Book Review - Beautiful Broken Rules (Broken Series, #1) by Kimberly Lauren

5 Rule Breaking- I Have a HUGE smile on my face- Beautiful Stars

There’s a reason why Beautiful Broken Rules has rave reviews and ratings, it’s JUST.THAT.GOOD.

If you want a fun, happy, light-hearted read that will truly put you in a good mood, then Beautiful Broken Rules is for you.

Emerson (Emmy) is a slut and knows it.  She also has three rules for dating guys and she NEVER breaks them.

Rule #1 --- > Never sleep with someone that a friend has feelings for.

Rule #2 ---- > Never sleep with someone who is in a known relationship (when this isn’t disclosed to me, it is not my fault)

Rule #3 ---- > Never sleep with someone more than three times.

Jaxon and his brother Jace are best friends with Emmy’s best friend Cole.  This year, Jaxon and Jace move in with Cole, who happens to lives next door to Emmy.  Jaxon may be the one to help Emmy reform, if only he can get her to stop pushing him away.

Whatever, your heart knows what I am talking about, and one day your brain will catch up

This book was recommended to me by my BBF and she knows I am a very picky person when I read. So when I started the first page, I’ll tell ya…. I WAS HOOKED! From start to finish, there was not a dull moment and this read is completely a page turner.

The number one reason why I loved this book so much is because there is no love triangle and there is no cheating, in fact the main Heroine is very adamant in not cheating. Do I typically like books where the Heroine is a slut? No, but do I like Emmy? YES, in fact I LOVED her and you get why she is the way she is. I love how she is confident, sassy and just doesn’t let people bring her down.

You reckless, frustratingly beautiful girl, why are you out here all alone?

You deserve to know how great it can be for someone to care about you. I don’t even know what a good relationship is.

The beginning starts off with Emmy waking up from a hook-up, I know… I shake my head too, but it’s really funny, especially when she can’t find her clothes and yes has a meet cute with Jaxon! Oh Lord, let me tell you about Jaxon, he is so freakin’ swoon-worthy, drool-worthy, I- want-to-ride-his-bike please alpha male (and I have no desire to ride bikes).

Jaxon and Emmy’s “relationship” is adorable. It’s basically Jaxon trying to tame the wild Emmy. And let me tell you …there are no frustrating parts. Emmy doesn’t go in circles and I never wanted to rip my hair out. The writing was smooth, but there was plenty of tension to be engaging and entertaining.  I really needed this read after a few dramatic ones.  Oh and the side characters, I LOVE THEM.  Quinn (Emmy’s best friend), Jace, and Cole, are all awesome and I am stoked about book 2, Jace’s Story.

Kimberly Lauren is a fantastic writer and if you were on the fence with Beautiful Broken Rules, I am here to take you off your fence. Yes, all five feet and two inches of me will pick you up and take you off. Read it!

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Interview

What inspired you to become a writer? 

I actually never wanted to be a writer, but I had that first scene of Emerson at the frat house in my head for some reason and after I wrote it down, more and more continued to come. 

Emerson isn’t your typical Heroine, what made you decide to write such a strong and sassy gal?

I'll be honest, I love the promiscuous male male characters that meet THE ONE and change all of their ways for her. When I wrote Emerson in the frat house, I just started thinking about role reversals. 

What can we expect from book 2,  Jace’s story?

Oh boy, I feel like a lot is going on. Each couple is impacted in some way. It's fun to have this gang all together again. Their friendship is so much fun to write. It's their last year of college - so they are started to think about the future. 

You are originally from Dallas (like me!) ever thinking of moving back to Texas?

Yes - thank God! It's been almost eight years. We moved to San Diego then to Germany then back to California. But finally in a couple months we should be back in Texas!

How long did it take for you to write Beautiful Broken Rules?

BBR took me a little under 2 months to write - Jace's story on the other hand is taking me much longer. It overlaps for a little bit with Beautiful Broken Rules, so I have to make sure they mesh perfectly.

Do you think you would write a novella, a prequel explaining how Quinn/Emerson/Cole became best friends?

I'm not sure I would do about that per se - but everyone seems to ask about a novella for Cole & Quinn so I might do something with them. Once you meet the new character's in Jace's story though - you might want their books first ;-) 

Can you please tell us 5 fun facts about yourself? 

- I love to travel. I'll pick seeing somewhere new over almost anything. 

