Book Tour for His Untameable Wickedness by A. P. von K'Ory (REVIEW & GIVEAWAY)……

Readers drawn to dark and gritty reads will get all that and more in this quick tale dripping in sensuality and full of moments that rip at your heart for all the cruelties done to others.  Keep reading to get a tempting taste of His Untameable Wickedness by A. P. von K'Ory, along with getting my impressions of it, then learn even more about this book by visiting the other sites hosting this tour.  In honor of this first installment in the Untameable series make sure to fill out the form below for the chance to win a $15 bookstore GC too!

LEO

A three-letter word made me a murderess at the age of eight years. But having experienced the curses of that word, I was done with men as I grew up. All men. Except to outplay them in the New York financial arena. Then Crowned Sex enthroned in gorgeous velvet charm and lustful gallantry storms into my life. Spewing volcanic lava on my monumental arctic ice block. With the unapologetic fierceness of a savage god. Wearing crackling thunderbolts straight from the god Zeus. Explosive has nothing on it.
Adrian isn't hot, he's fucking hellish. He embarks on melting my ice block at the speed of lightning. But I was done with men. I was done with sex. For ever. I. Was.
ADRIAN
I scented her darkness from the moment I was told about her. The sight of her sealed my decision. She was the woman created for my own darkness. I set off to protect her even from herself. Protect her to claim.
Fuse her darkness with my own. For. Myself. I'd fended women off me with bazookas when I was done but they weren't. I wasn't prepared for the battle I soon fought. Not only with her but also with her family. And New York's billionaire gangsters who own entourages of corrupt cops and politicians. With every battle I won, she started new darker wars around me. You ate or you were eaten. Not even starving was an option.
NOTE: Although the blurb is in the first person, the story of Leo and Adrian is written in the third person. This story contains adult material including explicit sex and violence. You've been warned.

EXCERPT:

“If you feel I should stop, say you’re mine.”
“I am, I am! Just don’t stop, Adrian.”
He stopped, chortling deep in his chest, eyeing her from under his brows as his head lifted with her jerky thrusts. Adrian’s molten lava eyes radiated something utterly demonic but captivating, hypnotizing. They now seemed to shoot her senses with the wickedness every single cell in her craved. Those eyes concentrated on her flawed body, her utterly broken soul, crushing the fierce pride she falsely nurtured for her protection.
He made her feel invincible. Armored, even against his demonic wickedness.
He licked behind her ear, whispered, “Stop being your worst enemy, wildcat, and simply receive and revel in pleasure. Your whole body’s made to receive it. From me.”

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MY IMPRESSIONS OF THIS BOOK:

Into the joy and happiness of the holidays comes this dark and suspenseful tale of two people bruised by their pasts who find themselves connecting in a combustible journey to HFN.  With this being a series starter, the author has a lot to present in laying the groundwork for what's to come here and in the future.  With each turn of the page readers are shown the darkness and pain these two endured to get where they are, shown the depravity of those meant to protect, and it makes for a difficult read at times.  After witnessing those childhood scenes, readers are introduced to adults who grew stronger because of their painful pasts.  They didn't let the pain and heartbreak define them but forged a path to fortune and success.  With Leo, she's worked hard to get where she is, and has no intention of losing everything.  She's sworn off men, but when Adrian enters the picture she's completely thrown for a loop.  She and Adrian had a crackling connection from the very start!  They had a connection teeming with erotic foreplay, a strong push/pull where each tried to outdo the other, in a journey that kept me on the edge of my seat.  While keeping my attention I found the connection between them wasn’t as heartfelt as I’d hoped, but with their pasts it’s no surprise that they still have trouble truly bonding in a mature and meaningful way.  With them, it felt like a constant battle.  Along with Adrian coming into her life, Leo has a face from the past who's returned to wreak havoc once again on her life in numerous suspenseful twists and turns.

There are a number of triggers along the way, moments between Leo and Adrian as well as the return of a villain from her childhood who's determined to wreck the person she's become, to make this an emotionally intense tale.  So let that be your warning!  For those drawn to dark reads, those that want a unique tale with erotically-charged scenes between two people leery of showing their softer sides, then pick this one up and give it a go!

My rating for this is a C+

*I got this book from the author for review in exchange for my honest opinion.

AUTHOR INFO:

AP von K’Ory writes the kind of books she herself would like to read and is passionate about, whether romance, psychological thriller or nonfiction. She is the winner of six awards from four continents, the last one being the Achievers Award for Writer of the Year 2013 in the Netherlands. The Selmere Integration Prize was awarded her in 2014 for her engagement in helping African Women in the Diaspora cope with a variety of domestic and social problems. The Proposal, a short story, won the Cook Communications first prize in 2010 and is published in an American anthology Africa 2012. In 2012, she won the Karl Ziegler Prize for her commitment to bring African culture to Western society in various papers, theses, and lectures. Again in 2012, her book Bound to Tradition: The Dream was nominated for the 2012 Caine Prize by the Author-me Group, Sanford, and in 2013 she was shortlisted for the Commonwealth Writers Prize.
Von K'Ory is married to an aristocrat and politician of Franco-German descent, has a large extended family. She lectures Economics and Sociology in Austria, Germany and Switzerland. She’s migratory and – weather willing – lives in Germany, France, Cyprus, and Greece.

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Book Tour for More Jade by Laura Pavlov (REVIEW)

Set in the college world, two apparent opposites find themselves attracted to one another against the odds, the desires of his calculating father, and her plans for the future.  Keep reading to get a tempting taste of More Jade by Laura Pavlov, along with my impressions of this sexy and charming tale, then add this first part of the A Love You More Rockstar Romance trilogy to your bookshelf!

And then I met Cruz Winslow...

