Wherever You Will Go by Stephanie Smith ~ BLOG TOUR STOP, REVIEW & GIVEAWAY

Title: Wherever You Will Go

Author: Stephanie Smith

Publication Date: August 7, 2014

Genre: Contemporary Romance

 

Synopsis

Brooke Willis had everything she ever wanted: a happy marriage, volunteer placement at the art gallery, and the promise of starting a family with the man of her dreams.

Saxon Reed had everything he ever thought he needed: a successful career, nice cars, expensive apartment, and more money than he knew what to do with.

After losing her husband Brooke insists on taking over his company to keep his dreams alive. Struggling in an industry she knows nothing about, Brooke turns to Saxon, her husband’s best friend and business partner, for guidance and support. Their mutual grief, and Saxon’s need to look after his best friend’s wife, creates a connection beyond just business.

Can Brooke take over the company and find a new life without saying goodbye to the past? Can Saxon protect and care for Brooke without scaring her away?

What happens when your heart doesn’t listen to your head? When lines are crossed and boundaries are pushed?

“Life goes on, whether you choose to move forward and take a chance in the unknown or stay behind, locked in the past, thinking of what could've been. I don’t want to live in the past anymore. I’m so lonely; there’s nothing for me here.”  

Review By Leeann 

What do you do when your life as you know it comes to an abrupt holt.. When the person you are supposed to love forever is ripped away from you & is never coming back??

Fall in love with his best friend… Right???

In this book we meet Nate, Saxon & Brooke. Nate & Brooke are in love, married & ready to start their own family. Then the actions of a drunk driver changes the course of their lives forever. Nate is killed & Brooke, in her grief, hides from the world.

In walks Sexy Saxon… He pulls her from despair & shows her how to live again.. Together they struggle through their grief & begin the healing process.

Saxon & Brooke start to develop deeper feeling for each other, but Brooke cannot let go of Nate. Together they develop a pattern of existence. They learn to rely on each other to cope.. Can they have more?? Not everyone agrees with their developing relationship & they have a lot of hurdles to overcome before they can even entertain the idea of really being together.

This is a very emotional story  & I will admit it did make me cry at the beginning. As the story progressed I could see the changes in Brooke as she became more self aware and more confident in herself outside of her 10 year relationship with Nate. The changes in Saxon from the beginning to the book through to the end are astounding! He just goes to show that if you really want something to work, you can unconsciously change your ways & fight with all you have to get what you want.

There were some light hearted moments & some very strong issues addressed  in this book. At one point I was holding my breath & wondering how much more this woman could take!

At the end I got a bit teary again!!

I think most people will empathise with Brooke & find themselves wondering where they can get themselves a Saxon of their own!!

If you want a story line with substance & a couple that you will find yourself hoping & praying they make it to their Happy Ever After, then get yourself a copy of Wherever You Will Go, you will not be disappointed with this book!!

4.5 very emotional stars!

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Gripping her hips so tightly she can no longer shake and shimmy them, I try to gain some kind of control over my anger. What the fuck is she doing? As I step up behind her and hold her tight against me, the douche touching her releases his hands and steps back. Good idea, buddy. Brooke hasn’t turned to look at who it is, but I know from the way her body relaxed into mine that she knows it’s me. “What are you doing, Brooke?” I say into her ear, trying to keep all traces of anger out of my voice. If she was mine, if I wasn’t so scared of pushing her away, I would have picked her up and thrown her over my shoulder and carried her the fuck out of here. She turns her head slightly towards me. “I told you it was girls’ night tonight,” she says defensively. “You know what I mean.” I grip her hips harder and pull her against me tighter as my control begins to snap. She turns around in my arms and steps out of my embrace. “Saxon …” She’s frustrated and becoming flustered as she tries to find her words. I don’t think about it as I grab her hand and begin to pull her off the dance floor. I don’t miss the curious looks from the two blondes, the confusion on Rachel’s face, or the smirk on Harper’s. I couldn’t care what any of them think or if any of them find out. I actually wish they would. I want everyone to know Brooke is mine. I don’t care how she feels about what we are doing, what she thinks it is—she is mine. I wanted to stake my claim on that dance floor. Tell that douche he better not put his hands on what’s mine and then take Brooke into my arms and show everyone exactly who she belongs to. Of course I couldn’t do anything because I live in a constant state of panic, watching everything I say and do, living in the fear of scaring her off.

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About the Author

I'm first & foremost a reader & fangirl, I will always be first & foremost a reader & fangirl. I am on street teams, I pimp and I brag. I LOVE my Authors!!
I have recently started writing as a way to relax and spend some time for me. My first novel Wherever You Will Go is due to release later this year. I'm having so much fun writing my first story and I'm looking forward to the journey it is taking me on.

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