Asking For It

By: Lilah Pace

Release Date: June 2, 2015

“This is who I am. This is what I want. Now I need a man dangerous enough to give it to me.”

Graduate student Vivienne Charles is afraid of her own desires—ashamed to admit that she fantasizes about being taken by force, by a man who will claim her completely and without mercy. When the magnetic, mysterious Jonah Marks learns her secret, he makes an offer that stuns her: they will remain near-strangers to each other, and meet in secret so that he can fulfill her fantasy.

Their arrangement is twisted. The sex is incredible. And—despite their attempts to stay apart—soon their emotions are bound together as tightly as the rope around Vivienne’s wrists. But the secrets in their pasts threaten to turn their affair even darker…

Reader Advisory: Asking for It deals explicitly with fantasies of non-consensual sex. Readers sensitive to portrayals of non-consensual sex should be advised.

  *****5 Mind Blowing Stars*****

I don’t know if I’ve ever read a book as provocative, intense, and thought provoking as Asking For It by Lilah Pace. It definitely pushes the limits a bit, and probably isn’t for the faint of heart, but do not let that deter you one bit from this phenomenal book. It is heated beyond measure, exceptionally written, and tells a unique story laced with so many glorious and superbly crafted emotions.

That is just part of what makes this book a truly exceptional read.

The moment I began this book, I was captivated by every enrapturing word, and I could not resist the effervescent pull of it. From start to finish I was hooked into the darkly laced world this book creates, and I couldn’t be more thrilled with what this book and its characters gave me as I read it.

This book will consume you. It will pull you into its enthralling world, and you will be thinking about this story long after you’ve finished it because it is that good. Asking For It will make you question what is happening in this story, what is okay and what might not be so okay, and it’ll break through every single thought you had on the topics and ideas covered in this utterly magnificent book.

Asking For It tells the story of Vivienne, a twenty something who fantasizes about being taken by force. She wants to be dominated. Owned. Claimed. This author does an extraordinary job of showing the many facets to Vivienne’s desires and fantasies. She explains the how and the why, and you just get it. I cannot say enough good things about how outstandingly this author explores the fantasies that Vivienne has, and the many reasoning’s behind them.

As you delve into the thoughtfully crafted pages of Vivienne’s story, you get to know more about her and where her fantasies stem from. I have to say that I found Vivienne’s character to be extremely authentic and downright refreshing because of how honest and open her character is in this book. In Asking For It, you get to see Vivienne at her most vulnerable, in her rawest and truest form, and that is truly remarkable to experience.

There were so many instances in this book where my heart just went to Vivienne because of what she was experiencing, what she was thinking, and what she was going through and feeling as the events of this book and the past unfolded. I loved her, was intrigued by her, felt for her, and just wanted to know everything I could about her as I got to know her character. The more I learned about her, the more I felt so immensely connected to her as she navigates the murky waters of what happens when she finally finds the person who can fulfill those dark fantasies she has.

That’s when Jonah Marks comes into the story, and let me tell you right now that you will not be able to resist the magnetic pull from that man. From the instant you meet his character you will be drawn to the force and power that is him, just like Vivienne is. Jonah is mysterious as all get out, sexy as hell, and he will have you reaching for your fan in no time, but more than that, Jonah is an enigmatic character that will get your heart beating rapidly and your mind moving just as fast.

The moment you meet Jonah, you’ll want to know more about him. You’ll want to know why he is so drawn to Vivienne and the fantasies that she has. You’ll want to know what in life has lead him to sharing similar desires. You’ll also want to know more about his past, who he really is, and why he is that way. Basically, the more you experience Jonah’s strong and seriously engaging character, the more you will want to know every single thing you can about him, and the dark and twisty path that got him to the present of this story.

While this book is told solely from Vivienne’s perspective, I felt that this author really gave me the chance to see the many sides to Jonah’s character in addition to hers. Through the heart racing events that take place in this book, you learn more about him, his motives, and you see the vulnerable side to him as well. The raw, honest, and extremely real side that you see of him in Asking For It is nothing short of wonderful, and allows you some very real glimpses into who in the world Jonah Marks is.

When Vivienne and Jonah begin to explore their fantasies together it is extremely heated. It’s explosive, a bit on the dark side, and filled with the perfect amount of fire, desire, and roughness. The connection between these two characters is magnetic to say the least. It’s vibrant and powerful, and soon they find themselves having more of an emotional connection than they ever expected. They start to really feel things, very real things and very real emotions, and where those feelings takes Vivienne and Jonah is mind blowing and heart pulling.

