The Write Off

The Write Off

Author: Kara McDowell Listening Length: 10h 41m

Two rival authors are forced to confront a decade of love and heartbreak on the campus where it all started in this captivating debut romance by Kara McDowell. It’s been thirteen years since Mars Darling first met West Emerson on a bench outside their writing class. What started out as a friendly rivalry turned into a...

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Chapter 8

Freshman Year, Second Semester

“Bad writing day?” West leans over my shoulder.

He nods toward the English building. “Dr. B’s class just ended.” He drops his notebook next to me, sits on the back of the bench, and swings his legs over. The nails on his right hand are forest green; his left hand is bare. “You look pretty miserable considering spring break just started.”

I tip my head back to look at him but find myself squinting into the sun instead. “Not for me. I still have one midterm to go.”