NEVER TOO LATE BY MICALEA SMELTZER COVER REVEAL!

My pre-order for the week coincides with the cover reveal for NEVER TOO LATE by Micalea Smeltzer! Love this author and all her books! (Yes I have read ALL of them 🙂 ) So go ahead, check out this awesome cover, read about it and then pre-order! You won’t regret it! There is also a excerpt and a giveaway! Note: This is the second book in the Willow Creek series, but is NA instead of YA like the first, Last to Know! 

 

Title: Never Too Late

Series: Willow Creek #2

Author: Micalea Smeltzer

Cover Design: Regina Wamba (Mae I Design)

 Release Date: April 21, 2015

 

Synopsis

I’d never met anyone quite like Mathias Wade.

He was brooding and arrogant, but I loved him anyway.

Together we were wild and uncontained—a hurricane raging.

Then I had to leave, and words were exchanged that could never be undone.But now I was back, and Mathias better watch out, because this bitch wasn’t finished with him.

Game. Set. Match.

All is fair in love and war, right? 

Mathias Wade, the lead singer of Willow Creek, is used to getting everything he wants. Except for Remy Parker—the one that got away. Childhood friends that grew into more, Remy was the one constant in his life until she moved away. In anger, he lashed out and broke the only girl he ever loved. With temptation around every corner Mathias drowns his sorrow in women and alcohol. When the band returns to their hometown for the holidays the last thing Mathias expects is to run into Remy—but she’s back, and she’s not done with him.

Remy never forgot Mathias or the pain he caused her. When she moves back to the place she grew up to take care of her ailing grandma her heart is set on revenge. She’s determined to make Mathias fall in love with her all over again—only this time she’s going to break his heart.

But Mathias never stopped loving Remy—and she soon discovers that her feelings haven’t disappeared either.

 

Can two people too stubborn for their own good overcome their own demons and find the love they always deserved?

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Excerpt

I jumped up on the counter and he moved to stand in front of me, bracing his hands beside my hips. I kicked my legs against the cabinets like a little kid as he stared down at me intensely. I wasn’t sure what he was looking for in my eyes, but he must have found it, because he cupped my cheek and leaned in.

“This feels like when we were younger,” he whispered. “Like no time at all has passed.” His words echoed my previous thoughts.

I closed my eyes, feeling his breath fan across my lips.

God, I’d missed him.

It didn’t seem possible to miss someone I’d grown to hate, but I did.

I was pretty sure that when someone like Mathias came into your life they were impossible to forget.

He was like the sun, burning so bright that even once he was gone I was still blinded.

“Did you ever miss me?” I asked. “Even once?” I held my breath, waiting for him to explode—because that was Mathias. He could be nice one minute and an asshole the next. I wouldn’t put it past him to kick me out for my question.

Instead he surprised me by leaning in impossibly closer and nuzzling my neck. “Always.”

Author Bio

Micalea Smeltzer is a bestselling Young and New Adult author from Winchester, Virginia. She’s always working on her next book, and when she has spare time she loves to read and spend time with her family.

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What To Pre-Order This Week…Rock Hard by Nalini Singh

As usual Nalini Singh nailed it! This story was seen sort of from a previous novel, Rock Addiction. I was really excited to get the story that we only got to hear about in Rock Addiction.

Charlotte was pretty adorable. She really grew throughout the novel. She learned how to be more confident and stand up for herself which was nice to see. The trauma that she experienced was not as talked about as Molly’s in Rock Addiction, but that wasn’t a bad thing. Singh made you aware and had it effect certain things about Charlotte, but there wasn’t a full focus on it like it was in Rock Addiction.

Gaberial was amazing! He was absolutely wonderful and I loved that she nicknames him T-Rex. It was adorable. I really liked his family in this book too. He had his own issues and Charlotte was able to help him deal with them. Plus there is something sexy about a guy who has a big family that he is close with 🙂

Overall just another great read from Nalini Singh!

What I Read This Weekend…Play Date by Kate Donovan

Synopsis: BAM…

When quarterback Johnny Spurling cancels his blind date with Rachel Gillette on account of matrimony, she cheerfully agrees to a substitution – Sean Decker, another hunk in the NFL’s feared Triple Threat. But love doesn’t spark between the adorable kicker and the kindergarten teacher, and she wonders if she’s destined to sit on the bench forever.

No one is crazy enough to match Rachel with the third member of the Triple Threat. Bam Bannerman is Thor-like of body, potty of mouth, and hot as hell. And when he spots the classy blonde at Johnny’s wedding, he’s determined to have some fun. Sure, she’s prim and proper, but he’s Bam, isn’t he? So no problem.

To Rachel, who’s tired of being ignored and rejected, the rowdy halfback is a hilarious change of pace. They sneak away, he rocks her world, then she fondly bids him farewell.

But Bam isn’t done scoring, and before Rachel knows what’s hit her she’s enjoying weekly hookups with the irrepressible stud. When a heartsick Sean signals he might want to get back into the, she suddenly finds herself with her hands full—and discovers her arms, and maybe even her heart, are full too

Review: First let me say that I haven’t read the other books in this series. It made me feel at a slight disadvantage at some points, but it is possible to keep up. It wasn’t too confusing but I can see how reading the previous novels would have made it better. Anyway I really enjoyed this story. Bam is one of the sweetest guys. He also was overall just a good guy. He wasn’t complicated or moody or broody. He looks like Thor and he is sweet. What more could a girl want?

Now I don’t like kids, don’t want kids and don’t really care about kids. However Rachel was a kindergarten teacher and the author worked that into the story really well. Kids were a part of this book and it worked really well. Rachel also had the cutest house! The story, aka the Rachel and Bam relationship ends when you are about 80% through the book and the rest is focused on Sean and just make you anticipate the next book even more.

Now part of the confusing part of this book is that besides Bam and Rachel’s relationship there is Sean. Sean starts to have an affair with a women he has been in love with for years. Her name is Kerrie and she is CRAZY. The guys all mention that she is unstable at the end of the book and the girls all disagree. I found her to be completely insane from the get go. She really seems like she should be on some medication which is never mentioned. I will say that it made me want to read the next book ASAP. I am really hoping that Kerrie is not his HEA because I’m pretty sure she should be institutionalized.

Overall I really liked this story. Bam was very funny, immature at times, but also very sweet. I liked the authors writing and will be keeping an eye out for her books in the future!

4/5 stars!

~I received a free copy of the book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review~