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Sweet (Landry Family 6) by Adriana Locke-Review & Excerpt Tour

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Sweet (Landry Family 6) by Adriana Locke-Review & Excerpt Tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date February 28, 2022

Chemistry is not another word for love.

That’s what my boss, the grumpy single dad with brilliant green eyes, says anyway.

I have my V-card. He’s ten years older than me. I work for him.

Nate Hughes has a million reasons why a relationship between us would never work. Honestly? It’s all a farce.

He can’t deny the sparks when we’re together. His soft smiles, brief touches, and protective behaviors come too easily. And when I need a place to stay? He can’t stop himself from offering me a room—though I’d prefer his bed.

Our forced proximity brings things to a head. Our shared experiences and traumas draw us closer. Our undeniable attraction has us toeing the line between friends and lovers—whether Nate likes it or not.

He’s right—we do have an intense chemistry. But that doesn’t mean that I won’t fall in love with him … even if he can’t love me back.

••••••

REVIEW: Sweet is just that, sugary sweet left on your tongue. This was a bittersweet read for me as the lovely author had to back out of an event I was attending. That being said, it was a fabulous read. Sweet is book six in the Landry Family series, it can be read as a standalone or in series order, which I always recommend.

Sweet has a little bit of an age gap, mixed with grumpy sunshine, mixed with hot single dad, so if any of those light your sparker, this will be right up your alley.

Page is still a little young, but she knows herself, and she knows she wants Nate, her boss. From the get go of this book, the vibe is happy, go lucky, Page meets stick in the mud, needs to loosen up Nate and his son Ryder. Their connection is deep and they both had less than happy upbringings, and though they have an age difference, they both have more in common than they think.

But let’s face it, Ryder steals the show, as a reader that kid is so cute and I wanted more of him in the book. There is some conflict in the book, like any good plot, but one that is more mental and emotional than anything. Sweet was a touching read that I whipped through in one sitting, the author did a wonderful job painting this picture of family, growth and hope and I hope to see more coming soon.

 

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“I had nowhere to go, Nate,” she says, sticking her bottom lip out. “But I knew my friend Nate would be more than happy to help me out of my bind. You weren’t here so I came on in. I waved to Shaye as I walked through the front door so it’s not like I was being sneaky.”

Like that makes it okay.

“What would you have done if someone else would’ve walked in here and saw you naked?” I ask, quirking a brow.

She laughs. “Nate, no one else has the balls to walk into your office but you.”

“And you, apparently.”

“Well, and me.” She grins and picks up the curling iron. “I’m glad you’re here. I kind of need a favor.”

I recline against the couch and prepare myself.

“Now’s a little late to be asking for favors, don’t ya think?” I ask.

USA Today bestselling author Adriana Locke lives and breathes books. After years of slightly obsessive relationships with the flawed bad boys dreamed up by other authors, she decided to create her own. She is the author of Tumble, the first novel in her Dogwood Lane series; the Exception series; the Gibson Brothers series; and the Landry Family series.

She resides in the Midwest with her husband, her sons, two dogs, two cats, and a bird. She spends a large amount of time playing with her kids, drinking coffee, and cooking. You can find her outside if the weather’s nice, and there’s always a piece of candy in her pocket. Besides cinnamon gummy bears, boxing, and random quotes, her next favorite thing is chatting with readers. She’d love to hear from you! Look for her at www.adrianalocke.com.

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Resolution (Mason Family 5)by Adriana Locke-Review & Excerpt Tour

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Resolution (Mason Family 5) by Adriana Locke-Review & Excerpt Tour

 

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date December 10, 2021.

Romance is not in Wade Mason’s portfolio.

This is tragic. It’s unfair that a man so maddeningly gorgeous—an architect with a deliciously squarish jaw, adorably dimpled chin, and the hottest black glasses that straddle the line between professional and provocative—rebukes all things love.
I knew this well before I walked into his office.

The man is a conundrum—a complicated, steel-wall of a puzzle. On one hand, he brushes against me in the conference room with a broodiness that sets me on fire. He demands in-person meetings nearly every day about the house we’re working on together. I catch him watching me out of the corner of his eye with a look that’s anything but platonic. But any talk of hook-ups, love, or relationships—even in general? Completely off the table.

