I really enjoyed Life on Loan. Ashley never disappoints, her characters are interesting and the plot entertaining. Lena and Olivia were college. Classmates 30 yrs ago when they meet up at the Atlana Airport. Both women at a crossroads in life and " running away " to find themselves. The flight they were both on has been canceled and they start talking. They decide to swap homes for one month. This book is what evolves as they both chance their lives. I think you will enjoy this book as much as I did.
Thank you to Ashley Farely and Net Galley for this ARC in exchange for a fair review.

I really enjoyed reading how two middle aged ladies turned their lives around by doing a house swap. Easy to read, with romance thrown in for good measure.

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Lena and Olivia are both at a crossroads in life , needing a change they both set out on a whim to leave their "real life behind for a month of recharging and finding themselves again .By chance they meet each other at the airport where they each loan  out their houses, Lena and Olivia both find out there's more to life to fulfill and restore thier faith for the future .Love this Author and the way you feel as your reading you are going on a Journey with these two ladies.

Wonderful story with excellent characters who are interesting, thoughtful, and likable.  A pair of friends from college bump into each other at a turning point time in their lives and swap home for a month to figure life out.  An easy page turner with great emotion and depth to the plot and main characters.  I did not want to put the book down and read it in just over a day.  A sweet story that will stay with you.

I really enjoyed this book.  Lena, Olivia and Alistair were so real...I felt like I knew them well.  Thank you Ashley Farley for this sweet book.  I look forward to reading more.

I love Richmond, Charleston and the Rivah so everything in this book was interesting to me. Ashley did an amazing job pulling it all together in a switcharoo situation. I liked the development of the characters and the choices they made were annoying but then good! I really liked this book!

No one does Southern contemporary fiction like Ashley Farley.  This novel is no exception.  In this story two women get a second chance to start a new life.  After a chance encounter in an airport lounge college friends from 30 years past, Lena and Olivia, agree to exchange homes for a month and have the opportunity to start fresh. Ms. Farley takes them both through many adventures and presents them with new opportunities.  While it takes a certain amount of courage to face not only your shortcomings and fears, but to step into a new life even for a month is not as simple or as easy as it sounds.  For women going through mid-life crisis it is even more difficult to step away from your comfort zone.  It is so much easier to remain where you are than take on something new, something different.

With her descriptions of the two different homes you feel as if you are right there with both women. Actually you long to meet them (up close and personal) yourself. You are drawn into this novel from the first page and right from the get go you are there with both Lena and Olivia.  Another wonderful story...I loved this book (one I could really relate to...especially Lena). Highly recommended.  I have long been a fan of Ms. Farley's, who has given me hours of pleasurable reading.

My thanks to NetGalley and Lake Union Publishing for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Life on Loan was my first advanced reader copy!  This author is known for writing books about women, for women.  I was a little disappointed, overall.  It reminded me of The Holiday; two old friends trade houses for a month in different cities and set out to find themselves.  It was predictable, as you might imagine.  I enjoyed the beginning, but wish there had been better conflict/resolution development.  Everything just sort of fell into place too easily.

First book I've read  by this author, and it will not be my last. The book has two main characters: Lena has an abusive (verbally) husband and a daughter who doesn't want to find a job or move out of the house after her college degree. Angry and frustrate, she decides to just go on a trip to somewhere, and on a whim gets on a plane that is leaving now. Olivia is a blogger, who has been used by two selfish society women, and life has become super stressful, so decides to leave and visit her daughter. Both women meet at the airport lounge, and remember each other from college years ago. Talking about their issues they decide to switch properties (Olivia's condo and Lena's cottage) for a month to have a break from it all. Naturally there is no smooth rides, and both end up with issues and conflicts, but as they both grow and gain confidence life has a way of getting better. A touching and sweet story, and one I highly recommend.

