Ashley’s Dream by B.R. Kingsolver
Publication date: January 2015
Genres: New Adult, Romance
Genres: New Adult, Romance
Synopsis:
Ashley isn’t looking for love. She has a dream to travel the world, and getting tied down by a man doesn’t fit into her plans. Relationships always get so complicated, and men always lie. It’s better just to have some fun and no one gets hurt.
When she graduates college and the job offers don’t come rolling in, her life continues as usual: working as the manager of a college town bar and hanging out with her friends. Then a tragic event pushes her to take a chance on romance.
But things are not always as they seem, and Ashley’s white knight has secrets. Her friends try to tell her something isn’t right, but her common sense is smothered by his kisses and soft endearments.
When the job offer she has always wanted arrives, will she follow her heart and choose love, or follow her life-long dream?
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Guest Post:
#1
My most memorable negative reviews
I
was asked about how I handle negative reviews of my novels. I know
that some new authors obsess about negative reviews, to the point of
arguing with the reviewer or even asking the reviewer to remove the
review. I’ve read some of these exchanges on Goodreads, and the
author always comes off looking like a boorish idiot.
Thankfully,
I haven’t had too many really negative reviews. My novels have
either been well-received, or I assume the reader was so disgusted
that they couldn’t bear to think of the book long enough to post
something negative.
So,
how do I handle a negative review? Cry a bit, drink several shots of
vodka, and take a long hot bath. Then wander around in a depressive
fog for months, unable to write or even get out of bed in the
morning.
Not.
Everyone
gets bad reviews. If you look at Amazon or Goodreads, you’ll see
bestselling books with a thousand five-star reviews and twenty
one-star reviews. It happens. Reading is such an exercise in personal
attraction. Almost every Nobel Prize winner has some negative
reviews.
But
there are some one-star reviews that I remember fondly because they
made me laugh.
This
review on my first novel, The Succubus Gift, stands out. “Read
it as it was written by a favorite author,
but did not like it at all and will be cautious about future works by
an author who previously had written some of my favorite reads.”
As
I said, this was my first novel. The reviewer obviously thought that
the book was written by my famous cousin. I guess if my name was
Smith, this would happen far more often.
The
other one that I will always treasure was also about The
Succubus Gift. The reviewer said
that the succubus main character not being monogamous bothered her,
and gave it three stars. Then she edited the review the following day
and gave it two stars. Her reason was that the book was “too
mature” for a 22-year-old character. A couple of days later, she
reduced it to a one-star rating. She said the ideas in the book made
her so uncomfortable that she couldn’t get the book out of her
head.
I
think that any author would be proud of actually making a reader
think.
AUTHOR BIO:
I made silver and turquoise jewelry for almost a decade, ended up in nursing school, then took a master’s in business. Along the way I worked in construction, as a newspaper editor, a teacher, and somehow found a career working with computers.
As to my other interests, I love the outdoors, especially the Rocky Mountains. I’ve skied since high school, with one broken leg and one torn ACL to show for it. I’ve hiked and camped all my life. I love to travel, though I haven’t done enough of it. I’ve seen a lot of Russia and Mexico, not enough of England. Amsterdam is amazing, and the Romanian Alps are breathtaking. Lake Tahoe is a favorite, and someday I’d like to see Banff.
As to my other interests, I love the outdoors, especially the Rocky Mountains. I’ve skied since high school, with one broken leg and one torn ACL to show for it. I’ve hiked and camped all my life. I love to travel, though I haven’t done enough of it. I’ve seen a lot of Russia and Mexico, not enough of England. Amsterdam is amazing, and the Romanian Alps are breathtaking. Lake Tahoe is a favorite, and someday I’d like to see Banff.
Author links:
https://www.goodreads.com/
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