Blog Tour: Review & Trailer: Running in Place by L.B. Simmons

Tatum O’Connell:

Some call me a party girl. People see me as happy, full of life, with absolutely no cares in the world. They see what I want them to see. But no one knows me – really knows me. Not even Noah Reese.  Mr. Perfect is always watching me, most likely judging every single imperfect thing I do. But, if Noah wants to keep an eye on me, that’s just fine. I definitely don’t mind. I just hope he doesn’t have any plans to save me from my new-found life of self-destruction because in order to save me, he will have to see me…

And I’m never going to let that happen.

Noah Reese:

Perfect. That’s me. That’s the only acceptable way to be, according to my father. Perfect grades. Perfect manners. Perfect athlete. Perfect SAT scores. Perfect college. And recently, I was accepted into the perfect med school. My future has already been mapped out for me and there’s nothing that can change that. Not even Tatum O’Connell. That girl is out of control, yet for some reason, I can’t seem to keep my distance from her. I watch her closely, hoping that one day she’ll let me in, but watching her lead her life down the dangerous path she’s on right now isn’t easy…

I have a feeling I’m about to find myself swept away by the hurricane that is Tatum O’Connell.

“Two fleeting souls,

Unknowingly tethered.

Too slowly drawn,

Impatient fate calls.

The jolting collide intertwines their lives

And splinters their walls.” 

“Catalyst” – Noah Reese

~*~

Review

Wow. Just wow. I absolutely adored “Running on Empty” and “Recovery” by L.B. Simmons and I loved the teasers for this one, so I wasn’t really worried that I WOULDN’T enjoy this. I just wasn’t prepared for how much I’d just absolutely freaking LOVE it. You start off with knowing that Tatum is not just broken, but completely shattered. You know that Noah is amazing, but what you don’t realize initially is that he is just as shattered as she is. You’ve got 2 characters that are so shattered that you aren’t sure they can be repaired, much less repair each other.

The writing is flawless, as usual. From the very first sentence, you are sucked in to this story. You want to jump in there and take care of Tatum and make out with Noah. Whatever, I’d totally do a lot of naughty things with Noah. He’s just amazing. Tatum, gosh, I want to hold her and repair the damage that was done. L.B. Simmons did an amazing job with creating this girl and really letting not only her brokenness shine, but also her strength. You know right away that she has it in her, but that she really has a ways to go before she realizes it.

I honestly cannot say enough amazing things about this story or this series as a whole. Each character in this series as a whole is so unique and has their own set of strengths as well as their own flaws. We get a glimpse in to Harlow & Trace a little bit more and I really just can’t wait for their story! And here I am, more than a week after finishing the story, finding myself still reeling from it and contemplating how soon is too soon to read it again!

~*~
Join the Facebook Event
Join here!

~*~

Trailer

Running in Place by L.B. Simmons Book Trailer from Heather Maven on Vimeo.

~*~

About the Author

L.B. Simmons is a graduate of Texas A&M University and holds a degree in Biomedical Science. She has been a practicing Chemist for the last 11 years. She lives with her husband and three daughters in Texas and writes every chance she gets.

~*~

Stalk Her

Facebook | Twitter | Goodreads | Website

~*~

Buy the Series

on Amazon

~*~

Win It

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Release Day: Excerpt & Giveaway: Greed by Fisher Amelie

Gather ‘round, love, because I want you. I want what you have, I want what you don’t have, I want more of what I already have. I want. But if you so much as ask for something in return, go ahead and walk away. Know if you want to play in my world, it’s every man for themselves and the weak become mine. Leeches will be obliterated because I make it my job to destroy them. I protect what’s mine and I take what’s yours...because that’s what I do. I want.

My story will not endear me to you and, frankly, I could care less if it does because I’m in this for the money and nothing else. There’s nothing redeeming about me. I’m a corrupt, money hungry, immoral asshole from Los Angeles. I’m every man’s worst nightmare and every girl’s fantasy.