Their relationship will definitely make you think. A lot. It will make you want to know how the dynamics of it all work. It’ll have you biting your nails like crazy as you wait to see where it’s all headed. It’ll have your heart practically thumping out of your chest as you become more and more consumed by what they’re sharing. Their relationship is different to say the least, but the thoughts, feelings, emotions, and reactions it brings out over the course of this story in them and in you as the reader will completely leave you in awe.

Sheer, all consuming, heart palpating, unadulterated, mind bending awe.

The more I read this book, the more I loved every phenomenal word, feeling, and reaction that it gave me. Asking For It brought up so many thoughts in my mind, and it took over every available space in my brain and heart during and after reading it. That is just one of the many things that reiterated how utterly fantastic this book is in every way, shape, and form.

Asking For It allowed me so many different experiences too. It gave me a plethora of varied and thoughtfully crafted emotions to experience through all of the twist and turns in this story. It gave me so many intense moments, and some seriously shocking “oh my goodness” moments too. (Believe me, there are many moments in this book that will make your jaw drop, and I don’t mean because of the fantasies Jonah and Vivienne are sharing.) It also gave me two dynamic characters and a multitude of outstanding supporting characters that made this story something I truly could not get enough of.

This book definitely pushes the boundaries, but that is just part of what makes it so exceptional. Lilah Pace takes on many twisty, dark, and intriguing topics in this book, and she does so with a superb level of writing, character development, and storytelling. I cannot wait to get my hands on the follow up to this novel. I so look forward to being consumed once again by Vivienne, Jonah, and their intensely consuming story.

Take a leap of faith, and read this phenomenally captivating book. Let it bend your mind a bit, and let it give you something to think about, something to feel whole heartedly, and something that is sure to set your heart on fire repeatedly. It’ll blow you away if you let it. That leap of faith is so immensely worth it, and will give you a story unlike any other. Trust me.

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*****5 Unforgettable Stars*****

Forget by N. A. Alcorn tells the story of Brooke, an American visiting Paris, who meets and starts to fall heart first for Dylan, a half British half French swoon worthy musician. It follows these two as their serious sparks start to fly, and they find themselves having many more feelings than either of them planned for.

I have to say that I loved every single phenomenally vibrant word of this book.

I loved Brooke and how fantastically authentic and truly wonderful she was. I loved Dylan and was completely under his charming spell in about a nanosecond. I loved that I laughed hysterically more times than I could count. I loved all of the varied and thoughtfully crafted emotion and heat and vulnerability that weaved its way so superbly throughout this book. I loved how music played such an integral part to the plot, to these characters, and to all they experience.

I loved everything.

It was just phenomenal to experience from beginning to end, and I couldn’t get enough of Brooke and Dylan and their heart squeezing story. This author’s outstanding writing brought these two and their book world to life, and I for one cannot wait for the chance to spend more times with these utterly amazing characters.

What was absolutely unforgettable about Forget:

