Today on Novels On The RunI have our stop on the blog tour. I have an excerpt from Dexter's POV from Drowning In You by Rebecca Berto and a Giveaway to enter.
Drowning In You by Rebecca Berto
Publication date: April 12th 2013
Genre: New Adult Contemporary Romance
Synopsis:
Secretly crushing
Crushed by a tragedy
Charlee May’s been crushing on Dexter Hollingworth since she was fifteen. Five years later, a horrific skiing disaster at Mason’s Ski Lift Resort leaves her millionaire dad critically injured and her mom dead at the hands of Dexter operating the lifts. Charlee is suddenly the sole caretaker for her little brother while their world falls apart.
Dexter couldn’t be more different from Charlee. He’s tattooed, avoids exclusive relationships and his Dad has a fair share of illegal dealings. With Dexter’s reputation, almost everyone believes he planned the Mason’s skiing disaster.
And after all these years he’s still crushing on Charlee May, the girl who’s too good for him.
When this cruel twist of fate ties Charlee’s family and Dexter’s reputation together, Charlee and Dexter wonder if their feelings are reciprocated, while Dexter discovers his dad is trying to steal the May’s millionaire fortune.
But like an addiction, one look, one touch, one taste—they’re hooked no matter the consequences.
EXCERPT
Dexter
Mom’s still working at the hospital so my only choice is to walk. Twenty seconds into my escape, the first raindrop splatters on my eyelid. I shake it off and tip my head to the sky. Bloated, gray clouds hog the space above. I can’t remember it being blue in so long. This Melbourne winter isn’t much better than when I was a kid in Chicago. But we don’t even get snow here. It’s just freezing.
Freezing. The word escapes and I feel it. My bones are rattling. Looking down, I remember I put on my holey jeans and my black shirt with the rolled sleeves at my elbows. If I could do over my pitiful walk out of Dad’s and my argument, I would have grabbed my hoodie.
And that’s when everything gets fucked up. I give myself a handshake, tap my cheeks. Nope, I’m hot still. Not cold at all. Which means…I don’t want it to be true but—
I’m holding my fingers in front of my face. I stop at the corner of our street, a car vrooming past, another coming up, but I don’t hear them because it’s become quiet in my world. I feel my fingers trembling before I see them quiver and blur as my vision falters.
This is karma, I bet. I’m having a hypo attack ‘cause I’m diabetic, by which I’m essentially…what’s the word… What am I…?
My mind is looping already. It’s bad, I know. I was so wrung up arguing with Dad I didn’t notice it, but now I do. Trembling when his face came near had nothing to do with being scared.
I need sugar quick, like I do with every hypo. I pat my pockets down but I only feel my leg through the material, because, of course, I hate carrying my candy on me in case someone sees and asks what it is for.
Fuck my diabetes. I’m my own worst enemy. My body can’t even sustain itself. My blood sugar level is dropping, and it’s making my steps wobbly.
One of the cars approaching slows. Noises come from chatter inside. I refuse to look and give those shitheads the time of day since I know exactly what they’re looking for. But when I hear a snicker I start. I swear I know that voice. If I had to guess, I’d say it belongs to Robby. I haven’t seen him since before the Mason’s ski accident mess when he used to talk and hang with me in the group.
Lucky I decide to turn after all because an egg, followed by another, tumbles in the air in a direct line for me. I duck and they sail just over my hairline.
When another car slows, I’m ready to fucking lose it, even if it only backs up my new reputation as a killer. But my words are stumbling, smooshed, and not coming out of my mouth right thanks to my severely depleted blood-sugar level and the fact that my body’s in survival mode.
Then out of the window pops Darcy May’s head. I know that kid. He’s Charlee’s little bro.
Just my luck. That her mom was the only one to die at Mason’s. I’ve been wanting to kiss this girl since before I got my first tattoo, or my eyebrow ring. Before seeing her at the opposite end of the occasional party. All things considered, a rich, beautiful, kind-looking girl like Charlee would never bring home a guy like me. I’ve never spoken to her the way I want to. Why take the risk of getting rejected by the only girl I’ve ever really wanted? And even if she did want me, would she see me or me as the person as what I’ve done to her parents?
I know Charlee’s read the papers; she couldn’t have missed it.