I’m determined to peel back his layers until I get to the bottom of the mysterious businessman. But my plan is foiled by a surprise that leaves both of us reeling. Neither of us see it coming but it changes everything

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REVIEW:Resolution is the fifth book in the Mason Family series, and what a ride it was. The book can be read as a standalone, or in order of the series. As a big fan of the author, I always recommend reading in order, but there are enough details for the backstory that you won’t be lost if reading as a standalone. Wade Mason is nerd hot, right up my alley, which made his book an awesome read. As an architect, he’s professional, cold, and controlled but behind those black rimmed glasses is a hot blooded, alpha male, a puzzle just waiting for someone to solve. Everything has its place, and that is just how Wade likes things. That is until Dara, bringer of storms blows into his life. Dara is headstrong, assertive, funny and sweet, she gives as good as she gets and never backs down from a challenge.

Wade and Dara’s chemistry is steamy! They are so opposite of each other that it’s funny to read how they connect and bond as the plot plays out. Dara is the freaking bomb.com!! She has got to be my most favorite female character that Adriana Locke has produced in a series. This series as a whole is so heartwarming and charming, you can really tell how much love Adriana Locke puts into her work. This is a spoiler free zone, so go and one click buy or read on Kindle Unlimited.

Previous reviews
Restraint
Reputation
Reckless
Relentless

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Reviewed by Sarah

Much to my surprise and annoyance, she laughs as she walks by me. Her elbow grazes my stomach in a move that I think is intentional. Before I can react, she’s down the hall and standing in front of Eliza.
“That dress is stunning on you,” she tells Eliza as if we weren’t in a strained conversation five seconds ago. “Where did you get it?”
“Oh, for fuck’s sake,” I grumble as I slam my door. The framed copy of the first building I ever designed shakes against the wall.
I lean against my desk and suck in a deep lungful of air. The scent of coconuts only intensifies my frustration.
I open a window and then sit down.
“Busy men always go through the motions and never have time to be creative. I’m not sure that fits my needs.”
What the hell?
Relational intimacy.
Loads of rubbish, just as it was ten years ago.
Instead of listening to spoiled, silver spoon-fed women who want their ridiculous projects handled, I have real work to do.
My heart pumps from the interaction with Dara, and I find myself replaying much of our conversation. It’s not until I get to relational intimacy do I realize how much time I’ve wasted—and am still wasting.
I put my phone on Do Not Disturb and get back to the only thing I ever want to know intimately—my work.


 

USA Today bestselling author Adriana Locke lives and breathes books. After years of slightly obsessive relationships with the flawed bad boys dreamed up by other authors, she decided to create her own. She is the author of Tumble, the first novel in her Dogwood Lane series; the Exception series; the Gibson Brothers series; and the Landry Family series.

She resides in the Midwest with her husband, her sons, two dogs, two cats, and a bird. She spends a large amount of time playing with her kids, drinking coffee, and cooking. You can find her outside if the weather’s nice, and there’s always a piece of candy in her pocket. Besides cinnamon gummy bears, boxing, and random quotes, her next favorite thing is chatting with readers. She’d love to hear from you! Look for her at www.adrianalocke.com.

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Relentless (Mason Family 4) by Adriana Locke-Review Tour

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Relentless (Mason Family 4) by Adriana Locke-Review, Excerpt & Giveaway Tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date July 20, 2021

“I had to sneeze.”
I should’ve taken her insurance information and driven off like any reasonable CEO with places to be would.
She crashed into my car, for heaven’s sake. Because she had to sneeze.
What did I do? I didn’t get in my car and drive away, if that’s what you’re thinking.
Nope. I stuck around. I could suggest I stayed because she needed help, but the truth? She was really, really hot.
We became fast friends. Then friends with benefits. Before I knew it, we were involved in an illicit office romance that had me fumbling through a drawerful of panties to get a Post-It.
It was supposed to be easy—a fling, if you will. A dashing millionaire hero (*adjusts tie*) and a beautiful (stubborn, frustratingly independent, hell-on-wheels) damsel in distress. (Don’t tell her I said that.)
It wasn’t supposed to be forever, but we did want a happy ending. (Pun intended.) We could’ve made it work, too.
But one of us overcomplicated things with the L-word. And the other? They omitted a truth that changed everything.

