Blog Tour & Giveaway: Battlescars by Sophie Monroe

Blurb:

Aubrey Thompson is a twenty-three year old flight attendant for her dad’s small commercial fleet. She’s a sarcastic smartass that has no problem telling you where to go. She also despises rock stars…but that’s all part of the story. Her Granny Jean is spy and will have you laughing out loud.

In comes Jake Parker, the twenty-five year old lead singer of Battlescars. His reputation is the untamable bad-boy. He’s completely “balls to the wall” in everything that he does. Two days after returning home from a month long tour across Europe he gets a visit from Bruce, an executive from the record label. He informs Jake that Battlescars is going back on tour for three months. What everyone doesn’t know is that Jake is worn down and sick of the same old shit.

His record label hires Aubrey’s dads company to fly him around for the last minute tour. In order to keep her dad's company afloat they will have to learn to play nice. When Jake first meets Aubrey she refuses to even acknowledge his existence. He sees her as refreshing and a challenge.

Both of them have some pretty heavy scars from their pasts holding them back. Can Jake get Aubrey to let him in? Or will she shoot him down based on his outlandish reputation? Will her fear of getting hurt again keep him out for good?

Are the two of them a match in heaven or hell?

Official Battlescars Playlist:
30 Second to Mars- I’ll Attack

Finger Eleven- Living in a Dream

The Brixton Riot- It’s Been Too Long

Lit- Partner In Crime

Nonpoint- Everybody Down

Angus & Julia Stone- Big Jet Plane

Lostprophets- Can’t Catch Tomorrow

Hinder- Heaven Sent

Journey- Don’t Stop Believin’

Papa Roach- Alive (N’ Out of Control)

The Gaslight Anthem- Blue Dahlia

Metallica- Turn the Page

Age of Daze (Days) – Afflicted


About the Author:
Sophie Monroe is a New Jersey native just starting out her writing adventure. She has always been a night owl with a creative side. Her books often reflect both her sense of humor and sarcasm.

She tries to communicate on the fact that "life's too short" in her stories. Bad things happen in life it's inevitable, but pick yourself up and dust yourself off and move forward. Nothing can hold you down, unless you choose to let it.

She also loves to incorporate meaningful quotes that she hopes will inspire her readers (or at least give them a good laugh).

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Jake Circa 2007

“Jake.” A voice whined. Not again… I groaned.



I sat up and rubbed my hands over my scruffy face. Damn, I really needed to shave. I woke up with not one, but two girls in my bed. I always tried my hardest to get them out as soon as the party was over and I had my fun. Obviously last night was a mind eraser because I barely remembered any of it. I remember playing the show, but everything that happened after that is anyone’s guess. I’m pretty sure the one is named Vanessa and the other one was Trixie or was is Victoria? Who cares…



I rubbed my eyes hoping the room would stop spinning. I looked over and noticed the pile of condoms on the floor. Thank fuck I’ve never be that stupid, even while completely inebriated. I tried to climb out of bed. Vanessa kept trying to push me back on the bed. I struggled against her and managed to get to my feet. She sat on the edge of the bed pouting with her arms crossed. Awesome… I walked out into the living room and saw my newly acquired bodyguard Brett sitting on the couch. I motioned with my head for him to take care of the disposal. He nodded in understanding and went to do this mornings tossing. They really needed to give him a raise or something.



I stepped into the shower and turned the water on as hot as I could. My head was pounding something fierce. I wondered what the rest of the guys ended up doing last night after I left. I stayed under the water until I couldn’t stand it anymore. I walked back into the room and noticed it had been cleaned up a bit. All the wrappers were gone as were last night’s guests. I went over to the dresser and pulled out a pair of boxers and some clothes. I dressed in a haste and went across the hall to see the rest of the guys. We over slept and needed to be at the arena in an hour. I opened the door and started banging around.



“What the fuck man?” Derek grumbled.



“Come on we need to go.” I said rolling him off the couch onto the floor.



We were a bunch of twenty-one year old misfits. We met in Arizona a couple of years ago and took a chance on moving to LA last year. We were stuck playing small gigs when a label approached us about signing. We jumped at the opportunity and have been on a small fifteen-passenger bus for the past three months opening up for Crashing Down.



