Review: "I really love kissing you"
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 1, 2013
O.M.G where do I start and not give anything away.  Jo-Anna Walker is a brand new author and this is her second series.  I was given an ARC for an unbiased, honest review.  I have to tell you I totally loved this story.  There is something about Jo-Anna's writing style that simply captivates me.  So hopefully I can do this story justice without giving a single thing away.The story takes place in a High School setting (don't discount this book because I said High School).  One of the main characters is Jesse Dawson who is walking around with a lot of guilt over what happened to her mother.  (That's all I'm saying here). Then we have the Three M's (their nickname) Miranda, Melissa and Melanie who are the snotty HS bully's if you will, Jake who is dubbed the Geek and happens to be Jesse's best friend (please note I said best friend and that's it), Allen Clow the sadistic, abusive stepfather to Jesse, and last but not least Rave Black, the new kid to the school who seems to have a mysterious past and has the rumor mills flying.This instant Rave lays eyes on Jesse there is an instant attraction, Jesse feels it too. Most of Jesse's teen years have been spent trying to blend into the wood work and just go unnoticed.  But she feels the pull towards Rave.  The three M's don't miss this and bully and try to embarrass Jesse.Rave seems to go out of his way to run into or find Jesse and it's just so beautiful and heartwarming how he comes onto to her.  Still not sure of herself and a little afraid since she's never had anyone not feel sorry for her and like her for just her Jesse starts to let her guard down.You'll see the torment Jesse goes through mentally and the abuse she endures physically from her stepfather.  You see some of the first's Jesse and Rave share together.  I imagine as she pumps out the rest of the series we'll see a lot more firsts. My favorite line was from Rave when he said, "you calm me".  I melted when he told her "I really love kissing you".  I could go on and on but I won't you really need to pick up this book and read for yourself.I give Jo-Anna Walker's In the Heart of Yesterday 5* and this is one new Author I'll be following for sure.