From New York Times Bestselling Author Victoria Ashley, comes an emotional friends-to-lovers/brother’s-best-friend Romance.“The feeling I have in this very moment, after not seeing her for so long, will haunt me forever, reminding me why I left to begin with.” For as long as I can remember, Easton Crews has been off-limits. As much as it kills me, that’s never going to change. After his little … going to change.
After his little disappearing act three years ago, then suddenly showing up out of nowhere, I shouldn’t want anything to do with him.
It doesn’t matter how beautiful he still is. Or how close we once were. It shouldn’t matter that my entire body lights on fire with need whenever he gets close.
He chose the worst possible time to leave without so much as a goodbye. However, just like the first day he walked into our home, I’m drawn to him, needing him near me just as badly as I need air to breathe, and I can’t stand it.
I want to hate him. I know I should hate him. But hating him is the last thing he’ll let me do. I push, he pulls harder, until I’m completely wrapped up in him, my mind lost in the one person who is forbidden—the one person I’ve always loved, even when he belonged to someone else. Easton was never meant to be mine.
It took me years to come to terms with that and now that I finally have, he’s here, right in front of me, more irresistible than ever.
The part I fear the most about that—he’s the one person capable of completely wrecking my world.
“I’m not leaving until you take all of your hate out on me. Let me feel it. All of it. Every dirty look. Every nasty word. I will have it all before I leave. Stop hiding from me.”
more
Easton Crews has been in Love with and best friends with Kota for most of his life. Due to circumstances he walked away at a point in her life when she needed him most. Now he’s back to claim the girl that has always been his.
OMG this book draws you in and crushes your romantic little heart. Kota is no walk over, she’s a girl that can hold her own. Fierce and loyal, and not afraid to be who she is. A girl in a male dominated world of Mechanics. A girl who has lost both family and the love of her life and is surviving! Now her brother’s best friend, Easton Crews, and the one man she has always loved is back and she isn’t sure she can survive.
I loved how this story evolved, the push and the pull, the emotional turmoil for both parties. Easton, oh swoon!!! He was a man on a mission and wasn’t going to give up, determined to rectify and put things right. There was no other acceptable solution for him except being with Kota!!! His determination had me in a puddle, but i also loved Kota’s heart and her battle with both sides of her emotions. This author flawlessly tears us in two halves, as the back story unfolds and my heart was just in pieces. I loved this couple and the relationships they had with family and friends. I laughed with them and cried with them, as they ploughed through not only their own emotions but each and every obstacle in their way. The sheer depth of their loved bounced out of the pages and kept me afloat!! Beautiful story and beautifully written, one that doesn’t wrap you in cotton wool, but gives you the raw, gritty, painful anguish of Live and Love !!!
This book is a joy to read. It draws you in and you don’t want to leave.
AMAZING!!! This book, what can I say… all of the emotions that were in these pages, were amazing. You go zero to 100 in one flip of the page. Throw in some motorcycle racing, repairs and fun and you have the perfect combo! LOVE the anguish that these characters go through, perfect for getting out of your own head for a bit!
Where in the world is my Easton?! Easton Crews is a dream book boyfriend. UGHHHH. This book grabbed me from the beginning. The story line, the characters, and the angst. I don’t know why I love my chest to physically ache from angst but boy do I love it. This book is FULL of all the sexual tension and angst of their battle.
This was the first book that I ever read by Victoria Ashley and I definitely won’t hesitate to read another one of her books. The writing was fluid, the dialogue felt natural, and the characters were all people I would like to be surrounded around. I loved Easton and Dakota. Both are very strong characters. I even loved the secondary characters. Another thing I really enjoyed was getting to really know the characters and how their relationship grew throughout the years through some past stories. I enjoyed the development of their relationship. Complete relationship goals in this book.
Holy raw emotions! This story really hits you hard with the feels as you are taken through memories and the present with Easton and Dakota. My heart broke for both of them as they navigate Easton’s reappearance and what it means for Dakota to Easton trying to mend what he broke when he left. The backstory of these two is really heartbreaking. While I understand Easton’s reasonings for leaving when he did, he never fully realized the ramifications that it would have coming back. I adored Dakota because she was such a spitfire. She gives as good as she gets. She is sassy but also sad and broken because of what happened.
