Tour Kickoff {Excerpt & Giveaway} — Promise Me Forever by Sarah Ashley Jones

We're kicking off the Promise Me Forever blog tour, organized by Grapevine Book Tours. Read an excerpt of this New Adult Contemporary Romance, and be sure to enter to win a signed paperbacks, eBook copies, and swag!

Promise Me Forever
by Sarah Ashley Jones
Promise Me #1.5
Publication: March 17th, 2014
New Adult Contemporary Romance | Novella

Charlie Jennings and Jhett Hudson knew that a single moment could change everything.

It took them one song to find each other, one question to give them a chance, one kiss to fall in love, and one night to almost lose it all. But they had one thing other couples lack—pure, unconditional love—and that takes more than a moment to walk away from.

Falling in love is only the beginning. Forever is what happens next.

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Promise Me This
Promise Me #1
Publication: June 17th, 2013
New Adult Contemporary Romance

Welcome to the South—where the tea is sweet and the accents are sweeter. This Southern way of life is all Charlie has ever known. It’s not until she loses the only person who pushed her to break free of the Southern Belle mold that she starts living the life she needs and not the life her parents forced on her.

Jhett has lived on the edge for as long as he could remember - constantly teetering back and forth between being a rock star and living a normal life. His rebellious and sometimes arrogant attitude is known to get him into trouble, especially with the girls who hang on his every move.

Charlie never thought that a trip to pack up her brother’s apartment would leave her feeling even more unsettled about the grainy details of her brother’s death. Her quest for information leads her straight to his old hangout and into arms of Jhett, who suspiciously knows more about her situation than he ever should.

Only a few questions remain: Can you trust someone based on their word alone? And if you make a promise, how far will you go to keep it?

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A sneak peek into Promise Me Forever (Promise Me #1.5)

His eyes darted back and forth over mine, and the crease in his forehead faded as his boyish smirk tugged at his lips. “Kiss me,” he whispered, his face so close to mine his breath tickled my cheeks. There was no fight left in me. Without hesitation, I did as I was told.

Rolling onto my toes, I let my mouth explore his; the salty taste of our tears mixing together on both our tongues. Every emotion I kept bottled up inside during my stay in the hospital came crashing down—from hate, to love, to lust, and finally trust.

I guess that was how I knew I was wrong in thinking I loved Jhett before that moment. I thought I’d already fallen for him because I needed him around to be happy, but standing in the middle of the trashed house, I truly fell in love. I realized that you don’t love someone because you need them, you love them because you choose them. I wanted him to be a part of my happiness, and what made it even better was that he chose me, too. That was love.

Jhett’s lips left mine and he pulled his arms tighter around my waist. A soft mew of pain escaped my throat, but I refused to let him release me. My ribs were still ached, but I didn’t want the embrace to end.

“You came back.” His face nestled into my neck.

My eyes squeezed shut at his words, and my heart weighed heavy with the thought that he believed he might not ever see me again. “No,” I whispered. “I came home.”

His hands moved to the sides of my face, forcing me to look up at him, as if I could ever look away. “I love you, Charlie. More than you will ever realize.” His thumbs caressed my wet cheeks. I should’ve told him I loved him too, but my voice was completely gone from the constant crying. It didn’t matter though; he didn’t wait for my reply. He scooped me up into his arms and made his way down the hall and to our bedroom.

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Sarah Ashley Jones

Sarah Ashley Jones was raised in San Diego, California, but currently wrangles her husband and three dogs in Clarksville, Tennessee. When she’s not writing she works in a pottery studio and comes home covered in paint on a daily basis. She has a slightly unhealthy obsession with cupcakes and chapstick. She is an eternal optimist and can often be found dancing and singing to music at any given time. It’s rare to see her not smiling or laughing, but if you do, just bring her a cupcake and it will cheer her up. Her huge imagination was always in overdrive as a child and now she is beyond excited to put it to good use as an adult. She plans to write as long as she has stories that need to be told.

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★ One (1) set of signed copies of Promise Me This & Promise Me Forever by Sarah Ashley Jones {US only}
★ Two (2) sets of eBook copies of Promise Me This (and Promise Me Forever if needed) by Sarah Ashley Jones {INT}
★ Five (5) Promise Me swag packs {INT} {INT}

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