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One Hot Summer Anthology by Heidi McLaughlin et al -Review Tour

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One Hot Summer Anthology by Heidi McLaughlin, Caisey Quinn & Melanie Moreland -Review Tour

ONE HOT SUMMER Anthology
Contributing Authors: Heidi McLaughlin, Melanie Moreland, Amy Briggs, Caisey Quinn, Danielle Pearl, Shari J Ryan, Katy Regnery
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: September 2, 2019

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NOTE: My review focuses on three of the anthology entries.

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date September 2, 2019

Melanie Moreland – The Summer of Us

She was the light in my dark life. The sunshine that warmed me and made me smile.

We had one summer. One perfect summer, until the day it ended.

Years later, she walked back into my life. Older. Sadder. More beautiful than ever.

How can I prove to her that summer was real?

How do I make her see that boy that loved her then, still loves her now?

How do we get back to the summer when we were us?

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REVIEW: THE SUMMER OF US by Melanie Moreland is a contemporary young adult to adult novella focusing on childhood sweethearts Lincoln Thomas Webber, and Sunny Jenson.

THE SUMMER OF US follows Linc and Sunny as they embark on a summer camp romance that will be destroyed by Linc’s abusive and controlling father. At seventeen year old, Lincoln and Sunny were in love but life behind closed doors was a nightmare for Lincoln Thomas. Controlled by an abusive father Linc would find himself alone, without the girl that he loved, until it was time to come home and claim what was his. Fast forward ten years, and Lincoln Webber returned to the small town he once called home, a town he began to reshape one business at a time. After his father’s death, Lincoln knew that to complete his life, he would have to be forgiveness from the only woman he had ever loved.

THE SUMMER OF US is a quick read; a tale of young love destroyed by abuse and power; of one man’s battle to take it all back. The premise is heart breaking and emotional; the characters are broken and alone.

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Caisey Quinn – Summer Seduction

Emersyn Tyler is having one rough summer.

When her mom’s violent temper and recent diagnosis send her dad packing, she’s left to take care of her little brother alone.

Forget basking in the sunshine, she’s busy working full-time and taking summer classes at the local college so she can graduate high school. Until her friend drags her to a carnival where she runs smack into him.

The blue-eyed Adonis from her art history class.

Aiden Singleton isn’t looking for anything more than a meaningless hook-up. Finishing his graduate degree so that he can teach history and coach hockey in the fall, he’s got plenty on his plate without any added complications. But when a blond-haired beauty needs his help, all he can say is yes.

Aiden knows he and Emersyn share something special. What he doesn’t know is that they also share a secret, one that could fracture both of their futures forever.

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REVIEW: SUMMER SEDUCTION is the introductory novella in Caisey Quinn’s young adult to new adult story line focusing on twenty-four year old Aiden Singleton, and soon to be eighteen year old Emersyn Tyler.

Told from three first person perspectives (Aiden, Emersyn and Drew) SUMMER SEDUCTION follows the summer romance between twenty-four year old Aiden Singleton, and soon to be eighteen year old Emersyn Tyler. Forced to look after her younger brother for most of her life due to her mother’s chronic illness, Emersyn takes some down time for herself, only to come face to face with a young man she met in one of her summer school classes. But a night together ends with a trip the hospital when her best friend Drew is found beaten and barely alive. Struggling with her life at home, and the attack against Drew, Emersyn goes in search of Aiden Singleton, to finish the night that had barely begun.

SUMMER SEDUCTION is a quick story of forbidden romance; of secrets, betrayal, family and friendships; of whispers in the dark, and a taboo relationship. The premise is engaging; the romance is passionate; the characters are colorful and energetic. SUMMER SEDUCTION ends on a cliff-hanger. Aiden and Emersyn’s story continues in STUDENT SEDUCTION.

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Heidi McLaughlin – By The Seaside

Dr. Danny Weatherly never had planned to take over his dad’s practice but when everything changedafter one awful day, the summer before college, he really didn’t think about much of anything at all — because his life was over. His true love hated him. . . and for good reason.

Kelly Taft is moving back to her hometown, Gray, North Carolina. Back to her family, back to her friends — back to some good memories and back to some memories that were not so good. In fact, she’s never gotten over that one horrible day that sent her running in the first place.

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REVIEW: BY THE SEASIDE by Heidi McLaughlin is a contemporary,adult stand alone novella following the rekindling romance and relationship between former high school sweethearts Dr. Danny Weatherly, and cafe owner Kelly Taft.

