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Crave Her
Touch
by A.K. Leigh
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GENRE: Romantic
Suspense
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BLURB:
Jennifer
“Jenny” Abrahams has three goals: to teach women about mixed martial arts,
become North Carolina’s first female mixed martial arts champion, and find true
love. Two things stand in her way: the stalker intent on claiming her for
himself and her emotional insecurities.
At a crossroads
in his career as a witnesses protection minder, Peter “Pete” Gandry, is given
the opportunity to return to the scene of his only failure––Smithfield, North
Carolina. The assignment is familiar: he must keep an eye on Diana King. He
agrees, hoping it will help him find redemption and ease the guilt he feels.
Odd things
begin to happen to Jenny. At first, she dismisses them as over-reacting to
memories of a stalker from her past. Until, she receives an unsettling note.
Four words stand out: I crave your touch...
Increasingly,
the evidence points to someone she knows. Who can she trust? And, who is this
mysterious newcomer who has ignited long buried passion within her?
When the sister
of an old nemesis arrives in Smithfield, Pete is forced to expose his true
identity. The town quickly turn against him and Jenny refuses to see him. Just
when he thinks it can’t get worse, the stalking evidence begins to point to
him.
Can he clear
his name and save Jenny from the real stalker in time?
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EXCERPT THREE:
Jenny
adjusted the black plastic trash bag in her hand. As she stomped down the front
steps, she glanced up at the sky. The sun was making its daily trip back to the
horizon. In an hour or so it would be dark. She reached the aluminum trash can
at the side of her house and dumped the bag inside it. Before she could take a
step away, she overheard Mrs. Montgomery, her silver-haired, widowed neighbor,
talking.
“He
moved into the trailer park yesterday.”
Another
woman, she didn’t recognize the voice, asked, “Is he single?”
“Don’t
know.”
Jenny
laughed to herself––the Smithfield rumor mill was in its usual fine form. She
shook her head. The poor thing. If he’d wanted a quiet escape, he’d chosen the
wrong place. Val Robinson at the trailer park was the heart of Smithfield
gossip. Everybody would know his business come sundown.
As
she strolled back inside her home, the thought of the stranger in town lingered
in her mind. Was it the man she’d literally run into that morning? She’d been
so focused on getting away from her mother she hadn’t been paying attention to
where she was going. The way he’d stared at her––with penetrating green
eyes––had sent a storm of butterflies through her stomach.
Why
hadn’t she thought to introduce herself and ask his name?
The
adrenaline caused by her mother’s arrival, mixed with the confusion at the
reaction to the stranger, had urged her to get away. Now that she was calm,
questions came: how long was he staying? Why was he there? Was he single? And .
. . how many people in town were asking the same questions?
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REVIEW:
This book is exciting,
intriguing, and suspenseful! This book
is full of love, romance, hope, forgiveness, redemption, and second chances.
As a victim of
stalking, I do enjoy reading these types of books as it brings light to this heinous
crime. Many people don’t understand how
serious stalking is and how far it can go.
Books like this one, highlight how important this is and how it can
easily and quickly escalate.
I think this
book was well written and thoroughly researched.
Some things
were easy to see coming, but this book is a romantic suspense and there are a
few things that will surprise you.
This book was
jam packed with action and suspense that will keep you at the edge of your seat.
This book was so
fast paced and there was a lot going on.
It definitely didn’t drag, but so much was happening you kind have had
to be like, “Wait, what just happened?!” and possibly re-read that last
paragraph again.
This book
featured multiple POVs which I love; because it helps you really understand and
connect with the characters on a deeper level.
Both main
characters, Jenny and Pete were well developed, honest, and relatable.
I really liked
Jenny as she was intelligent, strong, independent, and a fighter. After being a victim of stalking she didn’t
hide – she took back her life. Jenny
took mixed martial arts and self-defense classes. She even went a step further by teaching other
women about MMA, and helping them become brave, tough, and prepared for worst
case scenarios.
I also liked
Pete as he was genuine and always wanting and trying to be a better man. Pete Gandry works in Witness Protection. He is sent on assignment back to Smithfield,
a small town he has a negative and complicated history with. Pete works hard to recover from his mistakes
and start over with a clean slate. It
isn’t long before he meets Jenny and they quickly fall in love with each
other. However, Jenny is still dealing
with past and more recent issues that keep her distracted. Both bring heavy baggage into this
complicated relationship and they are faced with many challenges individually
and as a couple. They say love can conquer
all right? This book is sure worth
reading to see if that’s true!
This book is
book two in the Smithfield Series.
Although this book can be read as a standalone, there are so many
references to the first book that I think it would have been better to have
read book one first. Book two still made
sense on its own, however, if I had read book one first I think book two would
have been more enjoyable and easier to follow along. Reading book one would have allowed for a
better understanding of the characters backgrounds and the story-line.
There is a love
story – as this book is labeled a romance.
However, I thought the love story took more of a secondary backseat role
with the main focus of a suspense/thriller.
I didn’t mind that, as I am more interested in being intrigued and
captivated – which I was while reading this book.
This book is
full of excitement, intrigue, suspense, love, romance, forgiveness, redemption,
and second chances. This book does have
some surprises and twists that you won’t see coming. I do recommend this book, however, I highly
suggest reading book one first.
**Disclaimer: I received a complimentary copy of
this book in exchange for an honest review.**
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AUTHOR BIO & LINKS:
A.K. Leigh is a
multi-genre romantic suspense author, sometimes blogger, huge Michael Jackson
fan, martial arts movie buff, ex-professional Astrologer, mystic, vegan, and
identical triplet. She holds a post-graduate degree in counselling, which
enables her to create rounded, believable, and complex characters in her
writing. When she’s not reading or writing, she is running around after three
energetic children. Though her stories are set in North Carolina, USA (because
she loves the state!), she actually lives with her children and one grumpy cat
in Queensland, Australia. She is a proud member of Romance Writers of
Australia. Visit her on the web at www.fallinlovewithleigh.com and find her on
social media at www.facebook.com/AuthorAKLeigh and @AKLeighAuthor on Twitter.
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Congrats on the tour and thanks for the chance to win :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for hosting!
ReplyDeleteThank you for the wonderful review :-)
ReplyDeleteThank you for introducing me to this book, it sounds like something I'd really enjoy reading!
ReplyDeleteI love the cover and would love to read your book.
ReplyDeleteGreat review!!
ReplyDeleteI have enjoyed the tour. The book sounds great.
ReplyDeleteI've enjoyed following the tour for Crave Her Touch and reading all of the posts along the way. Thanks for sharing :)
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ReplyDeleteOh this sounds so suspenseful! I cannot wait to read and see if he can help her find the real stalker!
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