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DANTE (Carelli Family Saga 3) by Eden Butler -review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date February 21, 203

Five years ago, Dante Carelli made a deal with the devil…

It cost him everything—his brother’s freedom, his family’s trust, and the only woman he ever loved, Kat
Harrell.

To save him from himself, and his family’s enemies, Dante was hidden away in Italy, regretting his every
decision, and praying for a chance to make amends.

Now he’s back, and ready to atone for every heart he broke, especially Kat’s.

There’s no one Dante won’t take on to free his family from the clutches of the Mafia. But it’s a battle he can’t fight alone. He needs a hacker, someone with skills sharper than his. Someone with grace under fire and ample cunning.

He needs Kat. But how can he fight the enemy and still keep her safe?

Kat Harrell doesn’t need Dante’s protection. The expert hacker can take care of herself, and the last thing she wants is to be back in Dante’s tangled web. Besides, Dante is the past.

There’s nothing left for Kat there.

So why does the air thicken every time he’s around her? And how can he still make her laugh and blush like he did when they were kids?

But the people they love have wrapped themselves in a knot of danger, and neither Dante or Kat can unravel it alone. They’ll have to work together to save those they care about–whether they like it or not. Because when you play games with the devil, there are no rules.

Only consequences.

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REVIEW: DANTE is the third instalment in Eden Butler’s contemporary adult CARELLI FAMILY SAGA erotic, Mafia, romance series. This is Dante Carelli, and Kat Harrell’s story line. DANTE can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty but I recommend reading the series in order for back story and cohesion.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Dante and Kat) DANTE follows the best friends to enemies to lovers relationship between Dante Carelli, and Kat Harrell. Dante and Kat were childhood best friends. Kat is an IT genius, and Dante learned his skills from the woman he loved but five years earlier, life and betrayal sent Dante into hiding, leaving a heart broken and angry Kat behind. Fast forward to present day, Dante and Kat have returned to the scene of the crime, working for the Carelli Family in a war with the Irish mob but all does not go according to plan when another perceived betrayal finds Dante and Kat on the run knowing when the truth is revealed life and family will never be the same. What ensues is the second chance relationship between Dante and Kat, and the fall-out as the war with the Irish destroys family, friendships,relationships and trust.

The relationship between Dante and Kat is a childhood best friend to enemies to lovers in which Kat struggles to trust the man she once loved.Betrayal, deceit, secrets and lies pulled Dante and Kat apart, a common enemy threatens to destroy them again. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

The secondary and supporting characters include Dimitri ‘Smoke’ Carelli and Maggie Ramirez, Dario Carelli and Ava Anderson, Luca DeRosa, and Toni Carelli; their cousin Johnny, family associate and guard Dino.

DANTE is a story of secrets and lies, power and control, betrayal and vengeance, forgiveness and love. The fast paced premise intriguing and engaging; the romance is provocative ; the characters are determined and dynamic. DANTE ends on a bit of a cliff hanger-you have been warned.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
Smoke
Dario

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Reviewed by Sandy

Eden Butler is an editor and writer of Fantasy, Mystery and Contemporary Romance novels and the nine-times great-granddaughter of an honest-to-God English pirate. This could explain her affinity for rule breaking and rum.

When she’s not writing or wondering about her possibly Jack Sparrowesque ancestor, Eden patiently waits for her Hogwarts letter, edits, reads and spends way too much time watching rugby, Doctor Who and New Orleans Saints football.

She is currently living under teenage rule alongside her husband in southeast Louisiana.
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Dario (Carelli Family Saga 2) by Eden Butler-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date September 14, 2021

DarioCarelli has one job—get the new bakery owner to fall in line.

Cuoricino, New York, their sleepy, small town, has rules. Rules his ironically kind-hearted mob boss brother set in place to keep everyone safe. But Ava Anderson has no intention of following a single one.

The woman is a hassle Dario doesn’t need. She ignores his ultimatums and mocks his intimidating guards, sending them back to him with a basket of baked goods and amped up on too much espresso. If Dario thought the charm he once had before landing in prison for a crime that wasn’t his would work, he’d teach Miss Ava a lesson in pleasure she wouldn’t soon forget.

