When it Rains by Lisa De Jong Blog Tour

Let me show you the book that broke my heart, stomped on it and then slowly glued it together. I'm thrilled to be a part of When It Rains Blog Tour and be able to show you how stunning Lisa De Jong book is. Ready to see for yourself?

About The Book:

 

Title: When It Rains

Author: Lisa De Jong

Release Date: 25th September

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One night changed my life forever.

Beau Bennett has been my best friend since I can remember. He was my first crush before everything came crashing down, and now he wants more, but it's more than I can give him. Things are different now. I wish I could tell him why, but I can't.

I haven’t told anyone.

I never knew how much I really needed him until the day he left for college, and I was completely alone.

Then one day, Asher Hunt rides into town with his dark, captivating eyes and cocky grin. He doesn't care who I used to be, he's simply breathing life into what’s left. People warn me to stay away from him, but he helps me forget the pain that has held me hostage for so long; something I thought was impossible before he walked into my life.

I’ve been hurt.

I’ve been saved.

And I’ve found hope.

I thought my story was written that night, but now I know it was only a new beginning. Until one secret turns my world upside down…

Again.

My Thoughts:

When It Rains by Lisa De Jong

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

There is something magical and absolutely beautiful in books that can manipulate your emotions as well as change your heart. When every page is not only a part of the written story, but somewhere along, it’s starting to become a part of your reality. There is no better part of reading great story than being so tangled with it, that you ache, you cry and you’re happy for the fictional characters.

When It Rains has this amazing asset. It captivated me quickly with brutal honesty, raw ad gritty beginning and hidden message. I was not expecting that I will be flooded with so many emotions nor did I know When It Rains will play on the strings of my soul.

When It Rains is Kate’s story, a nineteen year old, who lost her life two years ago and is now fighting to survive and forget about the night that crushed her.

One night, one moment, one decision can
change the whole path that our future takes.

No one knows about her secret, so Kate has to carry the weight of it on her arms by herself. She wasn’t able to tell her mother or best friend Beau. Now is time for him to go to college and leave Kate’s side and she feels entirely alone. When they share one special moment, Kate knows she has to push Beau away. She’s not good enough for him.

My future was taken from me, and I can’t take his too.

Kate meets Asher in the restaurant where she’s waitressing. Few encounters later she can’t get him out of his mind. With him, for the first time in two years she feels free and happy. But he also has secrets that are breaking him.

This beautiful kaleidoscope of painful feelings mixed with hope and love, shattered my heart. Kate’s story is one of these that are hard to stop thinking about. It’s impossible to not feel anything when this novel is filled with everything

I loved how brave Kate was despite her brokeness. I hurt alongside with her on every road she took, with every decision and consequences. Her relationship with Asher was mesmerizing. It was beautiful to see two people that understand and heal each other. How I wish things were different for them! I cried so hard, I couldn’t stop stubborn tears that kept coming and coming.

It was wonderful to see Kate when she finally opened up to someone, she changed for the better, and her love for Asher was beautiful, but still it was brutal to read about Beau and his feelings for her that never really changed.



I ached for all of them, and when finally I understood what is going to happen, my heart almost burst from the pain. And then my hysterics began. I cried and sobbed and I felt like there’s nothing in the world that could give me relief. I overdosed on emotions.

Don’t worry, there is still HEA, that is exceptionally beautiful. But for some reason it still left me completely drained. I have never felt so destroyed and crushed by a book. When I think there is nothing that could surprise me and show me something different, a little gems like When It Rains happen. And as much as I hate feel emotional pain and cry… the feeling after it is just hard to describe. It’s Katharsis .

Overall, When It Rains will capture readers and enchant them. This enaging, breathaking story is painfully good written piece, that snakes it’s way into your heart and doesn’t let go, doesn’t let you breathe and what’s more it’s changes you.

I highly recommend When It Rains for every beauty and exceptional love fan.

I’ll never regret you.

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About The Author:

Lisa De Jong is a wife, mother and full-time number cruncher who lives in the Midwest. Her writing journey involved insane amounts of coffee and many nights of very little sleep but she wouldn’t change a thing. She also enjoys reading, football and music.

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Twitter: @LisaDeJongBooks
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Email: lisadejongwrites@gmail.com

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Review: Seven Day Fiance by Rachel Harris

About The Book:

Title: Seven Day Fiance

Author:  Rachel Harris

Relase Date: 14th October

One bad boy. One good girl. One unforgettable week.