Dexter Hollingworth was on shift as a lift operator when the overhead wires snapped on one of the lifts at Mason’s Ski Resort. No charges have been laid.
Charlee’s Audi hatchback stops beside me. Darcy pops his head back in and chucks a thumb at me then turns to whisper something to Charlee.
I take these rare moments when I still see her around to imagine her letting her blonde hair down and shaking it out across her face. About getting a hand into that hair and holding her to my chest with the other. I want to know what she smells like.
Rebecca Berto is the author or the dark contemporary/literary novella, PRECISE and the upcoming new adult contemporary romance novel, DROWNING IN YOU. She is also a freelance editor.
She writes stories that are a bit sexy, and straddle the line between Literary and Tear Your Heart Out. She gets a thrill when her readers are emotional reading her stories, and gets even more of a kick when they tell her so. She’s strangely imaginative, spends too much time on her computer, and is certifiably crazy when she works on her fiction.
Rebecca Berto lives in Melbourne, Australia with her boyfriend and their doggy.
Today I have the trailer reveal for Touching Melody by RaShelle Workman. Check it out! Throw this New Adult Contemporary on to your TBR pile. Sounds awesome.
Touching Melody by RaShelle Workman
Series: Forever First #1
Publication date: June 2013
Genre: New Adult Contemporary
Synopsis:
Maddie Martin's first weekend at college is nothing like she's used to. It's wild, like the wilderness on which the University of Bellam Springs sits. Roped into going to a frat party, she literally runs into Kyle Hadley. The boy she's loved since she was nine. The boy she promised all of her firsts to. But that was before his father killed her parents.
Determined to stay away from him, she throws herself into her music. Practicing piano eases her heavy heart, calms the sadness, and pushes away images of Kyle's face.
Until it doesn't.
Her music professor asks her to play a duet for their annual Graduation Gala. Doing so means she'll be assured another full ride scholarship. It's an opportunity she can't pass up.
But Kyle is the other half of the duet. And that means hours and hours of practicing.
Days and months of seclusion - just the two of them. And it's more than just music. It's passion like Maddie never believed was possible.
The inevitable happens. She falls in love with him all over again.
But, will loving him be enough to erase all the hate in her heart for his father? Can she look at him, and not see the evil in his family tree?
And maybe it's all a set up. Maybe Kyle is only pretending to care so he can finish what his father started, and kill her too.
RASHELLE WORKMAN lives on a mountain with her husband, three children, and three dogs. From her back porch she can see the city lights and imagine... She's the bestselling author of the Dead Roses series (Sleeping Roses is being translated into Turkish, and will be available in print wherever Turkish books are sold in 2014), the Immortal Essence series, and the Blood and Snow series.
Off the library trolley .30c purchases Obsession Untamed Succubus In The City Demon Bound The Undead Nextdoor Perfect Chemistry Blood Ties - Darke Academy Night Prince - Jeaniene Frost KGI # 6 - Maya Banks The Secret Of Ella and Micha - Jessica Sorensen Triangles - Kimberly Ann Miller Clockwork Princess - Cassandra Clare Full Of Grace - Misty Provencher HAPPY READING! Michelle
Today on Novels On The Run I have a book blitz for Trophy Husband by Lauren Blakely and a Giveaway. Check out the synopsis and the excerpt and throw it onto your TBR pile.
Michelle
Trophy Husband by Lauren Blakely
Publication date: May 21st 2013
Genre: Adult Contemporary Romance (the author describes it as mid-20s Sex and the City vibe)
I could so fall in love with him. I could fall in love with him in a heartbeat. He brings his other hand to my waist, and pulls me in close. He’s seated on the bar stool, and I’m standing as I slide into the V between his legs, his firm thighs now on either side of me. The distance between us narrows, and the temperature rises. Like this, with him so close, I can tell how much he wants me. As much as I want him. I am turned on beyond belief, my skin is so hot, and my body is aching all over with the need to be touched, and he knows it. And just like that, the mood between us here at Circa Rose shifts. It’s no longer flirty, or chatty, or get to know you. We’re no longer a guy and girl confessing to crushes and likes. As he plays with the waistband of my skirt, his hand dipping inside, stroking the bare skin of my hips just above my panties, we are a man and a woman who want to get the hell out of here. The air between us electric, like the moments before a summer storm.
