Blog Tour: The Hooker and the Hermit by Penny Reid and L H Cosway

The Hooker and the Hermit
by L.H. Cosway, Penny Reid
Publication Date: February 5, 2015
Genres: Contemporary, Romance

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Synopsis: New York’s Finest
February 14, 2015
LADIES AND GENTS! I have an announcement!You know that guy I featured on my blog a few months ago? The really, really hot Irish rugby player who plays the position of ‘hooker’ in the RLI (Rugby League International)? The one with the questionable fashion choices leading me to ask whether he was the lovechild of a leprechaun and a hobbit? The one with the anger management issues and the body of a gladiator and the face of a movie star? Ronan Fitzpatrick? Yeah, that guy.

Well, I have a confession to make…

THE HERMIT

Annie Catrel, social media expert extraordinaire at Davidson & Croft Media and clandestine celebrity blogger, can make anyone shine in the court of public opinion. She is the Socialmedialite, anonymous creator of New York’s Finest and the internet’s darling. Virtual reality is Annie’s forte, but actual reality? Not so much.

THE HOOKER

Ronan Fitzpatrick, aka the best hooker the world of rugby has seen in decades, despises the media—social or otherwise. The press has spun a web of lies depicting him as rugby’s wild and reckless bad boy.

Suspended from his team, Ronan has come to Manhattan to escape the drama, lay low, fly under the radar. Only, Ronan isn’t easy to overlook, and he can’t escape the notice of the Socialmedialite…

THE PLAN

When Ronan is sent to Davidson & Croft Media to reshape his public image, he never expects to cross paths with shy but beautiful Annie, nor does he expect his fierce attraction to her. He couldn’t be happier when her boss suggests pairing them together.

What lengths will Annie take to keep her virtual identity concealed? And what happens when the hooker discovers who the hermit really is?

The Hooker and the Hermit is a collaboration between authors L.H. Cosway and Penny Reid, is a full length 100k word novel, and is a standalone.

About L.H. Cosway

L.H. Cosway has a BA in English Literature and Greek and Roman Civilisation, and an MA in Postcolonial Literature. She lives in Dublin city. Her inspiration to write comes from music. Her favourite things in life include writing stories, vintage clothing, dark cabaret music, food, musical comedy, and of course, books.

She thinks that imperfect people are the most interesting kind. They tell the best stories.

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about penny reid

SEX! It all started with sex, between my parents. Personally I don’t like thinking about it, but whatever works for you is a-ok with me. No judgment. The sex happened in California and much of my life also occurred in that state until I moved from the land of nuts (almonds), wine, silicon… boobs, and heavy traffic to the southeast US. Like most writers I like to write, but let’s get back to sex. Eventually I married and gave birth to 2 small people-children (boy-6, girl-4 as of this writing).

By day I’m a biomedical researcher with focus on rare diseases. By night I’m a knitter, sewer, lino block carver, fabric printer, soap maker, and general crafter. By the wee hours of the morning or when I’m intoxicated I love to listen to the voices in my head and let them tell me stories. I hope you enjoy their stories.

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4 stars

What I liked:

Ronan was funny flirty and dirty talking

Annie was well developed 

The emails/notes/text/blog posts

The wooing!!!

The plot was refreshing 

What I disliked:

Some parts had too much internal thoughts

It dragged a little

The part at 68% was a bit odd but I looked past it

I did roll my eyes a few times towards the end

Recommend for those who enjoy:

Fun characters 

Sexual tension

Some sexy time

Easy enjoyable read

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The Trouble with Love by Lauren Layne

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


4 stars





I must admit by halfway I was so certain this will be a 3 star something about the couple I felt missing. But then those 3 words Alex said in response to her question turned the whole book around and I finally found my LL spark. From then on I was eager for them to put aside their problems and be a couple. Also I loved seeing all the characters from the previous books.

