18-year-old Layken Cohen misses her life back in Texas, harbors a deep hatred for concrete garden gnomes and has fallen hard for her new neighbor, Will Cooper. 21-year-old Will Cooper misses his life before it became so complicated, has a passion for performing slams and has fallen hard for his new neighbor, Layken Cohen--despite her deep hatred for garden gnomes. Not long afte...(展开全部)

18-year-old Layken Cohen misses her life back in Texas, harbors a deep hatred for concrete garden gnomes and has fallen hard for her new neighbor, Will Cooper. 21-year-old Will Cooper misses his life before it became so complicated, has a passion for performing slams and has fallen hard for his new neighbor, Layken Cohen--despite her deep hatred for garden gnomes. Not long afte...(展开全部)

科林•胡佛2012年1月自主发表第一部小说《因为深爱，所以放手》（Slammed），2012年2月，又发表了续作《真爱没有尽头》（Point of Retreat）。这两本小说一上市便引起热议，亚马逊读者评论数以史无前例的速度迅速突破1000条。同年，两本书的电影版权以高价售出。 胡佛喜爱音乐和诗歌，尤其是美国民谣摇滚乐队艾未特兄弟（The Avett Brothers）。在《因为深爱，所以放手》中，她用他们的歌词作为每一个章节的引子。此外，书中主人公威尔等人出入诗喃会，诗歌是贯穿整个故事的重要线索，也是胡佛作品的特色之一。她将这些动人歌词和诗句穿插在故事里，替主人公们道出心声，情之所至，催人泪下。 胡佛迄今出版的每一本小说，都荣登《纽约时报》畅销书排行榜，是美国最受欢迎的情感类小说作家之一。 科林•胡佛现在与家人和3个儿子一起居住在美国得克萨斯州。...(展开全部)