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Blog Tour | Review: THE WEDDING DATE by Kelly Eadon + Giveaway



Welcome to my tour stop for 
THE WEDDING DATE by Kelly Eadon!!
Don't forget to enter the giveaway at the end :)


Title: The Wedding Date 
Author: Kelly Eadon
Published by: Forever Yours
Publication date: April 5th 2016
Genres: Comedy, Contemporary, Romance

A LITTLE FAKE RELATIONSHIP NEVER HURT ANYONE . . .

Kate Massie has big dreams-they just haven’t worked out. Yet. In the meantime, she spends her days clerking for a judge and her nights fantasizing about her tall, dark, and sexy gym crush. So when she runs into him one night, she’s shocked to realize he was her shy, nerdy junior-prom date. But that isn’t where the surprises end . . .

James Abell needs a date to his sister’s wedding. So when Kate agrees, he’s relieved . . . until one little lie turns theirwedding date into a full-blown fake relationship. Only it doesn’t feel fake-not the toe-curling kisses and definitely not theelectricity. Neither of them is looking for something real . . . but they just might fall for their own little white lie.

REVIEW
** I received an ARC in exchange of an honest review **

The Wedding Date is Kelly's debut novel, and it's a contemporary comedy romance. I really liked and enjoyed it, it’s a sexy romance. And if it’s true I’ve been reading a lot of contemporary romance, and maybe all them are a little similar or their plots are pretty similar somehow, I loved this book; and the best was that it was a non-stop reading, and that was good.

Kelly plunges us into James and Kate’s lives. However, I think the book was more like a second chance —not a second chance but something like that, why? At first Kate doesn’t recognized him, but she already knows him. James was Kate’s date for junior promo, so they do know each other, but that was a long time ago. So yeah, kind of hard recognized him when he’s changed a lot in many ways, now he’s a sexy, and sexy man. The main plot, was about a fake relationship—so when James needs a date for his sister’s wedding, the date becomes into a fake relationship, the more time they spend together, the more they can’t deny the attraction, and all seems too much.

In general, the characters and the chemistry were so good! I loved it, even the other characters. The book has dual POV, so you can know more about them. Both of them have a personality I liked and that you can see in every page.


Overall, it was a fantastic, sweet, lovely and sexy romance. A story you should give a chance. Kelly’s writing was pretty good, so it was a good plus to my read. I highly recommend for those who like a funny sexy easy-light romance.
Book: +4 stars



Purchase: Amazon | B&N | iTunes | Kobo

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Kelly Eadon is a romance writer living in Richmond, Virginia with her husband and a house full of rescue animals, aka “thekraken”. She swears like a sailor and says whatever pops into her head. In order to counteract her big mouth, she wears high heels whenever possible. In her spare time she spins, kick boxes and attempts to renovate her farmhouse. She hates sanding drywall, loves to cook, drinks lots of wine, gets scary competitive at trivia, and enjoys time spent exploring with her rescued beagle mixes. – See more at: http://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/kelly-eadon/the-wedding-date/9781455593958/#sthash.nNkl4hSQ.dpuf

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Blitz: FREEING DESTINY by Faith Andrews + Excerpt + Giveaway



Title: Freeing Destiny
Author: Faith Andrews
Series: Fate #2
Publication date: March 14th 2016
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance

Words to live by:

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Don’t break the rules.

I’d managed to fail at both by fraternizing with the enemy’s brother. Guess I’d followed in my mother’s footsteps by ignoring all the rules when it came to love.

Mom was marrying a man only six years older than me. A man who was also her student. But the biggest surprise that came out of their wedding wasn’t my new stepdad’s academic status or his age.

It was Jack Davis—my stepfather’s best friend.

Jack was the guy who could change the whole game. He was quite possibly my soul mate. But time and circumstance were against us—there was no easy way around it. I was moving back to New York in two weeks and his sister, Aubrey, was the one person my family hated most in this world. How would his sister—the enemy—deal with another Edwards girl claiming what she believed was hers? The idea of letting Jack go crippled me. Would I have to cut ties with the only man I’d ever let into my heart?

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EXCERPT

“Would you like to dance?” His bold invitation hooked me from the get-go, but I didn’t want to break into Mom and Caleb’s spotlight just yet.