• Brooke’s vulnerability. Brooke was such a fantastic character to get to know, and I loved that I got to know the “real” her over the course of this story. You see many sides to Brooke, the side she puts up to protect herself and then the side that is really her. As you read Forget you will really get to know the real Brooke, aka Paris Brooke, and her vulnerability and rawness will just blow you away because of what it exemplifies about her. She is just so real, and the more you read the more you’ll understand why Brooke is the way she is. When you find out what this girl has gone through, and what she goes through in this book your heart will instantly go to her.
• Dylan’s bursting with charm. Now Dylan’s charming self practically stole my heart the instant he and Brooke meet. That man is sweet, and seriously stinking hot, and did I mention the fact that he’s a musician? The more you get to know Dylan’s character the more you’ll want to spend time with him just like Brooke because the pull and just magic that is him is irresistible. That man also feels so much, and I loved the instances in which I got into his head to really feel everything that he does. I am telling you now that there is no way that you can resist him, especially when you start to feel and experience what he shares with Brooke.
• A firework level connection and pull. Let me tell you that these two had an instant connection that this author phenomenally creates. You feel it the instant they meet and their connection just pulls you into them because of the sparks these two share. It is fiery, it is hot as all get out, and it just burns off the page in such a way that brings a certain kind of blush to your face. It also just makes you realize the power of what these two share together.
• The power of Millie. Now Millie just might be my favorite character in this book, behind Dylan and Brooke of course. I loved that lady and the wisdom and meaning that surrounded her. The words that she shared, the memories she evokes, and just the power that is her is just beautiful and so utterly meaningful. The power of Millie will just warm your heart. It’ll make you think and feel and wonder about the possibilities this world holds, and it’ll make you want to live your life the way that Millie did, with no regrets. Trust me on that one!
• The magic of Paris. N.A. Alcorn does an outstanding job of capturing the magical city of Paris. That city is almost like a third main character in this book, and I loved that I was fully encapsulated within the magic it evoked throughout this entire book. That magic just brought this book and these characters to life because I felt like I was right there with them feeling and experiencing that vibrant feel of the city with them, which was extraordinary to experience while reading.
• The questions that come up along the way. Now this book brings up a lot of questions, some of which are answered and some of which aren’t. (But stay tuned folks because there’s a book 2 that I cannot wait for!) I loved how those questions perfectly came up throughout what was happening with Brooke and Dylan. Those questions intrigued me and made me that much more enthralled with what I was reading because I couldn’t wait to figure out what was going to happen next, and if I was going to get an answer to one of those fantastic questions I had. Those questions pull you into this story heart first, and while you don’t get all the answers yet, you do get enough to realize that there is so much more to these characters than meets the eye, especially with Brooke, and that is utterly wonderful to experience.
• The honesty. Honesty plays an interesting and phenomenal role in Forget. There are so many raw and vulnerable moments from both of these characters where they are both so fantastically honest. Moments where they put it all out there on display for the other to see. Then there are moments where there’s not so much honesty, where you know there is more going on beneath the surface, and those moments are just as telling. Those moments surrounding honesty fit so magnificently into the story, and just illuminated so much about Brooke and Dylan.
• All the laughs a girl could ask for. Having read all of N.A. Alcorn’s other books, I was none too surprised to find myself laughing hysterically more often than not in this book. Through Brooke’s inner thoughts, her conversations with her best friend Lindsay, and through some seriously engaging moments with Dylan, I could not stop laughing at what was being said. That laughter broke up the tension and build in this book so fantastically, and it just made me love reading this book because of the laughs that it brought.
• More emotion than you can shake a stick at. This book had an outstanding level of varied emotion in it thanks to the phenomenal writing of this author. You get to feel every single thing these characters do, and even better you understand why they’re feeling it. The level of emotion in this book allows you feel Brooke and Dylan’s story on a whole new level. You hurt with them, you love with them, and you care with them. You feel everything with them and that makes this book all the more extraordinary to read.

Brooke, Dylan, their lively, music filled, and superbly emotional story will have you feeling and thinking and caring like crazy. It’ll give you moments that’ll make you laugh, moments that will squeeze your heart because of what these two experience and go through, and moments that will break you and simultaneously send your heart to these characters because of what they go through.

Forget will give you so much of everything that makes a book an extraordinary read. The way that N.A. Alcorn crafts this story allows you the outstanding opportunity to take it all in and to feel every word of it deep in your heart. When you reach that last page you will literally be counting down the days until you can become fully encapsulated within the magic and connection that emanates so beautifully from it.

This story and Brooke and Dylan will engage you right from the start, and even in those moments in this book that kind of make you want to scream and possibly throw your Kindle clear across the room, you will be oh so happy at what those two and their extraordinary story give you as the reader.

You’ll want to take in every beautiful, mesmerizing, heart squeezing, and lively moment Forget gives you, because what you get is nothing short of amazing.

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The Best Medicine by Elizabeth Hayley

Releasing: June 2, 2015

The first novel in a sparkling and sexy new contemporary romance series about four best friends looking for love in all the right places—and the one woman who discovers that it takes more than an impeccable bedside manner to make dreams come true…

Lauren Hastings is finally ready to enter the real world. At twenty-six, she’s about to get her master’s in psychology, and she’s well on her way to beginning the career of her dreams—until she suffers public humiliation and has to endure something she thought she’d never have to deal with again: a part-time job.

A gig at Trinity Hospital isn’t exactly Lauren’s definition of a good time, but Dr. Scott Jacobs quickly changes her mind. He’s straight-up gorgeous, and he always gets what he wants. And that includes Lauren. It’s an ideal arrangement for both of them. No strings. Just fun—at least at first.

But feelings quickly begin to run deeper than either Lauren or Scott is willing to admit, causing issues neither of them want to confront. After all, who wants to risk the perfect relationship on something as terrifying, as messy, and as unpredictable as love?

*****5 PHENOMENAL STARS*****

When I sat down to read The Best Medicine by Elizabeth Hayley I knew that I should probably expect some hysterical laugh out loud moments and lines, some searing hot moments filled to the brim with some serious heat, and characters that would engage the heck out of me because of how phenomenally these authors write.

Well, The Best Medicine gave me all of that, and more.

