have been very positive and grown to love her when they see her
vulnerability, what motivates her, and how she sees herself.
Q—What
sparked the idea for Crushed? Why
write about Greek life?
A—In my
Reckless Series, I wrote about independents, Geeds as they're called these
days. Which are students who choose not to go Greek. Greek life is a unique
experience from being a Geed. What happens when you make a Geed live in a Greek
house? How does a guy survive in a house full of girls? What kind of problems
and conflict does that cause? I was intrigued by the possibilities. Those
questions were the germ of the idea for the series.
Actually, I
have to credit my husband, too. He worked his way through college as a live-in
houseboy for a sorority. The stories he told me about living with the sorority
girls were the basis for Zach's experiences in Rushed. He was part brother, part friend, part servant, part
shoulder to cry on. Crushed is an
outgrowth of Rushed, a continuation
of the story. I had readers begging
to see more of Zach and Alexis from Rushed,
so I decided to continue their story as a secondary story to Morgan and
Dakota's romance.
Q—What's
next in the series? Will we see more of Dakota and Morgan? Do you find it hard
to leave your characters behind?
A—Yes,
absolutely! I grow attached to them and hate leaving them. Which is part of the
reason I enjoy writing series. Just like Alexis and Zach become secondary
characters in Crushed, Dakota and
Morgan continue on as secondary characters in book three. Readers will get to
see more of their story even as the focus shifts to a new couple.
Thanks so
much for having me! Happy reading, everyone!
Book
& Author Details:
Crushed by Gina
Robinson
(The Rushed New Adult and College Romance Series, #2)
Publication date: October 2014
Genres: New Adult, Romance
(The Rushed New Adult and College Romance Series, #2)
Publication date: October 2014
Genres: New Adult, Romance
Synopsis:
Some
loves can’t be… Crushed
Morgan
Have you ever done something stupid? Like get drunk and hookup with a guy because your heart was broken by someone else? Like his best friend. And then done something really dumb, like fall in love with your hookup? Hookups aren’t stick-around guys. I’m hoping Dakota will be different. But hoping has gotten me in trouble before.
Have you ever done something stupid? Like get drunk and hookup with a guy because your heart was broken by someone else? Like his best friend. And then done something really dumb, like fall in love with your hookup? Hookups aren’t stick-around guys. I’m hoping Dakota will be different. But hoping has gotten me in trouble before.
Dakota
The absolute last girl I want to see in my court-ordered alcohol and drug information school, the girl who landed me here in the first place, walks in. After we hooked up, I thought I’d gotten Morgan out of my system. So why is my pulse racing? I can’t afford to screw up right now. I know I should avoid her. Morgan has a way of messing up my life. But she’s the only one who understands.
The absolute last girl I want to see in my court-ordered alcohol and drug information school, the girl who landed me here in the first place, walks in. After we hooked up, I thought I’d gotten Morgan out of my system. So why is my pulse racing? I can’t afford to screw up right now. I know I should avoid her. Morgan has a way of messing up my life. But she’s the only one who understands.
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AUTHOR BIO:
Gina Robinson is the
award-winning author of the contemporary new adult romances Reckless
Longing, Reckless Secrets, and Reckless Together, and the Agent
Ex series of humorous romantic suspense novels. Rushed, the first book in
her new college-set new adult series will be released on July 3,
2014. She's currently working on Crushed, the second book of this series
featuring a surprising couple from Rushed. Look for Crushed in early
fall 2014.
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