Thursday, August 22, 2019

Blog Tour & Review: BROKEN KNIGHT by LJ Shen


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"Everyone needs to read this book. "
- Harloe Rae, USA Today bestselling author.

BROKEN KNIGHT, an all new standalone about first loves, betrayal and loss from USA Today bestselling author L.J. Shen, is available now!

Not all love stories are written the same way. Ours had torn chapters, missing paragraphs, and a bittersweet ending.

Luna Rexroth is everyone’s favorite wallflower.
Sweet.
Caring.
Charitable.
Quiet.
Fake.
Underneath the meek, tomboy exterior everyone loves (yet pities) is a girl who knows exactly what, and who, she wants—namely, the boy from the treehouse who taught her how to curse in sign language.
Who taught her how to laugh.
To live.
To love.

Knight Cole is everyone’s favorite football hero.
Gorgeous.
Athletic.
Rugged.
Popular.
Liar.
This daredevil hell-raiser could knock you up with his gaze alone, but he only has eyes for the girl across the street: Luna.
But Luna is not who she used to be. She doesn’t need his protection anymore.
When life throws a curveball at All Saints’ golden boy, he’s forced to realize not all knights are heroes.
Sometimes, the greatest love stories flourish in tragedy.

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(Available 8/25)
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REVIEW:
"Moonshine,"he whispered."You will up the empty, dark space--like the moon owns the sky. It is quiet. It it bright. It doesn't need to be a ball of flame to be noticed. It simply exists. It forever glows."-Knight.

"Two hearts, two lives, and too many missed opportunities." 

This was unrequited love at it's best! ALL. THE. FEELS. This book took me through a whirlwind of emotions. A rollercoaster of highs and lows and everything in between. I have NEVER cried so hard while reading a book. I am NOT a crier while reading, so to brought to gasping, blubbering tears, snot, puffy eyes and all, was a powerful testament to Leigh's ability to pull on my heartstrings for characters I have grown to know and love. 

I could NOT read this story fast enough. When I wasn't reading it, I was thinking about it. When I was sleeping, I would dream about it. I knew after only a few chapters, that this was going to be a powerful book that would inevitably break my heart and put it back together in an altered form. This was going to be one that taught me a reminder that is all too easily forgotten: The sun WILL shine tomorrow, but we MUST live for TODAY. You need to live EVERY moment, EVERY day, EVERY interaction, like it's your last because you only get ONE life to live, so enjoy everything there is to enjoy about it.

I can say WITHOUT a doubt, that this is Leigh's best work, to date. It was everything I had hoped for and then some. Move over Daria and Penn, this Knight and his "Moonshine" took the crown. I will be listening to the as soon as it comes out! I NEED to experience this book all over again, even with all the pain along the way. 

"Life's too short not to be with the person you love." 

I know that this book is being advertised as a standalone, but I HIGHLY and WHOLEHEARTEDLY, recommend you read the first books in the series before this one (DEFY, VICIOUS, RUCKUS, SCANDOLOUS, and BANE). At the very least, PLEASE read RUCKUS and SCANDALOUS. This is Knight (Dean and Rosie's adoptive son-RUCKUS) and Luna (Trent and Edie's daughter- SCANDALOUS) story and I truly believe you will NOT get the full emotional impact if you don't at least read those two novels. I felt it would be a disservice to this OUTSTANDING story if i didn't mention this. 

***Be warned: A box of tissue WILL be necessary while reading***

#TeamLunight
#RideOrDie
#AlwaysWheneverForever
#StarCrossedLovers
#FirstTimeLove

5 "live for today" stars
xoxo, VivianπŸ’‹

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Excerpt:

Right now I wanted to just be here in silence with my best friend. And somehow, I don’t know how, but Luna sensed it. So we sat there for what felt like two hours but was probably a lot less, until I opened my eyes again. Her eyes were closed, too. I watched her for a while.
When she opened her eyes, it felt like she took something away from me.
“Let’s jump,” she said.
“I’m quite fond of my limbs, Moonshine.”
“Stop being such a big baby.”
“Big, quarterback baby who just finished a football season in one piece and would like to keep all his body parts intact.”
She crawled out of the treehouse and settled on the branch. It was thick, but I doubted it could carry my muscular ass for more than a few seconds before snapping. I rolled my eyes and settled next to her. She slipped her hand in mine.
“Three, two, one.”
It was a short, sweet way down.
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About LJ Shen
L.J. Shen is a USA Today, Washington Post and Amazon #1 Best-selling author of contemporary, New Adult and YA romance. Her books have been sold to nineteen different countries.

