Blog Tour Review and Giveaway
Wish I May
by
Lexi Ryan
~ Synopsis ~
I grew up wishing on stars.
My father taught me to believe…in destiny, in magic, in happily ever after. Dreams were my scripture and the starry night sky was my temple. Then Mom stopped believing, left him, and took us with her. At the age of sixteen, I cashed in my dreams to pay the rent, pawned my destiny to keep my sisters together.
Now, seven years later, I’m returning home, grieving the death of my mother, and settling my sisters back into the life Mom threw away. I never intended to stay. I don’t want to deal with my father, who is so invested in the spiritual world he forgets the physical. I don’t want to face William Bailey, whose eyes remind me of the girl I was, the things I’ve done, and the future I lost.
This would all be easier if Will hated me. As it is, I have to hold my secrets close so they won’t hurt him more than they’ve already hurt me. But he wants to be in my life. He wants what I can’t bring myself to confess I sold. He wants me.
I find myself looking to my stars again...wondering if I dare one more wish.
My father taught me to believe…in destiny, in magic, in happily ever after. Dreams were my scripture and the starry night sky was my temple. Then Mom stopped believing, left him, and took us with her. At the age of sixteen, I cashed in my dreams to pay the rent, pawned my destiny to keep my sisters together.
Now, seven years later, I’m returning home, grieving the death of my mother, and settling my sisters back into the life Mom threw away. I never intended to stay. I don’t want to deal with my father, who is so invested in the spiritual world he forgets the physical. I don’t want to face William Bailey, whose eyes remind me of the girl I was, the things I’ve done, and the future I lost.
This would all be easier if Will hated me. As it is, I have to hold my secrets close so they won’t hurt him more than they’ve already hurt me. But he wants to be in my life. He wants what I can’t bring myself to confess I sold. He wants me.
I find myself looking to my stars again...wondering if I dare one more wish.
~ Excerpt ~
I can hardly breathe. My brain
doesn’t have time for something as trivial as oxygen when it’s so busy
cataloguing her features, memorizing the exact shade of her mocha eyes, warring
with the anger and regret that have sprung to life as if they never left me to
begin with.
I never thought I’d see her
again. I didn’t think I wanted to.
The moment I step closer, I
realize my mistake. Being near her is like a sip of water to desert-parched
lips. It whips something through me—memories, lust, first love. Heartbreak. She tilts her lips
up to mine, and I actually think for one goddamned ridiculous minute that I
might kiss her, that I want to. That I would swallow all my pride and forgive
her for just one taste.
I step back before I can give in
to the impulse, and her cheeks blaze to life, her blush as cute as the rest of
her. That’s the word for her: cute. Sweet smile and peppy ponytail, she exudes
cuteness.
Except her ass. Her ass doesn’t
even land in the same stratosphere as cute, and those tight little pants do
nothing to hide its soft, round curves. And her breasts. There’s definitely
nothing cute about
the way her T-shirt stretches across their fullness. Or her go-for-miles legs.
Not to mention the narrow strip of skin exposed between her shirt and pants.
Just looking at the single inch of flesh below her navel, and I practically
taste strawberry wine on my tongue.
Moonlight. Her warm skin under my
tongue. The sound of her moan as my tongue dips lower.
The memory grabs hold of my
senses and won’t let go.
Fuck. I can’t even lie to myself. Nothing about her says cute. Everything about her
says sex. And mine.
~ Review ~
Let me start by
saying….I loved this book! This book was
off the charts in chemistry! Where does
one sign up to “wish” for a William Bailey and how does one recover from
letting him slip through their fingers.
The story is told from both Cally and William’s point of view and flips between
present day and their time apart.
~ Rating ~
Forced to return
to the hometown she left 7 years ago, Cally stumbles upon her first love, William
within minutes of returning. And there
is no turning back. The connection still
there and burning like a raging fire.
Time has been good to William and Cally takes notice.
Arriving in New Hope on the heels of the loss of her
mother, Cally has returned to get her sisters set up with her Dad and plans on
making a quick exit back to Vegas. But
things don’t always go as planned and Cally is forced to remain in town. William takes every opportunity to be close
to Cally and remind her of what they were.
The connection
of Cally and William was jumping off the page.
The depth of their love was apparent even through time and distance. Was the answer to why she stood him up at
prom an answer he really wanted to know? Could Cally share all of the darkness and what
she had become with William and have the wish she always hoped for?
Forced to resort
to any means necessary to protect her sisters Cally has had to endure a lot in
the 7 years since she left. I could feel her heart being torn apart at
what she had done to provide for her family and the fear that once William knew
he would want nothing to do with her.
"I regret so much. I should have been with you and I shouldn't have...." ~ Cally
But William did
not just sit by the past 7 years. He had
failed relationships and was currently thwarting the advances of Meredith. Let’s just say I was not a fan of her from
the word go. She was manipulative and
down right rude. Meredith had tunnel
vision when it came to William and was not going to just go away quietly.
“ I made so many damn mistakes when you were out of my life. When you
left, I lost more than my girlfriend, I lost myself.” ~William
But it was like
the stars were aligning for them. When
Cally and her sisters are forced to make temporary living arrangements with William
the story heats up. Holy hotness...the
sexual tension between them pulsating of the page . I was hoping that they would find their way
back to one another.
Just when it
appeared that things were starting to work out for Cally and William, more
turmoil ensues and secrets are revealed.
Secrets that may just be their undoing. Can they let the past be the
past and live for their future? Guess
you are going to have to pick up this AMAZING story and see for yourself.
~ Connect with Lexi ~
Site - http://www.lexiryan.com/
Twitter - https://twitter.com/writerlexiryan
Facebook Fan Page - https://www.facebook.com/lexiryanauthor
Thank you for being part of my tour and for taking the time to write such a lovely review! <3 <3
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