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It Was You (Abby & West Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Anna Cruise (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

4.3 623 ratings

Book 1 of 3: Abby & West

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Abby Sellers knows what she wants: a new life, away from the one person who makes her life miserable. Her twin sister, Annika.

After a drunken end-of-the year party, Abby makes a bold decision to change up her college plans. Instead of heading off to San Diego State in Annika's shadow, she opts for the local community college instead.

There, she encounters West Montgomery, a sexy fellow student who immediately disarms her with his good looks and charm. As their relationship blossoms, Abby suddenly finds herself walking a thin line, fabricating a fictional life created not by lies but by omission. Because she knows what will happen if Annika finds out about West. What Annika wants, Annika takes. Always.

And West Montgomery might just be the biggest prize of all.

*This is the first book in the Abby & West series, but reads as a stand-alone.*

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"Addictive! Fresh premise that I devoured in one sitting. West is so HOT!" ~ Best-selling Author Rachel Harris (Taste The Heat, My Super Sweet Sixteenth Century)--- "Original twist to an old plot, believable characters, [and] a super fun setting." ~ New Adult Addiction---"FIVE STARS. I definitely recommend this read!" ~ Mera's YA Book List---

About the Author

Anna Cruise has been writing and lusting after boys since middle school. Twenty-some years later and not much has changed, except she now lusts exclusively over her husband.She has lived and traveled all over the US, and currently calls Minneapolis home. Yes, even during winter.Her books include the best-selling Abby & West series, along with several stand-alone novels.Anna loves to hear from readers and authors. Email her at authorannacruise@gmail.com. You can also like her Facebook page or find her on Twitter @AnnaCruiseBooks.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00BNFLCGW
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Mission Bay Publishing (November 16, 2013)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 16, 2013
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 2464 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 336 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #23,779 Free in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #390 in New Adult & College Romance (Kindle Store)
- #2,673 in Contemporary Romance (Kindle Store)

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Anna Cruise is the bestselling author of the Abby & West series along with the Aspen Fall series co-written with Melissa Pearl. A diehard romantic, she loves heartthrob heroes and happy endings in both fiction and real life.

Anna grew up on the beaches of San Diego but currently resides in Minneapolis. Her office is her couch and her colleagues are her menagerie of pets.

Anna loves to hear from readers! Email her at authorannacruise@gmail.com, and sign up for her never-spammy newsletter to hear about upcoming releases and sales: http://eepurl.com/B5bP9

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Mel Bennett

It's official - I am a total Anna Cruise fan!!!

Reviewed in the United States on September 12, 2013

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It has not taken long for me to become a full blown Anna Cruise fan. Her books are fantastic and It Was You was no exception.

I loved the romance between Abby and West. They were both great characters with plenty of spark and passion between them. The story had me turning pages quickly, I just could not put it down and could not stop thinking about it. I was desperate to make sure Abby and West ended up together.

West was an awesome character. His cocky arrogance totally made me smile. I love the way he pursued Abby and didn't give up. He's a strong male lead and very easy to fall in love with.

I also really liked the extra characters in the story. Tana and Griffin were awesome. I really like it when the MCs have good sidekicks. It adds strength to a story.

And finally - the "villains" in the story were particularly nasty and made the angst in the book perfect.

My only criticism was that I felt the romance happened too fast, but that's a minor thing and didn't spoil the story for me.

If you like stories with passionate romance, strong characters and humorous banter then this book is for you :)

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Natty Girl

Really Enjoyed this story -

Reviewed in the United States on March 5, 2014

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Abby and Annika are sisters, identical twin sisters. Annika is wild and free and Abby refined and sensitive. All the boys like Annika, and Abby doesn't usually have a chance. One night Abby decides to loosen up a bit and go after a high school crush only to find that her twin beat her to it. The twins are not close and this just drove a spike into any possibility for the future. Abby decided she was going to change her fate, change her future, drop out of the college that they both were planning on attending and chooses a different school.

Here enters West Montgomery, a beautiful boy with a bad attitude. Abby meets him standing in line to register for college. Although very handsome, he is also very cocky. Abby walks away but not without some verbal banter showing some spunk. This takes West by surprise and he likes her, she is the first girl to stand up for herself and give back as much as he was throwing her way.

