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BLOG TOUR & REVIEW: After (After #1) by Anna Todd @imaginator1dx @TheHotBed

Posted by Four Brits And A Book on September 24, 2014
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Title: After (After #1)
Author: Anna Todd
Release date: 21 October

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Synopsis:
Now newly revised and expanded, Anna Todd’s After fanfiction racked up 1 billion reads online and captivated readers across the globe. Experience the Internet’s most talked-about book for yourself!

There was the time before Tessa met Hardin, and then there’s everything AFTER… Life will never be the same. #Hessa

Tessa is a good girl with a sweet, reliable boyfriend back home. She’s got direction, ambition, and a mother who’s intent on keeping her that way.

But she’s barely moved into her freshman dorm when she runs into Hardin. With his tousled brown hair, cocky British accent, tattoos, and lip ring, Hardin is cute and different from what she’s used to.

But he’s also rude – to the point of cruelty, even. For all his attitude, Tessa should hate Hardin.nd she does—until she finds herself alone with him in his room. Something about his dark mood grabs her, and when they kiss it ignites within her a passion she’s never known before.

He’ll call her beautiful, then insist he isn’t the one for her and disappear again and again. Despite the reckless way he treats her, Tessa is compelled to dig deeper and find the real Hardin beneath all his lies. He pushes her away again and again, yet every time she pushes back, he only pulls her in deeper.

Tessa already has the perfect boyfriend. So why is she trying so hard to overcome her own hurt pride and Hardin’s prejudice about nice girls like her?

Unless…could this be love?

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My review:
If I hadn’t have been told this book was fan fiction based on One Direction it wouldn’t have made a difference to the enjoyment levels of the book. Being a non-fan (*ducks and hides*) of 1D the only connection, to me, that was glaringly obvious was Hardin Scott’s name being the same initials and syllables as a member of the band.

Hardin is our male lead. He is rough around the edges and seems to be in a perpetual foul mood. His attitude towards our leading lady, Tessa Young no different to what you’d expect the bad British boy to have.

Tessa is growing up fast since moving away to college. Away from her controlling mother and perfect, Gap cardigan wearing boyfriend. Into the world of study, parties and boys.

Hardin fights the foreign feelings he has for Tessa, acting out hurtfully and spitefully towards her and making her upset, angry and tearful a lot of the time. But she keeps going back for more; feeling a connection to him that she’s never felt towards another person.

You see their dynamic change and grow through the book and even though there are times when they go around and around the same circle – leaving you feeling frustrated and wondering if the whole 582 pages are just the same thing over in a loop – the story does continue. And that ending. Oh my. It may be my ignorance or naivety but I did not see that ending coming. You know something was up and I didn’t have any theories as to what it was but others may have done and they may have been the correct guess to the ending of this first part of Hardin and Tessa’s story together.

The chapters aren’t too long and for me this meant it was even harder to put the book down as I knew that something must be happening soon and if it was in the next chapter it wouldn’t be much longer for me to wait to find out.

Well done to Anna for the way she ended that first book. I am in awe of her writing and can see why she got so many hits on Wattpad. It has left me with tears in my eyes for Tess and a crack in my heart for Hardin. I want to be angry at her for not seeing it sooner (it being the ending – no spoilers here!) and I want to hate Hardin for his actions but I just can’t find it in me.

I am so thankful to have been given the opportunity to read this as it would have been something I would have simply overlooked in favour of the many other books in my TBR list. And I am grateful that the wait between books isn’t too long! All four parts to their story will be out by the end of February 2015! Bring it on I say. Make me fall in and out of love with these characters some more!

My rating: 4 out of 5 stars

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Pre order the next books in the series:
After We Collided (18 November release): Amazon UK | Amazon US
After We Fell (30 December release): Amazon UK | Amazon US
After Ever Happy (10 February release): Amazon UK | Amazon US

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NEW RELEASE & TRAILER: Stay With Me (Wait For You #3) by Jennifer L Armentrout @jlarmentrout @InkSlingerPR

Posted by Four Brits And A Book on September 23, 2014
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We are so pleased to bring you the Release Day Launch for Jennifer L. Armentrout’s STAY WITH ME! STAY WITH ME is a New Adult contemporary romance being published by Avon (William Morrow), an imprint of HarperCollins, and is a part of Jennifer’s With You Saga!

 

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STAY WITH ME TRAILER:

EXCERPT:

As I lay there, trying to swallow a loud, obnoxious yawn, I remembered something he’d said when we first met, about life being too short. I imagined he had firsthand experience with shortened lives while he was serving. That mentality came from experience. I got that now. Could even understand it, but there was something I didn’t understand.

