In Every Possible Way – Alicia Thompson

The water was half black with shadow, half illuminated by a streak of reflected sun. I thought of that painting again, The Liffey Swim. I looked over to the side street, trying to figure out the perspective of where that might’ve been painted from. “What made his Liverpool fandom so interesting?” I asked, picking up the thread of our conversation before we’d decided to head to dinner.

Eamonn had been looking at me, and there was a moment where I didn’t know if he’d heard the question or remembered what we’d been talking about until his eyes lit up. “It was his father,” he said. “He was a big Liverpool fan—he remembers his da coming home from the big one in ’76, or maybe it was ’77, with a scarf and a program and a huge wreath of flowers, like what horses get for a race.

And now that his da’s gone he still has it all—the scarf and the program and even some dried flowers, although I have to think he didn’t keep the whole bleedin’ wreath.” It was a narrow bridge, and a wave of people were coming through, so we kept walking to not be in anyone’s way. When we reached the other side we split off to separate from most of the crowd. I liked that the clerk was sentimental enough to have kept some dried flowers as a way to remember his dad, that day.

I’d never been a huge sports person myself, but I’d always liked that they seemed to bring out emotions even in people who sometimes didn’t let themselves feel them any other way. The fact that Eamonn had gently teased the man for being a Liverpool fan made me think he must have some allegiance to a team himself, and I was about to ask when he spoke again.

“Sio’s over in London now,” he said. “It probably wouldn’t be that hard to visit—I think I could, since it’s the U.K. I never tried it because I thought, what does she need some dryshite over there for, when she’s buildin’ a life.” The casual way he’d dropped the name Sio, it made it sound like someone I was supposed to already know, and I thought I’d put it together. “Sio is your sister? Siobhán?” “Yeah,” he said.

“This book changed me on a molecular level. The friends-to-lovers tension is absolutely sublime, with a yearning so soul-deep, it’s crushing to imagine these characters spending a single second of their lives with anyone else. This isn’t just Alicia Thompson at her very best, although it certainly is— it’s everything that makes the romance genre great. Vivid and wise and deeply intoxicating, Never Been Shipped is one of my new favorite books of all time.” —Rachel Lynn Solomon, New York Times bestselling author of Business or Pleasure “Sexy and nostalgic, Never Been Shipped has all the yearning tension you come to Alicia Thompson for!

Add Micah and John to the list of characters I’d like to take a fandom cruise with!” —Julie Soto, New York Times bestselling author of Not Another Love Song “Alicia Thompson’s Never Been Shipped speaks to the ways that music and love connect people across distance and time. I was invested in Micah and John’s love story from the first page, and I loved witnessing the friends to lovers progression of their relationship. Alicia Thompson is one of my favorite contemporary romance writers, and as always, I can’t wait to read whatever she writes next!”

—Kristina Forest, USA Today bestselling author of The Love Lyric “With Never Been Shipped, Alicia Thompson put me right in the room with the band. I could taste the tension, smell the hint of metal in the air from the instruments, and feel the electricity between Micah and John.

I’m something of a cynic, so I love it when a writer can convince me that a couple is destined to be together. How could anyone not ship those two? Their love for each other was swoon-worthy even before their second first kiss. Micah and John 4ever! Encore, please.” —Xio Axelrod, USA Today bestselling author of Girls with Bad Reputations “Alicia Thompson’s Never Been Shipped is the perfect combination of wit, steam, and heartache—exactly as I’ve come to expect from one of my favorite authors.

I believed in the world she crafted, every sensory experience she described, and most importantly, the inevitability of Micah and John’s relationship. Alicia Thompson has done it again!”

This is a short excerpt from the opening of “” by Unknown, quoted for review and introduction purposes. All rights belong to the copyright holders.

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• Title: –
• Author: Unknown
• ISBN: 9798217187218, 9798217187225
• Pages: 319
• Language: English (en)

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