We spent our days sleeping off our hangovers and our nights playing shows and partying. I think I’m going to need a new liver soon. I went over to the bedroom and started shaking Blake. He was bitching to leave him alone. Kevin came out of the bathroom ready to go. Together we managed to get Blake to his feet. He was still feeling the effects of last night. Once everyone was ready we climbed into the van and headed over to the venue.



We lugged in all of our equipment since we weren’t quite at the status of a headliner and didn’t get roadies. We performed a quick sound check and headed over to the little closet that they called a dressing room. The groupies were already there in the masses. I saw a cute little dark haired girl and decided she would be the bad decision for the night. I walked over and tapped her on the shoulder. She turned to look at me and gaped. She was cute. Dark hair, big brown eyes with a hot little body.



“OH MY GOD!” She squeaked. “Y-you’re Jake Parker.” She stuttered.



“Last I checked.” I smirked.



“I’m a huge fan.” She eyed me up and down. “I’m Rachel.”



“Nice to meet you Rachel.” I grabbed a beer and walked over to sit on a folding metal chair. She came over and sat on my lap. Yep, she was an easy one.



We did the show and took the van back to the hotel. We had a little party in the room before Rachel and I retreated back to my room. I was definitely drunk. Again. Rachel was more than willing and by the time I came out of the bathroom from taking a piss she was sprawled out across the bed naked. She offered me a condom, but I didn’t trust anything that wasn’t mine. I suited up and fucked her. I honestly don’t know why I continued to do it. It was meaningless sex. It meant nothing other then getting my rocks off. I pounded into her until I came. I didn’t even care that she didn’t even get off. She was pouting her bottom lip. I turned off the bedside lamp and rolled over closing my eyes.



When I woke up the next morning, actually it was the afternoon I went straight into the bathroom. I showered and came out to get some clothes. My wallet was missing, as was my cell phone. I walked into the living area and asked Brett if he took them. He looked at me and shook his head. Fucking bitch stole my shit. I tossed everything in my suitcase and called to cancel all my credit cards. Brett’s phone was ringing. He answered it and handed it to me. It was Ron. He was like my dad. He was the only steady adult figure I’ve had in my life.



“Hi son. How are you?” He asked.



“Alright.” I tried to sound like I had my shit together. Though there was no fooling him.



“You sure as hell don’t sound alright.” He protested. “Listen you are supposed to be on tour. Have fun. Hell, have a few beers here and there, but I know exactly what you’re doing and it ain’t right Jake. You can’t change your past. I know it’s all fun and games getting your dick wet every night, but there’s more to life than that. Get your shit together or I’m coming to take you home. I will not stand by and watch you dry up into another has been. Understand?”



“Yes, sir.”



“Good. I’ll check back with you in a couple days. Remember what I said.”



He hung up the phone and I handed it back to Brett. I went back into my room and sat on the edge of the bed. Ron was right. I needed to get my shit together. I was using my fame and leaving a wake of destruction in its path. I vowed to give up the drinking except for an occasional beer from time to time and the groupies needed to go. I was going to try my hardest to get my act together. I just hoped that I was strong enough to do it.

Sins & Needles (The Artist Trilogy #1) by Karina Halle Blog Tour

Synopsis:

Ellie Watt is used to starting over. The daughter of a grifting team, Ellie spent her childhood being used as a pawn in her parents' latest scam. Now she’s much older, wiser and ready to give her con artist life a rest. But returning to the dry desert town of Palm Valley, California means one more temptation than she bargained for – Camden McQueen. Once known as the high school weirdo, Camden is bigger and badder than the boy he used to be and a talented tattoo artist with his own thriving business. Ellie’s counting on Camden still being in love with her but what she’s not counting on is how easily unrequited love can turn into obsession over time. When Camden discovers Ellie’s plan to con him, he makes her a deal she doesn’t dare refuse, but her freedom comes with a price and it’s one that takes both Ellie and Camden down a dangerous road.

