Samantha Towle has released her new book THE ENDING I WANT and we are so excited to share more info about the book with you – enjoy an excerpt below and a little note from Samantha. Make sure to enter the giveaway below too – Good luck!
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Taylor Shaw had the perfect life—until she was sixteen. That was when everything changed. From that moment on, life went from bad to worse…to the worst.
After recovering from a brain tumor, months later, she suffers the tragic loss of her whole family.
Since that fateful day, she’s been coasting through life.
Now, the brain tumor has returned, and Taylor decides she’s had enough. She’s going to take her fate into her own hands.
No more hospitals. No more surgeries. No more anything.
She’s going to join her family.
It’s her decision.
What she longs for.
The ending she wants.
She just has a list of things to do before she goes.
First, go to England.
Second, kiss a stranger…
Only, Taylor didn’t expect Liam Hunter, the stranger—with his handsome face, his six-foot-three of gorgeousness, and his oh-so-hot English accent—to change things.
To change her.
To change the ending she wanted.
What is a girl, who is standing on the edge of nothing, to do when offered the chance of everything?
A Note from Samantha: Writing The Ending I Want has been a cathartic and exhausting process for me, but I have loved every second of writing it. I relate to this story more than any of the stories that I’ve written before. Maybe that’s because there’s a piece of me in this book. And not in Taylor having a brain tumor, because fortunately I’ve never had to endure anything like that. But for me, it was the need to feel free from something that has crippled me for many years, just like Taylor is crippled by her own pain. Taylor wanted to die to be free. I never wanted to die, but I did want to be free, in a way that’s hard to explain. But now, after years of feeling trapped by my demons, things that have held me back in life, I’ve found a way to get the freedom I needed. I’m still a work in progress, but I’m working better now than I ever did before – just saying this cryptic stuff out loud is a big step for me. So, writing Taylor in the way I did was a big deal for me. I really hope that you love this story, and see strength in Taylor’s choices rather than weakness.
“Go to England. Kiss a stranger. Have lots of sex,” his deep voice rumbles out the words I wrote.
He glances at me over his shoulder, a shit-eating grin on his face.
I don’t even bother with trying to get the list back now. What’s the point? He’s already seen it.
Bastard.
I fall back into my seat, my face feeling like a blowtorch went at it. “You’re an asshole,” I mutter.
He turns to face me, my list in his hand but still held out of my reach. “Aw, don’t be like that, Taylor, from Boston. I was just curious to read it.”
I’m pretty sure he’s going for contrite, but he’s failing miserably.
I glare at him. I’m going for death-by-laser stare.
It doesn’t work because he gives me a panty-dropping smile. I’d like to say I’m unaffected, but I’m not; however, I don’t let him know that.
“Curious? I don’t think so. An effing thief? Yes.”
He laughs. “I’m sorry. But you don’t need to be embarrassed. It’s a good list.” He looks back to my list. “Have sex with a stranger,” he continues on reading. “Have sex with a stranger outdoors. You do know I can help you with all of these, right?” He lifts a brow at me.
I give him the middle finger.
He laughs again and looks back to the list. Then, he stops laughing and stares at me with what can only be described as complete horror. “You’ve never had oral sex?”
Fuck.
Why the hell did I put that on my list?
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Michel’s Review
Wow! The Ending I Want by Samantha Towle is a must read book. It touches upon every aspect of life and the choices made along the way. The important thing is to take every moment and make it the best moment in your life. Live life to the fullest and give it your all. Whether it’s happiness, pain, heartache, or despair, it’s important to make every moment matter.
Taylor Shaw knows she’s dying. Her intentions are to live her last moments doing the things she always wanted to do in life. She wants to challenge herself, conquer her fears, and experience the frivolous things she would of never considered. She made a list at the age of sixteen when she facing deaths door. She is once again knocking on the door and this time she has chosen to enter. She is going to enter on her own terms with no regrets. She’s going to free herself of the guilt she has lived with for the past five years.
First on the list is to go to England. In order to achieve that goal she must tackle another thing on her list, conquer her fear of flying. Getting on the plane took all the courage she had. Sitting there waiting to take off is torture. Then something magical happens, a handsome stranger sits in the seat next to her. The only thing she can do to get her mind off of flying and complete another task on her list is to kiss a stranger. That one kiss is going to change her final days. She’s going to experience living life to the fullest. She’s going to learn what it means to fall head over heels in love. She is going to discover that she wants to live more than anything else. It’s too late. She chose her fate and refused to get the medical care she needed. The only thing she can do is make the most of the time she has left. She is going to love Liam Hunter with her entire heart. She is going to leave her heart with the man who showed her how precious life is.
Liam Hunter is a very successful businessman. Work has ruled his life. He forgot that the little things are just as important as the monumental achievements in his career. When a beautiful girl with a list kisses him on the plane, it is the beginning of something wonderful. It’s the beginning of everything he never knew he wanted in life. He has finally found the one thing that makes all of his accomplishments pale. He has found that once in a lifetime love. He plans to help Taylor complete her list and make her his forever.
Taylor is keeping secrets. Liam has become prince charming. Time is running out.
Together they will live and love with all their hearts. But will they get the ending they want?
Read the book.
Once again Samantha Towle has written a beautiful, passionate love story that will stand the test of time.
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New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal and international bestselling author Samantha Towle began her first novel in 2008 while on maternity leave. She completed the manuscript five months later and hasn’t stopped writing since.
She has written contemporary romances, THE MIGHTY STORM, WETHERING THE STORM, TAMING THE STORM, TROUBLE, REVVED and REVIVED.
She has also written paranormal romances, THE BRINGER and the ALEXANDRA JONES SERIES, all penned to tunes of The Killers, Kings of Leon, Adele, The Doors, Oasis, Fleetwood Mac, and more of her favourite musicians.
A native of Hull and a graduate of Salford University, she lives with her husband, Craig, in East Yorkshire with their son and daughter.
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