12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS: Chasing Forever Down by Nikki Godwin

Chasing Forever Down by Nikki Godwin

SERIES: Drenaline Surf #1

GENRE: YA Contemporary

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After seventeen-year-old Haley Sullivan meets a mysterious stranger who plays by his own rules, she's more than determined to learn every trick of the trade from the master himself. But her dream-chasing mentor disappears after that night, and according to the local newspapers, he's been dead for years. Knowing he's very much alive, Haley enlists best friend Linzi to join her on a scavenger-hunt-style road trip that ultimately lands them in the surf town of Crescent Cove, California. Mystery guy is no mystery here, though – he's Colby Taylor, the west coast's biggest professional surfer. 
If Haley wants to talk to the wave rider again, she'll have to get past his four intimidating bodyguards who are highly skilled in the business of sending starstruck fangirls back to where they belong. Haley is up for the challenge if it means chasing her dreams and escaping the perfectly corporate future that's been planned for her. But dealing with these bodyguards isn't exactly what Haley imagined it'd be. Sure, being thrown off a jet ski sucks, but falling in love with one of them might just be worse.

AUTHOR INFO:

Nikki Godwin is a Young Adult/LGBT author from the southern USA. She can't live without Mountain Dew, black eyeliner, and music by Hawthorne Heights. When not writing, she's internet-stalking her favorite bands and keeping tabs on surf competitions. She adores Liam Payne of One Direction and pro surfer John John Florence. 

Ten Behind-The-Scenes Secrets About Chasing Forever Down

1) In chapter 9, A.J. chooses a yellow jet ski for the day. Reed accuses him of picking yellow because he wants to be seen. The real reason? I drive a yellow truck in real life!

2) 3108 Locust Street is the address to Jitters, where we meet Coffee Shop Tim. The real 3108 Locust Street is the address of a venue where I saw Mest live in 2008! (And met Chris Wilson, formerly of Good Charlotte...who is also my favorite drummer of forever!)

3) Speaking of Coffee Shop Tim, he's a total shout out to musician Tim Halperin, who I adore.

4) The character known as Enchanted Emily is really my sister, even down to her clothes. Except I changed the name of the band on her shirt. In the book, it's Sebastian's Shadow. In reality, it's Hawthorne Heights.

5) The band, The Ocean In Moonlight, got its name from a lyric in the Yellowcard song "Back Home." The lyric states: "Free to stand beside the ocean in moonlight and light myself a smoke beneath the dark Atlantic sky."

6) The Enchanter doll hanging from A.J.'s rearview mirror is actually a doll my sister made me. His name really is Logan in real life too.

7) A.J.'s abandoned carnival was inspired by a traveling carnival that was behind our local mall one day. Emily said I should put a carnival in CFD. I remember walking over to it and takingpictures on my cell phone. "Firework" by Katy Perry was playing. I've linked that song to A.J.since then. Surprisingly, it's very fitting for him.

8) The UPS truck driver in the final chapter is actually my local UPS guy, Tripp. I got all teary- eyed the day he delivered the box of my CFD paperbacks to the house. If he only knew!

9) Miles Garrett's surfboard is green and silver because he's Emily's favorite character, and she's obsessed with all things Slytherin.

10) This story made me buy a shell necklace. I've only worn it once - the day I wrote the goodbye scene with Haley & A.J.

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