But behind her sarcastic tone and forced smiles, Dario recognizes the same flight-or-fight look in Ava’s eyes that had grown sharper in his own reflection during his time locked inside one of New York’s roughest prisons: the desperation of someone with nothing left to lose. When Ava takes off, only to return months later pretending she’s not looking over her shoulder every time she walks down the street, Dario realizes there’s something more dangerous in Cuoricino than the enemies his brother’s rules try to safeguard: a woman he’d die to possess and kill to protect.

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REVIEW:DARIO is the second instalment in Eden Butler’s contemporary, adult THE CARELLI FAMILY erotic, Mafia, romance series. This is Dario Carelli, and bakery owner Ava Anderson’s story line. DARIO can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information about the previous story line is revealed where necessary. Some of the events of DARIO cross over with, and run parallel to some of the events in book one SMOKE.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Dario and Ava) DARIO follows the tempestuous relationship between Dario Carelli, and bakery owner Ava Anderson. Six years earlier Reagan Roisin met a stranger, her would-be rescuer but all was not it had appeared to be. Fast forward to present day, Reagan , now known as Ava Anderson is a new store owner in the Carelli controlled town of Cuoricino, New York, and as such is expected to pay monthly fees to the family in question but our heroine has had enough of pushy mobsters for a lifetime, and refuses to pay the Carelli family. Enter Marco aka Dario Carelli, the man with whom Ava would fall in love but Ava’s life continues to spiral out of control, and with it, betrayal and deceit follow in its’ wake. What ensues is the turbulent and emotional relationship between Dario and Ava, and the potential fall out as Ava’s past demands retribution for betrayal and deception.

Ava Anderson is hiding in plain sight in Cuoricino New York but hiding is a relative term as her past continues to hold sway over her present. Refusing to give into the Carelli control, Ava finds herself facing the possible loss of her business but not before falling for a man who could break her heart. Dario Carelli never expected to fall for Ava Anderson but Ava is keeping secrets a dark and dangerous past. As the truth begins to unravel, Ava finds herself battling between head and heart knowing someone she loves is caught in the middle.

The relationship between Ava and Dario is predicated upon a lie, a lie that quickly begins to unravel as the truth is revealed. Ava is desperate to protect someone she loves but to secure a life she will have to betray the man with whom she is falling in love. From the outset, Dario has fallen for our story line heroine but struggles to remain neutral in the face of his family. Not only has his mother fallen for Ava Anderson but Dario is unable to stay away for a long period of time. The $ex scenes are intimate, erotic and intense without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

Once again, there is a large ensemble cast of secondary and supporting characters including Dario’s large extended family: brothers Dimitri and Maggie (Smoke #1), parents Santino and Angelique Carelli, eldest brother Dante, their sister Toni ; Toni’s ex Luca DeRosa, their cousin Johnny, family associate and guard Dino, IT specialist Kat Harrell; as well as Ava’s soon to be ex Liam Shane, and her father Rory Connelly.

DARIO is a story of family and criminal enterprises, betrayal and vengeance, power and control, desperation and love. The fast paced, character driven premise is haunting and twisted; the romance is edgy and impassioned; the characters are broody, spirited and dynamic.

Click HERE for Sandy’s review of book one SMOKE.

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Reviewed by Sandy

 

Eden Butler is an editor and writer of Fantasy, Mystery and Contemporary Romance novels and the nine-times great-granddaughter of an honest-to-God English pirate. This could explain her affinity for rule breaking and rum.

When she’s not writing or wondering about her possibly Jack Sparrowesque ancestor, Eden patiently waits for her Hogwarts letter, edits, reads and spends way too much time watching rugby, Doctor Who and New Orleans Saints football.

She is currently living under teenage rule alongside her husband in southeast Louisiana.
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Fearless Rebel (Cocky Hero Club) by Eden Butler-Review Tour

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Fearless Rebel (Cocky Hero Club) by Eden Butler-Review Tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date AUGUST 29, 2021.

Cold.Cruel.Fearless.

Ed Mescal had been all those things.None of them fit.

Rebel.That one did.To the people who loved him, he’d been a brother. A grandson. A friend.

