On the Way to You, an all-new emotional standalone from Kandi Steiner is LIVE!
On the Way to You by Kandi Steiner
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Publishing Date: November 16th, 2017
What makes you happy?
That was the question Emery Reed asked me the day we met, and I couldn’t give him a single answer. I could have said my dog, or my books, or yoga — but I just stared.
And then, I got in his car.
It was crazy to take a road trip with a stranger, but after years of standing still, he was my one-way ticket to a new life, and I wasn’t going to miss it.
We shared the same space, the same car, the same hotel room — and still, we were strangers.
One day we’d be laughing, the next, we wouldn’t speak. Emery was surrounded by impenetrable walls, but I wanted in.
Discovering his journal changed everything.
I read his thoughts, words not meant for anyone’s eyes, and the more I learned about him, the harder I fell. It turned out nothing made Emery Reed happy, and I wanted to change that.
I earned his trust by violating his privacy, and as wrong as it was, it worked — until one entry revealed a darkness I never knew existed, a timer I never knew was ticking.
Suddenly, what made me happy was saving Emery from himself. I just didn’t know if I could.
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Well, if the last book I read by Kandi was any indication that she really knows how to wrangle your emotions, this book definitely proves that once again.
“It isn’t death that’s scary. It’s living without actually living at all, breathing without purpose, existing without essence. I’ll walk into Death’s arms willingly with a smile on my face, and that cold embrace will be the warmest I’ve ever been. I’m not scared. I never have been.”
Kandi wrote another meaningful and strong story. It touches your heart in so many ways. It opens your eyes to the way people see things. Not only does this story make you find the happiness in everything, but it makes you also see why some people just can’t see that light; why people struggle with depression. And sometimes there just isn’t a reason why; it just is and that’s ok.
Emery and Cooper are two polar opposite people in every aspect possible. She’s light, he’s dark. She sees hope in everything; he sees nothing but a dead end. She wishes for her true love; he doesn’t believe in true love. But these two also teach each other in ways they never anticipated.
Emery has a lot more experience in life than Cooper. She’s been cooped in her little town her entire 20 years, but has a goal of getting out and moving to Washington where her dream school is. But her life up until now hasn’t exactly been peachy, but she has refused to let that stop her. Without giving much away, Cooper has used the hurtful words thrown her way to push her forward, to never be like that.
Emery has pretty much lived the perfect life anyone could want. Except he just can’t see the beauty in it. And it’s not because he isn’t grateful, but because he suffers from depression. A depression that he can’t explain and that makes it all the more difficult for him. Only one person in his life has ever understood him, his grandmother. And now she is gone. So he’s set out on the journey he promised her before she passed.
Oh I am getting chills throughout my body just thinking about this journey. Emery picks up Cooper on the first leg of his journey and damn if it’s not a journey of a lifetime. Not just because of the places they visit, but how they both each grow a bit along the way – in the short span that it is, they grow in ways neither expected. And that is all I am giving you. Because their journey is one you need to take with them without any insight.
“And in my heart, I knew the odds were against us – that we might be able to start the happily ever after, but our chances of finishing it were slim.”
Kandi, thank you for writing another poignant and meaningful book. A lot of times we read to get lost in the characters or other worlds; to let our imagination take over. And then we read books like this where we get wrapped up in the emotions and the heart of the story because it’s something that needs to be heard and understood.
To fellow readers, yes this is just story that I know you will enjoy and fall in love with the characters. But know that you are also getting one hell of a meaningful story that rings true to life for so many people.
Enjoy.
About the Author:
Kandi Steiner is a Creative Writing and Advertising/Public Relations graduate from the University of Central Florida living in Tampa. Kandi works full time as a social media specialist, but also works part time as a Zumba fitness instructor and blackjack dealer.
Kandi started writing back in the 4th grade after reading the first Harry Potter installment. In 6th grade, she wrote and edited her own newspaper and distributed to her classmates. Eventually, the principal caught on and the newspaper was quickly halted, though Kandi tried fighting for her “freedom of press.” She took particular interest in writing romance after college, as she has always been a die hard hopeless romantic (like most girls brought up on Disney movies).
When Kandi isn’t working or writing, you can find her reading books of all kinds, talking with her extremely vocal cat, and spending time with her friends and family. She enjoys beach days, movie marathons, live music, craft beer and sweet wine – not necessarily in that order.
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