All Washed Up and Nowhere to Run

by Rosamund Snow

This is an alternate cover edition for All Washed Up and Nowhere to Run ASIN B01CPZNMLQ

One Moment. One mistake changes her life forever...

When a horrific event turns a holiday of a lifetime into a nightmare, Lara Adams finds herself stranded on a remote tropical island. She joins three previously-shipwrecked men already waiting for rescue.

One of the men proves to be something of a distraction from the beautiful, but unforgiving environment where everyday is a struggle for survival. He is handsome, charming and intelligent, but also bitter and angry thanks to sixteen years on the island.

Lara initially clashes with this particular member of their tiny island community. But as they are forced to live alongside one another as fellow castaways, she starts to see another side to his personality and finds herself increasingly drawn to him...

Lara tries to ignore her growing attraction to him, but finds it hard to avoid since on the island there really is nowhere to run...

All Washed Up and Nowhere to Run is a compelling story of unexpected love, friendship and redemption set against against a stunningly beautiful, but dangerous backdrop.

Genres: Romance, Contemporary Romance

474 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 17, 2016

About the author

Behind every person is a story.

Rosamund Snow knew that she had to be a writer when she found herself forever imagining what the hidden stories of the people around her were.

Educated in England and with a passion for story telling, Rosamund Snow often finds herself conjuring up new ideas for characters and stories at the most unexpected times and places.

These moments of inspiration and imagination, coupled with the rich experiences of her journey through life so far, have provided her with a vast array of wonderful story ideas over the years.

As a mother of two young children, Rosamund somehow managed to find time, out of nowhere, to finally put pen to paper.

Bringing fiction to life, she writes in a delightfully vivid and fluent style that will keep you turning the pages for more.

Rosamund Snow tells of Lara and Jace's compelling story of survival in her début romantic novel - All Washed Up and Nowhere to Run.

Visit her official website www.RosamundSnow.com to get exclusive notifications when she releases a new book.

Reviews

[Squeaky · Rating 1 out of 5]

Ah had so much potential, but was flawed with a blah and slow moving storyline- and the extreme detail that this book was written in. The writer can write, but needs an editor to clean up the minutia and small details that bogs this books down. Couldn't even skip things on kindle, you'd move forward 4 pages and find out that the character is still talking about the same thing.

As far as the story- just could have been SO much better :( Loved the idea of the book.

[Beth Rogers · Rating 1 out of 5]

No idea how people rated it so high

Long and drawn out couldn't make it through half of the book just on and on why say it in one sentence if you can use 3 chapters

[Deanie Nelder · Rating 4 out of 5]

British secretary Lara Adams has a boring job, a boring boyfriend who is taking her for granted, and a mother who tries to get her and her ex back together when she dumps him. Is it any wonder she agrees to go with her friend Lizzy on a trip to New Zealand? But when she lets Lizzy talk her into taking a yacht trip with two guys they meet in a bar, she ends up jumping off the yacht when Lizzy is killed in a drug deal gone bad. She washes up on a deserted island where three men have been marooned for fifteen years.

Lara makes one mistake -- she lets her friend convince her they should sail away with two brothers they just met. In the end, that turns into the best decision of her life, when she ends up in love with one of her fellow castaways. To say their relationship is complicated is an understatement, because at one point he tries to rape her, and though he's seemingly sorry, she hates him for a while. Until he nearly dies from a shark bite (and apologizes several more times). I'm not sure what I think about that, because their changing relationship is well written, but the plot is distasteful...

Also, the book ends very abruptly. Very, very abruptly, and I didn't think the ending was done well.
Otherwise, it's a very good book.

[Alan · Rating 5 out of 5]

So pleased to have won All Washed Up and Nowhere to run' in a recent Goodreads First Reads Giveaway. This was a very enjoyable book and quite a page turner. I never write what a book is about for fear of spoiling for others, but I do recommend.

[Alix · Rating 3 out of 5]

It had potential, but the writing was just not awesome and made it difficult to really "get into" the story, as it were.

[Leeanna Campbell · Rating 1 out of 5]

DNF

I couldn't stand reading anymore after the "hero" tried raping the heroine. THAT is NOT romance. There is something deeply wrong with this author...

[Kirsty Wenn · Rating 3 out of 5]

I found myself skimming the first quarter of this book. It was filled with too much of Lara's backstory which wasn't overly relevant to the story in my opinion. I felt that a lot of it should have been left out entirely, but some of the more relevant details about her life could have been delicately woven into the story at a later date. The promise of 'a thrilling tale of adventure, survival and romance' kept me reading, however, and I'm glad I did finish the book. Although some aspects were implausible, I ended up quite enjoying the rest of the book and looking forward to finding out what would happen in the end. I would rate this book higher if it had a tighter, action-oriented beginning.

[Linda C · Rating 3 out of 5]

After breaking up with her boyfriend Lara Adams joins her best friend on a month long trip to New Zealand. After a couple of weeks of touring they meet 2 guys who invite them on a sail to the Cook Islands. Despite her trepidation she is talked into going. The trip is a disaster, resulting in Lara in the ocean and washed up on an island where 3 men are already stranded. Life on the island is not easy and comes with a lot of problems. The author tries to cover most of the obvious questions dealing with the how, when and what next, but I found various answers that didn't add up. The general plot was fine but lots of editing was needed.

[Kendra · Rating 2 out of 5]

No way

I decided to read this after reading the reviews and was so disappointed. It was boring. Several chapters could have been completely omitted and the story not changed at all. Not to mention a love story that this hopeless romantic just couldn't get behind. I kept waiting for her to fall for one of the other characters. No way would any woman in her right mind fall in love with someone who attempted to rape her. Just when the story was getting hopeful it was over. I did not enjoy this story.

[*Andrejcick* · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked the idea, but not the execution. The guy was not very likable, the chemistry nonexistent, and too many convenient instances. There was build up, but once you got to the moment, it just fell flat.

[Redreader · Rating 3 out of 5]

Decent

I adore romantic castaway books. This isn’t one of the better ones, but was still an enjoyable read.
I wish that Jace had better chemistry with Lara. They just never worked for me. Especially with how Jace was written during f the first half of the novel.

[Juli · Rating 1 out of 5]

I had such hopes, and it was just so bad...

[Linda J. Venton · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing adventure

Enjoyed this novel about being stranded on a tropical island.
Resources limited but hard work and creative determination
got the castaways thru it.

[susanne hoglund · Rating 2 out of 5]

Okay but stupid ending

In between the book is good but some parts are just dragging. Ending is too cut up makes no sense

[Darlene Otet · Rating 3 out of 5]

I received the book for free through Goodreads Giveaways. I was really looking forward to reading this book, as the description sounded very interesting. I almost set it aside after starting it, though, because of many grammatical errors, misused and duplicated words. A little more time spent on editing would have improved the book immensely. I did get past these issues and finished the book, and I enjoyed the story immensely.

[Irene · Rating 3 out of 5]

My review

Taking a vacation away from her everyday life is a dream come true for Lara. Unfortunately it also brings her close to death. I could not foresee the continuation of this story turning out the way it did. Disappointment can kill the imagination so quickly. Glad I finished! Not so happy I had to read this.

[Hooded_Dreamer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good. A little long in the beginning, but a very enjoyable read.