Cover Reveal: Away by B.A. Wolfe

What good is running AWAY when you only end up lost? Cassandra Pierce had her whole "perfect" life planned out by her parents. One night of pure weakness and lust has her running away from it all and seeking refuge in Alamosa with her best friend. But it seems life has other plans for her when she finds herself lost in the small town of Keaton. Jason Bradley is a charming country guy. He lives a simple life that’s nothing like what Cassandra is used to. A single moment in life changed everything he thought he once knew, leaving him with a broken heart and an unplanned future. What happens in Keaton is nothing Cassandra or her heart could have ever prepared for. The instant connection she shares with Jason is no secret, but what they're keeping hidden from one another is. Will these two be able to find a way to trust each other or will their secrets tear them apart?    

“Alright.” He raised his brow as he walked over to the nightstand, writing something on the notepad. “Here’s my cell number, call me if you need anything. I only live about ten minutes away. Seriously, if you need anything, just use the motel phone.”I took the ripped piece of paper he handed me. “Thanks.” I knew I needed it so I could talk to him about my car, but that’s as far as it would go.“I mean it, anything,” he said as he walked to the door, resting his hand against the frame. “Can I get you something before I leave? Dinner?”

“No, I’m not hungry at all, but thanks for offering. I think I’m ready to get some sleep,” I admitted.

“I’ll keep you posted about your car,” he said.

“Thanks,” I said, thankful that I would get to see him again, but feeling like a mixed up basket case for not trusting him. I was a freaking mess.

“Goodnight Cassandra,” he said quietly before closing the door and walking away.

Yeah, right. Goodnight in this place was going to be hard to come by. I locked the door after he left and walked over to the bed. I drew the covers back and found exactly what I’d pictured… Stains. Gross. I pulled the covers back over the bed and decided to sleep with a towel over me instead. I walked into the filthy bathroom, quickly grabbed a towel, and ran back to the room like a scared child. I put on a pair of yoga pants and a t-shirt and was ready to get some rest. It had been an unusually long day between the long drive, the accident, and the hospital. Too exhausted for continued thinking, I let my brain off the hook and laid down on the hard mattress. As I pulled the towel over my body, I noticed my feet were going to be hanging out all night. Great.

I gently laid my sore head back onto the pillow and blinked my eyes a few times. I was right. Sweet dreams were extremely hard to come by in this place, but I tried. I closed my eyes and fell asleep.

Based on the way I felt the next morning, I’d gotten only a few hours of sleep at the most. Between the noises, the creaks, and the foul smell, I didn’t know which was worse. That was, by far, the worst night’s sleep I’ve ever had. The morning sun shone brightly through the yellowed curtains, and I decided to give up on trying to get any more sleep.

I ripped the towel off of me and was about to put my feet on the floor and there it was. Staring back at me as if I were invading his turf was an over sized, nasty, grey rat. “OH MY GOD!” I screamed as I jumped up and stood on the bed, unsure of what to do if he were to start climbing up. I let out another loud scream as it raised itself up with its beady little eyes staring, making it scurry off under the bed. This was even worse; now I couldn’t see the damn thing.

I jumped off the bed and collected my belongings faster than I even realized I could. I threw on a jacket before making a mad dash for the door, slamming it behind me. “Holy shit, that was gross,” I said breathlessly. I took a moment to compose myself, and to think about what to do next. I was not going back into that room. That was for certain.

“Are you looking for a place to stay yet?” I heard his familiar voice from afar. I peeked over the railing, and there he was standing with his arms crossed, wearing a sexy grin, faded jeans, and a tight white tee.

B.A. Wolfe is a girl with a passion for reading and writing, and lives in the good ol’ state of Colorado with her husband (her biggest cheerleader), and her two crazy min pin fur babies. These days, her life is anything but calm, and there isn’t one thing she’d want to change. B.A. spends all her free time either furiously typing stories on her laptop or happily reading through her endless TBR on her Kindle. Her list of favorites would be long enough to fill a book, but most would likely fall under the romance category. She is a sucker for a good love story that makes her cry, and an amazing book boyfriend who will melt her heart. ‘Away’ is B.A. Wolfe’s debut novel. 

