The Love Show by Audrey Bell tour

Hadley Arrington is the career-driven editor-in-chief of her university’s prestigious newspaper. Jack Diamond is a laidback student whose good looks have made things even easier than they need to be. She’s the girl who came out of nowhere and kissed him in the rain. He’s the boy who made her do something crazy.

When the stakes seem too high, they have to decide if they’ll let their love show or if they’ll walk away for good.

Author’s Take on Jack

I wish I knew where Jack came from! I started writing the book in the summer, and it was a very different story at the time. Jack's the character who was the most constant through each draft, and I don't know exactly how I put him together.

I do know that I wanted to write a romantic lead who seemed like he'd be great husband material one day. Someone who was charming and funny and outgoing, but also gentle. Jack's not just gentle with Hadley and his mother, but everyone he cares about. You'll see that in the way he treats Hadley's best friend, David, and his godfather. He doesn't have a high tolerance for people who hurt other people.

He's not perfect. He's willfully directionless, because he doesn't like to think too far in the future. Even though he's learned how to control it, he has a bit of a temper. He'd rather not have people worry about him, so he deflects concern and downplays things with bother him.

Since the book is told from Hadley's point of view, readers might miss out on the fact that Jack very much initiates their relationship. He's fascinated by her and he likes talking to her and he's got absolutely no shame about saying what he thinks.