Blog Tour: Need (Want #2) by Stephanie Lawton

Title: Need (Want #2)
Author: Stephanie Lawton
Publisher: Inkspell Publishing 
Summary: Goodreads
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Rating: 3.5-4 stars

*Received a copy of book in exchange for an honest review.

Summary: Isaac Laroche is cursed. All he wants to do is hide out and feel sorry for himself. Never mind that he got caught sleeping with his seventeen-year-old piano student, or that he abandoned her when the truth was exposed.

Isaac’s feisty high school sweetheart has different plans. Heather Swann has returned to their hometown of Mobile, Alabama, to regroup after breaking up with her troll of a fiancé. She’s restless and looking for a diversion, but she bites off more than she can chew when she sets her sights on rehabilitating Isaac with her unorthodox sexual, mental, and physical plans.

The two quickly reconnect, but their happiness is threatened by family secrets, old vendettas and the death of a beloved father-figure.

Can Heather handle Isaac’s baggage, or will her own come back to haunt them both?

Review: Maybe I'm at a disadvantage because I haven't read the first book, Want but when I saw this book I just knew that I had to read it NOW. And honestly, a big part of me was a little scared to read Want because of how it ended so I figured if I enjoyed this one I'll just go back and read the first one. And while I didn't read the first one, I didn't feel lost at all during the book. 

I don't know the full length of how Isaac was before but he definitely grows a lot throughout this book. I didn't really know what to think of Isaac at first; he was such a mess and his emotions were all over the place. But as the book went on I really liked Isaac and became invested in his story. 

When Heather is first introduced I wasn't sure how I felt about her. She's just so different from any other character I've ever read before. As I kept reading I realized there's more to Heather then I first thought and she's actually a really great girl. And perfect for Isaac. I think it was really cute how Isaac and Heather used to be high school sweethearts that reconnected. It definitely shows that they had and always will have a connection and I really felt like they were happy together. 

I know many of you are probably wondering what happened to Julianne but don't worry, there's plenty of her in this book as well. While the story isn't focused on her I think the readers will be satisfied in knowing how she's dealing with the aftermath of their relationship.

While I enjoyed this book overall, there were times where I got a bit bored and stopped reading for a bit. I think fans of this series will definitely enjoy knowing what happens next and if you haven't read these books yet I'd definitely recommend it. 

Review: Beneath This Man (This Man #2) by Jodi Ellen Malpas

Title: Beneath This Man
Author: Jodi Ellen Malpas
Publisher: Self Published
Summary: Goodreads
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Rating: 5 stars

Summary: She knew she was heading towards disaster. Every instinct told her to run, but Jesse Ward was a hard man to escape.

It has been five days’ since Ava O’Shea left Jesse drunk and raging at Lusso – left behind a man who drowned her in his intensity and blindsided her with his touch. Getting over this man was never going to be easy. And now he’s back in her life.

She has questions she needs answering, but her determination to get these answers will give the pleasure-seeking playboy the power to destroy her again. She needs to keep her eyes wide open and caution at the forefront of her mind, an ambitious intention when Jesse Ward is within touching distance. And he plans to be.

He’s dark, he’s broken – Ava knows this, but the only way to find out how dark and how broken is to get beneath the steely exterior of this man.

Review: I don't even...know where to start with this review.  If you've read these books you understand how I'm feeling. And if you haven't had the chance to read the first book This Man, know that there is no other book that knows how to have you swooning one minute and wanting to punch somebody the next like these character can. 

While I did like Ava more in this book she still annoyed me so much. Why can't she just grow a damn backbone already? One of my biggest problems with Ava is that doesn't know how to stick up for herself and unfortunately that doesn't really get resolved in this book. I'm getting tired of reading about Jesse stepping all over her. She needs to step up for what she wants and stop giving Jesse what he wants all the time. 