“We don’t need to shoot that promo anymore, do we?” he asks, and his voice is different now too. It’s smoky and low, and as he brings me in closer, I can tell he’s gone to the same place I’ve gone to. Desire. And then the hope that we can take this contact to another level.
“I was really hoping to see your fancy studio though,” I tease.
“It has a nice couch.”
“We could do a lot on a couch.”
“It’s ten blocks away.”
“That’s far,” I say, and I’m keenly aware of how my voice has become a ragged whisper. He has to know what I want right now. Him. His green eyes are dark, shadowed with lust and staring intensely into mine. He’s waiting for me to say more. “But I think I really want to see that couch.”
“Good, because I would really fucking love to make out with you properly right now.”
Lauren Blakely is an unabashed fan of clever jokes, toast, and good guys in novels. Like the heroine in CAUGHT UP IN US, she thinks life should be filled with movie kisses and coffee drinks. Lauren lives in California with her husband and children, and spends her days writing both true stories and make-believe ones.
Today I am rather excited, on Novels On The Run , I have my stop on the FULL OF GRACE blog tour. I have my review and a most awesome Q & A with Misty Provencher AND a couple of GIVEAWAYS.
So you are getting spoilt today!
Woot! So carry on reading , I know you are itching to see this lads face...or is that just me. I am still ogling his lovely shoulders.... anyhoo .... scroll on down and check out all the goodies and don't forget to pop over to all the other blogs on the tour.
By: Misty Provencher Published By : Misty Provencher Released : Available Now Details: Kindle, 186 Pages RATING : 5 BEAUTIFUL LANDON STARS! Blurb: Goodreads Running about 7 bananas strong on shots from Hale and Oscar Maree's wedding bar, what happened between Landon Grace and Sher Traifere was supposed to be a one time thing. A quickie on a romantic night. Sher wanted a fast evening of fireworks to remember on the dull horizon of her life; Landon wanted to get his mind off his psycho ex by feeling Sher's curves. By the end of the evening, a secret of Sher's complicates Landon's attempt to escape the girl's chainsaw giggle.
Some one-night-stands just can't be finished in one night.
Even more complicating, this one rises back up with a hard shot of morning sickness and an entire repertoire of questions. The most important being: how much pull does a guy really have in a woman's choice to pursue or terminate a pregnancy?
And in this case, how clever can he be about stealing her pants?
BOOK REVIEW by Michelle:
After falling for Oscar Maree in Hale Maree, I wondered how Misty was going to write Landon. Oscar is a beautiful , phwoaaaarrr!! smexi lad whose persistence won Hale over, not to mention his...........
Misty wrote a most gorgeous voice in Landon. The lad is this mix of humour, thinks outside the box, not afraid to accept responsibility.... and can he make your toes curl. I uber uber uber loved this book!
I laughed so much. Misty has this magnificent witty talent. I connected with Landon in Hale Maree, I knew I wanted to read his book and I knew I wanted him to hook up with Sher.
Sher is this loveable, total giggle pot. She has a most unique voice for a character. I loved hearing Landon’s inner monologue about Sher and her giggling. I loved her giggling. I could hear her giggles.... especially the chainsaw ones.
LOL!
“We’re going hobbit hunting,” Sher giggles, but it doesn’t derail Saul in the least.
How’ve you been?” I inquire lightly annnd...she giggles. Damn. It’s like a bucket of ice in my shorts.
I just came off of a quickie relationship with Amy-the-Psychopath, and now I’ve landed the Giggler, who might actually end up going Jack the Ripper on me.
A serious topic is the basis for Misty’s story about Landon and Sher and she handles it brilliantly.
I have not laughed so much one minute and then had my toes curl the next in a book.
I tug her earlobe into my mouth, or maybe it’s her lip... I don’t have a clue. It’s just soft and warm and makes me think of nipples.
“That’s fine,” I tell her. “But if you happen to be the one that gets thirsty first, I just want you to know, I’m not stingy with my milk at all.”
She reaches across me, brushing over my crotch, and the alarm in my jean-submarine instantly flashes: Semen! All hands on deck!
OMG!
I have some favourite scenes.
*waggles eyebrows *
Misty put the sizzle in Landon and Sher.
Misty really does have writing talent. She drew me in from the first page. I connected with Landon, and his inner monologue is brilliant fun and how he sees Sher and how he wants to give her what she thinks she will miss. He really is a stand up guy. He is honest with himself and with Sher with regards to the situation and that is all you can do.
