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?
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.”
This book starts out with a what the
heck moment. I'll admit I didn't like Kayla at first and for the first part of
the book didn't really care about her at all. She grew on me
though!! The book is split into POV's from the 3 main characters, Kayla,
Merrick and Miles. Because of that, the story does seem a little bit
rushed. But overall, it was a good and quick read. I enjoyed the book
once I got into it. But this is one where the characters fall in instant love.
The story, I thought, was supposed to be about Kayla running from a long term relationship, starting a new life and making her own way in the world. The story, the way I saw it was not that. Kayla left her boyfriend, Trevor, after he proposed to her, started a new job on a Monday and met a hot guy in the elevator within minutes of entering the building, bumped into him again on Tuesday, had lunch with him on Wednesday, slept with him on Thursday and by Friday they were declaring undying love for each other. It progressed much too quickly for my liking.
Miles is a little too smooth for my
taste, but his emotions seem genuine and he does the right thing for
Kayla. His interactions with his sister, Kayla's boss, are a little
strange, but he is overall a likeable character, and well developed. I
hope he appears more in some of the other books.
Merrick... I love Merrick. I am for sure Team
Merrick. However...he loves Kayla and then all of a sudden they are like
brother/sister. No explanation for that, and that, combined with the
instant love was what kept this from being a 5 heart read for me.
There is a good twist in the story,
which I did not see coming, which leads to a conflict. It is resolved, I
think, a little too quickly.
Overall, I enjoyed the book, but there were a few things that kept it from being outstanding.
Overall, I enjoyed the book, but there were a few things that kept it from being outstanding.
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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