Easy by Tammara Webber

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Easy
Author: Tammara Webber
Genre: Romance / New Adult
Source: Publisher
ISBN: 9780425266748

SUMMARY
(From Goodreads)

Rescued by a stranger.
Haunted by a secret
Sometimes, love isn’t easy…

He watched her, but never knew her. Until thanks to a chance encounter, he became her savior…

The attraction between them was undeniable. Yet the past he’d worked so hard to overcome, and the future she’d put so much faith in, threatened to tear them apart.

Only together could they fight the pain and guilt, face the truth—and find the unexpected power of love.

MY THOUGHTS

Every once in awhile, a book comes along that blows you away and you weren’t expecting it.  With Easy by Tammara Webber, I thought it would just be another book about young adult romance that got slapped with the new classification of New Adult.  Seriously everyone? What is “New Adult” suppose to use for guidelines?  Anyway, when I started reading this book, I instantly fell in love with the authors voice and ability to portray characters with realism.

One thing I like about this book is the focus on the one subject that some feel should not be written about.  This one thing that is taboo to write about, is also one thing that needs to be addressed more so that victims of this crime will know that it is okay to speak up about it.  I am talking about the crime of Rape.  This one event can change a person for years to come whether you are the victim of the actual crime, or a person who knows someone who has been there.  We hardly ever hear about this subject in young adult books.  We hardly ever read about it in adult romance either.  I am glad an author pushed the envelope and decided to go there.

When Jacqueline is attacked after a late party by Buck — by someone she has known and doesn’t think would ever do such a thing — Lucas comes to her rescue.  He happened to be passing by when the attack occurs.  Jacqueline is fresh from a break up with her long time boyfriend Kennedy and sinks further into a depressed state after the attack.  When she finally comes back to life and school after a few weeks, she realizes that she might end up failing one of her classes from not showing up.  The teacher gives her one chance to make up her grade by agreeing to meet with a tutor and providing a substitute project instead of a failing grade on her tests.  Landon becomes her tutor thought they never meet in person and just talk through emails.  Or so she thinks.

What I loved most about this book is the slow build between Jacqueline and Lucas.  What starts out as some quick rebound thing, actually turns into what Jacqueline needed all along.  Lucas was sweet and considerate to her feelings.  He was supportive and heroic.  With that said though, he never went overboard on the ego.  They felt like real people you would come into contact with at a college without the over the top cliches that some stories have.

I can say that without a doubt, this book is easily going on my Top Picks for 2012.  One of the best young adult/new adult romance for this year.

MY RATING

Outstanding book that will stay on my bookshelf for rereading!

Discussion Tour with Author Tammara Webber

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Welcome to the tour stop for author Tammara Webber for her newly released book Easy.
Below is something that the author wanted to share with readers in hopes to starting a discussion


Tammara Webber on the 
Inspiration for EASY:

Too many stories, all privately shared. No one knows the actual percentage of acquaintance rapes that go unreported, of course, but in the rape cases with which I’m personally familiar (not research-based statistics) – the stranger rapes were reported. The acquaintance rapes – coworkers, friends, dates – were not reported. Not a single one of them. I found that horrifying – and motivating. This was something begging to be faced and discussed, and that was my ultimate goal – to prompt discussion.


ABOUT THE BOOK

A girl who believes trust can be misplaced, promises are made to be broken, and loyalty is an illusion. A boy who believes truth is relative, lies can mask unbearable pain, and guilt is eternal. Will what they find in each other validate their conclusions, or disprove them all?
When Jacqueline follows her longtime boyfriend to the college of his choice, the last thing she expects is a breakup two months into sophomore year. After two weeks in shock, she wakes up to her new reality: she’s single, attending a state university instead of a music conservatory, ignored by her former circle of friends, and failing a class for the first time in her life.
Leaving a party alone, Jacqueline is assaulted by her ex’s frat brother. Rescued by a stranger who seems to be in the right place at the right time, she wants nothing more than to forget the attack and that night–but her savior, Lucas, sits on the back row of her econ class, sketching in a notebook and staring at her. Her friends nominate him to be the perfect rebound.
When her attacker turns stalker, Jacqueline has a choice: crumple in defeat or learn to fight back. Lucas remains protective, but he’s hiding secrets of his own. Suddenly appearances are everything, and knowing who to trust is anything but easy.



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A Promise To Protect by Liz Johnson

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A Promise To Protect
Author: Liz Johnson
Genre: Romance/Suspense/Inspirational
Source: Author Submission
ISBN: 9780373445189

SUMMARY
(From Goodreads)

Navy SEAL Matt Waterstone knows about keeping people safe. When his best friend’s sister is attacked, Matt promises no harm will come to Ashley Sawyer—not on his watch. But Matt’s not the only protective one. Ashley will do anything to safeguard the residents of the battered women’s shelter she runs. She’s sure she can handle the threats she gets in return. What she can’t handle is the way Matt scales the walls around her heart. Yet when she falls prey to a crime web far more sinister than she’d realized, trusting Matt could be the only way to survive….

MY THOUGHTS

If there is one author that comes to mind when someone needs a recommendation for Inspirational Romance,  Liz Johnson is usually the one I mention.

Each character in this story compliments the other in such a good way that it pushes this story into great.  I loved Matt in this story.  He was the perfect hero for Ashley.  Each book that this author writes, gets better in the character department each time.  Her writing is growing and the story proves it.

Suspense is also great in this book.  It flowed at a perfect pace and kept me interested up until the end.  Guessing the outcome of this book was not something I even tried to do while reading it because I was enjoying the story too much to even try and skip ahead.

