Blog Tour – ADVENTURES ABROAD series by Jen McConnel

Adventures Abroad Series Synopsis:

Four countries.
Three girls.
Three loves.
One adventure abroad they’ll never forget.

What Happens in London:

Sarah landed in London, just hoping to leave her home behind and escape her family. But she didn’t plan on falling headfirst into Carson’s arms.

Get ready for a summer of self-discovery and romance in the first of the New Adult novella series, Adventures Abroad!

Praise for What Happens in London:

“Travel through London with Sarah, you’ll squee, laugh and swoon at her adventures, I know I did!”- Lisa Burstein, author of Sneaking Candy

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What Happens in Paris:

Camie can’t figure out what she wants, from college or life…until she meets Hunter. But will the magic of a romantic night in Paris last till the morning?

Fall in love with the second novella in the New Adult series, Adventures Abroad!

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What Happens in Berlin:

Interrupting a summer of fun, Joelle takes a detour to Berlin for her older brother’s wedding. Spending time with her family is enough to make anyone go a little crazy. She’s ready to lose it…until she meets Vi, a girl ready to turn her world upside down.

Follow her journey in the third installment of the New Adult series, Adventures Abroad!

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What Happens Abroad:

After a summer of fun, Camie, Joelle, and Sarah are ready to reunite in Italy for one last adventure, but heartbreak waits in the shadows of the cobblestone streets. Can Florence cast its spell and turn lost love into a final fling?

Catch up with the girls in this final installment of the New Adult series about love, escape, and true friendship.

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Excerpt

A couple of blocks before we got home, Sarah hopped up onto the smooth white marble surrounding a fountain decorated with leaping fish and swirling carvings. She tugged on our hands, and after a minute, Joelle followed her up. Laughing, I stayed on the ground.

“What are you doing?”

Sarah twirled carefully on the wet stone. “Enjoying myself. What are you doing, Camie?”

“Come on, Camie, the water’s fine!” Joelle laughed.

“I don’t want to find out how the water is!”

Sarah leaned forward. “It won’t kill you to have a little fun.”

She was right. Trying to ignore the stares of the people on the street around us, I scrambled up onto the fountain beside the girls. Sarah flung her arm across my shoulders, and I giggled self-consciously. “Everyone’s staring.”

“So what?” Sarah dropped her hands and did a little shimmy with her hips. “When will you ever have the chance to dance on a fountain in Italy?”

“To dance sober on a fountain in Italy?” Joelle added with a laugh, shaking her short hair to an invisible beat.

I laughed. “Fair point.” I moved my hips carefully, trying to keep my balance. “I just don’t want to go for a late-night swim.”

“We’re way too cool for that,” Sarah said, stepping away from me and flinging her arms wide. “Watch!” She started to twirl, and Joelle and I ducked out of the way of her spinning arms, laughing. We were still laughing when Sarah’s foot slipped and she sailed backward, her hands grasping at the empty air before we had a chance to react.

She landed in the shallow water with a splash, and for a minute, Joelle and I froze. “Oh my God, are you okay?” I leaned in, reaching my hand toward her to fish her out, but Sarah just started to laugh. Tears were streaming down her face as she pushed herself to her feet, rubbing her tailbone ruefully, but she didn’t stop laughing. Joelle reached for her other arm, and a wicked glint flashed across Sarah’s eyes. Before I could react, she’d tugged us both into the fountain with her.

Water shot up my nose as we landed in a heap on top of Sarah, but instead of being angry, I started to giggle. Flicking water at the girls, I struggled to stand up, but my feet slipped out from under me and I crashed into the water again.

“This is ridiculous,” Joelle managed to squeeze out between laughs. “You two are crazy, you know that?”

Nearly hysterical, the three of us finally made it to our feet and climbed out of the fountain. Sarah hiccupped. “Now that,” she said in between gulps for air, “was fun!”

Jen McConnel Bio:

A Michigander by birth, Jen McConnel now makes her home in the beautiful state of North Carolina. She writes NA, including the recently released Adventures Abroad series (Bloomsbury Spark), the award winning YA novel Beautiful Curse, and various other works. When she isn’t writing, she can be found on her yoga mat or wandering off on another adventure. Once upon a time, she was a middle school teacher, a librarian, and a bookseller, but those are stories for another time. Visit www.JenMcConnel.com to learn more!