I would recommend for those who enjoy
LL books
Witty banter
Love/hate romance
Second chance
Office romance

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Kaleidoscope Hearts by Claire Contreras

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


3 stars




Compared to other books I've been reading lately I really like CCs writing style. I found Oliver soooo sweet but towards the end it was a tad cheesy for my liking. Now Estelle I found a bit bitchy but I think considering the circumstances it didn't bug me much

There was a good amount of feels and I enjoyed it at first but after a while it went round in circles. I will recommend if you like:
Brothers best friend
Sexual tension
Second chance romance
Hot guy in scrubs
Sweet romance

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Kaleidoscope Hearts by Claire Contreras

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


3 stars




Compared to other books I've been reading lately I really like CCs writing style. I found Oliver soooo sweet but towards the end it was a tad cheesy for my liking. Now Estelle I found a bit bitchy but I think considering the circumstances it didn't bug me much

There was a good amount of feels and I enjoyed it at first but after a while it went round in circles. I will recommend if you like:
Brothers best friend
Sexual tension
Second chance romance
Hot guy in scrubs
Sweet romance

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Be My Hero by Linda Kage

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


4 stars





Eva is alone to raise her newborn baby. Pick is supporting his friend and her child. But can they help each other?

I loved Pick, he was the loving caring family man. Eva was also a great feisty character. And the group of friends were fun. But I felt like all the non stop drama overshadowed the romance and it failed to deliver me that hearts and butterflies feeling. Although I didnt love it I still liked it.

It was in a way a bit insta love and OTT drama and I would normally hate that but I could make an exception here as I adore these characters and as always the writing was addictive. A great addition to the forbidden men series.



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Thin Love by Eden Butler

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


4 stars





The majority of the book was in the past where Keira and Kona met at college. But what happens when there are so many obstacles in their way keeping them apart?

I was getting a lot of feels from this book. After a while I felt it drag and I wanted it to move back to the present. Kona was a douche but he had some sweet moments. Keira I found pretty awesome but after a while she kept running and I hate it when heroines (view spoiler)[keep the baby a secret from the baby father (hide spoiler)]

Im glad I finally found a book that gave me the heart flutters, unfortunately it didn't last until the end. I still enjoyed it and I would definitely recommend if you like angst/tension college type turn second chance romance.

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In Her Wake by K.A. Tucker

My rating: 2 of 5 stars


2 stars





The prequel for Ten tiny breaths told entirely from Coles POV.

Gah I actually made it through this depressing book. If it wasn't so short I may have DNF. It wasn't a companion novel which I'm glad for but it was just too sad for my taste. There wasn't anything in particular I enjoyed.

If you are a fan of the series or if you like to torture yourself with some heartache it may still work for you. Sadly not my type of book.

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One Night of Scandal by Elle Kennedy

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


4 stars





Darcy is Reeds best friends ex girlfriend. Hooking up with her would go against the bro code. But can they deny themselves the intense attraction they have for one another?

I almost rated this 3 stars because of Reed. Yea he was a loyal friend and a dirty talker but he was such a wimp and made a dumbass move near the end. But that would have been unfair seeing I enjoyed everything else. Darcy was great, it was scorching hot and the ending was cute.

Short sweet and sexy, just how I like them sometimes. Don't be expecting any deep heartfelt romance though, it was heavy on the lust and smut.



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The Rules Regarding Gray by Elizabeth Finn

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


3 stars





Grace aka Gray is dating Ian. But when Ian suggest a threesome with his best friend Jasper, can Jasper and Gray stick to his rules?

I liked the overall idea behind the story and I'm glad that the writing had more dialogue than her previous works. Ian was a (view spoiler)[worthless piece of shit! Why did she not dump him sooner? I will never know! (hide spoiler)] I found there was just a few too many sex scenes. I actually skimmed some.

In the end I did believe in the couple's connection. I love EF books and I love steamy books but I guess my mood wasn't quite there for this one. But it was still an OK decent read.


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Chasing Trouble by Joya Ryan

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


5 stars





Colt is Jenna's best friends brother. One wild night shared but can they stay away from each other?

I love the couple both individually and together. We didn't get to read about them when they were younger but I didnt feel I missed anything. Had the book been longer I might have been a bit frustrated at Jenna.