Angelle Prejean is in a pickle. Her family is expecting her to come home with a fiancé—a fiancé who doesn’t exist. Well, he exists, but he definitely has no idea Angelle told her mama they were engaged. Tattooed, muscled, and hotter than sin, Cane can reduce Angelle to a hot mess with one look—and leave her heart a mess if she falls for him. But when she ends up winning him at a charity bachelor auction, she knows just how to solve her fiancé problem.

Cane Robicheaux is no one’s prince. He doesn’t do relationships and he doesn’t fall in love. When sweet, sultry-voiced Angelle propositions him, he hopes their little fiancé game can finally get her out of his head. He doesn’t expect her to break through all his barriers. But even as Angelle burrows deeper into his heart, he knows once their seven days are up, so is their ruse.

My Thoughts:

Seven Day Fiance by Rachel Harris

My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Seven Day Fiance is enjoyable read. It’s warm, sweet and cute romance story. From time to time, I adore reading heart melting novels, that make me swoon and grin all the time. Rachel Harris acomplished this, despite few minor issues I had with her novel.



This story is about Angelle a young woman that is supposed to have Fiance. Every family member thinks she’s already planning her wedding, while the truth is, she doesn’t even have a boyfriend. Her lies are slowly changing into catastrophe that is only waiting to happen.

Angelle’s problem is accidentally fixed, when she ends up winning, sexy, musculed bad boy on bachelor’s auction. Now, she only has to coax him into pretending to be her future husband for seven days.

Cane Robicheaux isn’t a good relationship material. He’s the love’em and leave’em kind of guy, but something in innocent Angelle, makes him agree into this little charade.
Poor Cane, didn’t realize that playing a fiance is like playing with fire, and seven days with a beautiful woman, can break his rules.

This story is really simple, nothing out of this world or explosive, yet I enjoyed it. Rachel Harris showed me well written story, that could easily be changed into Hollywood movie, that couples would watch on Valentine’s Day.

Well, the sweetest of it, somewhere along started to irritate me. I started to feel intoxicated by it, and quickly had enough of swooning. I was like five year old on Halloween, eating to much chocolate, having sugar high and then… everything went downhill. Low, low, low… because sometimes enough is enough.

Overall, Seven Day Fiance is lovely, sexy and charming read. I recommend it for fans of swooning romance stories, that can be read in one sitting. I missed angst and drama too much to fully enjoy it.

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I Stand Before You Blog Tour: Review & Giveaway

 

Hi, I'm thrilled to show you my review of I Stand Before You by S.R Grey, that literally melted my heart.  Be sure to read my 5 stars review and enter tour wide Giveaway!

About The Book:

Title: I Stand Before You (Judge Me Not #1)

Author: S. R Grey

Release Date: September
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When it comes to tattooed bad boys, Chase Gartner is the real deal. Partying, engaging in meaningless sex, getting into fights---Chase indulges in it all during his late teen years, thus firmly solidifying his status as a heartbreakingly gorgeous but way-too dangerous-to-trust guy in his hometown of Harmony Creek, Ohio. Then, following one fateful night of reckless decisions, Chase's actions finally catch up to him and land him in prison.

Now, four years have passed and Chase finds himself a free man. He returns to Harmony Creek, ready to pick up the pieces and start rebuilding his shattered life.

Things are off to a promising start when he meets Kay Stanton, a young woman with a tragic past of her own. Despite a powerful attraction, Chase and Kay are naturally hesitant to become involved. That's why friendship feels like the safest option. But when passions ignite and love blossoms, a relationship that is destined and meant to be can only be resisted for so long. When Chase and Kay finally succumb to their feelings they realize being together feels more right and true than anything they have ever experienced.

But their love is soon tested. Chase's wild past still haunts and tempts him, and Kay is keeping a secret that could tear them apart.

I Stand Before You is a journey of hope and forgiveness, coming to terms with the past and moving forward. But mostly it's a story of two damaged people who take a chance, open their hearts, and find true love.

New Adult/Contemporary Romance genres. First in a series.

***warning: contains graphic sexual situations, drug use, some violence, and profanity***

My Thoughts:

I Stand Before You by S.R. Grey

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I stand before you. Judge me not.

I Stand Before You was exactly what I thought it would be. Full of angst, mistakes, terrible pasts and love. Fantastic concept with great twist plus perfect writing made me devoured it! What's not to adore in sensual story of second chances, dealing with demons of past and finding your place in world? This exceptional novel will bring you to new world of passion and love that has no borders and is realistic enough to make you feel you are a part of this story.



