Blog Tour: Pretty Obsessed - J.R. Gray

 

PRETTY OBSESSED (Pretty Broken #1) by J.R. Gray

Release Date: October 18th

Genre/Tropes: M/M Romance, Rockstar Romance

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Blurb:

Emory Ker

Who makes out with a random guy at a club while someone else is giving him head? Not me—that's who. I'd never even hooked up with a stranger. Welp, now I had. If you could call what I'd done hooking up. But it was so much more intimate than a hook-up. I'd tasted his lips as someone else made him come. He'd gasped into my mouth.

Now I was sitting in front of him and he was asking me to kiss him again.

 

River Wade

We became famous overnight.

One day I was a twenty-four-year-old drummer slinging pizzas to make ends meet and the next, I was a member of the most popular alternative band ever. 

Despite being world-famous, there was no connection in it. I'd lost touch with reality. With intimacy. I couldn't find a place to be normal. I'd lived my entire life straight-edged while watching obsession destroy my best friend.

Obsession terrified me.

That is until I met him.

The first taste left me intoxicated. 

The rockstar obsessed with the writer—rather funny if you think about it.

After a night with him, he vanishes into thin air, and all the money in the world can't help me find him.

I have to track him down and convince him there might be millions of people who would do anything to get a chance to sleep with me, but I only had eyes for him.

Convince this beautiful boy I'm pretty obsessed.

 

Pretty Obsessed is an out-for-you romance, with a dirty-talking, obsessive rockstar who falls for a cinnamon roll writer. This is book one in The Pretty Broken series. All books follow a different couple.

About the Author:

Gray is a cynical Chicago native, who drinks coffee all day, barely sleeps, and is a little too fashion obsessed. He writes realistic and damaged characters because everyone deserves a happily ever after.

 

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Review: Until April - Aurora Rose Reynolds

Until April by Aurora Rose Reynolds
My rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ stars

Until April is the eagerly anticipated release by Aurora Rose Reynolds and is book 10 in the Until Her/Him series. The story is about April Mayson, a feisty, young woman, who knows her own mind, is successful and doesn’t need a man. That is until she’s asked to help out family friend, Maxim Kauwe who turns her structured life on its head in the best possible way.

April and Maxim spark red hot from the moment they meet, they are both headstrong, know what they want and won’t accept anything less. I loved that it wasn’t plain sailing for both of them and their insecurities and miscommunication sometimes made things difficult. The sense of family in this book was great and I loved the banter between everyone.

There was a little bit of drama which added to the suspense of the story, especially since it seemed to be coming from all sides. April’s ex is just a jerk, but Maxim wasn’t taking any prisoners when it came to helping her sort out that issue!

Overall, this was a beautiful story about two strong people finding their person and throwing their all into it head on. A steamy, wonderful page turner with some of the gang from previous books popping in to say hello!

ARC received for a fair, honest and sometimes long review. All opinions are my own. 😊

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Blog Tour: Tainted - Andi Jaxon

TAINTED by Andi Jaxon

Release Date: October 20th

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Blurb:

It's a chance that leads me here.

To him.

The grumpy mechanic with a chip on his shoulder and a secret.

I’m drawn to him.

This shell of a man, gripping onto who he is by his fingertips.

If anyone finds out who he really is, who he used to be, he’ll become another statistic.

Luckily I know how to hide my truth in the dark.

I should stay away from him, not get caught up in his family drama, but I crave him.

I need him.

Am I strong enough to fight for the man who needs me?

*Tainted is an mm transgender romance that deals with transphobia, homophobia, and past abuse. There will be parts of the story that contain triggers surrounding these issues. It is for an 18+ audience.

*This book follows Taylor’s journey after Bully King: An MM Bully Romance, it is a stand alone and does not have to be read in order.

About the Author:

Sarcastic and snarky, I love to laugh and read dark fucked up shit. I write about tortured pasts and hot sex, a happily ever after that has to be worked for. My stories tend to be a little dark but with some comic relief, typically in the form of sarcasm.

I like to dabble in a little of everything when it comes to stories. Romantic suspense, MM, a bit of erotica, with plans for Greek retellings, maybe some fairytale retellings, and some shifters. I write broken people who fight for their happily ever after, in all the many forms it takes.

I married a sexy man in uniform who let me spawn and am now raising a mutinous army of hell raisers that I created myself, all while he defends our country. I drink too much coffee and am sexually frustrated for your freedom. If you see me online, I'm probably sitting in a closet, hiding from my kids.

I have a ridiculous addiction to Archer, Sherlock, Supernatural, and The Big Bang Theory. I live my life spewing TV quotes and sarcasm. I'm a self confessed ass, not easily offended, and I love to laugh, almost as much as I love sleep. My laundry is rarely folded or put away and I have probably only showered once this week.

I hate schedules and planning, I have calendars, planners, and my phone yet can’t remember anything. Somehow, I’ve managed to keep 3 kids alive but I really need to become an adultier adult. 