They cross paths again and he asks her on a date. And the book really gets interesting from there.

West is the description of your first high school crush, the boy everyone wants, everyone dreams of, hard to pin down and definitely not boyfriend material. Who doesn't fall in love with that in high school?

Abby and West get along good all while keeping secrets from each other. Sharing only bits and pieces of themselves.

In comes Annika to ruin the day. I guarantee you won't like her and it is hard to believe that a sister could be so mean. She is mean, dreadful, downright cruel.

The story is really beautiful how Abby and West fall in love. But can the overcome the pain that Annika inflicts on Abby on a regular basis. Can Abby forgive her, can Abby forgive him? My heart broke.

I can't say much more without spoiling it. The story was emotional and funny. It carried me to a place and kept me there. It was a very easy read, finished it in a day. Moved on to book 2 immediately. Loving this story.

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Time to settle in

Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2013

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By the very beginning I was hooked, not even far into the book and I realized.....I'm gonna need some popcorn, m&ms and a coke.
Oh Yea!!!' This is gonna be good!!!!

The main characters : Abby, the sweet, wholesome twin.....Annika, the whore, twin....West, the ol so hot sweetie and Tana Abby's awesome best friend.

Abby despised her twin, (her identical twin)with every fiber of her being and with good reason. I hate Annika she makes my skin crawl and made me so nauseous I wanted to gag.

Even when she explained things to Abby I still felt no remorse for her, she is still a skanky, lying, conniving, jealous slut!!!! I wanted to seriously punch her in the face!!

Seriously how can anyone ever justify any reason for doing their siblings that way especially a twin, it is said that they share a bond that no other siblings will but not these two, they may be identical but they are daylight and dark, oil and water, they just don't mix.

I was so proud of Abby to make a stand and try to get away from her wicked sister but that was not even far enough. Annika is like a plague and a tornado that will cause mass destruction at any place she may be. It's no wonder she has never had a boyfriend, I mean why buy the cow when you get the milk for free, no need In romancing or wine and dining her she's a sure thing!!

I absolutely love West!!!!
Dark hair, dark eyes, bad boy, tattoo. YUM!!!!!!!!

When you first meet him he comes across as cocky and a jackass but you soon find he is so freaking adorable and sweet.

Abby and West both leave out things about their lives which eventually hurt them. Like a chapter in a book they reveal page by page slowly but before they can get to the important ones its too late. West has a troubled past and Abby wants to find herself without her sister lurking in the shadows waiting to destroy her.

When Abby does go to Annika and stands up to her releasing all of her hurt, frustration and anger I was.....fist pumping the air and doing a little dance.

By the time I finished I was. Squealing in delight and dancing around with utter satisfaction.

The author rocked it. Sweet sweet success!!

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Danielle C

It was you

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 23, 2017

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It took me a while to find a book I wanted to read and then I came across this. I read the summary and it intrigued me. I'm glad that I chose this book to read. The whole twin relationship was interesting as it was good to see a different side to how twins normally act. I liked the way that Abby and West met because it's a situation that could actually happen. I read this book within 3days as I was keeping going as long as I could but I reckon it's one of them books you want to read all at once!

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It Was You and a Review

Reviewed in Canada on February 10, 2014

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Well written filled with a heart pounding connection that even a tornado couldn't destroy. This book for me was an amazing read that I couldn't put down until it was finished.

booker

enjoyable read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 10, 2014

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i got this free, and its a book i would happily pay for. great characters and easy story. some of the storyline was a bit predictable, but it didn't ruin the story for me.
i saw there are more stories out now, i felt happy at the end of this and didnt realise there was more, but i will probably buy the other books as well.

Amazon Customer

Good quick read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 17, 2014

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I enjoyed this book as a quick read that I couldn't put down, it's well written some parts of the book could have been written in more depth but I still enjoyed it I didn't want this book to finish :)

Claire McAuley

Great book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 27, 2014

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I really enjoyed the story line in this book and it was free so it was a bonus. The ending was good but I do wish the next book in the series was free as well.