Unwilling to decline his refreshing companionship, I countered, “How about a drink instead?” A shot of something stiff and fiery might pump some life back into me and eventually prepare me for the dance Jack had requested.

“Deal.” He nodded and hooked his arm with mine.

He ushered me to the bar like two old, familiar friends; I felt oddly comfortable being man-handled by him. I glanced down to where our arms intertwined and he caught me checking out his bulging bicep.

“Sorry, just thought you could use a friend,” he admitted, releasing my arm as we continued to walk. “You looked a little . . . preoccupied.”

Besides his insanely good looks and the unnerving effect he had over my body, I also had to give him props for how perceptive he was. “What, are you a psychologist or something?” I joked. I wanted—needed—to know more about him.

“No,” he laughed, running his hand over his overgrown five o’clock scruff. “But I was a bartender for a while. Kind of the same thing.”

I nodded as I raised my hand to get our bartender’s attention. “Oh, did you work with Caleb?”

“I don’t mix business with pleasure, doll. Working with friends always causes problems. Besides, bartending was never my passion.”

“Well, what is your passion?” Something deep inside me begged him to say blonde bridesmaids. I bit my lip, waiting for his response.

“I have many, but if you want to know what I do for a living, you could just ask. Or is that part of your mysterious charm?”

“Me? Mysterious?” It was my turn to laugh. Maybe he wasn’t as perceptive as I thought. I was usually an open book. My eyes were the windows to my soul, as Mom liked to put it.

“Stella,” Jack leaned closer. His tuxedo-clad arm settled around my shoulders. I really liked the way my name rolled off his tongue. And I loved the way his body molded with mine.

“Yes, Jack,” I whispered. It was a plea. Suddenly I was ready to say yes to anything he asked of me.

Caressing my bare skin with his thumb, he answered, “I meant it in a good way. You’re mysterious and beautiful and just one look at you makes me want to peel apart your layers and find out who you are.”

Wow! If my mouth hadn’t already felt stuffed with a giant wad of cotton candy that definitely did the trick.

I gulped back my nerves and said a silent prayer of thanks when the bartender interrupted us. “What can I get you?”

Words. Courage. A normal heart rate. Were any of those on the drink menu? ’Cause I sure could’ve used a potent dose of all three.

Visibly sensing how bowled over I was by what he said, Jack took charge in ordering. “A glass of Pinot for the lady, and I’ll have a . . . Stella.” His grin grew so wide it was comical. His joke should’ve made me laugh, but the innuendo got the best of me and made me squirm in my seat.

Arching a brow, I gathered my unraveled nerves and stared into his baby blues. “Seriously? Of all the beers?”

“Serious, my friend. Stella happens to be my favorite. It’s a classic, golden beauty that satisfies my thirst. And when it’s fresh, crisp taste tickles and caresses my tongue, I lap up every drop and don’t let any of it go to waste.”

Gulp! Like, literally. Where was my Pinot? I needed that sucker. Now!

“I’m sorry,” Jack finally relented through a gritty, growled chuckle. “I’m coming on way too strong and I must sound like such a dick. It’s just . . . you’ve had my attention all day, and when I saw you watching your mom and Caleb, you looked a little . . . sad, I guess. I didn’t like seeing you that way. I thought talking to you would make you laugh. Now I’ve gone and made you uncomfortable at your mother’s wedding.” He stared at his clasped hands, the ones that were no longer wrapped around my shoulders. I wanted them back there. I wanted him to touch me again. I wanted him to continue flirting and make me feel the things no other guy had ever made me feel before.

“There’s nothing to be sorry about, Jack. I’m glad you’re here.” And I was. I welcomed the distance from Nina and Ryan and Mom and Caleb, enjoying my time with someone who made me smile.





ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Faith Andrews is living out her dream right outside the greatest city in the world, New York City. Happily married to her high school sweetheart, she is the mother of two beautiful and wild daughters, and a furry Yorkie son named Rocco Giovanni. When she's not tapping her toes to a Mumford & Sons tune or busy being a dance mom, her nose is stuck in a book or she's sitting behind the laptop, creating her next swoon worthy book boyfriend. Coffee addict, lover of wine and cheese, and sucker for concerts and Netflix, Faith believes in love at first sight and happily ever after.


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