Jesse has changed a bit, which was surprising but he's still overbearing at times. And I'm sorry but he's such a slut. I never realized just how many women he's been with. Honestly, I don't know Ava could deal with it. I know it's his past and we shouldn't judge people for what they've done (and I'm not) but it's kind of hard not to when it's not really in the past. A lot of the girls Jesse has been with in the past are ALWAYS hanging around the Manor, trying to get his attention. How can Ava ever move past his past lovers if every time she turns around there's another one waiting? I don't see how things will work out if Jesse continues with the Manor. 

On the plus side, we finally find out his age!! It's been a bit of a game for him but like Ava, I was tired of guessing and just wanted to know! And how she gets the answer, well *Fans self* it was very creative. By the way he was acting I would've thought he was younger but his age honestly isn't bad at all. I know everyone thinks Jesse is obsessed (myself included) but I think I'm starting to understand the way Jesse works. This is his first time being in love, ever. He's never cared before and I'm not just saying that. He's honestly NEVER cared for any woman in his whole life so it's all new for him and I guess he just doesn't know how to tame it down. 

I don't really understand Kate and Sam's relationship. Are they casual? Are they having sex with other people? Are they okay with this? I get the feeling Kate isn't but I honestly can't tell with Sam. He is way too carefree. I love them and I love seeing them together but I really want to know what is going on in that relationship. Also, it's been talked about how Kate had a relationship with Ava's older brother but they never really talk more about it. From the way they act, sometimes I feel like maybe they're not over each other. I really would love to learn more about their past. Honestly? While I do love Sam, I don't think he's the guy for Kate and I would love for Kate and Ava's older brother to have their own book. 

Overall, though this book drove me CRAZY, I loved it so much! I might complain about the things they do but I love these dysfunctional characters. Fans of the series will not be disappointed! 

BB Book Tours Cover Reveal: More by Clare James

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Summary: One summer.

One chance to forget the past.

One opportunity to make things right.

There’s no denying the heat between Jules Taylor and Foster Sutton. They are two wild souls with a fire burning inside. Together, they create a hot and dangerous mix of emotion and lust.

But after a terrible accident leaves one friend dead, Foster is bound by a secret that keeps him from getting closer to Jules. And he’s left with only one thing to offer her – friendship.

For Jules, her relationship with Foster is getting old. He falls down and she picks him up, but they never move forward. Their occasional hook-ups are no longer enough, and Jules vows that this is her summer to forget Foster and find love. If it were only that easy.

It seems fate is pushing Jules and Foster together at every turn. And it’s only a matter of time before they give up and give in.

Expected Publication: June 20,2013

Author Bio:

Clare James spent her childhood, writing, reading, and dancing. Not much has changed since then, except she can no longer get up on toe shoes like she once could. And don’t even ask her to go into the splits because she may never get back up.

A new adult and contemporary romance writer, Clare loves a happy ending. She lives in Minneapolis with her two leading men—her husband and young son. BEFORE YOU GO is her debut new adult novel.

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Review: Opal (Lux #3) by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Title: Opal (Lux #3)
Author: Jennifer L. Armentrout
Publisher: Entangled Teen
Summary: Goodreads
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Rating: 5 stars

Summary: No one is like Daemon Black.

When he set out to prove his feelings for me, he wasn’t fooling around. Doubting him isn’t something I’ll do again, and now that we’ve made it through the rough patches, well... There’s a lot of spontaneous combustion going on.

But even he can’t protect his family from the danger of trying to free those they love.

After everything, I’m no longer the same Katy. I’m different... And I’m not sure what that will mean in the end. When each step we take in discovering the truth puts us in the path of the secret organization responsible for torturing and testing hybrids, the more I realize there is no end to what I’m capable of. The death of someone close still lingers, help comes from the most unlikely source, and friends will become the deadliest of enemies, but we won’t turn back. Even if the outcome will shatter our worlds forever.

Together we’re stronger... and they know it.

Review: Honestly, I don't even know where to start with this book. After finishing it about a week ago I still feel speechless when I think of everything that happened in book three.

