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Addicted to You Series 1-4 by K. M. Scott-Review and Promotion Tour

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ADDICTED TO YOU Series 1-4 by K.M. Scott-Review and Promotion Tour

Addicted to You

New York Times & USA Today bestselling author K.M. Scott has given an old series a new look with new covers, new formatting, new titles, and a new series title!

The SILK series is now the ADDICTED TO YOU series!

The story is the same, but the titles are different–now they’re Crave, Adore, Shatter, and Claim.

Get your copies today and fall in love with Ian and Kristina’s story in the Addicted To You series!

ADDICTED TO YOU (4 Book Series)

Crave, Adore, Shatter & Claim

Author: K.M. Scott
Genre: Erotic Contemporary Romance
Cover Design: Maya’s Teasers & Design
Release Date: July 6, 2017

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CraveCRAVE (Addicted to You #1)
by KM Scott

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I want her. I crave her. She’s my addiction.
The world knows me as Ian Anwell, New York Times bestselling author, but Kristina makes me want more.
Much more.

I need him. I love him. He’s my obsession.
Everyone thinks they know Kristina Richards, but I’m more than what they see on the screen.
So much more.
I’m his muse, and this is our story.

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REVIEW:  CRAVE is the first installment in KM Scott’s adult, contemporary ADDICTED TO YOU erotic romance serial focusing on New York Times bestselling author Ian Anwell and actress Kristina Richards. Told from alternating first person points of view (Ian and Kristina) Volume one introduces Ian and Kristina.

Ian is an addict with an addictive personality-alcohol and heroin are his choices but Kristina becomes his new obsession. He is a man whose successes have made him rich and famous, but have also brought self doubt and numbness. Ian needs a muse for his next project and Kristina is ripe for the picking.

Kristina is an actress, whose star is on the rise. When the world famous writer Ian Anwell requests to meet her in person, Kristina finds herself falling instantly in love with a man she doesn’t really know. She, too, has an addictive personality and Ian is her latest dependence.

Their attraction is immediate; sex and lust are a constant need but Ian demands secrecy in both his personal and private life. The sexual imagery is graphic, erotic, and often. Their story is one of insta-love and obsession.CRAVE sets the tone for two people whose need for one another becomes all encompassing and magnetic.

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AdoreADORE (Addicted to You #2)
by K.M. Scott

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Addiction and obsession brought Ian and Kristina together, and real life tore them apart.
For Ian, Kristina is everything. What began as an obsession has morphed into that something more he so wanted. Kristina is his muse and so much more, but now both of them must make choices that may change everything.
For Kristina, Ian offers all that she’s ever wanted. Love. Passion. Adoration. But these come with a price, and the cost of loving him may be more than she’s willing to pay.

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REVIEW: ADORE is the second of the ADDICTED TO YOU four part serial by KM Scott and follows the tumultuous relationship between Ian and Kristina. At the end of CRAVE volume 1- our couple had separated when Kristina panicked about her relationship with Ian. ADORE focuses on their personal and professional struggles and the impending rise in both of their media stars.

Kristina and Ian have issues with addictions and trust, and as such there were times when the overriding emotions tipped the scales of sensibility. While our couple are addicted to one another, their pasts control so very much of their present and future. Kristina is quick to run but she has experience with betrayal and hurt. Ian also has issues of trust but his manifest in immature actions and selfish needs.

ADORE continues to highlight the highs and lows, the yin and yang of a relationship that is both toxic and needy. There is plenty of erotic $ex and in the end, could it be the only thing that keeps this couple together? ADORE ends on a bit of a cliff hanger-you will want to know what happens next.

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ShatterSHATTER (Addicted to You #3)
by K.M. Scott

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For Ian Anwell, addiction is a way of life. He can’t remember a time when he wasn’t addicted to something—heroin, alcohol, whatever made him feel good. But his newest addiction is better than all the others combined. Kristina makes him feel like the man he’s always wanted to be.
But addicts have a habit of wrecking things, even those they hold dear.

For Kristina Richards, Ian is everything. Love. Lust. Obsession. But even as she falls deeper in love with him and the madness they create together, she finds something she never expected to find in her time with him.
She finds strength she never knew she had.

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REVIEW:  SHATTER is the third of four installments in KM Scott’s ADDICTED TO YOU erotic romance serial focusing on actress Kristina Richards and author Ian Anwell. Told from alternating first person points of view SHATTER picks up five weeks after the events of ADORE wherein our couple has separated once again. Misunderstanding leads to relapse and our hero begins a downward spiral as Ian struggles with his addiction and losing the woman that he loves. But forgiveness is short lived when Ian and Kristina become headline news and with it a truth that sends Ian into another abyss.

