A&I's First Friday Rec: In Pursuit of Normalcy by KariAnn

The very first Friday rec from Alphas and Imprints is . . . drum roll, please?

In Pursuit of Normalcy by KariAnn.

I'm sure, as Jake and Nessie fans, you've already read this story up and down and sideways and are still on the edge of your seat, waiting for updates but it's still definitely worth mentioning.

KariAnn takes a different, less-traditional approach to Nessie and her reaction about imprinting, having her rebel against it and resent it once she finds out that Jacob was "forced" into loving her.

She flees to Hawaii to live on her own and . . . well, pursue normalcy. But things are just never quite right.

The writing is phenomenal, the plot is seamless and that's probably why it's one of the few J/N fics that have crossed over into the "mainstream". IPoN, as it is abbreviated, recently garnered some pretty awesome recognition from the Indie Twific Awards where it won Best Non-E/B WIP Story Line!

If I do say so myself, that's a pretty awesome leap for J/N fics. It's in a league of its own, not only in within its main pairing's fandom, but in fanfiction in general. I admit I am an avid reader, and a little more shamefully, that I have never reviewed.

But I will, though - I'm turning over a new leaf and trying to find a little redemption by reccing her. Even though no one's probably reading this yet. Oh, well.

At present, In Pursuit of Normalcy is seventeen chapters in on her livejournal and sixteen in at Twilighted. A warning, this story is NC-17, and though KariAnn does what she does well, it is graphic.

But lucky for those of you who don't enjoy that kind of thing, KariAnn is very awesomely posting an edited M version at Fanfiction. net which is currently seventeen chapters in. Fully caught up - so you're lucky!

So to sum up, besides having an awesome title, there is much more to In Pursuit of Normalcy than that. KariAnn handles complex emotions well and is very good at writing a torn, confused Nessie. One who is in love but much more noble than the rest of us, and doesn't want to force herself on someone she feels was enslaved to love her.

Though we all know that's not the case.

So I won't spoil anything, I'll just stop here and let you all run off and read and scream at Nessie to get over it already. It's not her fault, but that doesn't change that we're impatient.

And don't be like me - drop a line and tell her how amazing it is.

- Nad.

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Here's all the info:

In Pursuit of Normalcy by KariAnn

Two years after reaching full maturity, Nessie Cullen is living on the island of Oahu, where she escaped to avoid the unpleasant truths surrounding her very existence. What will happen when the only man she’s ever loved makes a sudden reappearance in her life?

Where you can find it all:

KariAnn's Livejournal

IPoN on Twilighted

M-Rated version on FF.n

And would you believe I almost forgot to mention how absolutely gorgeous the banner for his fic is? It's insane - one of the best I've ever seen. Honestly. Just beautiful. Check it out on her author page on Twilighted or her blog.