Wednesday 23 July 2014

Blog Tour: More than Forever by Jay McLean











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More Than Forever (More, #4)More Than Forever by Jay McLean
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

5--Our Forever--Stars!!



Cam Gordon...you are PERFECTION

I fell in love with Lucy and Cam in the other books in the series.  To say that I was scared to read their story is a gross understatement.  In my eyes they were perfect.

     
"You're my art, Luce.  My heart."
 
The first half of the book...watching Cam and Lucy fall in love....there are no words.  Cam came in to Lucy's life when she needed somone the most.  When she was at her lowest.  He gave her strength when she had none.  He gave her   hope!



Cam was Lucy's rock.  He was a hero to Lucy's brother's.  He was light in Lucy's dark.  They fell in love at just fifteen years old.  A forever love.  Their forever. 

     
"...he made my impossible, possible.  And he had absolutely no idea he was doing it."
 
The second half of the book....watching Cam and Lucy fight for that love.....it hurt.  It made me cry.  My heart broke for them.  There was pain.  There was loss.  There was heart-ache. 



But their love for each other was so strong.  Not once did I ever question that love.  Despite what Cam and Lucy went through, I never once doubted their devotion to each other.  I was never once uncertain about how they felt about each other. 

     
"I love you, Lucy.  I'll always love you, even if you don't know it.  So...even if forever is eternal, I promise to love you for our forever."
 


Their love story wasn't perfect, but it was theirs.  It was their forever. 

Emotional...
Breathtaking...
Heart-Breaking...
Inspiring...
Hopeful...
Beautiful...
Forever...




  ARC kindly provided by the author in exchange for an honest review



My Review


View all my reviewsMore Than Forever (More, #4)More Than Forever by Jay McLean

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


5 stars


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With the stress of looking after 6 brothers, Lucy finds a little hope in Cameron. Cameron promised her forever, but will their forever be possible?

When Ive highlighted half the book I know Ive got myself a winner. This book has everything I love: the first love tingles, Cam the sweetheart, Lucy the awesome heroine, the laughs, the angst, the heartbreak, the fun banter with the group, Logan, great family, Mark, the fast paced story, I could go on.

Granted I would have liked a little more Logan and maybe a little more sexy time, also 50-70% had me really worried. But all those small issues didnt matter to me because the romance between these two were adorable and heart clenching. My fav couple of the series.

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Thursday 17 July 2014

Blog Tour: Tamed by Emma Chase






Tamed (Tangled, #3)Tamed by Emma Chase

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


4 stars


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Fans of the series already know how Matthew and Dee end up, but how did they get there? Welcome to Matthews story.

Matthew was like a more mature sensible version of Drew. He wasnt our douchey Drew but his POV was just as entertaining. Dee was a bit frustrating at times with her commitement issues but it didnt bug me much and I really liked her.

This book was really cute and there was a perfect amount of sexy time. If you are a fan of Tangled, I would strongly recommend this. It fills in all the blanks that we missed in book 1. It wasnt as funny, but I still really enjoyed it.

**Note: Readers do not have to read Twisted before this, this book was set in the same time frame as Tangled.**



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Teaser:

She puts on the helmet, but doesn’t climb on the Ducati right away. She stands on the sidewalk, hands on her hips, looking thoughtfully at it. “What would you say if I said I wanted to drive your motorcycle to the party?”
“I’d say you’re shit out of luck. I don’t ride bitch.”
She knocks me upside the head—but my helmet softens the blow. “Then let me take it for a ride myself. Just around the block.”
“I . . .don’t think so.”
She pouts.
I sigh. “Have you ever driven a motorcycle before?”
“No, but I’ve always wanted to.”
“Well, I’ve always wanted to fly, but that doesn’t mean I’m gonna strap on a squirrel suit and skydive from the god damn Empire State Building.”
She steps closer, and rubs her placating hands up my chest. “Come on, please? I’ll be really careful and grateful. Really grateful. Like . . .deviantly, let you handcuff me to the bed, kind of grateful.”
Forget the national broadcast system—this is the test. Am I going to stick to my man-guns, keep my pride, and protect my cherished vehicle from almost certain carnage? Or, am I going to be ruled by my dick and swayed by the promise of kinky, have-Dee-at-my-mercy-all-night-long, sex?
No contest.
“Riding bitch, it is.”

Wednesday 16 July 2014

Blog Tour: Give me Grace


Give Me Grace (Give Me, #3)Give Me Grace by Kate McCarthy

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


4 stars


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Grace arrives in Sydney to help her brothers band out. Casey is part of the security responsible for the band. Both holding back secrets of their own, will they give in to their attraction?