The relationship continues to be centered upon their sexual needs and wants. For all of their declarations of love, Kristina and Ian have problems with fidelity and telling the truth. Their emotional issues, and need to run continue to hurt one another –over and over again. There is no denying that Kristina and Ian’s relationship is toxic and poisonous.

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ClaiimCLAIM (Addicted to You #4)
by K. M. Scott

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Ian and Kristina’s love has been tested over and over, but now one final test may be too much for them to overcome.
The only part of his life other than Kristina that meant anything to Ian—his career—lays in shambles. Now he’ll have to decide if he can forgive the woman he loves for betraying his most important secret.

Kristina will do whatever it takes to get Ian back, and this time it won’t be easy. But their love means too much for her to give up now.
And just when they think they’ve finally found happiness, their love will be challenged one last time.

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REVIEW: CLAIM is the fourth and final installment in KM Scott’s ADDICTED erotic romance serial focusing on actress Kristina Richards and author Ian Anwell. Told from alternating first person points of view (Ian and Kristina) CLAIM finds Ian on the run. When Ian discovers the truth about Kristina’s time away, he is no longer able to control the demons and leaves for places unknown. As Kristina navigates through the fall out, she makes it her mission to find Ian and beg for the forgiveness she does not deserve. What ensues is an erotic reaffirmation of their love but all does not end well for our leading couple.

The relationship continues to be volatile, explosive and almost co-dependent. You can’t deny there is a definite sexual need between Kristina and Ian but saying that I do not see anything beyond the heat and need. The $ex scenes are graphic and erotic. The characters are emotional and heartbreaking. There is so much back and forth, push and pull, yin and yang.

The conclusion to KM Scott’s ADDICTED TO YOU serial finds our couple facing an uncertain future but the epilogue fast forwards the timeline by three years, and in the ensuing time life has changed dramatically for Kristina and Ian. Friendships will change; a new direction in life will have to be addressed, but in the end Kristina and Ian will get their happily ever after.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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K.M. Scott writes contemporary romance stories of sexy, intense, and unforgettable love. A New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, she’s been in love with romance since reading her first romance novel in junior high (she was a very curious girl!). Under her Gabrielle Bisset name, she writes erotic paranormal and historical romance. She lives in Pennsylvania with a herd of animals and when she’s not writing can be found reading or feeding her TV addiction.

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Shatter by Erin McCarthy – a Review

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Shatter by Erin McCarthy – a Review

 

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Description:
Kylie Warner prides herself on being optimistic, but after finding her best friend in bed with her boyfriend and flunking chemistry, her upbeat attitude has taken a dive. Even an impromptu hook-up with her sexy new chemistry tutor only brightens her mood slightly. After all, it’s not like she’ll ever see the tattooed scholar again…

While he’s a whiz at complex equations, Jonathon Kadisch has trouble when it comes to figuring out women. So when Kylie tells him that she’s pregnant after their night of passion, he’s at a complete loss. He’s prepared to be a good father—unlike his own deadbeat dad—but he’s less prepared to fall for the genuine and alluring blonde bearing his child.

With emotions running high, Kylie wonders if Jonathon’s devotion is out of growing love or looming obligation. And when heartbreak threatens to tear them apart, Jonathon will have to fight for the only girl who’s ever made him feel whole…

 

Review:
Shatter by Erin McCarthy is the 4th book in her New Adult True Believers series. This series is about 4 best friends, doing what friends do; telling each other all their secrets, including their sex with boyfriends, partying, and just worrying and taking care of each other. Each book had one of the girls story, as they met their match. Shatter belongs to Kylie Warner, who is just coming off of the shock of finding out her boyfriend slept with her best friend.

Jonathon Kadisch, is a budding scientist, who could be considered somewhat of a geek, but he is also hot. While Kylie is trying to get over her ex, Nathan, she is worried her grades are failing. Asking for help with her chemistry class, she meets her new tutor, Jonathan (Darwin). It doesn’t take long before the vulnerable Kylie and Jonathon end having sex. But both agree…this was just a one night stand.

A few weeks pass, and surprise surprise, Kylie is pregnant. When Jonathon finds out, he is determined to support Kylie through this, as she wants to keep the baby, since she loves children. It becomes a difficult pregnancy for Kylie, but Jonathon and her friends are there to support her. But to no one’s fault, Kylie loses the baby.

What follows is a nice story of two people, totally different, but in a short time they realize that there was still something strong between them. With the pregnancy no longer an issue, can they overcome their differences to stay together?