She lives in California with her husband, son, cat and eccentric fashion choices, and enjoys good wine, bad reality TV shows and catching sun rays with her lazy cat.

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Thursday, August 1, 2019

Review Tour: THE GUY ON THE RIGHT by Kate Stewart

We're celebrating the release of The Guy on the Right by Kate Stewart! Fall in love with Theo and Laney today!
Contemporary Romance/Romantic Dramedy 
Stand Alone 
Designer: Q Design 

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BLURB:
Strike One-My mother named me Theodore after her favorite chipmunk. 

Not cool, Mom. 

I‘ve spent most of my life answering to Teddy, because I couldn’t make Theo work. 

Except for here. College. The place where all bets are off, and I’ve managed to redeem myself. There’s only one problem, my new roommate, Troy, is football royalty and looks like he stepped off the set of an Abercrombie shoot. 

Doesn’t matter, I cook a mean breakfast for his panty parade, and we get along well. 
And anyway, this year I got the girl. And she’s perfect. 

That’s right. Theodore Houseman, former band geek, now marching band rock star has finally landed the girl of his dreams. 

Everything is perfect. 

That is, until Troy takes a good look at her. 

I’m not going down without a fight. As a matter of fact, I’m not going down at all. As glorious as these days may be for my all-star roommate, Laney is my end game. 

I may not know much about play strategy, but I’ve been the good guy my whole life. I’ve been listening and I know exactly what women want. Framed in a picture standing next to me, Troy may seem like Mr. Perfect, but he’s underestimating the guy on the right. 

Spoiler alert: In this story, the underdog is going to win.



REVIEW:
I am typically NOT a fan of romcom. I am typically NOT a fan of friends to lovers. BUT I AM a fan of THIS book! I am LOVING the versatility of Kate's writing. Each book I read of hers speaks more and more to her abilities to truly write and create a truly unique story like no other. I started reading her books with HEARTBREAK WARFARE. Which I LOVED, but man, I STILL have emotional PTSD when I think about that book LOL. Then I read METHOD, which was based in Hollywood and couldn't be further from HW, now I read, THE GUY ON THE RIGHT and AGAIN I am blown away by the unexpected and uniqueness of it all. Like I said above, I typically don't like romcom or friends to lovers type books. The only time I read them is if I trust that the author can deliver and KATE DELIVERED! "I might’ve fallen slowly but I just landed impossibly deep. I adored Theo's character. I gotta say, I am ALL FOR the underdog getting the girl now. I couldn't get enough of Laney's quirkiness. They were the PERFECT opposites. Kate just made their relationship work! #imalittlebitcountryhesawholelotrockandroll "We're polar opposites in some ways. I'm too country, and he's a whole lot of everything else. We shouldn't fit, but we do, and our fit is nothing short of spectacular." You can FEEL this story while reading it. From the slow burn to the LOL moments. And trust me, there were PLENTY of LOL moments. I would literally stop reading and reread parts out loud to my hubby (which I NEVER do). Even he was laughing! #GummyBears I just couldn't get enough of these characters silliness! This was a genuine, heart warming, slow-burn that had me laughing, swooning and all out giddy with happiness by the end. Everyone needs to read this! #livingourrealestlife 5 "feel it everywhere" stars!
xoxo, VivianπŸ’‹






ABOUT THE AUTHOR
A Texas native, Kate Stewart lives in North Carolina with her husband, Nick, and her naughty beagle, Sadie. She pens messy, sexy, angst-filled contemporary romance as well as romantic comedy and erotic suspense because it's what she loves as a reader. Kate is a lover of all things '80s and '90s, especially John Hughes films and rap. She dabbles a little in photography, can knit a simple stitch scarf for necessity, and on occasion, does very well at whiskey. 
Contact Kate- Email-authorkatestewart@gmail.com 

Wednesday, July 31, 2019

Blog Tour: RESIST (Wicked Ways #1) by K.Bromberg




"A sexy, emotional roller coaster ride with explosive chemistry between a powerhouse couple. I was hooked from the first page!"-- J.T. Geissinger, author 

RESIST, the first in an all-new irresistible duet by New York Times bestselling author K. Bromberg is available now!
  
