The Learning Hours by Sara Ney is the hilarious, adorable story of a prank that leads to love. Check out an exclusive excerpt from the novel here!
About ‘The Learning Hours’ by Sara Ney:
He’s not a douchebag;
but that doesn’t stop his friends from
turning him into one.
MY FRIENDS WANT ME TO GET LAID.
So much so that they plastered my ugly mug all over campus, in bold printed letters:
Are you the lucky lady who’s going to break our roommate’s cherry?
Him: socially awkward man with average-sized penis looking for willing sexual partner. You: must have pulse. Text him at: 555-254-5551
The morons can’t even spell. And the texts I’ve been receiving are what wet dreams are made of. But I’m not like these douchebags, no matter how hard they try to turn me into one.
THIS ISN’T THE KIND OF ATTENTION I WANT.
One text stands out from hundreds. One number I can’t bring myself to block. She seems different. Hotter, even in black and white.
However, after seeing her in person, I know she’s not the girl for me. But my friends won’t let up—they just don’t get it. Douchebags or not, there’s one thing they’ll never understand: GIRLS DON’T WANT ME.
Especially her.
‘The Learning Hours’ by Sara Ney exclusive excerpt:
Easing farther toward the far side of the room, I plant myself against the wall, eyes scanning every face among the crowd, searching for long black hair in a sea of blonde and brown, and some neon colors like blue and pink.
Uneasy, I pick at the label on my beer bottle.
Breaking the rules to come out tonight doesn’t sit right with me, and coming to meet her only increases the anxiety building in my stomach. I want to fucking vomit.
This was such a shitty idea; I’m not equipped to handle this. Have no idea what I’m fucking doing. What I’m going to do when I finally find her and meet her face to face.
Shit, shit, shit.
Panic sets in, my mind in overdrive, palms sweating.
I fiddle with the collar of my navy t-shirt. The logo of a popular Nantucket company sits on the left breast pocket, the only decent, clean shirt I had on the floor of my closet that wasn’t wrinkled, dirty, or too dressy and didn’t have a wrestling logo from the wrong college.
I feel like a dope.
A bright flash of red across the room catches my eye, and whatever curse graces the tip of my tongue dies in my throat.
There she is, standing in a corner with her friends, laughing. Head thrown back, long pale neck exposed. Long red hair the color of fucking fire. Flawless white skin. Dark burgundy lips. Tall.
She’s not who I’m here to meet, but she’s beautiful.
No, not beautiful.
Elle est mieux. She’s better.
More.
Stunning.
Jesus, is she human? She’s gorgeous and I need to shut the fuck up about it already.
I stare—of course I do—and Christ, I feel pathetic with the beer in my hand suspended halfway to my mouth, gaping foolishly from across the overcrowded party.
Black, long-sleeved polka dot midriff top with an expanse of white belly showing, she’s not dressed like anyone at the party.
High-waisted shorts with two rows of silver buttons down the sides. Pale legs that go on for miles.
When she raises her eyes and scans the room, I duck my head, face flaming hot. Turn my back and chug. Chug the entire bottle of beer down for liquid courage—I need it just to be standing in the same room with her.
How messed up is that?
I don’t know how long I stand facing the wall, but it’s long enough that I finish off the tepid amber liquid in my bottle.
Choke it down my throat like I’m chugging warm piss.
Give the ceiling an eye roll and pivot to face the room.
Turn to find the redhead studying me.
About Sara Ney:
Sara Ney is the USA Today Bestselling Author of the How to Date a Douchebag series, and is best known for her sexy, laugh-out-loud New Adult romances. Among her favorite vices, she includes: iced latte’s, historical architecture and well-placed sarcasm. She lives colorfully, collects vintage books, art, loves flea markets, and fancies herself British.
She lives with her husband, children, and her ridiculously large dog.
The Learning Hours by Sara Ney will be released on September 26! Pre-order now from Amazon, iBooks, Barnes & Noble, and Kobo. And don’t forget to add it to your Goodreads!