Right There With You by RJ Sable ~ Review and Giveaway

Blurb:

Jamie-Lea Carter has been living under the thumb of her older brothers for eighteen years. Having finally moved out to start her new life as a university student she tries to faithfully follow the strictly ordered life they’ve lain out for her. These rules haven’t been an issue for her before because she knows she owes them everything. More than any sibling can ever owe.

She dutifully follows these rules until she meets Jason Reed and the biggest one becomes a problem. No boyfriends. Torn between her loyalty to her brothers and the sizzling attraction to the intriguing ladies’ man, Jamie-Lea finds herself on dangerous standings with her overbearing and somewhat aggressive brothers.

Jason Reed isn’t intimidated by the Carters. He knows what he wants the moment he sees it and nothing is going to come between him and the girl he never expected to fall for.

With the odds stacked against them, where will this forbidden romance take them?

About the Author:

RJ was born in the UK and lived there until she was 21 and newly graduated with a degree in Linguistics and Phonetics. The relocation to Sweden was an easy choice having visited for the first time when she was 17 and fallen in love with the culture.

In her free time, RJ can be found with an impossibly large cup of tea and her nose in a book or fingers wrapped around a crochet hook and a tangled ball of yarn.

‘Right There with You’ was RJ’s first book and a real adventure to write. Jamie-Lea was the name of RJ’s imaginary friend as a child, mainly because Dairylea cream cheese was considered a major food group to mini-RJ. If they sold it in Sweden, her fridge would be full of it.

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Book: Right There With You

Author: R.J. Sable

Genre: Contemporary Romance, New Adult

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My Thoughts:

Right There With You drew me in almost immediately. There were some parts in which I had a hard time liking the characters and other parts where I loved the characters.

Jamie was raised by her brothers and they are obnoxiously over bearing. They are dominant and at times I feel they were abusive. It is no wonder that she believes the things they do are acceptable, she doesn't know any better. I feel bad for Jamie having lived the life she did feeling like she was a burden.

Some of the parts with her brothers made me cry, other parts with them made me very, very angry. Part of me wanted to put the book down and walk away without finishing it because I was so upset with what they were doing. I couldn't do that though. I HAD to know how it would end. It was worth the wait (mostly). :-)

I still hope that they loosen up a little more and I'd like to see them address her feeling that she was a problem. Over all though, I was happy with the way this one ended. 

I LOVED Jason. He was wonderful (mostly).

I Hated Duff. I hope he gets hit by a speeding bus and doesn't make it. Really people, he was awful!

If you like Beautiful Disaster, you would probably like this one too. This is a sweet romance with some not so sweet parts too, including an attack.

I didn't agree with the way Jamie's brothers treated her but I did like this book. It was a completely different mind frame and that made it wonderfully unique. I am eager to read the next two books in the series.

I received an eARC  in exchange for my honest opinion. I found it to be an emotional overload at times, but it was compelling. I liked it and I will be reading the next book.

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Guest post by Taylor M. Lunsford, author of the LOVE IN UNKNOWN SERIES, giveaway too

Taylor Lunsford is guest posting for me today! Thank you Taylor. :D

When writing, which comes first the character or the scenario?

The characters usually come first. They’ll start having snippets of conversations in my head at random intervals. For the Love in Unknown series, I got the idea for the first scene I wrote from watching Doctor Who. The first ten minutes of the episode “The Runaway Bride” is what inspired the opening sequence for what would become the second book in the series, Ready to Love Again, although at the time I thought it was the only book (silly me).

All of my books are very character driven, but I think the one where the characters were the most vocal about their story was book three in the series, Just A Kiss. I knew that Gage and Tessa were a couple pretty early on in the writing process, but I eventually decided they would be the last book in the set. What I didn’t realize was how much this would annoy them. I had to get the other two books done first, but any time a country song (usually Lady Antebellum or the Band Perry) would pop up on the radio, the two of them would start playing out scenes in my head. It drove me bonkers, because I wanted to get to write their book right then!

By the time I got to the point where I could write their stories (they got two for their patience), it just flew by. I wrote JAK for my National Novel Writing Month project last year. Timing worked out to where I had vacation to burn, so I wrote 85,000 words in five weeks. I was brain dead, but the characters finally shut up and go their Happily Ever After.

Knowing who the people are goes a long way to being able to craft their story. When you think of books, you don’t necessarily think of their stories, but you definitely think of the characters. Lizzy and Mr. Darcy; Jane Eyre and Mr. Rochester; David Copperfield; Benedict and Beatrice—the most iconic stories through the ages are most well known for the people they’re about.

Even now, we talk about books in terms of their characters (Are you Team Peeta or Team Gale? Harry or Ron?). I think this goes double for romance novels. You can have a fantastic plot, but, if your characters are TSTL (Too Stupid To Live), I will mentally throw your book against the wall (I read on Kindle so I can’t physically do it anymore).

The books that everyone returns to are the books with dynamic, interesting characters. Why do you think series like Game of Thrones and Outlander are so successful? The characters draw you in with their different facets and keep you caught in their web until the story’s done.

Taylor is a hopeless romantic who spends her days working for a great company and her nights/weekends doing the job of her heart. A devout follower of the Jane Austen school of thought, she’ll put her characters through a little trouble, but they’ll eventually have their happily ever after. She’s still searching for her prince charming, but she knows he’s out there, so she’ll content herself with fictional ones for now.

