The
Proverbial Mr. Universe
by Maria La Serra
Publication date: June 27th 2016
Genres: Contemporary, New Adult, Romance
by Maria La Serra
Publication date: June 27th 2016
Genres: Contemporary, New Adult, Romance
Dear girl with the red
scarf,
Love was never meant to be conquered;
you have to surrender to it.
Trust me. After all, I am Mr. Universe.
Love was never meant to be conquered;
you have to surrender to it.
Trust me. After all, I am Mr. Universe.
BLURB
When the universe conveys a
message, you listen.
Olivia Montiano just caught her
fiancé cheating. Now she is forced to question what she wants out of life and
love. Striving to live up to her father’s unrealistic standards for the past
twenty-three years, every decision she has ever made was with her father’s
wishes in mind—until she finds mysterious, handwritten letters tucked away in
places only meant for her. That’s when she realizes she’s been on the wrong
path all along and gives her heart to a guy her father thinks is entirely
wrong.
Washed-up abstract artist Nick
Montgomery has had quite a few setbacks in life. He’s become accustomed to
never needing anyone, thinking he’s just fine—until he meets the girl with the
red scarf. She’s not his type. But the universe has other ideas. Nick has a
secret he’s keeping from her, afraid it will bring their new relationship to a
sudden halt.
Will they figure out what the
universe holds for them?
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“I think
it’s safe to say it would be safer for you if you took your bike to work.”
He winked
at her.
“Ha,
funny.” She looks at the people who gathered around; some were locals, and some
were tourists. What she enjoyed the most was the view of downtown Montreal.
Nick
waited for her to get settled on the steps of the Chalet du Mont Royal before
handing her back a vanilla ice-cream cone.
“Wasn’t
that fun?”
“Yes, it
was. But I don’t know how I’m going to get back. My legs are so tired.”
“What’s
the rush?”
Olivia
shrugged and smiled at him.
“Is there
somewhere you have to be?”
“Do you?”
She acted nonchalant, not wanting to give Nick the satisfaction that she was
easily available.
He smiled
appreciatively. “Great, we both have nowhere to be. So there’s no rush.”
He
glanced down and frowned. “You better start working on that ice cream before it
drips.”
Olivia
licked her ice cream, making more of a mess of herself. She laughed, and Nick
handed her more napkins to help her clean off her sweater.
“You know
what else I haven’t done in ages?” She looked up at Nick, who sat one step
above her.
“What’s
that?”
“Ping
pong.”
He made a
funny face like she said something revolting.
“Come on,
who doesn’t like ping pong?”
“Just to
let you know, I’m silently judging you.”
Olivia
glanced at his gray polo shirt with happy faces scattered all over it.
“Don’t
you dare be judging me, Montgomery. Where did you find this lame top?” She
playfully ran her hand across his chest, feeling him stiffen under her touch.
His smile slowly faded and out of nowhere, there was a particular affliction
overshadowing his face.
“Don’t
worry, Montgomery, my hands are clean.” She put her hand up to show him.
“No, it’s
not that.” His voice had become heavier. “There something I’ve wanted to tell
you.” Something in his tone caused for concern. Then she thought maybe he
didn’t want things to go back to the way they were. Maybe he realized during
their time apart that he’d rather be just friends. Or worse … there was someone
else. She was afraid of what he was about to say. Whatever it was, it wasn’t
good. She could feel the presence of it, this thick air hovering above them.
Olivia didn’t know if it was the ice cream or this familiar feeling of complete
disappointment because the tugging in her stomach began to grow.
Aware of
his stare, she glanced up to find his eyes on her, and for a moment Olivia
wished he would kiss her to make it all go away.
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Author Info
Maria La Serra, a fashion
designer, turned writer, lives in Montreal with her husband and two children.
She will try everything at least once, except for skiing, hiking or
camping-okay anything relating to activities done in the great outdoors. The
Proverbial Mr. Universe is her first novel.
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