I really love a guy like Landon. There is just something special about the way they see life and what it throws at them and how they handle it. He has such a talent for being creative in his endeavors to try to stop Sher making a big mistake in his eyes. I loved how much he cares. Give Sher a reason, give her a life. The things she wants to do though - horse riding, pole dancing, tattoos, sex with strangers - I’m not sure how okay I am with letting her have four whole episodes of ‘Sherr Gone Wild’. I’m sure as hell not going out to recruit a dude to do her on the beach.
A very clever story that even had me getting a bit teary.
Landon knows how to bring romance to the picnic ... his style of picnic. To have a guy in your life like Landon who truly puts the thinking cap on to make a girl feel special is something to see.
“You can stop trying to be my hero,” she says. “I don’t need one.”
“But I do,” I tell her, “and this was the address they gave me.”
Horses, pole dancing, tattoos, stranger sex on the beach. I try to keep my lip from hanging open.
“Okay,” I rub my hands together slowly. “I really didn’t see three of those things coming.”
The sub characters are very entertaining. I loved Sher's interesting family. Her mother Lisa, is quite a character that you can't help but like and her oompa loompa sized brothers and sisters are like rugrats on Red Bull.
Sher showed her ability to be a great mother and role model when the rugrats joined in the story. I loved having Oscar pop up with Hale. They are such great characters and I just loved hearing Oscar’s voice again.
I can see why Oscar and Landon are such good friends. They both won’t let the girl in their life run away without a fight. They love hard. I totally dig that you don't have to read Hale Maree first to read Landon and Sher's story, but I highly recommend that you read Hale Maree first , so you can meet Oscar and get your glimpse of Landon. He will make you want to read more.
This was a story that the doctor ordered. I needed a book to have something different in a contemporary.
This is a funny, witty, heart warming read with some theft and major giggle fits. Landon will show you why he can fall for a chainsaw giggler and you will be rooting for him to win Sher over. Misty delivers in true Misty style.
Michelle
Q & A with Misty
I would like to welcome Misty Provencher to Novels On The Run and thank her for answering my Q 's. Take it away , Misty.....
Misty: It’s an absolute honor, Michelle! I have some of my best giggles with you! Hehe it's the lingo.
Michelle: What 5 words describe Misty Provencher the AUTHOR?
Michelle: What song do you think best describes you and why?
Misty: Not a Pretty Girl by Ani DiFranco
Michelle:What song does your family think?
Misty: My son said, DARK SIDE by Kelly Clarkson, because he said I always tell him to try to understand people. My daughter said TRY, by Pink, because it sounds like what I always tell her. So, I guess my kids think of me in reference to what I’m always preaching at them.
Michelle: Have you got a book boyfriend, * whispers* you can tell me I won’t tell anyone. He can’t be from one of your own books. What do you love about him?
Misty:My very first book boyfriend was Michael, from Judy Blume’s Forever. I’ve come a long way, baby. Michelle: Do you have a particular author addiction, if so who is it and why?
Misty: My new one is Marissa Meyer. I picked up CINDER a while back and her writing absolutely totalled me. That girl is ah-maze-ing. Michelle: You have been invited to UtopYA in Nashville Tennessee, as a panelist. Congratulations! That is quite a wonderful thing to be invited to the panel. Friday 28th -Sunday 30th June 2013.
You are on three different panels with some awesome authors attending. How are you going with preparing for these panel topics? How is the excitement level you are feeling? I thought I would just show the panel topics you are on.
NEW KID ON THE BLOCK:
How to Navigate Cliques & Promote Your Book
MUSIC AS MUSE
REVIEW REHAB: HOW TO HANDLE GOOD AND BAD
Misty: I am off-the-tracks excited about going to UtopYA. I never expected to attend a conference so far from home, let alone be invited as a panelist. I’m beyond blown away by that!
I CAN NOT WAIT to meet the other authors I’ve befriended on line. It seems right since I’ve already taken so many of them to bed with me. Har har. And holy moley- the bloggers- I want to meet every single one of them and hug them til they turn blue. The bloggers are the reason people ever gave my books a chance and I owe them wicked big hugs!