To Piper Warren, he thought, he’d been much more.But lies that get buried are old and ugly once they’re unearthed, something Ed’s enemies are about to discover.

Now he’s back, freed from the past and ready to reclaim the life and love stolen from him.If he can prove that even a rebel deserves a second chance.

•••••••

REVIEW: FEARLESS REBEL by Eden Butler is a stand alone, contemporary, adult, erotic, romance story line found in the multi-authored Cocky Hero Club World inspired by Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward. This is construction worker/ Indigenous Navajo American Ed Mescal, and B&B owner Piper Warren’s story line.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Ed and Piper) FEARLESS REBEL focuses on the second chance relationship between construction worker/ Indigenous Navajo American Ed Mescal, and B&B owner Piper Warren. Five years earlier, Ed Mescal was imprisoned for a crime he did not commit but racism, bigotry and discrimination were, and continue to be a problem in Ed’s hometown of Midland Grove. Fast forward to present day wherein, the charges have been dropped, and the sentence turned over in favour of our story line hero but with his reputation in ruins, and Piper, the girl he once loved continuing to believe the lies, Ed finds himself caught in a town cloaked in secrets, spiralling out of control, with questionable people at the top. What ensues is the second chance, rebuilding romance and relationship between Piper and Ed, and the potential fall-out as Ed continues to find himself the target of intolerance and bias, and the woman he loves, continues to waffle between hate and love.

Ed Mescal has known discrimination all of his life, and his father’s reputation has preceded our hero’s struggle to prove he is worthy of love and respect but someone continues to target Ed, in the wake of his relationship with Piper Warren, a young woman, whose father has connections with questionable interests Piper Warren has loved Ed Mescal for most of her life but perceived betrayal came with heart break and pain, and the sins and lies of a past that painted Ed with the same brush as his troubled forefathers.

The relationship between Ed and Piper imploded the day Ed was accused of stealing money from the local B&B where he worked on the reconstruction, alongside a group of questionable men. Charge with theft, Ed found himself sentenced to prison, a prison where his life continued to spiral out of control. Piper struggled in the ensuing years, believing the man that she loved was a liar and a thief, and with his return, old feelings, once buried return heavy and hard. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

There is a large ensemble cast of secondary and supporting characters including Ed’s sister Evie, who married Piper’s brother Alex; Grandfather Tasso, Ed’s cellmate and friend Chance, and his wife Aubrey; B&B co-manager Sam Travis, and an assortment of townies including Maddox Bishop and Red McDonald. The requisite evil has many faces.

FEARLESS REBEL is a story of betrayal and vengeance, secrets and lies, discrimination, racism, power and control. The premise is twisted and impassioned; the romance is tragic and heart breaking; the characters are energetic, vulnerable and targeted.

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Reviewed by Sandy

Eden Butler is an editor and writer of Fantasy, Mystery and Contemporary Romance novels and the nine-times great-granddaughter of an honest-to-God English pirate. This could explain her affinity for rule breaking and rum.

When she’s not writing or wondering about her possibly Jack Sparrowesque ancestor, Eden patiently waits for her Hogwarts letter, edits, reads and spends way too much time watching rugby, Doctor Who and New Orleans Saints football.

She is currently living under teenage rule alongside her husband in southeast Louisiana.
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Smoke (The Carelli Family Saga 1) by Eden Butler-Review Tour

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Smoke (The Carelli Family Saga 1) by Eden Butler-Review Tour

 

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date December 15, 2020

Smoke Carelli lived by his own rules.

He wasn’t interested in normal.

He didn’t care about things like love and commitment, damn sure not marriage and forever.

But the second Maggie Ramirez parked outside his family’s restaurant, his life became a series of distractions he was learning to love. Maggie and her kid have shaken up his world and dislodged every hard and fast rule he’d ever made.

And when the demons from her past resurface, Smoke and Maggie may have to break more than their own rules to win their freedom.

But will it cost them everything and everyone they love?

