REVIEW & RELEASE DAY: There's Wild, Then There's You by M. Leighton


THERE’S WILD, THEN THERE’S YOU Synopsis:  

He’s someone she can’t trust… She’s someone he thinks he knows… Violet Wilson is a wallflower. Shy, serious, and accident-prone, she’s got a bad habit of being in the wrong place at the wrong time. The night she’s forced to pose with her friend might just be the worst time of all—that’s when she meets Jet Blevins. She knows better than to get involved with someone like him, but he touches her in ways she never expected, neverwanted before. On the outside, Jet is a typical rocker, an arrogant lead guitarist who unapologetically lives a wild lifestyle. But on the inside, he’s battling demons and using the stage to escape the troubles of his past and the addictions of his present. Until the night he sees Violet standing at the back of the room. She brings his life into focus. She knows his secrets. She’s the girl he can’t forget, and the one thing he craves more than his addiction. But can they ever hope to have a future when their very foundation is nothing but lies?  


Excerpt:

 I lick my lips before I raise my eyes to his. Part of me knows I should turn and run, foregoing common courtesies and niceties. Something in me, some deep and rarely used instinct that lives within, knows that once I meet those eyes, I’ll be forever lost. It makes no sense, but I know it like I know my name and my eye color and the way my hair flips out on the ends when it’s rainy outside. 

Despite my better judgment, I do it. I look up and up and up until I reach a blue so fathomless I feel like I could dive into and never reach the bottom. Like I could drown and never even know it. 

But I can’t do that. I can’t dive in. Not with a guy like this. I’ve seen what someone like this can do to a person—turn that which was once whole and capable into nothing more than scattered pieces of wreckage and ruin. 

“I’m Jet,” he offers softly, his eyes never leaving mine. 
 Jet. Even his name is sexy, which makes me more uncomfortable. 

Ridiculous! my rational, level-headed, slightly bitter side scoffs. It pipes up with its less bedazzled perspective, reminding me that guys like this are nothing more than predators. The love ’em and leave ’em type. And he’s obviously worse than most, as evidenced by his attendance here. Apparently, he’s got a real problem. 

I give him a tight smile as I straighten away from him. “Violet. Nice to meet you,” I say, hurrying to continue. “Excuse me please.” 

I slip on my familiar, no-nonsense persona like a protective shield, like the armor that has kept me from harm all these years. It has never failed me before; I don’t expect it to now. 

My head is high, my spine is rigid, and my imperviousness is firmly in place as I move past the dark and damaged stranger. With every step I take, I determine to put him out of my mind and never think of him again. 

Until he speaks once more. His words make dents in my breastplate like armor-piercing rounds. 

“It’s short,” he calls from a few steps behind me. 

Confused, I turn. 

Knowing I shouldn’t, still I turn. 

“Pardon?” 

 “My name. It’s short.” 

“Short for what?” 

I watch as he moves toward me, narrowing the space I only just created. He stops within inches and bends slightly forward, one side of his mouth pulling up into a self-deprecating grin. “Jethro.”

And, just like that, he’s human. And vulnerable. And slightly imperfect. And even more dangerous to me than he was before.  



Loved this book!

This is part of the Wild One Series by M. Leighton.  IF you haven't read this series yet, go out and read them!  You will fall in love with all the characters in each book.

Yet again and again Michelle Leighton knows how to get her readers to fall in love with her characters. Her style of writing totally captures and entraps you into the worlds she creates. I love me some rocker guys and Jet totally fit my bad boy image of a rocker who with just his looks can melt the panties off your body!


and I totally did for Jet!

This story of how Violet who is a helper and healer to her family & friends, lies to help her BFF Tia by attending a sex addict group only to find herself fall for Jet who has secrets of his own.  Violet tries to keep her distance from Jet but she can't.

The story flowed with humor, tension, sex appeal...just a fantastic read.  

I loved how Jet's words got Violet blushing like a school girl & he loves every minute of it.

Don't show me your tongue.  It's all I can do not to stand up with you in my arms and carry you to a dark corner and taste everything that you're hiding from me. -Jet
Is it hot in here??? Why yes, yes it is!  Rock guys, especially lead singers like Jet, have no filter and I am okay with that.  Jet's attraction to Violet is so intense that when stuff begins to happen..... you get


Jet character is a total mystery from the beginning. While reading you know he is up to no good but you just can't figure it out.  I loved how his words got Violet blushing like a school girl everytime!  Well, when his secret is  revealed, I was totally speechless!

