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The First Time We Met

The First Time We Met

The Oxford Blue Series #1

Summary

Fans of E. L. James, Sylvia Day and Samantha Young will love this sizzling new romance . . .

When US Senator's daughter Lauren Cusack arrives at the enchanting Wyckham College of Oxford University, she hopes to mend her broken heart by throwing herself into her studies.

But then English aristocrat Alexander Hunt walks into her life and everything changes.

Handsome, brooding, and with his own dark past to escape, Alexander is exactly what Lauren doesn't need - but she finds herself helplessly drawn towards him.

Both Alexander and Lauren know that they should stay away from each other . . . but sometimes desire is so powerful that it conquers all else.
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'Definitely a page turner . . .I couldn't wait to know what happened next' 5 ***** reader review

'The steamy scenes are hot page turners that will have you addicted and reading on and on' 5 ***** reader review

'I am totally in love with this series' 5 ***** reader review

'So addictive, sexy and exciting' 5 ***** reader review

Reviews

  • Croft (mainstream romance author Phillipa Ashley) kicks off her Oxford Blues new adult contemporary trilogy with an angsty yet appealing romance. Lauren Cusack, the daughter of a U.S. senator, leaves Washington, D.C., for a year abroad at Oxford, studying for a master's degree in the history of art and visual culture. Alexander Hunt is a compellingly broken English aristocrat. The author is an Oxford alum herself, and she writes with authority about what happens when an upper-crust Brit meets a fearless American.
    Publishers Weekly

About the author

Pippa Croft

Pippa Croft is the pen name of an award-winning romantic novelist. After studying English at Oxford, she worked as a copywriter and journalist before writing her debut novel, which won the RNA's New Writers' award and was later made into a TV movie. The Oxford Blue series are available as Penguin paperbacks and ebooks.
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