**The Artists Trilogy is a dark and sexy contemporary ride about three flawed individuals caught in a world where it's so easy to justify the bad things we do. This is a pure adult read (Not YA or NA).**

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Review:

When it comes to Karina Halle I am a total fangirl. I know I get a giddy about a lot of authors, but when it comes down to my favorite, Karina is it for me! Being a part of this tour was a huge deal to me.

Sins & Needles is remarkable! As with all of Karina’s books, I was hooked from line 1. I can’t explain it….something about her writing style is just so phenomenal. Her stories are always fresh, like nothing I have ever read before. The actions of the characters are so put together, it flows perfectly and everything that happens in the books is for a reason. It’s not like oh hey, let’s get a tattoo together…everything that happens, happens for a reason.

Ellie Watt is always on the run. She is a con artist if I never heard of one, lol. She always keeps a spare life in her trunk. Spare clothes, driver’s license social security cards…you name it, she has it. Her most recent con sends her running back to the place she has tried to avoid for so many years, and she is finally herself again.

I was Ellie Watt again. I was finally me. Oh, joy.

The life that Ellie is living is one she has known her whole life. He parents were cons and they taught her how to be one too. You are what you see, right? A con gone bad when she was a child makes her the way she is today. Always weary of wearing shorts and never a skirt. It jeans and shit kickers for Ellie.

After her most recent job gone wrong, she is convinced that was the last time…..that is until opportunity comes knocking on her door. She runs into an old friend from high school---enter Camden! He is not what she remembers. The Camden she knew was a Marilyn Manson wannabe, this guy is a tattooed and pierced sex on a stick kind of guy.

After getting reacquainted with Camden, Ellie has the one thought that she shouldn’t…

How much cash could I take from him before I hate myself…

Uhggg, Ellie! How can you do this! How! I mean really! Just look at Camden…look at how sweet is he is to you! Look at how well he does other things to you!!

Ok, vent over, lol. As you know from the synopsis, Camden catches Ellie in the act….he makes her a deal she has no choice but to accept and now they are both on a dangerous road together. So, can Ellie trust Camden after knowing he has been playing her the entire time simply because he wanted to get back at her for something did in high school…..can Camden trust Ellie after she tried to rob him blind? I guess you will just have to read and find out!

About the Author:

The daughter of a Norwegian Viking and a Finnish Moomin, Karina Halle grew up in Vancouver, Canada with trolls and eternal darkness on the brain. This soon turned into a love of all things that go bump in the night and a rather sadistic appreciation for freaking people out. Like many of the flawed characters she writes, Karina never knew where to find herself and has dabbled in acting, make-up artistry, film production, screenwriting, photography, travel writing and music journalism. She eventually found herself in the pages of the very novels she wrote (if only she had looked there to begin with).

Karina holds a screenwriting degree from Vancouver Film School and a Bachelor of Journalism from TRU. Her travel writing, music reviews/interviews and photography have appeared in publications such as Consequence of Sound, Mxdwn and GoNomad Travel Guides. She currently lives on an island on the coast of British Columbia where she's preparing for the zombie apocalypse.

The Second Daughter by J. Jeffrey Blog Tour Stop

Synopsis:

You try turning out all right after you overhear your mother wishing you hadn’t been born.

It had started out well. Umbrellas tangled. A storybook romance followed. A wonderful wedding. A beautiful, sweet first daughter. They were complete, a family, happy.

And then they went and had another daughter.

Her charming and witty fraud of a father Theodore starts disappearing, then worse, coming back. Her once allegedly sweet older sister Regina angrily resents her, and the sisters are at constant war. Her poor harried mother Helen is so busy what-iffing about the life she might have had that she overlooks the life she is actually having. Everyone blames younger daughter Debra for pretty much everything as the family slowly, then quickly, then one day explosively disintegrates. Along the way there are secrets and lies, heartbreaks and betrayals, plus the dramatic unexpected death of a central character at a pivotal moment. Debra, now a young woman, finds herself living awkwardly alone with her embittered mother when the phone rings—and her mother’s secret past suddenly crashes back into the present. Their life may be about to change forever; or rather, perhaps, revert back to what it should have been all along.

But not exactly because of that phone call, as it turns out.

Because of the remarkable second daughter. For what Debra Gale has is unyielding determination. What she has is an irrepressible capacity to love.

And now at last what she has is a chance.