Damn Michelle, you totally got me again with not expecting that outcome. Totally had me thinking it would be something else and then, BAM it totally was not.  This is what I love about Michelle's writing.  Her stories always have a surprise twist and keep you on your toes!

This is a must read! It popped more than 5 cherries for me!

5 Cherries Popped





M. Leighton Bio: 

 M. Leighton is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of The Wild Ones and The Bad Boys romance trilogies. She is a native of Ohio, relocated to the warmer climates of the South, where she lets her mind wander to romantic settings with sexy Southern guys much like the one she married and the ones you'll find in her latest books. When her thoughts aren't roaming in that direction, she'll be riding horses, swimming in ponds and experiencing life on a ranch, all without leaving the cozy comfort of her office. 


For more about M. Leighton, visit her website at www.MLeightonBooks.blogspot.com or follow her on Twitter@mleightonbooks



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PROMOTIONAL EVENT & REVIEW: There's Wild, Then There's You by M. Leighton


Welcome to your All Access VIP Pass for the There's Wild, Then There's You Promotional Event! As you know, Jet is a singer and well...we just had to bring music into this event. So, what we have for you is an excerpt that ties into the music playlist that M. Leighton used while writing the book!

Here's a tip: find the song on the playlist and listen to it while reading the excerpt. Have fun!

TitleThere's Wild, Then There's You (The Wild Ones #3)
Author: M. Leighton
Age group: New Adult
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Print Length: 304 pages
Publisher: Berkley (June 3, 2014)
ISBN: 0425267822 (ISBN13: 9780425267820)
ASIN: B00H87RODE



He’s someone she can’t trust…



She’s someone he thinks he knows…

Violet Wilson is a wallflower. Shy, serious, and accident-prone, she’s got a bad habit of being in the wrong place at the wrong time. The night she’s forced to pose with her friend might just be the worst time of all—that’s when she meets Jet Blevins. She knows better than to get involved with someone like him, but he touches her in ways she never expected, never wanted before.

On the outside, Jet is a typical rocker, an arrogant lead guitarist who un-apologetically lives a wild lifestyle. But on the inside, he’s battling demons and using the stage to escape the troubles of his past and the addictions of his present. Until the night he sees Violet standing at the back of the room. She brings his life into focus. She knows his secrets. She’s the girl he can’t forget, and the one thing he craves more than his addiction.

But can they ever hope to have a future when their very foundation is nothing but lies?










EXCERPT

“What was all that?”

“What was what?”

“All that posturing down there? Is that why you brought me? To have your own

“What? What the hell are you talking about?”

“All the special attention, all the sweet touching and singing to me like that. I’ve never felt more used.”

“I wasn’t using you, Violet.”

“Then what were you doing? You’ve never acted like that before.”

“I didn’t realize it would bother you.”

“It bothers me because you did it as part of your show.”

“Trust me. That had absolutely nothing to do with my show.”

“Of course it did! Why else would you act like that?”

Thoughts of the way Rand was looking at her, of the ways I know he was thinking of touching her, gets my anger fired back up again. I turn toward Violet, stepping in closer, my face inches from hers. “You wanna know why? I’ll tell you why. It had nothing to do with me putting on a show. It had everything to do with that slimy asshole hitting on you. It was pissing me

“What? Because some random guy was flirting with me? That’s ridiculous!”

“Is it? Is it ridiculous that I hated the way he talked to you? Is it ridiculous that it made me want to rip out his eyes out every time he looked at you? Is it ridiculous that I wanted to kill him when you smiled at him?”

Violet shrinks back, away from my anger. “Jet, I’m sure that was just part of the way he does business.”

“The hell it was! He wanted you, and it was eating me up inside. That is why I was touching you. I wanted him to know that you are mine.”

Violet’s voice is soft. “But I’m not yours.”

I take a few long, deep, ragged breaths. “But that doesn’t mean I don’t want you to be.”

Loved this book!

This is part of the Wild One Series by M. Leighton.  IF you haven't read this series yet, go out and read them!  You will fall in love with all the characters in each book.

Yet again and again Michelle Leighton knows how to get her readers to fall in love with her characters. Her style of writing totally captures and entraps you into the worlds she creates. I love me some rocker guys and Jet totally fit my bad boy image of a rocker who with just his looks can melt the panties off your body!


and I totally did for Jet!

This story of how Violet who is a helper and healer to her family & friends, lies to help her BFF Tia by attending a sex addict group only to find herself fall for Jet who has secrets of his own.  Violet tries to keep her distance from Jet but she can't.

The story flowed with humor, tension, sex appeal...just a fantastic read.  