Told from dual third person perspectives (Kelly and Danny) BY THE SEASIDE focuses on second chances. Fifteen years earlier Kelly’s life spiraled out of control. Embarrassed by the action of Danny Weatherly, Kelly left the seaside town of Gray, North Carolina, never looking back.Fast forward to present day wherein, Kelly, now a divorcee and mother of a five year old daughter, returns to Gray in an effort to start anew. But seeing Danny Weatherly brought too many memories of the past, memories that continued to pick at her still broken heart. What ensues is the rebuilding romance and relationship between Kelly and Danny, as Danny makes amends for sins of the past.

BY THE SEASIDE is a story family, friendship, betrayal and love; a story of second chances and forgiveness. The premise is entertaining; the romance is sweet; the characters are real and colorful.

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Reviews by Sandy

 

Heidi McLaughlin ➜  https://heidimclaughlin.com/

Melanie Moreland ➜ https://melaniemoreland.com/

Amy Briggs ➜  https://www.amybriggsauthor.com/

Caisey Quinn ➜  https://caiseyquinn.com/

Danielle Pearl ➜ http://bit.ly/daniellepearl 

Shari J. Ryan ➜ https://www.sharijryan.com/

Katy Regnery ➜ https://www.katyregnery.com/

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Live Wire (Nashville’s Finest #1) by Caisey Quinn-a review

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LIVE WIRE (Nashville’s Finest #1) by Caisey Quinn-a review

Live Wire

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date March 7, 2017

HE’S NOT AFRAID OF ANYTHING…

Explosive ordinance disposal specialist Chase Fisk never breaks a sweat defusing even the most complicated of explosives. So when a homicidal maniac threatens to set off military-grade IEDs during Nashville’s largest music festival, Chase is the man to take him down. But with the reappearance of a woman he thought was long dead, everything he thought he knew is blown away.

EXCEPT LOSING HER AGAIN.

FBI operative Vivien Montgomery is an enigma to everyone around her. So when a deadly threat lands her in Nashville and paired up with the only man she’s ever loved, she isn’t looking forward to an emotional reunion. She’s only here to get the job done and get out. But when the madman behind the chaos targets her for death, the one man she left behind might be the only person she can count on to save her life.

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REVIEW: LIVE WIRE is the first installment in Caisey Quinn’s contemporary, adult NASHVILLE’S FINEST romantic, suspense series focusing on the men and women of the Nashville Police Department. This is explosive ordinance disposal specialist Chase Fisk, and FBI agent Vivien (Brooks) Montgomery’s story line.There is a prequel novella available –Lit Fuse–that focuses on Vivien and Chase’s relationship four years earlier.

Told from several third person perspectives including Chase and Vivien LIVE WIRE is a second chance story line for two people whose lives were destroyed four years earlier. Chase and Vivien were once in love but a training mission went horribly wrong leaving Chase grieving for the woman that called to his heart. Four years of PTSD, nightmares and longing found our hero face to face with the woman he thought had died-the death for which he blamed himself-and had been the focus of too many nightmares and horrific memories. A series of threats focusing on the Nashville Music Festival has the FBI and Nashville PD working together including Vivien Montgomery-an FBI specialist-who is desperate to make Chase understand what happened and why. What ensues is the rekindling romance between Chase and Vivien, and the hunt for the suspects in a potential attack against the city of Nashville, Tennessee.

The relationship between Chase and Vivien is one of second chances. In witness protection for close to two years Vivien was never allowed to contact the man that she loved, and more years would pass before Vivien was able to face the truth about how Chase’s life was destroyed four years earlier. Chase has never forgiven himself for the explosion that took the life of the woman he loved; nightmares and PTSD, along with an injury that could end his career have dogged Chase for too many years. The $ex scenes are intimate without the use of over the top sexually graphic language and text.

There are a large number of secondary and supporting characters including fellow police detectives and Chase’s roommates Aiden Gamble and his sister Annalise Gamble, Ethan Meadows and Luke Foster. There is a history between Luke and Annalise, one that pushes Luke out of Anna’s life.