I’m Spencer Blackwell...And this is the story about how I went from the world’s most coveted guy to the guy no one wanted around and why I wouldn’t trade it for anything in the world.

~*~

Review

To come!

~*~

Excerpt

Prologue

Greed is a strange, strange sin.

All you want to do is acquire. Acquire money, acquire material, acquire time, acquire energy, acquire attention. The running mantra is “I want, I want, I want” but that quickly turns to “I need, I need, I need.”
Suddenly there just isn’t enough time for friends, for family, for anyone. Your goal is to acquire and to make sure what you acquire stays acquired. Your life depends on it. You don’t see truth because the truth is shadowed by enormous homes, incredibly fast cars, in lavish spending. Your life no longer belongs to you, but you are blind to it all because those around you are seeking the same.

So you shuffle along at an impossible rate, and you pass the real world around you.

But what you’ll come to realize, altogether too late, is that it’s never enough. It’s simply never enough.

Chapter One

“It’s confirmed. Peter Knight of Evergreen won’t approve the acquisition. You know what to do,” my snake of a father told me, not two steps into his front door.

“I just got off a seven-hour flight. You can’t let me settle in? Possibly say hello?”

He stood, watching me, a slight tick in his square jaw. He tucked his hands into his Italian silk pants. His six-foot frame followed the steps up to the foyer and stopped a few inches away from my own. We were face to face. Although I fell an inch shorter, he no longer intimidated me. I knew if I had to, I could kick his ass.

“Hello, Spencer,” he said, a serpent’s smile spread wide across his mouth before falling flat. “Get to work. I don’t pay you to sit around. I don’t care if it is your Christmas break.”


We stayed where we were, each waiting on the other to back down. The tension was palpable. In the end, his face relaxed and he began to chuckle, stepping aside and making way for me. I picked up my bags and headed for my room, giving myself plenty of space to pass him without touching him.
When I got to the bottom of the stairs, I changed my mind and threw my bags on the second to last step, intending to pick them up later. I stretched my muscles, loving the feel of my back popping, and started for the kitchen.

“Where the hell do you think you’re going?” he asked, still standing in the foyer, watching my every move.

“If I don’t say hi to Mom and Bridge, they’ll think something’s up,” I told him and continued on.

He didn’t respond, but I felt his stare burning into the back of my head.

~*~

About the Author

Fisher Amelie is the author of The Leaving Series, Callum & Harper and Thomas & January. She began her writing career as a copywriter for an internet marketing company wherein one of their client's said, 'Hey! You're funny. You should write books'. Which in turn she said, 'Hey, get out of here! This is the lady's restroom.' While washing her hands and the embarrassment from her face, she thought they may have had a valid point. So, she took the thousands of hours of writing stories growing up, tucked them into her pocket and began writing and writing and writing.

~*~

Stalk Her

Facebook | Twitter | Goodreads | Website | Youtube | Blog

~*~

Buy It

Amazon

~*~

Win It

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Blog Tour: Review, Trailer, & Giveaway: Her Love Ran Crimson by Zoey Foster

Maddie has been through more tragedy than most people would ever see in their life. She has given up on living, and only living to breathe. With nobody on her side, she has been marked as the cause of her mother’s death and lives with this guilt every day. She is close to giving up until she sets her eyes on the one person who doesn’t look at her with disgust.

Jase is the new guy in school, he was transferred to a new school after moving out of his father’s house into his mothers. But Jase knows about Maddie and knows about her past. He thinks he can keep this a secret. When the truth comes out will they be able to survive their worlds being turned upside down? Will their connection be strong enough to make it through?

~*~

Review

This was definitely not an easy read. I seem to be on a roll with some intensely emotional reads recently! This one continued that trend, without a doubt.

I spent most of this book holding my breath and waiting for the other foot to drop. I knew something major was going to happen and I knew it from the beginning. I just wasn’t sure what. I also did not expect many of the twists.

While the characters are in high school, they both – especially Maddie – have been through more than many adults. So, they were pretty mature in the way they communicated with each other. At times I would get frustrated with how shortsighted they were or how blind they were to certain issues, but then I’d remember that they WERE young. And regardless of circumstances, many times high schoolers still act their age at times.