- I have a degree in Child Development

- I collect coffee mugs, seriously I have way too many

- Living in Europe ruined me for American food, I miss European food so much 

- I cannot write and listen to music. I use music to get inspiration for certain feelings - but I just can't listen and write simultaneously 

About the Author

If Kimberly isn't traveling or chasing a toddler, she's writing.  Writing for Kimberly is enjoyable and cathartic.  When she was 19, she packed up and followed her high school sweetheart from Texas to California. She had a blast living it up in San Diego. Four years later she made a crazy decision and packed up again and moved to Germany. For three years she saw as much as she possibly could. It was the most amazing time of her life. After Europe she moved back to California, and for now her and her family are debating their next adventure.

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Author Interview - Tears of Tess by Pepper Winters

I am so excited for this post!  As everyone knows, I am a MAJOR Tears of Tess fan.  Oh that book was moving, so epic, so wonderful to read!  My 6 star review is HERE. Also there's a giveaway to win an ecopy of Tears of Tess, this is a MUST people. So enter! 

I got to ask Ms. Winter's some questions and maybe we get the deets on a new release? Let's see ...

What inspired you to write a dark read?

I’ve always liked darker books and being an avid reader went through most that I could get my hands on :D Tears of Tess started off very dark, but then as I grew to know the characters I realized that Q could never be as brutal as I was originally going to make him. So it changed from dark erotica to dark romance—and maintains a balance of heart break and redemption :D

What kind of research did you do in order to prepare for Tears of Tess?

I researched France a lot because of Q. I chose Paris as it is fairy easy for wealthy people to arrange charter flights without having to claim cargo etc. I also researched BSDM which was highly entertaining :D

I love Tess and Q, how did you come up with those characters? 

Tess morphed from weak and confused to a character a lot stronger than I thought she’d be. I wondered sometimes if I should tone her down, but her fight was real. Her courage and fire a part of her and I couldn’t edit that out. And Q…. well I was confused by Q for a long time but he slowly made me understand him and now I have a thing for him. LOL

You once mentioned you wrote Tears of Tess in 7 weeks, how did you do that? That's just simply incredible. 

It wasn’t easy. And I don’t really want to do it again lol, but it meant a lot of 14 hour days, ignoring the hubby and not doing any housework. I was literally a slave to my laptop, but I wanted to get the book finished before I had to go back to work fulltime so had no choice. Plus Q wouldn’t leave me alone  

What is your favorite book and who is your favorite author?

My favourite series is probably by Jean M Auel—I know very strange compared to what I write. But I was younger when I read her and Jondalar was a book boyfriend for a while. I loved her storytelling and how detailed she was in all her books. My favourite author would be Laini Taylor. I love her lyrical writing and would love to be compared to her skill as a story teller—need to keep evolving to reach her standard 

I love reading random facts about authors, if you don't mind, can you please name 10 fun facts about yourself?

10 facts… umm that’s going to be hard. Lol

- I can’t sleep. I have a mutation called Super Elite (DNA thing) which means I only need 4-6 hours sleep a night compared to 8-10 hours. All my life they thought I was an insomniac (which I am too) but now I’m more comfortable if I don’t go to bed till 3am and get up at 8am. 

- I hate all things milk. So no coffees, ice cream, yogurt. Yuck

- I get my caffeine from Coke Zero. Bad but I can’t get through a day without a glass or two

- I love to travel and if I’m not writing or working I’m travelling

- It’s my ultimate dream to be a best selling writer and you can bet I will keep writing and keep coming up with stories until I achieve my dream

- I’ve been trying to lose weight and joined Zumba. It’s great fun :D Love it

- I love old classic movies but like sci-fi and fantasy too. 

- The scooter / kidnapping episode in Tears of Tess is actually based on a true story. Hubby and I were traveling around an island in asia and we stopped for a drink. Difference was the men who set my instincts into overdrive also set my hubby on edge and he threw me on the scooter and left immediately. 

- I have an English accent and all my books will be spelled in the Queens English :D

- Turns out I don’t have a thick skin when it comes to reviews… I thought I would do but goes to show how personal my writing is to me and I love each and every person who loves my books like I do :D

What can we expect for the future?

Well, there is a surprise coming which will be announced soon. And I also have a very dark book in the works called Last Shadow. It is a romance too, but Kage (the anti-hero) isn’t Q. He doesn’t have morals lol. I’m also working on a stand alone erotica called Broken Chance. My brain is full of characters just dying to have central place on a word document :D

Tears of Tess (Tears of Tess, #1)
“My life was complete. Happy, content, everything neat and perfect.
Then it all changed.
I was sold.”

Tess Snow has everything she ever wanted: one more semester before a career in property development, a loving boyfriend, and a future dazzling bright with possibility.