I have read most of Ashley Farley's books over the last year or so and have loved all them!  Life on Loan is an uplifting story about two women, Lena and Olivia, who reinvent themselves , after experiencing unhappy and unsatisfying marriages.  The moral of the story is that we are able to recover from toxic, dysfunctional relationships and become stronger and change the fabric of our lives.  Ms. Farley's writing draws the reader in from page one,  Her characters are multidimensional.  I especially liked the character of Alistair who touches both women's lives!  I am hoping for a sequel because I became very attached to Lena and Olivia and would love to check in and see how they are doing.

Have you ever had a day that you just wanted to walk out of your life and start over? Be honest now, you know you have -- I sure have. In this fantastic new book by Ashley Farley, that's just what happens - two women walk out on their lives, away from their problems without plans of exactly what they need to do to make changes. Luckily, they recognized each other at the airport - they had been college friends who lost touch over the years. After telling each other what they were escaping from, they decided to exchange houses for a month so that they could re-discover themselves. Lena has walked out on her husband and daughter and goes to Charleston to stay in her friend's condo. Olivia wants to get away from memories of her divorce and from some toxic friends and she goes to Lena's river cottage in in the Northern Neck of Virginia. Will this change in locations help each woman or do your problems stay the same no matter where you live?

 For me, it was an extra bonus that both of these characters were in their 50s. It's great to read books with older characters. If you want a book that will take you away from your life (without really leaving), this is the book for you!

Lena Browder and Olivia Westcoat met 30 years ago in college photography courses and haven’t seen each other since they graduated. . A chance meeting in the Atlanta airport redirects their lives in unexpected ways – careers, romance, self-image, residence.  Both are running away from  home. Lena is running from her confrontational relationship with her husband and adult daughter. Olivia is running from results of a devastating divorce. They decide to switch homes for a month – Olivia to live in Lena’s summer cottage in Virginia and Lena to live in Olivia’s condo in Charleston. They redefine themselves and their goals in ways they totally did not expect. 

As usual, Ashley has created a stunning story. I have yet to read anything she has written that I didn’t love. I picked up this book from NetGalley in the morning and couldn’t put it down until I finished it late that night. In her Notes from the Author, she says “Hands up if you’ve ever felt like running away.” I think everyone has wanted to make a major change but maybe haven’t had the courage that Lena and Olivia had to create their own adventures. I loved this book and have already read it a second time.

NEW BEGINNINGS!

LIFE ON LOAN is rich in relationships, reinventions and romance. Author Ashley Farley’s latest novel will engage you right away with an enticing storyline, an invitation into her characters’ lives and leave you begging for a sequel! Two friends from college happen to see each other in the Atlanta airport. As they quickly catch up on each other’s lives over the last 30 years, they discover one major point of commonality - they are both running away! Sounds funny for two women in their mid-50’s doesn’t it? Or maybe not! Each has reached a crisis point in her life. They decide swap homes for 30 days to get a different perspective on their lives. What they discover is who they are - women with certain undeniable talents that have long been buried. Farley’s writing style shows why she is fast becoming a major voice in Women’s Contemporary Fiction.

Ashely Farley's Life on Loan is a book that will stay with me for a long time. I believe it will resonate with a lot of women and it will give them inspiration to step outside their comfort zone and take the chance to make a change in their lives if they feel stuck. The characters are all ones that you would want as your friends and I loved how they were able to become their better selves. What really blew me away was the note from the author at the end. A very good read that I highly recommend. My favorite Ashley Farley book yet!

Thank you netgalley for the opportunity to read this book early - this is my honest review.

Two old friends, Olivia and  Lena meet unexpectedly in an airport after 30 years. They each are trying to get away from their problems. One recently divorced and the other trying to get away from her demanding husband and daughter. They decide to trade places, Lena going to to Olivia’s condo and Olivia going to Lena’s cottage. Each is trying to find their way and start over. Their new locations inspire them in ways they never imagined and brings new meaning to their lives. Ashley has outdone herself once again. 
In Ashley’s “NOTES FROM THE AUTHOR” she really struck a cord with me when she said: ‘To find happiness in your life, believe in yourself, be kind to yourself, constantly remind yourself of your worthiness.’ Are we living the best life that we can?  I received this book as an ARC for an honest review. #LifeonLoan#NetGalley

Another fun read from Ashley Farley. Two friends swap houses for a month and it changes their lives...Lena and Olivia are wonderful characters....