The overall feel of this book really sticks with you as the emotions run high. When the finally sort things out and what that means for everyone else. Ashley did a stunning job of this story because it was written with such passion that bled onto the pages and you cannot help but get lost in the world that she created. It is raw and gritty but also passionate and sizzling. This book honestly gives you everything you need and devour it in one sitting. Snag up this bad boy and fall in love with Easton like I have!
V I C T O R Y for this angst filled gem.
My emotions were all over the place. Kota kicks a*ss.
It is refreshing to read about a smart, strong female heroine.
I’m still not sure how I feel about Quinn.
Personally, I felt she was delusional and selfish. I kinda understand the dilemma Easton faced but damn…he was a saint. This read was so much more than a love story. It was about friendship, sacrifice and unconditional love.
The secondary cast was phenomenal and seriously hope that they get their own books.
Please give us Hope/Roman, Talon, Trevor and maybe even
Ben/Blake.
#synsmustreads for 2019
~BREAKDOWN OF RATINGS~
Plot~ 5/5
Main Characters (hero/heroine)~ 5/5
Secondary Characters~ 5/5
The Feels~ 5/5
Pacing~ 5/5
Addictiveness~5/5
Angst~ 5/5
Steam/Hotness/Chemisty ~ 5/5
Theme or Tone~ 5/5
Flow (Writing Style)~ 5/5
Backdrop (World Building)~ 5/5
Originality~ 5/5
Ending~ 5/5
Book Cover~ Gorgeous
Source~ Kindle eBook – ARC for honest review
Would I read more from the author? Hell Yes
Would I recommend this book? Hell Yes
Have you ever been in a car crash? I mean one of those experiences when you are filled with adrenaline rush, everything is happening too quickly yet in slow motion and you can see the devastation happening but you are helpless to stop. Well you need to read Wreck My World by Victoria Ashley. She literally broke me down with this angsty and overwhelming love story.
Easton and Dakota has been the best friends since the day they met. They were soulmates. And as they grew up, they started having some other deep feelings. But Easton is off limits. Besides being her brother’s best friend, Dakota has to stay away from him due to so many reasons. And it was easy to hate him when Easton left town in the moment of hurt and pain when she needed him most. But now he is back and he no longer wants to hide his feelings. Will they crash and burn? Will they finally accept their feelings and at what cost?
Three words. Angst. Angst. Angst. Heartbreaking angst that ripped my heart out and shattered it into tiny pieces. I cursed, I cried, I smiled and I had every human reaction possible. Dakota and Easton almost killed me with the absolutely gut wrenching emotions. This kind of epic and out of the world beautiful love story is the best. Easton has so much love and dedication for this crazy, sweet, sassy and beautiful girl. The author brought out each deep and intriguing and painful emotion in his heart with her powerful writing. I can’t even imagine Dakota’s pain and agony but I felt everything brutally well. The connection was bone deep, soul deep and beyond everything material. It was explosive, soothing and raw. I could not stop reading even when the story kept throwing sharp edges and punches at me.
Victoria Ashley has written an all consuming and captivating story of love, loss and second chances. It will hurt like hell. It will be difficult at times. You will feel you no longer go on through the suffocating emotions. But it will be worth every single tear. A dark, edgy and riveting tale that will break you and then heal you.
Received ARC for Honest Review
This book….I’m speechless….This book was EVERYTHING AND THEN SOME!! I have read all of Victoria’s books and this one is by far my favorite! It broke me, broke me again, and then put me back together! And of course there was all the sexiness you want and need from Victoria. This book will have you flipping pages faster and faster just to get to the end and see what happens. A young love being rekindled it something so special and gripping you can’t help but to keep going to make sure Easton and Dakota get everything you want for them and more. Victoria just keeps getting better with every book she writes and I can’t wait to see where she will take us next.
This. Book. A couple years ago I was talking to V about stories she had going on and she sent me a snippet of this one. I immediately started begging for the entire thing. Completely enamored with the characters, the story, the emotions and I couldn’t get enough. When she picked this one up again I knew it would be epic and completely different from anything she had written before. I would get this book literally sentences and paragraphs at a time and I ain’t even gonna pretend I didn’t want to wait. I begged for this book like crazy.
