Ashley_Pines

Hello my lovelies ❤️

I took a hard hit to the ego today. lol
I learned that the story I wrote - the one that brought back the spark and brought me joy...
No one really has any interest in it.
And that is perfectly fine, because everyone has their own joys and opinions.
It just means that - unfortunately - my Stranger Things Fanfic will be coming down.

I don't really have anything else going at this time, but I promise to be back as soon as I have some other stories for you guys.

So much thanks and love to you all.
And - as always...

Happy Reading ❤️

Hello, my lovelies <3

It's been a while - I know.
I've been going through some mental health things.

As you all remember from my last post, I was having some trouble finding the joy in writing.
For so long it was my escape; a place to go when I needed to hide from the real world.

So even though I'm finally safe now, my brain just couldn't process that I LOVE to write.
Not just use it to disassociate.

So I took a break.
I took the time to find the love for writing.
I took the time to remember WHY I love it.

It was a long, brutal journey to get here.
But I am happy to announce...

That I am back.

I wish that I could say "and better than ever," but that's just not true.
I'm still a little bit of a broken mess - a few cracks, here and there - but I'm HERE.

I found my spark of an idea and ran with it. And I am finding the love; the joy; the FUN - that I used to have when I wrote.

So thank you all. For sticking around while I've been on this journey.
For staying by my side and waiting for this day.
Because now that I've found this passion again...

I'm not letting it go.


As always...

Thank you all - and happy reading <3

Hi guys...

I know that I've been incredibly in-and-out lately, and I am truly sorry for that. While life is absolutely beautiful right now, my creative mind... Has not been.

For so long, I used writing these stories as an escape - to hide away from my reality when it was too hard to face. So while I enjoyed writing - in my head right now - it feels like I'm using it to run away.

Now... I'm safe. I'm loved. I'm the happiest I have ever been. I'm feeling more like myself than I have in years. And I have all of these amazing, incredible ideas floating around my head, yet when I open my tablet to start writing... All the motivation vanishes. Just... Evaporates into nothingness. And I'm left staring at a blank screen and blinking cursor.

So I have come to the realization that I have to rewire my brain to fall in love with the JOY of writing again. I have to find the creativity; the inspiration; and the characters' voices again. I need to remember that I once loved to write for FUN - and not just to hide from someone who terrified me.

I can't thank you all enough for sticking around through all of my wishy-washy-ness. 😅 For staying fans and sticking by me while I work through this weird mental transition.

I promise that I'm trying, and - eventually - I will be back. Better than ever.

Big, fat forehead kisses to you all.
Thank you again. For everything.
As always, my lovelies....

Happy reading ❤️

Hi all!
I know it's been a while since I've updated, and I'm so sorry for that. Life has just been a little hectic.
It was one move, followed by an almost immediate second move. Then trying to find a job and get settled in a whole new state... it's just been a little stressful.
But we're finally all moved into our new house, I start work next Monday, and everything is coming together perfectly. We're so ready to begin our new normal and I couldn't be more excited.
Now enough about life and let's talk books.
I have completely resigned to the fact that I will NOT finish "The Playmaker" by the end of the day today, so I will not be considered in the Rinks and Romance Contest. Which is absolutely fine with me because I didn't expect to win anyway - it was just something fun, different, and out of my comfort zone that I wanted to try; and the contest gave me that opportunity which I'm grateful for.
I will be finishing "The Playmaker" over the next several days since deadlines don't seem to be my thing, and then it's back to hard work on "Free Me: Book 3 in the Promise Series"  

Thank you all so much for your continued support, and sticking around through this crazy transition. I can't wait to get back to sharing all these stories with you guys!

Love to you all. And, as always...

Happy Reading! <3  

Hey all!

Just wanted to pop in with an update because it's been a while!

The time has come for my big move, and this weekend will be pretty hectic; so I can't promise a whole lot of updates until next week. But I promise that I am still hard at work with some stories!

I have been writing "The Playmaker" (The Hockey romance I decided to write for the Rinks and Romance Contest); I'm still editing "The Love You Deserve"; and "Free Me (Promise Series Book 3)" is slowly - but surely - being re-written.

I want to thank you all for your love, support, and patience as I take this next step in my personal life; and I can't wait to share all these books with you guys!

As always, love to you all; and happy reading!

Good morning, everyone!



Big update!

I've decided to enter the "Rinks and Romance" Hockey writing contest that Inkitt is holding through June 30th.



I know that I've been teasing a few other works on my page for a while now, but decided to change it up and step out of my comfort zone a little bit.

I've never written a "sports romance" before, nor have I ever written anything to do with hockey... but with the ideas I've had running through my head, and support from my amazing boyfriend I've decided to go with my gut and run with my crazy thought train.



I promise that I am still editing/working on "Free Me (Promise Series Book 3)", and updates for that will be coming out in the next several weeks, and the other works that I've been teasing will be up in bits and pieces over time; but for right now I hope that I have all of your support as I work through, "The Playmaker" - a story that delves into Blair & Dylan's forbidden romance while they navigate their college graduation and plan their futures.



Please keep an eye on my page for updates on that and other future works!



As always... thank you all


And happy reading!

Late night update!

I've kept you all waiting for the last three chapters of "Break Me" for a few days now, but the wait is over!

The final three chapters have been edited and posted; and boy - it has been a wild ride.
I can't begin to thank you all enough for your love and support through this journey.

And while I am sad to announce that the Promise Series will be on a short hiatus while I work out some kinks with the final book of the trilogy, I'm MORE than excited to share some other work with you guys!

Please keep an eye on my page for updates on "Free Me (Book 3 in the Promise Series)", and other things I have in store for you guys!  

As always, thank you all so much.
And happy reading!  

Happy Saturday, everyone!

Just wanting to pop in with a quick update!
More chapters for "Break Me" have been posted, and we're only 3 chapters from the end!

I can't believe we've come this far. It feels like not that long ago I was terrified to put book 1 one out there for the world to see. But now here we are - almost at the end of book 2!

I can't begin to thank you all for your support, adds, comments, and overall love. You have all given me the confidence to keep this going.

And even though the Promise Series will be on a short hiatus while I finish up book 3, I promise to keep you all in the loop with updates!

And in the meantime, I'm going to be editing and posting a few other things I've had stored in my Google Drive that I'm very excited to share with the world now!

Thank you so much for everything, and a great big forehead kiss to you all <3  

Keep an eye out for updates on some upcoming stories!

** Upcoming **
- "The Love You Deserve" (A friends to lovers, drama-filled romance; Devin & Ellie's Story)
- "Promise Series" Art (If I can figure out how to upload all that lol)
- Updates on "Free Me (Promise Series Book 3) "
- "Between The Lines" (A Forbidden/Age-Gap Romance between a college student & her professor; Nick & Finley's Story)

Good morning everyone!

Just wanted to give a quick update on Break Me (Promise Series Book 2)

Only a few chapters to go until the end, and I cannot WAIT for you all to experience it! (:

Just a quick heads up for the future:

I have a big move coming up in May so while I do plan on getting the rest of book 2 edited and posted before I go, book 3 will not be finished before I leave.
I still have a lot of work to do on it because I'm scrapping the entire ending and re-writing it.

In the meantime, I'll be editing and posting a few other things I've been working on. Including one that I've been VERY excited to share with all of you.

I apologize in advance for the delay in book 3 of the Promise Series, but all I can hope for is that you'll stick with me during all this excitement.

In the meantime, I hope you all enjoy Devin and Ellie's story in, "The Love You Deserve" once I get that up and going.

Thank you all so much for your love and support.
You're all amazing <3