Wednesday, September 11, 2019

BLOG TOUR: Best of Me by LK Farlow



BEST OF ME by LK Farlow
 
Release Date: September 5, 2019
Genre: Contemporary Romance



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This is definitely one of those books that pushes the forbidden just a bit past the comfortable line. Best of Me's blurb pretty much tells everyone the plot but what we don't get from those paragraphs are the feelings, the emotions from it all. Best of Me is bursting at the seams with emotional turmoil. So the jist of the storyline is Valorie and Duke have been together for 11 years. They're settled into their life and Duke plans on proposing until life changes and Val dies. Duke loves Val. We can feel that. He has so much heartache and pain. I ached for him. Mallory, Val's twin, is the black sheep of the family. The lesser sister of the golden child, Val. Mal's struggled with her self worth since birth. After being told she was never wanted and constantly put down, well I can understand her inner struggle.

I went back and forth a dozen times thinking Duke and Mal could be a beautiful circle closing. Just to struggle and want more for Mal. I wanted her to never question her relationship and the whys behind it. The ifs, the could haves, the maybes. I also wanted so many amazing things for Duke. He was a man that loved with all of him. I just adore seeing Jenny and Nate again. I feel like they added a bit of comic relief that my aching heart desperately needed.

LK Farlow wrote one of her most complex stories with Best of Me. I felt like she pushed my moral compass a bit farther than I expected. Farlow had me struggling with what I wanted for these very broken characters that both deserved to be happy and to love and to feel loved. I was really tickled that I still enjoyed that small town, sweet romance that I've enjoyed in all her books while this one she definitely walked outside her normal parameters.
 
I received an ARC of this book with the hope that I would leave an Unbiased Opinion. I was not required to leave a review, positive or otherwise, and my opinions are just that... my opinions.


Blurb:
For as long as I can remember, I’ve been the dark to my sister’s light—the awkward loner to her social butterfly. Growing up, she had it all: our parent’s unyielding approval, perfect grades, a permanent spot at the popular table, and the attention of the hottest guy ever—Duke Kincaid.
After eighteen years of living in her shadow, I couldn’t wait to escape—to finally be my own person. Yet here I am, I’m back in my hometown, once again in Valorie’s shadow. Only now, it’s eternal.
I had life all planned out: join the force, marry Valorie Parsons, and start a family of our own. I have the job, but the girl and all my dreams died before my very eyes.
Finally ready to move on, I agree to a blind date. Imagine my shock when I arrive and find, Valorie’s twin sister, waiting across the table from me. Mallory should be a reminder of all that I’ve lost, but instead she feels like my redemption . . . like maybe life’s giving me a second chance.
But, how can I be enough for her when I’ve already given her sister the best of me?


Excerpt:
  Nate follows my line of sight and smirks. He may be my best friend and partner, but damn if I don’t want to knock that smarmy-ass look right off his face. And when he opens his mouth, the feeling intensifies. “It’s okay to—”
I shoot him a withering glare before stomping off toward Mallory.
I don’t stop until I’m close enough to feel the heat of her body. She has to tilt her head back to see me, and when our eyes meet, my name topples from her lips on a breathy sigh. “We need to talk.” My tone is all business—my cop voice, as Nate calls it—as I wrap my fingers around her forearm, prepared to drag her along behind me if necessary. Luckily, she comes all too willingly—so why am I still holding on to her?
The feeling of her soft, sun-warmed skin beneath my palm sends little zaps of electricity under my skin, into my muscle. Her nearness has me strung taut like a drawn bow. Here’s to hoping like hell I don’t snap.
Deep down, like really fucking deep, I know I’m acting like a colossal asshole, but much like a prepubescent boy picking on his schoolyard crush, it’s the only way I know how to deal with all of the conflicting feelings she stirs in me.





About LK Farlow
  LK Farlow (A.K.A Kate) is a small town girl with a love for words. She's been writing stories for as long she can remember. A Southern girl through and through, Kate resides in beautiful, sunny LA--that's Lower Alabama, y'all--with her amazing husband and three rambunctious children. When she's not writing, you can find her snuggled up on the couch watching car shows while she crochets or with her nose in a book.


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