The complex dynamics of a changing family. Mother, daughters, sisters, and the father who both divides and unifies them. That dramatic unexpected death, plus a fair amount of banana cream pie. Welcome to The Second Daughter: a funny but poignant, unusual but beautiful love story.

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Review:

I wasn’t feeling this book at first, but I’m not one to stop reading anything so I continued. I’m so happy that I did. I am so in love with this book. It brought out many emotions in me. One minute I was bored, the next I was happy then I was so pissed! Then I went back to happy and yet mad again, lol. No more boredom after I got into the story. I didn’t want to stop reading and I really didn’t want it to end.

I enjoyed the way historical events were thrown into the story line. The sex revolution, women’s liberation, Whitney Houston and Michael Jackson…. it really added to the story and gave me a better understanding for the time frame and setting. It made me feel like I was part of the book.

It’s not really any type of romance genre, which is what I normally read, yet I still found myself drawn into the story. There are romantic gestures in the book, but it’s not mainly a romance, I don’t know what you would call it…I just call it excellent, heart warming and heart wrenching all at the same time.

The story starts out sweet and kind of romantic. Helen and Theodore meet, fall in love and are married. Helen should have known better than to marry Theodore; the marriage kind of starts out on a lie. She doesn’t know Theodore’s real name and his age is off by 2 ½ years.

Despite the lies that Theodore assures Helen are nothing she goes on with the weeding. Helen gets pregnant on her wedding night, lol. They have the perfect family.

“And are you sure we are ready for a child?”

“What’s to be ready? We’ll just do it.”

“All right, then,” Helen said contentedly enough, closing her eyes. “You’re the boss.”

“Damn right I’m the boss. Now prepare for some dictation, young lady!” As Theodore said this he dexterously peeled off her lavender panties for some quick morning intimacy before she got ready for work.

Baby Regina is born and she is perfect. She is sweet and loving, a mothers dream.

And to be sure, Regina entered their lives as smoothly as a perfectly executed handoff to a speedy running back behind an outstanding offensive line. There was barely a pause, a hiccup, as they adjusted to their new lives. She was a perfect little baby and they were the perfect parents. She slept beautifully, ate beautifully, barely ever even cried. Everybody loved her, her toothy smile, her guffaw of a baby laugh, you almost didn’t notice her occasional tendency to bite and to pinch and to scratch, and if you did notice you almost didn’t mind—it was just all so cute!

After Regina is born, Helen becomes pregnant again. The 2^nd pregnancy is not as smooth as the first. The 2^nd baby…. not as sweet as the first. But I mean really, all babies are different, what did they expect!? Then come the reasons of why they want nothing to do with baby Dub-- So, the dad is freaked out because the baby has eczema…..that’s messed up. He wants nothing to do with her and it breaks my heart L

And then the horrible thoughts---- What if Debra hadn’t been born.----how can you think that about your own child!

The sisters, Regina and Dub share the same birthday. Regina hates Dub, all she does is terrorize her. I just wanted to wrap little Dub up and take her home with me! Ahh, and the barbies, I really want to cry over the barbies. How can you have a secret Barbie stash, that is just cruel!

Then the fighting begins. What do adults always fighter over? Money, sex and children….that goes the same for this story.

As the children grow older, and the parents grow farther and farther apart a beautiful story develops. A story between a mother and daughter and no one else. They need no one, they can take care of themselves and can learn to be happy together even after all of the lies and betrayal of Dub’s childhood.

This story branches out in many different ways. Like I said there is heart felt moments, but there is also heartache. Many cases of lies and deceit are unfolded in the story and in the end a strong woman emerges. I would recommend this book to anyone. Even if you normally follow the romance genre, this is still well worth the time to read.  

About the Author:

J. Jeffrey stands about six foot three and likes poetry. He has been known to climb the occasional mountain and tame the occasional lion. He sings opera as an amateur but is trained as a masseur, and he is extremely partial to his wife’s green tea perfume. He drinks too much coffee, and gets lost a lot. Two words: Florence, Italy. Pastry for breakfast, over the crossword puzzle, preferably after noon. Soup for lunch, preferably late afternoon, over another puzzle (the first having been solved). His favorite drink (after coffee) is red wine. He knows a word or two but will not play scrabble. Regrettably, he believes he might be happy if only you would think him as funny as he thinks he is. But most importantly, he is not to be trusted. He writes biographies full of lies, or are they novels full of truths? Such a fine line.

