review 1: **I received an ARC for an honest review**This is my first book by Ashley and I was pleasantly surprised.The story follows Hope after she is released from prison after servicing 6 years for manslaughter.Hope feels extreme remorse for what she has done and now feels like she doesn't deserve anything good.The story shows the acts of a bully and the consequences of her actions after the bulling goes wrong. It also shows how one person can change for the good.Wes is a playboy at heart but things change when he meets Hope, together their lives change for the better and they show each that they both deserve love and happiness.This was a good read for me and I'll be looking into getting some more of Ashley's books review 2: I enjoyed reading EX Convict. The blurb got... more me interested and this was a quick read for me because the story just flowed easily. I had never read anything by this author and was pleasantly suprised with her work. Bullying is a very big issue now days and I'm glad she touched on the subject in this book. It made it more realistic for me and I think more people will read it because of that reason. I felt so bad for Hope and just wanted to smack Wes but the story wouldn't have worked any other way if they had been any different.Hope had everything when she was young and everyone wanted to be her, except for a select few. If they didn't like her, then she bullied them. One fateful, deadly night of trying to get back at one girl who liked to spread rumors about her and who she considered beneath her, took all of that away. Six years later she is released from prison to start her life again and she makes a vow to live for Jenny. Then she meets Wes, who goes through women like water and is a complete jerk and user. But Hope believes that's what she deserves and Wes can't figure her out or why he wants to keep seeing her.It ended alittle fast for me but I still enjoyed it enough to keep the 5 star rating on it. Great story and I plan on looking into more of her books :) less
