ADULT title
by
Becky Flade
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GENRE: Romantic Suspense
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BLURB:
Friendship. Secrets. Murder.
When her best friend, Sawyer Gavin, roars into town on his
motorcycle, Tala Gael thinks life couldn’t get any better. What she couldn’t
have anticipated was his appearance heralding a time of change in her quiet,
comfortable existence.
With her life turned upside down, Tala resists Sawyer’s
advances, clinging to the familiar.
Tragedy changes her mind, but as she takes the leap of faith
into Sawyer’s arms, they find themselves suspects in a murder investigation.
And Tala learns she’s not the only person in Trappers’ Cove keeping an
impossible secret.
Jealousy is when you worry someone will take what you
have; envy is coveting what someone else has; and both can lead to murder.
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EXCERPT
“How’s the wine?” His lips feathered over hers in a whisper.
Twice. On his third pass, Tala’s eyes drifted shut as her body molded itself to
his and she deepened the caress. His world spun as she clung to him. I knew it.
I’ve always known it. He stepped away, steadying her when she swayed, waited
for her eyes to open. “Excellent.”
“What?”
He smiled. “The wine’s excellent.”
Her fingertips rose to her mouth. Her eyes widened,
confusion blurred them. He smiled and pulled her into his arms. It was not a
passionate embrace. He offered comfort and she held on, squeezing tighter when
he placed a gentle kiss at her temple.
“Are you surprised?” he whispered.
“I have a boyfriend.”
“I wasn’t expecting that but it’s an easy enough fix.” He
tugged her braid. “Come on, Tee. We’re meant to be.”
“No, we’re not.”
She reared out of his arms, panic skating across her
features as though threatened. Her reaction struck him like a fist to the gut.
He suspected she hadn’t taken him, taken them, from the box where she thought
they belonged. She hadn’t considered them from any other perspective. I thought
once she saw, once she felt, once she knew, the rest would click into place.
“You know that we are.”
“Stop it! I. Have. A. Boyfriend.” She punctuated each word
with a stab of her finger.
“Fine. I’ll wait.” It’ll kill me. “You’re worth it. We’re
worth it,” he stressed before grabbing her wrist and tugging her back into his
arms. He held her there, though she didn’t struggle. He kissed her again,
pouring his impatience into the kiss. He let her go and strode to the door,
pulling it open, letting the cool snap of air scented by forest file past him
into her house, and paused.
“You want me to stop?”
She nodded.
“Then stop kissing me back.”
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
When I was
little I thought everyone had stories in their head. When I found out that
wasn’t true and that only special people had stories to tell, I wanted to be
one of the people who shared their stories with the world. Here I am, making my
own dreams come true, one happily ever after at a time.
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My review:
3.75 stars
Fated Always by Becky Flade centers around Tala Gael,
whose ordered life and plans for the future are upended by the return of her
best friend, Sawyer Gavin. When their comfortable relationship shifts, plus a
murder investigation threatens all who she cares about, she has to make a
decision about how to deal with her most closely guarded secret.
This adult paranormal romance is part of the ‘Fated’ series
and takes place some years after the events in “Fated Souls,” so young Tala is
all grown up. The combination of a friends-to-lovers romance, a murder
investigation, and the mystical connection that Tala has with those she’s grown
up with makes this a story that will appeal to a broad spectrum of readers. I
was delighted by the cameos by multiple folks from the previous stories and
touched by some of the interactions between Tala and her childhood friends.
Although there were nice twists and turns with regard to the
mystery, things felt a bit disjointed to me, and the antipathy displayed by the
investigator was confusing, as were some of the relationships that are exposed.
Thankfully, this is a romance, so I knew I’d get a happy ending, but patience
was required! Although this can be read as a stand-alone story, reading the
previous books will make the connections clearer.
A copy of this title was provided for review
Thanks for hosting!
ReplyDeleteGood morning, Becky, my question for you today is, would you ever consider co-authoring a book and if so, who would you most like to work with?
ReplyDeleteGood morning. The idea of co-authoring a book is interesting but also intimidating. I can't quite wrap my head around how such a thing would work. But if I were to take that leap I think I'd enjoy working with Winter Austin. She writes amazing romantic suspense novels with deep plots and complex characters.
DeleteThank you so much for your response, I actually don't think that I could pull it off myself, but I like to get other authors opinions on the subject.
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ReplyDeleteI encourage reading so having a family who loves to read I sure support.Thanks for sharing your terrific read with us.
ReplyDeleteThank you! I love books and passed that passion on to my kids too
DeleteI liked the excerpt, sounds good.
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ReplyDeleteGood evening! My question for you today is, are you a spontaneous or a scheduled writer?
ReplyDeleteEnjoyed the excerpt, sounds like a great read! Thanks for sharing and for the review~!
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