LIVE WIRE focuses on the hunt for a potential killer, and the rekindling romance between Chase Fisk and Vivien Montgomery. The premise is suspenseful and entertaining; the characters are colorful and dynamic; the romance is a second chance at a happily ever after for two people who lost then found love-a second time around.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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Give Me You by Caisey Quinn-Review and Book Tour

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GIVE ME YOU by Caisey Quinn-Review and Book Tour

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GIVE ME YOU
By Caisey Quinn
Release Date: June 8, 2016
Genre: New Adult, contemporary, romance

Give Me You

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date June 8, 2016

Corin Connelly left her past far behind her in New York City. Along with her mother and an ex-boyfriend who had no plans to let her go. Starting over in college in California seemed like a vacation in paradise compared to her old life, and if anyone needs a fresh start, it’s her. But her new roommate has a life-threatening secret, and soon paradise becomes even more intense than New York. When she loses a bet to the university soccer team’s star goalie, Skylar Martin, he claims a prize she didn’t ever plan to give him.

A weekend in her hometown.

Skylar Martin is used to getting what he wants. Growing up in a world of privilege has made his life easy, which is exactly how he likes his women. But when a feisty redhead tells him no, he becomes determined to figure out what makes her tick. And what she’s hiding.

Spending a weekend together will change everything they think they know about each other. The closer they become, the harder it is to hide the mistakes they thought they’d left behind–mistakes that will stand in the way of what they both want.

Corin and Skylar will have to stop hiding from the darkness in their pasts if they want a bright future together. But how can you love someone if you can’t forgive them?

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REVIEW:  GIVE ME YOU is a contemporary, new adult, spin off from Caisey Quinn’s KEEP ME STILL series. This is soccer player Skylar Martin, and college student Corin Connelly’s story line. You do not have to have read the previous series to understand the current story line.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Corin and Skylar) GIVE ME YOU is an emotional and heartbreaking tale that covers several years (from first year of college to approximately eight years later) in the life of Corin Connelly and Skylar Martin. At eighteen years of age, with her past mired in abuse and neglect, New York native Corin Connelly heads to California and a chance at freedom without having to face the sins of her past. Meeting and falling in love with rich boy Skylar Martin was never on the agenda, especially when it meant getting her heart broken on more than one occasion. Skylar was a bit of a player, completely out of her league, but a man who worshipped Corin from both near and far. An offer to play professional soccer will send Skylar half way around the world leaving Corin heartbroken and wondering where everything went wrong.

GIVE ME YOU takes an intimate look at two people who could not have been more different. Corin’s life long struggle to make something of herself will be rewarded with years of hard work; Skylar Martin has had everything handed to him, a rich boy with even wealthier connections, but a young man who will succeed at the very thing he likes to do best. The relationship between our couple begins as friends to lovers-there is quite a bit of sexual innuendo, and back and forth between Skylar and Corin. The sexual chemistry is palpable-their relationship dynamic is familiar and passionate. The $ex scenes are intimate without the over the top graphic sexual text and imagery.

Layla and Landen from Quinn’s KEEP ME STILL series play secondary and supporting characters including several chapters wherein the author refreshes the readers about what happened in the early weeks of first year college.

