Call It What You Want

The viral TikTok sensation about situationships, heartbreak, mistakes. You can call it what you want-but was it love? It''s 2016, and Sloane Hart''s senior year of college is bound to be the best one yet. Her nights consist of drinking cheap vodka and singing along to The Chainsmokers with her friends, and her days are spent writing as she prepares for the post-grad life in New York City she''s always dreamed of. The last thing she needs is for a guy to get in the way of her goals. With graduation so close, she just needs to focus on landing a job and enjoying this last year with her best friends all under one roof. But that plan becomes a little more complicated when her upstairs neighbor, Ethan Brady, enters the picture. Ethan''s pull is undeniable. He''s tall, mysterious, and handsome as hell, and when Sloane is with him, the entire world slows to a halt. But Ethan''s guarded past is too hurtful for him to face, and if letting Sloane in means that the walls he''s built around his heart would come crumbling down, he may not be willing to let that happen. As their chemistry and connection intensify, Sloane finds herself falling deeper and deeper, but will Ethan ever be ready to catch her?  Nostalgic, heartfelt, and profoundly cathartic, Call It What You Want is an ode to almost-love stories-the kinds with no labels, no promises, and the potential to turn your entire world upside down.

Alissa DeRogatis is an author based in Charlotte, North Carolina. Call It What You Want is her debut novel and is a love letter to anyone who has had a hard time getting over someone they never dated.