“Why?” I asked.

There was a beat. “Why what?”

Jax sounded tired, and I should shut up or point out that I was now tired and could sleep, so he could leave. But I didn’t. “Why are you here? You don’t know me and . . .” I trailed off, because there really wasn’t anything left to say.

A minute went by, and he hadn’t answered my question, and then I think another minute ticked on, and I was okay with him not answering because maybe he didn’t even know. Or maybe he was just bored and that was why he was here.

But then he moved.

Jax pressed against my back, and the next breath I took got stuck in my throat. My eyes shot open. The sheet and blanket were between us, but they felt like nothing.

“What are you doing?” I asked.

“Getting comfortable.” He dropped an arm over my waist, and my entire body jerked against his. “It’s time to sleep I think.”

“But—”

“You can’t sleep when you talk,” he remarked.

“You don’t need to be all up on me,” I pointed out.

His answering chuckle stirred the hair along the back of my neck. “Honey, I’m not all up on you.”

I freaking begged to differ on that point. I started to wiggle away, but the arm around my waist tightened, holding me in place.

“You’re not going anywhere,” he announced casually, as if he wasn’t holding me prisoner in the bed.

Okay. The whole prisoner thing might be melodramatic, but he wasn’t letting me up. Not when he was getting all kinds of comfy behind me.

Oh my God, this was spooning. Total spooning. I was spooning with an honorary member of the Hot Guy Brigade. Did I wake up in a parallel universe?

“Sleep,” he demanded, as if the one word carried that much power. “Go to sleep, Calla.” This time his voice was softer, quieter.

“Yeah, it doesn’t work that way, Jax. You have a nice voice, but it doesn’t hold the power to make me sleep on your command.”

He chuckled.

I rolled my eyes, but the most ridiculous thing ever was the fact that after a couple of minutes, my eyes stayed shut. I . . . I actually settled in against him. With his front pressed to my back, his long legs cradling mine, and his arm snug around my waist, I actually did feel safe. More than that, I felt something else—something I hadn’t felt in years.

I felt cared for . . . cherished.

Which was the epitome of dumb, because I barely knew him, but feeling that, recognizing what the warm, buzzing feeling was, I fell right asleep.

 

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STAY WITH ME Synopsis:

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Wait for You and Be with Me comes a daring tale that pushes boundaries . . .

At 21, Calla hasn’t done a lot of things. She’s never been kissed, never seen the ocean, never gone to an amusement park. But growing up, she witnessed some things no child ever should. She still carries the physical and emotional scars of living with a strung-out mother, Mona—secrets she keeps from everyone, including her close circle of college friends.

But the safe cocoon Calla has carefully built is shattered when she discovers her mom has stolen her college money and run up a huge credit card debt in her name. Now, Calla has to go back to the small town she thought she’d left behind and clean up her mom’s mess again. Of course, when she arrives at her mother’s bar, Mona is nowhere to be found. Instead, six feet of hotness named Jackson James is pouring drinks and keeping the place humming.

Sexy and intense, Jaxis in Calla’s business from the moment they meet, giving her a job and helping her search for Mona. And the way he looks at her makes it clear he wants to get horizontal . . . and maybe something more. Before Calla can let him get close, though, she’s got to deal with the pain of the past—and some very bad guys out to mess her up if she doesn’t give them her mom.

 

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Author PhotoJennifer L. Armentrout/J.Lynn Bio:

# 1 NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY Bestselling author Jennifer lives in Martinsburg, West Virginia. All the rumors you’ve heard about her state aren’t true. When she’s not hard at work writing. she spends her time reading, working out, watching really bad zombie movies, pretending to write, and hanging out with her husband and her Jack Russell Loki.

Her dreams of becoming an author started in algebra class, where she spent most of her time writing short stories….which explains her dismal grades in math. Jennifer writes young adult paranormal, science fiction, fantasy, and contemporary romance. She is published with Spencer Hill Press, Entangled Teen and Brazen, Disney/Hyperion and Harlequin Teen. Her book Obsidian has been optioned for a major motion picture and her Covenant Series has been optioned for TV.

She also writes adult and New Adult romance under the name J. Lynn. She is published by Entangled Brazen and HarperCollins.

