Walk With Me by Cardeno C. ~ #giveaway #audio #review #MM #contemporary

Walk With Me: Home Collection

• Written by: Cardeno C.
• Narrated by: Alexander Collins
• Length: 6 hrs and 40 mins 
• Unabridged Audiobook

• Release Date:08-28-15
• Publisher: The Romance Authors, LLC

When Eli Block steps into his parents’ living room and sees his childhood crush sitting on the couch, he starts a shameless campaign to seduce the young rabbi. Unfortunately, Seth Cohen barely remembers Eli and he resolutely shuts down all his advances. As a tenuous and then binding friendship forms between the two men, Eli must find a way to move past his unrequited love while still keeping his best friend in his life. Not an easy feat when the same person occupies both roles.

Professional, proper Seth is shocked by Eli’s brashness, overt sexuality, and easy defiance of societal norms. But he’s also drawn to the happy, funny, light-filled man. As their friendship deepens over the years, Seth watches Eli mature into a man he admires and respects. When Seth finds himself longing for what Eli had so easily offered, he has to decide whether he’s willing to veer from his safe life-plan to build a future with Eli.

*Walk With Me is set in the Home series where the books are linked by theme or world. They are independent and can be read in any order.

 

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Cardeno C. - CC to friends - is a hopeless romantic who wants to add a lot of happiness and a few "awwws" into a reader's day. Writing is a nice break from real life as a corporate type and volunteer work with gay rights organizations. Cardeno's stories range from sweet to intense, contemporary to paranormal, long to short, but they always include strong relationships and walks into the happily-ever- after sunset.

Cardeno's Home, Family, and Mates series have received awards from Love Romances and More Golden Roses, Rainbow Awards, the Goodreads M/M Romance Group, and various reviewers. But even more special to CC are heartfelt reactions from readers, like, "You bring joy and love and make it part of the every day."

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Genre: MM Contemporary Romance
Part of the Home Series but can be read or listened to as a standalone

My Walk With Me Review . . .

I absolutely adored this story!!!!!

It was sweet and left me with such a great feeling after listening to it.  Seth Cohen has just started at his new job being a junior rabbi but what he didn't expect is to fall in love with a man.  Sure Seth has always been a bit confused with his feelings and how to identify with them but meeting Eli Block changes his world.

Eli is much younger than Seth, as well as loud, funny and open.  As Eli is the son of his boss and the source of his confusion he chooses to be friends with Eli.  At first Eli is crushed since re-meeting Seth.  From a young age at youth camp he fell for a much older Seth. Now being reunited has given Eli hope.  Unfortunately for Eli, Seth doesn't feel the same way.  Eli wants Seth in his life so he will settle for anything, even if it is only friends.

As the years progress Seth and Eli become great friends.  For Eli, its unrequited but he won't let Seth go.  For Seth, the stronger their friendship the more he feels for young Eli.  Finally having the balls to admit to his feelings to Eli, he's met with Eli finally moving on.   Since both of them don't want to lose each other they maintain their friendship for a very long time.

When the truth finally comes out the sweet factor grows between these two.  As well as the steam factor.  Once Eli's dreams come true, Seth shows his true colors, especially in the bedroom.

Eli was my everything and my heart hurt looking at him.

I don't know why I loved this story so much.  I don't know it is was the narrator whom was awesome by the way or the actual story itself, most likely both.  I'm such a big fan of friends to lovers and this story so embodied it.  Favorite Character?  Avi, Eli's dad.  He was perfection and the narrator did such a great job capturing this character.  This story touched on so many different subjects through the evolution of Seth and Eli, that you get to go through all the emotions with them.  Gah! This is a story that had me smiling throughout making me want to listen to it again and again.


4.5 Adorable Thumbs up!

.  5

Lauren 

Redemption Road (Vicious Cycle #2) by Katie Ashley ~ #bookreview #MC #romance @BerkleyRomance @SignetEclipse

Redemption Road (Vicious Cycle #2)

by Katie Ashley (Goodreads Author)

The New York Times bestselling author of Vicious Cycle plunges readers into a world of danger and desire in her newest in the Vicious Cycle motorcycle club romance series.

