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Melissa Pearl
Published on 7-28-2015
Genres: Contemporary, New Adult, Romance Rachel Myers never meant to stay in the small town of Payton. Her eyes are set on bigger things than waitressing at Clark’s Bar. She wants to perform on a stage of her own with bright lights, fame, and fortune. But her dreams seem too far out of reach and so she stays put, content with the love of her boyfriend, Joshua Clark. He’s a good man, a solid rock she can depend on. She wants that to be enough, but it hasn’t quelled her yearning for the big city.
Josh has never loved anyone the way he loves Rachel and he dreads the day she might leave him. He’s happy in his small town home. Running the bar that has been in his family for two generations is a dream come true. He couldn’t be happier with his life…until one night, a city boy from Hollywood promises Rachel a record deal and destroys everything.
Jumping at a chance she never thought she’d have, Rachel leaves Payton. And Josh. But the sparkle of Los Angeles is not all it’s cracked up to be, and Rachel quickly figures out that some sacrifices are not worth the risk. Is she too late? Will Josh forgive her, or has her desire for fame ruined the best thing she’s ever had?
Sometimes you have to say goodbye before you can say forever.
My heart squeezed tight at the sight of him–my towering man with his hangdog frown.
“I–” I pointed behind me. “It’s time for me to go.”
“Yeah.” Josh stared at the floor as he slowly moved toward me.
“I’ll call you when I get there.”
“Okay.”Damn, I was going to miss that deep voice–the soft, husky sound of it.
His pale blue gaze hit me, making me feel everything from guilt to despair. He opened his mouth to speak but couldn’t say anything. He’d always struggled to talk about his feelings. I guess I just instinctively knew most of them, and as much as I wanted it, I couldn’t expect gushy prose.
I needed to get the goodbye over with.
Stepping forward, I rose to my tiptoes and brushed my lips against his. “I’ll see you, Josh.” My voice wavered, tears burning my eyes as I spun for the door.
I yanked it open and headed for Parker’s car.
“Rachel, wait!”
My boot heel dug into the ground, and I turned to face my man. His large, grizzly bear body strode over to me, his jaw set tight and determined. He stopped right at my feet and pulled a note from his pocket.
“What’s this?” I took the one-dollar bill from him.
“I want you to buy me a postcard,” he croaked. “Find me one of a sunset or something.”
My song–“Picture Postcards From L.A.”
Well, ain’t that just the sweetest thing.
Tears lined my lashes as I clutched the note in my hand. “I’ll sign it with love forever more.”~ Rachel
About Melissa Pearl
Melissa Pearl was born in Auckland, New Zealand, but has spent much of her life abroad, living in countries such as Jordan, Cyprus and Pakistan… not to mention a nine month road trip around North America with her husband. “Best. Year. Ever!!” She now lives in China with her husband and two sons. She is a trained elementary teacher, but writing is her passion. Since becoming a full time mother she has had the opportunity to pursue this dream and her debut novel hit the internet in November, 2011. Since then she has produced three more books with her fifth novel, Betwixt, due out in November 2012.
“I am passionate about writing. It stirs a fire in my soul that I never knew I had. I want to be the best writer I can possibly be and transport my readers into another world where they can laugh, cry and fall in love.”
angelina
Still never leave home
Lori White Lazzara
No, I stayed close to home. I was very close to my mom.
Mary Preston
I left home because I was virtually pushed out of the nest. Nothing bigger about that.
Mada
when i was in highschool, but in college i returned home <3
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Esther Gerdzen
No i stayed at home
Maria Malaveci
Nope, I stayed home….
Brandy Lucero
Nope, I stayed home….AWESOME giveaway!!!! Thank you for the chance.
Joseph Hawkshaw
We are in the middle of finding a new home some where far from hear.
Sue LeBlanc
We actually sold our home and moved away for bigger things in FL and have not regretted it for a second. Best decision ever made for us.
chelle ballein
unfortunately no
Nicole Schneider
Not really. I’m still in the same city.
Gina
Yeah I left for College
Amber Terry
Nope…still home
Thanks for the chance to win!
Cassie
Yeah…..FREEDOM!!!!
Elisa Panjang
Yes, I am. I’m pursuing my education in other country. 😀
Deanne Patterson
Yes, on to maturity and bigger and better things !
Anne
No, I grew up in a suburb on the border of Chicago, that was big enough for me. We also lived near NYC the first 10 years of my life and went downtown every weekend.
Stephanie
Yes. I left a very small town of just under 50K people in Michigan for Los Angeles. I’ve been here over 25 years.
Jules
I stayed close to home. I would have loved to have moved away, but I ahead family obligations.
Melissa Quintanilla
Nope, I can’t be far from home.
Lauren
Nope still here…….LOL
Aimee Ivey Powell
No, I stayed close to my family.
Kimberly Parker Addison
No, I never lived more than 5 miles from my mama until her death 17 years ago.
Shelly S.
Sort of. I moved out of state to try new things. I basically sowed my wild oats (such as they were) and then moved back home eventually.
Nikki Chuck
Nope, I’m still in my home city, but I might leave in a few years.
Carol Hall
I moved to the big city (SF) when I got my first real full-time job!
Jaime
I left home for my now husband (although it was only an hour away…LOL)!!!