Chase's life is not even close to perfect or normal, after death of his father, when Chase was only seventeen, he's become only a shell of who he was before. Sent by her mother to live with his grandma in Harmony Creek, Chase feels he’s not needed. Now when he's twenty, he spends his time with bad crowd, slowly destroying himself with drugs, alcohol and mindless sex. Toe after toe he's crossing the border between good and bad as well as becoming addicted to drugs.

One night when he's out with his friend, they decide to make another irreversible step. They will deal ecstasty. But before Chase can do his first transaction, he is caught by the police and has to spend four years in prison. Every day there was a struggle and fight for his own sanity. He saw things no one was supposed to see.

When his sentence ends, Chase goes back to Harmony Creek to go back to normal life without drugs, alcohol and sex. But living in small town when everyone is judgemental and doesn't want to give him a chance to show he's changed, Chase has hard time with socializing. The only people who showed him they believe him and wanted to give him second chance is Father Maridale and first grade teacher Kay Stanton.

Kay is full of grief and guilt. Almost four years ago her little sister died because of her. Cast away by her mother, she's lonely and doesn't have anyone to lean on. She finished college and started working as a teacher in small school with hope her life could be less empty. But when summer comes and she doesn't have companionship of children she's slowly dying inside.

Thanks to Father Maridale she gets second job as a secretary in church where she meets Chase. The man who can heal her. They start creating amazing friendship with hope of being less lonely. But when they start spending more and more time together and confess their's secrets to each other, their relationship changes.

I Stand before you is a novel about two people that made terrible mistakes in the past. Now they have to life with consequences and paralyzing guilt. I loved how easily and effortless S.R Grey captured Chase and Kay's personalities and made them realistic, but yet likeable.

The best thing in this book are characters, because Chase and Kay made this novel beautiful and touching. No matter how bad their decisions were and how many mistakes they made you can help loving both of them.

Their complex personalities and stunning writing made Grey one of my favorite storytellers. She has not only wrote about Kay and Chase action but also went deeper and showed how their minds work.


Every decision and new step was explained in a way that made you realize what kind of people they really are. Chase is not your typical bad boy character from New Adult novels. He's definitely unique and beautiful. He doesn't decide to be better person for a girl he's in love with. He made this decision before he met Kay, because he needed it for himself. And no matter how many slips he made along the way he still gets up every time and tries harder.

Kay is another complex character. My heart ached for her. Her loss and guilt were so entwined together it was hard for her to let go and understand everything that happened. Her love for her baby sister was heartwarming yet still my heart swell with pain every time she was mentioned.





Together Chase and Kay were fantastic. If I make the list of the best book couples in 2013 they will be there in top five. I adored how they could be teasing each other and having fun together, sharing passionate nights and confessing their's deeper secrets. This was a great portrait how relationship should work.

I Stand Before You is touching, emotional and compelling, well written story about living your life the best you can, letting go of the pass as well as a heartbreaking novel about loss, love, and slowly giving yourself a chance in moving on. I loved it and I can’t wait for more in this series. For those of you that are curious there is not relationship cliffhanger, it ends in perfect moment that’s a great opening for another book.


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Review: Fighting Destiny by Amelia Hutchins

About The Book:

Title: Fighting Destiny
Author: Amelia Hutchins
Release Date: 2nd June

Have you ever heard of the old Celtic legends of the Fae - beautiful, magical, and deadly creatures that have a love of messing with humans just for kicks and giggles?

Welcome to my world.

What started out as a strange assignment, lead to one of the most gruesome murder mysteries of our times. My friends and I are set and determined to find out who is killing off Fae and Witches alike.

Couple of problems in the way – I hate the Fae and the Prince of the Dark Fae is bound and determined that I work for him. He’s a rude, overbearing egotistical ass with a compulsive need to possess, dominate and control me. Oh – did I mention that he is absolutely sex-on-a-stick gorgeous and he makes me feel things that I never ever wanted to feel for a Fae...every time he touches me or looks at me with those dangerous golden eyes he seems to pull me further in under his spell, despite my better judgment.

My friends and I can’t trust anyone and nothing is as it seems on the surface – not even me.

My Thoughts:

Fighting Destiny by Amelia Hutchins

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

4.5 sexy, kinky and fairy stars!

