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Sunday, October 2, 2016

Blog Tour: Mine For Now - Erika Kelly

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    From the award-winning author of the Rock Star Romance books comes a sizzling new series about the O’Donnell siblings. The pull of wild love is irresistible.

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She’s had enough drama in her life.

Nicole O’Donnell is more than ready for the fresh start college offers. After a lifetime of trying to help her alcoholic mom and ex-boyfriend get sober, she’s finally learned her lesson: people don’t change. They certainly don’t change for her.

He can never leave his drama behind.

Thanks to his mom’s substance abuse issues, Dylan McCaffrey’s persona non grata in his hometown of Gun Powder, Colorado. So when he scores a free ride to the top university in the country, he’s determined to make something of this fresh start. But his mom has always relied on him, and she’s not handling his absence well at all. If he can just keep up his grades, pay her bills, and come home every break, he might be able to pull off this opportunity.

True love won’t be denied.

No matter how determined they are to steer clear of each other, their combustible connection explodes, especially when Nicole offers Dylan the one thing he can’t bear—hope. Once he has a taste of it—and the irresistible force of her—there’s no going back.

But when he falls too deeply, when he loses sight of his priorities, he might just lose it all.
 
Order MINE FOR NOW in ebook or paperback, releasing 10/4/16

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Review

I have never read an Erika Kelly book before now and boy am I regretting it.  She spun an incredible tale of the connection between two beautifully broken souls that captivated me from the very beginning.   Mine for Now is a story of learning to let go of the past, grabbing ahold of love and looking to the future.  It explores love, loyalty, family, trust and friendship.   It’s beautifully written, engaging, perfectly paced.  I loved it.

This story hit a little close to home and I could see so much of myself and some of my loved ones within Dylan.  He has such a magnificent soul, a caregiver to his core.  And while some of his behaviors frustrated me, having been in his shoes with a loved one in the past, I understood where he was coming from.   Nicole is quirky and sweet; I couldn’t help but fall in love with her.  The side characters were amazing as well, adding depth to the story.  I want James as my best friend.

There are a lot of feels wrapped up into these pages.  I was lucky to have tissue nearby, I recommend it if you’re a crier like me.  While it wasn’t an ugly cry, there were some definite tears.  I cannot wait to get my hands on the next in this series and in the meantime I’ll be one-clicking away on her backlist.  -Peace and Love, Buxom J

    
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Excerpt

Every time he closed his eyes he saw her. He saw her in his bed, those long eyelashes fanning in perfect arcs on her creamy skin. Or on his lap, straddling him, her face taut with sexual tension. Or, worse, he imagined her on her back, hair spread all over the pillow, breasts bouncing as he slammed into her. Jesus, he ached just thinking about it.

He had to stop this. He had better control over his emotions than this—how else would he have survived this long?

What was happening to him? That first night, when he’d brought her into his bed—he’d felt it then. This connection, this bond. He hadn’t even known her—but he’d felt her. Inside, he’d felt her. When had she become essential to him?

Oh, shit. That was bad. Very bad. No one could ever be essential to him.

What she’d said tonight—about recreating Gun Powder. He had done that.

He’d hated his life back home. The town itself was beautiful, but it was filled with his big, extended family—family that wanted nothing to do with him. They’d given him a choice—him or his mom. Of course, he’d chosen his mom. But that had narrowed his social life to the guys who weren’t going anywhere.

Or maybe he’d chosen those guys because he thought they’d understand his life a little better.

And, yeah, he guessed he had done the same thing here.

But he couldn’t stop thinking about what James had said about what he wanted deep down. He’d never been allowed to think about what he wanted. For him, it was about survival. Nothing else.

And yet, he had worked his ass off to get into a top school. Why? Like James said, if he planned on going back to Gun Powder, why bother with the expense and hassle of Wilmington?

Hope rose in him, a force so strong he couldn’t ignore it. He came here because he wanted more. 

Nicole.

He did have something deep down. And that something was a someone.

Holy shit. Adrenaline crashed his system.

Nicole was his deep down. She was his home, his heart.
   
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About Erika Kelly: Award-winning author Erika Kelly has been spinning romantic tales all her life--she just didn't know it. Raised on the classics, she didn't discover romantic fiction until later in life. From that moment on, she's been devouring the genre and has found her true voice as an author. Over three decades she's written poems, screenplays, plays, short stories, and all kinds of women's fiction novels. Married to the love of her life and raising four children, she's lived in two countries and seven states, but give her pen and paper, a stack of good books, and a steaming mug of vanilla chai latte and she can make her home anywhere.  
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Erika Kelly’s MINE FOR NOW Tour Schedule:
September 26
Movies, Shows & Books – Excerpt
2OCC Reviews – Review & Excerpt
Roxy's Reviews – Excerpt
TBR Book Blog – Review & Excerpt
September 27
SBB Reviews – Review & Excerpt
Textteaser-Excerpt
HEA Novel Thoughts-Review & Excerpt
September 28
Krista's Dust Jacket – Review & Excerpt
The Lusty Literate – Excerpt
Quesarasera Book Blog – Review & Excerpt
Miss Betty's Reviews-Review & Excerpt
September 29
Book Reader Chronicles – Review & Excerpt
Typical Distractions – Excerpt
Wicked Babes Blog Reviews – Review & Excerpt
September 30
This Wacky Momma Reads – Review & Excerpt
Brittany's Book Blog – Excerpt
Ebook Indulgence – Review
Krissy's Book Nook – Review & Excerpt
October 1
Kick Back & Review – Review & Excerpt
Nicole's Book Musings – Excerpt
Oh My Growing TBR – Excerpt
Sofia Loves Books-Review & Excerpt
October 2
A Taste of Sin – Excerpt
Reading Tigress – Review & Excerpt
The Pervy Ladies Book Blog – Review & Excerpt
EskieMama Reads – Excerpt
October 3
Dog-Eared Daydreams – Review & Excerpt
Guilty Pleasures Book Reviews – Review & Excerpt
October 4
Behind Closed Doors Book Review – Review & Excerpt
The Lovely Books – Review
Southern Yankee Book Reviews – Review & Excerpt
October 5
Ashley Book Blog – Review & Excerpt
Pages Abound – Review & Excerpt
October 6
From the TBR Pile – Review & Excerpt
Miranda's Library – Review & Excerpt
October 7
Smut Book Junkie Book Reviews – Review & Excerpt
KatyaRath – Review & Excerpt
Melena's Reviews – Review & Excerpt
Queenzany – Review & Excerpt
Reading in Pajamas – Review & Excerpt
October 8
A Brit and a Yank – Excerpt
AC book blog – Review & Excerpt
G & T's Indie Café – Excerpt
Sexy Bibliophiles – Review
Deluged with Books Café-Review & Excerpt

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