Lara Avery

Jul 12, 2024 | laraavery.com | Lara Avery

In honor of The Year of Second Chances going on sale on Kindles everywhere, I’ve compiled a list of my five favorite “beach reads.” Are they traditional beach reads, in that they are light, breezy, and oh-so-sexy and fun? Sometimes! Do they all take place on beaches? Most of time, yes! And are they challenging, absorbing, and worth every sun-soaked hour? Absolutely. I’d like to think The Year of Second Chances meets this criteria, too, but you’ll have to check it out for yourself.

Sep 15, 2023 | journalgazette.net | Annabel Monaghan |Regina Black |Lara Avery |Tehlor Kay Mejia

These contemporary romances are newly available through the Allen County Public Library. “Same Time Next Summer”by Annabel Monaghan While touring a wedding venue near her family’s Long Island beach house, Sam runs into Wyatt, the guy who broke her heart when she was 17. She finds her memories flooding back, remembering who she used to be and the undeniable connection between them, which forces her to make a choice.

Aug 15, 2023 | yahoo.com | Lara Avery

Sometimes, Dating Needs to Be Taken OfflineGetty Images"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links."Hearst Owned“Should I go out with him?” I sent my friend group a screenshot featuring the Tinder profile of a dark-haired man in a dress shirt. His brief check-ins, more like properly punctuated reminders from a dentist’s office than flirty texts, were hardly the rambling epistolary affairs I’d received before.

Aug 15, 2023 | startribune.com | Lara Avery |Laurie Hertzel

On the anniversary of his death, up pops a message from Gabe. Written on his deathbed and sent in a scheduled email, it notes that he doesn't want his wife to spend her life mourning and so he has signed her up for a dating app. "I don't like the thought of you being by yourself," he writes, in Lara Avery's "The Year of Second Chances." "If you won't do it for yourself, do it as a favor to me." It speaks to Avery's skill that the novel soars from this implausible beginning.