The Carelli Family Saga

Book One – Smoke
Book Two – Dario
Book Three – Dante
Book Four – Toni

•••••••

REVIEW: SMOKE is the first instalment in Eden Butler’s contemporary, adult CARELLI FAMILY SAGA erotic, romance series focusing on the Carelli family. This is former boxer, and crime lord Dimitri ‘Smoke’ Carelli, and single mother/waitress Maggie Ramirez’s story line.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Smoke and Maggie) SMOKE follows the building romance and relationship between former boxer, and crime lord Dimitri ‘Smoke’ Carelli, and single mother/waitress Maggie Ramirez. Months earlier, Maggie Ramirez left her husband and landed on the doorstep of the restaurant owned by the Carelli Family. In the ensuing months, Maggie and her infant son Mateo became part of the large extended Carelli brood, and in doing so Maggie found herself falling for Dimitri Carelli aka Smoke, a man whose illegal dealings run dangerous and deep. But all of Maggie’s new found happiness is about to implode when her ex-husband’s former associate recognizes our heroine, and enacts a plan of vengeance for sins of the past. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Dimitri and Maggie, and the potential fall-out as Maggie and Dimitri become the focus of betrayal and revenge.

The relationship between Maggie and Dimitri is one of immediate attraction but Dimitri aka Smoke doesn’t do relationships having been burned in the past, and in this he struggles with his need for the woman that calls to his heart. Maggie Ramirez knows that to fall in love with Dimitri Carelli means a life without her own happily ever after. Friends with benefits turns into something more until our heroine is caught in the cross fire of a dangerous world. The $ex scenes are intimte, erotic and intense without the over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

We are introduced to Smoke’s family: parents Santino and Angelique Carelli, eldest brother Dante, Dario and their sister Toni ; Toni’s ex Luca DeRosa, as well as their cousin Johnny, and family associate Dino; Maggie’s son Mateo, her friend Vivian, as well as Maggie’s ex Alejandro, and his associate John Reynolds. Dario’s story line is next.

SMOKE is a story of family and relationships; betrayal and vengeance; power and control. The premise is intriguing and engaging; the romance is seductive and provocative; the characters are energetic, charismatic and colorful.

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Reviewed by Sandy

 

Eden Butler is an editor and writer of Fantasy, Mystery and Contemporary Romance novels and the nine-times great-granddaughter of an honest-to-God English pirate. This could explain her affinity for rule breaking and rum.

When she’s not writing or wondering about her possibly Jack Sparrowesque ancestor, Eden patiently waits for her Hogwarts letter, edits, reads and spends way too much time watching rugby, Doctor Who and New Orleans Saints football.

She is currently living under teenage rule alongside her husband in southeast Louisiana.
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Offsides (Saints and Sinners #3) by Eden Butler-Review Tour

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OFFSIDES (Saints and Sinners #3) by Eden Butler-Review Tour

OFFSIDES
Saints and Sinners #3
by Eden Butler
Release Date October 15, 2019
Genre: adult, contemporary, erotic, romance

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date October 15, 2019

From Eden Butler, discover what happened to Gia Jilani, the last love of Luka Hale, in this interconnected standalone that concludes the Saints and Sinners series.

Gia Jilani had rules.

They kept her safe and her head in the game.

As the NFL’s first female general manager, there were risks to be weighed and taken.

Like Kai Pukui, the linebacker helping her team dominate on the field.

The same quiet, beautiful man who stares too long at her and reminds her of how decadent and risky living life can be.

But when Gia discovers why Kai seems so familiar and why she feels so drawn to him, things like risks and love become secondary to loss and pain.

Gia will have to decide what’s more important — a life worth risking or a love worth losing.

SAINTS AND SINNERS READING ORDER
Last Love of Luka Hale
Roughing the Kicker
Offsides

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REVIEW: OFFSIDES is the third (and final) instalment in Eden Butler’s contemporary, adult SAINTS AND SINNERS erotic, romance series focusing on the professional football team the New Orleans Steamers. This is single father/ linebacker Kai Pukui, and general manager Gia Jilani’s story line . OFFSIDES can be read as a stand alone but for back story and cohesion I recommend reading THIN LOVE (Thin Love #1), and LAST LOVE OF LUKA HALE (Saints and Sinners #1).