It gave me more humor and wit that had one seriously big smile on my face. (My jaw actually kind of hurt after reading this book because of how much I was laughing and smiling while reading. Seriously.) It gave me more heat and fire and connection between these two characters than I knew what to do with, and that just amplified every single thing they shared in this outstanding book. It also gave me two dynamic, headstrong, and enrapturing characters that I immensely enjoyed getting to know over the course of this book.

Basically, The Best Medicine gave me a whole lot of incredible things, and it is most assuredly one of my top reads for the year.

I loved this book. Every wonderful aspect of it was amazing, and outstandingly written, and just fanfreakingtastic. What can I say? I really, really loved this book.

I LOVED, and I mean loved Scott and Lauren’s story. I felt connected to it while reading. I loved getting to experience this story with them, through both of their eyes, as it allowed me to feel so connected to them and what was happening.

I felt what they felt. I thought what they thought. I experienced the same things they experienced. I laughed at the same things they did, blushed probably a tad more than they actually did, and I sure as hell felt the insanely hot connection between these two. I so totally understood them too. I got their hesitations, their wonderings, their anger, their passion, their connection, their longing, their insecurities. I got it all. Every single wondrous and unforgettable little bit.

Experiencing all of that with these two remarkable characters was possible because of the extraordinary writing of Elizabeth Hayley. Their writing is seamless and fresh and witty, and just allows you to get right into the thick of this story with these characters. Their writing gives you the chance to get to know these characters, layer by thoughtfully crafted layer, and you get the phenomenal opportunity to understand and love them more the deeper you get into their story.

Elizabeth Hayley’s writing gives you the opportunity to fully experience what you’re reading, and there is truly nothing better than that. It probably also helps that this book, like their others is brimming with more charm, humor, sarcasm, and the best kind of ridiculousness than you can shake a stick at.

One thing that Elizabeth Hayley most certainly knows how to do, is create unique and vibrant characters that I love and am practically chomping at the bit to get to know. Case in point: Scott and Lauren. (And ALL OF THEIR FRIENDS!)

Lauren’s character was spirited and vibrant in the most fantastic ways. That girl is real, and honest, and tells it like it is. I had mad respect for her because of that. She’s fiercely determined and sharp as a tack too. She’s also someone who can appreciate being completely ridiculous, and is spontaneous in the best possible ways. I especially loved how thoughtful she was, and how that was exemplified so fantastically throughout this book. Let me tell you, that girl is with it. The more I got to know her character, the more I loved her and wanted to be friends with her. And all of her friends for that matter.

I loved that as the story progressed and I got to know Lauren’s character more, I got to understand more of her past and her personality. Like all of the characters in this book, Lauren has many thoughtfully written layers to her, and it was nothing short of phenomenal to learn more about her, her past, and her choices and the vulnerabilities that came with them. Getting to know her on that level had my heart going to her repeatedly, and just reiterated over and over again how exceptional of a character she was.

Did I mention she’s hysterical, and witty, and kind of the best? Because she’s all that and more. I truly heart that girl something fierce.

Now Scott’s character was one that I was instantly pulled into. There’s definitely a level of cockiness to him and that man is certainly very stubborn, but oh is he charming. He’s also insanely good to imagine in a lab coat. Hot doctor. Need I say more? He is a man who gets what he wants, and he’s definitely got a strong determined side to him. Underneath all of that though is a man with a truly good heart who isn’t looking for any kind of commitment. He likes to keep people at a distant, especially those of the female persuasion, but Lauren gets to him in such a way that brings out so many things about Scott’s dynamic character.

What I think I liked most about Scott was that there was much more to him than initially meets the eye. Scott hides behind a lot of things, and it was simply outstanding to see, learn, and experience the reasoning behind why he made the choices he did. You really get to know a lot more about his past, and why things are the way they are with him. As much as I sometimes wish I could’ve reached in and shook his character for the nonsense he thought and did, because of how his past and feelings are so superbly written, I just got it and him. I knew and understood his character, and exploring those layers of him was just fantastic because it allowed him to feel so immensely real.

Did I mention he’s a really good looking doctor who is bound and determined to melt your heart? And something else for that matter… That man has full on McDreamy status with me.

Lauren and Scott’s relationship, or non-relationship if you ask them, was superb. It had the perfect amount of heat and passion and sexiness to it. These two characters are practically firecrackers together, and when they come together things get sparkly, insanely hot, and explosive within a matter of seconds. All of that chemistry and pull towards one another just heightened everything they shared, and pulled me more into their story.

Reading these two try and figure out what in the world they had going and where it was all possibly headed or not headed was fantastic. Elizabeth Hayley truly captures every single aspect and feeling that goes along with these two trying to figure all of that out. Those two also know their way around some good banter, and they can really go at it with one another, but that’s what just makes them so spectacular.