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Review: Tofu Cowboy - Lola West

Tofu Cowboy by Lola West
My rating: ⭐⭐⭐ stars

Tofu Cowboy is a sweet read in the Big Sky Cowboy series by Lola West. The story looks at the characters Maddie Richards and Luke Morgan. Maddie is a nude model (well it’s her first-time modelling) as a way to become more confident and body positive. At the art class she meets cowboy and secret artist Luke and instantly there is an attraction. But sometimes self-doubt, miscommunication and insecurities get in the way of true love and the journey is just a little bit more complex than it has to be.

This was a fun, quick read about finding love and how sometimes life isn’t easy. Both Luke and Maddie have issues with their identity, either because of other people or because they think they don’t fit into a particular mold. I loved that Luke was eventually so open with his family about how he felt and even though they joked with him, they understood where he was coming from.

Maddie’s story was sad, but she we see her become a strong and confident woman by the end of the story, with the help of her boss and Luke. I also loved that she was quirky and the scenes between her and Luke with at times hilarious and definitely sexy. Overall, a cute read!

Note: there may be triggers from some readers.

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Review: Preacher: Time Served MC - Cee Bowerman

Preacher: Time Served MC, Book 4 by Cee Bowerman
My rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ stars

Preacher by Cee Bowerman was another great read and part of the Time Served MC series. The book looks at the characters Preacher, a man set in his ways, who still believes in true loves, has an opinion on everything and could be seen as a little different. Joining his Time Served brothers in Tenillo just makes sense and there he meets the formidable Blue, a prickly woman with an amazing sense of humour, a lot of grumpiness and an attitude to match. Although she is instantly attracted to Preacher, memories from the past make it difficult to go all in with him and she finds it hard to accept that what Preacher wants, may also be what she wants too, if only she takes the chance.

Blue and Preacher together just work and even though they are both set in their ways, Preacher definitely chinks Blue’s armour throughout the book. They have a great relationship which comes across as so real on the page and relatable (maybe not the felony part). They both know their own minds and hearts and we see how hard Preacher fights for Blue, especially when her life is in danger.

I enjoyed reading the backstories of both characters as well as seeing secondary characters again from previous books. There is a lot of action in this book with twist and turns. If you’ve read the previous books in this story, you’ll get to see how the action storyline is developing and its not for the faint of heart! The story is part romance and part suspense which just makes it a great read! I can’t wait to see who falls next!

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Review: Inked Devotion - Carrie Ann Ryan

Inked Devotion by Carrie Ann Ryan
My rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ stars

Inked Devotion is part of the Montgomery Ink series by Carrie Ann Ryan. The book focuses on Brenna Garret and Benjamin Montgomery, to people who have been friends forever and through circumstance end up on a road trip together where their attraction for each other comes to a head. To make matters more complicated, everyone has an opinion on both of their lives and their relationship. But as we know, love can happen when you’re not looking for it and friends can become more in an instant.

I really enjoyed reading about Brenna and Benjamin’s story. It was a little complex as both of them had things going on in their own lives individually, not just when they got together, and things became even more complex. The family dynamics were interesting as was how both Brenna and Benjamin think they fit into each of their families.

This was a sweet and steamy romance with plenty of the feels in between. Both characters try so hard to protect themselves that sometimes they couldn’t see what was right in front of them. Throw in some complications and twists and this makes for a great friends to lovers to romance. Secondary characters were also great and at times funny, infuriating and nosey (as most siblings and other family members are). Overall, a really sweet read!  

ARC received for a fair, honest and sometimes long review. All opinions are my own. 😊

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Review: Tainted - Andi Jaxon

Tainted by Andi Jaxon
My rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 stars

Tainted by Andi Jaxon is a very emotional, pull at your heart strings MM read! The story focuses on Dean and Taylor. Dean has had a difficult life. Rejected by his family for being his true transgender self, he tries to protect himself as much as possible, shunning physical touch, coming to terms with who he is and isolating himself from a community that can often be cruel, he lives a very isolated and solitary life. That is until Taylor comes along, hoping to get his car fixed and finding the enigmatic, grumpy mechanic may just be the person he is looking for. 

There is definitely an instant attraction between Dean and Taylor. But both of them are quite shy and reserved due to the circumstances of their ‘coming out’ and past history. Taylor is also a football player so is reserved about coming out as bi, especially due to what happened to him during his high school life. But he has some super supportive friends and a great mum who sees that love is love and it comes in many different forms. I also loved that Dean had Braxton, this glittery unicorn of a man who won’t let Dean sink any deeper and is helping him to keep his head high in the face of adversity. 

This is a beautifully written novel about love and what people must overcome if they don’t fit into the ‘heterosexual’ box. This book captured by heart, it talked about some really hard topics which we should be talking more about! Let it be know that we are here and we’re not hiding anymore!

Andi Jaxon is a must-read author for me! This was absolutely brilliant! 

ARC received for a fair, honest and sometimes long review. All opinions are my own. 😊

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