18 Hours To Us

Written by Krista Noorman

Narrated by Sarah Puckett

He's the popular football star. She's the quiet gymnast. One unexpected road trip could change everything.

When Natalie Rhodes left her house early that fateful morning to catch the bus to her senior class trip, she never expected to end up in a car with Colton Daynes-the guy she's had a crush on since first grade, the guy who has no idea who she is. But when Colton's irresponsible driving causes them both to miss the bus, the unlikely pair set off on a road trip from Michigan to Virginia Beach to catch up with their classmates.

From the little village of Middleville, the popular football star and the quiet gymnast will navigate back roads and highways, travel from lake towns to waterfalls to mountaintops and beyond, all the while fielding texts from Colton's friends and mean girl, Lexi, who also happens to be Colton's girlfriend and Natalie's former best friend.

Hours spent together on the road will lead them to places they've never been, discovering hidden talents, revealing secrets and fears. And they just might realize they have more in common than they know.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Tantor Media, Inc
• Release date: Jun 12, 2019
• ISBN: 9781630153663

Krista Noorman

Krista Noorman is the author of sweet romance, contemporary Christian romance, and young adult novels. She's a small-town Michigan girl, who is constantly inspired by books and movies, gets some of her best ideas while driving or walking in the woods, enjoys beautiful Instagram feeds, and loves a good peppermint mocha.Krista studied at Cornerstone University then turned to her love of photography and spent nearly a decade running her own wedding photography business, which was the inspiration for her novel Goodbye Magnolia. For most of her life, she scribbled away in journals while documenting her everyday life, but it wasn't until she took part in National Novel Writing Month, that she found her true calling and turned her pen to fiction. She's been dreaming up stories ever since.

Reviews for 18 Hours To Us

[Cynthia · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Good read for teens and young-hearted like myself; a feel good story of forgiveness, love, friendship with effects of mental illness and depression.

[sdbookhound · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Christian Teen Romance - The main characters, Colton and Natalie, have missed the bus for their senior trip so they decide to drive themselves. There is a good amount of drama as they learn about each other. I enjoyed this, but had to put some things I felt were unrealistic aside and remember that this is fiction. There may be spoilers ahead: First of all, I don't know that most parents would allow their child to go on a trip after they had been in a car accident having only been checked out at the scene and not at a hospital. Secondly, Natalie's father got over her lying to him a little too easily and allowed her to ride back home with Colton. What? It was all just too smooth. There are some serious subjects touched on including suicide and bullying.