{"id":340044,"date":"2025-12-12T05:17:26","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T05:17:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/uncategorized\/a-romantic-ya-novel-from-debut-author-jasmine-donaldson\/"},"modified":"2025-12-12T05:17:26","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T05:17:26","slug":"a-romantic-ya-novel-from-debut-author-jasmine-donaldson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=340044","title":{"rendered":"A romantic YA novel from debut author Jasmine Donaldson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><b>The People I know <\/b>by Jasmine Donaldson (Mary Eagan Publishing)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span data-end=\"498\" data-start=\"294\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhHIx1ne4U7_NTGtZhKFYtrM3i_0hAMyYxMZHCKUYc87VdDU_jPg6D6EKPpynerlvw6d27cg19MPFj8Jj0JQ0DxIwKSXlW9nbtfyTBE3mF3OenxHxtogmCqGlgk-hqeLBrquSRXn3uqlyt7REJYFmLbsM4L_RgSQ68oBO7l6Qfk50oM9WYzoekVi7gIKKDN\/s477\/the%20people%20I%20know.png\" style=\"clear: right;float: right;margin-bottom: 1em;margin-left: 1em\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"477\" data-original-width=\"300\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhHIx1ne4U7_NTGtZhKFYtrM3i_0hAMyYxMZHCKUYc87VdDU_jPg6D6EKPpynerlvw6d27cg19MPFj8Jj0JQ0DxIwKSXlW9nbtfyTBE3mF3OenxHxtogmCqGlgk-hqeLBrquSRXn3uqlyt7REJYFmLbsM4L_RgSQ68oBO7l6Qfk50oM9WYzoekVi7gIKKDN\/s320\/the%20people%20I%20know.png\" width=\"201\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: inherit\">Nineteen-year-old Lyla Strafford has escaped to her Aunt Caroline\u2019s coastal home for the summer. With a new job at the local caf\u00e9 and a small circle of emerging friendships, she hopes for a fresh start.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit\">At a party, she meets Theo \u2014 bronzed, charming, and clearly as taken with her as she is with him. Their first date, a Christmas carnival, feels promising\u2026 until it isn\u2019t. Perched atop the ferris wheel, Theo gently asks about Lyla\u2019s sister Ruth, and Lyla spirals into a panic attack. They head home early, and Lyla is convinced she has wrecked her chance at romance. She isn\u2019t ready to speak about Ruth. Not yet.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit\">When a life-threatening incident forces past trauma to resurface, the story begins to peel back the truth. Snippets, flashbacks, and vivid memories gradually reveal what happened to Ruth \u2014 and the heavy guilt Lyla has carried ever since. Surrounded by caring people who slowly earn her trust, Lyla learns to forgive herself and reclaim her future.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit\">This is a story about <span data-end=\"1327\" data-start=\"1286\">first love, friendship, grief, courage,<\/span> and the complicated, tender work of letting go.<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: inherit\">Lyla is an engaging, proactive teen protagonist \u2014 finding work, stepping outside her comfort zone, forming genuine connections, and finally facing the moment that defined her past.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit\"><span data-end=\"1661\" data-start=\"1559\">This accomplished debut comes from 25-year-old librarian Jasmine Donaldson of Warkworth, Auckland.<\/span> A lifelong reader and young adult fiction enthusiast, Jasmine works at Mahurangi East Library and loves being surrounded by books. She has spoken about struggling to find stories that held her attention as a teen \u2014 a challenge that inspired her to write the book she wished she\u2019d had. <span data-end=\"1966\" data-start=\"1947\"><i>The People I Know<\/i><\/span> marks her first novel.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit\">&#8220;The books I enjoy most are character driven, with everyday people facing their own problems. When I wrote this, I wanted to include everything I love in a story: good character development, a sprinkle of mystery, and a dollop of romance.&#8221; Jasmine Donaldson<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">ISBN: 978-1-0670875-5-5<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">RRP $30.00<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Reviewed by Maria Gill<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The People I know by Jasmine Donaldson (Mary Eagan Publishing) Nineteen-year-old Lyla Strafford has escaped to her Aunt Caroline\u2019s coastal home for the summer. With a new job at the local caf\u00e9 and a small circle of emerging friendships, she hopes for a fresh start. 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