GIVE ME YOU is a passionate story line. The premise is imaginative; the characters are inspiring, colorful and profound; the romance is both heartbreaking and fated. There are moments of drama and revelations; love and loss; looking back and going forward. Caisey Quinn continues to write with passion and sympathy.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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“So Mortal Combat or that racing game you like?”
Skylar makes his pouty face at me. “What is it with you and Mortal Combat? You know the 90’s have passed, right?”
“It’s the only one I can beat you at,” I admit. “So it’s my favorite.”
“For now, right?”
“What’s that supposed to mean?”
He sighs and hands me my controller. “Well, last week that fucking annoying ass Justin Bieber song was your favorite. Then yesterday you changed the channel when it came on—said you were sick of it. Not that I’m complaining.”
I open my mouth to argue but he rushes on.
“Those shoes, the red ones you bought when we went to the mall last week? You kicked them into the back of your closet after wearing them once.”
Geez. Why the sudden interest in my shoes?
“I’m sorry, Sky. Did you want to borrow them?” I smirk, but he levels me with a hard glare. I have no idea why he’s so uptight about footwear.
“You’re missing the point.”
“I didn’t realize there was one.” My mouth is suddenly dry. I thought we were going to hang out and play games like the other night. Clearly something is on his mind.
“You toss everything aside when it stops holding your interest, when the new wears off. You get bored easily.”
“And this is a problem because…”
He smiles, but it doesn’t feel real. “Ever had a bad break up, Corin? Ever been so upset that a relationship ended that you cried yourself to sleep?”
More like I cried because I was in a relationship. “God no. Every break up I ever had was like ‘good riddance.’ You know?”
He nods as if he does in fact know and I can’t put my finger on exactly why, but the arrogance dancing across his face pisses me off.
I narrow my eyes as he returns his attention to the animated players facing off on the screen. “You trying to say something? If you are, go ahead and say it.”
He’s judging me, I think. That really fucking sucks. He was the one person that I never felt like that with, the one that never seemed to judge me. Aside from Layla, and even I see how her eyes go wide sometimes when I say something she finds shocking or appalling. But never Skylar. And now he is.
“Skylar.” I put my controller down because like hell I am hanging out with him if he’s going to be a judgmental prick.
He turns to me with raised brows.
“So I like new stuff, so I don’t wear the same old stuff over and over. Maybe I had to do that my whole life and I hated it. So yeah, I work hard so I can buy red stilettos I’ll only wear once. I don’t need your fucking approval.” My voice breaks, damn him to hell.
I don’t know why his few words feel like needle sticks to my soul but they do. Shoving up off the floor, I snatch my black flats up and prepare to leave. Layla and Landen are in the dorm so I don’t know where I’ll go, but I’ll figure something out.
“Hey,” he says evenly, grabbing my wrist and pulling me down awkwardly into his lap. “Calm down.”
I swallow and resist the urge to bolt. Breathing heavily, I look into his eyes. “What’s with the psychoanalysis, Sky? I do something to make you mad?”
He shakes his head no. “No, babe. You didn’t. I didn’t mean to be an ass about it. I just thought I should warn you.”
I lean back a bit because sitting on top of him like this is doing things to me. I’m tingling everywhere our bodies are touching while he remains perfectly calm and collected. “Warn me about what?”
His lips curl slowly upward and he leans his forehead in until it rests on mine. “I see you, how you are. How things catch your eye briefly before you move on to the next shiny thing before you get too attached.” I wiggle in frustration, but his hands hold me to his lap. “It’s not going to be that easy with me. I just thought you should know.”
“I’ve never had trouble moving on…from anyone.” Not even my own mother, not that he needs to know about her.
“Because you never met anyone worth missing. Until now.”
I huff out a breath, because for some majorly messed up reason, I think he might be right. “Can we just play the damn game, Skylar?” I gesture to the television and he nods.
His lips flatten a bit before he smirks again. “Sure, sweetheart. We can play the game. If that’s what you want.”
Something tells me we aren’t talking about Mortal Combat anymore. My heart is pounding as I slide off of his lap over into my spot. I wipe my sweat slick palms on my jeans and face the screen. Why am I so worked up over this weird ass conversation?
Because you never met anyone worth missing.
Until now.

 

 

About The Author Black and Blue

Caisey QuinnCaisey Quinn lives in Nashville, Tennessee with her vivacious six-year-old daughter. She is the bestselling author of the Neon Dreams series (Avon/William Morrow) and the Kylie Ryans series as well as several New Adult and Contemporary Romance novels. You can find her online at www.caiseyquinnwrites.com and Tweeting entirely too often as @CaiseyQuinn. 


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Girl with Guitar/Girl on Tour by Caisey Quinn-a review

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Girl with Guitar/Girl on Tour by Caisey Quinn-a review

Girl with guitarGIRL WITH GUITAR (Kylie Ryans #1) by Caisey Quinn

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date May 2013

New Adult. MA 17+ Content.

After Kylie’s dad dies in a freak accident, he leaves her with nothing other than her crazy step-mother, Darla, and the ability to play guitar. When Darla kicks Kylie out and she loses her job all in the same day, she hops a bus to Nashville determined to make her late father’s dreams come true. Waitressing and saving her pennies to record a demo, her big break comes when she’s asked to join a tour going down the tubes with once platinum album-selling country music superstar Trace Corbin. But touring with Trace is hardly a dream come true since he’s pretty much drinking his career down the drain. If Kylie can’t pull Trace out of his rut, he’ll pull her and her dreams down with him

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REVIEW: GIRL WITH GUITAR is the first storyline in Caisey Quinn’s New Adult contemporary series Kylie Ryans. The premise focuses on nineteen year old Kylie Ryans-an up and coming country music star and her struggles to make it big when everyone wants to pull you down.