I've always liked Katy but for some reason I found her annoying at times. She's just always putting herself in situations she doesn't need to be in and just makes things worse. I understand that she wants to help, be a part of things but sometimes it's better to leave things to the real aliens. 

Daemon is as perfect as usual. Beside his usual cocky comebacks we also get to see a more sweet side of him. And I loved it. Daemon is always in control and I love that he's willing to do anything for the people he cares about. 

I think there's something terribly wrong with me but...I don't hate Blake. In fact, I can't help but have a soft spot for him. I hate what he did at the end of book two but I can't help liking him anyway. And the worse part is he doesn't even redeem himself in this book AT ALL and I hate what he did.  And yet, I still like him. Yeah, I know. I'm freaking crazy.

The ending? Oh my god! Major cliffhanger. The kind where you don't even know what to do with yourself because the next book doesn't come out for MONTHS and you need to know what happened NOW. I hate cliffhangers but I'll admit this was has definitely left me eager to read more. Fans of this series will definitely be happy with this edition of the series!

Review: Clash (Crash #2) by Nicole Williiams

Title: Clash (Crash #2)
Author: Nicole Williams
Publisher: Harper Collins
Summary: Goodreads
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Rating: 5 stars

Summary: The only easy thing about Jude and Lucy’s relationship is their love for one another. Everything else is hard.

Especially when it comes to reining in Jude’s trigger touch temper and Lucy’s increasing jealousy of Jude’s Spirit Sister on the cheer squad who’s attached herself to him in just about every way a girl could. Feeling the stress of trying to hang on to her quintessential bad boy while becoming the foremost dancer in her class, Lucy knows something’s going to break. She wants both. She needs both. But if she doesn't make a choice, she risks losing everything.

For Lucy Larson and Jude Ryder, love might be the thing that just isn't enough.

Review: Clash is one of those books that I've been meaning to read for a long time but for some reason always gets pushed to the back of my list. And now that I've finally read it I feel so stupid for waiting so long to read it!

The main problem for Jude and Lucy seemed to be trust. But the person who had the trust problems wasn't Jude, it was Lucy. I really understand where Luce is coming from and I see myself in her a lot but after a certain point I started wishing for her to not be so damn pessimistic and just be happy. Her problem is that she can't ever believe she will be happy and it seems every time she has what she thinks she wants it turns out she wants the opposite. She has this idea of what love should be and she feels like her and Jude's roller coasters love isn't love. I don't know about her but I would love to have a roller coaster love with Jude. Also add in the factor that some stupid slut is making it her sole mission to get Jude in bed and I'd say Luce is feeling really pissed and insecure. I hated that stupid cheerleader so much and I was so happy when Luce gave her what was coming to her!

Jude is still the same sexy bad boy from the last book except he's made some changes. For one, he's actually got a bit of a better hold on his anger though it still shows up from time to time. But honestly, it wouldn't be Jude if he wasn't getting angry and being all possessive. I love Jude so much and he's such a great boyfriend to Luce. 

I loved that this book was New Adult and centered around their college life. I especially loved the romance scenes...you know which ones I'm talking about *wink wink*. The ending was really sweet and could end the book on a nice note but I'm happy there's going to be another book. I don't think Jude and Luce's story will ever be truly over but I know I have to set my mind that there will only be one more book for them and then it's over. It saddens me but  as long as they're happy and together in the end, I'll be happy. 

XPresson Book Tours: Faster We Burn (Fall and Rise #2) by Chelsea M. Cameron

Title: Faster We Burn (Fall and Rise #2)
Author: Chelsea M. Cameron
Publisher: Self Published
Summary: Goodreads
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Rating: 5 stars

Summary: Katie Hallman is done with douchebags. Done with guys who treat her like crap and leave her broken. But then Stryker Grant is there anyway. With his numerous piercings and bleached hair, he’s the polar opposite of all of her past relationships, which makes him the perfect candidate.

