From Ashes: Volume 1

Molly McAdams

Dec 2012 · Sold by Harper Collins

About this eBook

Aside from her dad, who passed away when she was six, Cassidy Jameson has only ever trusted one man: her best friend, Tyler. So of course she follows him to Texas when he leaves for college. She just didn't expect to be so drawn to their new roommate, Gage, a gorgeous guy with a husky Southern drawl. The only problem? He's Tyler's cousin.

Gage Carson was excited to share an apartment off campus with his cousin. He didn't mind that Tyler was bringing the mysterious friend he'd heard about since they were kids . . . until the most beautiful girl he's ever seen jumps out of his cousin's Jeep. There's something about Cassi that makes Gage want to give her everything. Too bad Tyler has warned him that she's strictly off-limits.

Despite everything keeping them apart, Cassi and Gage dance dangerously close to the touch they've both been craving. But when disaster sends her running into Tyler's arms, Cassi will have to decide whether to face the demons of herpast . . . or to burn her chance at a future with Gage.

Ratings and reviews

I loved Taking chances, going from that great lively heart moving book to reading this is quite disappointing. The author writes this strong independent girl who never needs saving and for the most part she is fine with doing so, but as the story goes she turns out to not only need saving every other page, but also is a very weak character indeed. I didn't understand why she was portraying her as something she clearly wasn't. Period.

I mean, Arabians on a freaking' ranch? Come on, do your research. No cowboy in Texas in his right mind or that doesn't want to be laughed out of the state has Arabians. I hate it when authors don't research this sort of thing. Don't write about horses if you don't know horses or at least have a friend that does. Scratch that .. I finish everything and I couldn't finish this ridiculous book. So the author directing her characters to her plot by things that could be solved by a few words. awful.

Great book! Good plot build and good characters. Only down side was there were a lot of similarities to her other book 'Taking Chances.' The plots are completely different but they totally have the same love triangle to them and a few other things. Other than that an all around good book. I would recommend her other book first though, much better love story with many unexpected plot twists!

About the author

Molly McAdams grew up in California but now lives in the oh-so-amazing state of Texas with her husband, daughter, and fur babies. Her hobbies include hiking, snowboarding, traveling, and long walks on the beach... which roughly translates to being a homebody with her hubby and dishing out movie quotes.