Title: SUMMER RUSH
Author: Ashley Wilcox
Source: ebook from author
Goodreads...
Hope Taylor is a smart Southern girl with a good head on her shoulders and
a positive outlook on life. Even though things are simple and predictable, Hope
is happy and content.
Her boyfriend is tall, handsome and hardworking. Trent is everything a girl
could want in a man and life is going according to plan, until she meets Joey
Puccino.
Although Joey is arrogant and gets under her skin, Hope is still drawn to
him and her body craves him like a bad drug. Even though she knows it is wrong,
the attraction Hope feels is undeniable.
Will Hope choose her simple, yet comfortable life with Trent? Or will she
give in to the desire and pull she feels for Joey?
My mini take...
The heart wants what the heart wants.
Hope surfs in the morning, helps care for her mother during the day while
attending online classes, and then works at night to help her family out financially.
Besides having a doting boyfriend that she loves, she practically has no social
life. But life is good and it is how things are supposed to be. But when a
cocky, Italian comes waltzing into her life one day, something inside of her
changes. With all these feelings for Joey twirling around in her heart she soon
feels guilty when she is with Trent. Can she overcome these new feelings for
Joey and be a better girlfriend to Trent or will she end up falling for Joey in
the end?
SUMMER RUSH is a very quick read. Before I knew I was done. But I was thoroughly
entertained throughout the whole book thanks to the cute characters. Although
the storyline was fairly predictable I loved how all it took was the smile of
one guy for Hope to realize that she is not at all content with the way her
life is going. The author did a great job giving the readers something real and
believable.
Let me tell you, I loved Joey and thought Trent was a donkey’s rear. I didn’t
have that warm fuzzy feeling about him in the beginning and it proved true when
he showed his true colors later on. But again I say…loved Joey. Yeah he was
also a donkey’s rear in the beginning but I just knew that wasn’t the real him.
And I was so happy with who he really was.
Got some free time on your hands? Want a cute, romantic read? Well look no further…SUMMER RUSH is the perfect book for you. And
from what I hear there is a sequel that is supposed to take place. I so will be
reading that one. I am eager to see what develops further with Hope and Joey.
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.
For more information about me, and what
I’m working on please follow me on:
After high school I decided to give college a whirl, but
found myself living back home after my first year. I waitressed for a while then decided I
wanted to try my hand at hairdressing. After graduating from cosmetology
school, I worked in a salon for a couple of years.
I found myself hating the crazy salon
hours so I quit hairdressing and started working in the medical field,
answering phones. Although working the
nine to five thing gave me more of a social life, sitting at a desk answering
phones was not my cup of tea.
Then came my husband, and the idea of
going back to school. That didn’t last
long because I didn’t even finish a full semester. Luckily, my husband works for a great company
that I was able to get a job at, answering phones again. Not my career of
choice, but it was a fun working environment.
This time instead of being bored with
my career, I got pregnant, and leaving my precious bundle of joy home while I
went to work was not going to happen, which leads me to today where I am a stay
at home mom with two beautiful
little boys.
Excerpt
Joey and I take turns catching waves, taking time in between
them to talk and goof around. My stomach
actually hurts from laughing so much.
“Your turn,” I smile, nodding in the
direction of the next wave growing in front of us.
“Ride it with me,” he says with a
grin.
“What?” I ask, being caught off guard.
“Let your board float in and ride
mine with me,” he repeats with a soft grin.
Giving him a skeptical look he
continues, “Trust me- it’ll be fun.” He reaches for my hand.
Noticing the wave getting close, I
realize I need to make a quick decision.
Stepping out of my box of predictability, I undo the strap around my
ankle and let my board free.
“Sit on the front. I’ll paddle, then
jump up when I do,” he explains as I climb up on his board.
My stomach is in knots and my heart
rate is through the roof, feeling his face so close to my back as he lies on the
board behind me, paddling away from the wave.
Why did I
agree to this?
My inhibitions are
nowhere to be found when I’m around him.
He brings out a side of me that I didn’t even know existed…careless and
free.
Feeling the wave start to push up on
the back of the board, I know it’s time.
Glancing over my shoulder, I find him smiling at me.
“Ready?” Joey asks. Nodding my head yes, he continues, “Up on
three…one…two…”
On three we both jump up, planting
our feet on the board with my back against his chest. We both run our right hand along the inside
of the wave for what feels like forever.
It’s like everything has gone into slow motion, and we are in this
exhilarating bubble together.
Grand prize giveaway
Ashley is giving away two signed paperbacks of Summer Rush
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Two signed copies
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