At first, Katie just sees him as a physical escape from her previous rocky relationship, and Stryker doesn’t seem to mind just being a distraction from Katie’s problems. But soon he’s getting under her skin, peeling back layers she’d rather keep covered. She tries to make it clear that she doesn’t want a relationship, but keeps breaking her own rules.

Then a tragedy sends Katie into the only arms who are there to catch her, and she’ll realize that she needs him more than she ever thought possible. But is she ready to let herself trust another guy with her already-battered heart? Or will she push him away to protect herself from getting hurt again?

Review: It's crazy because I feel like I've been waiting forever to read this book but then when I was luck enough to get a early copy, I was kind of scared to read it. I guess a part of me was scared I wouldn't be as good as the first book but thankfully I was so wrong.

I won't lie, when I first met Katie in the first book, I judged her. She loves pink, always seems happy and slept with BOTH Zan and his brother Zack and just seemed like one of those airhead sluts. Considering in the first chapter alone, she slept with Styker, I honestly wasn't sure I would ever like her. But there's so much more to Katie then what appears. She acts like that way and does stupid things she knows she shouldn't because she doesn't want anyone to really know who she is. In a way it kind of seems like a cry for her and luckily enough Stryker hears it and wants to help. 

Styrker. I loved him from the first book and that just grew with this book. I honestly don't even know how to describe how I feel about him. He's perfect. Or at least as perfect as someone with imperfections can be. Don't get me wrong, Stryker definitely makes mistakes (one of which I don't feel Katie should have forgiven him so easily for) but underneath it all he's a really great guy. A guy who's been through a lot and has a pretty messed up past but I loved how he didn't let that define him.

It was great seeing the gang again, especially Zane and Lottie. I really missed them so much so that now I feel like reading their story again. I'm not sure who the next book will be about but I'm hoping it'll be about Audrey and Will. I'm also hoping that Trish gets her own book but I honestly don't see how that could happen. 

Overall, Faster We Burn was amazingly awesome and I can't wait to read more from this Author. If you haven't already and you love New Adult, please pick up this book!

RABT Cover Reveal: Blue Lines (Assassins #4) by Toni Aleo

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Toni Aleo

Contemporary Sports Romance

Title: Empty Net (Assassins #4)

Date to be Published: August 13,
2013

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Synopsis: 

Opposites do

more than just attract in Toni Aleo’s latest Nashville Assassins novel about a very bad boy and the good
girl he can’t resist.

The instant Piper Allen sees Erik Titov, she wants him—wants his rock-hard
body, sure, but the strength and mystery that lies behind that superstar hockey jock demeanor, too.
So when he sidles up to her at a bar and slinks his arm around her waist, she’s lost. What follows is the
wildest night of her life . . . followed by inevitable heartbreak the next morning. And then, a few weeks
later, a very big surprise: two blue lines on a pregnancy test.

Only a check

to the head could make Erik fall for a nice girl like Piper. But since their crazy-sexy night together, he’s
been trying to forget about her alluring body by falling into bed with every woman in Nashville, and it’s
not working. So when Piper shows up at his house with a baby-bomb to drop, it doesn’t take much for
Erik to suggest the nuclear option: marriage. While it’s supposed to be all for show, the second they say
“I do,” the ice between them starts to melt into sizzling steam.

About the Author:

My name
is Toni Aleo!
I am a wife, mother, and hopeless romantic.
I have been told I have anger issues,
but I think it's cause of my intense love for hockey!
I am the biggest Shea Weber fan ever, and can
be found during hockey season with my nose pressed against the Bridgestone Arena's glass, watching
my Nashville Predators play!
When my nose isn't pressed against the glass, I enjoy going to my
husband and son's hockey games, my daughters dance competition, hanging with my best friends,
taking pictures, and reading the latest romance novel.
I love things that sparkle, I love the color
pink, and did I mention I love hockey?

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