COCKY BASTARD by Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward-Review and Book Tour
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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date August 17, 2015
He was someone who belonged in my wildest fantasies instead of a rest stop in the middle of Nebraska.
A sexy, cocky, Australian named Chance was the last person I expected to run into on my cross-country drive.
When my car broke down, we made a deal. Next thing I knew, we were traveling together, spending sexually-tense nights in hotels and taking unplanned detours.
My ordinary road trip turned into the adventure of a lifetime. It was all fun and games until things got intense.
I wanted him, but Chance wouldn’t make a move. I thought he wanted me too, but something was holding him back.
I wasn’t supposed to fall for the cocky bastard, especially when I knew we’d be going our separate ways.
All good things must come to an end, right?
Except our ending was one I didn’t see coming.
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REVIEW: COCKY BASTARD is a stand alone, contemporary adult, romance storyline co –authored by Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward. This is former Australian soccer player Chance Bateman, and attorney Aubrey Bloom’s storyline.
COCKY BASTARD follows Aubrey and Chance on a cross country journey to California. A chance encounter at a truck stop in Nebraska found Aubrey driving Chance, whose motorcycle was in need of repair, to Temecula, California where Aubrey was about to embark on a new job and a new life. What ensues is a building relationship-friends to lovers-that ends when Chance disappears out of Aubrey’s following a night of $ex and passion in Las Vegas. Fast forward two years wherein Aubrey has moved on with her life but she has never forgotten about Chance Bateman. Chance will reappear into Aubrey’s life, and things don’t go according to plan when Chance reveals what happened during those two missing years, and the realization that Chance had fallen in love with Aubrey.
Aubrey is a strong female heroine who has been burned a time or two by the men in her life. Meeting Chance gave Aubrey the opportunity to learn to trust again but his disappearance left Aubrey heartbroken and pining for the one that got away. Chance’s explanation is difficult for Aubrey to hear but forgiveness does not come easily for a woman who has moved on with her life.
The relationship between Aubrey and Chance is one of immediate attraction and high sexual chemistry but Aubrey refuses to jump into bed with a man she barely knows. Along with Aubrey and Chance we learn a little about their back stories, histories and heartbreaks-it is Chance’s story that will affect his relationship with Aubrey. A trip to Vegas finds Aubrey alone wondering where it all went wrong. The $ex scenes are seductive and provocative, but limited in number.
COCKY BASTARD is a fun read. There are humorous moments, funny banter, and verbal sexual foreplay between Aubrey and Chance. Chance is quick with the one-lines and sexual innuendo resulting in some giggles and laughs throughout the story. Aubrey learns to let go some of her preconceived notions about the man with whom she had fallen in love but trusting Chance with her heart, once again, wasn’t ever going to come easy.
The secondary and supporting characters include Carla the local bartender with a sympathetic ear; Melanie the coffee barista who helps Chance with his seduction of Aubrey; Chance’s sister Adele and her boyfriend Harry; as well as Richard aka Dick –a man who will become an important part of Aubrey’s life. And of course we can’t forget about Pixy-the blind, fainting goat- whose attachment to both Aubrey and Chance continues to grow.
COCKY BASTARD is a delight; an enjoyable and intoxicating look at two people whose lives changed over a bobble-head Obama and a broken down bike. The premise is fun, quirky, and uplifting with a few twist and turns for added drama; the characters are confident and passionate; the romance inspiring and beautiful.
PS. And who doesn’t like Nick Ayler on the cover !!
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Reviewed by Sandy
With a huff, I got out of bed and stood on my tiptoes to look out the peephole. Why were those things always so high on the door anyway? I was surprised to find no one standing on the other side. Maybe I’d imagined it.
Another knock.
I flicked on the lights. The sound wasn’t coming from the entrance door. It was coming from an interior door I hadn’t even noticed before.
Chance’s door.
I unfastened the top lock and cracked it open just enough so I could see what he wanted. And there he stood.
Shirtless.
Wearing only dark gray boxer briefs that hugged him like a second skin.
It took a minute to understand what he was doing there, even though he was holding up a toothbrush in question.
“I thought we had established I wasn’t a serial killer already.”
I opened the door wider.
He smiled.
Oh lord. Stop that. Right now.
“I must have left my toothpaste in my saddlebag in the car.”
I swallowed hard. “Uh huh.”
He cocked his head to the side, and his brows dipped in. “Can I borrow yours?”
“Oh. Yeah, sure.”
He walked past me and let himself into my bathroom. I waited at the door.
“You got an awful lot of girly crap in here for one night,” he said with a jumbled mouth full of toothpaste from the bathroom. “Private Collection Tuberose Gardenia.”
He was reading my Estee Lauder perfume bottle.
I heard him rinse and spit. Then there was a gargling sound. He used my mouthwash, too. Sure, help yourself.
He walked out and flicked off the bathroom light. “Is tuberose a rose?”
I shook my head, still confused by the whole situation going on.
“That’s why,” he murmured.
“Why what?”
“I couldn’t figure out what you smelled like all day. Not sure I ever smelled a Tuberose before.” He shrugged and walked back into his room but not before turning back. “Even those little black lacy underwear smell like tuberose.”
My eyes bulged. I’d taken off my bra and panties and left them on the bathroom counter.
“You…you—”
“Relax. I’m teasing. Do I look like an underwear sniffer to you?”
Yes.
No.
Maybe?
“Night, Aubrey.” He graced me with a dimple and disappeared.
AH-BREE. Damn him.
I locked the door and checked it twice, unclear if it was for my safety or his. His voice saying my name was on audio replay inside my head, getting softer and softer like a soothing lullaby with each breath as I drifted off to dreamland.
Until the knock came again.
Vi Keeland is a native New Yorker with three children that occupy most of her free time, which she complains about often, but wouldn’t change for the world. She is a bookworm and has been known to read her kindle at stop lights, while styling her hair, cleaning, walking, during sporting events, and frequently while pretending to work. She is a boring attorney by day, and an exciting New York Times & USA Today Best Selling smut author by night!
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Penelope Ward is a New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal Bestselling author. She grew up in Boston with five older brothers and spent most of her twenties as a television news anchor before switching to a more family-friendly career.
Penelope lives for reading books in the new adult genre, coffee and hanging out with her friends and family on weekends. She is the proud mother of a beautiful 11-year-old girl with autism (the inspiration for the character Callie in Gemini) and a 9-year-old boy, both of whom are the lights of her life. Penelope, her husband and kids reside in Rhode Island.
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Terrific review, Sandy. This sounds like a wonderful book. With the weekend coming, this looks like a good story to read.
Looks great Sandy. I heard a lot about this book. Looking forward to checking it out. Congrats to Vi and Penelope.
Great review, Sandy. Sounds like a great storyline.
Fantastic review Sandy. Love Vi’s books !!
Thanks for the review Sandy. Sounds like a fun read !!!
Wonderful review, Sandy. This really sounds good.
Great review, Sandy. Interesting title 😉
Another very nice review, Sandy! Love the sound of this one!