I loved how Jet's words got Violet blushing like a school girl & he loves every minute of it.

Don't show me your tongue.  It's all I can do not to stand up with you in my arms and carry you to a dark corner and taste everything that you're hiding from me. -Jet
Is it hot in here??? Why yes, yes it is!  Rock guys, especially lead singers like Jet, have no filter and I am okay with that.  Jet's attraction to Violet is so intense that when stuff begins to happen..... you get


Jet character is a total mystery from the beginning. While reading you know he is up to no good but you just can't figure it out.  I loved how his words got Violet blushing like a school girl everytime!  Well, when his secret is  revealed, I was totally speechless!

Damn Michelle, you totally got me again with not expecting that outcome. Totally had me thinking it would be something else and then, BAM it totally was not.  This is what I love about Michelle's writing.  Her stories always have a surprise twist and keep you on your toes!

This is a must read! It popped more than 5 cherries for me!

5 Cherries Popped



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Series reading order:  
The Wild Ones
Wild Child (novella)
Some Like It Wild
There’s Wild, Then There’s You (coming June 3, 2014)



About Michelle:


New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author, M. Leighton, is a native of Ohio. She relocated to the warmer climates of the South, where she can be near the water all summer and miss the snow all winter. Possessed of an overactive imagination from early in her childhood, Michelle finally found an acceptable outlet for her fantastical visions: literary fiction. Having written over a dozen novels, these days Michelle enjoys letting her mind wander to more romantic settings with sexy Southern guys, much like the one she married and the ones you'll find in her latest books. When her thoughts aren't roaming in that direction, she'll be riding wild horses, skiing the slopes of Aspen or scuba diving with a hot rock star, all without leaving the cozy comfort of her office.


Michelle loves to hear from readers! You can find her (and she will chat your ear off) here:
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RELEASE DAY: LUX Series by Jennifer L. Armentrout

It's here! Today is the day you can get the beautiful new bindups of Jennifer L. Armentrout's LUX Series! Are you as excited as I am?

 

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Doesn't it look amazing? You don't want to miss these or the bonus content included in each bind up! We have all the information for you below, and a fabulous giveaway for you. Make sure you check it all out and enter for your chance to win!

LUX: Beginnings

LUX: Consequences



ABOUT LUX: Beginnings: Now available together for the first time, don't miss Obsidian and Onyx, the first two books in Jennifer L. Armentrout's bestselling Lux series. Also includes bonus content exclusive to the print edition! "A thrilling ride from start to finish," says RT Book Reviews. Starting over sucks. When we moved to West Virginia right before my senior year, I’d pretty much resigned myself to thick accents, dodgy internet access, and a whole lot of boring…. until I spotted my hot neighbor, with his looming height and eerie green eyes. Things were looking up. And then he opened his mouth. Daemon is infuriating. Arrogant. Stab-worthy. We do not get along. At all. But when a stranger attacks me and Daemon literally freezes time with a wave of his hand, well, something…unexpected happens. The hot alien living next door marks me. You heard me. Alien. Turns out Daemon and his sister have a galaxy of enemies wanting to steal their abilities, and Daemon’s touch has me lit up like the Vegas Strip. The only way I’m getting out of this alive is by sticking close to Daemon until my alien mojo fades. If I don’t kill him first, that is. 

ABOUT LUX: Consequences: Now available together for the first time, don't miss Opal and Origin, the third and fourth books in Jennifer L. Armentrout's bestselling Lux series. Also includes bonus content exclusive to the print edition! "A thrilling ride from start to finish," says RT Book Reviews. No one is like Daemon Black. When he set out to prove his feelings for me, he wasn’t fooling around. Doubting him isn’t something I’ll do again, and now that we’ve made it through the rough patches, well... There’s a lot of spontaneous combustion going on. But even he can’t protect his family from the danger of trying to free those they love. After everything, I’m no longer the same Katy. I’m different... And I’m not sure what that will mean in the end. When each step we take in discovering the truth puts us in the path of the secret organization responsible for torturing and testing hybrids, the more I realize there is no end to what I’m capable. The death of someone close still lingers, help comes from the most unlikely source, and friends will become the deadliest of enemies, but we won’t turn back. Even if the outcome will shatter our worlds forever. Together we’re stronger...and they know it.
Opposition

OPPOSITION Comes out August 5th! Pre-Order It Now!