See, this is how I love my Brazen books. Hot and smutty, great side characters, low drama, a little angst and let's not forget a stubborn hottie cowboy. Loved it!!



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Assumption Blog Tour

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Blurb

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


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Assumption by Aurora Rose Reynolds

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


4 stars  


 


A turn of event in Autumns life has her living with Kenton temporarily. But what happens when he makes assumptions about her? Can he keep her safe?

This book gave me a cheesy grin for half the book. I totally have a girl crush on Autumn. But it never quite reached that 5 star feeling. Also the ending fell a bit flat for me and I felt it was perhaps too neatly wrapped up.

I enjoyed this. Awesome banter, kickass heroine, bossy hero. These type books cant go wrong with me.

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Blog Tour: Worth Forgiving

Worth Forgiving by Vi Keeland
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

3.5--Forgiving--Stars!

I'm really torn between filling 3 and 4 stars for this one!  Sadly the heroine, Lily, ruined this one for me. 



And really I could have lived with Lily and her stupidity up until the "conflict" but then she really went and pissed me off. 

And while I can forgive Lily....damn I just can't seem to forget how stupid she was. 

But...let it be known that Jax was



The blurb makes it pretty obvious that Lily has an ex that is going to cause problems.  After the death of her father, Lily takes over the gyms he co-owns with Joe.  At the time of his death, Lily was in a bad place and Joe's nephew Caden is there to console Lily. 

Caden, Caden, Caden....



Once Lily moves on from the death of her father, she realizes what a mistake being with Caden was.  But she feels guilty because he did help her through a tough time.  Lily for real needed to



Caden was psycho...like obssessed, stalker, needs some meds crazy!  And Lily was just so passive about it. 

Jax is looking to be a silent partner/investor in the gyms once Joe retires.  He meets Lily at the gym and is immediately attracted to her.  Jax really was great.  He was a flirt, he was a dirty talker...but he was also really sweet and considerate. 

     

"I want to taste you.  Curl my tongue deep inside of you and feel you come around my mouth as I drink every bit of what you give me.  I want to plunge mu cock into you and fuck you long and hard.  And then, I want to fill your pussy.  Make you feel every bit of my hot come as it pours into you."

 


Jax definitely saved the book for me!

Caden never really goes away and then when it came down to the conflict.  As if Lily could have gotten any more stupid.  Yeah...



WTH Lily!  WTH!  It was really hard for me to forget at this point.  I just don't have any patience for stupid, weak heroines! 

Sadly, this is the last book in the series--even though I really wanted Reed to get a book--and I was really hoping to go out on a high note. 

This one did have some nice steam, and again I really liked Jax.  But Lily's never ending weakness towards Caden was just plain annoying! 

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Blog Tour: The Viper

Title: The Viper (Untamed Hearts, #1)

Author: Kele Moon

Genre: Erotic / Contemporary Romance

Release Date: August 19, 2014

Publisher: Loose Id

Tour Organized by: As the Pages Turn

Synopsis

Marcos Rivera is a fighter. A gang member. Someone who has seen the dark side of humankind and survived. He has lost family and gained enemies. He has stolen cars and destroyed hearts, stripping one for money and the other for pleasure. His past is haunted and his future is bleak.

Until her.

Katie Foster is a high school history teacher. Smart, strong, and sexy. She is a woman Marcos shouldn’t want. Shouldn’t touch. Shouldn’t love. He met her in Garnet, a backwards, hick town that’s the last place in the world he wants to be, but he finds himself going back for a taste of the forbidden.

Katie represents all that is good in the world, and Marcos knows he’s nothing but trouble for her perfect life. He fights and he screws. He commits crimes and he breaks the rules. He will never change and he will never escape his gang lifestyle.

Or can he?

What happens when two different people from two very different walks of life risk it all by giving into the passion that threatens to consume both of them? Can a woman who only knows how to play it safe give her heart to a man who lives hard and loves harder?

Will she survive The Viper?

