Just One Year

Penelope Ward

Feb 2020 · Penelope Ward Books, Inc.

About this ebook

From New York Times bestselling author Penelope Ward, comes a new standalone novel.

The beginning of my sophomore year in college was off to a rough start.

On the first day of orientation, I had an altercation with an infuriating British dude in a campus bathroom.

(The ladies’ room was out of order. So, I used the men’s room. Don’t judge.)

I got home later that night and realized that the foreign student we were expecting to rent a room in my parents’ house was allergic to our cat.

So, the spare room went to someone else: Caleb—the British guy from the men’s room.  

And so it began…my love-hate story with Caleb Yates. Or was it hate-love in that order?

The guy knew how to push every one of my buttons.

Sometimes I’d email him to express my aggravation and disdain.

He’d actually rewrite my own words and send them back to me.

That was the type of infuriating person Caleb was.

So frustrating.

And…

Sometimes incredibly funny and endearingly sweet.

And hot.

He eventually grew on me, and Caleb soon became one of my best friends that year.

Too bad he was headed back to England soon, so nothing could happen between us—for so many reasons.

I definitely couldn't fall in love with him, especially since all we had was just one year.

Ratings and reviews

So many things can happen in just one year. An exchange student can arrive on your doorstep and become a part of the family. He can fall for the eldest daughter who has helped him deal with issues back home in the UK. They can attend college together and even find time to study. But it’s only for one year.... just one year. He needs to get back as his Mum who is depending on him. Even though they didn’t click on their first or second meeting, they did become fast friends from then on out. Therefore I feel this is a friends to lovers story with a second chance. It’s told in dual POVs from Caleb and Teagan. Each of them have secrets that they find easy to divulge to each other when they are either out the back eating s’mores or studying in her room because of the trust they now have developed. It’s a sweet romance that is a quick read.

Cute slow burn story. I found both characters quite adorable and likable. Caleb was loyal, playful, caring and just an all around good guy. Teagan was a bit more complicated. Smart and reserved she felt undeserving of love. I definitely felt a heart tug towards her. These two just give you all of those “awwwwww” feelings and you just know they belong together. Lots of feel good moments where you feel like fate and destiny just guided these two and their families on a journey that was necessary to be complete. Really liked it.

A laugh out loud, sweet, swooning and feel good story! Penelope Ward is at her best yet again! I love the way she makes you feel the ups and downs with her characters. It’s always such a happy feeling when you finish one of her books. I can’t tell you how many times I laughed out loud while reading! Absolutely loved it!

About the author

Penelope Ward is a New York Times, USA Today and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author.

She grew up in Boston with five older brothers and spent most of her twenties as a television news anchor. Penelope resides in Rhode Island with her husband, son, and beautiful daughter with autism.

With over two million books sold, she is a 21-time New York Times bestseller and the author of over twenty novels. Her books have been translated into over a dozen languages and can be found in bookstores around the world.