From the New York Times bestselling author of the Driven series comes a powerful romance about reaching great heights through low depths.


BLURB:

Who says you have to play by the rules to get what you want?
Agreeing to meet Ryker Lockhart is my first mistake. Rich, handsome, and more than intriguing, he thinks blackmail will bend me to his will.
But he’s wrong.
I may have done a few things that weren’t exactly legal, but I have my own reasons for that. The last thing I’m going to do is let some high-powered divorce attorney come into my life, have my body, and rule my heart. Not to mention ruin everything that I have carefully built in just a short amount of time.
But as much as I try to resist him, and against my better judgment, there is something about him that has me agreeing to his proposal.
I’m putting everything on the line for him. I just hope I won’t lose everything when this is all over.

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REVIEW:
"How far would you go to protect the one you love? To the ends of the earth." 
Idk if this was just an "it's me, not you" type situation or the fact that it's summer and I am SUPER busy with summer activities and life or it's just this particular plot, but I struggled connecting with this book and it took me longer than usual to read it. Don't get me wrong, the writing was captivating WHILE I was reading (I can always say that about Kristy's writing) and I did enjoy the main characters banter and chemistry, but at times I struggled with the back and forth, push and pull between the two. The resistance! It all got a bit tedious for me, which lead to me taking bigger than usual breaks in between chapters.


With all that being said, I am a big fan of Kristy's stories, so I have faith that she will end up bringing me a story that I love once it's all said and done. Because I AM curious to see where this story goes! I want to further read about how Ryker and Vaughn's internal defenses and walls come crumbling down and they FULLY let each other in. I am hopeful that these two characters get past their constant stubbornness and finally COMMUNICATE with each other sooner rather than later, but man, that cliffy left them in a not so stable place relationship-wise. Also, there was some plot points that I am intrigued to see how they play out in the next book (especially that cliffy at the end).

"I thought how I felt was because you were a challenge, but then I caught you. Then I thought it was because I needed to help fix you, but then you fixed your broken parts yourself. I was wrong...I just needed you." 
That heart that stopped beating? It just sped up. 
"You've had me. Ryker. For longer than you know.""Thank f*ck for that," he murmurs and leans forward.
An emotionally charged story about secrets and power struggles. A story about doing ANYTHING for the ones you love. A story about finding a connection, finding love, finding someone you need in the most unexpected place and when you are not looking for it. Ryker and Vaughn definitely did that, but now can they make that love and relationship work when Ryker lives in a world that Vaughn is wholeheartedly against. 

***Idk how people are missing this, but be warned, this is a DUET (it does say WICKED WAYS BOOK 1 in the title after all). We are left on a cliffy with this book and book 2, REVEAL comes out soon: September 2019. 

3 stars
xoxo, 
Vivian πŸ’‹
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About K. Bromberg
New York Times Bestselling author K. Bromberg writes contemporary novels that contain a mixture of sweet, emotional, a whole lot of sexy, and a little bit of real. She likes to write strong heroines, and damaged heroes who we love to hate and hate to love.
A mom of three, she plots her novels in between school runs and soccer practices, more often than not with her laptop in tow.
Since publishing her first book in 2013, Kristy has sold over one million copies of her books across sixteen different countries and has landed on the New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal Bestsellers lists over twenty-five times. Her Driven trilogy (Driven, Fueled, and Crashed) is currently being adapted for film by Passionflix with the first movie slated to release in the summer of 2018.
She is currently working on her Everyday Heroes trilogy. This series consists of three complete standalone novels—Cuffed, Combust, and Cockpit (late spring 2018)—and is about three brothers who are emergency responders, the jobs that call to them, and the women who challenge them.
She loves to hear from her readers so make sure you check her out on social media or sign up for her newsletter to stay up to date on all her latest releases and sales: http://bit.ly/254MWtI
  
Connect with K. Bromberg
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Thursday, June 27, 2019

Release Blitz & Review: INTERSECT (Parallel #2) by Elizabeth O'Roark


ONE CLICK TODAY!


