THE ENDING I WANT by Samantha Towle: Book Release

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.

MICHELLE’S REVIEW

Lovers. This might be my top read of the year.

I can’t stop thinking about this book. I want to tell complete strangers on the street about this book because it was SO GOOD.

So I will say almost immediately after starting this- I got an ON DUBLIN STREET vibe and if you didn’t know- now you know that ODS is my favorite book ever. And THE ENDING I WANT is rising up there.

Ok- let me take a second to stop gushing like a crazy person and tell you a little about the book and why I love it so much.

First off, you have our heroine Taylor Shaw, who despite being SUPER young is really smart and fun and strong and I loved her. Her age does show through in some stuff- mainly in how she has not dealt well emotionally with the loss of her family. Her misplaced guilt and her decision to not deal properly with things came across as an age issue for me but in a lot of ways- I could see people much older than her having the same reaction. But her self imposed guilt manifests itself in how she chooses to deal with the return of her brain tumor.

As the synopsis will tell you, Taylor travels to London to spend her last few days on this earth before letting herself succumb to the cancer in her body. She has a to do list of things she wants to try before she dies. What she does not count on is on Liam Hunter.

I’ll pause so you can swoon over him cause he’s perfection and you’re going to fall in love with him. I’m going to go ahead and cast him as Chris Hemsworth. He’s a fan favorite and who doesn’t like to see him without his shirt on?

Anyways- Liam is older and very wealthy and sure of himself and just all around wonderful. Some may wonder why Liam is suddenly gaga over Taylor but I totally see it. It starts as something he knows can only be casual because she’s just visiting but very quickly turns into more. Now- timeline wise it is a bit of insta-love but in this case- I’m ok with that.

As Liam and Taylor start to move from friends with benefits to something more, Taylor’s demons get louder and Liam has to decide what he wants for his life. The angst level is high as we all sit waiting for the other shoe to drop but it’s such a glorious ride.

Samantha Towle writes good sex and this is no exception. I was super into the sex scenes you guys. Like- really into them. I liked them a lot.

Beyond great sex- there is excellent writing, a wonderful storyline, characters you’ll love- it really is fantastic. I recommend this read highly. It is a HEA and while you’ll have all the feels while reading it- you really will feel totally happy when you’re done!

“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?