I really enjoyed this story, though it feels strange to say that due to all that happened. The writing flowed without effort and made it pretty easy to read. I can’t wait to read more from this new author!

~*~

Trailer

~*~

About the Author

Zoey Foster lives in Southern California with her Husband and 3 Sons. When she is not writing, you can find her on Swoon Worthy Books posting updates on books and Authors, and let’s not forget about the Man-candy and just having a bunch of fun. She is taking her passion for books and making it her reality in writing her debut novel Her Love Ran Crimson. She loves interacting with others talking about great Books and Book Boyfriends. You can find her at the links below always encouraging people to have a fun time and live in the moment. She has a weakness for Sour Patch Kids and has inappropriate fun when she is having her wine at night tweeting her thoughts. She also likes to make up words. The best word to describe her is Winetastic!

~*~

Stalk Her

Facebook | Twitter | Goodreads | Website

~*~

Buy It

Amazon

~*~

Win It

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Blog Tour: Excerpt & Giveaway: Conflicted by Sophie Monroe

When you think about your life are there things you would reverse?

Derek Scott is the twenty-six year old drummer of Battlescars. With a past marred by tragedy, he has a hard time letting people in. He's also made his share of mistakes. Now, he's trying to come to terms with the choices he has made recently and what they mean for him.

When someone from his past comes back into his life, Derek thinks maybe he can get back on track. However, things unravel, leaving him more unclear than ever. When long kept secrets find him and force him to decide what really matters in his life, will he be able to choose a path - or will he always be conflicted?

~*~

Excerpt

Turning my face slightly, our lips met and the familiar carnal spark ignited. Lacing my fingers through his tousled hair, I pulled him closer to me, not wanting any space between us. The hardness of his cock was already pressing up against my core, pulsing with need. A small moan escaped my lips as we continued mauling each other. He was struggling with the tiny buttons of my blouse and before I could stop him, he tore it open like the Incredible Hulk, sending the buttons scattering.

That was going to be hard to explain when we got home…

Pressing my chest into his hands, Derek massaged my nipples with his skilled fingers, before dropping his head and pulling one into his mouth, sucking hard. There was a good chance that we were both going to regret this when it was all said and done, but for now I couldn’t find it in me to give a shit. I tugged his hair, earning a growl, and pulled his mouth back to mine. I began working on undoing his zipper until he sprang free. He had the most beautiful cock I’d ever seen. It was perfect in every way and the way he fit inside me was like the missing piece of a puzzle.

Sliding my panties to the side, I sank down onto him, loving the feeling of him stretching me as his cock filled me completely. Placing his hands on my hips, he began moving me up and down. I was so close to coming undone and we had barely even started.

“I need you so much right now,” he whispered against my lips before kissing me again.

Unwilling to pull apart for long, “ditto” was my only reply.

~*~

About the Author

Sophie Monroe is a twenty-something author from New Jersey. Her rock & roll romance series, Battlescars, is an Amazon and USA TODAY best seller.

~*~

Stalk Her

Facebook | Goodreads | Blog

~*~

Buy the Series

    

~*~

Win It

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Blog Tour: Review & Giveaway: Wish I May by Lexi Ryan

I grew up wishing on stars.

My father taught me to believe…in destiny, in magic, in happily ever after. Dreams were my scripture and the starry night sky was my temple. Then Mom stopped believing, left him, and took us with her. At the age of sixteen, I cashed in my dreams to pay the rent, pawned my destiny to keep my sisters together.

Now, seven years later, I’m returning home, grieving the death of my mother, and settling my sisters back into the life Mom threw away. I never intended to stay. I don’t want to deal with my father, who is so invested in the spiritual world he forgets the physical. I don’t want to face William Bailey, whose eyes remind me of the girl I was, the things I’ve done, and the future I lost.

This would all be easier if Will hated me. As it is, I have to hold my secrets close so they won’t hurt him more than they’ve already hurt me. But he wants to be in my life. He wants what I can’t bring myself to confess I sold. He wants me.

