Sunday, March 17, 2013

Waiting For You by Shey Stahl

 

 
It's been my honor and privilege to host Shey Stahl's Waiting for You Blog Tour. I'm a HUGE fan of ALL of Shey's works and strongly encourage ALL of you to read her Racing on The Edge Series if you haven't. It's a series of five books that will have you laughing, sighing, shocked and crying but so well worth it to get to know the Riley family.
 
Now Waiting for You is Shey's latest release and my friends WOW! Simply brilliant. Haven't we been tremendously spoiled with all the great reads that have been published this year? Well, here's another one to add to your TBR and I insist you move it to the top. What is it about? Well.............................
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Bailey Gray is tired of her perfectly planned life. Everything about her life has been organized and lived out to the expectations set of her parents. She is the class valedictorian, has perfect grades, the perfect friends, a perfect boyfriend, basically perfect life...or so everyone thought. That's when she realizes the path planned isn't always the path chosen.

On graduation day she makes a decision. One that changes everything she thought she knew about her intended future.

On a whim, she runs away with the town rebel, Dylan Wade, in search of the unknown.

Dylan Wade isn't looking to run away from anything.

He knows what he wants as he's been waiting on it for years.

On a journey to find the unknown, they discover a friendship they once knew along the open highway and have not a care in the world. Between the yellow and white lines of the heated summer asphalt, a spark draws them together as Dylan's past and Bailey future try to ripe them apart.

Could it be that Dylan and his GTO are exactly what her perfectly planned life needs?
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Sometimes you find a story that pulls you in so fast, so deep, so far that you loose track of time while reading it. The story becomes your reality and you are utterly consumed by it. Well, Waiting For You did that to me. The emotional journey of Bailey & Dylan, two people that were once friends but tragedy ripped them apart. Two people that fate continually steers towards another until one of them decides they are going to take control of their on fate. I'd be lying if I wasn't.... while I was reading this one. I became immersed in Bailey & Dylan's lives. Bailey Gray the "good girl" the perfect girl who was mold to perfection by her parents who finally opens her eyes and decides she's had enough and she was going to find out what she wanted in life. Bailey is a beautiful young woman who may not see herself in the same light but her passion bled through the pages and I could see myself being a friend of Bailey's, not like Mercedes's the friend from her "former life" a true friend who would love to do this with her... Dylan Wade the town delinquent. The "bad-boy" who didn't take crap from nobody and lived his life by his on rules. But underneath that gorgeous tattooed body you find a boy one who bleeds the same as you and I and real emotions that are begging to be set free. Dylan invites trouble and rolls with it but the reason behind that trouble will break your heart for the little boy who still hasn't come to terms with the hand life dealt him. He maybe able to play the guitar and belt out the tunes like no ones business but that boy is a force to be reckoned with and will leave you.................................. One summer, two "kids", one trying to find themselves, the other trying to show how much life there is to live and the "lies" that are eating them alive. A road-trip, a mouthed "Come with me" a split second decision to jump in, pack like a fugitive, head south and take the journey of their lives. A journey that will leave you.......... a journey where soul searing true love is found...................... a summer of many firsts, some better than others,.................... a reuniting with family and for us fans of Shey's a reunion with old friends that left me but so very happy! A journey that ultimately leaves to the lies being exposed......... heartrendingly emotional decisions that left me.................... A coming of age story about finding out "who you are" and in the midst of all that finding, perhaps, that one true soul mate, the forever kind of love that had me......................................... If you haven't picked up Shey's Waiting for You I encourage you to grab it, read it, take this journey that I've taken. A story that will have you laughing, angry, deeply saddened and leaving you wanting so much more. You will not forget the depths of pain Dylan lived with or the deep love he had for Bailey and Bailey you will love watching her journey of self-discovery and the strength she had to grab her life by the reins and in the end get the life she was always meant to have. This was a 6+++++++ plus star read for me. I seriously had times where I died laughing. I will never think of CB Radios the same. I had moments that literally brought me to my knees holding my breath and trying to get my Kindle to turn the page faster. I cried oh how I sobbed but in the end I smiled a big huge smile and re-lived the ride I had just taken. I would love to see Dylan & Bailey's story continued. Kudos Shey this was one helluva FAN-FREAKING-TASTIC read!!!!
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To add Waiting for You to your Goodreads TBR click here:
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17207108-waiting-for-you

Shey's Goodread's page:
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6430657.Shey_Stahl

Shey's website:
http://sheystahl.blogspot.com/

Facebook page for Waiting for You:
https://www.facebook.com/sheystahlwaitingforyou?fref=ts

Amazon link to purchase Waiting for You:
http://www.amazon.com/Waiting-for-You-ebook/dp/B00BG08U3W/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1363540942&sr=1-1&keywords=Waiting+for+you+shey+stahl

Barnes & Noble link to purchase Waiting for You:
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/waiting-for-you-shey-stahl/1114569146?ean=2940016197173

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Now Shey is working on a book called Delayed Penalty, hockey player, and here latest one she just announced that's coming our way is Everything Changes. Here's the links to follow along on FB to get the latest teasers. The expected Release dates are 2013 and knowing Shey sooner than we may think!

