THE FIXER (Games People Play #1) by HelenKay Dimon-Review, Book Tour & giveaway

THE FIXER
Games People Play #1
by HelenKay Dimon
Genre: adult, contemporary, romantic suspense
Release Date: December 27, 2016

The Fixer

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date December 27, 2016

He’s known only as Wren. A wealthy, dangerously secretive man, he specializes in making problems disappear. A professional fixer, Wren hides a dark past, but his privacy is shattered when Emery Finn seeks him out—and what she wants from him is very personal.

Some people disappear against their will. Emery’s job is to find them and bring closure. Wren is the only person who can help solve Emery’s own personal mystery: the long-ago disappearance of her cousin. Just tracking down the sexy, brooding Wren is difficult enough. Resisting her body’s response to him will prove completely impossible.

Anonymity is essential to Wren’s success, yet drawn by Emery’s loyalty and sensuality, he’s pulled out of the shadows. But her digging is getting noticed by the wrong people. And as the clues start to point to someone terrifyingly close, Wren will have to put his haunted past aside to protect the woman he loves.

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REVIEW: THE FIXER is the first installment in HelenKay Dimon’s contemporary, adult GAMES PEOPLE PLAY romantic, suspense series. This is wealthy businessman and professional fixer ‘Wren’ aka Brian Jacobs, and tracker Emery Finn’s story line.

Told from dual third person perspectives (Wren and Emery) THE FIXER focuses on the search for a woman name Tiffany Younger-Emery’s cousin, and one time best friend-and a woman who disappeared without a trace thirteen years earlier. Emery’s latest clue into Tiffany’s disappearance is one name –Wren- and our heroine begins an intensive internet search for the mysterious person who may have some information about her missing cousin. When a mysterious stranger demands that Emery stop the search for the elusive Wren, Emery soon discovers that the search for Tiffany has instigated a series of break ins and threats against our story line heroine. What ensues is the building relationship between Wren and Emery, and the hunt for the person(s) responsible for Tiffany’s disappearance.

The relationship between Wren and Emery begins acrimoniously. Wren is a man who hides his true identity; a man who fixes what needs to be fixed in the private, corporate and political worlds; and a man who finds himself falling for the inquisitive and determined Emery Finn. Emery is a tenacious woman fixed on uncovering the truth in the hopes of finding her missing cousin. The romance is a slow build; the $ex scenes are intimate and intense without the use of over the top graphic sexual language or text.

We are introduced to a number of secondary and supporting characters including Wren’s second in command-Garrett McGrath; as well as Emery’s childhood best friend Tyler Bern ; her boss Caroline Montgomery; Emery’s father Michael Finn; Maryland Detective Rick Cryer; and Senator Sheila Dayton who is one of the few people that knows Wren’s true identity.

The world building reveals the troubling past of our story line hero; the search for a missing woman; and the truth about what happened years earlier. Wren and Emery’s attraction to one another is palpable; there is no denying the heat and sexual need.

THE FIXER is a story of romance, suspense, mystery and resolution. The premise is dramatic; the romance is passionate; the characters are imaginative and fascinating. THE FIXER by HelenKay Dimon is a great start to what will be an addicting series.

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Reviewed by Sandy

About The Author

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Helenkay Dimon spent the years before becoming a romance author as a . . . divorce attorney. Not the usual transition, she knows. Good news is she now writes full time and is much happier. She has sold over thirty novels, novellas and shorts to numerous publishers. Her nationally bestselling and award-winning books have been showcased in numerous venues and her books have twice been named “Red-Hot Reads” and excerpted in Cosmopolitan magazine. But if you ask her, she’ll tell you the best part of the job is never having to wear pantyhose again.

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The Fixer by Jenny Holiday – a Review

Description:
Jenny Fields is a crusader. As the editor of her college newspaper, she’s never met a cause she couldn’t get behind. So when the administration announces it’s tearing down the historic art building, she’s on the case All she needs to do is get Matthew Townsend, the art department’s boy wonder, on board. They say he his talent is unbounded. It turns out so is his ego.

Matthew Townsend cares about art. And that’s pretty much it. If he has a reputation for being moody and aloof, that suits him just fine. He doesn’t have a family worth speaking of, and as a scholarship student, he can’t afford to goof off like the preppy rich kids at his school. He certainly doesn’t care about the art building. Or about the relentlessly perky Jenny, who looks like she was barfed up by Rainbow Brite. What will it take to the preternaturally cheerful girl with the massive savior complex to leave him alone?

Review:

Jenny Fields is aware that her prowess as a newspaper editor, writing impassioned articles, is going to gain her cause notoriety. But when push comes to shove, and the art building is as necessary as every other department, Plan B goes into effect: Seek the aid of hot, enigmatic art student, Matthew Townsend. Surely this collaboration is a juggernaut unlike any other, right? The potential to change worlds even. Jenny Holiday, the fabulous Jenny Holiday, writes to make it so in The Fixer. When Matthew and Jenny collide, virtual unknowns save for this chance meeting in their last year of college, a different kind of upheaval imbalances destinies.

While she’s no Pollyanna, Jenny’s bright clothing and zeal for righting wrongs suggests otherwise to Matthew, the in demand, artist du jour, who can’t wait to graduate and leave behind the community, and art building, that inspired so much of his outrage. If they’re already at odds, who’s going to give? When Jenny realizes there’s more behind Matthew’s cold exterior, the backing and support she once desperately sought pales in comparison to reaching the heart of the man.

Me, I talked a lot. I wrote- I wrote many, many words. But this? This was something else entirely, something beyond language.

Yes, swooning is a direct correlation to character development. The more honest Jenny and Matthew became, the deeper their emotional connection. I loved the explorations of thought and body. Jenny Fields, you simply rock!

Before long, Matthew and Jenny rearrange priorities and take more than cursory interests in each others’ passions. Jenny’s mundane observations become extraordinary to Matthew, who couldn’t be more dismayed by this new perspective. Without over analyzing (Jenny with the equal astonishment), the pair subconsciously gravitates, in synergy, toward something mutual, something outside their wheelhouse. Those preconceived assumptions and judgments are suddenly quite forgiving. Man, oh, man, Jenny Holiday writes with such energy. Matthew and Jenny are likable, relatable characters who deserve success, and if they end up falling in love…who dares impede their journey?! I freaking want to squeeze them! While I can’t stake a claim, consider this review a recommendation of serious proportions!

The Fixer made my heart soar. I enjoyed Matthew and Jenny’s unique outlooks on art and writing, and I admired how they weren’t only undeterred by their differences, they were captivated and inspired to be more. Now insert the 80’s culture, hair and music references, and the images simply revive my own youth. Super sweet short story that includes an epilogue if you subscribe to Ms. Holiday’s newsletter. Soooo…what’re you wating for? 😉

Reviewed by Carmen

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The Fixer (Games People Play #1) by HelenKay Dimon-Review, Book Tour & Giveaway

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The Fixer by Jenny Holiday – a Review

The Fixer by Jenny Holiday – a Review