Amazeballs Book Addicts: Blog Tour for Where The Road Takes Me by Jay McLean

Thursday, February 12, 2015

Blog Tour for Where The Road Takes Me by Jay McLean

Meet Blake & Chloe in Where the Road Takes Me

in this new coming of age novel by

Jay McLean

AVAILABLE NOW!

Amazon: http://amzn.to/1AxvTEC

Amazon UK: http://amzn.to/1BYBqPP

Blurb

Chloe has one plan for the future, and one plan only: the road. She’s made a promise to herself: don’t let anyone in, and don’t let anyone love her. She’s learned the hard way what happens if she breaks her rules. So she’s focused on being invisible and waiting until she can set out on the road—her dream of freedom, at least for a little while.

Blake Hunter is a basketball star who has it all—everything about him looks perfect to those on the other side of his protective walls. He can’t let anyone see the shattered pieces behind the flawless facade or else all his hopes and dreams will disappear.

One dark night throws Chloe and Blake together, changing everything for Blake. For Chloe, nothing changes: she has the road, and she’s focused on it. But when the so-called perfect boy starts to notice the invisible girl, they discover that sometimes with love, no one knows where the road may lead.

Excerpt #1

Chloe lifted her gaze and locked it with mine. She shook her head again and groaned, “Fine.” Then she took off her shirt.

My jaw dropped.

My hands had touched her bare skin, the curve of her hips, and her tiny waist, but I’d seen her body only once, when she was in a bikini, and that had been for only a minute. But that was nothing compared to seeing her like this. Up close. So close her sports bra–covered breasts were just under my nose.

“Blake?” she whispered.

I struggled to take my eyes off her chest, but I finally made it to her face. She had her hair tied up in a messy knot on top of her head, like she often did. But a few strands were stuck on her neck and on her face . . . and a little sheen of sweat covered her arms and her stomach, her chest, her breasts . . .

“Blake,” she repeated, and I trailed my eyes back to hers again.

She pouted before she said, “Give me the ball?”

I shook my head and hid the ball behind my back.

She pouted again. “Please?” she whispered. Then a hint of a smile broke through.

“Are you trying to seduce me into giving you my ball?”

Teaser Quote

"Because over the years of building walls and living my life one day at a time, I’d learned to accept my fate and never hope for more than what I had. I’d never questioned the way I thought about my life. But Blake—he made me question it. He made me want to change it. To change my outlook. And to change myself. But I couldn’t. And I wouldn’t. Because one day, sooner rather than later, I’d be gone. And I’d leave them all behind.”

Review by Gia:
Wow, Where The Road Takes Me is an amazing story. It's definitely an emotional roller coaster of a read. At times I was laughing and at times I was teary eyed.
Chloe is a strong girl who has succeeded in her goal to be invisible until Blake run into her. Blake is a great high school basketball player. They form a friendship. Chloe has a lot of stuff to deal with and there are some real heavy issues tackled in this story.    Blake seems to be a lot more put together than Chloe but he still has some family issues and some big decisions to make. What started out as a friendship slowly becomes more.   Blake and Chloe's story in a great heart string tugging story.
There is a part where they talk about black days and red days. I loved that part and when I finished reading the story, I couldn't wait to share the meaning of those days to my kids.   This is one story that will stick with me for a while.
5 Amazeballs Stars!!!

About the Author:

Jay McLean is the author of the More Series, including More Than This, More Than Her, More Than Him and More Than Forever. She also has two standalones coming soon titled Where The Road Takes Me, and Combative.

Jay is an avid reader, writer, and most of all, procrastinator. When she's not doing any of those things, she can be found running after her two little boys, or devouring some tacky reality TV show.

She writes what she loves to read, which are books that can make her laugh, make her smile, make her hurt, and make her feel.