PHILIPPA LODGE
Romance to honor the nerd inside.
Greatest Hits
Contemporary New Adult Romance
Motown.
Soul.
British Invasion.
Rock and Roll.
Mattie Wood loves oldies - like, really old oldies. They sing to her soul in a way that current music can't compete with. She is out of step with today, and trying to fit in at her tiny college lost in the hills and trees of Ohio.
College is all about finding your place in the world, making friends, and finding love, but for Mattie, Abby, and Drew, reality hasn’t lived up to that promise.
After a troubled childhood, Mattie wanted a fresh start, but three years at a small, Ohio college have made her more stressed out than ever. She’s determined to make her junior year count and is focusing on grades, work, and friends. She definitely doesn’t have time for the two guys pursuing her: Zach, who can’t comprehend her pain and Mike, who has pain of his own.
Abby’s outgoing personality masks everything she doesn’t want to admit: her internal chaos and fear of never being enough. Her relationship with Steve hasn’t gone public because she’s afraid to ask for more. Steve has doubts, too, but drives them away with exercise and taking care of other military veteran students. If he can’t trust Abby, he’s going to lose her – and he can’t sleep without her.
Meanwhile, Drew is barely keeping his life together. His parents kicked him out for being gay, his lying ex got all their friends in the break-up, and his eating disorder is flaring. Thankfully, he’s been adopted by loud, fun Abby and quiet, fierce Mattie to hang out and sing oldies on the weekends. Tom’s proposition threatens to upset all the painful progress Drew has made. Tom wants to make out with Drew, but also stay in the closet. Drew won’t go back – not now, not ever.
Oldies provide the soundtrack for friendship, love, heartbreak, hope, and dancing in the street.
Out now in Kindle ebook and paperback!
Still available in Kindle Vella
Hot Rocks : Henry "Pinky" Pinkerton IV, watched his friends fall in love all spring. This summer, he's crushing on a lively young woman and means to woo her. Instead, he noticed how geeky, snarky Katelynn might be the right person for him. Mattie and Mike hit a rough patch when secrets come out. Abby and Steve are barely coping. And Drew is holding on tight as Tom's family overreacts to the news about his sexuality. CW: depression, anxiety, disordered eating, homophobia, racism, ableism, drug overdose
Coming soon in Kindle and paperback
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Beatrice and the Houseplants
He's into plants and quiet nights at home.
She's into brash, outgoing men and noisy dance clubs.
He's drawn to her brains, protectiveness, liveliness, and cookies.
She's drawn to his brains, decency, sensuality, and naivete.
Can she overlook his sad tendency to talk about fertilizer and his rich, refined family?
Can he overlook her footloose past and how she might only like him for his money?
Can they dig deeper and plant the seeds of love?
