Friday, July 12, 2013

I Love Indie Books Blog Tour: 4.5 star review for Rock My World by Michelle Valentine


*A Novella in the New York Times and USA Today best-selling Black Falcon series*
After Aubrey Jenson is wrongly dismissed from her job at Center Stage Marketing, she seeks legal advice from her father, The Judge, to see what grounds she has to get her position reinstated. Her surprise visit to her family doesn’t go as smoothly as she hopes when she brings home her new boyfriend, Zach, Black Falcon’s lead guitarist. She soon discovers that father doesn’t always know best when it comes to matters of the heart.
When Zach meets Aubrey’s family, he’s immediately faced with his deepest fear: The love he so desperately wants, he doesn’t deserve. The Judge makes no attempt to hide his disdain for Zach, and will stop at nothing to keep him away from his daughter. But an unexpected twist turns everyone’s plans upside down and no one’s world will ever be the same.
Outside forces attempting to pull them apart are strong and it’s going to take every bit of Zach and Aubrey’s love for one another to withstand the fall-out. Soon, they discover making love last is harder than finding it to begin with and sometimes you pay the ultimate price for true love.

Review:  

Another amazing story from the Black Falcon series to wet my Rocker appetite.  I am by far a Noel fan.  I've expressed this and made it perfectly clear to Michelle Valentine that Noel is my #1 love from the Black Falcon boys.  But wow does Zach come in a close second.  I'm sorry.... maybe I should be calling him Riff?  I mean, I haven't gotten the "golden ticket" like lucky Aubrey.  And I didn't have to go through the trials and tribulations from the "Judge" to try and make him understand that Riff aka Zach is a good man and has my best interest at heart.  I mean - Aubrey is one lucky bitch.  

This novella is a great compliment to Rock my Bed.  It gives us more of Riff and Aubrey along with some great sex and some moments of oh shit - am I going to throw my iPad? (insert your eReader of choice here)

I loved the first meeting between Aubrey's parents and Riff.  It brought me back to the days when I was bringing boys home to meet my own parents and some of the disasters that I faced.  It's funny how in life we always judge a book by its cover instead of waiting to get to know what's on the inside first.  I think that's one of the great "lessons" in this book that I took away - we can't always see the outside without having to first understand what lies within.  Not all covers are what they seem and they don't always tell the story how you assume it will be told.  

I thoroughly enjoyed this additional book in the Black Falcon series and I think you will too.    

***Note from author: This novella follows Riff and Aubrey's story from ROCK MY BED.***


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Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Fading by E K Blair - Blog Tour


Rating:  4 out of 5 stars

How were the storylines?  
dark, well written but lengthy at times

How is the love story?
amazing - once they fell in love 

Would you read it again? 
Possibly

Can a guilty conscience keep wounds from healing?

Fine arts major, Candace Parker, grew up with a mother who thinks image is everything, and her daughter’s perfection will never be good enough. About to graduate college and pursue her dreams of becoming a professional ballerina, Candace decides it’s time to let go and have a little fun. But fun is short-lived when a brutal attack leaves her completely shattered.

The memories that consume and torment Candace are starting to destroy her when she meets Ryan Campbell, a successful bar owner. He feels instantly connected and tries to show her that hope is worth fighting for. But is Ryan harboring his own demons? As walls slowly begin to chip away, the secrets that are held within start to become painful burdens.

At what point do secrets become lies?

(17+) This book contains mature subject matter that is not suitable for those under the age of 17.  

Review:  

Fading was the most emotional roller-coaster I have ever been on.  It was very dark and the subject matter took me to places that felt so real.  I thought that the author really captured the feeling of what it's like when something goes wrong and you are vulnerable to attack.  I could feel all the emotions that Candace was going through and how she felt like she was "fading away" from life.  

Candace turns to her good friends Jase and Mark for support throughout this difficult time instead of reaching out to the girl that is supposed to be her best friend.  This part confused me.  I wasn't really sure why she felt like she couldn't tell her best friend.  Or report the attack to the authorities.  There were many things that I thought could have been done a little better but all in all it's a very good book with great story lines.  



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