A Thousand Reasons Not to Run

by Trish Taylor

Traumatized by a childhood tragedy and her ongoing therapy no longer effective, Lexi lives a lonely life in Tribune, a small town nestled on a bayou in the southern United States. Her therapist offers an find friends or find another therapist.

Lexi reluctantly joins a running program that meets at the Volt, an egalitarian waterfront center that is the pride of the town. Just as she begins to develop friendships and enjoy some safety, she learns of a secret plot to close the Volt, scatter its resources, and sell the prime land to a mysterious group of investors.

As she makes the decision to put her job, her anonymity, even her life on the line to save this precious refuge, a stranger arrives from her past with a story she doesn’t want to hear.

Join Lexi and her band of reluctant runners as they uncover long hidden secrets and find the value of true friendship.

248 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 14, 2021

About the author

Trish Taylor was born and lived in England for most of her life. A week after her 40th birthday a dance with an American soldier led her to leave everything she knew to start a new life in the US.

She has had a varied career including successfully working as a jazz singer and over 25 years of experience in the fields of:
Career guidance and counselling
Mindset coaching

She is a Trainer and Master Practitioner of Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) and Advanced Tapping Therapy Techniques - Thought Field Therapy.


Check out her videos and audio techniques at www.Youtube.com/trishtaylorcoaching

Connect with her at her website www.trishtaylorauthor.com

Reviews

[Carl Duellman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Friendships can be complicated, and most are based on similar values, beliefs, morals – or some combination thereof.

In Trish Taylor’s, A Thousand Reasons Not to Run, what began as a loosely organized running group develops into supportive and encourages deep-rooted alliances which will surely resonate with readers.

[Nati · Rating 4 out of 5]

A really good story on how a very different group of people can work together to save something important to them, overcoming their fears and struggles. New friends, traumatic past, abusive relationships but, in the end, a common goal bring them together.

[Lauren · Rating 3 out of 5]

Will admit I was drawn in by the title and it sounded like an interesting story. The ARC was provided by Hidden Gems. From the beginning of the story, I felt like I was missing something. The main character, Lexi, has a traumatic past, that comes out bit by bit through the book. Her therapist forces her to join a running group, so she will start to build a life and possibly gain some friends. The group is a quirky band of people, each with an interesting backstory and reason for joining. As they build a team together, they are also trying to save their community center. Powerful forces in their small town try to stop them and so the story goes.

[Heidi · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lexi is battling demons from her past and her therapist recommends she find some friends. She joins a running group and ends up in a running group that she really doesn't like but learns to love. Once she meets new friends she and her friends are in for the battle of their life for something they feel strongly about.

[Sindhu S · Rating 4 out of 5]

In this book, Trish Taylor tells the story of how a ragtag group of people works together to achieve something, despite their insecurities and struggles. They bond well and support each other while battling powerful adversaries.
Initially, the writing style did not sit well with me as the story seemed to start in the middle, without any background. Besides, I am not a great fan of flashbacks unless they are masterfully well-written. However, the story soon won me over as it had my favourite theme of second chances/starting over.
The book also had the right amount of mystery to keep me interested. The main character Lexi had a startling past. It is revealed slowly as the story unfolds.
Enjoyable!

[Liberty Peebles]

I really gave it my best shot because it is cute and fall-ish being set in and around October… but the writing is all over the place and I didn’t understand the flow for the first 10 chapters so I have to DNF.