•••••

REVIEW:*Dives for kindle*

Relentless is here! Book Four in the Mason Family series has arrived from the lovely Adriana Locke. Relentless is a contemporary romance that can be read as a standalone in the series, but as I always recommend, it’s better in the series order. This book is such a good read, it’s fun, it’s happy, its drama, it’s spicy, it’s everything you want to inject into your own life sometimes. And what’s better you ask? It’s on Kindle Unlimited!

Shaye luck hasn’t been the best the last few years, she is still dealing with the issues of her past, but she’s a strong independent woman who doesn’t take crap for anything. She wants to earn her way and pay back what needs to be paid back. This motto is what she is basing her life around at the moment, well she was until she sneezed her way into her very own CEO.

Oliver is a workaholic, a hot as Hades workaholic, but nonetheless, spends far too much time behind his desk. His life revolves around work, sure he makes time for his family, family is family, but the spare time for relationships is not for him. Having been burned by love in the past, Oliver has taken his work as his wife and has no plans to change. That was, until Shaye.

A chance encounter, a connection that sparks more than lust, can Oliver let go of the past and move on to greener pastures? Or will his workaholic ways win out?

What a story! I love Ollie and Shaye so much! Their relationship was so much fun to read, from the beginning of the Mason Family series, I couldn’t wait to see what Addy would do, where she would go with the character, who she would pair everyone up with. All I have to say is, way to go girly! I can always count on Addy for a good book, her characters are so real and relatable. I want a family like the Mason’s!

Previous reviews
Restraint
Reputation
Reckless

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Reviewed by Sarah

 

He fiddles with his tie. “Otherwise, I’ll be back upstairs in a few hours, and we can head up to legal. You’ll be communicating with them a lot, and I want to make the introductions.”
“Okay,” I say, following his lead and standing.
He comes around the corner of his desk and stops a few feet in front of me.
Our eyes lock, his irises shifting colors again—deepening—as he takes me in. If we were in another place—any other place—at another time—besides the office in which we both work—I’d raise on my tiptoes and kiss him.
At least, I think that’s what I would do. It’s been so long. But the version of me that lives in my head and plays out fictional romantic interludes believes that’s what would happen.
My mouth goes dry, and my lips are downright parched. But as the reel of the make-believe kiss we’d share finishes in my head, I scamper back to reality and the fact that he’s my boss. And no matter how kissable he is or what I wouldn’t give to lean in to this feeling—the one that feels pretty and desired—I don’t.
I can’t.
Because life is about priorities and having a roof over your head is a big one. So, too, is ensuring that you don’t give people the ability to screw up your life.
Kissing my boss would surely put me at risk for the first one. It would definitely be wading into the waters of the second.
“Let me know if you need anything from me today,” I say, my voice a little raspier than I would like.
His eyes darken, but all he does is nod.
I lift my chin and give him my best-practiced smile. Then I turn on my heel and escape into my office.


 

USA Today bestselling author Adriana Locke lives and breathes books. After years of slightly obsessive relationships with the flawed bad boys dreamed up by other authors, she decided to create her own. She is the author of Tumble, the first novel in her Dogwood Lane series; the Exception series; the Gibson Brothers series; and the Landry Family series.

She resides in the Midwest with her husband, her sons, two dogs, two cats, and a bird. She spends a large amount of time playing with her kids, drinking coffee, and cooking. You can find her outside if the weather’s nice, and there’s always a piece of candy in her pocket. Besides cinnamon gummy bears, boxing, and random quotes, her next favorite thing is chatting with readers. She’d love to hear from you! Look for her at www.adrianalocke.com.

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608 Alpha Avenue (Cherry Falls #23) by Adriana Locke-a review

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608 Alpha Avenue (Cherry Falls #23) by Adriana Locke-a review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release DateJune 8, 2021

Things heat up (and take an unexpected turn) when a self-proclaimed romantic requests the help of a broody small-town mechanic.

