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Friday, September 14, 2018

Social Butterfly PR Presents: Ravage by Jessica Prince; #BlogTour, #NowAvailable, #OutNow, #Live, #Review

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Ravage by Jessica Prince
Series: Civil Corruption Book 4
Release Date: September 10, 2018
Rating:  4.5 Stars
Told in the first person.  Alternating persons.

Disclosure of Material Connection:  I received this book for review from Social Butterfly PR and the author.  I was not compensated nor was I required to write a positive review.  The opinions I have expressed are my own.  I am posting this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255:  "Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising".


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Synopsis: 


Mason Keller is broken, destructive, and the only man I’ve ever loved.
I met him when I was just a child, but I knew there would never be anyone else.
He lit my world with each smile and warmed my heart just by looking at me.
But he was my brother’s best friend...
Which meant I was off limits.
So he let me go and took my heart with him.
Now everything has changed, and the obstacles that kept us apart all our lives are no longer in the way.
He wants to claim me.
He wants to own me.
He wants to ravage my world.
And if I’m not careful...
I just might let him.


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My Thoughts:

Lyla Tolliver reminisces about her first crush.  Mason “Mace” Keller may have his head on straight but that doesn’t excuse his actions.  This is a story that seems so realistic.  Our author created a story that I could picture each scene clearly.  At times everything was happy and then tragedy happened and it turned very emotional.

Part of what made this emotional is how alcoholism has touched both our main characters.  Besides the emotional there is the physical.  If there are certain things that are a trigger for you, be mindful that this could be one for you.  The author handled it perfectly.  She shows how much a family and a friend can be affected by an addiction.  And if there’s something that means the world to you, it’s worth the fight to change.  But our author knew when to rein it in so the scenes didn’t drag out or seem preachy. 

She also did a great job in showing Lyla’s love for a man that has his own demons.  He’s part of a rock band and that seems to feed into our assumptions of how they act when out on tour.  I have no trouble sitting down and reading this book again, or even the other books in the series, while listening to my favorite music.  I had no trouble following the storyline and didn’t feel as if I was missing anything because I hadn’t read the previous three books. 

But I did find the book to be addicting.  I hated all the times that I had to put it down but every chance I got I would pick it back up.  My morning began very early.  I didn’t want to miss anything – that includes my “it’s about time” moment.  Ms. Prince gave me the perfect ending as well as a great introduction to her next book – I have some catching up to do.


Excerpt:


I stopped in the doorway, propping my shoulder against the jamb. Then I did what I’d done every night for the past four and a half years. I looked to that picture on her nightstand, feeling that familiar swell in my chest at the sight of it. Then I turned my gaze to her and watched as she lay on her stomach, stretched across our bed with her feet kicked up in the air while she scrawled in that old leather-bound journal I’d bought her years ago. It was something she’d done every night since we found it in a box in that storage building, taking a few minutes to herself to recount her day on paper. It was her own personal quiet time that she loved, and I always made sure to give her the privacy she needed to do it.

As if sensing my presence, she turned her head and hit me with a beaming smile. “Hey.”

“Hey, baby. Am I interrupting?”

“Nope,” she answered, using the ribbon to mark her page and flipping the journal closed. “All done. Will go down okay?”

“Out like a light.”

She bit her bottom lip and lowered her eyelids to half-mast as she pushed up and sat back on her haunches. The pale purple nightie she was wearing teased at all the beauty that lay beneath. “Perfect, ’cause I’m in the mood to play.”


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About the Author:

Born and raised around Houston Texas, Jessica spent most of her life complaining about the heat, humidity, and all around pain in the ass weather. It was only as an adult that she quickly realized the cost of living in Houston made up for not being able to breathe when she stepped outside. That's why God created central air, after all.
Jessica is the mother of a perfect little boy--she refuses to accept that he inherited her attitude and sarcastic nature no matter what her husband says.
In addition to being a wife and mom, she's also a wino, coffee addict, and an avid lover of all types of books--romances still being her all time favs. Her husband likes to claim that reading is her obsession but she just says it's a passion...there's a difference. Not that she'd expect a boy to understand.
Jessica has been writing since she was a little girl, but thankfully grew out of drawing her own pictures for her stories before ever publishing her first book. Because an artist she is not.

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Monday, August 28, 2017

Buoni Amici Press Presents: A Little Like Destiny by Lisa Suzanne; #PreOrderBlitz, #ComingSoon, #PreOrder, #99Pennies




Title: A Little Like Destiny 
Author: Lisa Suzanne 
Genre: Contemporary Romance 
Release Date: August 31, 2017 
Cover Designer: CT Cover Creations, http://www.ctcovercreations.com/ 



Reserved and responsible Reese Brady refuses to miss her chance with bad boy rock star Mark Ashton. After one steamy night, she's convinced the emotional connection they shared was just a figment of her imagination. After all, he’s a womanizer whose affairs are highly publicized.
Reese strives to leave that night behind her after a handsome business mogul asks her to dinner. Her relationship with Brian Fox quickly escalates into something meaningful, but Reese never expects the secret that emerges when he finally invites her to his penthouse.
She fell in love with a rock star the last time she was there. How could she know she’d fall in love with his brother next?









