Introvert
Cookie O’Gorman
Publication date: May 15th 2025
Genres: Contemporary, Romance, Young Adult
Introvert (in-troh-vurt): Someone who is quiet, shy, and/or thoughtful. For reference, see Aurora Kent.
Seventeen-year-old Aurora Kent likes being alone. For the most part. With her fear of crowds, anxiety issues, and inexperience, she’s never really left home.
Until now.
Aurora loves playing violin…and surprises everyone when she agrees to go on tour with a band for two months.
She surprises herself more by kissing a rockstar.
Felix Cordova. Mysterious, cocky, gorgeous—and strangely familiar. When Felix asks her to be his girlfriend for 10 seconds, she agrees. But Aurora never expected a video of their kiss to go viral.
Now she’s in a fake relationship with the one guy who makes her heart sing.
Stuck on a bus with five hot musicians, playing sold-out shows, Aurora should be living the dream. But as fake dating leads to sharing a bunk, late-night talks, and heartfelt confessions, Aurora finds herself falling hard.
Which is a problem because, real or fake, summer romances never last—right?
This book features two opposites with the most delicious slow burn, one heart-melting grand gesture, so many soul-stirring kisses and answers the question:
What happens when a shy girl falls for a rockstar?
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EXCERPT:
Taking a deep breath, I walked past him and gave a mental hooray. I was doing it, chasing my dreams. As he fell into step with me, smoothly, hardly making a sound, my brow furrowed.
“What were you doing under that tree anyway?”
“Hiding. Same as you.”
“I wasn’t—”
He shot me a look, and my mouth snapped shut.
We both knew I was hiding. There was no use denying it. The thought that he’d been there as I tried to work up my courage was a little embarrassing. But that wasn’t what struck me.
“What could you possibly have to hide from?” I asked.
We’d almost reached the bus when he paused—then cursed.
Removing the sunglasses, he turned to me with the strangest look on his face.
Soft.
Warm.
With a devastating half-smile that could melt hearts.
Nothing like the guy I’d just met.
“Hey,” he said.
“Hey…?”
“I missed you.”
“What?”
In the next breath, he pulled me to him in a hug. His lips were right next to my ear as he whispered, “Listen, I need your help.”
“Okay, what kind of help?”
“I think a kiss will do.”
“What?!?”
I pulled back, and he let me go. But as we separated, he still had that look on his face.
“The reporters just want a good story,” he said barely moving his lips. “To escape, I told them I was coming to see my girlfriend.”
I spotted them hiding in the bushes then looked around.
“Well, where is she?” I asked.
He gave me a real smile then, seeming genuinely amused.
“Ah.” I nodded. “There’s no girl.”
“I just need you to pretend with me for 10 seconds.” He reached out, pushing a strand of my hair behind my ear, and I shivered in response. “Think you can do that, princess?”
“That’s not my name,” I mumbled. “But okay. Since you asked so nicely and you’re desperate.”
He laughed softly then pulled me closer.
Raising his voice, he said, “Missed you so much.”
In the next breath, his lips were on mine.
Author Bio:
Cookie O’Gorman writes YA & NA romance to give readers a taste of happily-ever-after. Small towns, quirky characters, and the awkward yet beautiful moments in life make up her books. Cookie also has a soft spot for nerds and ninjas. Her novels ADORKABLE, NINJA GIRL, The Unbelievable, Inconceivable, Unforeseeable Truth About Ethan Wilder, The Good Girl’s Guide to Being Bad, The Kissing Challenge (YA novella), WALLFLOWER, CUPCAKE, FAUXMANCE, BOOKWORM, SWEETHEART, and INTROVERT are out now. She is also the author of NA sports romances The Best Mistake, The Perfect Play, The Sweetest Game, The Total Knockout, and The Merriest Christmas.
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