The Best Medicine is a book that not only gave me Lauren and Scott, but it also gave me the fabulous distinctive people that came with them, aka their friends and family members. Each of those little gems were engaging, and fun, and had me loving their unique personalities. They had me laughing out loud, feeling like I was part of a really cool group of authentic and seriously entertaining people, and they just helped glue every fabulous part of this story together. I for one cannot wait to spend more time getting to know all of them better as this series continues.

Lauren and Scott’s story in The Best Medicine is a lot of things. It’s funny and charming with the right amount of heat that is balanced superbly with a thoughtfully crafted story that just doesn’t quit. In this book Elizabeth Hayley gives you a story with so many incredible aspects to it. The way all of the tremendously well written pieces of these remarkable characters and their outstanding story comes together will just leave you in complete elation because of what it gives you and allows you to experience.

All those feelings. All those heated and passion filled moments. All that realness. All that fun. All those exceptionally written layers.

You get to experience it all, and that’s just part of what makes this book an exceptional read.

The writing duo that is Elizabeth Hayley are two of my favorite authors for a reason. They give you everything in one amazing package. Exceptional writing and storytelling, characters that are just about every positive adjective under the sun, and a reading experience that allows you to escape and fall hopelessly in love with the world and people they’ve so wonderfully created.

The Best Medicine is guaranteed to give you so many magnificent things, but most of all, it will give you a book that will give you one helluva reading experience that you truly won’t want to have end.

And did I also happen to mention that there’s a hot doctor in this book?…

~The Best Medicine~

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Catch and Release

By Ella Fox

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Love endures all things.

Darby McKenzie’s heart started beating funny the day that she met Trace Chamberlain. She was four, he was five, and that meeting altered the course of both their lives forever.

Trace was born into a nightmare. Before meeting Darby and her family, the only love he ever knew was that of his twin brother. The two of them endured years of abuse that left scars. The permanent kind.

For Trace, meeting Darby was like catching a rainbow. She exploded into his life in a pop of Technicolor that awakened his senses. She wasn’t just his best friend—she was his life. His touchstone, his safety, his heart—she was everything.

Darby had been through it all with Trace and her love for him never wavered for a second. But no amount of love could make Trace believe that he was worthy of her. Knowing that she deserved better, Trace pushed her away, when what he really wanted was to pull her closer. Emotionally destroyed and bitter from the back and forth, Darby finally let go and decided to move on.

Sometimes hitting rock bottom is the only way to understand that you need to change. Realizing that losing Darby means losing everything, Trace sets out to fight for the love of his life.

Is it too late for Darby and Trace to have a happily ever after?

*****4.5 Fantastic Stars*****

Catch and Release was a beautifully emotionally book that took me on a truly phenomenal journey with these extremely authentic characters. It not only gave me Darby and Trace’s heart squeezing story, it gave me every single thoughtfully crafted emotion and feeling they had. Every one of their doubts and heartbreaks they had along the way. All of their vulnerabilities. All of their ups and downs. All of the moments that defined their relationship. Every single magnificent piece of their journey together.

I got it all in Catch and Release, and I couldn’t be more thrilled with that.

I have been waiting for this story since I read Catch My Fall. That was actually the first book I ever read by this author, and it’s was solidified her as one of my favorites. While falling in love with Mia and Tristan’s story in that book, I got to fall in love with Darby and Trace too. I knew those two had one helluva past, and I was ecstatic to get to experience that in this book.

This book and their past and story gave me so much more than I expected, and I enjoyed every single fantastic word that this book gave me.

What was absolutely fantastic about Catch and Release:

