Age Group: New AdultWhen you’re lost sometimes the only place you can go is home. Broken over the death of her fiancé, Molly leaves law school to return to her childhood home in North Carolina. Expecting to lay low until she can figure out what else to do with her life, Molly finds herself in the arms of her high school sweetheart Ben, the boy who represents everything from the past she tried to leave behind. Looking for an escape, what she finds is a way back to the girl she almost forgot existed and a future she never dreamed possible.
Derailed starts out in a law school, when they are studying for finals. I know exactly how Molly felt. I can’t say that I have ever walked out on a class before, but it never seemed like something she really wanted to do. The story really starts when she goes back home to clayton falls. She reconnects with her ex, Ben. But she also meets Gavin, a cop that kind of stole my heart. That was the only sticking point I had with Derailed. I liked Ben and I loved Gavin, and Gavin just wasn’t going to happen for her. Ben made sure it was only him. And I did like Ben and I did like how hard he tried for everything, but something about him always felt a little off to me.
Molly is determined not to fall back in with Ben when she gets home because she is still dealing with everything else going on in her life, but Ben is pretty insistent, and he is also a pretty great guy. Derailed sets up a very interesting town with Clayton Falls. I love the characters, and I think it will be fun to get to know them in books 2 and 3, especially since each book focuses on different people. I have a feeling Gavin will be my favorite.
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About the Author:
 Alyssa Rose Ivy is a Young Adult and New Adult author who loves to weave stories with romance and a southern setting. Although raised in the New York area, she fell in love with the South after moving to New Orleans for college. After years as a perpetual student, she turned back to her creative side and decided to write. She lives in North Carolina with her husband and two young children, and she can usually be found with a cup of coffee in her hand.
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Alyssa Rose Ivy
Thank you so much reading and reviewing Derailed! I’m glad you enjoyed Clayton Falls.
Erika
Anxious to read this series! It looks like a good story! Thanks for the chance to win!
Heidi@Rainy Day Ramblings
Well I can certainly see how this would appeal to you. I don’t know this one just isn’t speaking to me, can’t put a finger on why…
Shannon
Derailed sounds GREAT!
Shannon
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Christy LoveOfBooks
I swear, every time I come across a law student in a book, I think of you. It’s the combination of the two that I’ll always associate you with. lol.
This one does sound good!
Christine
Looking forward to reading both of these books! Thanks for sharing the giveaway 🙂
fundinmental
Thanks for the giveaway.
Abby Flores
thanks for the giveaway