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About Kele Moon

A freckle faced, redhead born and raised in Hawaii, Kele Moon has always been a bit of a sore thumb and has come to enjoy the novelty of it. She thrives off pushing the envelope and finding ways to make the impossible work in her story telling. With a mad passion for romance, she adores the art of falling in love. The only rules she believes in is that, in love there are no rules and true love knows no bounds.

So obsessed is she with the beauty of romance and the novelty of creating it she’s lost in her own wonder world most of the time. Thankfully she married her own dark, handsome, brooding hero who had infinite patience for her airy ways and attempts to keep her grounded. When she leaves her keys in the refrigerator or her cell phone in the oven he’s usually there to save her from herself. The two of them now reside in Florida with their three beautiful children who make their lives both fun and challenging in equal parts–They wouldn’t have it any other way.

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Katie cant get the sexy stranger out of her mind. But with Marco stuck in a gang life, will they have a future together?

The steam in Kele Moon's book always gets my approval. I liked the relationship between Marco and his cousin Chuito. But romance wise I wasn't feeling the love. Also I found Katie a bit stalkerish at the start and then she turned quite needy.

It was okay. I love the sexy time but for me I need to feel the connection and relationship. I still love the Battered Hearts series though and will watch out for the next book of this series.


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Blog tour: Thin Love

Title: Thin Love

Author: Eden Butler

Genre: New Adult/Contemporary Romance crossover

Release Date: August 19, 2014

Tour Hosted by: As the Pages Turn

Synopsis

Love isn't supposed to be an addiction. It isn't supposed to leave you bleeding. 

Kona pushed, Keira pulled, and in their wake, they left behind destruction. 

She sacrificed everything for him. 

It wasn't enough. 

But the wounds of the past can never be completely forgotten and still the flame remains, slumbers between the pleasure of yesterday and the thought of what might have been. 

Now, sixteen years later, Keira returns home to bury the mother who betrayed her, just as Kona tries to hold onto what remains of his NFL career with the New Orleans Steamers. Across the crowded bustle of a busy French Market, their paths collide, conjuring forgotten memories of a consuming touch, skin on skin, and the still smoldering fire that begs to be rekindled. 

When Kona realizes the trifecta of betrayal—his, Keira's and those lies told to keep them apart—his life is irrevocably changed and he once again takes Keira down with him into the fire that threatens to ignite them both.

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About Eden

Eden Butler is an editor and writer of New Adult Romance and SciFi and Fantasy novels and the nine-times great-granddaughter of an honest-to-God English pirate. This could explain her affinity for rule breaking and rum. Her debut novel, a New Adult, Contemporary (no cliffie) Romance, “Chasing Serenity” launched in October 2013 and quickly became an Amazon bestseller.

When she’s not writing or wondering about her possibly Jack Sparrowesque ancestor, Eden edits, reads and spends way too much time watching rugby, Doctor Who and New Orleans Saints football.

She is currently imprisoned under teenage rule alongside her husband in southeast Louisiana.

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Blog Tour: Sweet Fall by Tillie Cole

Title: Sweet Fall (Sweet Home #3)

Author: Tillie Cole
Genre: New Adult Contemporary
Publication Date: 26th August 2014
Blog Tour Organised By: Kelly @ Have Book Will Read (Blog logo is attached in the email. You definitely don’t have to use it but feel free to if you would like to.)

ABOUT SWEET FALL
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 From the USA Today Best Selling Sweet Home Series, comes Sweet Fall; a tale of heartache, beating the odds and finding strength in the most unlikeliest of places.
We all have secrets.

Secrets well buried.

Until we find the one soul who makes the burden of such secrets just that little bit easier to bear.

Lexington "Lexi" Hart is a senior at the University of Alabama. Surrounded by her best friends, her loving family and having fulfilled her life-long dream of making the Crimson Tide cheer squad, everything is going exactly as she always dreamed it would. But beneath her happy exterior, demons lurk, threatening to jeopardize everything Lexi has worked to achieve.

When events in her life become too much to cope with, Lexi finds herself spiraling down into the realm of her biggest fear. Lexi falls hard, victim once again to the only thing that can destroy her and, on the way, finds herself falling straight into the dangerous tattooed arms of a guy from the wrong side of the tracks.

