Into the Blue

'An achingly romantic, compulsively readable love story - with chemistry that burns up every page. Emma Brodie has rendered an intoxicating portrayal of the power and intensity of human connection'
TAYLOR JENKINS REID, Sunday Times bestselling author of Atmosphere

'Smart and romantic, with fine observations about theater and life . . . The final act will stay with me'
GABRIELLE ZEVIN, Sunday Times bestselling author of Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

'The truth is there's no such thing as a normal life. There's just the time you get and how you spend it.'

In the summer of 2000, seventeen-year-old AJ dreams of being a writer far from her small town. Working in a video rental store, her life changes forever when Noah walks in.

Noah is intense and enigmatic, the youngest in a family of great actors. Despite wildly different upbringings, the two forge a deep bond first as friends, then as acting partners, until the day Noah disappears without a word.

Seven years later in New York City, AJ is shocked to find herself cast in the same intergalactic TV production as Noah, by then a well-known Hollywood heartthrob. As their on-screen characters grow closer every day, the lines between reality and acting begin to blur.

Unable to stay away from each other, AJ and Noah are forced to confront the truth of what happened years ago - and the devastating secret that will send their lives careening apart, even as fate continues to draw them together.

Blending explosive chemistry, devastating emotion and unforgettable characters, Into the Blue  is an extraordinary novel that asks: What does it mean to diverge from the script to write your own story?


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'I devoured Into the Blue in two sittings, so swept up in the sheer romance of it, I could scarcely look up from the page. A rare and intoxicating love story that hooks from the very first page. I adored it'
CLARE LESLIE HALL, Sunday Times bestselling author of Broken Country

'This book was like nothing I've ever read before: both Gothic and geeky, hilarious and heart-wrenching, a masterclass in scorching sexual tension and a poignant meditation on the true meaning of intimacy. Into the Blue is my new obsession, and it will be yours, too'
LAYNE FARGO, bestselling author of The Favourites

'At once joyful and heartbreaking, INTO THE BLUE is a compelling and powerful portrayal of the magic and devastation of true love. AJ and Noah's story burns with chemistry, and simmers with nostalgia and longing. An epic, special and unforgettable read'
HOLLY MILLER, bestselling author of The Sight of You

'Expertly weaving an epic tale of star-crossed lovers for the modern era, Brodie reminds us what it's like to be wildly, desperately in love-and that, often despite our better judgment, there's no escaping the pull of a true soul mate. Into the Blue will have you transfixed . . . and reminiscing about that very first person who stole your heart' MIKKI BRAMMER, bestselling author of The Collected Regrets of Clover

'A story that alternately burns with a fiery romance and crackles with whimsical nerdy delights'
NIKKI ERLICK, bestselling author of The Measure