He’s everything I’m not, and then some — a budding musician, he’s cocky and arrogant. He’s at ease in every situation and treats me like I’m the only person who exists.

Together we’re in sync with everything we do and I’m falling hard and fast for him.

He’s also a complicated boy and although I can’t begin to understand the life he’s lived, I want to be there for him in every way possible.

And that’s how it happened.

Slowly but surely, he’s captured my heart —

One I wasn’t prepared to give away...

Jade Moore is not my type...

She’s a good girl and has her entire life mapped out. I’ve never met anyone like her.

The girl is disciplined and determined.

I’m not.

She follows the rules.

I don’t.

She’s sunshine and girl next door.

I’m sex and booze.

We don’t mix.

But from the minute I lay my eyes on her, I’m done for. She’s everything I never knew I wanted...

And now all I want is...more Jade.

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MY IMPRESSIONS OF THIS BOOK:

Rockstar romances are my catnip and whenever I come across one I can’t help but pick it up.  Never having read Ms. Pavlov before though I didn’t know what to expect, but what I got utterly charmed me and introduced me to my newest book boyfriend...Cruz Winslow.  From their awkward first meeting to their tear-filled HFN conclusion, the main couple of this story completely captivated me and had me rooting for them every step of the way.

Cruz Winslow seems to have it all as the son of a wealthy producer and popular model, rocking out on stage on the weekends with his brother while waiting for their band to get signed.  He’s sexy with a sultry voice and attracts women of all ages like any other rockstar, but it’s all for show and beginning to take a toll on him.  Playing music is something he enjoys but he has other dreams he’d rather pursue, but out of love and fear over his brother’s sobriety he’s committed to making their band a success.  Meeting the studious Jade changes his life irrevocably though and gives readers a sweet and endearing romance that still makes me want to smile as her tutoring him has them growing closer together.  Time together has them discovering hidden layers to each other while pushing towards their desired goals in a romance light on angst and heavy on heartwarming moments.  Cruz is a delicious hero who seems like a jerk early on but who quickly redeems himself.  He takes his wealth for granted early on, but seeing how Jade lives opens his eyes and has him going out of his way to give her everything she’s missed out on which endeared him to me.  Making her happy made him happy.  Money can’t buy happiness though when it comes to his dysfunctional parents.  While he’s somewhat close to his mother it’s his father who does the most damage to his psyche.  Seeing his son’s talent he’s focused on them becoming rockstars and decries their going to college, using it to manipulate them into doing what he wants.  Even worse is their parent’s alcohol and drug abuse which Cruz’s brother Lennon is starting to dabble in.  It all makes for a family that has hardened Cruz’s heart and has him valuing Jade, and her loving father, all the more.

Jade Moore lost her mother when she was young but her memory has driven Jade ever since her death when Jade was 5 years old.  Her parents being soul mates has fueled her desire to wait for the right man to give herself to and the need to help others (when her mother couldn’t be helped) has her wanting to become a doctor.  To achieve her goals Jade’s become a studious and regimented young woman, one who doesn’t believe in drinking heavily or losing control.  Going to college introduces her to all sorts of new things though and has her taking a few baby steps to living the college lifestyle.  While she expects a bit of drinking and dancing, what she doesn’t expect is falling for the bad boy rockstar who shows her his heart of gold as they slowly lay the foundation for their romance of opposites attracting.  It’s a romance that sees her coming out of her shell a bit, taking more chances, knowing that Cruz will be there to pick her up if she falls.  She may have started off a bit judgmental but as the story progressed she became bolder, particularly in her scenes with Cruz that saw her going after something she wanted...him.  Theirs is a romance that charmed me, with each heartwarming and sensual encounter I was left wanting more, and by the turn of the final page I’m left feeling that the real test for them is yet to come.

From the very start I was pulled into this book with its characters that were perfectly imperfect at times. Cruz especially won me over, showing his hidden heart of gold courtesy of a good woman who gave him the love and support his parents should’ve given him.  His wholehearted love and support for his brother Lennon made me love him even more and was yet another example of how much he was willing to sacrifice for others.  Jade grew in my eyes too, becoming a heroine worthy of admiration as she looked past the facade to see the kindhearted man beneath the rockstar veneer and it added to their already entertaining journey to HFN.  Surrounding this likable main couple was an equally memorable cast of secondary characters, some who I liked and some who were toxic.  Thankfully there wasn’t too many characters I wanted to strangle other than Jade’s first roommate Meghan (a petty and jealous groupie) and Cruz’s bandmate Dex (who’s truly nasty and enjoys tearing people down) who’s quick to tattle to Cruz’s daddy to get his way.  Their scenes felt like intrusions but their actions pushed the story into dramatic directions that ultimately enhanced the story.  The characters that caught my attention the most were Jade’s father, Cruz’s brother Lennon, and the other member of Exiled, Adam.  Jade and her father were exactly what a parent/child relationship should be as he encouraged her to live life to the fullest while making sure she was aware of danger.  They always treated each other with love and respect and I thoroughly enjoyed their scenes together.  Lennon and Adam were an interesting flip of the coin when it came to living like a rockstar and I’m truly invested now in where things go for the band.  I’m also feeling concern over what long distance will do to Jade and Cruz, but I’m also hopeful as their love so far has proved pretty enduring.  On a whole here’s to this first installment in what promises to be a heartwarming and heartbreaking rockstar romance!

My rating for this is an A-

*I got this book from the author for review in exchange for my honest opinion.

AUTHOR INFO:

Laura Pavlov writes sweet and sexy contemporary romance that will make you both laugh and cry. She is happily married to her college sweetheart, mom to two awesome almost-grown kids, and dog-whisperer to a couple crazy yorkies. Laura resides in Las Vegas where she is living her own happily ever after.

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