Fighting Destiny, totally wasn't what I expected it to be and this misunderstanding made me quickly fell in love with deliciously dark plot and kinky, alpha male Fae. Yep, you got that right, Ryder is dominant, sexy, perverted beast, that is a Fae . And not that kind of with wings and pink glitter. He's the Dark Prince, that likes to own pretty little things and feeds of sex. Weird, huh? I always pictured Fae as little fairies with odd ears and wearing thights. But it's not the case in Amelia Hutchin's book. Here Fae are incredibly sexual and kinky creatures, that can make you orgasm multiply times and change you into sex slave that dies from being fucked.

"It was why they were considered the most deadly of the Otherworld.They could make you like it as they fucked you to death.."

Syn is a kick ass girl. Probably one of the funniest, the most insane heroines I've read about in ages. She is everything I admire in strong women. The power war between her and Ryder was the most entertaining and the sexiest thing I've read about.



I felt glued to the pages, because of their constant banter, snarky comments and teasing. Syn's sassiness was great assest and it made this book extremely pleasurable read. But when she was mixed with the kind she hated the most and the sexiest yet annoying Fae that wanted to own her like a pet? It went from pleasurable to EXPLOSIVE.

“You ordered me here,” I said finally breaking the silence.

“I did,” Ryder said with his lopsided grin that looked more dangerous than friendly.

“I’m here,” I mumbled.

“You are.”

"..."

“Okay, we gonna measure dicks all day Ryder, or are we gonna sign a contract?” I snapped.

“You don’t have a dick Syn, I would have noticed,” Ryder’s smile lifted roguishly.”

Please, don't get me started on the sex parts because they were so, so hot, I melted... Ryder’s need to dominate, and Syn’s need to not feel owned, made the sex looks scorching, fight of dominance. I devoured every sexy snippet and drooled over Ryder magical ‘parts’. And that dirty mouth of his… God! I’m blushing while thinking about his words.

“I don’t make excuses for what I am, or what I do. I play hard. I love hard and I fuck even harder Syn, I am what I am. So if you play games with me, keep in mind I will be more than happy to play them with you—and I always win”

Ryder had also the other - swoonworthy side. Behind the bastard’s facade is hidden loveable man. I wish I could see more of this soft part of his personality. As much as I enjoyed him, being an asshole, I craved this little breakthroughs.



Overall, I was surprised, satisfied and had a blast while reading Fighting Destiny. I desperately needed some paranormal lovin’ and I found it in Amelia Hutchin’s book. It was raw, gritty, kinky and extremely lip biting, throw your clothes of ride I will cherish for a long, long time.

Now, I need more Ryder and his dominant ways. My heart beats faster every time he says he want to own and ravish Syn, so I'm outta here to read next book in the series. Bye ladies xx




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Review: Fraternizing by C.C Brown

About The Book:

Title: Fraternizing (Fraternizing #10

Author: C.C Brown

Release Date: 3rd October

Intended for 18+. Strong sexual content, violence and vulgarity.

Sometimes rules must be broken.

Sometimes your beliefs are challenged.

Other times... you just have to follow your heart.

For Marine Corps Sgt. Alex Cruz, the Corps' rules and regulations have served as a blueprint for how he should live his life. In his mind, the way to maintaining proper conduct and order relied heavily on the ability of the individual to follow orders without question. Alex was that individual.

Until...

Pfc. Cassie Bennett.

She is brand new to the Corps, looking to cement a place in the world for herself after breaking free from the oppressive life she's lived with her mother. Making it in the Corps is her way of showing her mother that she is more than she thinks she is, while also proving to herself she can survive one of life's biggest challenges.

Both Alex and Cassie are tested when an intensely strong attraction develops between them. They feel it, they want it, but one thing stands in their way... The Marine Corps order on Fraternizing. Their lust filled thoughts, their strong and aching cravings for one another, and their conflicted minds lead them on a roller coaster of emotions and feelings that neither can ignore, no matter how hard they try.

Loyalties will be tested, hearts will be broken, and careers will hang in the balance. Can Alex and Cassie keep their forbidden relationship a secret, or will they lose it all by Fraternizing?

My Thoughts 

Fraternizing by C.C. Brown

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

3.5 stars

Smokin’ hot, full of sparks, sexual tension and amazing sex, Fraternizing is a book that will make you burn! So be ready to change into flames or human torch and meet a Marine that will melt your panties.