I’m not really preparing for the panels- most are things I can speak to because I am a new kid, I do make music my book bitch and dang, I’ve learned how to handle the good (easy peasy) and the bad (boo hiss). My tactic is to go and just tell people what I’ve learned and hope they love me. J
Michelle: Is there any authors attending where you can feel some fan girling coming on, where you might get yourself an autograph.
Misty:Ella James. I’m gonna stalk her til she signs my forehead.
Michelle: Have you been to Nashville before? Have you got any touring plans whilst there?
Misty:I haven’t been to Nashville before, so I am very excited to be going! The one place I’d like to visit is Cooter’s Place because my son is obsessed with cars and would love some pics of the Dukes of Hazard memorabilia.
Michelle: Now for some musical questions as they are what I love asking. What song best describes :
Oscar and Hale’s love - Hale Maree - This book I LOVED!!!!!!!!!
Misty:Thank you so much, Michelle. I think their song would be: All In by Lifehouse
Just click the youtube title in bottom corner if you can't see the vid, it will take you straight to the song.
Michelle: Landon and Sher’s love - Full Of Grace - Companion to Hale Maree
OOo LOVE LOVE LOVE Landon!
Misty: Just Give Me A Reason by Pink and Nate Reuss (I don’t know why, but I listened to this over and over and over again)
Michelle: Garrett and Nalena’s love - Cornerstone YA Series
Misty: Building A Mystery by Sarah McLachlan
Michelle: What is your favourite quote as the author from :
Any Cornerstone book
Misty:The boy, with eyes as clean as Jesus, is asking about me.
Hale Maree
Misty:“I would notice you, Hale,” he continues, “if you walked into a room behind a 500 pound lion that was charging straight for me. I would notice you if the room were full of naked women, and I was in deep conversation about my own death. I will always come running, I’ll eat the dinner and wear the shirts and I’ve already thought that if you put on ten more pounds, it’d be a sure bet that I would never let you out of my bed. I’ve been trying to soak up every word you’ve said since the first time we spoke, so I think it’s only fair that you try just as hard to hear me now. I think you are perfect for me, Hale, and I’m just waiting for you to realize that I’m perfect for you too.”
Full of Grace
Misty: Horses, pole dancing, tattoos, stranger sex on the beach. I try to keep my lip from hanging open.
“Okay,” I rub my hands together slowly. “I really didn’t see three of those things coming.”
Michelle: What is an average day for Misty Provencher, from waking up to going to bed?
Misty:Hmmm, it varies, but a writing day looks like this: I get up around 5:30-6 am and check my email before packing everyone their lunches. (I know, wicked glamorous, right? Gotta keep the paparazzi from snagging pics of that, huh?) When everyone clears out, I usually make my phone calls or walk the dogs. By 9-10, I’m in front of my computer, writing. That goes on until around noon. I grab a bite, usually in front of the computer, and check in on the social media. I clean the house during breaks. I go strong until about 3, when the kids start filtering in from school. I’m all theirs until after dinner, when everyone scatters. Then, I might sit and write some more until I fall into bed to read for an hour before bed.
Michelle: What was the last book from any genre, that had you thinking it was the shiz, it rocked your kazbah?
Misty:I read Marissa Meyer’s Cinder and just about cried from how beautifully she writes. She is a master wordsmith.
Michelle: Have you ever people watched and found the makings of one of your characters, if so who?
Misty:I am a people-watcher-aholic. Iris, from Cornerstone, was very loosely modeled after the memory I had of a little girl I used to care for. She was a complete spitfire and I loved her dearly and I tried to capture her ‘spirit’ in Iris.
Michelle: If you could have dinner party with 4 people and shoot the breeze, alive or dead or fictional , it doesn’t matter. Who would they be and why?
Misty:Only four? I want to meet so many!
John Steinbeck, because he was wicked-funny and would love to talk craft. I eat that stuff with a spoon.
Beth Chapman (Dog the Bounty Hunter’s wife), because I adore so many facets of her spirit.
Cesar Milan (the Dog Whisperer) because I want to feel what his energy is like. Sound cooky? I also have a few questions about Larry that I’m positive he could clear up.