 

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Long Road Full Speed Ahead by Emily Walker Tour Stop & Giveaway

Blurb:
Grace finds herself with a toxic friend and a brand new hobby when she discovers meth. She had a promising future before Grayson came into the picture. A wolf in sheep's clothing he soon shows his true colors and they are painted with black and blue.

The drugs cause more problems than they fix, but lost in the intoxicating world of numbness she must find herself through abuse, addiction, and abortion.

Will she let the drugs take her out of the world, and be forever numb, or will an unlikely love pull her out and make her feel again?

Review:

I’m not sure what I expected when I started reading this book, but I know that I got way more than I expected. This book is raw and real. It’s not for one with a soft heart. Emily didn’t hold back on this book. She didn’t try to pretty things up to seem as something they weren’t. She kept the situations real and hardcore. There is nothing pretty about this book…..that is what kept me glued to it all afternoon.

If I had known how dumb I was at eighteen, I would have run back to the safety of my parent's house screaming to escape from myself.

Grace is a normal teenage girl. She goes off to college and has had a few experiments with marijuana and alcohol, but nothing like the hard stuff she is about to be introduced to.

One Halloween night my life changed forever. I know now that this was a turning point in my life, a particularly dangerous one.

Grayson is Grace’s boyfriend. He used to be sweet and he cared for Grace, but something has changed in him. He is angry all of the time and doesn’t care about anything but partying. When Grace starts working for the same hotel that he works for she meets some of his new friends. This is the start of the turning point in her life.

At this point I wanted to scream for Grace, to warn her that these are the kind of people your mother warned you about as a child.

Miranda becomes her best friend. They work together at the hotel. Miranda has an awesome figure…

“I am not usually hungry.” I took in her small frame and her giant pupils. “I like to do something that keeps me from it.”

I was naive at this point and Grayson explained to me later that she enjoyed a drug called crystal meth.

This is some of the first exposure to hard drugs that sweet Grace has had. The night finally comes when Miranda and Grayson talk her into joining them…(again! I wanted to help this girl! I wanted to tell her no, I have been down the path she is about to go on and I wanted nothing more than to stop her)

When it was my turn, I remember thinking. Something is about to happen, but I had no idea where the feeling came from. I was pretty drunk and the world seemed safe. As I snorted the first thing I had ever tried to put up my nose, I immediately noticed how badly it hurt. It burned like it was trying to take my nose off my face. I thought, This is a mistake, it is never going to stop burning.

And then it hits her….

I knew two things; I wanted more and Grayson was a lying sack who had used meth before last night.

We get to go through the rest of the book following Grace’s ups and downs. We see her mistakes…all of the mistakes. The girl she should be is still hidden somewhere beneath the cloth, but the drugs are so strong she may never resurface.

The ending snuck up on me. I was so involved with the story I didn’t think the end would come so soon. Please, Emily… let there be a 2^nd book! I need a 2^nd book. I’ve grown too accustomed to lovey, dovey stories that are painted pretty. Every once in a while we all need a little ugly; to remind us of the world that we try to ignore.

On a side note:

There are a few typos, but that doesn’t bother me, I can usually look over them. Oh, and music! I think this needs more music! When I think of partying I think music should be involved, music that will depict the situation and give us more of a feeling of what the characters are experiencing at the moment.

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About the Author:

I live in the mountains of North Carolina and am writing between going
to Graduate School and working full time as an Office Manager at my
alma mater. I am a writer and editor with Midnight Hour Publishing. I
also write as Lyra Mcken for GMTA Publishing and Jewels Moss for
Midnight Fire! I am also a Self Pubbing Maniac! My favorite author is
Heinlein, but I also have a weak spot for Jane Austin.

My recent novels include The Reluctant Succubus with Midnight Hour
Publishing, Why Yellow Jackets Can't Find the Hole with Midnight Fire
Publishing and then a self published release Long Road Full Speed
Ahead.