Let’s talk about Marines. Sexy, drool worthy men in uniforms. Every woman loves them, right? There’s just something enticing and extremely hooottt in them. I don’t understand why, but my ovaries, seem to go crazy when someone mention a Marine, so after reading the blurb I was a goner. I had to read this book!

So, our main character Sgt. Alex Cruz is a wet dream coming true. Dominant alpha male that is so intense I couldn’t think stright. He’s an instructor, that has only few months more to get a promotion, that is really important for him and his career. So when he’s celebrating aka drinking till passing out in local bar with other Marines, pretty, little blondie caught his attention. They went pretty hot and heavy on the dance floor, but something came up and Alex had to leave her. Next day, Sgt. Cruz sees his Blondie in the crowd of his students.

Pfc. Cassie Bennett is shocked when she saw the man, her ovaries go crazy for as her instructor.
Now, both of them have to fight against sexual need that overpowers them… Especially because Marines have rule against Fraternization, that could make them both, lose their careers and more.



Scorching hot scenes made Marines’ world exciting and really stimulating, I can say I enjoyed most of this book, but the unnecessary length, made me want to skip some pages (which I did). Alson the crazy cliffhanger made me angry. I thought it was stand alone and the length of this book nearly confirmed it, but the last few pages made an U-turn, that shocked me. I wasn’t very happy about it.




Overall, Fraternizing is enticing, absolutely sexy and beautifully written story about breaking the rules just to find happiness. I adored almost every aspect of this book, because it’s fast paced, realistic and so, so hot!. This intense and evocative romance is really nice read, but the cliffhanger made me want to throw my Kindle or hurt somebody.



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Review: One To Hold by Tia Louise

About The Book:

Title: One To Hold

Author: Tia Louise

Release Date: 9th October

WARNING: Mature themes, strong language and sexual content. Recommended for adult readers (18+) only!

Derek Alexander is an ex-Marine, ex-cop, and the top investigator in his field. Melissa Jones is a small-town girl trying to escape her troubled past.

When the two intersect in a bar in Arizona, their sexual chemistry is off the charts. But what is revealed during their "one week stand" only complicates matters.

Because she'll do everything in her power to get away from the past, but he'll do everything he can to hold her.

Standalone, M/F, HEA.

My Thoughts: 

 

One to Hold by Tia Louise

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

One To Hold is wonderful, heartwarming and incredibly steamy debut novel, that made me swoon multiply times, caused my heart to skip more than few beats and gave me amazingly realistic, yet sweet romance. Everything girl can hope and dream for in contemporary romance is easily created feeling of transformation into Cinderella ready to find her prince. And this, dear ladies, Tia Louise pictured so effortlessly, that not only I was ready to go on ball, but I was already hearing wedding bells.

Melissa Jones needs a short escape. Few days to finally relax and be able to fix broken pieces of her life. With her best friend Melissa goes to spa retreat. She hopes that this place will give her the strenght and courage she desperately needs.
When she sees handsome man observing her in the bar, Melissa is shocked to learn he chosed her from the crowd of beautiful women.

Derek is ex-marine who is attending bankers’ convention. The sight of beautiful yet sad and lonely woman drinking at the bar, lures him to her. He can’t take his eyes of this enigmatic lady. After the share the hottest stare contest, Derek decides to try his chances with her.
The most extreme sexual chemistry in the universe pulls Derek and Melissa together like magnets. In matter of few minutes they share the most sensual and erotic experience of their lifes. Quickly a one night stand is transforming into one week stand. Week filled with passion, desire, lust and finally feelings that goes deeper than sexual attraction.

Now, Derek and Melissa are fighting with time, that is quickly up, and they have to say their farewells.

”We both have lives back home," he continued, "and maybe you can't share your life right now. But I'd take your call anytime."

One To Hold is Melissa and Derek’s story. Story of finding someone to hold on to and never let go. It’s beautiful, meaningful and extremely sexy. Tia Louise created amazing story, that hooked me and kept me guessing. I felt glued to the pages, and I immensely enjoyed every one of them.

I loved sexy times. Author easily captivated them as sensual and extremely erotic, yet still graphic and tasteful. I admired how Tia pictured change of feelings from only sex and attraction to friendship and love.



Characters were very likeable, and I couldn’t help but feel bad about Melissa’s situation. Derek is a man that falling in love with is really easy. Together they are awesome couple and I can’t picture them with anybody else. They are soul mates.

The sweetest HEA ever only made me like this book more. This novel was everything I hoped for and I can’t wait to read other books by Tia Louise.

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