RELEASE BLITZ, REVIEW AND GIVEAWAY:- Blindsided by Eden Finley

Blindsided by Eden Finley 

Release Date: March 20, 2019

Cover Design: Kellie Dennis / Book Cover by Design
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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Synopsis

 

𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫:

When Talon left to play pro ball six years ago, the hole in my chest confused me. I focused my heartache into making my own NFL dreams come true, and by the time I was drafted, the longing I had for my best friend was buried deep. Now he wants everything to be like it was in college, but we can’t have threesomes and be reckless like we once were. The media storm would be enough to break both our careers. That’s not my biggest concern though. The torch I had for him burns brighter after so long apart, and there’s nothing I can do about it. Marcus Talon is straight. I need to stay away from him. 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧: Years ago, Miller and I made a pact that we’d win a Super Bowl together. When I’m offered a position on his team in Chicago, I don’t hesitate. I move across the country to chase a dream that’s a decade old. Only, now that I’m here, he’s avoiding me every chance he gets. If he was anyone else, I’d cut my losses. But this is Shane Miller—the guy who makes everything better just by existing in my universe. The guy I’d do anything for. The guy who’s more to me than a brother, a friend, or even a teammate. I’m not going to let him get away.

 

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       Review 

HOLY.FUCKING.SHIIITT!!!
This is my favourite Eden Finley book. It's everything I ever wanted and more. #teamSharcus all the way!

Talon and Miller are explosive together. Like when they are together they create fireworks. I'm so glad she wrote this book as they were only meant to be supporting characters in Trick Play.Like how Talon says, they belong together.

Talon is amazing and so very oblivious. He's an all or nothing kinda guy. Jumps in with both feet first. While Miller is a little more level headed(very little).They are opposites that balance each other.

This book also deals with being LGBT+ in the sports. The pressure is huge. We get to meet characters from the previous books too. I will always want more of Damon and Maddox and Matt and Noah. And Lennon ofcourse. I loved every single word of this book. Couldn't put it down and can you imagine how hard it is to read in class and keep a straight face?(no pun intended)

That epilogue was swoon worthy. It's sooo Talon. Well he is Talon-ted! 
Highly recommended!!
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About the Author

 

Eden Finley is an Amazon bestselling author who writes steamy contemporary romances that are full of snark and light-hearted fluff.

She doesn’t take anything too seriously and lives to create an escape from real life for her readers. The ideas always begin with a wackadoodle premise, and she does her best to turn them into romances with heart. With a short attention span that rivals her five-year-old son's, she writes multiple different pairings: MM, MMF, and MF. She's also an Australian girl and apologises for her Australianisms that sometimes don't make sense to anyone else.  

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COVER REVEAL, EXCERPT AND ARC GIVEAWAY:- Blindsided by Eden Finley

Blindsided by Eden Finley 

Release Date: March 20, 2019

Cover Design: Kellie Dennis / Book Cover by Design

 

Synopsis

 

𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫:

When Talon left to play pro ball six years ago, the hole in my chest confused me. I focused my heartache into making my own NFL dreams come true, and by the time I was drafted, the longing I had for my best friend was buried deep. Now he wants everything to be like it was in college, but we can’t have threesomes and be reckless like we once were. The media storm would be enough to break both our careers. That’s not my biggest concern though. The torch I had for him burns brighter after so long apart, and there’s nothing I can do about it. Marcus Talon is straight. I need to stay away from him. 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧: Years ago, Miller and I made a pact that we’d win a Super Bowl together. When I’m offered a position on his team in Chicago, I don’t hesitate. I move across the country to chase a dream that’s a decade old. Only, now that I’m here, he’s avoiding me every chance he gets. If he was anyone else, I’d cut my losses. But this is Shane Miller—the guy who makes everything better just by existing in my universe. The guy I’d do anything for. The guy who’s more to me than a brother, a friend, or even a teammate. I’m not going to let him get away.

 

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Excerpt

 

“God, I wish I was there,” Miller says. His solemn face fills my phone screen, and I wish he was here too.

“Here?” I croak. “Why?”

Scenarios run through my head of what Miller could do if he were here right now, and not one of them is PG-rated.

“Why do you think? I’m going batshit and my leg is messed up. I wanna be back on the field.”

Ah, he’s still talking about football. Duh.

“I’ll get you there,” I promise.

“You’re really going to spend your off season training me? Shouldn’t you be taking a jersey chaser or two to a sex island?”

I perk up. “There are sex islands? Think we could recondition there?”

“On second thought, I don’t think you should be let loose on a sex island. You’d probably forget to do important things like eat and drink water, and then you’d die of dehydration.”