Looking for a walk on the wild side, Annabel Percy, the daughter of a powerful politician, starts dating a biker she knows is completely wrong for her. But she finds herself living a nightmare when she’s kidnapped and transported into a hell on earth she never could have imagined.

Born and bred into the Hells Raiders MC, Nathaniel “Reverend” Malloy lives and dies for his brothers. But when he becomes the unexpected savior of a rival club’s captive, Rev makes it his personal mission to nurse Annabel back to health—and to shelter her from the nightmares that torment her.

Once Annabel heals, she’s stunned to realize she is falling for the seductive man who saved her. Faced with their impossible attraction, can she accept the life he leads, or will Rev walk away from the only life he’s ever known for the woman he was never supposed to love?

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Genre: Adult MC Contemporary Romance

Part 2 of an ongoing series

My Redemption Road Review . . .

The socialite vet student and the president of a MC.  Hmmm, how is this going to fair out? 

The works of circumstances had brought us together, but some of the greatest loves in the world were born of tragedy.

I fell for Nathaniel “Reverend” Malloy in Vicious Cycle, so I could NOT wait to get his story.   And what a story it was.  Poor Rev, such a past for a young boy, but that tragedy is what has helped shape Rev into the man he is today.  He's compassionate, he's empathetic, he's sweet, he's loyal, and he's fierce when he needs to be.  You couldn't ask for a better person to save you when you need it the most.

Annabel may have been raised in a socialite political family but it didn't define her.  Instead she had goals and ambitions to carve her own path.  This desire to want to be different however lead her astray.  One wrong choice gave her devastating consequences.  Now living in the pits of hell, and on death's door, the last thing she expected was to be saved from an avenging angel.

After being saved, Annabel feels lost except when it comes to her savior, Rev.  From the beginning she feels safe with him.

"I'm not going to hurt you, I swear.  As long as I have a breath in me, no one is ever going to hurt you again. You're safe."

Not knowing what she wants to do, she turns to Rev, because the last place she wants to go is back to her parents, and now her college life isn't safe any more.  The only choice she thinks she has is to follow Rev back to Georgia.

"Now tell Annabel you're sorry that you were a selfish prick and you would be happy to have her visit us in Georgia."

These two pasts have damaged them, and now they are left with some choices.  To move forward or let the damage eat them whole.

"You know what a wise man once said?  That by showing true repentance for what you have done, you can find redemption.  All one has to do is ask for forgiveness to whatever higher power or being you believe in."

They both have to battle their own demons, but together there's hope for something more.  Gah! Rev is such a softie.  I love him.

"Rev Malloy, I think someone would have to try very, very hard to find a man with as pure a heart and as kind as soul as yours."

"Thank you! I promise I'll do all the work.  You won't ever realize it's there."

I snorted.  "I think a baby deer living in my house will be hard not to notice."

The battle between right and wrong is a tough one and sometimes we make decisions we think are right but in the end are very, very wrong. 

"He should have known keeping secrets never does any good. Maybe things could have been different if he had only been honest." She glanced up at me.  "Maybe you'll learn from his mistakes."

" . . . I never wanted to do anything to hurt you, but all my fucking good intentions just got in the way.  I've never been so wrong about trying to do what I thought was the right thing."

Happiness is not easy in most worlds, but especially the world of the MC.  But Rev and Annabel will fight for what they both want, need and deserve.

"Sometimes you don't have to have a dick to come up with the best plan."

I absolutely adore Rev.  Sure he may be a bit too soft within the MC world but I still loved him.  

Somehow two broken people had found the other half that completed them and made them whole.

Annabel was strong, when her tragedy could have made her weak.  Instead she chose to move forward and live.  She didn't let her past define her.  Yes it changed her, but she adapted with the new Annabel.  With this new version of herself, she got so much more.

Did I adore this book?  Yes!  Was it super dark and gritty?  No, it had darker elements but it was a nice balance between dark and light.  Favorite character?  Tie between Rev and Willow.  Will I continue to read this series?  Hell, yeah I can't wait for Bishop's story.  

4 Redeemed thumbs up!

  

Lauren

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