Easton and Kota are so special to me. So many parts of this book I can relate to. The emotional parts especially. I laughed and cried. I was mad. I swooned. This book literally has all the great things.
Victoria did and phenomenal job with this book. I’m so grateful for this story. It was addicting and completely amazing. Don’t miss this epic friends to lovers/forbidden romance. It’s one that I’ll always cherish and devour time and time again!!
Initially, I was drawn to the book by the cover, but Victoria held me hostage with her words.
Easton and Dakota’s journey was a hard one. He left during one of the worst times in her life and now he’s back after years of silence. Will they be able to move past their past and remain friends? Will Easton be able to break past Dakota’s walls or will both their worlds remain wrecked.
I was looking for a book with all the feels when I picked this one up and Victoria delivered that and so much more!!
This is my first time in reading this author with me not knowing how I had missed reading her before now. This one then you could say screamed to me to dive in and see just how this author could also do like her title to this novel is she also does to her readers. Dakota and Easton take you into their world with them giving snippets here and there. When they cross paths your breath holds waiting on the next move like in a chess game. Living now in a small town I really get where this is going as far as that piece goes. I liked the place the author put Dakota in because I enjoy when the female is a strong one. As this unwraps it wraps around you all the way till the last page.
Wreck My World is a beautifully written second, maybe even third, chance romance story.
We meet Dakota and Easton when they are just two young children. They grow up as the best of friends but neither is willing to tell the other how they really feel. While both had the best of intentions, they allowed outside forces to keep them from crossing that line.
Then tragedy strikes and Easton leaves, adding another crack to Dakota’s already broken heart. When he returns, Dakota struggles with hating the man who has returned while still secretly loving the boy who stole her heart as a young child.
Can Easton prove to Dakota that she was always meant to be his? That despite what everyone thinks, they were always destined to be together?
This story was such a wonderful read and I hope we see more of this group in the future because there is a certain best friend that needs her story told.
If you are in the mood for an angsty, highly emotionally charged, sexy read then look no further. Victoria has given here readers just that. Wreck My World is a gripping high octane drama that will have you reaching for the tissues and then screaming at your kindle. I swear I have never wanted to shake a couple more in my life than I did Easton and Dakota. I’m serious your blood will be pounding so fast. This story inspires so many feels that by the end you will be totally out of breath and completely consumed with Easton and Dakota.
Sinfully sexy! Dakota is a spunky spitfire who lives life to the full. She has a close group of friends she has had all her life who she loves dearly. She sexy bike mechanic whose loves the thrill of riding a motorcycle. She loves the dirt and grease under her nails and gets lost in her work. Dakota loves the bad boy or should I say a specific bad boy. It was forbidden, but she could not help but fall for him. He was her best friend from a young age, and he was always there for her until he wasn’t. Her young heart has already been ripped apart by losing him so now she keeps to superficial encounters.
When the love of her life resurfaces after 3 long years Dakota can’t even look at him. There is so much tension and anger that she has held deep inside for so long that when it explodes nobody will be left untouched by the force of it.
Easton Crews has spent his whole life in love with one girl. Circumstances and misunderstanding meant he lost her. He left to save her from himself, but he couldn’t stay away any longer. He is back and this time he is determined to make Dakota “HIS” to hell with the consequences. All tattoos, rugged dark brooding good looks who will sweep her off her feet what more could you ask for.
Breath-taking best friends to lover’s romance and the exceptionally complicated road they must navigate, the obstacles they must face and the people standing in their way. Oh and they are sexy motorcycle mechanics to boot *swoon*. What more can you ask for!! This is a fantastic summer read for 2019!
Are you looking for a #girlpower story? Here it is. Ok it is more than that but I am MADLY IN LOVE with that message in this book.
Kota and Easton have a messy story to tell. This telling takes us back and forth in time revealing all. I love how they are childhood friends. It broke my heart that loosing a sibling is a huge part of this story. Definitely choked me up several times. I also love how this author didn’t saint anyone. Often after someone dies they are this person of extreme virtue instead of just a fallible person as we all are. I am not meaning to villainize anyone either but this story just gives you a front row seat to the thinking and behavior of the young.
OK now to the #girlpower part. Kota our kick booty girl is a mechanic in her dad’s shop. Easton is the one that taught her about auto repair when they were young. GO GIRL. LOVE IT.
