Love: Uncivilized
by Sawyer Bennett
Genre: Contemporary Romance
How did things ever get to be so difficult?
Nearly eight years of marriage.
Two kids.
Hectic careers and major life choices.
Throw in sexual frustration, doubts, insecurities and one wild man not completely tamed by society, and you have a Christmas that’s bound to get out of control. Zacharias Easton will show you just how uncivilized love can be.
** Love: Uncivilized is a follow up novella to the book, Uncivilized. While it can be read as a stand alone, it is best appreciated after having read Uncivilized first.
Nearly eight years of marriage.
Two kids.
Hectic careers and major life choices.
Throw in sexual frustration, doubts, insecurities and one wild man not completely tamed by society, and you have a Christmas that’s bound to get out of control. Zacharias Easton will show you just how uncivilized love can be.
** Love: Uncivilized is a follow up novella to the book, Uncivilized. While it can be read as a stand alone, it is best appreciated after having read Uncivilized first.
Sawyer is the author of several contemporary romances including the popular Off Series, the Legal Affairs Series, the Last Call Series and the Wicked Horse Series. She also writes the Cold Fury Series for Random House.
My decisions were
always wrong. I needed to get away from London, I wanted to start from scratch
in Belfast, escape from the life that I didn’t want.
Working for Probation Service for the whole summer was going to give me the experience that I needed. I always felt much better when I could help people whose lives were shattered.
My parents told me that I wasn't ready and I wouldn't make it through but I was determined to show them that the past was behind me.
I had three months to forget about my bad memories, about the pain and my scars. Then I run straight into him, throwing it all to the wind, falling into a trap of love and lust.
Harry O’Donaghue was a local offender. At our first meeting he gave me the impression that he didn’t care about what I had to say and didn’t want to be evaluated by a stupid young girl like me.
Harry wasn’t an easy subject, either when it came to straight forward conversation about his future or about the crimes that he had committed.
Harry had a secret and everything suddenly became complicated. He was bad to be around, bad for me in every respect, but I still allowed him take me to paradise…
Working for Probation Service for the whole summer was going to give me the experience that I needed. I always felt much better when I could help people whose lives were shattered.
My parents told me that I wasn't ready and I wouldn't make it through but I was determined to show them that the past was behind me.
I had three months to forget about my bad memories, about the pain and my scars. Then I run straight into him, throwing it all to the wind, falling into a trap of love and lust.
Harry O’Donaghue was a local offender. At our first meeting he gave me the impression that he didn’t care about what I had to say and didn’t want to be evaluated by a stupid young girl like me.
Harry wasn’t an easy subject, either when it came to straight forward conversation about his future or about the crimes that he had committed.
Harry had a secret and everything suddenly became complicated. He was bad to be around, bad for me in every respect, but I still allowed him take me to paradise…
Beautiful Pain by
Joanna Mazurikiewicz is a story about a woman who has struggled with anxiety
and the feeling of imperfection since she was sixteen-years-old. That was when
her life fell apart and she turned to self-harm to feel peace and a loosening
of her perpetual anxiety.
Sophia has always been a good and obedient daughter, but it
is the summer before her final year of university, and she’s decided that she
doesn’t want to do what her parents’ want her to do. Rejecting her father’s
demand to work at his firm for the summer, Sophia finds herself a three-month
posting in Belfast’s Probationary Services—giving her the time to gain her
confidence without her parents’ breathing down her neck.
On her first day of shadowing a work colleague, Sophia meets
Harry—a bad-boy with a soft Irish lilt to his voice that instantly takes a
disliking to Sophia. The animosity between them is palpable, and Sophie regrets
the day that she’ll have to have him in her case load. But what Sophia doesn’t
know is that Harry doesn’t dislike her; he is instantly attracted to her.
The more closely Sophia works with Harry, the more she gets
to know him, and the more she realizes that being in his company and having his
touch calms her frayed nerves and helps to keep her buoyant against the tide of
anxiety that sometimes creeps up on her expectantly.
Knowing that he’s bad for her, Sophia’s opinion is cemented
when she sees Harry involved in a drug deal. Torn between wanting him and doing
the right thing, Harry convinces her to get to know him a little better so she
can understand him and why he’s doing what he’s doing.
Their relationship blooms and flourishes with Sophia letting
Harry know more and more about her dark and haunted past. She lets him see her
scars after a horrific accident threatens to tear them apart, and it’s this
honesty and baring of her soul that lets her see just how much Harry means to
her.
A cruel twist of fate separates them, and despite Sophia’s
best efforts to protect Harry and his family, she can see no way out of the
situation. She chooses to protect him and sacrifice her own happiness until a
solution she didn’t think was possible presents itself.
