April Tompkins: Running From Herself

Running From Herself

April Tompkins

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Leah Branch thought a record deal would save her. Instead, it nearly destroyed her. Now she's on the run--from the spotlight, from heartache, and from the version of herself she never meant to become.

Leah Branch is one humiliating assignment away from burning down her music career.

When her singing dream dies, Leah hits the road to start over, find a new life far away from music. When her late-night wanderings land her in tiny Chance, Wyoming, she only intends to stay the night, but something about the town draws her in. This, Leah decides, is her new home for life.

But a failed romance and a surprise record offer shakes up her peaceful world. Nashville could be her last chance to grasp the dream and heal her broken heart.

The industry, though, is not what she’d imagined. The label immediately changes her look and poppifies her songs. They even change her name. Leah starts to forget who she truly is.

When she’s forced into a grueling, low-budget tour in which everything that could go wrong does, Leah hits her breaking point. She makes an impulsive move—she flees the tour and irretrievably breaks her contract.

The label isn’t in the mood to forgive and forget. She’ll need to fight her way back and somehow find redemption—and do it on her own terms.

Running From Herself sets out to prove that second and even third chances can happen. With the help of her new-found family and a steely backbone, Leah is ready to claim her true self.

EDITORIAL REVIEWS

“Running From Herself is ultimately a story about finding home – both literally and figuratively. It’s about learning that sometimes you have to lose yourself to find yourself, and that success doesn’t always look the way you expect it to...(READ MORE)...

"April Tompkins returns with another emotionally rich and character-driven novel...(READ MORE)...

"A fun and engaging read with a protagonist. Leah, that was likeable and as a reader I wanted to see succeed...(READ MORE)...

About April Tompkins

April Tompkins* always made up stories, but as a kid the stories mostly resided inside her head. She spent her early life on a farm in Minnesota with no siblings close in age, so she hiked along country roads and “imagined”. At age eleven, her family moved to the prairies of North Dakota and she put her stories aside and turned to music. She now lives in Minnesota...(READ MORE...)

Genre: Women's Fiction

Publication Year: 2025

Length: 257 pages

ASIN: B0DVZQD93H

ISBN: 979-8309651573

BISAC: FIC044000 FICTION / Women

BISAC:FIC133030 FICTION / Performing Arts / Music