Love and Candy is a poignant New Adult/Young Adult romance that doesn't shy away from the gritty details and overwrought emotion of a young woman's coming of age.Samantha Montclare is not who she thought she was. Straitlaced and academically minded, she's knocked to her knees by an unexpected infatuation with the star of her local soccer team just as she discovers that her biological father is not the loving dad who raised her but a forbidding Italian aristocrat. Within the social hierarchy of a wealthy suburban high school, Delaney Troy is so superior to naive Samantha that she can't speak to him without provoking obscene taunts from his friends. Delaney is gorgeous, but much of Samantha's fascination stems from his brazen honesty and bristling wit. His air of confidence inspires so powerful an interest he draws her in without even looking at her.But how could she possibly date a guy like Delaney who insists he only wants to hook up -- and doesn't believe in love?Will the scandalous truth about the circumstances of her conception threaten her happy home life?Must she find a place in her life for an alarming new "father" just as she’s becoming an independent young woman?Reviews of LOVE and CANDY:“A sweet, humorous and endearing coming of age story. Really something special!”“Praise for Elizabeth Famous and this beautifully written and refreshingly unique coming of age story! It made me feel a plethora of emotions...borderline bipolar (and I loved every moment of it).”“Well, I truly enjoyed it but was also greatly surprised (in a good way).” Reviews of LOVE and CANDY : "A sweet, humorous and endearing coming of age story. Really something special!" "Praise for Elizabeth Famous and this beautifully written and refreshingly unique coming of age story! It made me feel a plethora of emotions...borderline bipolar (and I loved every moment of it)." "Well, I truly enjoyed it but was also greatly surprised (in a good way)." "I stayed up way too late to finish the book last night (this morning) and I would have stayed up later if necessary! ... It sucked me in and never let go. My heart swelled and ached for Sam."-Lori Clark from She Reads New Adult "I would recommend this book to my friends. As long, as they understand Delaney isn't your typical male hero. He is more real life than fantasy."-Mallory Dodge from Dirty Girl Book Club "At first glance, Love and Candy is your typical young teenage girl has huge crush on gorgeous popular star athlete boy. However, as dive deeper and deeper into this story you'll find that like most books you can't judge it by its cover and it becomes something of a tail of teenage drama mixed with a confusing situation, that may just turn into something more."-Kathy Horsman from Bookmarks, Spoilers and Happily Ever After "Poignant love story of a first love. We follow Samantha during her high school years as she falls in love for the first time with the school's soccer star, Delaney. He is as conceited and arrogant as she is sweet and tender. Elizabeth Famous has given us a story that will all of us, as we remember the insecurities, inadequacies, and loneliness of our teenage years."-from author Gloria Herrera Samantha Montclare is not who she thought she was. Straitlaced and academically minded, she's knocked to her knees by an unexpected infatuation with the star of her local soccer team just as she discovers that her biological father is not the loving dad who raised her but a forbidding Italian aristocrat. Within the social hierarchy of a wealthy suburban high school, Delaney Troy is so superior to naive Samantha that she can't speak to him without provoking obscene taunts from his friends. Delaney is gorgeous, but much of Samantha's fascination stems from his brazen honesty and bristling wit. His air of confidence inspires so powerful an interest he draws her in without even looking at her. But how could she possibly date a guy like Delaney who insists he only wants to hook up -- and doesn't believe in love? Will the scandalous truth about the circumstances of her conception threaten her happy home life? Must she find a place in her life for an alarming new "father" just as she's becoming an independent young woman? Elizabeth Famous grew up on a family farm in rural USA before dashing off to the big city and going Ivy League. Never satisfied with doing things the usual way, she married a man from the other side of the globe and won a doctoral fellowship in humanities. Raising her lively and opinionated children is the greatest challenge of her life. She likes to write about flawed characters dealing with challenging situations not touched upon in traditional romance novels -- such as losing one's virginity in a not all-together spectacular fashion, like in LOVE and CANDY .