Grayson Blake is a jackass.
There’s no other way to put it.
He comes into Fireside every day and orders a beer. It’s nearly impossible to get him to have a conversation while he drinks it. Smiles—or anything remotely close to it—are even more rare.
Despite his cantankerous personality, he’s so freaking gorgeous. His thick black hair, broad shoulders, and the tattoos that mark his calloused skin draw me in like a magnet. I don’t even care that he’s ten years older than me. I’m here for the age gap. And his broody, bad-boy persona is entirely more attractive than it should be.
I have a thing for the rough-around-the-edges mechanic. And I’ve heard through the grapevine that he has a thing for me too. But getting him to admit it will be as easy as catching lightning in a bottle.

•••••••

REVIEW: My bag is packed and I’m ready to move to Cherry Falls!!

Grayson and Haley are two people that can’t seem to find their middle ground, she pushes his buttons, he is nothing but broody to her. Both can’t stand each other…until they do. 608 was such a fun, quick read that had me cheesy grinning the entire time I was reading it.

As a standalone novella in the Cherry Falls series, 608 was a fun, flirty read and AL never lets her readers down even with her bite size reads
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Grayson is a Harley riding, ultra-hot mechanic that Haley can’t seem to coax any sort of interest from, and this drives her straight up the wall. Enter a deal between the two and things get real.

Heheheh!

Such a great read!

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Reviewed by Sarah

USA Today bestselling author Adriana Locke lives and breathes books. After years of slightly obsessive relationships with the flawed bad boys dreamed up by other authors, she decided to create her own. She is the author of Tumble, the first novel in her Dogwood Lane series; the Exception series; the Gibson Brothers series; and the Landry Family series.

She resides in the Midwest with her husband, her sons, two dogs, two cats, and a bird. She spends a large amount of time playing with her kids, drinking coffee, and cooking. You can find her outside if the weather’s nice, and there’s always a piece of candy in her pocket. Besides cinnamon gummy bears, boxing, and random quotes, her next favorite thing is chatting with readers. She’d love to hear from you! Look for her at www.adrianalocke.com.

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Reputation (Mason Family 2) by Adriana Locke-Review Tour

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Reputation (Mason Family 2) by Adriana Locke-Review Tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date January 5, 2021

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Coy Mason is a jerk.

If there is one truth that Bellamy Davenport knows, it’s that. Hands-down. (Well, that and the fact that she didn’t mean to hurt him. Physically. Coy can’t be hurt emotionally because he doesn’t have a heart.)

Coy is not just the small-town, literal boy-next-door. He’s a heartbreaking, womanizing, mischief-making (and delicious) man and was all of those things well before he became a hot-shot country music sensation.

He’s a dream standing in her doorway with no shirt, messy hair, and a ‘Do you wanna?’ grin. But he’s also a nightmare for her heart and she knows it.

Their enemies-to-lovers relationship always ends the same way—heavy on the enemies, light on the lovers.

So why is she still standing there?

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REVIEW:The Mason family has always been one of my most favorite series by Adriana Locke. Her family stories have a way of burrowing in and becoming family. The stories are happy, whole and oh so saucy. This is the second book in the Mason Family series and can be read as a standalone, but it is recommended to read the series in order.

Coy and Bellamy are friends and from the same hometown, but when Coy gets his music deal that all changes. Coy is what I think many guys would be if they hit it big, cocky and full of themselves. Like the world is at their feet. Bellamy is a down to earth, small town girl that wants the simple life. Reading this I got major small-town Jessica Prince vibes for sure.

Adriana Locke has always been able to draw out real emotions from her characters and Reputation is no less true. Coy and Bellamy have funny banter, quirky moments that make them even more endearing and the best support from family that any book could have. As always with Locke’s book, the family in the book is truly family, the ones who always have your back and the ones that will do anything to help. I can’t wait to see what comes next in the Mason family series.

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Reviewed by Sarah

 

USA Today bestselling author Adriana Locke lives and breathes books. After years of slightly obsessive relationships with the flawed bad boys dreamed up by other authors, she decided to create her own. She is the author of Tumble, the first novel in her Dogwood Lane series; the Exception series; the Gibson Brothers series; and the Landry Family series.

She resides in the Midwest with her husband, her sons, two dogs, two cats, and a bird. She spends a large amount of time playing with her kids, drinking coffee, and cooking. You can find her outside if the weather’s nice, and there’s always a piece of candy in her pocket. Besides cinnamon gummy bears, boxing, and random quotes, her next favorite thing is chatting with readers. She’d love to hear from you! Look for her at www.adrianalocke.com.