I’m thankful for the alcohol. It’s helping me make decisions that my sober mind wouldn’t agree with, but this is what I need. It’s like I’m finally thinking clearly, finally stepping out of my good girl persona and into the hidden minx that’s always been dormant inside me.
I lower my head and he’s centimeters away. I do what feels natural. I lean forward and press my lips to his.
I’m tentative at first despite the alcohol. His lips are firm and soft, a contradiction that feels absolutely right, but I’m leading here. I’m the one who kissed him.
I may be tentative, but he’s not. He’s hot and assured, pushing his hips harder against me to show me that he wants this…wants me. His arms tighten around me as our tentative kiss escalates.
His mouth opens to mine, and that’s when the music stops—or it keeps going, I don’t know, because all I’m aware of are my primal instincts. I meet his hips as they push to mine, our bodies pressed together as passion takes over. My hands trail up to feel his hair. It’s soft and thick, and I luxuriate in rolling a few strands around my fingertips. His hands grip my back, fingertips digging into the exposed flesh, as if it’s the only way he can prevent himself from getting me naked in the middle of a crowded dance floor.
He breaks our kiss first. He’s a bit breathless and I’m a panting mess.
He leans into me, pulling me into a hug and nuzzling my neck. He turns so his lips are near my ear. “I’ve wanted to do that since that morning you ran into me when you got off the elevator.”
I think to myself that I’ve wanted that, too, but I was scared, too caught up in my own head, too stupid to see what was right in front of me. He’s a catch, and I’ve been pushing him away because I can’t stop thinking about a pipe dream.
But I won’t allow myself to continue to be stupid.
“So much for taking things slow,” I mutter.








Lisa Suzanne is a romance author who resides in Arizona with her husband and baby boy. She’s a former high school English teacher and college composition instructor. When she's not cuddling baby Mason, she can be found working on her latest book or watching reruns of Friends.





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Thursday, May 18, 2017

Give Me Books Presents: Snare by K.E. Osborn; #ReleaseBoost, #OutNow, #Giveaway


Title: Snare
Series: Recoil Rock #3
Author: K E Osborn
Genre: Contemporary Rock Romance
Release Date: May 11, 2017

Blurb:

Fear—it’s swallowing me whole.

The worry is always there of people finding out my secret.

But she knew. The second we were alone…. she figured me out.

My life has been one catastrophe after another, people judging without knowing me. I’m rude, obnoxious, stubborn, but that’s all to hide the pain of my demons.

The pain of my childhood.

No one knows why I’m the way I am. Except for my twin, but even he doesn’t know the extent of my despair.

No one knew until Zaria Shafir came into our lives.  Oscar-winning A-lister and actress extraordinaire.

She saw right through me—through the bravado, through the
act—she saw me. 
The thing is… she’s just as good at acting as I am. The diva attitude she throws around demanding everything like she owns the world. I see through her, too.

We both have demons in our past.

Will they keep us from having a future?


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Fret (Recoil Rock #4)
Releasing July 20, 2017


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Author Bio:


Australian author K E Osborn was born and raised in Adelaide, South Australia. With a background in graphic design and a flair for all things creative, she felt compelled to write the story brewing in her mind.

Writing gives her life purpose. It makes her feel, laugh, cry, and get completely enveloped with the characters and their story lines.  She feels completely at home when writing and wouldn’t consider doing anything
else.


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Thursday, May 11, 2017

Give Me Books Presents: Snare by K. E. Osborn; #ReleaseBlitz, #NowAvailable, #OutNow, #Live, #Giveaway


Title: Snare
Series: Recoil Rock #3
Author: K E Osborn
Genre: Contemporary Rock Romance
Release Date: May 11, 2017

Blurb:

Fear—it’s swallowing me whole.

The worry is always there of people finding out my secret.

But she knew. The second we were alone…. she figured me out.

My life has been one catastrophe after another, people
judging without knowing me.
I’m rude, obnoxious, stubborn, but that’s all to hide the
pain of my demons.

The pain of my childhood.

No one knows why I’m the way I am. Except for my twin, but
even he doesn’t know the extent of my despair.

No one knew until Zaria Shafir came into our lives.
Oscar-winning A-lister and actress extraordinaire.

She saw right through me—through the bravado, through the
act—she saw me.
The thing is… she’s just as good at acting as I am. The diva
attitude she throws around demanding everything like she owns the world.
I see through her, too.

We both have demons in our past.

Will they keep us from having a future?




Purchase Links:

AMAZON US / UK / CA / AU

Free in Kindle Unlimited

ADD TO GOODREADS



Also Available:


Only 99c

AMAZON US / UK / CA / AU

Free in Kindle Unlimited



AMAZON US / UK / CA / AU

Free in Kindle Unlimited



Pre-order:

Fret (Recoil Rock #4)
Releasing July 20, 2017

AMAZON US / UK / CA / AU

Author Bio:

Australian author K E Osborn was born and raised in Adelaide, South Australia. With a background in graphic design and a flair for all things creative, she felt compelled to write the story brewing in her mind.

Writing gives her life purpose. It makes her feel, laugh, cry, and get completely enveloped with the characters and their story lines.  She feels completely at home when writing and wouldn’t consider doing anything else.

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