I Wouldn't Have Wished for You

A LONG-AWAITED PREMIERE BY ALEX HILL! THE FIRST VOLUME OF THE BUZZING DUOLOGY “I WOULD NEVER HAVE NAMED YOU.”

“I'm leaving. Right now,” I say in an icy tone, even though I don’t even have the strength to move.

“No. This amendment will take effect only in thirty minutes.”

“You’re a tyrant.”

“I’ll take it as it comes.”

“That’s not a compliment.”

“And who said that?”

When you can no longer be yourself, one day you can disappear—turn into emptiness.

Anya Nikitina used to be noticeable and bright, but now she has turned into an unremarkable shadow: she left her hometown, entered university, and hid in silence, books, and quietness. It seemed safer that way. But the past can’t forget—nightmares still find a way.

A strange парень keeps crashing into her life—next to him, an inner voice won’t stop whispering: “Run. Keep your distance.” But that’s far harder than she wants to believe. Nikita Klimenko, the manager of a karaoke bar—sharp, merciless, attractive and sinful, and sometimes frighteningly unpredictable.

Their meetings feel like a fight, and every conversation like a deal you can’t refuse. Friendship with a double bottom, help through resistance—feelings woven from his fire and her ashes.

Who is he to her: salvation or a sentence? Executioner—or someone who will reach out his hand?
Another cruel lesson, or a gift “ordered” at a falling star by that very girl who once believed in love and miracles?
From him you need to escape… or maybe you should go toward him?

Hatred turning into love; dangerous closeness; harsh emotions; an ambiguous moral code and a secret he knows. A strong authorial style, expressive characters, and impressive design make this story unforgettable. “I would never have named you” is a sensual dark romance about how love sometimes is born right in the middle of chaos.

Alex Hill is one of the most prominent authors of modern youth fiction: her books have sold over 400,000 copies.

“To make a cocktail called ‘Named It,’ take a guy with demonic charisma, a frightened girl, a lie, dark romance, and a single falling star. Add a slightly burnt truth and a painful past—and your mind-blowing drink is ready!” — Diana “Book Ambivalence,” a book blogger.

Also in the series: “Friendship-Plus. Incomplete Relationship,” “Friendship-Plus. Second Chance,” “Friendship-Plus. Catching Freedom,” “The Worst Friends,” “She’s Not My Sister,” “The Method of the Book Heroine,” “She Loves Bad Guys,” “After You Only Ash,” “Find Five Differences,” “It Was Always Him,” “Risha Decides!,” “Why Not?,” “No Love Doesn’t Count,” “It’s You Again.”

For readers who enjoy stories by Asya Lavrinovich, Anna Jane, K.O.V.Sh., and Emilia Green.

Attention: the audiobook contains profanity.