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The Relationship Pact by Adriana Locke-Release Tour

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The Relationship Pact (Fake Dating: Kings of Football) by Adriana Locke-Release Tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date December 17 2020

How hard can it be?

That was the question rolling around Larissa Mason’s mind just before she asked Hollis Hudson to be her fake boyfriend.

It was only supposed to be for five minutes, after all.

Granted, that was also before she felt his hand on the small of her back as he charmed the heck out of her family.

And it was definitely before she saw the football god shirtless. Otherwise, she would’ve had an idea of just how hard some things could be.

It turns out that pretending to be in love with a crazily handsome, somewhat enigmatic, and absolutely unforgettable tight end (that has an amazing tight end) is easy.

Reminding herself that just because opposites attract doesn’t mean they’re forever is much harder.

What they have isn’t love—it’s a relationship pact. Right?

••••••••

REVIEW:Ladies and Gents, please make sure your seats are in the upright position and your buckled in; this is going to be a wild ride!

The Relationship Pack is here, the third book in the Kings of Football series by the lovely Adriana Locke. While all the books in the series can be read as standalone books, I always recommend reading a series in order to get the most out of it.

Hollis Hudson.

Larissa Mason.

Two strangers, until they are not.

A moment that was only supposed to that a few minutes turns into something that lasts a lifetime.
I didn’t want this to end so bad! Hollis and Larissa are such a happy and fun couple, you can’t read them and not fall in love with their story. The plot is awesome, it moves at a steady pace, and when the secondary -not that they aren’t fab- characters come into play, it makes it all the better. Hollis and Larissa are like the golden Disney couple we all simp over, we stalk their social media pages, follow the trends they do, and support them till our last day. Both Hollis and Larissa are such great characters that when their story ends, you want to finish that bottle of wine we all know we popped open, both happy they got their HEA and because their story is over!

I love the growth Adriana Locke gives each of her characters, the lesson they learn throughout the story. 5 out of 5 stars from a loyal reader!

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Reviewed by Sarah

USA Today and Washington Post bestselling author Adriana Locke lives and breathes books. After years of slightly obsessive relationships with the flawed bad boys created by other authors, Adriana has created her own.

She resides in the Midwest with her husband, sons, and two dogs. She spends a large amount of time playing with her kids, drinking coffee, and cooking. You can find her outside if the weather’s nice and there’s always a piece of candy in her pocket.

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Tangle (Dogwood Lane #2) by Adriana Locke-Review & Giveaway Tour

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Tangle (Dogwood Lane #2) by Adriana Locke-Review & Giveaway Tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date July 2, 2019.

That cream-filled, caramel-topped doughnut should have been hers. Still, Haley Raynor can’t deny that the pastry thief with the dreamy blue eyes looks even more delicious. But moving in on a handsome devil like Trevor Kelly is bad news for a die-hard romantic like Haley. Trevor doesn’t believe in love. She does. Giving in to a fling and Trevor’s irresistible charms can’t end well. Can it? What can it hurt to give it a shot?

Girls always fall for Trevor, and in the end, he always ends up looking like a bad-boy cad. Still, spending some time with Haley and her smart-talking, kissable mouth sounds pretty perfect. Besides, he’s only going to be in Dogwood Lane for one week. How much trouble could they possibly get into?

The only answer? A “no falling in love” contract. All Trevor and Haley have to do is follow the rules and resist the attraction sizzling between them…before their hearts get completely tangled up in temptation.

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REVIEW: Tangle is book two in the Dogwood Lane book series by Adriana Locke. We met Haley Raynor in Tumble, book one in the Dogwood Lane series. Haley is a small town girl, who is a hopeless romantic that has a horrible history of picking the wrong guys. Not only does she pick the wrong guys she also falls in love with them. Which always leads her to a broken heart.

Her cousin we met in book one – Dane Madden, bets her that she can’t date for six months. Haley decides to work on herself and agrees to the dating ban. When everything seems to be going wrong, Haley heads to the one place she knows she will find comfort – the Dogwood Cafe. They have doughnuts! Delicious cream filled doughnuts. Haley is eyeing the last doughnut, only to find out that its already sold.

