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Off the Map, Australia, Fiction, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Romance, Adult & contemporary romance
In this New Adult debut by Lia Riley, a college student embarks on a study abroad trip to Australia and learns if you never get lost, you'll never be found.
Twenty-one-year-old Natalia Stolfi is saying goodbye to painful memories and turning her life upside down with a trip to the land down under. For the next six months, she'll pretend to be a carefree exchange student. Everything is going to plan until she meets a surly surfer with hypnotic green eyes, and the troubling ability to see straight through her act.
Bran Lockhart is having the worst year on record. After the girl of his dreams turned into a nightmare, he slunk back to Melbourne to piece his life together. Yet no amount of disappointment could blind him to the pretty California girl who gets past all his defences. He's never wanted anyone the way he wants Talia. A single semester abroad won't cover something this serious. But when Bran gets a stark reminder of why he stopped believing in love, he and Talia must decide if what they have is once in a lifetime . . . or if they were meant to live a world apart.
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Praise for Upside Down: Off the Map 1
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Upside Down gave me all the feels. Romantic and poignant, the journey of love and acceptance lingers long after the book is closed - Jennifer L. Armentrout/J. Lynn, No.1 New York Times bestselling author
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This story shows just how frightening it is to let yourself fall in love and be that vulnerable - Heroes & Heartbreakers
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Fresh, sexy, and romantic, Upside Down will leave you wanting more. I cannot wait for the next book. Lia Riley is an incredible new talent and not to be missed! - Kristen Callihan, award-winning author of the Darkest London series
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Lia Riley turned my emotions Upside Down with this book! Fast paced, electric and sweetly emotional! - Tracy Wolff, New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author
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Where to even start with this book? Beautifully written, Australia, hot surfer Bran, unique heroine Talia. Yep, it's all just a whole lot of awesome. Loved it! - Cindi Madsen, USA Today Bestselling Author
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A rich setting and utterly romantic, Upside Down will have you laughing and crying and begging for it to never end. I absolutely loved it! - Melissa West, author of Pieces of Olivia
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Upside Down is a brilliantly-written New Adult romance that transported me to another country. With vivid imagery and rich characterizations, I was completely smitten with the love story of Bran and Talia. I cannot wait for the rest of their story! - Megan Erickson, author of Make it Count
Lia Riley
Lia Riley writes offbeat New Adult Romance. After studying at the University of Montana-Missoula, she scoured the world armed only with a backpack, overconfidence and a terrible sense of direction. She counts shooting vodka with a Ukranian mechanic in Antarctica, sipping yerba mate with gauchos in Chile and swilling XXXX with stationhands in Outback Australia among her accomplishments.
A British literature fanatic at heart, Lia considers Mr. Darcy and Edward Rochester as her fictional boyfriends. Her very patient husband doesn't mind. Much. When not torturing heroes (because c'mon, who doesn't love a good tortured hero?), Lia herds unruly chickens, camps, beach combs, daydreams about as-of-yet unwritten books, wades through a mile-high TBR pile and schemes yet another trip. Right now, Icelandic hot springs and Scottish castles sound mighty fine.
She and her family live mostly in Northern California.
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