I Wish You Would

Ages 14 to 18

To All the Boys I've Loved Before meets You’ve Reached Sam in this love story in which explosive secrets threaten to tear everyone apart, including best friends (or maybe more?), Natalia and Ethan.

It’s the epic overnight at the beach that kicks off senior year. But for Natalia and Ethan, it’s the first time seeing each other after junior prom—when they almost crossed the line from best friends to something more and ruined everything. Natalia is desperate to pretend she doesn’t care and Ethan is desperate to fix his mistake.

When the senior class carries out their tradition of writing private letters to themselves—what they would do if they were braver—Natalia pours her heart out. So does Ethan. So does their entire class. But in Natalia’s panicked attempt to retrieve her confession, the wind scatters seven of the notes across the beach. Now, Ethan and Natalia are forced to work together to find the lost letters before any secrets are revealed—especially their own.

About the Author

Eva Des Lauriers is a California girl who became a die-hard romantic when she married her best friend, the boy she sat next to in eleventh-grade calculus. She was a delight to have in class if only she stopped talking and now holds both an MSW and BA in psychology. As a clinical social worker, she had the privilege of working with the vibrant and complicated teens for whom she now writes. When she isn’t writing, you can find her wandering through the redwoods, staring at the sea, or pretending she’s in a music video while listening to music. She lives with her husband, their two children, and her collection of kissing books in Northern California. evadeslauriers.com