Have you ever just wanted to run away from your life and start over?
This is the story about two women, Lena and Olivia who decide to run away. Both women redo their lives by going out of their comfort zones to find themselves. I got totally lost in the lives of these two women and didn't want to put the book down once I started reading.
Reading this book made me realize how much women really do for their families. How we put everyone else's needs ahead of our own. I could definitely relate to Lena and Olivia.
I loved this book!

Thank you NetGalley, Ashley Farley and Lake Union Publishing for the opportunity to read this book.

What an Amazing story.. Ashley Farley does it again....as always. I love how she makes you feel like you're there and we connect with the characters... you laugh..you cry..you're on the edge of your seat.. Once you start reading it's hard to put her books down. Her books should be on TV. Sometimes we have to disconnect from everything and live life for YOU. Her stories always have a life's lesson in them.. whether you've been there or know someone who has, you feel a part of her story....you feel a connection. I can't wait for the next book. Thank you Ashley Farley.

This delightful light read is a classic love story, one that features mature adults, either widowed or divorced, who find each other and probably live happily ever after. 

But it’s also a reminder that despite what we might believe, we are not necessarily stuck in ruts of unhappiness or things just seeming kind of flat and old. It’s a story of what can happen when one takes first one, and then another, and another, step, until we truly find ourselves renewed.

I received this book as an ARC from the publisher and NetGalley.

I received an ARC from NetGalley to write an honest review.  The story is about Lena and Olivia and the day their lives got turned upside down and they decided to reclaim their lives.  They had met in college and met again in an airport the day they decided to run away from home.  This book just screams, read me! because most women at some time wish they could just run away and take a break and realize that at some point of getting to where they are today, they lost who they were along the way.  Yeap, I have felt that way a few times so it was really nice to read about the women who actually had the courage to run away and find themselves.  
Lena is running away from a demanding family and Olivia is trying to find herself after her husband told her he fell in love with someone else and they got a divorce.  Like most women, they first look at what they did wrong and what they could have done different or better.  So they decide to change houses for a month.  As they start living again and discovering things about themselves, life takes a different turn.  The book isn't advocating women run away from home and go find themselves, it shines a light on it because a lot of women feel this way.  The book also shines a light on elder abuse.  The first day Lena started living at Olivia's house she met Jade, a photographer and Jade offered to teach Lena about photography.  Lena suspected that Jade was abusing her 90-year-old mother but didn't have the courage at the time to do anything about her suspicions. She eventually did have the courage to confront Jade and you can read the book to see what happens when she does.  Lena and Olivia didn't just decide to only think of themselves but they lived the life they now had and included themselves in that life.  
Ashley Farley is shining the light on things that women do, such as we put our families need above our own and wait until the kids leave home, to have a life or we try to do it all and Ashley just wants to remind us to believe in ourself, remember our worthiness, ask ourself are we living our best life and change the message in our head from what we are doing wrong or nor doing good enough to positive thoughts like all the things we are doing right.  
It is too easy to slide back into our old habits so this is a book I will not only be buying for me but it is a book I will be buying and giving to the women in my family and many of my friends because this is a book to remind women that we need to take care of us, we aren't alone and as we live our life, we do for ourself what we will do for others.  My kids have grown and now have families of their own so I had started to do things for me again and have been discovering things about myself and who I am today. My husband is enjoying the life we have now because I am more confident, believe in me and love who I am.  As I read the book I started looking at the younger women and I see they are doing the same things I did,  doing more for their families, community, career and less and less for themselves and I am hoping that once they read this book they will figure out that they can make time for themselves and do the things they enjoy now and don't have to wait.  They have been given permission to include themselves in the life they have.  I for one never thought I had permission to do that, I had followed what I had learned.  Thank you, Ashley, for shining the light and writing this book.