UK Blog Tour: The Hurricane [The Hurricane 01] by R.J. Prescott!

 

Publication date: 17th March 2016 (UK paperback)

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Source: Kindle

Rating: 4.5 stars

Synopsis: A love that's worth keeping is worth fighting for . . .

Emily McCarthy is living in fear of a dark and dangerous past. A gifted mathematician, she is little more than a hollow, broken shell, trying desperately to make ends meet long enough to finish her degree.

Through an unlikely friendship with the aging, cantankerous owner of an old boxing gym, Em is thrown into the path of the most dangerous man that she has ever met.

Cormac “the Hurricane” O’Connell is cut, tattooed and dangerous. He is a lethal weapon with no safety and everyone is waiting for the mis-fire. He’s never been knocked out before, but when he meet Em he falls, HARD. Unlike any other girl he’s ever met, she doesn’t want anything from him, but just being around her makes him want to be a better person.

They are polar opposites who were never meant to find each other, but some things are just worth the fight.

I was originally on the Blog Tour for this book when the author first self-published it last year, so I had already read it when the UK publisher emailed me and asked me if I would like to be on the UK Blog Tour for it over a year later lol! I obviously said yes and I re-read this book when I received my review copy! I still loved it as much as the first time I read it and it was a brilliant debut novel! It also only took me a few days to read and I loved every minute of reading it! The plot was again amazing! It was pretty straightforward, but the romance in it was leaking off the pages! It was also seriously hot and very beautiful at times! There was also a bit of action in the plot too, and a big tense scene near the end, which added a lot to the development of the plot! I also wasn't able to put this book down as soon as I started reading it too! I always wanted to find out what was going to happen next! It was just brilliant and I really enjoyed it! The characters were also amazing! Emily was the main character, and she had been through a lot in her life! My heart completely went out to her! She had such a tough time and she went through some really horrible things! These really horrible things left Emily a timid, scared person, but as this book developed, she became more confident and she learned that she didn't have to be scared! I do think that Emily became too confident too soon though for how scared she was though! Emily was also a really hardworking person! She had two jobs and was at university, which really impressed me! She managed them all so well too! Cormac was the love interest of Emily, and he was seriously hot! I mean, of course he was! He was also quite a broken character, which came out more as the book developed! It was interesting to find out more about Cormac! It showed me how hard his childhood had been and that it made him want to make something of his life! He worked really hard as well in this book! He was determined to work his way up and be able to provide for Emily, which I admired about him! I loved Cormac! I loved his protectiveness and the way he was with Emily! He treated her like she was his world, and I could see that he really loved her! I knew that this book was only written from Emily's point of view! I loved it being written from Emily's point of view, but I would still have loved to have gotten to go inside Cormac's head more as well! I loved that the epilogue was written from Cormac's point of view though! I know that the sequel to this book is already out, but I haven't read it yet! I also know that it continues Emily and Cormac's story! I definitely plan to read it soon as I've just re-read this book! The UK publisher of this book changed the cover for it! The original cover for this book was seriously hot and I love it a lot, but I'm actually a big fan of the new UK cover too! It suits the book and so do he models on the front! Big thank you to Piatkus for a review copy of The Hurricane and for having me on the UK Blog Tour!

 

 

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R. J. Prescott was born in Cardiff, though she left to study law at the University of Bristol. Four weeks before graduation she fell in love – and stayed there. Ten years later she convinced her fire fighter husband to move back to Cardiff where they now live with their two sons. The Hurricane is her debut novel.

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Release Day Blitz: Rewriting the Rules by S. Moose!

 

Off limits. Stay away.
Don't even think about it.

I know the rules.
I repeat them endlessly in my head.
But damn it, I can't stay away.
Can't stop thinking about it. About her.

She's perfect. Beautiful. Exceptional in every way.
When in the world did she grow up?
No! I refuse to touch her. I won't do it.
But I did. Just once.
And now. I want more. So much more.
Once I've set my mind to something, nobody can stop me.
Not even him. Screw him.
He's just my best friend.
She's just his little sister.

Rules are meant to be bent.
Broken. Hell, rewritten.
How bad can it be?

 

 

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S. Moose is a New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author, living in Webster, NY with her family, friends, and shorkie, Charlie.

A 2011 St. John Fisher graduate, S. Moose loves to read and write. She enjoys getting lost in the fictional world and creating a place where readers can fall in love and swoon over the cute boys she brings to life. When she isn't in her room in front of her computer or a book, she is with her family and friends being silly and enjoying life. She's romantic at heart and loves anything with a happily ever after.

