Waiting for the Rain

A native of Puyallup, Washington, MACKENZIE ROADS wanted to spend her senior year with her friends: Bree Thatcher, her closest friend from a broken family, Asia Blake, a mouthy black girl from Louisiana, and Rachel Evans, whose recent behavior has been putting a strain on the circle of friends. Everything changes for Mackenzie when she meets A.J., a nineteen-year-old aspiring bull-rider. Drawn in by his simple country lifestyle, shaggy blond hair and witty sense of humor, she finds herself torn between her goals of attending college and maintaining the blossoming relationship. In an era of teenage pregnancies and half-hearted romances, A.J. pledges to fulfill Mackenzie's deepest fantasy, to have her first kiss in the rain! WAITING FOR THE RAIN is a story about teenage dreams and the reality of adulthood, resisting temptation, and overcoming adversity through the bonds of friendship.