“Like those animals who literally fuck themselves to death?”

“What?” I ask.

“There are these rat-looking things from Australia. The males literally stop eating so they can have sex until they die. Something about their need to keep their gene pool going.”

“I shouldn’t be shocked about your weird knowledge of animal sex, but I am.”

“Just trying to find my spirit animal.” I sigh. “Although lately I’m more like a panda. If I go much longer without sex, I’ll forget how to do it.”

Why my brain thinks that’s a good idea to tell Miller, I have no idea. Maybe I’m fishing for him to agree with me or maybe I want him to know that I’m not fucking around with anyone else. Not that I’m fucking around with him either.

“Aww, how long has it been? A few days? A week?” He smiles but there’s something in it that makes me think he’s gritting his teeth while he does.

“Try months. That night … with you and those two girls. That’s the last time I …” I wave my hand in a you know what I’m trying to say gesture.

“Holy shit, how are you surviving? And what about your pregame ritual?”

“The new calluses on my hands aren’t from throwing footballs.”

Miller cracks up laughing, and something inside me breaks. What it is, I don’t know, but it’s like charging the field at the beginning of a game. It’s a touchdown in the last minute. It’s putting that championship ring on for the first time. It’s … everything.

“Shane,” I say, my voice coarse.

His eyes flick to mine through the small screen, and his laughter dies.

My confession is a whisper. “I chickened out.”

Miller’s brow furrows. “Chickened out of what?”

“This. FaceTiming you.”

Miller looks like he’s trying to decide to mock me or let me off the hook. I beat him to talking so he can do neither.

“I’ve wanted to. You have no idea how much.”

His expression softens. “I think I have a fair idea. I wasn’t calling you on your bluff or taunting you.” He lowers his voice and whispers, “I wanted it. I want this.”

Miller’s gaze burns so hot I expect my phone to overheat. How I’ve never seen him this way before now is confusing, but not really when I dissect it.

I uprooted my whole life for him. Moved to Chicago to be near him. All because I missed what I had with him, which up until recently, I thought was just a solid friendship.

Friends don’t give up what I did just so they can see their college buddy again. That’s illogical. That doesn’t stop me from trying to make sense of it. And to make sense of it, I need to do something I’ve been putting off. For fear of rejection, fear of discovering some unknown truth that’s always been a part of me, I don’t know. But I do know Miller doesn’t scare me. Doing this with Miller doesn’t scare me.

“Take your shirt off,” I rasp.

“Talon—”

“Take. Your. Shirt. Off.”

   

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About the Author

 

Eden Finley is an Amazon bestselling author who writes steamy contemporary romances that are full of snark and light-hearted fluff.

She doesn’t take anything too seriously and lives to create an escape from real life for her readers. The ideas always begin with a wackadoodle premise, and she does her best to turn them into romances with heart. With a short attention span that rivals her five-year-old son's, she writes multiple different pairings: MM, MMF, and MF. She's also an Australian girl and apologises for her Australianisms that sometimes don't make sense to anyone else.  

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My Top 5 M/M Reads of 2018

My Top 5 M/M Reads of 2018

I've read some really awesome books this last year. It was in no way easy to pick just 5 books out of all the amazing books that released in 2018. This list is no particular order. I just put together some of the books that are close to my heart.

Why the devil stalks death by L.J Hayward 

Series:Death and the Devil #2

Release date: December 9,2018

Page count: 380 pages

Rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

Synopsis 

Jack Reardon uncovers secrets for a living, and the Meta-State spy is pretty good at it. Or rather he thought so until he met Ethan Blade—assassin, warrior, enigma. The unlikely pair have decided to give living together a shot, but Jack’s not entirely certain what he’s gotten himself into—or exactly who he’s in it with.

Jack’s worries are compounded when he’s assigned to a police strike force hunting a serial killer. With each new puzzle piece, Jack considers the true nature of a serial killer—and how similar it is to an assassin. To one particular assassin who’s having trouble adjusting to retirement. Jack’s unsure how to help Ethan—or if he even can.

When the killer strikes close to home, Jack must race against the clock to stop another murder, despite the price someone has put on his head. Could the matters be connected? Is a certain assassin at the centre of both? Surrounded by killers, the only one Jack wants near disappears, leaving Jack drowning in secrets. He’ll have to do what he does best—unravel the secrets, including Ethan’s—to stop the killer and save the life he and Ethan have only just begun to build.