Even if you are not a big reader of inspirational, this romantic suspense will fit right in with romance readers.

MY RATING

Very Good! I would recommend this book!

Charade by Nyrae Dawn

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Charade
Series: The Game Series #1
Author: Nyrae Dawn
Genre: Romance/New Adult
ISBN: B009V5VG3A
Amazon Kindle E- Book Edition

SUMMARY
(From Goodreads)

Nineteen-year-old Cheyenne tries to portray the perfect life to mask the memories of her past. Walking in on her boyfriend with another woman her freshman year in college threatens that picture of perfection. 

Twenty-one-year-old Colt never wanted college and never expected to amount to anything, but when his mom’s dying wish is for him to get his degree, he has no choice but to pretend it’s what he wants too. 

Cheyenne needs a fake boyfriend to get back at her ex and Colt needs cash to take care of his mom, so they strike a deal that helps them both. But what if Cheyenne’s past isn’t what she thought? Soon they’re trading one charade for another—losing themselves in each other to forget about their pain. The more they play their game, the more it becomes the only thing they have that feels real.

Both Cheyenne and Colt know life is never easy, but neither of them expect the tragedy that threatens to end their charade and rip them apart forever.

Mature content: language, drug references and sexual situations.

MY THOUGHTS

As I slowly watched this book climbing the Amazon Seller’s list, I decided to cave and give it a try.  I am a sucker for a fast moving book.  I figure if it is moving that fast, it must be a winner right?  I admit, I liked the book.  There were a few problems with it, but I still enjoyed it overall.

I think the main problem I had with this book was the choppy beginning.  The way it flowed and stilted at times, it made me think I was reading a short story — or a novella.  I thought it moved quickly, the story would jump around and expected to have it end quickly.  This wouldn’t be so bad if it were actually a novella  and I was expecting it.  With Charade though, it is a full length book and it definitely needs to have that worked out.

Once you get past the first half of this book though, it evens out and I found myself enjoying it.  While Colt is suppose to be this bad boy, I never could see him as that.  Yes he cusses a bunch, but cuss words do not make a bad boy.  He is actually sweet, caring and smart.  Cheyenne was not a favorite character of mine.  She came across weak and whiny, something I don’t think the author really wanted her portrayed as by the end of the book.  Colt was the character that carried this story until the end.

The side characters were predictable and fell into the roles they were meant to.  We have Andy, who is Cheyennes dorm mate who just happens to be a best friend when pages need to be filled.  We have Adrian who is suppose to Colts druggie best friend, but actually has times of deep thought processes when a great listener is needed.

This book will also pull on your heart strings as a character is suffering from cancer.  You hope for a good outcome, but sometimes life doesn’t give you that.  So tissues are recommended for those parts.

Overall, a good book that I am glad I read.  I hope the author can create a better beginning though for the next book in this series so a reader is not tempted to put it down before getting to the good parts!

MY FAVORITE QUOTE

“Don’t cry, Princess. You know what they say. You have to kiss a lot of frogs before you meet your prince.”
— Colt

MY RATING

Okay book, but it left me wanting more!

Sneaking A Peek by Eden Summers

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Sneaking A Peek
Author: Eden Summers
Genre: Adult Romance
Source: Author Submission
ISBN: B009ZOZKKW
E-Book Edition
Novella/Short Story

SUMMARY
(From Goodreads)

She’s either headed for jail…or for the best sex of her life.

Tarney Jensen has been crushing on sexy firefighter Ethan Reid, her best friend’s brother, since her sixteenth birthday. She knows acting on her attraction will ruin their friendship, but she can’t fight the temptation of his sweat-slicked skin as he works out. Every hot-blooded woman loves to drool over a sexy piece of man flesh, but watching one from the shadows of your porch when he has no idea you’re spying on him? Totally illegal.

For years Ethan has watched men go in and out of Tarney’s life, but how’s a guy supposed to put the moves on his kid sister’s best friend without looking like a perv? But when Tarney lets out an ear-piercing scream from her front yard, Ethan drops everything to rush to her aid. And finds out that the woman of his dreams has been sneaking a peek at his workouts…

MY THOUGHTS

Sometimes you just need a quick fix of smoking hot romance to read.  I have been reading serious themed books for a few weeks now and Sneaking A Peek was just what I needed for a break from those serious novels.

Tarney and Ethan have known each other for a long time.  She is best friends with Ethan’s sister, Jenna.  Jenna warned Ethan a long time ago that her best friend is a line he was not too cross.  She also told Tarney that she didn’t want her hooking up with Ethan.  Out of respect for Jenna, neither one has ever acted on the naughty thoughts.

Tarney also happens to live next door to Ethan.  Like many nights before this one, Tarney relaxes on her porch chair in the dark with a glass of wine.  The show is about to begin.  Ethan starts his workout in a room that just happens to be in perfect view for Tarney.  She secretly watches Ethan workout whenever he comes off a shift at the Fire Department.  Only this time she decides to relieve the buildup in the dark with no one being the wiser.  While trying to do this and trying to get a better look at Ethan, she tips her chair back and gets hurt.  Ethan hears the crash and comes running to the rescue.  One thing leads to another and they end up having some amazing sexy time.  A problem does arrive in the form of Tina, but gets handled and put to rest.

I really liked this book.  It is a short and satisfying read with touches of humor, friendship and all around sexy fun.  Just remember going into this book that it is a short story so the romance is quickly rushed.  You have to remember that they have both known each other for a long time.  This is a book that shows you that turning point from friends to lovers with a finished up ending.

A great new read by an author I have already enjoyed.

MY RATING

Very Good! I would recommend this book!