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Emily Riddle is now 19 and has lived her entire life inside a commune led by her father, Owen. This has never been a happy place for her. She is surrounded by people who simply obey her father Owen, the leader. The entire story has you just holding your breath at times. I can’t even imagine how this life could be and aside from that writing it. It is a very tough subject matter that will conjure up some situations you never would have thought about. The description of life on this commune is so detailed. The young girls, like Emily are “promised” and have no choice but to enter into an arranged marriage. There is only life inside the chain link fence. There is no communication allowed. woman are more slaves and baby makers than anything.
When Emily hears from the worst man she knows, Lorenzo, that she was promised to him, my heart was broken. For the first time she reacts without automatically doing what she was trained to do, say yes and nothing more. She thinks she can’t live with him, have babies, stay married. She meets Tope (who turns out to be the D.A.) and his cousin Levi. It all at once hits her, (bam! little lightning bugs and fairy dust) she is in love with Levi. At that moment she formulates a plot, if not she will die before she marries Lorenzo. She makes some pretty strong statements. It is the turning point where she realizes that this may be the only opportunity she has to leave the commune. It is a know fact you don’t ever leave, if you do you are found dead.
Along with Em you meet her best friends and her Step Brothers, who are equally sick. They all beat women, talk down to them, marry them and go to the “Commune Hall” at night to have sex with the commune whores. Emily knows her Aunt Tess is her strongest advocate and Aunt Tess is so much stronger than anyone knows. There is where the secrets will unravel. She finds out so many things that leave her broken and feeling like there is no way out.
Fighting to escape the commune, her Dad, Lorenzo, and her brothers Emily is in for the battle of her life. Just read it and you will see.There are no words to express how exquisitely told the story is. I want so much more and I just know this is destined for great reviews. It is like no other story I have read.
• This Will Be a Trilogy
Release Date: Fall 2013
TBN (Broken Angel #3)
Release Date: Spring 2014
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Author Bio:
L.G. (Linda) Castillo wrote her first story when she was ten and has been writing ever since. She took a break from writing fiction and poetry to focus on obtaining her Ph.D. in counseling psychology. She is now a licensed psychologist and currently works as a professor at a Texas university. Although she has published her psychological research in several professional journals and books, her dream is to publish a novel.
It wasn’t until she found the world of fanfiction that she became inspired to write stories again. She uploaded her first fanfiction novel under the pen name Lacrimosa Moon. With the support and encouragement of her readers (and lots and lots of caffeine), she wrote the first book of the Broken Angel trilogy, Lash, during National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo 2012).
When she’s not writing, she scours the Internet collecting frequent flyer miles and uses them to travel with her husband throughout Europe.
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Some secrets follow you to the grave. Others send you there.
Emily Riddle has lived her entire life inside a patriarchal commune led by her father. There are many rules, but the most important one, ‘keep it in the commune’, is the most difficult for her to follow… especially since the only people willing to champion her cause live on the outside.
When Emily learns her father has promised her to Lorenzo, a perverted man who has plans for her that extend well beyond marriage and kids, she rebels. Regardless of the consequences, she refuses to marry someone who’d rather beat her than caress her.
A day of hooky that starts out as a tiny act of defiance – sneaking out of the commune for a swim – turns into a day filled with hope. After spending time with Levi, a man camping near the lake, she finds what true romance looks like and catches a glimpse into a future that’s filled with love and admiration rather than hate and submission.
That tiny peek is enough to change the course of Emily’s existence and makes it nearly impossible for her to go back to the commune and pretend she’ll ever be able to tolerate the life chosen for her instead of the life she longs for. One that includes Levi.
Fighting to escape the commune, its leaders, and her fiancé proves to be more dangerous than Emily expected. The secrets she knows, as the leader’s daughter, will either follow her to the grave or send her – and Levi – there.
About the Author
The author of The Warrior and the Secret series—currently available—and the Moral Dilemma and the Underwater series—to be released in 2013/2014.
She lives in Texas with her husband, their nineteen-year-old daughter, and nine-year-old son. Besides being blessed with a supportive family, she counts her career as an administrator and registered nurse in not-for-profit hospitals among her most fulfilling accomplishments.
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Short, sweet, sexy and just what I liked. I will now go to bed dreaming of three brothers and a best friend. Maybe I can be like Jade, I really wish I could be like Jade. Drink up the Jade Water I hear it is really tasty! Now I bought the other books and I will say the Smile cover is hot too!
So from a chick lit book that is what I would say juicy, should there be a message? I think not. We read authors like this because they satisfy a need. As for Jade, she is clearly described, as well as her roomie and BFF, right away you fall in love with her. Overwhelming steam for sure! If you are sheltered, don’t know what a bar bell is, or a prude, do me a favor and don’t read it.
My thoughts are just that I loved it and I am naughty and proud
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Meet the author
She is cute too
Crystal D. Spears is a 28 year old mother of two.
She enjoys the outdoors and loves spending time with her two daughters.
She currently resides in Indiana.
She wrote My Real Smile as a teen and updated it this year with new songs and IMS to Texting.
The Second and Third Novella of the Smile series will be published late Spring 2013.
Fidelity is her debut Novel releasing May 2013
Strictly Off Limits (Jade’s College Diaries) is a short erotic story that got excellent feedback and now she is making it a series of at least five.
Corporate Affair (Small Town Series) by Linda Cunningham
Publisher: Omnific Publishing
Release date: March 2013
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Age Group: Adult
Tour organized by: AToMR Tours
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A look at the cover and banner simple enough and tells it all. I got this as an ARC and I hope nothing was changed! The setting is simply a dream setting. Aiden Stewart is from a wealthy family. Although they were not always wealthy, when he was born things for his family started to turn around. Yes he has an ego, he is arrogant, and we love him. One of the best scenes in the book is when Aiden, primed for the meeting to takeover and merge with ChatDotCom, realizes M. Jordan Fitzgerald is a WOMAN!
So a whole lot of chemistry is evident and immediately Aiden is smitten. Jordan is sooooo focused and plays the role of CEO very cool. In her head she is melting. Aiden Stewart is in his “hunting” mode and sparks fly. So the steam rate is on high and you should read it to see why. Clark’s Corner, Vermont is now the setting for a suspense “who dun it” and enter Christopher Fenton, bad news corporate takeover man. The plot, setting and characters are just wonderful. Jordan’s boss, Gene Palmer is stricken with cancer, and she is devasted. This man did so much for her she is in his debt. The relationship between the two is special.
I can see this being a series involving Ashley who Jordan knows since High School and Kyle her husband. They have a very interesting life and family background. I think that Aiden’s sisters and their families can be explored as well. The offices for the New England area are in a very romantic setting in idyllic Clark’s Corner, Vermont. Mrs Noyes who runs The Inn on the Green where Aiden stays is into every bit of gossip. You just know that she will have stories in her vault. So being I am boldly hinting I want more MORE Please
Overall an excellent read with a balance of romance and suspense that borders on terror! I can give it the extra ***** for steam so there I give it a 5+ because Aiden is juicy and delish!!
About the Author
Linda has written steadily throughout the years, but usually other people’s papers, speeches, or articles for agricultural trade magazines. Her only published work of fiction was a children’s book, “The Copper Angel of Piper’s Mill”, written in 1988 when her children were still small. Now that the kids are out of the house, Linda is writing fiction again, and this time it’s personal! She writes full time and it’s Romance!
Linda lives in a romantic stone house in the green mountains of Vermont surrounded by her gardens and her animals who include horses, sheep, cats, dogs, chickens, a parakeet and various wildlife visitors who wander in and out at will. When time permits, she also enjoys sketching and painting.
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