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Taste by Kate Evangelista Tour Stop & Giveaway

Blurb:

At Barinkoff Academy, there's only one rule: no students on campus after curfew. Phoenix McKay soon finds out why when she is left behind at sunset. A group calling themselves night students threaten to taste her flesh until she is saved by a mysterious, alluring boy. With his pale skin, dark eyes, and mesmerizing voice, Demitri is both irresistible and impenetrable. He warns her to stay away from his dangerous world of flesh eaters. Unfortunately, the gorgeous and playful Luka has other plans.

When Phoenix is caught between her physical and her emotional attraction, she becomes the keeper of a deadly secret that will rock the foundations of an ancient civilization living beneath Barinkoff Academy. Phoenix doesn’t realize until it is too late that the closer she gets to both Demitri and Luka the more she is plunging them all into a centuries old feud.

Taste:

I have never read anything quite like Taste. It kept me on the edge of my seat with the constant need to turn the page faster. I wasn’t sure at first about the book. I was almost a little scared to read it, but I rarely turn down a book. I thought to myself, “it’s going to be like everything else you have been reading lately”…I was SO wrong!

Taste is unique and mysterious. I was intrigued from the beginning:

My expulsion was imminent. I could feel it in the choking dread in my chest. Barinkoff Academy had one real rule kids followed: Everyone had to be off campus by sundown. The consequence: immediate expulsion, no questions asked.

This is what did it. Just this one simple particle of the book and I was hooked. I had to know why you had to be off campus by sundown. There is no way I could have been a student at the Academy because I would have been kicked out in the first week!

So, how do you find out what will happen if you stay on campus after dark when you don’t intentionally mean to??? You fall asleep in the library!! That’s what happens to our heroine Phoenix. She is far from the bad girl that I am and has no intentions of breaking the rules; she just accidentally works herself into a slumber and wakes in the library as the last bells are tolling on campus to indicate all students should be gone.

She is terrified of what will happen to her, but them sees a group of student that she thinks she can catch a ride with. If they are on campus it must be okay, right? WRONG! The students keep referring to her as a day student and to themselves as a night student. One student threatens to taste her flesh….what the hell kind of crap is that?!

Phoenix is saved by the ever so dreamy Demetri and forced to go back to be with her day students. She is not having this at all! She has never been one to break the rules, but after the small taste she has had of the night campus she finds her self trying to get back night, after night. She finally achieves this wit the hope of learning what the night students are:

“To know what we are is to believe in the unbelievable.”

Soon after returning to the world of the night students, Phoenix finds herself in a mess that she can’t get out of.

“Phoenix.” He faced me with pleading eyes. “You agreed to this.”

“You could have at least told me what I was signing up for. I want out. Now.”

“I’m sorry. That’s not possible.”

I will go as far to say that this will more than likely be my favorite YA paranormal of the year….even though it’s still pretty early in the year, lol. I can’t explain what it did to me. It was almost a magical/mysterious feeling, lol. There is an underlying love story, and almost a love triangle in the book, but that wasn’t the biggest part for me. Yes, I loved the emotions I felt coming from the romance, but the mystery is what did me in: the constant need to know.

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About the Author:

When Kate Evangelista was told she had a knack for writing stories, she did the next best thing: entered medical school. After realizing she wasn't going to be the next Doogie Howser, M.D., Kate wandered into the Literature department of her university and never looked back. Today, she is in possession of a piece of paper that says to the world she owns a Literature degree. To make matters worse, she took Master's courses in creative writing. In the end, she realized to be a writer, none of what she had mattered. What really mattered? Writing. Plain and simple, honest to God, sitting in front of her computer, writing. Today, she has four completed Young Adult novels.

 
Don't forget to stop by all the blogs on the tour to see what each one has going on.

