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Thursday, September 27, 2018

RELEASE DAY: I Like You, I Love Her by J. R. Rogue


  I Like You, I Love Her by J. R. Rogue
RELEASE DATE: 9/27
COVER DESIGN: PINK INK DESIGNS

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It’s no surprise to me that JR Rogue writes poetry as well as her stories. They come out just like poetry. I Like You, I Love Her was beautifully written with a flow and passion that is incomparable. This book is so full of feelings and heart. I love the way it portrayed the high school days and it was so relatable. ILY, ILH was so full of heartbreak and angst that only those high school days can really encompass. This is one of those books that I know is going to end up on my top reads list of the year. 

I really only want to say a few key things on this story. I would not call this a cheating story even though that title really makes you feel like it is… it isn’t. It definitely rides the line. ILY, ILH will immerse you into the story. There’s so much that leaves you feeling frustrated and desperate… it’s overwhelming… that’s how I would describe this story… overwhelming. This is not an easy story. This is not one that will make you sigh with happiness… with contentment. But you will feel it and you won’t be able to stop looking at this gorgeous train wreck.

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.
 


SYNOPSIS

In a lot of ways, I was one of the lucky ones. My high school crush liked me back. It should have been magic and fire, but it was tragic and brutal. I wrote it that way, anyways.

His name was Bryan Winthrop. He was our high school basketball star. The prom king. The most beautiful boy I had ever laid eyes on. He liked me — the theatre geek who never should have caught his eye — but he loved her.

It’s been more than 10 years since the homecoming dance. Since the night he kissed me, breaking both of our hearts for the first time.

After the scandal, after graduation, I left our small town and made a name for myself on Broadway, then in Hollywood. I didn’t mean for the play I wrote about our high school affair to blow up. I didn’t mean for it to reach all the way back to my roots, wreaking havoc, wrecking families.

Bryan Winthrop and I were not friends, not lovers.

But I’m back. And for one summer — if she lets us — maybe we can be.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR


J.R. Rogue first put pen to paper at the age of fifteen after developing an unrequited High School crush & has never stopped writing about heartache. 

She has published multiple volumes of poetry such as Tell Me Where It Hurts & Exits, Desires, & Slow Fires, & two novels, Burning Muses & Background Music. Her third novel, Kiss Me Like You Mean It, released 3/22/18.

Two of her poetry collections, La Douleur Exquise & Exits, Desires, & Slow Fires, have been Goodreads Choice Awards Nominees.


Thursday, September 13, 2018

RELEASE DAY: No Tomorrow by Carian Cole


♥︎ An Emotional New STANDALONE by Carian Cole ♥︎
No Tomorrow by Carian Cole is available now!
Get your tissues ready...


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Have you ever waited so long for a book that you’re a bit scared it won’t live up to the months waiting for it... the near year waiting for it? That was No Tomorrow by Carian Cole for me. I’ve been a bit fearful since this bad boy landed on my kindle last week. No Tomorrow exceeded every single preconceived thought I had on this story. I knew Blue and Piper’s story was going to be emotionally riveting but this story just makes me want to sit and ponder on everything that happened to these characters between these covers.

No Tomorrow contains some pretty heavy topics... mental illness and depression is rampant. Drug abuse and addiction is projected so well, so humanistic. Piper and Blue’s relationship spans decades. This relationship really shows the various trials we put our loved ones through when we’re struggling with depression and/or drug addiction. It’s eye opening And heart breaking. I feel like it’s too risky to talk much more about the storyline. It seems everything is possibly a spoiler so I’m going to keep this brief. It you enjoy books that open your mind and make you think about difficult topics. If you enjoy stories so full of emotion that it will but you through a variety of emotions. If you can handle having your heart shredded and then slowly pieces back together than I would suggest... no... urge, I would definitely urge you to fall into No Tomorrow. Live through this long, long story and think about the complexity of the situations Ms. Cole hits you with. You might find that you come out the other side with a bit of understanding, or at least an acceptance for very difficult topics and vulnerable situations.

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.








The people we love are thieves.
They steal our hearts. They steal our breath.
They steal our sanity.
And we let them.
Over and over and over again.

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They say you never forget your first time.
Mine was with a homeless musician who effed my brains out under a bridge.
He was my first love. And fourteen years later, I still can’t get him out of my head.
He broke all my rules.
He also broke my heart.
I watched him climb to stardom, cheering him on from afar.
But I was never a fan; just a girl in love.
Like a tornado, he spiraled, leaving a path of destruction in his wake.
But love conquers all, right? It has to. Because here I stand, ravaged and ruined, needing it to be true.
You can’t go back, but I want to. Back to the bridge. Back to when he sang only for me. Before he was famous. Before he shattered my heart.
I thought I knew everything about him.
But I could not have been more wrong.
He promised me every tomorrow. And here I am, waiting.
And hoping.
Again.






About the Author:
I have a passion for the bad boys, those covered in tattoos, sexy smirks, ripped jeans, fast cars, motorcycles and of course, the sweet girls that try to tame them and win their hearts.
My first novel in the best-selling Ashes & Embers series, Storm, published in September of 2014. I have many books and sequels slated for this series. My new spin-off series, Devils Wolves, launched in 2016 with the best-selling novel, Torn. There are several books planned for this series as well.
Born and raised a Jersey girl, I now reside in beautiful New Hampshire with my husband and our multitude of furry pets and spend most of my time writing, reading, and vacuuming.


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