Wicked Groovy

by Lauren Courcelle

Overview

A five-minute crush makes one heck of a momentary impression on a person, but the odds that their paths will cross by happenstance again are slim to none. Persephone Smith remembers her favorite five-minute crush. He was gorgeous and taught her slang only to get off at his T stop and never be seen again. Would she even recognize him if their paths did cross?

Of course, she would.

But what are the odds that a boy from Boston will just be traipsing along the leaf-strewn paths on Vermont U’s campus?

In Persephone’s charmed life? Pretty good. But being distracted from her freshman year of college is the absolute last thing she needs to happen right now. All the better time for a five-minute crush to pop up and throw her plans completely by the wayside.

Join Persephone and her RA, suitemates, fellow first-year students, family, and a couple of long-forgotten faces from the past as she trades in everything associated with her small-town hometown for her big shot at the independence of college life.

Suffice to say, nothing goes according to her plan.

Whether readers selected Wicked Alpha or Wicked Omega as their lead-in to Persephone’s college years, Wicked Groovy picks up the very next day. Welcome to college, intrepid readers.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940164058036
Publisher:	Lauren Courcelle
Publication date:	04/27/2020
Series:	Persephone Smith
Sold by:	Smashwords
Format:	eBook
File size:	677 KB
Age Range:	12 Years

About the Author

Lauren Courcelle has lived in Vermont all of her life, but if she told you how many years she's been a Vermonter, you'd know how old she is, so don't expect her to admit that! At a young age, she decided she wanted to be a teacher when she grew up. In hindsight, much of her decision was initially based on her tremendous excitement at the idea of being able to write on the chalkboard whenever she wanted! As she matured, or maybe due to the inclusion of many more white boards in classrooms, Lauren realized that the best part about teaching was being able to have a daily impact on students, particularly when inspiring them to become lifelong lovers of literature.

For a few years, Lauren left the field of education, to try her hand at something else. When folks would ask her what she missed most about teaching, her response was always, "The kids, and in particular, reading great children's books with the kids!" Having always wanted to write an amazing picture book, in May, 2011, she decided to pursue her dream. Nearly 400 pages later, a chapter book, surprisingly, emerged from her efforts.

That book was "Wicked Normal," and Lauren immediately knew that it would become a series, as her characters still had so much more story to tell. Lauren released "Wicked Weird," the second book in the series, less than six months later. The third book, "Wicked Awesome," was published within a year of the first. The fourth book of the series, "Wicked Dramatic," had protagonist, Persephone Smith, embarking on her final year of middle school.

Lauren paused Persephone's series to release "unLEASHed," the first book of her first Young Adult series. Although it is a futuristic novel, she hopes it is not a psychic vision of what life will be like some twenty years (or so) from now.

On the heels of the release of "unLEASHed," Lauren returned to Persephone's series with Young Adult novels "Wicked Confessions," "Wicked Together," "Wicked Alpha," & "Wicked Omega." She's currently working on the 2nd book in Cordeleya's series (working title: "unGUARDed") and fighting off the urge to spend time right now on the next Persephone book as Imemy's tale needs to be told first! ("Imemy" is a futuristic, YA love story between the narrating protagonist and another teenager told without revealing either's gender, for love is love. Yeah. Be on the lookout for that one!)

Lauren continues to reside in Vermont, and in her leisure time, she enjoys knitting scarves, making beaded jewelry, and painting.