I find myself looking to my stars again...wondering if I dare one more wish.

~*~

Review

What a great read! The minute I read the first in this series (Unbreak Me), I was not so patiently waiting for this one. It’s the type of series I really enjoy – each book is a different character. Ms Ryan did NOT disappoint in getting us Cally & Will’s story.

I sat down to read this on a Friday evening and could not stop! I was totally sucked in to their story from the very first sentence. It was both heartbreaking as well as swoon worthy. I enjoyed Will in Unbreak Me, but I adored him in Wish I May. He is the perfect combination of dominant and caring. Cally is the perfect combination of broken and independent.

I loved watching each of the characters grow in to their own person, but also enjoyed watching them grow as a couple. This story captured my attention right away and did not let go. I cannot wait to read more about this group of friends!

{em}

~*~

About the Author

Lexi Ryan, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, writes romances with humor, heat, and heart. A former college English professor, Lexi now writes full time from her home in Indiana, where she lives with her husband and two children. Please visit www.lexiryan.com

~*~

Stalk Her

Facebook | Twitter | Goodreads | Website

~*~

Buy It

Amazon |  Amazon UK | Barnes & Noble | Kobo 

~*~

Win It

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Blog Tour: Review, Excerpt, & Giveaway: Play by Holly Roberts

When Killian MacGregor, the hottest quarterback in the NFL, eyes the perfect pair of female legs, he spends an hour tracking the gorgeous woman in a room filled with rowdy teammates until one gets out of line.

Rebecca Cavanaugh, a long distance runner for the state team, intimidates boys and men with her quick wit and majestic height. The pre-season jock party isn’t her scene, but she’s roped into attending to provide her sister a sober ride home.

Hiding in the kitchen to avoid the athletic sex fest, a drunken thug forces Rebecca to her knees, and waves a giant ding-dong in her face. Before Rebecca can extricate herself from the hairy situation, an unknown champion saves the night. When Killian assists Rebecca off the floor, she’s stunned into silence while staring at the sexiest man alive.

Will Killian’s bad boy rep and Rebecca’s need for commitment, make this the most impossible “Play” of the season? Or, will Killian’s haunting past and need for victory destroy the most important game of his life?

“Play” is intended for readers 18+. Enjoy with caution… this book contains adult situations, erotic sex, and more balls than a girl knows what to do with.

~*~

Review

5 Stars!

Since having a baby and not getting a full nights sleep in 5 months it has been very rare for a book to keep my attention enough to read it in 1 sitting.

Play had me up until the wee hours of the morning because I just could not put it down. After about midnight I kept telling myself, 2 more chapters, ok now really just 2 more chapters then I’m going to bed.  Killian was hot! His confident, commanding alpha male self was swoon-worthy. Rebecca started out a little awkward complete with a tweety bird shirt at her first pro football game and I loved that because of Killian and his adoring words she was able to grow into a more confident woman. Who wouldn’t when the hottest guy ever worships and adores you? The book started out with a bang and a growing member in your face and kept a steady pace through the whole thing. I never felt like Holly rushed things nor did any part of the story drag on. I thought she did a good job developing the characters and every one was great. I enjoyed Killian’s mom and her stern “pull your head out” attitude. Rebecca’s friends Amanda and Lyle were a riot and even Stump redeems himself and becomes likable.

This was the first book by Holly Roberts that I have read and now I want to gather up her others and read them. I am definitely a fan!

{a}

~*~

Excerpt

I dissolved into the seat of his amazing car. A low moan escaped my lips but Killian just showed his dimples and buckled me in. I wondered what he’d do if I pulled him tightly against me and sniffed… for an hour or two.

He opened his door and folded into the seat with absolute grace regardless of his size.

“Ah hell,” he muttered and turned my way. Unlatching my seatbelt, he pulled me in for the most mouthwatering kiss I’d ever had.