Austin Carillo, starting Wide Receiver for the Alabama Crimson Tide, must get picked in this year's NFL draft. He needs it. His brothers need it. Most importantly, his mother desperately needs it. Brought up in a world where the poor are forgotten, the sick are left to fend for themselves and no hero miraculously appears to pull you out of hell, Austin had no other choice but to make a living on the wrong side of the law—until football offered Austin the break to get his life back on track.

But when a family tragedy drags him back into the clutches of the gang he believed he had left far behind, Austin finds himself falling. Falling back into criminal ways and falling deep into a suffocating darkness. Until a troubled yet kindred spirit stumbles across his path, where Austin quickly finds he is falling for a young woman—a young woman who might just have the power to save him from his worst enemy: himself.

Can two troubled souls find a lasting peace together? Or will they finally succumb to the demons threatening to destroy them?
New Adult/Contemporary Romance novel—contains adult content, sexual situations and mature topics. Suited for ages 17 and up.

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Sweet Fall by Tillie Cole
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

4.5--Pixie--Stars!!!

Sweet Fall is a much heavier, darker, grittier read than Sweet Home.  Both Lexi and Austin carry so much heartache and pain.  Both putting on a facade.  Hiding who they are from their friends.  Pretending to be someone they aren't. 

     

"Why the war paint, Pix?"
"Because I can't stand the girl underneath..."

"Why the tattoos?"
"Because I can't bear seeing the scars of my past."

Lexi lives every day in fear.  Of the demon that lurks in her head.  The one that tells her she's not good enough.  Not pretty enough.  Not skinny enough. 

     

"We all have secrets, Austin.  Some people's are bigger than others, that's all."

Austin lives every day for someone else.  A family he's trying to protect.  Trying to free himself from the chains of his past.  To save a brother from a life that will kill him.  To help the mother that gave him everything. 

     

"So you see, Pix, I have scars too.  It's just mine are on the outside where everyone can see."

Two people brought together by fate. 



Lexi tries to be stronger than the voice.  To not let it bring her down.  She hides from her friends.  Her family.  She denies the depth of her pain.  She just wants to be normal.  To not be ruled by what she sees and what she hears.

     

"All of this started with the rejection of a boy I liked....I want it to end with the acceptance of the boy I love."

Football is Austin's way out.  His ticket to redemption.  It's his only hope at a better life.  For him and his family.  A family tragedy brings Austin face to face with his past.  A past that could take everything away.  His future, Lexi, his friends, his family. 

     

"We were both just too messed up to ever be with each other in the way we needed to be.  Two shooting stars that burned out too quickly, never quite reaching each other's skies."

For Austin, Lexi gives him something that is worth fighting for.  To be the person she needs.  And Austin gives Lexi hope.  Hope that maybe Austin can silence the voice in her head.   Hope that she can be beautiful for him.  



My heart broke for Lexi and Austin and what they both went through.  It was so hard to read about the demons that took over Lexi.  I wanted to punch   him, that voice in her head that ruled her life.  Austin was the calm in Lexi's storm.  He gave Lexi just a little bit of quiet. 

Austin's dedication and love for his family was inspiring.  He was willing to give up everything to save his family, in the only way he knew how.  He was proud, he was fierce, he was honorable.  Lexi saw more than the bad-boy from the wrong side of the tracks. 

     

"We all have secrets.  Secrets well buried.  Until we find the one soul who makes the burden of such secrets just a little bit easier to bear."

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My review:

Sweet Fall by Tillie Cole

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


4 stars





Austin and Lexi with their own secrets find comfort in each other. But are they both able to fight their own demons?

Austin. This sweet understanding troubled tattooed Italian guy. Swooon! Together they were just so right for each other. But I'm afraid where everything else was great I couldn't help but be annoyed at Lexi and her inner voice.

I can see this being a tear jerker for a lot of readers. It was quite emotional, the romance was really adorable and no insta love always earns extra points for me. Really liked it.

Note: Set in the same time frame as Sweet Home, there are some spoilers if you have yet to read book 1. Dual POV.

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