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BLOG TOUR & REVIEW: The Hurricane (The Hurricane #1) by RJ Prescott @rjprescottauth @LittleBrownUK @PiatkusEntice @PiatkusBooks

Posted by Four Brits And A Book on March 24, 2016
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Title: The Hurricane (The Hurricane #1)

Author: RJ Prescott

Release Date: March 17, 2016 (Piatkus paperback)Synopsis: 

A love that’s worth fighting for…

Emily McCarthy is living in fear of a dark and dangerous past. A gifted mathematician, she is little more than a hollow, broken shell, trying desperately to make ends meet long enough to finish her degree. 

Through an unlikely friendship with the aging, cantankerous owner of an old boxing gym, Em is thrown into the path of the most dangerous man that she has ever met.

Cormac “the Hurricane” O’Connell is cut, tattooed and dangerous. He is a lethal weapon with no safety and everyone is waiting for the mis-fire. He’s never been knocked out before, but when he meet Em he falls, HARD. Unlike any other girl he’s ever met, she doesn’t want anything from him, but just being around her makes him want to be a better person. 

They are polar opposites who were never meant to find each other, but some things are just worth the fight. 

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My Review:

Cormac and Emily. *sigh*

Two very different souls. Both from very different backgrounds. Neither one worse than the other. Both leaving these young adults scarred at such a young age.

They both have an opportunity to make something of themselves. Even if it’s just to graduate with a degree, have freedom, or win a fight. 

The emotions pulled out of me whilst reading this story were intense. I experienced downright sorrow at the path these two people had had to take to get to where they were at this point in their short lives. I felt joy at how they found each other and how powerful their joining was despite being so different yet so perfect for one another. 

Plus, who doesn’t love a sports romance? Muscles, sweaty men….yes please!!

And the Irish accent? *SWOOOOOOOOON*!!

Cormac was Emily’s hero. But, more importantly, Emily was Cormac’s too. He was determined to win her heart despite her being content as friends and it was so endearing and heart warming to see the transition and growth in their relationship that just writing about it here makes me want to reread the entire book all over again.

Now, it wouldn’t be a good story without your angsty plot-twist! And my goodness was it angsty!! I love being drawn into a story, into the pages, so much so that I am on tenterhooks reading passages that leave my heart in my mouth and leaving my anxiously speed reading through to see if they reach safety together.

5 fully deserved stars for RJ Prescott for being able to tick every box in the “Perfect Romance Story” list!

About the Author:

RJ Prescott was born in Cardiff, though she left to study law at the University of Bristol. Four weeks before graduation she fell in love – and stayed there. Ten years later she convinced her firefighter husband to move back to Cardiff where they now live with their two sons. The Hurricane is her debut novel. 

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BLOG TOUR & REVIEW: A Thousand Boy Kisses by Tillie Cole @tillie_cole 

Posted by Four Brits And A Book on March 19, 2016
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synopsis

One kiss lasts a moment.
But a thousand kisses can last a
lifetime.

One boy.
One girl.
A bond that is forged in an instant
and cherished for a decade.
A bond that neither time nor distance
can break.
A bond that will last forever.
Or so they believe.
When seventeen-year-old Rune
Kristiansen returns from his native Norway to the sleepy town of Blossom Grove,
Georgia, where he befriended Poppy Litchfield as a child, he has just one thing
on his mind. Why did the girl who was one half of his soul, who promised to
wait faithfully for his return, cut him off without a word of explanation?
Rune’s heart was broken two years ago
when Poppy fell silent. When he discovers the truth, he finds that the greatest
heartache is yet to come.

Standalone Young Adult Tearjerker
Romance.
For ages
14 and up.

My review:

The right words still haven’t come to me about how I feel about this book or how I processed what the hell happened. 
Firstly, don’t disregard the warning that comes at the end of synopsis. Just one word. “Tearjerker.”
Going in blind to this book was the best and worst thing simultaneously that could have happened to me. My emotions were purely driven from the words on the page not a preconceived notion that I will cry at the story. 
Rune and Poppy shared a love any adult can only dream about. And they got this as CHILDREN! Through separation, cultural differences and doing what they thought was best for one another, nothing could stop such love. Nothing. Not Rune and his bad boy attitude nor Poppy and her brightness. 
There are so many visual “aids” throughout this book that will forever bind me to this story. Pink cherry blossoms, a rainbow after a storm, Chinese lanterns, footprints in the sand, a vintage camera, a mason jar (just waiting for some paper hearts)
Tillie has written nothing short of genius. I have followed her literary journey over the last two years and fallen deeply in love many a time with the characters she writes. I never knew writing could be quite this powerful. I never knew I had it in me to cry so hard that I couldn’t breath. To cry so much that I had to stop reading and calm myself down. 
Few stories stay with me. And I mean stay with me, I carry certain epic tales around with me in my heart, this joins them. Thank you, Tillie. 
about tillie
Tillie Cole hails from a small town in the
North-East of England. She grew up on a farm with her English mother, Scottish
father and older sister and a multitude of rescue animals. As soon as she
could, Tillie left her rural roots for the bright lights of the big city.
After graduating from Newcastle University with a
BA Hons in Religious Studies, Tillie followed her Professional Rugby player
husband around the world for a decade, becoming a teacher in between and
thoroughly enjoyed teaching High School students Social Studies before putting
pen to paper, and finishing her first novel.
Tillie has now settled in Austin, Texas, where she
is finally able to sit down and write, throwing herself into fantasy worlds and
the fabulous minds of her characters.
Tillie is both an independent and traditionally
published author, and writes many genres including: Contemporary Romance, Dark
Romance, Young Adult and New Adult novels.
When she is not writing, Tillie enjoys nothing more
than curling up on her couch watching movies, drinking far too much coffee,
while convincing herself that she really doesn’t need that extra square of
chocolate.

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COVER REVEAL: Tapping the Billionaire (Billionaire Bad Boys #1) by Max Monroe @authormaxmonroe

Posted by Four Brits And A Book on March 16, 2016
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Ho-ly hotness! There’s something about a man with a hand down his pants…err…laughing. There’s something about a man laughing!

Title: Tapping the Billionaire (Billionaire Bad Boys #1)

Author: Max Monroe

Release Date: April 26, 2016Synopsis:

Blind dates? Online dating profiles? Been there, done that.

Georgia Cummings has zero luck with dating, and the era of the internet is not her friend.

No matter how fast she runs, how many corners she turns, she can’t find her way out of this weird, alternate universe where men think dick pics are a replacement for small talk and getting to know a girl. One more crotch selfie and she might write men off for good…

But why can’t she stop fantasizing about him?

Kline Brooks is the quintessential billionaire bad boy—dark, styled, short hair, muscles for days, and a panty-dropping smile.

Except—he isn’t.

As his employee, he won’t touch her with a ten foot pole.

But she won’t touch him either.

Too bad their hormones missed the memo.

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