Cover Reveal: Running From Forever by Ashley Wilcox

Release Date: September 22, 2013

Genre: New Adult

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?

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.

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Blog Tour: Summer Rush by Ashley Wilcox

Hope Taylor is your typical down South, small town girl. She loves to surf; it's the one aspect of her life that is just for her. She's a waitress at one of the local restaurants, and is taking online college courses. Hope helps take care of her disabled mother, who due to a drunk driver has been paralyzed from the neck down. She has a very sweet and hardworking boyfriend, Trent. She shouldn’t want anyone else...that is, until Joey Puccino, and his rude and obnoxious friends walk into the restaurant one afternoon.  Now she just can’t stop thinking about him.

Joey Puccino drives Hope insane when he comes into the restaurant.  He is arrogant and constantly flirting with her.  There is something about him though, something that makes Hope think about him more than she should.  Her thoughts of him are making her question her feelings for Trent.  

A year passes before Hope sees Joey again.  Something has changed with him and he isn’t the same anymore.  He seems more mature and isn’t the obnoxious ass he was the summer before.  The attraction between them is still there, but will Hope finally act on it and break things off with Trent to explore what could be?  Or, will Hope stay with Trent and try to forget about Joey?  

"I couldn't fathom being with anyone other than Trent- he's the perfect boyfriend, and would make the perfect husband, and someday the perfect father to my children. I can see it. I just can't feel it."

“Although I know I shouldn’t want him, I do.  I crave him and want just one taste to see what he’s like, if he’s worth the rush I get from him.  Joey’s my drug in the worst possible way.”

Hope is torn. The connection between her and Joey is not one she can deny, or wants to.  She knows that she isn’t happy with Trent anymore. When she sees Joey again coming in for dinner with his family, that intense attraction is still there.  Spending time with Joey and letting him into parts of her life that she has never let anyone before, she knows that she is falling hard for him.

Something happened to change him, something he hasn’t really talked about, but Hope tells him everyone makes mistakes at some point in their lives.  When Hope discovers what that mistake was, can she move past it and allow Joey into her life or will she be with Trent, the safe bet? 

I really liked Summer Rush.  I think at one point we have all felt what Hope felt, wondering if the person she shouldn’t want to be with could be the perfect one for her.  Everyone has made mistakes in their lives, some pretty major ones.  What counts is what you do to fix that mistake and take steps not to continue making those mistakes in the future.  When it is a person that is making you want to change, sometimes that is the best motivation in the world, especially when that person is someone you love.  Summer Rush is a book about second chances and following your heart.  I hope that there will be more from this series in the future.

Ashley is giving away an ebook of Summer Rush at each stop. Please leave a comment and your email address to be entered in the contest. Thank You & Good Luck!!