Easton breaks my heart as well. He was put in a no-win situation and had to make some tough choices. I LOVE him. He is such a good guy. His love for Kota and her family led a lot of his decisions after their loss. I want to hug him. Eek.
Kota is FEISTY! You get that ALL THROUGHOUT this book. This author captured the spirit of the youngest child so well. She isn’t afraid to tell anyone off including Easton. Haha!
The journey these two go on is more than falling in love but also about growing up and going after who you want even if you feel others might not understand. So intense! Oh also these two know how to spice up the page too. Yikes so drool worthy.
I am not saying anymore except you need to experience this sexy, tumult read for yourself. Happy Reading!
Wreck My World was a beautifully written story and definitely one of my favorites so far this year. I loved the story of Easton and Kota – their history, their love, their heartbreak.
The story gives us the past in flashbacks, and it tells how Easton was like a member of Kota’s family. Easton & Kota loved each other even at a young age, but never were able to share that love with each other. After disaster strikes, Easton leaves without saying goodbye and then shows back up several years later. Kota is so mad at him for leaving without saying goodbye, but she isnt able to hate him long.
This story was amazing and had an amazing HEA.
Completely and totally in love with this book!
Dakota and Easton grew up together since he was her brother Roman’s best friend. The story shows flashbacks so you know what happened in the past. After a tragic event, Easton leaves town and it destroys Dakota. He left town for her and her family. After three years, Easton is back in town and he will let nothing stop him from being with the woman he loves even if it’s Dakota herself. A story with so many emotions. I wanted to cry, laugh, and slap some people. A truly beautiful read. I hope there is a story about Roman in the works.
I received a copy of this book and am leaving a review.
Oh mannnnn. The feels in this one! I love a good second chance romance, and this has SO MUCH going on. Childhood friends, second chances, brother’s friend and sibling’s ex (kinda) – this has it all. Angst and tension levels are off the charts between these characters and everyone in this world is interesting and such an important part of this story.
Dakota and Easton are fated. Anyone can see that, and it starts when they are kids. But her older sister Quinn stakes her claim and things spiral out of control a bit, keeping Easton from dating the younger Dakota. There’s tragedy, all around. Easton vanishes for years and when he comes back, there’s hell to pay. Dakota is super feisty and I love that about her. Easton is a good guy who made some terrible choices. You kind of can’t help but root for them to work it out!
Super Recommend!
This was an amazing book! The title is perfect for this story. I loved Easton & Dakota. The connection between them was almost instant from the moment they first met. I could feel the intense emotions come alive as I read each word. There was never a doubt in my mind that these two needed to be together. There were obstacles that left me holding my breath with so many questions in regards to Quinn. I’m so glad Easton finally fought to be with Dakota & didn’t let anyone else stand in his way. My feelings about the situation with Quinn is the only reason I didn’t rate this incredible read at 5*.
Once again Victoria Ashley ripped my heart out and then pieced it back together. Easton and Dakota’s story is a fairy tale love story that goes terribly wrong on so many levels. No spoilers here but be ready for an emotional ride. This book is about a true love that never gets to blossom. It’s about the dynamics of close friends from a small town and how they all deal with what life throws at them.
I wanted to shake Kota and hug Easton throughout this book. I received an early copy to read and review and give my honest opinion. It’s a great story with lots of emotions. I highly recommended it.
Get your motor revving for this one! As the only female mechanic at her family’s business, Brooks’ Garage, Dakota “Kota” Brooks knows how to fend for herself. Her rule is don’t date her coworkers and that has worked…up until HE starts working there, Easton Crews, someone from her past she rather forget. Easton is a racer, her brother’s best friend and the new mechanic at her dad’s shop. A triple threat…to her heart! He has been gone for three years but he’s home now and wants to get back what he lost. To bad Dakota still hates him for leaving when she needed him most. Can she forgive him and open herself up? They were friends once..can they get back to where they once were? This was such a heartbreakingly beautiful story of loss, forgiveness and second chances; Enemies to lovers. Easton was perfect and who doesn’t like a hot bike racer! I absolutely fell in love with Kota and Easton and hope you will too!“Easton Crews is the one boy I’ll never be able to forget no matter how hard I try, and trust me, I’ve tried repeatedly until I felt I had nothing left to give.” Told in dual POV.