His lips, soft but firm, molded to mine. His tongue ran over my teeth, tasted, dipped deeper, and then plunged. He effortlessly slid out the elastic holding my hair before spreading his fingers to either side of my scalp. The kiss intensified and Killian made promises for the night ahead with his lips.

He tasted so damn good.

When he pulled back, I actually whimpered and smiled at the low rumbling growl that came from Killian’s throat. He took my lower lip between his teeth and pulled slightly before letting go. He put distance between us leaving me bereft.

“We’ll eat at my house.” He kissed my forehead, reached over, grabbed the seatbelt, and fastened me in again. My hands went to my hair as I looked around for the hair tie.

“Leave it.”

I stopped my search but couldn’t help running my fingers through the mussed tangles. Killian’s hand captured mine. “No.” He released my fingers just as fast as he verbalized the one word.

I wasn’t a pushover, didn’t have much experience with guys, but I had some. I should have argued, straightened my hair anyway, or even voiced some sort of displeasure. An electrically charged pulse shot straight to the junction of my thighs, and there I went and tried to stain his car’s upholstery.

I kept my mouth shut.

  

~*~

About the Author

Holly S. Roberts is the bestselling author of fourteen novels, and writes under three pen names. A romantic at heart, she fell in love at the age of twelve with a boy she saw across junior high school campus. Four years later, he took notice and she never let go. Her career in law enforcement gives he a reason to want romance, happy endings, and anything that takes her away from real life when she reads and writes. She can shoot a mean game of pool, toss back a straight shot of tequila, and recite the Gettysburg Address. Holly lives high in the mountains in the southwest United States with her husband, Rottweiler and Chihuahua.

~*~

Stalk Her

FACEBOOK / BLOG / GOODREADS

~*~

Buy It

Amazon / Amazon CA / Amazon UK / Barnes & Noble / Kobo / Smashwords

~*~

Win It

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Blog Tour: Review & Giiveaway: Still Human by Kerry Heavens

Danny and Liv are back...

Danny loves Liv. He knows he loves her more than she loves him because she ran without a word when she saw their future mapped out before her. He knows he will never love anyone like he loved her and this time he doesn’t think he can move on.

Liv loves Danny. She knows she loves him more than he loves her because he broke her heart in the worst possible way, right when things were falling into place. She knows she will never love anyone like she loves him and this time she doesn’t think she can move on.

They needed a second chance because they just weren’t ready for their first, but when events changed everything between them, they discovered they were just human after all. Now Liv and Danny have to find a way to survive being hurt by each other. 

They doubted, they underestimated and they did believe the worst, but only because they were too young the first time and too vulnerable the second time. But now they have changed and if they are not the same, surely things can only turn out differently?

~*~

Review

Wow! I thought that I loved Just Human and wasn’t sure that I could fall in love with Danny & Liv more than I already did. I was wrong, that’s for sure. We got to see both characters really grow and find out who they truly are as individuals as well as who they are as a couple.

I loved seeing Liv really evolve in to someone who is fiercely independent to a woman who *chooses* to let others in and let others help her. While the situation forced her in to asking for help, it was an experience that taught her a lot. It taught her that letting others help does not make her weak.

Then there is Danny. Man I love that guy. He is sweet, sensitive, would move mountains for Liv, and just all over great guy. My heart broke a little everytime he broke down. But watching him really push for what he wanted in a way he knew that Liv needed was very romantic. I just can’t get enough of that guy!

Overall, I loved the whole cast of the book. I cannot wait to read more from Kerry Heavens because I love her style of writing!

{em}

~*~

About the Author

Terrible wife

Mediocre mother

Appalling housewife

Fashion graduate

Wedding coordinator

Sex toy salesperson

Shop manager Designer

Font collector

Romance addict

Fancier of nice men

Ok, fancier of almost all men

Awesome cupcake baker

Incessant singer

Film buff

Friend

Writer

~*~

Stalk Her

Facebook | Twitter | Goodreads | Website | Pinterest

~*~

Buy It

Amazon | Amazon UK | Smashwords

~*~

Win It

a Rafflecopter giveaway