 

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NEW RELEASE: Then You Happened by Sandi Lynn @SandilynnWriter

Posted by Four Brits And A Book on September 23, 2014
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Title: Then You Happened
Author: Sandi Lynn
Release date: 23rd September

Synopsis:
When Sierra hires Cameron to remodel her Hollywood Hills home, their happy little worlds are turned upside down. She likes the rich things in life and he likes the simple things. While there’s no denying the strong attraction between them, they form a hilarious friendship where sex is the only thing Sierra wants. Cameron can’t help but want more and makes it his mission to bring Sierra into his simple world and show her that there’s more to life than just all work and money.

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BLOG TOUR & REVIEW: Knocked Out by Ty Langston @bedofroses2001 @mrsnkuhn

Posted by Four Brits And A Book on September 22, 2014
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Knocked Out

by Ty Langston

Genre: Sports Romance

Tour Organizer: N K Author Services

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Fresh out of Grad School, Hayley Monroe gets the chance of a lifetime when her boss gives her the opportunity to produce and host a reality series on finding MMA’s “Next Great Hope”.

Enter former MMA contender Evan Bates. His sudden re-appearance into the sport after a mysterious five year absence not only raises eyebrows, but also temps both in and out of the Octagon.

Can Hayley keep everything in check? Or will she be Knocked Out?

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Author bio

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As a child, multi-published author Ty Langston loved to read about dragons and knights so much that one day, her grandmother told her to “just write about them.”
So she did.
From that day forward, she never left home without her pen, a notebook, and some kind of music playing in the background. Her love of reading expanded from fantasy into science fiction, and eventually into paranormal romance and erotica.
She enjoys different works from George Martin, Anne McCaffrey, Stephen King, and Jackie Collins. But some of Ty’s favorite writers are from the world of TV and film: namely, Tudors creator Michael Hirst, and the late John Hughes.
Ty has a certificate in Broadcast Journalism along with a degree in Business Administration. She is single and enjoys spending time with friends and family.
She can be reached via her website.

My review –
3.5 stars.

I enjoyed the storyline and loved Hayley and Evan’s chemistry.

Everly was adorable and at times I found it hard to believe she was a 5 year old with just how articulate and observant she was. Edna, Evan’s mother, I loved!

Evan truly is a fantastic father, wanting what’s best for Everly and doing his damnedest to make her life a good one but sometimes things ding go to plan. He stepped back into the ring to put good on the table and a roof over his head, he entered the contest to secure their future and set themselves up for life. He wasn’t expecting the backing he had from everyone and didn’t think he’d find someone new to share his life with.

My only bugbear was that it was too short a story so felt rushed to me at times! But overall a quick read with a hot MMA fighter!

COVER REVEAL: High Stakes (The Kingdom #2) by Nikki Groom @nikkigroom4 @ReadLoveLust

Posted by Four Brits And A Book on September 19, 2014
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Title: High Stakes (The Kingdom #2)

Author: Nikki Groom

Release Date: October 24, 2014

Genre: Adult Contemporary Romance

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Synopsis

“Stupid. Beautiful. Girl.

How did you ever think you could be free?”

The last words I heard before the darkness took me and my dreams were shattered.

I was on my way to having it all.
Friends, family and a future.
Everything I had wished for but never thought possible.

Denham King showed me just how good life could be. A life where love and happiness were within reach.

Almost.

I should have known it would never last.
My past is a dark, damp cloud, that has seeped into my skin and left a cold promise.
A promise of hurt and pain.
A promise of a long, hard fight, where the stakes are high and the risks threaten lives.

When your world gets thrown in all directions, and your dreams for the future are torn from your grasp; how do you go on?

Can I fight the demons that haunt me?
Can love save me from fate’s cruel path?

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Holding Aces (The Kingdom, #1)

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They say that time heals all wounds.

But mine are set in so deeply, they’ve taken on a life of their own, lurking in the shadows at every turn and haunting my thoughts.

The girl I once was has been replaced by a stranger.

I don’t even know who I am anymore.

I run.

And I hide.

Pretending to be someone I’m not…

Until I meet Denham King.

My burst of color in an otherwise grey world.

And for the first time in my life, I find myself running towards someone instead of running away.

But fate can be cruel,

and I can’t escape my past.

Can I?

**Holding Aces is part one of a two part Adult Contemporary Romance series that contains mature sexual content and language and is not intended for readers under the age of 18.**

*Please note: This is not a dark romance*

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Nikki Groom is a hopeless romantic, lover of all things happily ever after and firm believer that love makes the world go around. 
In her spare time, you will find Nikki laughing with her very treasured family, walking with her beloved dog in the hundred acre wood or curled up in a cosy corner with words and wine. 
She lives in East Sussex with her husband and two children. Having turned her hand to many things over the years, Nikki is now proud to add ‘author’ to that list. 
Having always been a dreamer, Nikki’s imagination stretches far and wide, which enables her to get lost in faraway places and imaginary people. 