Deanna
I moved away. not sure if it was for bigger things but i sure did learn a few things along the way and had fun while doing so 😀 now im planning to move back home in a few years! So excited for that. ready to be back home 😀
Heather M
Unfortuantely, I did not. I lived at home while attending college.
Heather M
*Unfortunately
Rita Wray
Yes I did, I moved from Australia to the US.
Leslie pearson
Yes, I left home for school, then again to be with my boyfriend who’s now my husband and we’ve been together almost 16 years
Kim
Yes. Twice….LOL. But miss my family and home very much. I don’t get to visit very much.
Dee Swan
Nope!
Latifa Morrisette
I stayed close to because I’m close to my mom.
KellyMae Helfrich
I think I did… I joined the Navy! I became an electrician, married and had children. I stayed 8 1/2 years.
Marcy Meyer
I did not. I stayed in my hometown for a few years after high school, then moved 30 minutes away for college. Now, I live near my college town and about 45 minutes from my parent’s house.
Melissa Graham
For college
Jeri Entler
Yes, love a new adventure
Heather Scully
I left home at 19 for college and then I came home three years later to work. I left again for other reasons, and worked in Ireland and the UK, other places. Came home again after major surgery meant I couldn’t work or live there without income. Been home 5 years now, 4 years in Uni, and now too sick to do anything. My feet are itchy again, I need to get out again.
Martina Koleva
I haven’t left home yet.
I’m not sure how I’m going to handle that. Thanks for the great giveaway!
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Kimberly Chuck
I didn’t leave “home” I stayed for bigger things. ..lol
Maria Passia
No, I just moved to a different suburb!
Juli Huber Hall
I left home to marry my one true love
Chandra Crawford
I left home for bigger things once, but I gave up and came back. Major what if that I have to live with forever.
Ally Smith
I left home at 16 and had my son at 17! I couldn’t wish for a more Amazing,crazy son&family! 😉 Thank you! :@
Kim Holliday
No…I’m such a homebody and feel more comfortable at home than anywhere else.
Anna
Nope!
Artemis Giote
Nope, I’m still in my home. Love my city!
tiffany
Nope. I still live in my home town. =)
Leila Khamlichi
Nope, I stayed home….
heatherzilla
Yes, I left for the Army 1 week after I turned 18.
Claudia A
no but i hope to soon
Maria Theresa Santos
nope
Charlene E
Nope…I still live in the same area where I grew up.
Barrie
I did leave home for bigger things…I left a small, central Wisconsin home for Tallahassee, Florida to be with the man I love. We are now in Kentucky, closer to home.
Amber Brumbaugh
I left home when I got married!
Amber Brumbaugh
I left home when I got married. But still live in the same area.
Sherry S.
No I didn’t.
Christi
No,I didn’t leave home. I stayed for my boyfriend and we got married. Still together 35 years later
Cali W.
Thanks for the giveaway; I haven’t left home for bigger things, but I hope one day I will. 😉
Nikolina
Yes, but a husband turned out to be a too big thing! lol
Judy Thomas
Yes I moved to the city.
Sandy S
Left home when I got married!!
nurmawati djuhawan
no, i want to stay near my mother..love her so much
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kim wade
Only a few small towns over
Ruth Jeter
Not bigger but definitely freedom
Tiffany Johnson
Yep, moved two states away to live in a much bigger city!
Kelly Scroggins
Yes, to get married.
Wendy
Yes, but I came back because I love my family.
Timitra
Not as yet but who knows what the future holds
Sandra
I wish
Betul E.
Once, hope to leave it again in the near future
Rachelle C
I guess in a way I did I got my first apartment after graduation for me and my infant daughter
Tammie D
yes, I got married
Laura D.
Yes, I did, but illness brought me back home.
Pam
I did I went to Toronto to be with my man.. Now I am married with 2 awesome kids.
Dora Balfour-Lyda
Yes,I left home to move to the city!
Southern Girl, now a Northern girl
Jennifer Taylor
No, I didn’t.
Renee Henson
I left home when I got married I had big plans to.leave before then but my mom.died when I was 21 so I stayed home with my brother and daddy
Havebookwillsurvive/Cara
No…just left home to have my own rules…
Donna Reynolds
I left home to be a wife and mother.
gay rosalyn guinto
Just for awhile to study after that I returned
EM Barton
Ha! I left home at 17 and haven’t looked back!
Elle Magnussen
Nope. Don’t have the courage
Diana Doan
I haven’t.
bn100
no
Jolanda L
Not really.
Kimberly
Nope I live 10 minutes from my mom’s house
Sammie lynn
I left home to go away to Undergrad and Graduate school for my PhD in Chemistry but I think I’ll head back after.
kim thorne
no i am still living at home
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Judi Torres
Not really, stayed in the same city.I live in NYC..I have everything I want here.
Nichole H
Nope, I’m still close to home.
stacey dempsey
Yes I did leave home for better things
Abigail
Yes.
Michelle Monroe
No I didn’t leave home. I stayed close to my parents.
jayne
I moved from the UK to the US 10 years ago to switch my life up. So, yeah.
Kailey
No! Still in my small hometown with my husband and 2(almost 3) kids. I do hope after he finishes being an apprentice and doing his schooling in 4 years that we get to move somewhere else. I’m interested in going somewhere bigger.
Shannon Blackwell-Williams
Nope, stayed home got married & had babies.
amy bowens
Not at first but later in life I moved away to have a better life with my children