Michelle: If you could choose any ice cream flavour or a chocolate flavour, what flavour would best describe where your life is now? I’m drawing on Forrest Gump hereJ
Misty:Imagine Whirled Peace (Ben & Jerry’s). I had a long period of crazy stress and now my world has begun to settle, heal, and really get moving again. My whole world is moving toward peace- gotta love that! Michelle: Just throwing this one out there, have you any projects in the works you can tell me about * whispers * I won’t tell anyoneJJJ
Misty: Haha- yes- I’m working on CAPSTONE right now (the last in the Cornerstone Series). I have several in the works that need to be completed/revised, but this summer, I’ll be going easy, as I want to enjoy my kids while they’re home. I hope to have CAPSTONE out by this fall. Michelle: Thank you Misty for answering my Q’s. Have a whole pile of fun at UtopYA! Wish I was thereJ
Misty: Oh, if there was one person I could ‘wish’ to UtopYA, Michelle, it’d be you. I would love to meet you!! Thank you for having me over on the blog tour- I adore you!! Awww shucks. I would love to meet you too. We could check out Cooter's together...hehe xx
AUTHOR BIO Once a high school drop out and runaway, Misty Provencher became a college grad, and is now a full-time novelist with a close knit family. She doesn't do labels well. While she can ride a motorcycle, knows how to Karate chop, and has learned enough French, Spanish, and Sign Language to get herself slapped, Misty's life is the ruse she uses to connect with people. She is totally enchanted with them and spends her days trying to translate the soul bouquet of her muses into words. Misty Provencher lives in Michigan. Knock on her internet blog door at: Misty Provencher's Books, http://mistypro.blogspot.com/ or find her on Facebook and Twitter as Misty Provencher.
By: Patricia Briggs Published By: Orbit, ACE Released : Available Now Details: Paperback from Library, 352 Pages RATING: 5 BEAUTIFULLY BONDED STARS! Blurb: Goodreads
Mercy Thompson returns in the seventh novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling series. Mercy Thompson’s life has undergone a seismic change. Becoming the mate of Adam Hauptman—the charismatic Alpha of the local werewolf pack—has made her a stepmother to his daughter Jesse, a relationship that brings moments of blissful normalcy to Mercy’s life. But on the edges of humanity, what passes for a minor mishap on an ordinary day can turn into so much more…
After an accident in bumper-to-bumper traffic, Mercy and Jesse can’t reach Adam—or anyone else in the pack for that matter. They’ve all been abducted.
Through their mating bond, all Mercy knows is that Adam is angry and in pain. With the werewolves fighting a political battle to gain acceptance from the public, Mercy fears Adam’s disappearance may be related—and that he and the pack are in serious danger. Outclassed and on her own, Mercy may be forced to seek assistance from any ally she can get, no matter how unlikely. BOOK REVIEW by Michelle:
I am in love with this series. Patricia always brings the picnic to the park with her characters and storyline. River Marked #6, is the only book in this series that did not capture me as much, I was still caught, but not as much as all the other books.
I have 2 top fave female chicks who kick ass in my opinion, Mercedes Thompson & Chess, ( Downside Ghosts by Stacia Kane) are the bomb.
Seriously if you have not started this series, you are really missing out on some excellent Urban Fantasy and humor.
Mercy is left a bit battered after a fender bender whilst doing some Black Friday shopping with Jesse. I did laugh at Mercy’s lack of enthusiasm for the girlie shopping expedition. But she took one for the team and spent time with her step daughter, doing girlie things.
....Meanwhile all the lads are in a bit of a pickle getting a bit of a silver smack down with an anonymous villain pulling his minions strings. Money will do that. Wave the money and lethal trained dudes with badass weapons will come to the party and do just about anything you ask.
A story unfolds of corruption and betrayal with Mercy smack in the middle, with power being the ultimate reward.
I throw an evil laugh in here..... mwah ha ha ha haaaaa.
I loved , loved loved having some Adam POV.
Cause, I love , love, love Adam.
But! There is more.
We get to spend some time in the limelight with the unassuming Kyle, Warren’s mate. I think Kyle is quite a hoot.
I handed Kyle a sweatshirt. He shook his head, and said , “That’s the wrong top for these.” “Fashion princess.” I rolled my eyes and gave him the other top, noticing only as it unfolded that it proclaimed, “I’m prettier than your girlfriend,” in purple glittery script. I recognized it because I’d given it to him for his birthday.
I love Stefan. Sadly he has traded in his trademark Scooby Doo attire and infamous Mystery Machine.