 

 

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Release Day Blitz & Giveaway: Breaking Down [The Garage 02] by Holly Renee!

 

It has been two months since I laid eyes on the man who made my heart race, set my body on fire, and infuriated me more than anyone I have ever met. It has been two months since Gabe had given me the best night of my life then walked away without a backwards glance.

But today his best friend was marrying my best friend, and avoiding each other was no longer an option. But just like every great Maid of Honor before me, I have a game plan: Don't make direct eye contact, don't be alone with him, and don't trust him.

Gabe has already broken me once, and there was no way I would be breaking down for him again. My happily ever after was buried at the bottom of the rubble where he left my heart.
 

 

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Bookaholic, firm believer in grand gestures, and obsessed with happily ever afters.

Holly Renee is from the small town of Maryville, TN where she was born and raised. She currently lives with her husband and fur babies, Luna, Dobby, and Bellatrix. (She obviously has an obsession with Harry Potter.)

Holly Renee is the author of The Garage Series.

During the day, Holly spends her time as a nurse, but once her shift ends, she falls deep into her passion of reading and writing.

 

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Release Blitz & Giveaway: Before Hadley by J. Nathan!

 

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   Caynan and I stepped outside into the unseasonably cool night, walking through the parking lot in silence. I pressed my key to disarm the alarm. My car beeped, its lights flashing and briefly lighting up the dark lot. I stepped up to my door and turned to face him. “Thanks again.”

   “Stop thanking me.” His tone was cold and clipped as he handed me my backpack.

   “Sorry. I just meant—”

   He stepped into me, forcing my back against the door. He grabbed my cheeks between his hands and stared down at me. “I want to kiss you so fucking bad right now.”

   My heart slammed against my chest as my voice came out a mere whisper. “Then do it.”

   His eyes didn’t waver from mine. “This isn’t a date. I said I wouldn’t kiss you if it wasn’t a date.”

   I dropped my backpack to my feet, the thud carrying through the silent lot. “I don’t care.”

   He closed his eyes and dropped his forehead to mine. “Part of me wants to prolong this. Make you crazy for me.” His eyes opened and he looked me dead in the eyes. “But the other part wants to taste what I’ve been thinking about doing since the moment I met you.”

   I couldn’t stop my hands from drifting up the front of his shirt, over the solid muscles in his abs and chest. I’d never felt anything so freaking amazing in my life.

   He didn’t seem to mind my exploration because he groaned deep in his throat. His breath, a mixture of soda and mint, floated between us. “Go out with me,” he said.

   “I’m out with you right now.”

   “A date. Then you better believe I’ll kiss you at the end of the night.”

   “Maybe I don’t want to wait until the end of the night,” I challenged. What the hell was I saying? It was as if I was in a trance. A Caynan-induced trance. And my words were not my own. My body was not my own. My thoughts were not my own.

   His lips twitched. “Is that a yes?”

   I paused, trying to maintain every last shred of dignity I possessed. But I knew with every fiber of my being that Caynan Abbott would ruin me for all others. And when he finally kissed me, not only would it be explosive, but it would be something no one else would ever live up to.

   I was so screwed.

 

What's worse than a cocky new guy at school? A cocky new guy with a killer body and the attention of the entire female student body. Hadley can tell the minute she lays eyes on Caynan that he's someone to avoid. He may have looks and charm, but he's also got heartbreak written all over his pretty face.

 

Unfortunately for Hadley, Caynan has his sights set on her. She's the one girl who doesn't want him. The one girl who's turned off by his charm. The one girl who challenges him like no other. And, though she couldn't possibly know the truth about him, she seems to be the one girl who really sees him.

 

But with Caynan, things aren't at all what they seem. His secrets have secrets and everything out of his mouth straddles the line between truth and fiction. He knows better than to get involved with anyone, especially with his time limited in the new town, but he just can't seem to get Hadley out of his mind. Too bad for him, secrets never remain secrets for long.
 

 

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J. Nathan is the author of the new adult novels Until Alex, Since Drew, and Before Hadley. When she's not hard at work on her next novel, she's a total romance junkie! Add an alpha male who's unlikable in the beginning...even better. Happy endings are a must. Love triangles and negative people are the bane of her existence. Her family, friends, and watermelon margaritas are the light.

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Release Blitz & Giveaway: Graceful Ashes by Savannah Stewart!