Nikki loves to chat, especially about books! You can find her here…
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NEW RELEASE: Redeem Me (Kin#6) by Jennifer Foor @jennyfoor @InkSlingerPR

Posted by Four Brits And A Book on September 18, 2014
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Redeem Me
Kin Series #6
Jennifer Foor

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Synopsis:
Parker Hutchinson has done a good job messing up his reputation as the golden child. He’s made bad choices, pushed everyone away, and almost ruined his brother’s life. Though he’s tried his best to make amends, he can’t seem to find a way to convince his family that he’s changed.

Cameron Hynson is in college with hopes to become a lawyer. She’s got her whole life planned out and knows exactly what to do to make it happen. She’s dated Parker since their freshman year and hopes to one day be his wife.

Then she finds out she’s pregnant.

Feeling like it’s a great way to redeem himself, Parker proposes. Cameron accepts, unaware of his reasoning.
When Cameron accidentally overhears what Parker’s been hiding it changes everything. She realizes that she’s got a big decision to make, and one question she desperately needs answered.

Does Parker really want to be a father and husband, or is this all some ploy to get back in the good graces of his parents?

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Jennifer Foor is an award winning Contemporary Romance Author. She’s best known for the Mitchell Family Series, which includes ten books.
She is married with two children and spends most of her time behind a keyboard, writing stories that come from her heart.

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Repair Me:
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Replace Me:
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Restore Me:
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Remember Me:
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Reject Me:
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BLOG TOUR & REVIEW: Uncivilized by Sawyer Bennett @BennettBooks

Posted by Four Brits And A Book on September 18, 2014
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Erotic Adult Contemporary
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**Warning: This book is a wild, sexy beast of a read. 18+**
Putting a woman on her knees before me is what really makes my cock hard. I fuck with dominant force and absolute control. I demand complete surrender from my conquests.
Savage man, loner, warrior… I am dangerous at my core. I have lived amidst the untamed wild of the rainforest, in a society that reveres me and where every woman falls before me in subjugation.
Now I’ve been discovered. Forced to return to a world that I have forgotten about and to a culture that is only vaguely familiar to my senses.
Dr. Moira Reed is an anthropologist who has been hired to help me transition back into modern society. It’s her job to smooth away my rough edges… to teach me how to navigate properly through this new life of mine. She wants to tame me.
She’ll never win.
I am wild, free and raw, and the only thing I want from the beautiful Moira Reed is to fuck her into submission.
She wants it, I am certain.
I will give it to her soon.
Yes, very soon, I will become the teacher and she will become my student. And when I am finished showing her body pleasure like no other, she’ll know what it feels like to be claimed by an uncivilized man.

About the Author
USA Today Best-Selling author, Sawyer Bennett, is a snarky southern woman and reformed trial lawyer who decided to finally start putting on paper all of the stories that were floating in her head. She is married to a mobster (well, a market researcher) and they have two big, furry dogs who hog the bed. Sawyer would like to report she doesn’t have many weaknesses but can be bribed with a nominal amount of milk chocolate.
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Our reviews –
Jo –
4 stars!
Uncivilized is unlike any book I’ve read. And I’ve read a lot!

We meet Zacharias Easton in his natural habitat – the Amazon wild. Having been there since childhood he truly felt a part of the tribe. He never shied away from hunting and fighting to protect his fellow men. He spoke their language. He took part in their customs because they had long since become his.

Moira Reed, an anthropologist, is not someone Zach thought would be the one to change everything he knew. For the second time in his 25 years, Zach found himself in an odd world of different cultures, rules and levels of modernity than what he was accustomed to.

He learnt about the home of the brave and land of the free but never planned on staying. He learned the wonders of grocery shopping and surfing the internet but would never need or have them long term.

Nothing could possibly make him want to be in this place where cutlery was used and clothes were worn permanently.

Or could it?

I absolutely loved the dual POV and if I’m honest, I preferred Zach’s viewpoint to Moira’s purely because it was such an unusual mind to be in! Well done to Sawyer for pulling me right into the story, page after page, chapter after chapter.

I’ve given this 4 stars because, for me, the beginning was just so bizarre but once Moira and Zach were safely ensconced in the US I devoured the words. An overall enjoyable read and something very different to your normal boy meets girl books out there which I find is a rare thing these days.

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