Author-photoAbout Jennifer L. Armentrout: # 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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SPOTLIGHT: Wanted by You by Steph Nuss

 
Today we are spotlighting Steph Nuss' "Wanted by You" Book #1 in the Love in the City Series. If you have not read this book yet, now is the perfect time with "Fantasized by You" (Book #2) coming out this summer!
 
Make sure to check out the preview on itunes, add to your Goodreads, pick up your copy and enter the GIVEAWAY below for TWO $10 AMAZON GIFT CARDS! 
 

Carter was captivated by Ellyson Evans the moment he laid eyes on her,
but she was the one girl who didn't beg for his attention.
He wanted her.
Ellyson vowed to never fall in love, because love can destroy you,
but then she met Carter Jennings.
She wanted him.
Unwilling to risk their comfortable friendship, neither confessed their desires.
Losing touch after college, a chance meeting reconnects them.
They want each other.
But love in the city is never quite that easy.
 

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(Extras, teasers, the soundtrack & the clothes for the book)

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Steph Nuss was born and raised in rural Kansas, where she currently resides with her black Labrador son named Gunner. She grew up with a passion for reading and writing. When she’s not immersed into the land of fiction, she enjoys listening to music that came before her time, watching movies and reruns of her favorite shows, and hanging out with her family and friends. She also has a bachelor’s degree in psychology that she’ll never use…unless she’s profiling her characters of course.
 
 
 
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REVIEW: Falling Stars by JL Brooks

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Synopsis:

It had all the makings of a perfect plot, and for bestselling author Lila Keaton-it was a hedonistic past she kept hidden far away. Many nights were spent crossing the velvet rope, dancing until dawn and bedding one of the worlds biggest DJ’s, Hunter Michaels AKA Arial Assault. When Lila’s agent uncovers her thrilling secret, it appears as if nothing is off limits when it comes to pitching the story, whether Lila wants to tell it or not. Despite knowing her reluctance is career suicide, she cannot bring herself to open her heart once more to the man who nearly destroyed it. Given the opportunity to escape her predicament, Hunter attempts to reconcile the pain he has caused, and rekindle the passion that was abandoned long ago. When a series of events causes history to repeat itself, Lila sets off unaccompanied through out the west to test her boundaries with the sensual and surreal, and ultimately come face to face with the only thing that can keep her from falling. 


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Excerpt:

He was sitting in a roped off area of an elegant night club and I was standing at the edge unable to reach him. From across the space he stared venomously in my direction for daring to intrude on his territory. Grasping for the pass around my neck, I remembered that I gave it to his girlfriend, the one who was down on her knees, sucking his cock for everyone to see. When she turned around, she smiled and thick black liquid seeped from the corners of her mouth and down her chin. Hunter's hand stroked the top of her head as if she were a beloved dog. Then again, to men like him, that is how women were supposed to act, like good little bitches.



JL Brooks brings us into the world of Lila Keaton and her adventures of trying to find herself.

I liked how this book took off with an OMG moment right from the start and flowed into the journey of Lila and her sexy, adventurous, torturous, past & present.

This book had my cherries popping with excitement of what would happen next.  I like how JL Brooks writes and gets us into the head of her main character Lila.  It felt as though I was right there with her.  Feeling like your part of the book is an excellent feeling & JL Brooks knows how to get us into it. 

I write like your kids color.  All over the place and without a damn care what anyone else thinks.  You mean I am not supposed to go outside the black line? Pshhhhh. -Lila

And this why I fell in love with this book!  JL Brooks totally got me.  Brooks writing is just like how Lila character is.  It's out there & you can take it or leave it.  I took it!

Hunter, Grant, Lorenzo..... well fucking damn!

Lila writers block has made a turn for the good when we get to see her adventures with these men.

All I have to say without spoiling it, is HOTTTT DAMN!!!!

I learned some new things while reading book.  Me likey, tehee.


There is a cliff hanger ending.  Yeppers but it was a good one which I totally did not see coming!  Eeeeepp!  I need book#2 like now!

I recommend reading this book.  Also, this was my 1st time reading one of her books and I am so glad I got introduced to her by my Minxy Sista Kiki! Make sure to check out JL Brooks other books.  I've already 1-clicked them and have them ready to be devoured :)



4 Cherries Popped

 



JL Brooks is a former columnist turned novelist. What started as a bet changed her entire course in life. With a passion for adventure, she believes everyone has a story to tell. Chances are she will try to convince you to tell yours. 

Books by JL Brooks: 

Distractions 2013 Rotten 2013 Stories for Amanda-2013 (Contributor) 

Pink Shades of Words-2014 (Contributor) 


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Twitter- https://twitter.com/AuthorJLBrooks

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