I found myself unable to put this book down despite the
grammatical and spelling inconsistencies. I had a connection with Sophia and
her determination to live her life the way she wants to. Sophia and Harry’s
relationship may have started off rocky, but the chemistry between them is
real. I liked the fact that Sophia had integrity and thought about the
repercussions of her and Harry’s relationship, knowing that her whole career
would be jeopardized should they ever be found out. And even then, she’s
willing to give it all up because of how Harry makes her feel: calm and in
control.
I’m giving this book three stars as the stilted language and
lack of contraction is speech detracted from the writing style. And it was this
underdeveloped writing style that stopped me from enjoying it more. The plot,
storyline and pacing was great; it was just the delivery that let it down. I
would have also liked to have seen some clearer distinctions between the
present and flashbacks Sophia had about her past. Without a change in font or
tense, I found it difficult to follow the storyline in some places.
Not many of you are aware that I've had a pretty crazy year. Leading up to and after the birth of my first child, I was working on the manuscripts for Dark Deceit and Dark Desire for my publisher, Momentum. I was even working while still at the hospital recovering from a C-section. In the weeks that followed, I was churning out guest posts for the release of both titles (only a couple of months separating them) as well as going through copy edits and the proofreading process for both titles. I also had to get a handle on breastfeeding, getting very little sleep and learning how to be a mum.
To say that it was stressful was an understatement.
And now a year has gone by. And in that year I've written Dark Devotion - book three in the Dark Series - completed re-edits for Half Blood, Half Truths and Half Life and written another book in a completely different genre. I've also had people asking when the fifth book in the Helheim series will be done.
As you can see, I've been pretty busy.
I need a break. I'm not an inexhaustible machine that can churn out books every few weeks or months. For the six months preceding the release of Dark Devotion, I'll be gearing down and pulling back from my 'authoring duties'.
I'll be taking some time for my self, to enjoy reading a book that I don't have to edit or proofread, to play with my daughter without feeling guilty that I have to write instead.
So, what's my current project?
Relaxing.
Disconnecting.
Recharging my creative batteries.
The Dark Series has taken it out of me creatively. I need to decompress and farewell my characters, and make some room in my life for new ideas and new characters that need their story told. Yes, Omega will be written, but it won't be ready until later 2016. I'm sorry, you're just going to have to wait a little longer. If you'd like to be kept in the loop, you can sign up for my newsletter on my website, or click 'follow' on my Amazon profile to make sure you know when a new title is released.
I thank you for your continued support, and I hope that you keep coming back to my blog. I will be posting reviews as I finish books in my huge TBR pile as well as featuring some book releases.
And now a year has gone by. And in that year I've written Dark Devotion - book three in the Dark Series - completed re-edits for Half Blood, Half Truths and Half Life and written another book in a completely different genre. I've also had people asking when the fifth book in the Helheim series will be done.
As you can see, I've been pretty busy.
I need a break. I'm not an inexhaustible machine that can churn out books every few weeks or months. For the six months preceding the release of Dark Devotion, I'll be gearing down and pulling back from my 'authoring duties'.
I'll be taking some time for my self, to enjoy reading a book that I don't have to edit or proofread, to play with my daughter without feeling guilty that I have to write instead.
So, what's my current project?
Relaxing.
Disconnecting.
Recharging my creative batteries.
The Dark Series has taken it out of me creatively. I need to decompress and farewell my characters, and make some room in my life for new ideas and new characters that need their story told. Yes, Omega will be written, but it won't be ready until later 2016. I'm sorry, you're just going to have to wait a little longer. If you'd like to be kept in the loop, you can sign up for my newsletter on my website, or click 'follow' on my Amazon profile to make sure you know when a new title is released.
I thank you for your continued support, and I hope that you keep coming back to my blog. I will be posting reviews as I finish books in my huge TBR pile as well as featuring some book releases.
It took him a while, but he’s finally putting his life back together. He’s doing his job, he’s paying his bills – he’s even getting back into his old hobbies. He’s finally doing alright again … mostly. And maybe he does drink too much, but at least he’s finally stopped sleeping around. Now he’s settled on one woman, a curvaceous and flirtatious bartender who never misses an opportunity to warm his bed.
But when Michael’s mother ends up in the hospital, it’s his best friend Renee who stays by his side, and he begins to see her in a whole new way. When they take a step beyond the boundaries of friendship that cannot be undone, what will happen to their relationship?
Will they find something more, something neither of them even realized was there? Or will the fear of changing – and maybe losing – their friendship, be the thing that ends it all?
Introduce yourself to Michael and the rest of the Kingsley family today; books 1-4 are available wherever books are sold. For direct purchase links to each book on each of the various markets, please see the Kingsley Series page.
About Brandi...
Brandi Kennedy is a romance novelist who is finally living her childhood
career dream. As a child, books were her world, and through adulthood,
that love of words has never changed. Brandi is now a contemporary
romance novelist and poet with a deep love of writing and a curiously
adventurous desire to someday write in several other genres.