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   I barely heard the sound of his deep inhale as I focused on his lips. Perfectly, kissable lips. My heart beat wildly within my chest as my gaze shifted back to his. His navy-grey eyes conveyed a message I was powerless to resist.
   He stepped closer and covered my mouth with his. My lips parted in surprise. He exhaled and instinctively, I inhaled.
   I jerked away as the smoke raced down my throat. My lungs burned as the smoke hit them forcing a round of heavy coughs.
   He patted me on the back. “You okay?”
   His eyes were mere inches from mine.
   I nodded and covered my mouth until I caught my breath enough to huff, “Why…did…you…do…that?”
   “You didn’t tell me not to.” He smirked.
   “You didn’t even ask!” I sucked a clean breath of air into my lungs and felt the effects of the marijuana coursing through me. I backed up a step. “I—I can’t believe you did that,” I whispered then turned and took off toward my apartment.
   “I’m sorry!”
   My nerves spiked as I heard the sounds of his footsteps following me. Not wanting him to know which apartment was mine, I stopped well before I reached my door and turned. “Why are you following me?” A giggle rolled up my throat. Maybe from the marijuana?
   “I didn’t mean to upset you.” His thick dark eyebrows pulled deep in the center as he ran a hand through his hair. “I thought it would help you chill out a bit. You seemed on edge.”
   “You don’t think a complete stranger kissing me wouldn’t upset me? I don’t even know your name for Christ’s sake!” My mouth was as dry as a desert and my yell croaked like a big fat bullfrog.
   “Hendrix.” He smiled.
   “What?” I breathed.
   “Hendrix. That’s my name.”
   “Like Jimi Hendrix?” I laughed without being able to stop myself.
   “Yep.”
   “Well, that’s pretty fitting.”
   “Stereotype much?” He crossed his arms over his chest.
   “If the shoe fits…” Another round of laughter passed my lips.
   Hendrix let out his own round of laughter. “Touché.”

 

Zoey Fisher dedicated her entire life to dancing in hopes that one day it would pay off with a full ride to the school of her dreams. When luck grants her that wish she’s faced with leaving the only family she has behind to build a life of her own in a city hundreds of miles away.

Soon after the sheltered young girl begins to step into a World that is the Polar opposite of her own. Drugs, sex, and deceit paint her once colorful self black with no hope of turning back.

Will Zoey be granted a second chance to show her worth? Or will the boy that owns her heart permanently drag her down the rabbit hole?

 

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From the Most Beautiful Small Town of America & the Bourbon Capital of the World, Bardstown, Kentucky, Savannah Stewart writes Contemporary Romance, New Adult, and Romantic Suspense novels. She is very much a Leo, with one fur baby named, Jack. She's a Book-a-holic who loves music, tattoos, photography, singing, writing, & laughing. One of her favorite quotes is "Love is the beauty of the soul."

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Book Blitz & Giveaway: Freeing Destiny [Fate 02] by Faith Andrews!

 

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   “I don’t think you’re a tease, Stella.”

   “Then what do you think?” I was dying to know what was running through his mind. I wasn’t playing a game—honest to God—but I could see how it might look that way. Unlike the way I’d felt in the beginning of all this, I didn’t want him to give up on me because my actions were yo-yoing all over the place.

   I wanted him to pursue me while we still had time.

   Taking my hand in his, he placed one finger under my chin and turned my face in his direction. “What I think is that you’re a phenomenal kisser. And I plan on doing a lot more of that tonight and all the other nights until you leave—maybe even some of that kissing will convince you not to go. But in the meantime, we’re going back to my place, we’re going to order whatever you want to eat, then relax and watch a movie or whatever makes you comfortable. As long as we get to spend time together . . . there’s no rush.”

   The saddened look in his eyes told me that last part was a lie. It was painfully obvious that we were running out of time. I hated it. There were so many things I wished for in that moment—the ability to freeze the clock, or travel back in time, or to have an endless do-over of the last few days with Jack on a repeat reel. It felt like some odd and cruel twist of fate. What kind of messed up destiny would throw Jack in my path now?

   Forgoing all the bitter thoughts playing out in my frazzled brain, I nodded in answer to Jack’s questioning eyes. “Okay. I like the sound of that.”

   It was time to abandon plans and worries and strategies. The only thing I planned on doing from here on out was whatever I felt was right—in the moment. I wanted to kiss him again, and if kissing led to more then I was ready for that, too. Jack was right when he said all that mattered was that we spent the time we did have together. The memories would be worth it, even if it meant hurting in their absence.