INTERSECT
The Parallel Duet – Book 2
Release Day  - June 27

The stunning conclusion to Parallel.

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Someone has torn them apart in the past, and she plans to do it again…

As Nick and Quinn piece together the truth about the life they once shared, they discover it was much deeper and darker than they ever imagined. In order to keep history from repeating, Quinn will need to master her unusual gifts—but that means admitting to herself and to Nick why she stopped using them in the first place.

He may never forgive her when he learns the truth, but Quinn is running out of options—because the clock is ticking, and it’s no longer just her life that hangs in the balance. 
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REVIEW:
I LOVED THIS BOOK! I LOVED THESE CHARACTERS! I LOVED THIS BOOK WORLD! This duet has easily moved to my TOP FAVORITE list for 2019!

After being left with the cliffy at the end of book 1, I was beyond anxious to read this second and final book in the duet. There were so many questions I was left with and I NEEDED to know how everything was going to play out. Were they going to live THIS life together after so many failed lives before??? I NEEDED them to find their HEA in THIS time!

It's been a while since a story has brought tears to my eyes, but there were moments in this book that had tears trekking down my face. And that was due to a revelation/plot twist that had my heart swelling and plummeting at the same time (you will know what scene I'm referring to when you read it). This twist Elizabeth O'Roark has been building up to for an entire book and it finally was revealed and it was a heart stopping moment. I'm still shocked with it all and I give kudos to Elizabeth for laying bread crumbs the whole way to this revelation, but not making it so obvious you figure it out (at least I didn't) until the moment it is revealed. In fact, most of her revelations were unpredictable, which I LOVE when I'm reading. I don't want to be able to guess what's going on, but I also don't want to be left COMPLETELY lost. With both books, I was able to develop theories of how I thought things were gonna play out (which I was right about some and wrong about others) and I was able to understand what I was reading without having to reread parts. *round of applause* Truly, Elizabeth's story telling with this duet is out of this world. Every time I had to stop reading, my mind would stay in that Nick & Quinn's world.

This is how time traveling romance should be done! I could easily start this duet right back at the beginning and enjoy it all over again. Which is very tempting because now that I know how everything ends up, I want to reread all the breadcrumbs Elizabeth laid down and see what I missed! The angst and love is still there throughout this book and it's still very much palpable. Nick and Quinn were explosive!*fans self* The slow burn continued to kill me slowly, but it was SO GOOD! 

This duet consisted of everything that my book loving heart enjoys when I read: mystery, angst, and love. If this is a testament to how Elizabeth writes, then I WILL be reading more of her work. I said in my review for book 1, PARALLEL, that Elizabeth had the potential to execute this duet to it's full potential and SHE DID JUST THAT! The way in which she executed the unraveling of the mystery of this storyline, was FLAWLESS! It can not be easy to write a time traveling story, where what you previously wrote, no longer applies because the characters altered it in the present time. Just trying to wrap my mind around that right now, feels mind boggling and confusing AF. LOL! But like I said, Elizabeth nailed it with this story! This is a binge worthy duet!

5 stars!
xoxo, VivianπŸ’‹
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Elizabeth O’Roark lives in Washington, DC with her 3 children. After many years spent writing scintillating brochures about amniocentesis and heart surgery, she is thrilled to have found a job that allows her to just make s*** up.

NEWSLETTER: http://bit.ly/2FzJkeI

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PARALLEL
Book 1 Parallel Duet
Release Day – June 13


BLURB:
Time is a cruel thief…unless you can steal it back.

As a neurologist, Nick Reilly believes everything can be explained by science.
But he can't explain her—Quinn Stewart, an irresistible patient who knows things about him she shouldn't. And insists that at some point, she was his wife.

Something else he can't explain: he remembers her too.

Quinn wakes each morning remembering new details of the life they shared—and she's desperate for the dreams to stop. Because with each one, she finds herself craving what she had with Nick more than the life—and the fiancΓ©—she already has.

Nick and Quinn share an attraction neither can deny, but one that might destroy everything.
Just like it did before.

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