Into the mix were Kylie’s friends and their boyfriends, who made this more fun. I did like Kylie and Jonathon together, but for some reason, there seemed to be something missing. Kylie truly was very likeable, bubbly, and fun, and even though Jonathan was different, they fell in love with each other. Perhaps it was Kylie’s lack of confidence that she is the best person for Jonathon. Her constant insecurities herself, added the angst to the story, and I personally thought this became somewhat annoying. Jonathon was a great guy, sweet and cute; a perfect guy for Kylie, and he had his own garbage with a very bad father figure, who plays a part in this story.

I enjoyed the story, it was a fast read, some humorous fun moments, and some really nice secondary characters, who had their own stories already told. Kylie and Jonathon were a nice couple, they had hot sex often, but I did not feel the chemistry between them. I also felt that some parts seemed redundant and at times immature. Shatter is a good fast read that tied in with the other stories in this series.

Reviewed by Barb

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Shatter by Joan Swan – a Review

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Shatter by Joan Swan – a Review

 

Shatter
Phoenix Rising series
Book #4
by Joan Swan
Release Date: December 31, 2013

Shatter
Links to order Shatter: Amazon / Barnes & Noble / Kobo / The Book Depository

Description:
For seven years, Halina Beloi has been in hiding. But she’s never forgotten Mitch Foster, the long, lean man she had to leave behind. Until, that is, Mitch shows up with a list of questions and a 9mm in his hand.

All Mitch knows is that Halina broke his heart and disappeared. But new information has surfaced implicating her as a player in the deadliest game of Mitch’s life. This time, he’s not letting go without answers. Now terror, danger and heat will fuse them together or shatter the future. . .

 

 Review:

Shatter by Joan Swan is the 4th book in her wonderful Phoenix Rising series.  I have read and reviewed every book in this series from the start, and have loved every moment of this fantastic ride.  I have been a big fan of Joan Swan from the first book, and Phoenix Rising has become one of my favorite series; as it is so well written; and each book has been filled with action, excitement, suspense, super team of friends, awesome couples, and steamy sexual chemistry between them. 

Our hero in Shatter has been one that we have been waiting for from the start.  Mitch is one of our awesome and hot heroes, even though he has not been one of the men/women who developed unique powers due to a chemical explosion years before.  It is Mitch, who is Alyssa’s (heroine of the 1st book) brother, who had the powerful connections & money to help protect and fight the evil enemies from DARPA.   We knew Shatter would be Mitch’s story, as we learned at the end of Rush, about his long lost love, Halina.

We meet Halina early, as she has built herself a new identity, after she left Mitch, 7 years before.  Halina, being a scientist, worked for Schaeffer, our villain, who is behind the threats against our heroes.  When Mitch comes face to face with Halina, his anger is evident, and Halina is shocked that he found her.  Mitch wants the truth about why she left him, and her involvement with Schaeffer; the explosion that affected the members of the Firehouse, who now all have unique powers. Halina tries to escape Mitch a number of times, as she knows that once she is discovered, the enemy will kill him, to get what they want from her.  She has never stopped loving Mitch, and spent these years watching him from afar; staying away just to protect him.  Mitch finds some truths, which angers him even more, as he doesn’t understand or trust Halina, but he knows that he still loves her. 

Once they get to the compound where everyone is staying together, the story becomes even more exciting, with the team learning more about Halina, her powers, as she too was exposed to the chemicals; and her research for Schaeffer that may have some answers.  The action is non stop, and it was just great to see all of our heroes together again, joining hands to fight a common enemy.  I loved loved Dex, Halina’s well trained guard dog, who becomes part of the team.  Most of all, I loved the romance between Mitch and Halina, even though Mitch was a bit rough with her early on, not knowing that Halina was trying to save him.  You knew they both belonged together, as their chemistry was off the wall.

I do not want to give spoilers, since this is an early review.  Shatter is a wonderful addition to Joan Swan’s Phoenix Rising series.  Each of the books in this series have been suspenseful, explosive non stop action, exciting, and tense;  with the added element of Joan’s wonderful blend of steamy sex for each couple.  If you want to read a book that has everything; excellent writing, romance, suspense, steamy sex, then look no further then Shatter.  But start with Fever, the beginning of this fantastic series.  Though there are some characters that can have their story told, Joan does tie up some loose ends, and Shatter could be the finale of this series, but I hope somehow we get to see more of these wonderful characters.  If you have not read this series, what are you waiting for?  When it comes to romance, suspense, with hot sexy couples, Joan Swan is one of the best.

Reviewed by Barb

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