NOTE: OFFSIDES take place before some of the events of books two ROUGHING THE KICKER

Told from dual third person perspectives (Gia and Kai) OFFSIDES follows the forbidden romance and relationship between twenty-eight year old, New Orleans Steamers’ linebacker Kai Pakui, and the NFL’s first female general manager, thirty-seven year old Gia Jilani. Gia Jilani is Kai Pakui’s boss, and struggles with her attraction to a man nine years her junior, as well as the bigger issue of being the boss. With Kai’s constant attempts at seduction, Gia battles with memories of the past, memories that have affected all of her other relationships. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Kai and Gia, and the potential fall-out as Gia struggles with the employee/employer dynamic, and the revelations that will break our heroine’s heart.

Kai Pukui is a single father who is financially responsible for everyone back home. But a loss in his life will bring his relationship with Gia to the forefront, a relationship that Gia wants kept hidden and behind closed doors. Gia Jilani doesn’t do relationships. Our heroine has loved and lost, and in this nothing and no one can compare to what she had twenty years earlier. Kai’s persistence begins to pay off until Gia discovers that the past has come full circle in more ways than one.

The relationship between Kai and Gia is an employee/employer relationship that struggles with Kai’s continuing efforts to seduce our story line heroine. Gia refuses to get caught up in an ‘office’ romance, a romance that could threaten her hard-fought place in the NFL. The $ex scenes are intimate, erotic and passionate, without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

We are introduced to Kai’s nine-year old daughter Keola, as well as Gia’s assistant Cat, as well as the reappearance of Kona Hale (Thin Love), and his son Ransom Hale (Thick Love).

OFFSIDES is a story of loss and grief; revelations and acceptance; moving forward and letting go of the past. The premise is engaging and captivating; the romance is seductive and hot; the characters are colorful, energetic, broken but healing. OFFSIDES is sensitive and spicy story of second chances and happily ever afters.

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Reviewed by Sandy

Eden Butler

Eden Butler is a writer of contemporary, fantasy and romantic suspense novels and the nine-times great-granddaughter of an honest-to-God English pirate. This could explain her affinity for rule breaking and rum.When she’s not writing or wondering about her possibly Jack Sparrowesque ancestor, Eden patiently waits for her Hogwarts letter, reads, and spends too much time in her garden perfecting her green thumb while waiting for the next New Orleans Saints Superbowl win.

She is currently living under teenage rule alongside her husband in southeast Louisiana.

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Last Love of Luka Hale by Eden Butler-Review & Giveaway tour

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Last Love of Luka Hale / Thin Love by Eden Butler-Review, Except & Giveaway tour

LAST LOVE OF LUKA HALE
(Saints and Sinners #1)
by Eden Butler
Genre: adult, contemporary, erotic, romance

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date August 20, 2019

She isn’t the girl Luka Hale loved.

Gia Jilani killed the child she’d been, right along with the memory of his smile and the sting of his sweet kiss.

But sometimes, against her will, Luka comes back to her— his smile, his laugh, the crooked twist of his lips just before he kissed her. He’s a phantom that won’t ever fade. He’s a reminder of what happens if you love too deeply.

Now Gia returns to the place where the past and the present converge. Where pain and pleasure threaten to consume her. Where she is forced to face a past that has never really left her and the memories that still haunt her and likely always will.

This is a Saints and Sinners prequel novel set in the Thin Love timeline

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REVIEW: LAST LOVE OF LUKA HALE is the first instalment and novella in Eden Butler’s contemporary, adult SAINTS AND SINNERS erotic, romance series. This is college sweethearts Luka Hale, and Gia Jilani’s storyline. The Saints and Sinners is a spin off fro the author’s Thin Love Series. LAST LOVE OF LUKA HALE runs parallel to and crosses over with the premise of THIN LOVE, and should not be read as a stand alone. It is recommended the reader read THIN LOVE (see review below) before venturing into Last Love of Luka Hale.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Gia and Luka) using present day and memories from the past LAST LOVE OF LUKA HALE focuses on the short-lived, forbidden romance of college football star Luka Hale, and ‘water girl’ Gia Jilani. Luka Hale doesn’t do relationship but meeting the coach’s niece, Gia Jiliani, stirred something deep within our storyline hero. Trying to keep their relationship a secret, Gia and Luka venture forth hiding behind locked doors as their romance develops into something more.

