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Today on my blog I have the Give Me Reason tour. On my stop there is a spotlight, excerpt, guest post, and review.
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It
is from Glendale, Arizona that Zoey Derrick, a mortgage underwriter by day and
romance and erotica novelist by night, writes stories as hot as the desert sun
itself. It is this passion that drips off of her work, bringing excitement to
anyone who enjoys a good and sensual love story.
Not only does she aim to take her readers on an erotic dance
that lasts the night, it allows her to empty her mind of stories we all wish
were true.
Her stories are hopeful yet true to life, skillfully
avoiding melodrama and the unrealistic, bringing her gripping Erotica only
closer to the heart of those that dare dipping into it.
The intimacy of her fantasies that she shares with her
readers is thrilling and encouraging, climactic yet full of suspense. She is a
loving mistress, up for anything, of which any reader is doomed to return to
again and again.
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Vivienne Callahan has known only hardship. As if growing up
with an alcoholic, drug addicted mother wasn’t traumatic enough, she’s escaped
from her physically and verbally abusive boyfriend only to struggle every day
to make ends meet as a waitress in a Minneapolis diner.
Along comes Mikah Blake, a handsome stranger who quickly
takes an unexpected and persistent interest in her. On the surface, “Mr. Suit”
seems to be Vivienne’s opposite: rich, well-fed, successful. As Vivienne will
learn, Mikah is more than he seems, and for reasons unknown, he’s determined to
be her knight in shining armor. But after having finally found her own two feet
after years of abuse, it’s difficult for
her to accept Mikah’s help.
Will her body’s unexpected response to Mikah’s touch be
reason enough to overcome her pride and traumatic past and learn to love and
trust? Or will her past, refusing to be left behind, come back to claim her?
Excerpt:
He’s looking down at me, making me feel small at five feet
two inches. He has to be at least six feet tall. Broad shoulders. His suit
today is gunmetal grey with blue or black pin striping—I can’t tell which. His
shirt is a beautiful lavender color with a darker purple tie.
"How do you know I'm not an addict?" I ask,
softly.
He smiles at me, warm, genuine. "Because, you've come
to return the money I left you last night as a tip." My jaw falls open.
"How"—I swallow hard—"did you know?"
His smile fades a little. "Because, why else would you
come down here?"
I close my mouth and look down at the floor. His ability to
read me is really scary.
"Since you haven't eaten since last night, I'm going to
take you to lunch."
I feel my face flush bright red, both in anger and complete
irritation. "That is not why I'm here. I've survived for my entire life
fending for myself, I don't need some rich hot shot business mogul buying me
food." I reach into the pocket of my bag and pull the folded up paper from
it. I thrust it towards him. He refuses to take it. Tears of frustration
trickle down my cheeks. "Damn it Mikah, take it." I push it at him
again and again he refuses. "I'm not a damn charity case. I don't need
your money or your food."
The bell chimes. We’ve finally reached the skyway. As soon
as the doors open, I drop the folded up paper with his money in it and bolt
from the elevator, turning left, hoping and praying I can get away.
"Vivienne, stop." I hear him say behind me. I keep
going, walking quickly but not running. Yet. I'm trying hard to not make a
scene.
But he doesn’t seem to care about that. He catches me
quickly, spins me around. I grab hold of his arm to catch my balance so I don't
go sprawling onto the floor.
Guest Post:
Letter from the Heroine….
Hi Everyone,
I want to thanks Sabrina for having me on her blog today, and then I
want to thank each and every one for you for checking out our blog post and
hopefully you’ll check out Zoey’s rendition of my story, Give Me Reason.
Things have been overly tough in my life. My mother is not a mom,
she personal figured her life was more important than mine. But you know what?
I came out okay in the end. Well, maybe. During high school, I met this guy
names Riley who was all sweet, hearts, and well you know the type, until he
more or less turned on me. I wont go into the gory details, but it was pretty
bad.
I was finally able to get away from him, get away from his abuse,
and more than anything, start to become my own person again. But what I didn’t
expect was Mikah. *Dreamy eyes* Mikah is like nothing I’ve ever met before and
I’m so excited to get to know him more.
Viv
Review:
WOW! This story hooked me from page one and had me turning
the pages to see what would happen next.
Vivienne’s life is not easy. Her mom was an alcoholic and
drug addict and she has just escaped from her abusive boyfriend. Now she is
struggling as a waitress at a diner and dealing with rude customers. One in
particular rubs her the wrong way Mikah. He has taken an instant but unexpected
and persistent interest her. Even though he is the complete opposite of
Vivienne she can’t deny her body’s response to Mikah’s touch. But after finally
standing on her own two feet, Vivienne has a hard time accepting Mikah’s help.
Not to mention her past just might come back and take her away.
I don’t know how Zoey did it but she made the connection
with Vivienne and Mikah burn through the pages even though they hardly kiss and
have no sex. But there is something about them that just draws you in and has
you rooting for them. But with Vivienne’s past she has such a hard time
accepting Mikah and her feelings for him. The ending had my heart racing
wanting to know what will happen. But with such a cliff hanger I have to wait
until 2014. And I will be defiantly buying book two the day of release.
This is a great start to a new series. 4/5 Bloody Fangs
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Thank you for stopping by my blog today for the Give Me Reason tour. I would also like to say Thank You to Zoey for letting me review your book and Thank You to RBTL for letting me participate in this tour.
~Sabrina
Yay thanks for having me and Viv in your blog Sabrina!
ReplyDeleteYou're in luck, not sure where everyone is getting 2014, but Give Me Hope(Book 2) hits shelves on 11/19/13.
I love your review and I'm super stoked you loved Viv's story. Hold on cause Mikah is up next! <3!!