As if by giving up his Scooby-Doo shirts and his beloved Mystery Machine, Stefan had given up his last firm anchor to his humanity. Still, the Mystery Machine, Stefan’s old VW bus with the cool paint job, remained parked in his driveway, so I had hope.
Me too, Mercy. I hold out hope the Mystery Machine gets used as the getaway van again sometime and a t-shirt gets donned for old times sake.
There is something always amusing , well mainly , about Stefan and his side kick ways with Mercy.
“Throw me up,” I told him, and turned back into a coyote.
I looked at Stefan, and when he met my eyes, I jerked my chin to the balcony that came off the bedroom. He frowned at me doubtfully. I rose up on my hind legs and bounced once. Then lifted my muzzle toward the balcony again.
His eyebrows rose, but he picked me up and threw me.
Mercy just has HUGE balls to take Marsilia’s vamp mobile and then have all and sundry mess it up. Mercy is always thinking about helping , rather than the consequences of her immediate actions that can turn against her later.
“Holy Hummer, Batgirl, where did you get a Mercedes AMG?”
Adam and Mercy prove to us how much of an awesome bonded couple they are. Nothing can keep them apart, or stop them from connecting with some awesome mind mojo.
Ben is just a fearsome protective lad. I love him hanging about in this book and all the growling and fierce attitude.
Ben rubbed his muzzle over Kyle’s shoulder in a way that I think was supposed to be reassuring. Kyle sucked in a breath. Either it hurt, or a reminder that the werewolf was big enough to rub his shoulder without much effort wasn’t exactly reassuring.
“Ben, when was the last time you brushed your teeth?” asked Kyle.
Or else Ben’s breath was really bad.
This is a nonstop rollercoaster ride from some harmless shopping to an orchestrated pack smack down to some surprising turn of events. The shiz is trying to be worked against Adam’s pack and Zee will always find a way to bend the rules the Fae put on him, if Mercy is calling for help.
I totally dig Tad. He is a solid guy and funny.
“Adam’s daughter, the one we were trying to keep safe from the bad guys,” said Tad, moving behind the officer so he could see his notes. “She spells it J-E-S-S-E. And I’m Tad - like ‘tadpole’- short for Thaddeus, but don’t go there, and my last name is Adelbertsmiter.” he spelled that for him, too. Twice.
“So you let him in?”
“Do I look like I’m five?” asked Tad indignantly. “No, I asked who it was and he said he was UPS and had a package for us. I told him to leave it on the porch ‘cause I was naked, just out of the shower.”
“I thought you were eating brownies,” said the officer, who seemed to have resigned himself to having Tad hanging over his shoulder.
“I was.” Tad shook his head. “I lied to the guy....”
We have some new characters coming into play. Asil, I like him, somebody new for us to play with. J
“I thought.” Armstrong swallowed. “I thought that he was just a big dog. I like dogs.”
I looked at Asil, then back at Armstrong. “You do know that Asil is a werewolf, too?”
The fed rubbed his face. “ I’m too old for this. I’ve been up for twenty-four hours.” Hehe, Armstrong pulled a Murtaugh, ( Lethal Weapon)
It goes without saying that I highly recommend this Urban Fantasy series. Mercedes really knows how to pull her weight in the kicking it with the lads department. Adan is just divine and Patricia will always make sure we hear from a good selection of her characters each book. I missed me some Daryl in this book. But that is ok, having Kyle steal some of the limelight was very entertaining and fun.
By:Samantha Young Published By: Penguin Released : Available Now Details: Paperback from Library, 407 Pages RATING: 5 ALPHA BRADEN STARS!! Blurb: Goodreads Jocelyn Butler has been hiding from her past for years. But all her secrets are about to be laid bare…
Four years ago, Jocelyn left her tragic past behind in the States and started over in Scotland, burying her grief, ignoring her demons, and forging ahead without attachments. Her solitary life is working well—until she moves into a new apartment on Dublin Street where she meets a man who shakes her carefully guarded world to its core.
Braden Carmichael is used to getting what he wants, and he’s determined to get Jocelyn into his bed. Knowing how skittish she is about entering a relationship, Braden proposes an arrangement that will satisfy their intense attraction without any strings attached.