 

Words to live by:

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Don’t break the rules.

I’d managed to fail at both by fraternizing with the enemy’s brother. Guess I’d followed in my mother’s footsteps by ignoring all the rules when it came to love.

Mom was marrying a man only six years older than me. A man who was also her student. But the biggest surprise that came out of their wedding wasn’t my new stepdad’s academic status or his age.

It was Jack Davis—my stepfather’s best friend.

Jack was the guy who could change the whole game. He was quite possibly my soul mate. But time and circumstance were against us—there was no easy way around it. I was moving back to New York in two weeks and his sister, Aubrey, was the one person my family hated most in this world. How would his sister—the enemy—deal with another Edwards girl claiming what she believed was hers? The idea of letting Jack go crippled me. Would I have to cut ties with the only man I’d ever let into my heart?

 

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Faith Andrews is living out her dream right outside the greatest city in the world, New York City. Happily married to her high school sweetheart, she is the mother of two beautiful and wild daughters, and a furry Yorkie son named Rocco Giovanni. When she's not tapping her toes to a Mumford & Sons tune or busy being a dance mom, her nose is stuck in a book or she's sitting behind the laptop, creating her next swoon worthy book boyfriend. Coffee addict, lover of wine and cheese, and sucker for concerts and Netflix, Faith believes in love at first sight and happily ever after.

 

 

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Review: The Lies That Define Us [Us 02] by Micalea Smeltzer!

Publication date: 9th February 2016
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Rating: 5 stars
Synopsis: Ariella Geller is on the run from some very bad people and Liam Wade doesn’t know what he’s running from.

Freedom has been an elusive dream for Ari, but when her chance for escape comes, she takes it. She finds herself in California and forced to accept help from strangers in order to stay off the streets and avoid being found by those she ran from.

Liam Wade is sick of living in the shadow of his famous father. All he wants is to make a name for himself as a professional surfer, but it’s impossible when the media focuses on every other aspect of his life. All he wants is respect, a chance to prove himself, but when it never comes he finds himself running and hiding from the ones who love him the most.

When their paths collide Ari and Liam are forced to confront their demons, and in the process they just might find a reason to stop running.

I opened my email and was very surprised when I saw an email from one of my favourite authors! I squealed when I opened it and inside was an ARC of this book! I was so excited that I made it my next read! I had been waiting for this book for a few months after I first heard about it! The synopsis sounded amazing and the cover is stunning! I loved this book! Like, LOVED it! It may actually be one of my top three favourite books from this author! It only took me like three sittings to read and I completely devoured it! The plot was also amazing! The sexual tension between the two main characters was off the charts and the mystery aspect added a lot to the plot! I loved that there were a few really hot scenes too! There were quite a few twist and turns in the plot too! There was one near the end that I didn't see coming at all! It really surprised me and it could have changed the outcome of the plot a lot! The plot also made me cry at several points! The character were also amazing and totally made this book for me! Ariella 'Ari' was the main female character, and she was on the run from someone! I don't want to ruin it and tell you a lot about that because it would be very spoilery lol! I loved Ari! She was spunky and stood up for herself! She was also always looking over her shoulder and she was careful about who she was with as well, which was understandable considering her circumstances! She also stood up to her love interest, Liam, and she was as honest as she could be with him and she taught him a lot! Ari was also easy for me to connect with and I loved her more and more as this book progressed! Liam was the main male character, and he was a secondary character in the first book in this series! He was very distant and a bit hard to connect with in the first book, so I couldn't wait to read his story and get inside his head! I loved Liam in this book! He was a bit of an ass and he was quite an angry character, but he was also sweet and he went through a lot of realisation in this book! He was also seriously hot! Liam was also hiding a secret, and it did take quite a lot of this book before I found out his secret, but it explained lot about why Liam acted the way he did! I did feel really sorry for Liam because what he went through made it hard for him to trust people! I loved that this book was written from both Ari and Liam's point of views! It expanded the plot and added more to the mystery aspect with Ari! I also loved getting to see the characters feelings for each other develop through both of their eyes too! I also can't wait to read the next book in this series! I'm know that it's going to be about a character that's wasn't in this book a lot, but did make an appearance! I can't wait to read her story! I'm really excited to read it and I'm definitely going to be reading it as soon as it releases! The cover for this book is absolutely stunning! I loved it as soon as I saw it and the models on the front are the perfect Ari and Liam! It suits the cover for the first book perfectly too! Big thank you to Micalea for an ARC of The Lies That Define Us!