RELEASE BLITZ: With This Heart by R.S. Grey: Review, Excerpt, and Giveaway

If someone had told me a year ago that I was about to fall in love, go on an epic road trip, ride a Triceratops, sing on a bar, and lose my virginity, I would have assumed they were on drugs.

Beck was mostly to blame for my recklessness. Gorgeous, clever, undeniably charming Beck barreled into my life as if it were his mission to make sure I never took living for granted. He showed me that there were no boundaries, rules were for the spineless, and a kiss was supposed to happen when I least expected.

Beck was the plot twist that took me by surprise. Two months before I met him, death was knocking at my door. I’d all but given up my last scrap of hope when suddenly, I was given a second chance at life. This time around, I wasn’t going to let it slip through my fingers.

Our road trip was about young, reckless love. The kind of love that burns bright.

What would you do if death was knocking on your door, but at the last minute, you escaped it and had a second chance to live? Would you take it for granted or would you understand that life is a gift, and it’s meant to be experienced fully…with your whole heart?

Abby Mae McAllister finds herself in this exact position after only trying to survive for the first 19 years of her life. With a new heart, Abby’s life has stopped being about hospitals, sickness, and dying and started being about experiencing all the aspects of life she was never able to because of her condition. What better way to let go of the old her and embrace the new her – the one with a bright future full of limitless possibilities – than a road trip! And this is where Abby’s story/journey takes an interesting turn – Enter Beckham Dilan Prescott. Beck takes Abby on the road trip of a lifetime. Beck is just what Abby needs; he shows her what it means to enjoy life and be ever present in her life for the first time in a long time.

With this Heart is an amazing story about truly living for yourself…owning the life you’ve been given and never regretting your decisions. Abby is the perfect heroine for this coming of age story; at 19, she has little life experience, so she lights up with every new situation. Through all the highs and lows, readers are right there with Abby, laughing at her banter and crying with her when she has set backs. R.S. Grey gives us a front row seat on Abby and Beck’s adventure, and I loved every minute of it.

Abby couldn’t have asked for a better co-pilot on her journey. Beck has to be one of the sweetest book boyfriends I have ever met. He’s romantic and caring; he gives of himself so freely, which is exactly what Abby needs as she tries to figure out the kind of life she wants to live.

This is a must read book; it definitely runs readers through the gamut of emotions, but in the end, no matter how many tears are shed, the payoff comes with the most amazing ending. Thank you, R.S. Grey, for taking me on an unforgettable journey and for the reminder that life comes with no guarantees, so it’s meant to be lived fully!

I was provided a complimentary copy of this book by the author in return for an honest review.

5 poison apples

He didn’t say anything at first. His hazel eyes scanned down my body, lingering a moment longer on my bare legs, and then he looked back up at me with a wide, perfectly straight smile.

“Is that all you’re bringing?” he asked, pointing at the smallest of my three bags.

He shook his head and narrowed his eyes on me playfully. “I like a girl with baggage, Abby Mae. Keeps things interesting.”

His comment was too much; it stripped away my normal sarcastic responses. I was left with nothing but the bag in my hand, so I tossed it at him. He had to think fast and catch it before it fell to the ground at his feet.

“Good. Help me load it up then,” I smirked, and then turned to collect the rest of my stuff.

“Don’t forget to go to the bathroom! We aren’t stopping until we’re out of hell!” he called behind me.

I was sitting in the passenger seat in Beck’s old, yellow VW Camper. It had been renovated recently, so the inside was all new leather, but it still had a lot of the classic details.

Our stuff fit easily in the back and he wasn’t kidding about there being space to sleep. We’d have to be really close, but there was definitely room. My face reddened at the thought.

I wedged the urn between my feet so that it wouldn’t tip over, and then buckled my seat belt. When I looked up, Beck was watching me with a bemused smile. My hand instinctively slid over my side braid and my face. I didn’t feel anything out of the ordinary.

He shook his head, but his grin never faltered. “Nothing. Just trying to remember this moment.”

I furrowed my brows in wonder and tilted my head. The sun shone through the windshield of the Camper, highlighting the green details in his eyes. Beck wasn’t movie-star good-looking; he was boy-next-door good-looking— the kind of guy that might not know the full extent of his effect on the female population.

A small dimple formed on the corner of his mouth before he turned toward the steering wheel and pulled out of my apartment complex.

Just as we turned onto the entrance for the highway, I peered over at Beck. “Just so you know, my faith in humanity is dangling by a few threads. If you murder me, I’ll pretty much lose all hope.”

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