It’s been sold to ruggedly handsome Trevor Kelly. Trevor is on the exact polar opposite of the romance spectrum as Haley. He is a serial single guy, that does not believe in love and has no desire what so ever for a relationship. After countless random run ins with each other, the two of them decide to make them not so coincidental.

Haley has a heart of gold, the girl next door, the one that you want to be best friends with. She sees the world through love stained glasses and just wants the ultimate romance. She is so funny and sweet that you only want the best for her. Trevor, not going to lie, had to grow on me. I wasn’t feeling him at all in the beginning. But he definitely redeemed himself. This book will leave you flushed and wanting more. The chemistry between the two characters is wonderful, witty and hot!

This author can paint a picture of small town America that you want to visit and eventually move to! She takes the meaning of family seriously and that comes through with every story. I highly recommend this series  if you are looking to fall in love with both characters, and are rooting for the happily ever after. I am so hoping that Penn gets his story soon,. Because I can not wait!!! Must add to your summer reading list.

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Reviewed by Erin

 

I stand under the soft glow of a string of lights. My arm slides against a slick, waxy leaf as I back away slowly from Trevor.

He’s eating me alive with his eyes. Sizzling the sides of my face where his thumbs gently stroke my skin. Setting my body ablaze with the look that he just might break.

I ache. Every piece of my body demanding contact from this ridiculously good-looking man. With every press of the pad of his thumb, another ripple of want shoots through my veins.

I’m not sure if the humming sound pulsing around me is coming from the greenhouse or inside my body, but the continuous pressure quickens my thoughts.

I want him. I want him here and now and whatever happens after, I’ll deal.

And that’s it.

“I’m warning you,” I tell him. The lines around his eyes bend as he narrows them. “If you start kissing me this time, you better not stop.”

USA Today bestselling author Adriana Locke lives and breathes books. After years of slightly obsessive relationships with the flawed bad boys dreamed up by other authors, she decided to create her own. She is the author of Tumble, the first novel in her Dogwood Lane series; the Exception series; the Gibson Brothers series; and the Landry Family series.

She resides in the Midwest with her husband, her sons, two dogs, two cats, and a bird. She spends a large amount of time playing with her kids, drinking coffee, and cooking. You can find her outside if the weather’s nice, and there’s always a piece of candy in her pocket. Besides cinnamon gummy bears, boxing, and random quotes, her next favorite thing is chatting with readers. She’d love to hear from you! Look for her at www.adrianalocke.com.

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Tumble (Dogwood Lane #1) by Adriana Locke-Review, Guest Post & Giveaway

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Tumble (Dogwood Lane #1) by Adriana Locke-Review, Guest Post & Giveaway

TUMBLE
Dogwood Lane #1
by Adriana Locke
Release Date: February 26, 2019
Genre: adult, contemporary, romance

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date February 26, 2019

After being burned by her dream job in New York City, sports journalist Neely Kimber suddenly finds herself jobless and paying a long-overdue visit to her hometown in Tennessee. Her plan? Relax, reset, and head back up the corporate ladder. There’s just one unexpected step. Neely’s back in Dogwood Lane for barely a day when she sees the man she ran from nine years ago: the bad boy next door who was her first kiss, her first love, and her first heartbreak.

Devoted single dad Dane Madden knows he hurt Neely in the worst way. He’s got a lot to make up for. And as passionate as their reconnection is, it’s a lot to hope for. Having her back in his arms feels so right. But falling in love all over again with a woman who wants to live a world away is bound to go so wrong.

What’s it going to take for Neely to give him—and Dogwood Lane—just one more chance?

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REVIEW:Tumble is book one of the Dogwood Lane series by Adriana Lock.

Neely Kimber left small town Dogwood Lane years ago for the big city of New York. While working at a big sports magazine and getting swindled out of a job promotion she decidesto up and quit. And in a moment of haste decides to head home to see her mama! In the rash snap judgement of booking a plane ticket she quickly remembers why it is she left town, and why she simply won’t allow her mama to speak of anyone or anything having to do with Dogwood Lane.

