Synopsis:
Recent college graduate,
Kayla Reynolds was ready to leave the university, sorority life behind. Leaving
her boyfriend of over three years, she packed her bags and moved four hours
south to the big city…New York City. Bright lights, streets that never
sleep, and a business lifestyle that she yearned to have were all at her
fingertips.
Kayla Reynolds was chasing
her dream.
Determined and eager to
make it in the corporate world, Kayla changed everything- her image, lifestyle,
and outlook on life, putting her career first and her personal life second.
That was until her first day, the first time she got a glimpse of Miles
Blackwell. Corporate CEO and part owner of ETV, and not to mention, incredibly
handsome, Miles Blackwell took Kayla by surprise, stealing her heart as he did.
But nothing had ever come
that easy for Kayla. Life had always seemed to have a personal vendetta against
her, stepping in when everything seemed too good to be true, reminding herself
of whom she really was. It wasn’t until she met Merrick Drake that she realized
when to stop; when running was no longer an option. For the first time in her
life she had someone she could relate to; someone who wouldn’t judge- who saw
the person she was inside. She and Merrick connected…on more levels than one.
When life was too much to
handle, they ran.
But there was only one
person that could make Kayla stop for good. Only one man that made her want to
stay.
Would Kayla finally stop
running or would it all be too much to handle?
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Teaser...
She
let out an exasperated breath. “No. No, I gotta figure this out.” She turned to
face me, legs crossed, intertwined. “I don’t know what to do, Merrick.”
I felt it in my chest. She was lost, pleading
for help. I didn’t know if I was the best person to help her. I’d lived just as
fucked up a life myself. From the age I could run, I did, staying at friend’s
houses almost every day of the week, stopping home quick after school just to
make sure my mom hadn’t overdosed and was dead on the floor. I did this almost
my whole life…up until I ran here.
“I can’t really help you, babe, if I don’t know
what happened,” I told her as sympathetically as I could, looking into her sad
eyes. Even if I wasn’t the most qualified person to give advice, I wanted to
help, but I also needed to know what happened first.
Kayla rubbed her face with her hands, keeping
them over her eyes for a minute longer. She was thinking; questioning if she
was ready to spill. I didn’t want to force her to do it, so I sat there
quietly. I wish I could just sweep her up and run far, far away; take her away
from all the bad in her life permanently, but that would mean I had to run
again, and I was done running. I couldn’t do it anymore.
“I loved him.” Her voice was a whisper. She
removed her hands from her face but only to look down to her crisscrossed feet.
She couldn’t look at me while she told me, and I was okay with that. “I let my
guard down when I knew I shouldn’t have, but I couldn’t help it.”
About
the Author:
Some may consider me a jack of all trades, but
I consider myself well rounded.
I’ve waitressed, styled hair, answered phones
and, most recently, worked full time as mom to my two beautiful little
boys.
Then there was this book… Everyone and their brother started talking
about this book series titled Fifty Shades of Grey by EL James. I didn’t really
pay attention to the craze at first, since I wasn’t a big reader- okay, I
didn’t read at all. But curiosity got the best of me, so I downloaded it to my
kindle.
I was immediately hooked. I read the whole series in three days. Yes,
three books in three days.
I kept finding all these great books that I HAD to
read (just ask my credit card!).
Then I started hearing voices. Voices that
turned into stories; stories that were begging to get out of my head.
I started
writing them down on scraps of paper. Then I transferred them to my computer.
Before I knew it, Planning on Forever was born.
The voices in my head are still
talking, so I’m still writing.
Links:
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6564533.Ashley_Wilcox?from_search=true
Source: eARC for Honest Review from author
Genre: NA/ Adult Contemporary
My Review...
So this series is somewhat bittersweet for me. There are parts that I love and others not so much.
In this book we find Kayla doing a cowardly breakup which she does so she can begin the life that she always wanted and thought she needed.
On her first day she meets her new boss Miles who shakes her world and everyway.
Things are looking good and going smoothly until the truth comes out and blows everything up.
Kayla needs to figure things out so she runs to her new friend the neighborhood bartender Merrick.
This new found relationship is something that the two of them didn't even know they were needing until they found each other.
After the truth comes out Miles does everything and anything to get Kayla back.
After Miles wins Kayla back everything is coming out roses.
So the story was cute but things that were hard for me to believe was this over the top love story all happened over a week which made it hard to believe. I'm all over love at first sight but this was just too quick to truly believe.
One of the high points was the friendship between Merrick and Kayla. I can't wait to find about Merrick's HEA.
For this story I give it 3 too quick thumbs up!
Lauren
Reckless
(Renegades #1)