Girl with Guitar follows Kylie as she endeavors to survive. At a young age, Kylie lost her mother and with the recent death of her father, Kylie would find herself on the streets when her vindictive and angry step-mother kicked her out. With music as her passion, Kylie lands a waitressing job a in bar and one open mic night later, the infamous country star Trace Corbin will offer Kylie a spot on his tour. Only Trace has some issues of his own, and Kylie seems to push all of his buttons.

We watch as Trace continues his downward spiral using alcohol and women only to find himself face to face with a strong-willed and determined Kylie Ryans whose hope to make it big in the music business is dependent on Trace’s sobriety and tour appearances. When it looks like everything is about to fall apart, Kylie tells it like it is and at some point she is hoping that Trace will realize that there is more to life than alcohol and the destruction of his career.

The relationship between Trace and Kylie is acrimonious at best. Trace doesn’t like to be told and Kylie doesn’t want to fail. But Trace’s actions will doom everyone to failure unless he cleans up. There is an instant attraction between the couple, one that cannot be denied but the attraction is hidden behind bitter contempt and fear when so many lives depend on one man and his music. As their relationship begins to develop into friends then lovers, once again, someone is waiting to pull the rug out from under, and Kylie will find herself at the receiving end of maligned gossip, law suits, and hatred from the man with whom she was falling in love.

Girl with Guitar is a storyline that will break your heart when you realize that all Kylie has ever wanted to do was sing; and it will be the people from her past that use their knowledge to bring a young singer down before she has the chance to make it big.

This is a story about betrayal and loss; heartbreak and sorrow; addiction and recovery. This is also a story that will tug at your heart and shed a few tears for a young singer whose only sin is to love to sing and play the guitar.

Caisey Quinn has written a wonderful story of hope where a young woman with dreams of singing and writing songs will find herself climbing the ladder of success only to be pulled down-one vengeful story at a time.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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Girl on TourGIRL ON TOUR (Kylie Ryans #2) by Caisey Quinn

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date August 27, 2013

An up and comer trying to make a name for herself…

KYLIE never expected to be stuck on a tour bus with a pampered princess and her boyfriend’s ex.

A troubled artist struggling to hold onto his career…

TRACE thought he was finally getting to do things his way. Until the label added co-headliner Gretchen Gibson, the only person in country music with more issues than him, to his No Apologies tour.

Surrounded by tabloid rumors and people they can’t trust, Kylie and Trace need each other more than ever. But the choices they make will change everything.

Because chasing your dreams and following your heart don’t always lead you to the same place…

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REVIEW: GIRL ON TOUR is the second storyline in Caisey Quinn’s contemporary, new adult Kylie Ryans series focusing on country singer Kylie Ryans and Trace Corbin. Girl on Tour picks up shortly after the events of Girl with Guitar and furthers the relationship between Kylie and Trace.

Girl on Tour follows Kylie’s rising star in the world of country music. On tour with two other newcomers to the female country line-up, Kylie discovers that life is not all that easy on the road especially when one of the tour members despises the very air you breathe.

The storyline focuses on the behind the scenes, day-to-day lives of people on the road. As Kylie’s star begins to rise she finds herself miles away from the man with whom she has fallen in love. Trace is touring as well, but things are not going as well for him. Trace is hiding something from Kylie and the paparazzi and rumor mills begin to fuel the fires of jealousy and rage.

Kylie and Trace’s relationship struggles with the separation and tabloid rumors of infidelity and breakups; and both Kylie and Trace are touring with people who are making their lives more difficult by the day. Trace’s prior connections to his current tour partner becomes fodder for the paparazzi and Kylie will discover that even the most innocent of moments will begin her spiral into the hell that is now her life.

Girl on Tour is a gritty look at the world of country music and the ugliness behind the scenes of a music tour meant to promote. What Kylie discovers is that there are more haters in the business than lovers, and her lover may have become her worst nightmare.

Caisey Quinn has written another wonderful storyline that will bring you to tears as you watch two lives begin to fall apart with increasing speed. What was supposed to be a happy time in Kylie’s life will become a violent storm of epic proportions-especially when the man to whom she has lost heart believes that there is nothing between them to save.

Girl on Tour is a story of love and loss; jealousy and rage; and one misunderstanding after another. It is a difficult read at times because we are pulled into a relationship nightmare where two people begin to fall apart in varying degrees. Life is not pretty on the road and Girl on Tour reveals the uglier side of a relationship struggle on the road. And if anyone remembers ‘A Star is Born’-the premise is very similar.

Reviewed by Sandy

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