Book Review: Outsider

Katie January 6, 2017 0 Comments

Outsider is a book that I was really, really looking forward to reading as I really loved the book that came before it, Insider.  I could have done with a bit of a recap in the beginning of the story as there was a lot that had happened that I couldn’t really remember if I knew the backstory on or not.  Otherwise, I think the book should work as a standalone even without having read Insider.

This story focuses on a thrupple – Regan, Ethan and Trey.  Information ends up leaked about their relationship and many think that it is because Toni, who is following the tour to write an interactive biography did it.  If I remember correctly, this also was a major plot point in Insider, which I thought was resolved, but apparently not.  Trey ends up proposing to Regan to try and take the heat off of Ethan and Regan seeming to be in all the tabloids.  A lot of drama follows and Ethan ends up not showing up for the wedding and they think it is because he doesn’t approve of the two of them getting married without him.

I have to say that I enjoyed Insider a lot more – but it may have just been because I related to Toni more as she is writing about a band and can related less to the 3-way relationship storyline in this book to pretend I’m a part of the story.

I received a free e-copy of this book in order to write this review, I was not otherwise compensated.

About the Book

Reagan Elliot should be living her dream…She’s touring with Exodus End as their new rhythm guitarist and gaining more notoriety and fame than she ever imagined possible. She’s earned the devoted love of not only one, but two spectacular men. Her committed threesome with sexy guitarist Trey Mills and her hunky bodyguard Ethan Conner is stable, loving, deep, and satisfying for all involved.
But sometimes the world sees things differently and is determined to destroy what it doesn’t understand.
Can Reagan’s relationship with Trey and Ethan survive the cruel backlash of the media, her family, and a bigoted public? Or will the talented musician lose everything she holds dear in the face of her own burgeoning doubts?
Outsider is the second book in the Exodus End World Tour series. It’s also the sequel to Double Time, the fifth book in the Sinners on Tour series and a NYTimes best-seller.

Book Review: Dare Me

Katie January 4, 2017 0 Comments

Dare Me was a little bit tough for me to read.  The book starts out with an epilogue of one of our main characters, Saige Phillips, hearing a gun shot and running to the barn to find that her father had killed himself on her 13th birthday.  I just lost my Dad a couple of months ago and while it was not quite as violent as what happened to Saige, her feeling held back and having dreams/nightmares/memories of her Dad throughout the book made me have to stop a few times throughout to compose myself.  I don’t usually find myself crying reading a romance novel, but hey, there’s a first time for everything.

The rest of the book picks up with Saige out of college and getting a job as an interior designer at a company that sells private jets.  She becomes close with her core group of coworkers and they ask her out for happy hour on a Friday night that results in a game of Truth or Dare.  The boss, Holt Hamilton, who is super hot ends up at the bar as well and when Saige’s turn comes around, they dare her to ask him out for drinks.  Saige can’t resist a dare so she asks him – and he says YES!

Their whirlwind romance begins – but Saige seems determined to keep Holt at a distance and not open up her heard again.  Also –  Holt seems to make a reference to something about her ‘last name’ that stuck with me throughout the rest of the story.  A bit of a mystery – and there are some conversations that are overheard where I started to piece things together.  I won’t give too much away, as it does end up being a major plot point near the end of the book – but pay attention to all the details and see if you can figure it out early too.

I really liked this book and the author’s writing style – and I’m in luck – this is the first book in a series! Hopefully I’ll be able to snag the others on NetGalley as well.  I received a free e-copy of this book in order to write this review, I was not otherwise compensated.

About the Book

Five coworkers.
Four drinks.
Three glances.
Two fleeting smiles.
One dare.

A dare that will change my life.

That’s all it takes to send me plummeting into the arms of the mysterious Holt Hamilton. Behind his crystal blue eyes is a secret, one that screams danger but calls to me anyway.

My name is Saige Phillips.

I never walk away from a dare

Dare Me is available for purchase in both print and ebook formats.