• Darby is strong as all get out. Darby is probably one of the strongest female characters that I have ever read. She is fiery and sassy, and is as vibrant as can be. That is her through and through, and I relished in getting to read the strong female character that she was. Darby has so much fight in her and that just defines her character in the best way. I loved getting to know her over the course of this book and seeing that strength come out in so many different and magnificent ways. My heart just went to that girl because no matter what she was strong and determined and gave it all she had, and that just made her golden to me.
• Trace’s heartbreaking past. Having read Catch My Fall, I knew that Trace and his brother Tristan had a horrendous childhood. Catch and Release lets you see Trace’s childhood first hand, and let me tell you, that will just break your heart for him. It’ll also have your heart instantly going to him and his brother for what they endured. As much as it pulled at my heart to read about Trace’s past, I thought it was phenomenal to see how that past in turn affected him as he continued on and with his relationship with Darby. Seeing and really experiencing his character’s past gave me a new and utterly exceptional understanding of his character, which connected me so much into him and his story.
• The depth of feeling. You really feel over and over again in Catch and Release how deeply Trace and Darby feel for one another. This book gives you the extraordinary opportunity to see Darby and Trace’s relationship right from the beginning and through so many stages. Getting to experience that allows you to fully feel and know how deeply these two feel for one another. When you feel that reading this book it’ll make you hope with all of your heart that these two can figure out a way to make it work because you know how truly and deeply they love each other.
• Understanding the past. One of my very favorite aspects of this book was getting to understand the past of both of these characters. This book starts at the beginning of Darby and Trace. You get chance to see them grow and develop as individuals. You also get to see how their relationship evolves over the course of the book too. I loved how Ella Fox gave me these characters’ pasts because it allowed me such a magnificent understanding of them both. It also made me fall in love with both of their characters, as well as what they were fighting for. Getting the pasts of these characters is just one of the many aspects that pulled me in so deeply to what I was reading in this fantastic story.
• The heartbreaking moments. Catch and Release has a lot of heartbreaking moments. Whether your heart is breaking for Trace and all that he has to go through and experience. Whether it’s for Darby and experiencing what it’s like for her to watch Trace go through those things, or when she’s losing parts of herself because of what is and isn’t happening in their relationship. Whether it’s for Darby and Trace as the push and pull in their relationship slowly starts to take its toll. Whatever it is, this book will give you so many heartbreaking moments. You might think it’s strange that I enjoyed reading that, but that heartbreak emotionally connected me to these two from the instant I met them. It allowed me to fight for them, care for them, and just love them wholly. Those heartbreaking moments gave me Darby and Trace at their most vulnerable moments, and made my heart go to them again and again.
• The level of fight that defines this book and characters. I loved the level of fight that was in Catch and Release. In this story you get many different types of fight from all of the characters. Trace is fighting against what he’s feeling for Darby. Darby is fighting for Trace to realize he is good and whole and so immensely worth it. They’re both fighting with the feelings they share for one another. I have to say it was also just refreshing to read a story where the female character is the one with the fight, the one who tries to help and heal. I love these kinds of stories and that’s just one of the many reasons I loved this book. The fight goes on and on, and the way that fight thoughtfully weaves itself into this story is nothing short of wonderful.

Catch and Release tells the emotional journey of two characters that I just loved to pieces. This story gave me so much of them, and I guarantee that you will fall heart first in love with both Trace and Darby as they try to figure out what could happen if they really gave it a shot.

I really cannot recommend this book to you more. It is beautiful, emotional and just downright phenomenal. Trace and Darby and their heart pulling story will just pull you in, and you won’t want it to let you go.

This story will give you so many emotionally intense moments that will have your heart going to these characters over and over again. You will feel for them. You will love with them. You will break with them. You will try to heal with them. You will fight for it all right along with them.

You will do it all with them, and that is just part of what makes this book an exceptional read.

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Blurb

Mia Reeves faith, trust and sense of security were all taken away in the blink of an eye. In need of a fresh start, she settles into a new town and begins to make a new life.

Tristan Chamberlain has always kept girls at arm’s length and he has no intention of changing. He’s caring, smart, handsome, but he’s also dealing with a lifetime of guilt that’s slowly but surely destroying him.

Sometimes what you run from is the one thing that will save you.

Separately, they’re both free-falling. Together, they’re about to find that love can create the strongest safety net of all.

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Ella Fox writes like a woman possessed whenever she gets the chance! She is the author of The Hart Family Series, The Renegade Saints Series and The Catch Series.

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Title: Kissing Madeline (Dearest, #3)

Author: Lex Martin

Release Date: April 27, 2015

Genre: New Adult Contemporary Romance

Cover Design by: Krista Ritchie

What’s the worst thing about wanting a sexy NFL football player? Everyone else wants him, too.

After catching my boyfriend getting deep-throated by a skanky cage girl, I’ve learned my lesson – never date a professional athlete. Never. Besides, I have more important things to worry about, like not blowing my shot to make it as a broadcast reporter. I won’t let anything get in my way, not even the new “it boy” of the NFL and my hot-as-hell neighbor.

What’s the worst thing about getting death glares from his new neighbor? It doesn’t make him want her any less.

I’ve worked my ass off to make it to the pros. The last thing I need is the complication of a relationship, especially since my last one was a total train wreck. But I can’t stop thinking about the feisty girl next door with the smart mouth. And I’d love nothing more than to show her what to do with that mouth.

Friends with benefits might be the best idea he’s ever had. Or the worst.

Kissing Madeline is a companion novel to DEAREST CLEMENTINE and FINDING DANDELION. Each book is a stand-alone.