LAST LOVE OF LUKA HALE is the prequel novella that introduces Gia Jilani, sports agent to the stars, and the only woman Luka Hale had ever loved. The premise is lighthearted but sad; the romance is hot and heavy; the characters are sassy and sexy. A quick look at Kona Hale’s twin brother, LAST LOVE OF LUKA HALE is a bitter sweet story of first love and loss.

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Reviewed by Sandy

 

“You got no idea, do you?” He kept his voice soft, low, though his insides were burning with the instinct to touch her, to lick dry the water from her beautiful skin. Luka closed his eyes, inhaling that lilac scent like it would satisfy him. He knew it wouldn’t. “You’re clueless how easy it would be to have any man you want?”
Luka opened his eyes when he felt the wet touch of her fingertips near his cheek. Gia didn’t smile. She didn’t seem able to do anything but hold every emotion off her face as she watched him. Her control awed him.
Gia opened her mouth, pink lips glistening with moisture as she wet them with her tongue. “I only want one man,” she admitted, her words confident, but there was still a wobble in her tone. Luka tensed, not sure what she wanted or how she’d go about getting whatever that was.
She meant him, he knew, but that wouldn’t make him move. It wouldn’t keep the reminder of her age, her probable inexperience from his thoughts. “You’re young,” he told her, hoping that would keep her from touching him again.
“I’m old enough.”
Luka was starting to realize this Gia was one that might be tired of the sidelines. Maybe she was tired of watching and waiting and never having what she wanted. Maybe, he thought, she was ready to step onto the field and play.
Gia moved, making Luka step back, her wet body closer to him now, her breath heating his skin as she spoke. “I’m old enough for you, Luka.” Her breath was cool, smelled like mint, and there was a low, soft moan in her voice that made him harder. “My…my uncle…” She cleared her throat, looking down, then quickly up at him as though internally convincing herself to finish this. “My uncle will leave for Florida after tomorrow’s practice.” Some of her confidence slipped when she brushed her wet hair behind her ear, but she still looked directly at Luka. “My dorm is empty. We could be alone.”
Fuck me, he thought.
She was off limits, right? She was forbidden. Luka knew that. It was information that ran like a ticker tape scrolling in his mind. Gia wasn’t some beautiful woman he’d flirted with at a club or some Blue Devil-proud girl eager to thank Luka for his performance on the field.
She was his coach’s niece. She was his coach’s eighteen-year-old niece.
He could have taken her right then. She was already wet. He was sufficiently hard, but Luka held back, teeth gritted, jaw working as he grabbed the towel hanging from the hook next to the entrance. He moved close, his skin wetting as he grazed her chest and shoulder when he covered her body with the thick towel in his hand. The smallest twist of his head and he could reach her mouth. Their lips were so close already, their breath heated and mixed and did things to Luka’s head he wasn’t sure he liked.
Gia shifted her gaze, moving her chin like she was prepared for whatever he gave her. Like she wanted it all and wouldn’t settle for anything less. But Luka reminded himself one last time who she was and why he shouldn’t be there with her. He lingered, unable to pull back out of her reach before he inhaled, taking in that lilac scent and the teasing delicious taste of her breath.
He moved his chin, a half an inch away from her lips, then grinned, a half smile gesture that made her release the breath she’d been holding.
“Be sure to lock up before you head out,” he told her, winking before he turned to grab his clothes and put as much space between that off-limits girl and himself as he could.


 

THIN LOVE
(Thin Love#1)
by Eden Butler
Genre: new adult, adult, contemporary, erotic, romance

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About the book: Release Date August 18, 2014

Love isn’t supposed to be an addiction. It isn’t supposed to leave you bleeding.

Kona pushed, Keira pulled, and in their wake, they left behind destruction.

She sacrificed everything for him.

It wasn’t enough.

But the wounds of the past can never be completely forgotten and still the flame remains, slumbers between the pleasure of yesterday and the thought of what might have been.

