Blog Tour - Fighting for Irish by Gina L Maxwell

Rating 5 out of 5 Steaming Hot Stars

I would read this over and over again 

The writing is always amazing from this author 

Review:  

To say I love Gina L Maxwell's writing would be an understatement.

I've been hooked since Seducing Cinderella. Funny how life works, I'm a huge Disney fan so the title "Seducing Cinderella" totally sucked me in but when I read the actual book - that's all it took for me to hunt down this author and start to stalk her.

Considering we've met two fantastic MMA heroes in her last two books, I had no doubt that Aiden "Irish" O'Brien would be something special.

What I didn't expect is the dark undertones of this book. The fact that two broken people could put aside their issues and truly get to know each other without judgement, expectation and fear was amazing to watch unfold. This book is outstanding despite the ugly nature of some issues from each of their pasts. There is some angst but not enough to roll your eyes at or get frustrated enough to put the book down at any point. This is a great read that you can start and want to finish in one sitting. Once again Gina delivers what I consider a "3-D" written novel that has you falling in love with not just the hero but the female lead character as well.

Great Job as always Gina! <3

Book Excerpt: 

Aiden tried to recall how to manipulate his features into something resembling a nonthreatening expression.It no longer came easy to him as it once had. But covering your body in brightly colored tattoos and sporting several piercings tended to make people think twice about talking to you without the counteracting friendly smile.

So Aiden would have to fake it if he wanted to find who he was looking for. She wasn’t going to just fall into his lap without a little effort on his part.

Thankfully the bartender rescued him and made the first move. The guy held out his hand and introduced himself as Johnny Anders. Aiden grasped his hand firmly and pumped it a few times. “Irish.” When Johnny raised his brows in question, he added, “Just Irish.”

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ARC provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review

Happy Release Day Gina L Maxwell

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Published:  March 31, 2013 by Brazen an Entangled Publishing Imprint

Series Rating:  N/A - 3rd and 4th books are not out yet 

Book Rating:  5 out of 5 stars but it's more like 10 

Genre:  Contemporary Romance

How is the Sex?  

Hot, Steamy, Sensual, Dominant yet Tender

How are the Story Lines? 

Gina L Maxwell makes you see, smell, 

feel and hear everything as if you are inside the book 

Would you read it again? 

Most definitely YES

ebook and paperback are both required 

Book Blurb:

          He has seven days.....and seven rules to break.

District Attorney Vanessa McGregor firmly believes that structure and order are the stuff that dreams are made of. Happiness can be planned - and it starts with seven rules she's laid out for her future. But as she's organizing her best friend's wedding in Hawaii, all of Vanessa's best-laid plans are about to meet their match in a wickedly hot MMA fighter...Jackson "Jax" Maris is focused on surfing, training and fighting. That is, until he opens up his big mouth, and finds himself having to pretend he's engaged to his little sister's best friend, Vanessa. When they're force to share a romantic bungalow, however, their little charade suddenly takes a turn for the seriously sexy. And while Jax is definitely not part of Vanessa's long-term plan, he has seven days - and seven naughty nights - to turn her seven-rule plan upside down.

Review:

Jackson "Jax" Maris.  Yum.  Dark and Delicious.  

He's introduced to us in Seducing Cinderella as the protective older brother of Lucie Miller.  From the moment I heard that phone call between brother and sister, I wanted to know more about Jax. 

When we meet Jax and Vanessa, they don't get off to the greatest start.  As a matter of fact, they seem to be complete opposites.  But the spark is there from that first moment.  And boy does it fuel a fire.  I looked up the definition of spark.   Here's what I found:  

spark

Noun

1. A small fiery particle thrown off from a fire, alight in ashes, or produced by striking together two hard surfaces such as stone or metal.
2. A lively young fellow.

Verb

1. Engage in courtship.
2. Emit sparks of fire or electricity.

The spark - it started a fire.   

A fire of passion.  

A fire of desire.  

A fire of lust.  

Truth be told a full blown blaze.  And I felt the heat.  Phew... is it hot in here right now?  Thinking back to all of the love scenes.  WOW!  I truly felt like I was right there in every scene.  Lurking.  Watching.  Wanting.  Waiting.  Feeling - oh how I felt this book.    

I laughed with Vanessa at moments of humor and I cried with her too when there were moments of sadness.  Vanessa is just as amazing as Jax.  She holds her own.  She's strong, beautiful and independent but you can totally get that she does want someone to take care of her and treat her as she deserves to be treated.  Special.   And yeesh does Jackson treat her just as she deserves.  

This book delivers everything I want in a great read.  There's funny banter, rough and tumble angst, a little bit of MMA action, some great spots all over the island and love scenes that knocked my socks off and then put them back on just to have them knocked off again.  

Jackson "Jax" Maris has indeed stepped up to being my #1 book boyfriend.  I'm confident he will top your list as well.  

Happy Release Day Gina! 

I love your writing, please don't EVER stop.  

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Enchanted Ella: Got Character?

"Character is key in any book as much as it is in life" 

~ Enchanting Ella

  

When I pick up a book, character development is so important to me that if it’s slow in the beginning of the book I lose interest - fast.  Does this ring true for you?  I have however, found myself changing my opinion as a storyline changes and the character develops.
 
As in our regular lives, we all relate to someone for some reason.  When the book has a great storyline or character development it makes the reading experience that much more realistic.  

Take Seducing Cinderella by Gina L. Maxwell for instance.  When Reid is first introduced to us, we all more than likely think he is going to be the tough, macho and obnoxiously over confident jerk who would play around with Lucie’s heart.  The author of this book has great character development (thanks Gina!) and he becomes something totally different than what we originally thought despite his damage.  If you haven’t read this book – you should what the heck are you waiting for? 

Great books are great for many reasons.  What is it that makes a good character for me?  I need the character to show believability.  Regardless of the fact that I read fiction, I still somehow want to believe that it’s possible this character truly exists.  Many books captured my attention despite the fact that the main character was such a jerk and acted, in my opinion, inappropriately.  In my real life, I wouldn’t have given certain characters the time of day much less any respect.  However, because the author did such an outstanding job in the character development, I was able to see past all the flaws and see the real person within the character.  In spite of their dark and damaged egos, I could still forgive them their indiscretions simply because the author made me understand why they were damaged.  This development somehow made it okay.  That fact right there is the skill of a great writer.

Who's your favorite author or character in a book? 

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