*****5 EXTRAORDINARY STARS*****

The first thing I want to say about Kissing Madeline by Lex Martin, besides the fact that it is utterly fabulous and by far one of my favorite books of the year, is that I don’t know if I’ve ever felt so happy while reading a book.

I read this entire book with a huge as heck smile on my face because that’s how much I LOVED it. That’s how much I loved me some Maddie and Daren something fierce with every part of my heart. That’s how much I was captivated by their vibrant and passionate and superb story. That’s how much I relished in every single wondrous feeling and thought and emotion I got to experience while reading Kissing Madeline.

My cheeks literally hurt after reading this book because I was smiling so much. That my friends is just one of the many tells Kissing Madeline gives you to let you know you are reading an extraordinary book.

I felt every ounce of this book. It was so lively and it just enraptured me from the moment I began reading. It had an effervescent spark to it that just leapt off of the pages, and that just invigorated and pulled me in more as I experienced this book. That spark embodied Kissing Madeline, and created a literary magic that seamlessly weaved its way throughout every magnificent corner of this book.

Lex Martin clearly knows how to create and develop characters that are real, and charming, and passionate. I love, love, love Daren and Maddie, and all of the fantastically distinctive characters that came with them in this book.

I especially loved how the characters were all about owning up to their mistakes and their pasts and their choices, seeing where they could go from there, and how they could be better. Kissing Madeline explores what happens when both Daren and Maddie try their best at working through all that makes up their pasts and presents, while they try to figure out what in the world their future could hold, and that was nothing short of wonderful to read.

Daren was a heart melting, football throwing, charming as all get out male character. He was also just a good guy that practically had me swooning at every turn. He charmed my pants off with his charisma and dynamic personality that illuminated so much about him. Ever since meeting his character in Dearest Clementine, I’ve been looking forward to getting into his head, and boy was that a pretty darn fantastic place to be. Through his perspective you see a new side to him, and the more time I spent with him the more I just fell in love with his character. You see and feel the goodness that emanates from him, but also this honesty and authenticity that allows you to see the real Daren.

Madeline is fierce with a capital F. She truly is a power unto herself, she is so headstrong, and she has such a big heart. The instant I met her I was just drawn to her because of the tenacity and heart and care that just flows out of her in the best possible ways. Maddie was such a beautiful character to get to know both inside and out, and she’s someone I wish I could call a friend because her character is just so amazing. I loved that Maddie was so determined, and that she was fighting with all her might for what she wanted. I respected and admired her immensely because of that. Lex Martin created her in such a way that made her so real to me, and relating to her and feeling that strong of a connection to Maddie was just one of the many aspects that made this book exceptional to me.

Now this book explores the firework level connection that Daren and Maddie share. That connection requires some heavy duty fanning at points, and it’s definitely heart melting and will certainly cause the urge to pant. Daren and Maddie are HOT together. But underneath all that heat, chemistry, and passion that Lex Martin so fantastically gives you, is a whole heck of a lot of feeling that pulls both Daren and Maddie deeper than they ever expected. You get to feel and experience that powerful connection and the serious draw they have to one another. Experiencing that just amplifies every single thing happening between Daren and Maddie, and shows you just how right these two could be for one another if they’d just give it a shot and take the risk.

One of my very favorite aspects of Kissing Madeline, was that Lex Martin creates two very strong characters where it’s real easy to see what pulls them together because of the qualities they both possess, but she also gives those strong characters moments to be vulnerable.

It’s those moments of vulnerability that will still your heart when you experience them because of what they give you. Those moments of vulnerability just captivate you too, and they allow you to give your heart fully to Daren and Maddie because you see all that they’ve gone through and are presently going through. While they are both strong, tenacious, and charismatic, they are real and have moments of need too. Moments where they’re not so strong, moments when they truly let their guard down and pull those walls away, and really getting to know and feel that left me in awe because of what it allowed me to feel and experience with them.

That’s also one of the many aspects that pulls you emotionally into this book. Throughout reading you will feel and think and experience and wonder and question the same exact things these characters do because of how superbly this author writes this book.

What is so great about a book by Lex Martin, is that along with all that wonderful emotion and feeling and passion you experience with Daren and Maddie, you’re going to get the most amazing banter and fun too. I laughed my butt off reading this book at times because of what these characters were saying and doing. The lightness and humor that comes from that banter and sarcasm and just plain fun adds another fantastic layer to what you’re reading, and just makes you love it all more.

Kissing Madeline also has the perfect balance of sweet and sexy to go along with the realness and seriousness you get too. It truly gives you just the right amount of everything that you could possibly want from this story and its characters.