I love the fun banter. I adore Casey, the sweet cocky caveman. I loved Grace's sarcastic humour. However, I felt Grace's secret was too dragged out and felt quite anticlimatic. The middle lost my attention a little. Also, I dont get why it took all these years for certain secrets to be revealed.

Overall I enjoyed it, had great main characters, with sexy time, humour, action and suspense, it has it all. But the ending... well that was just mean!!! I needed Macs book 2 years ago!!! Lol

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Title: Give Me Grace

Series: Give Me #3

 Author: Kate McCarthy
 Release Date: July 10, 2014
SYNOPSIS


Casey Daniels has a past forged in Hell.
Despite the friends, the endless supply of women, and the muscle car he spent
years restoring, it still eats away at him.


Grace Paterson is in Sydney as a temporary
bassist for Jamieson, the band Casey handles security for. She’s also
infuriating, off-limits, and completely irresistible.


A deal is struck, and despite their intense
and powerful connection, both think it will be easy to walk away. But life can
be more ruthless than either of them ever imagined. Not only does Grace have a
secret she’s desperate to keep, Casey has questions from his past that he’s
willing to do anything to get answers for.


It’s not until someone wants one of them dead
that Casey realises his love for Grace is the one thing he could never walk
away from.


In a story of revenge, betrayal, secrets, and love, Casey will need to
reconcile his past with his present, before the future he never knew he wanted
is snatched away.










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EXCERPT 



I slipped out the front door, letting it softly click shut behind me. Casey was sitting in his car, staring straight ahead as I walked down the drive. Opening the car door, I slid inside and shut it. He didn’t acknowledge my presence, or even look at me at all. He simply shifted gears, and with a quick glance in his rearview mirror, pulled out onto the road.

I clicked my seat belt into place. “Casey?”

With a hard swallow, he shook his head, keeping his eyes on the road as we drove. Despite his controlled composure, his face was pale and tension surrounded him like an aura.

“Casey, you’re scaring me.”

“I’m sorry.” Our eyes met for a brief moment, the connection intense. Raw pain flickered in his eyes before it was quickly banked. “That’s the last thing I want to do.”

His palm slid over my bare thigh, riding upwards as he continued to drive. The touch sent arousal spiking through me, but not enough to override the concern.

“Where are we going?”

He shook his head as if he had no clue. After a moment, he replied, “I want to drive, but I don’t want to be alone. I want to be with you.”

My eyes fixed on his profile as he drove. The knuckles of his right hand were white on the steering wheel and his jaw tight. Something wasn’t right. In fact, something was very wrong. I slid my hand over his, my pulse racing when he flipped his palm over and grabbed hold.

“Casey?”

He glanced over at me.

“I want to be with you too.”

His answer was a squeeze of my hand before letting go.

We sat in silence as he drove. I stared at the dashboard, having no idea what to do or say or how to fix what was wrong.

“Are you okay?” I asked.

“Sure.” A smile came to his lips. It was forced because it never reached his eyes. “Just a bad day at work, you know?”

“No, I don’t know. Maybe you should tell me.”

The roads were eerily quiet when he pulled to a stop at a red light. “I don’t want to talk right now.” His hand fell on my thigh again, the calloused palm scraping my skin as it slipped upwards. Reaching between my thighs, he dragged my panties to the side and slipped his fingers inside, gently massaging my clit and dragging a moan from my throat. He leaned over, putting his mouth on my ear, his breathing coming harder and heavier.

“I want to fuck you, Grace. Not just tonight, but every night,” he professed, his fingers working me expertly. The red light turned green, but with no cars around, Casey ignored it. “Hard enough for it to hurt, so that when you leave, me fucking you is the only thing you can think about.”

I closed my eyes, my head falling back against the headrest. I wanted him to fuck me that hard. I wanted to feel him inside me even when he wasn’t there, but not like this. Not when he was using sex to mask a hurt so painful and deep I could feel the ache of it surrounding me until I felt suffocated.

“No,” I gasped.

He froze at the single word, his hand stilling instantly.

“There’s something wrong, Casey. I can feel it.”

His hand slipped out of my panties and I mourned the loss. “I don’t want to talk about it,” he snapped.

Tension bled into the car as he put it in gear and accelerated swiftly. My eyes burned. When we were good, it was wild and intense and consuming, but we always spiralled into such a hot mess. I wasn’t sure if Casey and I would ever find a happy medium.

Drawing a deep breath, I forced calm. “Maybe you should take me home.”

“No.”

My brows flew up. “No?”

“No.” He shook his head, his tone cold and harsh. “This was your deal, and now you want to turn it into some kind of relationship? That’s not what this is. This is about you and me and sex. So maybe you should spread your legs so we can both get what we want.”











AUTHOR BIO


Kate
McCarthy grew up in a small town outside of Port Macquarie, Australia. Raised
in a house just a short walk to the beach, Kate enjoyed the peaceful, relaxed
atmosphere and friendships that come from being raised in a friendly, small
town area.