**Content Warning**
Child abuse and child sexual abuse in a character’s history and not depicted directly on the page. 

Review

This book is a rollercoaster of emotions. I love this series and this book is the best one yet. We are back to the past and present format(before and after). And it kept on the edge of my seat.  We get to know more about Ethan's background and it broke my heart when I read about his past. Jack and Ethan has a grown a lot in their relationship. But it frustrated me a lot because they still haven't talked about a lot of things. And I loved Rocco and Shorty the dog. Ethan is my cinnamon roll and I just want to hug him so bad. And Jack, there was a time when I wanted to kill him myself but then it all got sorted out. I love the how the author leaves those little cliffhangers at the end of each chapter. Also it happened. The thing that we have been waiting for. I can't wait for the next book!!! All I have to say is READ IT! *ARC provided by the author Amazon US Trick Play by Eden Finley  Series: Fake boyfriend #2 Release date: June 25,2018 Page Count: 306 pages Rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Synopsis  Matt Want to know the fastest way to get screwed out of a football career? Get photographed in a compromising position in a gay bar. Yep, welcome to my life. My agent says he can fix my image. He wants me to become the poster boy for gay football players. Me? I just want back on the field. I’ll do anything to play for the NFL again, even pretend to have a steady boyfriend. If only my fake boyfriend wasn’t Noah Huntington III—the most arrogant, entitled rich guy in the world. Noah Pretend to be Matt Jackson’s boyfriend, my best friend said. It’ll be fun, he said. What Damon neglected to mention is Matt is surly and bitter. Being his boyfriend is a job in itself. From his paranoia over being constantly photographed to his aversion to PDA, being with Matt isn’t the care-free fake relationship I expected when I signed on to do this. It’s supposed to be a win-win. I get to stick it to my politician dad who thinks no one is good enough for the Huntington name, and Matt’s reputation of being the bad boy of football dies. What I don’t expect is to start caring for the guy. That’s not part of the plan. Then again, neither is fooling around with him on my private jet. Oops. **Trick Play is a full-length MM novel with a HEA/HEA and no cliffhanger** Review Eden finley continues to amaze me book by book. I loved this book even more than the first one. Matt and cute and so so hot. I devoured this book in a single sitting.  All the side characters are amazing. We get to see Matt and Damon from Fake out and also Jethro AKA Jet AKA JJ (Matt's awesome brother). I am so looking forward to read Talon and Miller's book!! I want them right now(I wish it was book 3). Amazon US Dedicated by Neve Wilder  Series: Rhythm of love #1 Release date: December 11, 2018 Page count: 340 pages Rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Synopsis  “Our greatest hit is a love song I wrote for my bandmate. And he has no idea.” Messy-haired, soulful-eyed, off-kilter lyricist Les Graves holds tight to the hedonist’s credo of consumption in every avenue of life. He has trouble staying still, trouble staying sober, trouble turning down a good time—but put a pen in his hand, and he’ll set a page on fire. Music was Evan Porter’s ticket out of the backwater mud puddle he was born in, the passion keeping him warm as he busked on street corners, fueling him through a dead-end bartending job. Every chord, every song, every ounce of sweat has been devoted to making Porter & Graves a success. He’s the level-head, the quiet maestro, the seatbelt that keeps Les from flying too far out of control. And he’s getting pretty tired of playing savior. Their chemistry onstage is electric, but offstage it’s another story. Angst, snark, and nuclear levels of unresolved sexual tension combust in this tale of two rockers, a handful of secrets, a bombed album, and a publicity nightmare thrown in a remote cabin with one shot at redemption. Can Evan and Les find harmony or will they—and their music career—go down in flames? Dedicated is a 92k standalone bisexual friends-to-lovers romance that also plays on the fake relationship trope, contains a cockblocking greenhouse, really poor decisions involving social media, and a borderline over-the-top HEA. *Please note: This book contains reference to and depiction of a MMF scene*    Review  Holy shit!!! I loved this book!! It broke me and fixed me and then shattered me and then made me fly! I loved them so much and this book was a rollercoaster. It had fake relationship, friends to lovers, pining (a whole lot of it). Obviously it was made for me!  Highly recommended Amazon US

Join the club by Charlie cochet 

Series: Four kings security #3

Release date: November 19,2018

Page Count: 261 pages

Rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

Synopsis 

Eduardo “Lucky” Morales is a fighter, from his childhood days in Cuba to his time as a Special Forces Green Beret. Scarred by the wars of his past, Lucky has learned nothing lasts forever. Guarding his heart is second nature, and getting emotionally involved is not an option. As co-owner of Four Kings Security, Lucky works hard alongside his former brothers-in-arms and fellow Kings, but he also plays hard. Flirting with sexy Texas cowboy and detective, Mason Cooper, is too much fun to resist, until Mason turns the tables on him.