Not only do you get that fun and vibrancy from Daren and Maddie, but you also get it from the wonderful supporting characters that round out this book and series. I have an immense desire to be friends with each and every one of them in real life. Like, I need to make that happen somehow! They all feel real, crack you up, and just make the world of this book and series a place you don’t ever want to leave. They’re silly, and sarcastic, and witty, and dirty mouthed and minded, and that’s just a fraction of what makes them all distinctively spectacular. Clementine, Gavin, Dani, Jax, Quentin, and all the rest just help glue the amazing pieces of this book together, and I promise you that you will love them all to pieces.

Lex Martin’s writing is fresh and seamless, and puts you right into the exceptional and unforgettably lively world of these characters. You really do feel like you’re there with them living through this book. How she magnificently develops these characters, pushes them to find themselves, and conveys every single emotion they have in a way that allows you to experience and understand and feel it all, is simply brilliant and so thoughtfully accomplished.

All of that makes Daren and Maddie and their story remarkable, relatable, and highly enjoyable. It gives you a book that you thoroughly enjoy, and truly don’t want to let go of. I cannot say enough how much I have loved this series, especially this book. These characters are some of my all-time favorites, and this last book and Daren and Maddie’s incredible story just reiterates why this series and why this author are downright amazing.

Kissing Madeline is a story about taking a risk and giving it your all, even when that scares the bejesus out of you. It’s about throwing caution to the wind and exploring that what if because that what if and that risk could be worth it all if you let it be. Kissing Madeline gives you Daren and Maddie and their charismatic, charming, and oh so strong selves, and it allows you to fall in love with them over the course of their beautifully vibrant and breathtaking story.

This book is a truly exceptional read, and I could continue to go on and on about how much I loved it and how much it made me smile and laugh and tear up and swoon. How it made my heart race, melt, and squeeze at times, and how truly happy I was to read and experience every outstanding thing it gave me.

But all you really need to know is that Kissing Madeline is perfection, it is a book that will give you everything, and when you read the magnificently fierce thing that it is, you won’t ever truly forget it and what it so genuinely gave you.

Be sure to grab up Kissing Madeline today!! 

Amazon US: http://amzn.com/B00WRDSPSW

Amazon UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00WRDSPSW

DEAREST CLEMENTINE (Dearest, #1 – Clementine & Gavin)

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Twenty-year-old Clementine Avery doesn’t mind being called bitchy and closed off. It’s safe, and after being burned by her high school sweetheart and stalked by a professor her freshman year of college, safe sounds pretty damn good.

Her number one rule for survival? No dating. That is until she accidentally signs up for a romance writing class and needs material for her latest assignment. Sexy RA Gavin Murphy is more than happy to play the part of book boyfriend to help Clem find some inspiration, even if that means making out…in the name of research, of course.

As Gavin and Clem grow closer, they get entangled in the mystery surrounding a missing Boston University student, and Clem unwittingly becomes a possible target. Gavin tries to show Clem she can handle falling in love again, but she knows she has to be careful because her heart’s at stake…and maybe even her life.

FINDING DANDELION (#2 – Jax and Dani)

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When soccer all-star Jax Avery collides with Dani Hart on his twenty-first birthday, their connection is instantaneous and explosive. For the first time in years, Jax isn’t interested in his usual hit-it and quit-it approach.

But Dani knows better. Allowing herself a night to be carefree and feel the intensity of their attraction won’t change anything when it comes to dealing with a player. So when Jax doesn’t recognize Dani the next time he sees her, it shouldn’t be a total shock. The fact that he’s her new roommate’s brother? That’s a shock.

Dani doesn’t regret that night with Jax, just the need to lie about it. Since her roommate has made it clear what she thinks about her brother’s “type” of girl, the last thing Dani wants is to admit what happened.

Jax knows he’s walking a fine line on the soccer team. One more misstep and he’s off the roster, his plans to go pro be damned. Except he can’t seem to care. About anything… except for the one girl who keeps invading his dreams.

Despite Jax’s fuzzy memory of his hot hookup with his sister’s friend, he can’t stay away from her, even if that means breaking his own rules. But there are bigger forces at work–realities that can end Dani’s college career and lies that can tear them apart. Jax realizes what he’s losing if Dani walks away, but will he sacrifice his future to be with her? And will she let him if he does?

Lex Martin writes new adult novels, the sexy kind with lotsa angst, a whole lotta kissing, and the hot happily ever afters. When she’s not writing, she lives a parallel life as an English teacher. She loves printing black and white photos, listening to music on vinyl, and getting lost in a great book. Bitten by wanderlust, she’s lived all over the country but currently resides in the City of Angels with her husband and twin daughters.

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