But after an intrigued Jocelyn accepts, she realizes that Braden won’t be satisfied with just mind-blowing passion. The stubborn Scotsman is intent on truly knowing her… down to the very soul.
This is a really cool fanmade trailer.
Kinda gets to the heart of the book.
BOOK REVIEW by Michelle:
This is a massively popular adult contemporary read and I can see why.
Two words.
BRADEN CARMICHAEL
Just click youtube in the corner of the vid
It will take you to Kings Of Leon - Your Sex Is On Fire
Anything that comes out of this lads mouth is a quote.
‘Babe, nice lingerie is for seducing a man. I’m already fucking seduced.’
Jocelyn has a closet full of grief and pain. She is a closed book, a boarded up and nailed tight window. Nobody, especially Braden is going to get to look in and see what is behind all that hurt.
‘But I think mostly it’s your eyes. I want something from them no one else gets.’ ‘And what’s that?’ I asked, my voice low, almost hoarse. His words had affected me as deeply as any aphrodisiac. ‘Softness.’ His own voice had deepened in the highly sexual atmosphere.
‘That’s all it takes to make me hard,’ he told me softly, his lips brushing my ear. ‘You - saying my name.’
But then Joss wasn’t prepared for Ellie. Sweet , beautiful Ellie.
Ellie made Joss care.
Joss doesn’t want to care , she wants to just keep on living the half life she was living. No attachments equals no loss and no more pain and heartache in her life.
Braden is a guy who appears so sure of himself. So sure of getting what he sets his sights on...... until he meets Jocelyn Butler.
‘You know, Braden, I’ve watched you over the last few months and you’re such a gentleman to everyone but me. What’s with that?’ ‘I want you in my bed. Gentlemen are boring in bed.’ Good point. ‘Gentlemen are gentlemen in bed. They make sure you’re having a good time.’ ‘I’ll make sure you’re having a good time and that you’re okay with everything that we’re doing, I just won’t be well mannered about it.’
‘Fucking hell, Jocelyn , can you not answer one personal question?’
But can Joss handle what Braden offers her?
Sex. No feelings. No attachments.
Just sex.
Then Joss met ‘The Family’. A family she likes.
Things get emotionally complicated for Joss, more than she was already carrying around.
‘They were boys, not men. And just so you know ... they never got what you got last night from me. They never got it, because they never gave me what you gave me. Not even close.’
‘I know you love me, Jocelyn, because there’s no fucking way I can be this much in love with you and not have you feel the same way. It’s not possible.’
Rhian, her friend has her own issues and they get along fine, no questions asked, equals no answers having to be given.
A friendship that Joss can handle.
Braden asks questions, he wants answers.
Sweet Ellie meddles a time or two because she can see what Joss can't.
This was a really emotional read and an off the hook smexi read. Samantha also had me laughing out loud in a couple scenes.
‘Yes,’ Braden answered, obviously not caring that he’d been overheard. I’ll have the steak, medium rare.’ He smiled softly at me. ‘What are you having?’ He took a swig of water. He thought he was so cool and funny. ‘Apparently sausage.’
Braden choked on his water, coughing into his fist, his eyes bright with mirth as he put his glass back on the table.
One scene I got the giggles in bed and hubs is reading his book and he was wanting to know what I was laughing at, so I said two words. ‘Whale fart.’ J
I can’t imagine anybody not falling for Braden. He is an Alpha with a capital ‘A’. He finds someone in Jocelyn that I think he never knew existed. She wasn’t his ‘type’....until he realized , maybe she was. Complicated, closed down emotionally and beautiful.
‘Because’- he sighed - ‘you make me laugh, you challenge me, and you turn me on like no one else can. I feel like I’m missing something really important when you’re gone. So important I don’t feel like myself. I’ve never felt like someone was mine before. But you’re mine, Jocelyn. I’ve known that from the moment we met. And I’m yours. I don’t want to be anybody else’s, babe.’
I really connected with Joss and Braden and what made them tick. Ellie will capture your heart and squeeze it tight.
Joss is a work in progress, taking it day by day, learning to love and live again.
Life can be full of sadness and grief can be consuming, but, to shine through all the loss and let memories be acknowledged , instead of locked away is a healthier existence. You can’t change the past, but you can lighten the load for yourself.
Michelle Samantha Young taking us on a tour of key locations for her book On Dublin Street