For their two year anniversary, Brax surprises Tess with a romantic trip to Mexico. Sandy beaches, delicious cocktails, and soul-connecting sex set the mood for a wonderful holiday. With a full heart, and looking forward to a passion filled week, Tess is on top of the world.

But lusty paradise is shattered.

Kidnapped. Drugged. Stolen. Tess is forced into a world full of darkness and terror.

Captive and alone with no savior, no lover, no faith, no future, Tess evolves from terrified girl to fierce fighter. But no matter her strength, it can’t save her from the horror of being sold.


Can Brax find Tess before she’s broken and ruined, or will Tess’s new owner change her life forever?

Quintessentially Q (Tears of Tess, #2)
 “All my life, I battled with the knowledge I was twisted… fucked up to want something so deliciously dark—wrong on so many levels. But then slave fifty-eight entered my world. Hissing, fighting, with a core of iron, she showed me an existence where two wrongs make a right.”

Tess is Q's completely. Q is Tess’s irrevocably. But now, they must learn the boundaries of their unconventional relationship, while Tess seeks vengeance on the men who sold her. Q made a blood-oath to deliver their corpses at Tess’s feet, and that’s just what he’ll do.


He may be a monster, but he’s Tess’s monster.

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Tears of Tess (Tears of Tess, #1) - Quintessentially Q (Tears of Tess, #2)

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Author Interview - Katy Evans

Today, I have the lovely Katy Evans, author of Real (Real, Raw & Ripped #1) and soon to be released Mine (Real, Raw & Ripped #2).  I love REAL!  My 6 star review of Real (Real, Raw & Ripped #1) is - > HERE.  Katy will also be in Houston, TX for the Houston Book Rave on Nov 2 and I cannot wait to meet her!!!

Remy is such a crazy, intensive, yet swoon worthy character, how did you come up with him? Did you always want him to be a boxer?

Thanks so much for having me over! Remy is definitely intense and swoon worthy, and from the moment I met him, yes, I knew he was a boxer. He came to me all in one delicious package.

I love reading books when songs are reference, did you always know you wanted music to play a huge role in Real or did it just happen?

I didn't begin the story planning for music to be such an integral part, but Remy seems to like music, so when the plane scene happened, that's when the music started unfolding, and I was so happy with the songs they played to each other. Some I'd heard before, but others they completely introduced me to, like the Avril Lavigne "I Love You" song.

What can we expect from MINE?

A lot of what you discovered in REAL. Passion, desire, strength and vulnerability, protectiveness, surprises...MINE is definitely another roller coaster.

You have five books planned for the “Raw and Ripped” series, will you be writing them back to back or do you plan on writing another book in a new series between?

I plan to write these stories back to back, and then begin with a new series I already have mapped out in my head.

How you tell us 5 fun facts about yourself?

I'm a mother, wife, daughter, writer, and reader. I also love chocolate, nutritious food, books, movies, and walks.

What is your favorite book?

I love TRYST by Elswyth Thane, it's remained with me since the day I read it.

What inspires you to write?

Inspiration seems to come from a lot of places. A saying, a news story, a line from a book, a song, a feeling. I really respond to feelings and they usually really spark me up! Thanks so much for having me again, Jacqueline. I enjoyed stopping by!

THANK YOU KATY FOR ANSWERS, WE LOVE YOU!!! <3

REAL

A fallen boxer.

A woman with a broken dream.

A competition…

He even makes me forget my name. One night was all it took, and I forgot everything and anything except the sexy fighter in the ring who sets my mind ablaze and my body on fire with wanting…

Remington Tate is the strongest, most confusing man I’ve ever met in my life.

He’s the star of the dangerous underground fighting circuit, and I’m drawn to him as I’ve never been drawn to anything in my life. I forget who I am, what I want, with just one look from him. When he’s near, I need to remind myself that I am strong–but he is stronger. And now it’s my job to keep his body working like a perfect machine, his taut muscles primed and ready to break the bones of his next opponents . . .

But the one he’s most threatening to, now, is me.

I want him. I want him without fear. Without reservations.

If only I knew for sure what it is that he wants from me?

MINE

(To Be Released on Nov, 5th)

In the international bestseller REAL, the unstoppable bad boy of the 

Underground fighting circuit finally met his match. Hired to keep him in

 prime condition, Brooke Dumas unleashed a primal desire in Remington 

“Riptide” Tate as vital as the air he breathes . . . and now he can’t 

live without her. 

Brooke never imagined she would end up with the man who is every woman’s dream, but not all dreams end happily ever after, and just when Remington needs her the most, Brooke makes a discovery that forces her away from the 

ringside. Now with distance and darkness between them, the only thing 

left is to fight for the love of the man she calls MINE.

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