Now, sixteen years later, Keira returns home to bury the mother who betrayed her, just as Kona tries to hold onto what remains of his NFL career with the New Orleans Steamers. Across the crowded bustle of a busy French Market, their paths collide, conjuring forgotten memories of a consuming touch, skin on skin, and the still smoldering fire that begs to be rekindled.

When Kona realizes the trifecta of betrayal—his, Keira’s and those lies told to keep them apart—his life is irrevocably changed and he once again takes Keira down with him into the fire that threatens to ignite them both.

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REVIEW: THIN LOVE is the first instalment Eden Butler’s contemporary, new adult to adult THIN LOVE erotic, romance series. This is Kona Hale, and Keira Riley’s story line.

NOTE: Due to the story line content, there may be some triggers for more sensitive readers.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Kona and Keira) following two time lines, THIN LOVE focuses on the co-dependant, toxic relationship between Kona Hale, and Keira Riley. College sweethearts, Kona and Keira’s love affair weathers the pain of jealousy, anger, abuse and betrayal.

Kona’s reputation as a man-whore precedes his introduction to our story line heroine, a reputation marred by bouts of aggression, fury, and physical confrontation. Kona Hale is a spoiled college student whose only aspiration is to make it big as a professional football player but Kona must first get past his new English partner, a partner who gives as good as she gets. Keira Riley wants nothing to do with the charismatic Kona Hale but something about Kona attracts Keira like a moth to a flame. A tumultuous and acrimonious love-hate relationship ensues until everyone’s life spirals out of control. From interfering, racist and controlling parents to the ultimate betrayal and loss, Keira and Kona’s relationship implodes leaving heart break and hatred in the wake. Fast forward sixteen years wherein Kona will come face to face with his past, a past he never knew existed but is quickly following in his own footsteps.

THIN LOVE is a dark and emotional story; an intense, dramatic and oft-times difficult tale that follows the poisonous love between two people whose worlds are about to collide. Eden Butler pulls the reader into a raw and gritty love story; a cautionary and thought provoking tale of chaos and catastrophe. There are numerous issues of repetitiveness but if you can get past the frequent use of the same word(s), the tragedy will unfold.

Copy supplied for review

Reviewed by Sandy

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Eden Butler is an editor and writer of Contemporary Romance novels and the nine-times great-granddaughter of an honest-to-God English pirate. This could explain her affinity for rule breaking and rum.

When she’s not writing or wondering about her possibly Jack Sparrowesque ancestor, Eden patiently waits for her Hogwarts letter, edits, reads and spends way too much time watching rugby, Doctor Who and New Orleans Saints football.

She is currently living under teenage rule alongside her husband in southeast Louisiana.

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AGAINST PROTOCOL
Protocol #1
by Eden Butler

Genre: contemporary, adult, erotic, romantic suspense

ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date September 23, 2018

Everyone has secrets, even the leader of the free world.

Even his wife.

I was Ophelia Harris, America’s youngest First Lady.

Now I’m America’s Widow, and my husband’s secrets continue to haunt me.

They continue to threaten my life.

I’m supposed to grieve with the world and keep up the façade of the perfect marriage
and the perfect life.

But I can’t.

Because of him.

Cruz Solano, the man I can never have and the only one I’ll ever want.

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MY THOUGHTS:  ‘Reviewing’ a serialized novel is difficult; made more challenging when consecutive instalments are brief requiring cohesion between instalments for a completed summary. World building and character development transpires over several instalments making it problematic for individual reviews but necessary for a cumulative final judgement.

REVIEW:  AGAINST PROTOCOL is the first instalment in Eden Butler’s contemporary, adult PROTOCOL erotic, romance serial focusing on former first lady Ophelia ‘Lia’ Harris, and Secret Service agent Cruz Solano.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Cruz and Lia) AGAINST PROTOCOL follows in the wake of the assassination of the American President, leaving First Lady Ophelia ‘Lia’ Harris a widow at thirty-six. Having endured her husband’s numerous affairs, Lia is shocked to discover that her new security detail includes the man with whom she was once in love. Enter Cruz Solano, Lia’s former college lover.

