Who will the next book in the series be about?Ī. Are you one of those people who stop writing while you know what’s coming next?Ī. For some reason it frees my mind and I often find that it provides the clarity and direction I need. What do you do when you need to think or are stuck in your writing?Ī. But Gina’s young and naive and she really believes that Coach Smith can destroy Mike’s dream of getting a baseball scholarship to his dad’s alma mater. I’ve kept secrets, but nothing to the magnitude that Gina does. Have you ever kept a secret that you should have told like your protagonist Gina does?Ī. In fact, after I wrote the rape scene, I was shocked at what came out of my head.

For some weird reason, the brutal rape scene wasn’t nearly as difficult as the sex scenes. What were the most difficult scenes in book to write?Ī. It is an experience that you will feel a part of and it will leave a tremendous lasting impression. You will quickly turn the pages in anticipation as their journey unfolds. The book is riveting and engaging as vivid memories of high-school and first love spill off the pages and into your soul. It really is an amazing perspective to be in the mind of each character and feel what they feel, see what they see. You will become intensely drawn into the lives of Gina and Mike and experience their lives through their points of view. 'What an amazing and wonderful novel! Be prepared to experience a plethora of feelings as Buffy Andrews grips your heart within the first few pages. Especially when you’re seventeen and the biggest concern you have is whether someone has the same prom dress. The first time you were afraid to breathe for fear the moment would pass and you would miss some of the seconds. Why is it that you never forget your first love? Maybe it’s because it’s the first person you gave your heart to, completely.

They reconnect at their 20th high school reunion where the past catches up with them and Mike learns the truth about what happened 20 years ago. To protect Mike, Gina keeps quiet and eventually, unable to deal with the effects of the rape, breaks up with Mike. Coach Smith threatens to destroy Mike’s promising baseball career if Gina tells anyone what happened. They are attending schools on opposite sides of the state.īut Gina’s normal teen life ends the night she is brutally raped by her math teacher and Mike’s baseball coach. The only thing she isn’t looking forward to is the start of college, because it means she won’t be near Mike. She’s looking forward to the prom, then graduation and senior week at the shore. Gina McKenzie is a cheerleader with a super hot boyfriend who kisses like you wouldn’t believe…

Gina and Mike by Buffy Andrews