A woman of varied interest, Brandi loves photography, music of all kinds, knitting, crocheting, and of course, mothering her two young daughters. Currently, she finds her home in the heart of Knoxville, Tennessee, among the mountains and the members of her extended family, where she spends her days at the computer -- bringing fresh and incredibly real characters to life.
A woman of varied interest, Brandi loves photography, music of all kinds, knitting, crocheting, and of course, mothering her two young daughters. Currently, she finds her home in the heart of Knoxville, Tennessee, among the mountains and the members of her extended family, where she spends her days at the computer -- bringing fresh and incredibly real characters to life.
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Friction (A Legal Affairs Novel)
by Sawyer Bennett
Release Date: October 27, 2015
Synopsis:
At the powerhouse law firm of Knight & Payne, winning comes first and ethics a distant second. Leary Michaels uses her female charms to daze opponents, and it’s always worked well—until now. On her most personal case yet, she finds herself going up against a defense attorney just as skilled, shameless, and seductive as she is.
Reeve Holloway has never met a woman as sure of her own sexuality, or as ruthless in wielding it, as Leary is. But he won’t be toyed with. What Leary starts, he’ll finish—in the courtroom, the bedroom, or any-damn-place he wants. The sex is uninhibited, electrifying, and absolutely against the rules. Reeve’s job is to ruin Leary’s case…even if it destroys her in the process and costs him the woman he’s come to love.
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About the Author
New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author, Sawyer Bennett is a snarky southern woman and reformed trial lawyer who decided to finally start putting on paper all of the stories that were floating in her head. Her husband works for a Fortune 100 company which lets him fly all over the world while she stays at home with their daughter and two big, furry dogs who hog the bed. Sawyer would like to report she doesn't have many weaknesses but can be bribed with a nominal amount of milk chocolate.Sawyer is the author of several contemporary romances including the popular Off Series, the Legal Affairs Series, the Last Call Series and the Wicked Horse Series. She also writes the Cold Fury Series for Random House.
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The Kingsley Series is a series of stand-alone contemporary women’s
fiction romance novels, each connected to the next by the bonds of
family. Each book in this series follows the personal journey of one of
the Kingsley couples – however, each story is continued and updated in
the following book. These books can be read in any order, but are best
enjoyed in order of publication. This series contains mild sexual
content.
Wrestling Harmony is the third book in the series:
Harmony Kingsley is a failure. All her life, she has worked toward one goal – to compete on the Olympic gymnastics team. But she didn’t make it in time, and now younger competitors are edging her out of the sport. Now she’s just a trainer, and to add insult to injury, she’s not training competitors – she’s training kids. And even though she loves the kids, she hates the loss of her dream.
A misunderstanding sets her at odds with the uncle of one of her students, but under the angry tension is a tension of another kind.
Xander has been on his own for a while, and he’s built a good life for himself. He’s got a nice house, a good job, everything a young man could want … except love. But when Harmony’s best friend can see what Harmony and Xander can’t, and she contrives to push them together, what kind of sparks will fly? Will Harmony and Xander find something deeper than the fires of passion, or will her trust issues cause them to crash and burn?
Harmony Kingsley is a failure. All her life, she has worked toward one goal – to compete on the Olympic gymnastics team. But she didn’t make it in time, and now younger competitors are edging her out of the sport. Now she’s just a trainer, and to add insult to injury, she’s not training competitors – she’s training kids. And even though she loves the kids, she hates the loss of her dream.
A misunderstanding sets her at odds with the uncle of one of her students, but under the angry tension is a tension of another kind.
Xander has been on his own for a while, and he’s built a good life for himself. He’s got a nice house, a good job, everything a young man could want … except love. But when Harmony’s best friend can see what Harmony and Xander can’t, and she contrives to push them together, what kind of sparks will fly? Will Harmony and Xander find something deeper than the fires of passion, or will her trust issues cause them to crash and burn?
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About Brandi...
Brandi Kennedy is a romance novelist who is finally living her childhood
career dream. As a child, books were her world, and through adulthood,
that love of words has never changed. Brandi is now a contemporary
romance novelist and poet with a deep love of writing and a curiously
adventurous desire to someday write in several other genres.
A woman of varied interest, Brandi loves photography, music of all kinds, knitting, crocheting, and of course, mothering her two young daughters. Currently, she finds her home in the heart of Knoxville, Tennessee, among the mountains and the members of her extended family, where she spends her days at the computer -- bringing fresh and incredibly real characters to life.
A woman of varied interest, Brandi loves photography, music of all kinds, knitting, crocheting, and of course, mothering her two young daughters. Currently, she finds her home in the heart of Knoxville, Tennessee, among the mountains and the members of her extended family, where she spends her days at the computer -- bringing fresh and incredibly real characters to life.
Connect with her...