Delayed Penalty:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Delayed-Penalty/454531134594903?fref=ts

Everything Changes:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Everything-Changes/421356121287991?fref=ts

Ready for the GIVEAWAY? Well, I've decided to ADD to what Shey has already graciously contributed to the Blog Tour.  If you'd like to win an e-copy of Waiting for You please comment below and winner will be chosen on March 18, 2013.

Grand Prize Giveaway ~ 5 signed paperback copies of Waiting for You up for grabs. See Rafflecopter below to enter:

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57 comments:

  1. Love Shey's Racing on the Edge series and I'm dying to read this! Thanks Kim for sharing your awesome review and for the giveaway! :) Happy St. Patrick's Day!

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  2. Super excited to read this one! Just purchased some of the other series! Thanks or the chance!

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  3. Wow, I have been wanting to read this book. Thanks for the giveaway!
    miminbennett@hotmail.com

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  4. I'd love to read this book. Thanks for the giveaway. My email is saxojo24@aol.com :) x

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  5. This would be my first of her books. Loved the review.
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  6. <3 Shey Stahl!Thank you for the giveaway!

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  7. Wow!! This sounds like an amazing book!! Thanks for the giveaway!! My email is mikiajanai@yahoo.com

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  8. Thanks for the giveaway! tmve1230@hotmail.com

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  9. Sounds like a great book. Cant wait to read it.

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  10. Jrryba@gmail.com
    Looks like a great read!

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  11. Entered at Stick Girl Book Reviews. Thanks for the chance to win your book. It sounds like its going to be really good.

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  12. Entered at Stick Girl. Thanks for the giveaway!

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  13. Stick Girl rocks! Thanks for the chance!

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  14. Thanks for the giveaway! Meghan_Smith@live.com

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  15. Sounds like a good one. Thanks for the giveaway!

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  16. This book sounds great!
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  17. This is on my TBR list! Looks so good!
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  18. This book sounds great! gegonzalez@rogers.com

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  19. this book looks GREAT!!!

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  20. entered at stick girl! you rock! :)
    thanks!

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  21. I would love to win a copy of this book - its on my TBR list :)

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  22. I would love to win this one. I've been eyeing it on Amazon.

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  23. Loved the Racing on the Edge series and can't wait to read this one!
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  24. Thanks for the giveaway! I really want to read this one!
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  25. I would so love to win a signed copy of this!!

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  26. Stick Girl Book Review..Great Giveaway..Thanks

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  27. This sounds like a great book cant wait to read it

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  28. Really wanna read this
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  29. awesome! love your giveaways!
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  30. Stick Girl Book Review, thanks!!

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  31. Entered at stick girl book reviews. Thanks for the giveaway!

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  32. I entered at Stick Girl Reviews...
    forgot to add that :)

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  33. Stick Girl book reviews...thx for the giveaway! kprism9@aol.com

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  34. I don't think my comment posted before. I entered at Stick Girl Book reviews esined615 at yahoo com

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  35. I entered at Stick Girl Book Reviews Blog. This is a new to me author. The book sounds amazing! It's going to the top of my TBR pile!
    Thank you for the giveaway op!

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  36. Thanks so much for the chance to win!!

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    1. Entered at Stick Girl Book Reviews...I forgot to include that! :-)

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  37. Oops! Email: robertsongena@hotmail.com

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  38. Great review as always. I love that you gave it a 6+ star rating. I don't know if I can handle another ugly cry book though. But this one sounds so good. Thanks for your thoughts on it. Mrs(dot)graef(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  39. awesome giveaway! liz.upton@yahoo.com

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  40. Thanks for the giveaway!!!
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  41. Love Shey Stahl's series racing on the edge! Can't wait to read this one! Thanks for the giveaway;)
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  42. Thank you ladies for all the wonderful comments! Winners were chosen and notified email as well as posted on FB page :)

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  43. Thank you for the review and giveaway!

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  44. Entered at Stick Girl blog's! Thanks for the chance n funny review.

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  45. Thanks for the giveaway, I entered on Stick Girl Book Reviews :)

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  46. Stick Girl Book Reviews - I'm really excited to read this book. Thanks!

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  47. Thanks for the giveaway I entered on Stick Girl Book Reviews

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  48. I'm one book away from reading everything Shey Stahl has published! (The Legend)

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  49. Stick Girl Book Reviews of course! :)

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