January 7

Guilty Pleasures 
My Library in the Making 

January 8 

Read Your Writes Book Reviews
The Revolving Bookcase 
A Dream Within A Dream 

January 9

The Readers Roundtable Young & the Restless 
What’s On the Bookshelf 
Lebooksquirrel 

January 10

Fade Into Fantasy
The Solitary Bookworm 
My Life With Boys and Books 
Storey Book Reviews 

January 11

The Book Whisperer
High-Strung 
Book Bitches Blog 

January 12

Heart Braking Reviews 
Moosubi Reviews!  
Open the Page 

January 13

Bookittyblog  
Just Me,Myself,and I 
Smardy Pants Book Blog

January 14

Sugar and Spice Book Reviews  
The Reflections of a Bookworm  
Cover2CoverBlog 

January 15

My Life Beyond Labels  
Escape2Books 
Dizneeee’s World of Books  

January 16

Reality Bites! Let’s Get Lost! 
Bookworm Brandee 
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Savagery by Emma MacKenzie Blog Tour Stop & Giveaway!

Savagery - An Erotic Romance

Book Blurb:

In 10th century France, 18-year old Cherine Cadet only knows one thing: that the life of a peasant isn’t a life at all. Tired of working in utter poverty for an unfeeling Lord, with only her indifferent family and love-struck best friend as company, Cherine dreams of the day she can run away from the future set-up for her, even if she knows there’s no real escape from her destiny.

Then, in one brutal instance, everything changes. A Viking fleet led by the powerful nobleman and warrior, Rolf the Walker and his right-hand man, Erik the Axe, arrive on the shores of the Lord’s estate. In minutes, the entire land is up in flames, Cherine’s family and fellow serfs are killed, and Cherine comes dangerously close to death herself. She is saved only by the fierce Erik – but a new lease on life comes with a cost.

Cherine becomes a slave to the Vikings, a fate she thinks is no better than the one she had before. But as she finds herself being shared between the two men, the savage and darkly handsome Rolf and the mysterious and sensual Erik, Cherine discovers that she too has a fiery warrior heart and that the flames that consumed her old life might burn them all to the ground.

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Review:

This book made my legs quiver! There were points I swear when I could feel the quiver in my whole body (sooooo glad I was in bed, beside my wonderful husband, lol). It is steamy, hot and graphic and definitely swoon worthy at some points.

Savagery is a historic erotica novel. I was scared at first, as I am with all historic novels. I was like will I be able to relate to someone living in 10^th century France, stuck in a life of hell as a peasant? My answer, hell yeah! Although this book takes place so long ago, it was still AWESOME! The time period and characters were what made it so intriguing.

Cherine only know the life of a tired, hard working peasant, and she hates it. She is stuck to be betrothed to someone she doesn’t love and finds comfort in his brother, who happens to be her best friend. Even then, she can’t seem to find what she is looking for. After Marc takes her virginity (very quickly, and not at all enjoyable to her) she is stuck wondering if she is now nothing more than a whore.

She was beginning to feel a bit like a whore, too. And what scared her was that a tiny part of her felt like that wasn’t necessarily a bad thing.

After waking the next morning in bed with her sisters (one of whom is to marry Marc) she leaves to go to the latrine to find the town is on fire. They are being attached by the savage Vikings.

The Vikings are huge and brutal. Everyone in their right mind should be terrified just by the look of them. Cherine must not be of her right mind because through the terror and fear she is feeling, she still thinks she must fight for a chance to keep her simple and un-gratifying life.

“Her whole family had just been killed, her peasant life was disappearing by the second, yet there was something in her that compelled her to keep fighting.”

Cherine’s life is spared by the Vikings and she is taken as a slave. She has heard stories of what happens to women slaves and lives in fear of what they will force her to do with her body.

Erik the Axe, the Viking that decided to keep Cherine has always been known for his brutality with the axe. He is now longing for a change. He misses home and wants to go back to simpler ways and less killing. Saving Cherine seems to be the start of his new path.

Cherine oozed a sensuality that Erik couldn’t ignore. He would have her. And if he was strong enough, he’s one day set her free.

Cherine is terrified of Erik, and with good reason. He has to answer to Rolf the Walker. Once Rolf sees Cherine he must have her, he instructs Erik to break her in…..(yum, yum yum, Vikings!!)

Erik and Cherine build a bond, but the day Erik fears has come. He must turn her over to Rolf… the triangle begins. Erik wants Cherine, Rolf wants Cherine…but who does Cherine want? Both of the men are savages that she has been taught to hate. But both do her so right in their own way (no blushing, you know what I mean…lol).

