Carmen always had a wild streak about her while growing up in this small town. Everyone use to say her only saving grace in this world was her best friend Walker who tried to keep the flighty girl grounded. But life was too big for her to live in this one stop light kind of town; she had dreams and wants that could take her anywhere but staying there. Anything was better than being stuck in the perpetuating cycle of being born and dying in this hell hole she called the reality of a small town girl.
Walker was the only anchor that could hold her home, she lived for that boy. So how do you explain to someone that staying there would only suffocate the possibilities of making a better life for oneself? Running away was the only option, and leaving a piece of her heart with him would keep her strong out in the real world, at least she hoped it would.
After years of trying to make it on her own, struggling through life and trying to stay clean, the only reality she sees at surviving now is going back to the place she tried so hard to break free from. Unsure if her old life is willing to accept the choices she has made, the lone thought that matters to her is hoping she still has the only man she has counted on her entire life in her corner. You can always go home, but will they be willing to take you back?
About the Author:
My love affair with reading started at an early age, being the kid whose parents always told her to go to bed, yet was always found under the covers with a book and flashlight. After consuming tons of books, I decided to put my thoughts down on paper, let the stories of my mind out into the world. My debut novel released July 4, 2013 “Life Altering Beautiful” and i’m so proud to have it out there for ya’ll! Check out my blog for pieces of my work!
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Leah’s Review:
I was given an ARC copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. Running Home is about two best friends in a small town. Carmen is a lost bad girl looking to get out of town and moving to Hollywood. Her saving grace while stuck in South Dakota is Walker, the town hero and football star. Carmen leaves the day of their high school graduation and breaks Walker’s heart. The next seven years are hard for Carmen, and a life changing event sends her running home and back to Walker. While this plot and storyline have been done A LOT in many books, T.A. does this common storyline in a very refreshing and different way that makes it unique. Running Home was not like any other books I have read with similar plots. While reading this book, I loved Carmen and hated her. She broke my heart and mended it back together. So many emotions were present in this book, and I felt them along with the main characters. Walker, well he is an amazing sweetheart, and I want a Walker in my life. ONE WORD AND THAT IS WAYLON!!! I am jealous that I will never have a Waylon and his love. I enjoyed this book. It took me about 4 hours to read it, and it was well written with decent editing. I was hooked by the end of the first chapter and didn’t want to put it down. A small thing that T. A. did different in this book was get rid of the chapter headings and used songs instead. I love this idea. I knew the tone of what I was about to read by the song choice. I look forward to reading more books by T.A. Hardenbrook, and I will be buying and enjoying her next book “Hot Southern Mess.” I give this book FIVE STARS!!!!! I LOVED THIS BOOK!!!
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