Mason Cooper may not be a soldier, but he’s fought his share of battles as an openly gay cop and now a detective for Major Crimes. Mason has no idea when things changed between him and Lucky, but the gorgeous, fiery Cuban has turned his world upside down. When a mistake leads to his suspension from the force, Mason turns to the least likely person for help: Ward Kingston.

Determined to keep Mason at arms’ length, Lucky is surprised to find the man at Four Kings Security. The Florida nights might be getting cooler, but the heat between Lucky and Mason burns hotter with every passing moment. Working private security can be dangerous and unpredictable, but so can falling in love.

Review 

💜💜I love Mason and Lucky. They are scorching hot together and this is my favourite book in this series. And the epilogue?! Holy shit!! King is a badass and I'm glad Las gets closure. I honestly can't wait for King's book. December is so far away!! High recommendation Amazon US Rough terrain by Annabeth Albert Series: Out of uniform #7 Release date: January 14, 2019 Page Count: 384 pages Rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Synopsis  The camping trip from hell may be the first stop on the road to happily-ever-after. Navy SEAL Renzo Bianchi has a soft spot for Canaan Finley, and not only because the man makes a mean smoothie. He’s the first guy to get Renzo’s motor revving in a long time. But when he agrees to Canaan’s insane charade—one all-access fake boyfriend, coming right up—he never expects more than a fling. Creating a hot Italian SEAL boyfriend to save face seemed like a good idea…until his friends called Canaan’s bluff. Now he’s setting off into the woods with the very man who inspired his deception, and Canaan is not the outdoorsy type. The sparks are already flying when a flash flood separates them from their group, leaving Renzo and Canaan very much trapped…very much alone in the wilderness. Working together to come up with a plan for survival is sexier than either of them expects. But back in the real world, being a couple is bringing its own set of hazards…

Review 

 While this book was released in Jan, I read an ARC in December. So this is going on the list.

Another one in out of uniform series that I absolutely loved. I loved seeing Renzo and Canaan grow together as couple and individually. I loved Canaan and his grandfather is simply amazing. Renzo is under a lot of pressure especially by his parents expectations. Honestly I didn't like his mother that much.
Overall I really enjoyed this book and I'm a bit sad that this is the last in the series. Annabeth albert has always written stories that I don't want to put down and this one is not anydifferent.
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Book review:- Deke by Eden finley

Deke by Eden finley 

Series: Fake boyfriend #3
Release date: January 5, 2019
Page count: 308 pages
Rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

it was amazing

 Synopsis

Ollie 

Word of advice: don’t come out to random guys in public restrooms. Even if they’re charming and adorably nerdy and offer to help. 

My family believe I can’t be happy if I’m not out to the world. I have a bitter ex-boyfriend and an unstable NHL career to show for it. A fake boyfriend seems like an easy and quick solution to get my family off my back, and this guy is volunteering. I take him up on it without asking his name. 

I really should’ve asked for his name. 

Lennon 

Word of advice: learn how to introduce yourself properly. 

In my defense, I don’t recognize Ollie Strömberg right away. I cover football, not hockey. 

I’m not supposed to see him again, and he’s never supposed to find out I’m a reporter. 

That all changes when my editor reassigns me. 

It’s a lesson I should’ve learned by now. Nothing’s changed since high school. Jocks still hate nerds. But even worse, athletes hate journalists. Especially ones who know their secret. 

*Deke is a full-length MM novel with a HFN/HEA and no cliffhanger*

Review 

       

I LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS BOOK❤❤

t was amazing  

Each book in this series is better than the previous one!Ollie is an NHL hockey player who is proud but out only to his family. His family is absolutely supportive of him and maybe a bit too supportive. They want him to come out to the whole world but he isn't ready for that yet. It doesn't help that they think he's ashamed of being gay when in reality he just doesn't want to be the only gay player in NHL.              Lennon is a sports reporter and when a stranger in a bathroom comes out to him and tells him about his family he helps him out by pretending to be his boyfriend.
Lennon is an amazing character, funny and witty, one of my absolute favourites! Oh, and dare I say, they are fucking hot together!! The scenes with Ollie's family where they think he's Clark cause he looks like Clark Kent (Superman) were just gold!
We also have appearances from previous books- Matt and Noah & Damon and Maddox. And Jet! Gimme more of him!!! I can't wait for Talon and Miller!!!!!(exclamations are directly proportional to excitement)
I obviously LOVED this book and you will too!

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