Dane Madden has made quite a few mistakes in his life. Breaking up with his high school sweetheart so that she wouldn’t be conflicted on what choice she needed to make. He thought he was doing the right thing by breaking up with her and not making her choose between him or college. This was one of the toughest things he has ever done. That and facing the fact that after the breakup he slept with his ex-girlfriends best friend which resulted in a pregnancy! All of this was the exact reason Neely hasn’t returned – until now!

When Dane and Neely run into each other again after years apart. There is no denying that sparks flew. No matter how hurt or betrayed she feels – her body betrays her everytime he is near.

Will Dane ever be able to trust that another woman won’t walk away from him and his daughter, Mia? Is it even worth a shot, knowing that Neely will be leaving again soon to return to New York!

Will Neely be able to let her guard down and admit that she has never truly stopped loving Dane?

In a wonderful small town feel, love and second chances can always find a way! As long as you believe that what you have and feel is real!

I loved the main characters of Dane and Neely. Their past is chaos and heartache, but can the two of them find their ways back to rach other!

The sub-characters we fun, crazy and definitely added a sweet and subtle kick.

I love a good single dad story with a happy and made you work for it ending!

Looking forward to the next book and finding out who will be the main characters of this one!

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Reviewed by Erin

New York City Versus Dogwood Lane with Heroine Neely Kimber from TUMBLE

You know that line in The Wizard of Oz where Dorothy says they aren’t in Kansas anymore? Well, I’m Neely Kimber and I’m definitely not in New York City anymore.

I’ve been home, in Dogwood Lane, Tennessee, for a couple of days now. You would think after almost ten years, things would’ve changed a lot. Heck, in New York City, things change every day. Faces, vendors, the shadows from the buildings looming overhead, they’re different almost second-to-second. Nothing’s really changed here—even the things that I hoped had.

Dane Madden. I can’t say his name without some physical reaction. Sometimes it’s a smile. Other times, it’s a scowl or a groan of disgust. Either way, there’s some kind of immediate response to him every time I see him at the Dogwood Café.

His smile is as sexy as it ever was. His body even more so. Broad shoulders, calloused hands from the carpentry work he’s taken on at some point over the last decade, even the way his hair is a little too long in the back makes him more delicious than I even remembered. My attraction to him hasn’t changed. And I hate it.

I have choices. I know that. It’s one of the only good things about being unemployed. Even as a sports writer, I don’t have to be anywhere I don’t want to be. Not really. But sometimes choices are overwhelming.

Do I go back to the place I’ve called home almost my entire adult life? Grace, the best friend a girl could ever want is there. So are all the coffee shops and you can find a live band every night of the week. And if someone is job hunting, as I am, New York City is the Promised Land.

Easy choice right?

I’ve told myself it was for a long time. But now that I’m in my mom’s kitchen, making a glass of tea and waiting on her to come home from work so we can grab Mexican food, I’m not so sure. Walking into a restaurant and not just knowing the waitress’s name, but also where her parents live, what she got on her Algebra exam in ninth grade, and who her kids are—there’s something to be said for that. I never thought I’d appreciate having to drive around Blue, the old hound dog that’s napped in the middle of Canton Street my entire life, but I do.

My brain is telling me to go home. To New York. Get back to the life I’ve so carefully constructed. My heart is telling me maybe I don’t understand the definition of ‘home’.

I’ll ignore the fact that my heart attaches Dane to the word ‘home’. Pretending like I don’t feel it tighten when he’s around, that I don’t feel a stillness deep in my bones when he’s around, might be hard, but I can do it. I’ve accomplished harder tasks on bigger stages than this.

I think.

What will I do? Time will tell. I just have to keep Dane Madden out of it.

~~Adriana ~~

USA Today bestselling author Adriana Locke lives and breathes books. After years of slightly obsessive relationships with the flawed bad boys dreamed up by other authors, she decided to create her own. She is the author of Tumble, the first novel in her Dogwood Lane series; the Exception series; the Gibson Brothers series; and the Landry Family series.

She resides in the Midwest with her husband, her sons, two dogs, two cats, and a bird. She spends a large amount of time playing with her kids, drinking coffee, and cooking. You can find her outside if the weather’s nice, and there’s always a piece of candy in her pocket. Besides cinnamon gummy bears, boxing, and random quotes, her next favorite thing is chatting with readers. She’d love to hear from you! Look for her at www.adrianalocke.com.

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