Into the Blue: The Angsty and Heartwrenching Will-They-Won’t-They Love Story Full of Yearning

'An achingly romantic, compulsively readable love story - with chemistry that burns up every page. Emma Brodie has rendered an intoxicating portrayal of the power and intensity of human connection'
TAYLOR JENKINS REID, Sunday Times bestselling author of Atmosphere

'Smart and romantic, with fine observations about theater and life . . . The final act will stay with me'
GABRIELLE ZEVIN, Sunday Times bestselling author of Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

'The?truth is?there's no such thing as a normal life.?There's just?the?time you get and how you spend it.'

In the summer of 2000, seventeen-year-old AJ dreams of being a writer far from her small town. Working in a video rental store, her life changes forever when Noah walks in.

Noah is intense and enigmatic, the youngest in a family of great actors. Despite wildly different upbringings,?the?two forge a deep bond first as friends,?then as acting partners, until?the?day Noah disappears?without a word.

Seven years later in New York City, AJ is shocked to find herself cast in?the?same intergalactic TV production as Noah, by?then a well-known Hollywood heartthrob. As?their on-screen characters grow closer every day,?the?lines between reality and acting begin to blur.

Unable to stay away from each other, AJ and Noah are forced to confront?the?truth of what happened years ago -?and?the?devastating secret that will send?their lives careening apart, even as fate continues to draw?them together.

Blending explosive chemistry, devastating emotion and unforgettable characters, Into the Blue ?is an extraordinary novel that asks: What does it mean to diverge from the script to write your own story?


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'I devoured Into the Blue in two sittings, so swept up in the sheer romance of it, I could scarcely look up from the page. A rare and intoxicating love story that hooks from the very first page. I adored it'
CLARE LESLIE HALL, Sunday Times bestselling author of Broken Country

'This book was like nothing I've ever read before: both Gothic and geeky, hilarious and heart-wrenching, a masterclass in scorching sexual tension and a poignant meditation on the true meaning of intimacy. Into the Blue is my new obsession, and it will be yours, too'
LAYNE FARGO, bestselling author of The Favourites

'At once joyful and heartbreaking, INTO THE BLUE is a compelling and powerful portrayal of the magic and devastation of true love. AJ and Noah's story burns with chemistry, and simmers with nostalgia and longing. An epic, special and unforgettable read'
HOLLY MILLER, bestselling author of The Sight of You

Emma Brodie?has worked in book publishing for almost fifteen years and is currently an Executive Editor at Clarkson Potter. She graduated from Johns Hopkins University's Writing Seminars program and is a longtime contributor to HuffPost and a faculty member at Writing Workshops. SONGS IN URSA MAJOR, Emma's debut novel, was published by HarperCollins in the UK in June 2021. Emma lives on Martha's Vineyard with her husband and their very good dog, Freddie Mercury.

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