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My first three novels will be released through Naked Reader Press in 2013, along with a short story, as part of the Love In Unknown series. I’m excited to introduce readers to the small (fictional) town in Texas called Unknown. Located in the Texas Hill Country, Unknown was founded by the Maddox Family in the 1800s.

My Love In Unknown series starts off with the story of sexy mayor Caine Maddox and the new town doctor – and Caine’s college sweetheart- Melody Carr. Sparks fly between these two as Caine fights to convince Mel he’s no longer the selfish playboy he was in college while Mel struggles to convince the people of her hometown that she’s there to stay.

Next up, we meet Mel's yummy brother Micah, the town baker and newcomer Cady Saunders, a runaway bride who steals Micah's heart.

Finally, we get to know Caine's brother Gage, the big bad police chief of Unknown who finds himself falling for fashion designer Tessa Styles and the cute little baggage she brings along with her.


Here's an excerpt from READY TO LOVE AGAIN book two:

Each step Cady Saunders took stole a large chunk of er feet, but won her back a little bit of her self-respect. Bridal shoes were made for dancing, not walking along the sidewalk of a small town. At least she managed to get out of that awful dress Jeremy’s mother bullied her into buying. Jeremy. God, she didn’t even want to begin to think about her fiancé —ex-fiancé— right now. She’d driven three hours from Dallas to get away from him and his family. And hers, to be honest.

She didn’t know where she meant to go when she left the church, but Unknown, Texas was as good a place as any. She’d pointed the car south and kept going until she couldn’t stand to be in the car— a car her fiancé insisted she buy because it “sent the right message”— anymore. She was done with the rules and the veiled comments telling her how she “should” act given the position she was “lucky” to have. She had to escape from the unsettling turn her life had taken and the sleepy little town appealed to her. It looked so…Mayberry/Stars Hollow-ish. Every red brick storefront on the square stood neatly at attention, cheerful little signs beckoning patrons in. Most of the doors stood open in deference to the May sunshine and customers trickled in and out.

She made it to the opposite corner of the square from the baker she’d started at before the screaming of her feet became too much. Why hadn’t she thought to pack a change of shoes? As she crossed the street, she spotted a bookstore. Unlike most of the shops, the door was shut, but the lights were on and she could see an older man sitting at the counter. Unable to go on, Cady pushed open the door. Near the front of the store her eyes settled on what looked like heaven to her. An overstuffed, flowery armchair. It was a little stained and well-worn, but at that moment she didn’t care. She just wanted to get off her feet. She collapsed into the chair, sighing in relief.

“You gonna buy something?”

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My Thoughts:

My kind of book! Great characters, great town, lots of charm and charisma. Plenty of sass and steam too. ;-) I am eager to read more from Taylor.

I'd recommend this book to those of you who like romance.

I received an ecopy of this book in exchange for my opinion. It was great! :-)

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Spotlight on Kellyann Zuzulo's THE GENIE SMOLDERS with a giveaway too

THE GENIE SMOLDERS is book 2 in The Zubris Chronicles series.

Bethany O’Brien must find her enslaved genie lover in order to save her daughter, her broken heart, and the world.

Zubis. A jinni. A creature of fire. A lover who touched her body and soul like no man ever could. Such forbidden passion might sear the very insides of a human woman, but Bethany O’Brien is not just any woman. She is a reincarnated priestess from the days of Solomon who found Zubis again after three thousand years. He swore to love her forever.

Then they were torn apart.

Two years later, the only token of their love is the child she carried and Bethany’s broken heart. Still, she is determined to find him. To be a family. Against the forces that now threaten both of their worlds, the only answer is her genie. He knows the same. Reunited in a storm of desire and a web of intrigue, Zubis and Bethany will soon set each other ablaze—and try to protect the rest of humanity.

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Enter a captivating world where a genie dares to love a human and will let nothing come between them. This paranormal romance from award-winning author Kellyann Zuzulo combines the modern world with the mystery and intrigue of the world of the jinn.

Zubis is a jinni born of flame. Feared and outcast, ferocious and vengeful, he has loved only once. In the time of Solomon, one woman tamed him. He has never forgotten her. Bethany O'Brien is that woman, reborn as a smart and somewhat sassy journalist. She never imagined that her dreams of hot encounters with the imposing and gorgeous Zubis are actually memories from her past. Once she meets him again, however, she doesn't need convincing that they belong together. She will travel across three continents to a world of magic and treachery, of seduction and devotion to break the curse that keeps them apart.

A Philadelphia native, Kellyann Zuzulo received a bachelor's degree in journalism from Temple University and has lived in London, Ireland, Boston and Washington, D.C. She has worked as a reporter for local newspapers and as a writer for Yankee Magazine and national consumer and health magazines; as a book development editor; as a media relations representative; and as a director of communications for nonprofits. Her interest in Middle Eastern mythology and legend stems from her stint as a Managing Editor of Publications for the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Washington, D.C. She is a published author of several genie romance novellas. One book, Angels & Genies, was included in a collection for which Charlaine Harris wrote the foreword. Kellyann lives in Pennsylvania with her husband, three children, and a jaunty terrier named Djin-Djin. - See more at: http://boroughspublishinggroup.com/authors/kellyann-zuzulo#sthash.iLrVU4Yc.dpuf

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