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Through Glass by Rebecca Ethington

Rebecca Ethington's Through Glass series is one of my all time favorites. It originally started out as a book series, but the author decided to make it into a novella series. You can find her post about it here. At first I didn't know what I thought about a novella series. I've never gotten into one, so I was a bit on the fence. However, I LOVE these books, so of course I tried it out.

Come to find out, I really, really like these novella series. I thought I hated the cliffhanger, but I've found out I don't hate them as much as I thought; it's the time between books that I dislike. I don't have to wait a year between books with these novella series. Since starting the Through Glass series, I've started a few more of these types of series. If you haven't tried them out, Through Glass is a great one to start with.

In this post, I am going to review the first 3 Episodes of Through Glass. I've tried to keep my reviews as spoiler free as possible, but there are some slight spoilers as I move to each Episode. So, without further adieu...

No one expects the world to end, for life to change, and for the sunny life you live to turn into horrifying disaster. 

I didn’t. 

But there were signs. 

Signs of what was coming. 

Signs of what was going to happen to us. 

But no one saw. 

No one was paying attention. 

Not until it was too late. 

Too late for morning sunrises. Too late for family dinners. 

Too late to stop the monsters from destroying our world. 

This is the story about the ebony blackness became all we knew. 

This is the story about what happened before. 

This episode is full of normal. This is life before the world went dark, when Alexis, Lex, was just a normal girl in love with her best friend Cohen. Everything is just as it should be. Until the day everything changes.

The author did a great job at giving little clues that something just wasn't right, but she used every day life and young love to push the feelings of foreboding aside. As soon as the darkness came, I was instantly in a state of tension. The author dragged me through each and every emotion that Lex felt. It all became my own.

This is just the beginning of this dark new world. I felt Cohen and Lex’s despair, longing, and fear. This is a great start to this novella series. I can't wait to dig in further!

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Everyone remembered the day the sky went black. The day the sun was wiped from the sky. They remember the wind as it brought in the darkness; the way the earth shook and everything changed. 

Everyone remembered the screams as the darkness ate those who were out in the open, those who had surrounded themselves by light, and those who made noise. 

Everyone remembered the voice from the sky and the way food disappeared. 

At least, that's what I hoped. I hoped that there was an 'everyone' that would remember because I am not sure how many are left, how many survived. Or if anyone did. 

I hoped that I wasn't alone. 

I remembered that day. 

I remembered because it was the day I became alone. 

It was the day that everything was perfect until the monsters took it away. Then the house went silent and the birds stopped singing. It was the day when everyone disappeared, everyone except the boy, the only person I have seen in two years. 

The boy I talk to through the glass. 

It's been two years. Two long years since the Ulma came and cast darkness over the world and left a handful of people trapped and alone. Those who fight back or break the rules are turned to ash. It seems that even carefully following the Ulma's rules are not enough to survive. One mistake, one tiny mistake, puts a target on Lex's back and also now involves Cohen.  But it seems she has found a way to fight back and find their freedom and way back to each other. They just have to survive the dark and even worse, the Ulma.

I felt every heart pounding, tense moment of this installment to the series. The author definitely knows how to wrack up the tension and make you live it. You feel single moment in this book; every emotion is so tangible. You want these characters to succeed, because to succeed is for them to live and be together. Again, this is a must read series!

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I thought I had lost everything when I watched the monster fly away, taking with it the only thing that mattered. 

I knew I was alone when I took the life of the monster, the monster with eyes that I recognized. 

But I was wrong. 

Because I wasn’t alone. 

There were others, and they found me. 

But they weren’t who they said they were. Now, I will be lucky if I can get out of here alive. 

OMG! I ABSOLUTELY love this series. I don't even know how to write this review without spoiling Episode 2, so I will say beware of this review if you haven't read the first books. There will be spoilers, but I'll try to not give too much away.

Just when Lex and Cohen seem to find their way back to each other, they are again separated. Grrr... So freaking frustrating! I just want them to be together and be able to love each other! On the run from the Ulma, Lex learns how to protect herself. She also learns that she and Cohen aren't the only survivors. In order to find her way back to Cohen, she needs to trust them. The question is are they friends or enemies. Could they be more of a threat than the Ulma?

Again, can I say how much I love these books? They are packed full if so much action and emotion. Rebecca Ethington's brilliance shines through in this series. Get the books. Read the books. Love the books.

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You can purchase Through Glass Volume One: Episodes 1-3 on AMAZON.