When I started writing The Truth About Letting Go, I was thinking about how different people cope with major shocks like losing a spouse or a parent.
Some people withdraw, some people soldier on like nothing happened, and then some people get really mad and start acting out.
Main character Ashley Lockett is the daughter left behind when her dad dies. They were very close, and her dad was a local celebrity. So she gets to deal with her grief in front of a large audience.
She doesn't deal very well.
She is edgy, and she keeps having urges to break things. One reader-reviewer said she was like the female version of the bad-boy. I guess that's a good description.
Then she meets Colt.
He has his own "daddy issues," and he's been kicked out of his last school for breaking one too many rules. When he and Ashley collide following a prank, they decide to be partners in crime.
Here's the excerpt:
I feel Colt laugh, and he looks down into my face. That’s when he seems to realize what I’ve been acutely aware of for the last several minutes—our bodies are pressed together.
“It’s awesome, yeah?” he says. “Adrenaline rush.”
“Yeah,” I breathe. “I guess.”
I’m not sure if he’s going to kiss me until he does. His mouth covers mine, and energy mixes with the alcohol flooding my body. Our tongues slide together, and I grip his shirt so I don’t collapse.
Every single bit of this is wrong, and there’s no way I’m stopping it. It’s back, that good feeling. The sadness has been pushed out again, and in its place is this rush, this rush of adrenaline like Colt said.
He pulls back and smiles at me. “We’re going to start dating. Now. You’re my partner in crime.”
Charlotte wants to walk in Ashley's seemingly charmed shoes.
Jordan wants to follow his heart... but Ashley is the one sacrifice he never expected to make.
Jordan has big dreams, he's had a crush on Ashley for years, he's a great kisser... but he's also safe.
Enter Colt. He is not safe, and he's more than willing to help Ashley fulfill her vow.
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She doesn't deal very well.
She is edgy, and she keeps having urges to break things. One reader-reviewer said she was like the female version of the bad-boy. I guess that's a good description.
Then she meets Colt.
He has his own "daddy issues," and he's been kicked out of his last school for breaking one too many rules. When he and Ashley collide following a prank, they decide to be partners in crime.
Here's the excerpt:
I feel Colt laugh, and he looks down into my face. That’s when he seems to realize what I’ve been acutely aware of for the last several minutes—our bodies are pressed together.
“It’s awesome, yeah?” he says. “Adrenaline rush.”
“Yeah,” I breathe. “I guess.”
I’m not sure if he’s going to kiss me until he does. His mouth covers mine, and energy mixes with the alcohol flooding my body. Our tongues slide together, and I grip his shirt so I don’t collapse.
Every single bit of this is wrong, and there’s no way I’m stopping it. It’s back, that good feeling. The sadness has been pushed out again, and in its place is this rush, this rush of adrenaline like Colt said.
He pulls back and smiles at me. “We’re going to start dating. Now. You’re my partner in crime.”
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Their encounters get more and more risky, and I confess, it was
fun to push the limits with them.
~I hope you enjoy reading! Thanks for having me here today~
by Leigh Talbert Moore
Ashley wants to smash everything in her once-perfect life.
Colt wants to turn Small town USA on its ear--with Ashley at his side.
Up until now, Ashley Lockett has always followed the rules. She's always done the right thing, played it safe, and then her ideal life is shattered when her dad dies suddenly.
Fueled by anger and grief, she vows to do everything opposite of how she lived before. She rejects safety, the rules, faith, and then she meets Jordan .
Leigh Talbert Moore is a wife and mom by day, a writer by day, a reader by day, a former freelance editor, a former journalist, a chocoholic, a caffeine addict, a southern expat, a lover of any great love story, a beach bum, and occasionally she sleeps.
Find her online at her blog, on Facebook, on Amazon, Goodreads, Twitter, and Tumblr. Read excerpts of her books on Wattpad and Figment!
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Thanks for having me, Ashley! Best~ <3
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it does sound good i will be reading reading it.
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