The blood lust and battles will keep you wanting more. The triangle and steamy situations will make you think about becoming a whore, lol (at least Cherine’s version of a whore, lol). The end will KILL you.

If you enjoy reading about people have their faces sliced open, women who become slaves (at least in a sense) and men that will do anything for the woman they love, you need to read this!

About the Author:

Though she tries hard to hide it, Emma MacKenzie got her start in writing by penning cheesy romantic comedy screenplays. Despite having seven published novels under her garter belt, this is her first foray into erotic romance. Considering how big of a pervert she is, it probably won’t be her last.

She is a fan of red hair, stuffed animals, nori seaweed, and coffee, as well as things she used to hate as a child, including beer, naps and being spanked. When she’s not trying to tone down her purple prose, you can find her nose-deep in a book.

Visit her on her blog and let her know how much you loved her debut erotic novel!

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Why did this book have to fuck with my emotions so much!? I mean really Marie, did you have to do that to me, lol.

Bound Together is filled with many angsty moments and loads of steamy scenes. But don't go getting all pervy on me, lol it's also filled with lots of love and many moments that are epicly swoon worthy. This book left me sitting on the edge of the couch so many times, it's not even funny. One minute I wanted this to happen, the next I wanted something else to happen. By the end of the book I was so emotionally involved, I was just as torn as the characters in the book.

Layla Jennings always played by the rules. She is a pretty good girl, with a strong back bone and a sharp tongue. She has been in love once, or at least she thought she was in love until the bastard cheated on her. She leaves home for the first time to start college and her sweet, simple world is turned upside down (OK, to be honest he world becomes a fucking mess).

She is worried about everything. Mel, her best friend knows her in and out and knows what she likes and what she doesn't. What if she gets stuck in a room with a crazy, preppy cheerleader. She knows most of the time you don't become best friends with your college roommate....but that will soon become the least of her worries as she falls flat on her ass after crashing into the ever so hot Oliver.

Oliver is in a local band (YES! That's right a band!! You all know how much I love my musicians!). He is gorgeous, sweet and pierced (yumm!!) and will be living in the dorm directly across the hall from Layla---ahhh couldn't be any better!!

After meeting Ollie, Layla meets her roommate who happens to be opposite of her and everything she is not, but still turns out to not be so bad. She talks Layla into joining her for coffee and that small life event of having coffee with her new college roommate is what is the start of events that will send Layla's life into a spiral of good, bad and ugly events.

Layla needs a job and Amy (her roommate) convinces her to apply for a job at the coffee shop (see, I told you..the start of the crazy events). Once she starts the job at the coffee job she meets the delicious Jared Garrett. Jarred is hot but Layla knows she shouldn't consider giving him the time of day. The way the actually meet is not on the best of terms and she is convinced that he is an asshole. But she just can't seem to resist  the smooth talking, passionate Jared Garrett.

Layla is pushed to her limit so many times in this book. She is faced with more decisions and heart aches than any 19 year old should ever have to deal with. College is supposed to be fun, not spent holed up in your dorm room trying to figure out what the hell is wrong with you or crying your eyes out all the time.

This book, my friends, is going on the What to Read After Fifty Shades of Grey list (nuff said, lol). Oh, and you know that whole Team Edward, Team Jacobs crap the rest of the world is talking about? Well get ready for you own personal hell of chosing if you will be on Team Ollie or Team Jarred....me...I'm Team Ollie all the way :)


“...Love is easy, falling in love is even easier, but letting that love go, is the most difficult thing you’ll ever have to do. Some of us never let it go and sometimes it takes a while to realize what you want. But your heart will always have the right answer in the end. You just have to figure out what it’s telling you.” 

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About the Author:
Marie Coulson was born and bred in England. She discovered her love for writing when she was a mere child. Beginning with poetry and short stories, she soon discovered her flare and passion for the written word.

After pursuing a career in childcare, education and the care of the elderly, she left my job in the summer of 2012. It was at this point she finally sat down to write a novel that had been plotted for nearly three years. Only three months later…Bound Together was born.

Bound Together is part one in the trilogy. Part two is expected to release in Spring 2013.

Marie can be found on:
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