AGAINST PROTOCOL sets the stage for the second chance relationship and romance between Lia and Cruz, as the security team must endeavour to keep the former First Lady safe. With her husband’s killer still on the run, Lia is considered a target until the job is done. The premise is engaging; the $ex scene is intimate and intense; the characters are colorful and dynamic.

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BROKEN PROTOCOL
Protocol #2
by Eden Butler

Genre: contemporary, adult, erotic, romantic suspense

They call me America’s Widow.

They expect me to mourn forever.

But, I’ve taken a lover.

Someone fierce.

Someone irresistible.

Someone dangerous.

The closer I get to Cruz, the more I’m convinced he’s keeping secrets.

And secrets, I’ve learned, can be deadly.

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REVIEW: BROKEN PROTOCOL is the second instalment in Eden Butler’s contemporary, adult PROTOCOL erotic, romantic suspense serial. BROKEN PROTOCOL is the continuing story of former First Lady Ophelia ‘Lia’ Harris, and Secret Service agent Cruz Solano. BROKEN PROTOCOL can not be read as a stand alone as it picks up immediately after the events of AGAINST PROTOCOL.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Lia and Cruz) using present day and memories from the past BROKEN PROTOCOL follows Lia and Cruz as they battle their attraction to one another. Former college sweethearts, Lia and Cruz will rekindle their sexual relationship that places our couple in the direct line of fire. Unable to protect Lia from the potential fall-out, Cruz takes Lia to the safety of a cabin the woods. HIdden secrets, about to be exposed, Lia must come to terms with what was, what happened, and what may never be.

Eden Butler continues to build the suspense towards another potential heart break for out story line heroine. A very quick read, BROKEN PROTOCOL adds another intriguing instalment in the PROTOCOL serial.

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FINAL PROTOCOL
Protocol #3
by Eden Butler

Genre: contemporary, adult, erotic, romantic suspense

ABOUT THE BOOK: Release October 8, 2018

The worst betrayals are ones you don’t see coming.

The greatest lies are the ones we pretend aren’t real.

But my life is at the mercy of Cruz Solano, the greatest pretender of them all.

Now I have no one to trust, nowhere to hide and the country I love is in the hands of a sociopath.

If I want to survive, there’s only one person I can trust.

The same person who is willing to sacrifice love for duty: me

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REVIEW:FINAL PROTOCOL is the third and final instalment in Eden Butler’s contemporary, adult PROTOCOL serialized erotic, romantic suspense story. FINAL PROTOCOL is the continuing story of former First Lady Ophelia ‘Lia’ Harris, and Secret Service agent Cruz Solano.  FINAL PROTOCOL can not be read as a stand alone as it picks up immediately after the events of BROKEN PROTOCOL.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Lia and Cruz) using present day and memories from the past, FINAL PROTOCOL follows in the wake of Lia believing Cruz may be guilty of the ultimate sin. On the run, Lia discovers she is not alone, and the man that she loves may be battling for his life. 

FINAL PROTOCOL is another quick read revealing the truth about what happened and why: the assassination of the US President, and the people behind the power, the control, and the cover up pointing fingers at an innocent man. The fast paced premise pulls the reader into a story of betrayal and vengeance; domination and control; second chances and happily ever after.

 

Copies supplied for review

Reviewed by Sandy

Eden Butler is an editor and writer of Contemporary Romance novels and the nine-times great-granddaughter of an honest-to-God English pirate. This could explain her affinity for rule breaking and rum.

When she’s not writing or wondering about her possibly Jack Sparrowesque ancestor, Eden patiently waits for her Hogwarts letter, edits, reads and spends way too much time watching rugby, Doctor Who and New Orleans Saints football.

She is currently living under teenage rule alongside her husband in southeast Louisiana.

Subscribe to Eden’s newsletter http://eepurl.com/VXQXD for giveaways, sneak peeks and various goodies that might just give you a chuckle.

Website: www.edenbutler.com
Twitter: twitter.com/EdenButler_
Facebook: www.facebook.com/eden.butler.10
Newsletter:http://eepurl.com/VXQXD
GoodReads:goodreads.com/author/show/7275168.Ede…

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