She now
resides in Brisbane, Australia, a city in the state of Queensland where she
works as an accountant, along with a sideline wedding cake business and her
writing.


She is
married with two children, has two dogs and house in the suburbs, and a pile of
friends and family dotted all over the country that help keep her sane.


When she’s
not busy running after naughty kids, filthy dogs, crunching numbers, piping
buttercream and writing books, you can find her curled up in bed in the early
hours of the morning reading new books and re-reading old favourites. Her
favourite books are the Black Dagger Brotherhood series by J.R. Ward in which
she longs to eventually join the brotherhood and change her name to Phierce
Mutha.
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Sunday 13 July 2014

Cover reveal: Assumption

Assumption (Underground Kings #1)



Cover Artist: Melissa Gil
Photographer:  Scott Hoover

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21063217-assumption?from_search=true

RELEASE DATE: September 5th, 2014



Blurb

as·sump·tion:a thing that is accepted as true or as certain to happen, without proof

They say when you assume that you make an ass out of you and me. Kenton Mayson learned this lesson firsthand when he made assumptions about Autumn Freeman and the kind of woman she is based on what little information he had. What he finds out is she’s not only beautiful, but also smart, funny, a fighter, and exactly the kind of woman he wants to share his life with. Autumn made assumptions of her own about Kenton, and now he needs to prove her wrong in order to protect her and their future.

Thursday 10 July 2014

Cover Reveal: Worth Forgiving by Vi Keeland




Blurb

They say men like a lady in the living room and a whore in the bedroom. I never knew the sentiment was reciprocal. Until I met Jax Knight. A gentleman in public, a commanding, dirty talking rogue in the bedroom.

Daughter of legendary fighter “The Saint,” Lily St. Claire knows firsthand how fighters can be. As the owner of a chain of MMA gyms, she’s no stranger to aggressive, dominating, and possessive men. That’s why she’s always kept her distance. But the day Jax Knight walks through her door she’s captivated by his charm. Stunningly handsome, well mannered, Ivy League educated, and confident, he shatters all the preconceived notions she’d come to think were true about men who trained to fight.

But falling for someone so soon after her breakup wasn’t something she’d planned on. And definitely not something her ex plans to allow.






Cover designed by Romcon.com
Model: Jamie Dominic
Photographer: Jamie Dominic Photography
Genre: A New Adult/Adult Contemporary Romance novel
Goodreads:https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18742801-worth-forgiving

RELEASE DATE: August 21st 2014

Saturday 5 July 2014

Blog tour: Harder




HARDER Synopsis:


In Robin York’s provocative new novel, two young ex-lovers find themselves together again in the shadow of tragedy—and an intense, undeniable attraction.

Caroline still dreams about West. His warm skin, his taut muscles, his hand sliding down her stomach. Then she wakes up and she’s back to reality: West is gone. And before he left, he broke her heart.

Then, out of the blue, West calls in crisis. A tragedy has hit his family—a family that’s already a fractured mess. Caroline knows what she has to do. Without discussion, without stopping to think, she’s on a plane, flying to his side to support him in any way he needs.

They’re together again, but things are totally different. West looks edgy, angry at the world. Caroline doesn’t fit in. She should be back in Iowa, finalizing her civil suit against the ex-boyfriend who posted their explicit pictures on a revenge porn website. But here she is. Deeply into West, wrapped up in him, in love with him. Still.

They fought the odds once. Losing each other was hard. But finding their way back to each other couldn’t be harder.

Advance praise for HARDER:


“Bursting with chemistry, emotion, and heart, Caroline and West’s story will take your breath away!”—Katy Evans, New York Times bestselling author of the REAL series

“Robin York writes exceptionally real characters in achingly real situations. Harder had a hold on my heart and didn’t let go until the very end.”—New York Times bestselling author Cora Carmack

And don’t miss the first book in the Caroline & West Series….DEEPER!

Advance praise for DEEPER:

“The perfect new adult story . . . West will make you swoon!”—New York Times bestselling author Monica Murphy

“Beautifully written and full of swoony tender moments, toe-curling chemistry, and delicious, twisty angst . . . Stop whatever you’re doing and read this book.”—Christina Lauren, author of the Beautiful Bastard series


Robin York Bio:

Robin York grew up at a college, went to college, signed on for some more college, and then married a university professor. She still isn’t sure why it didn’t occur to her to write New Adult sooner. Writing as Ruthie Knox, she is a USA TODAY bestselling author of contemporary romance, including RITA-finalists About Last Night and Room at the Inn. She moonlights as a mother, makes killer salted caramels, and sorts out thorny plot problems while running, hiking, or riding her bike.

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