Hi lovelies! It gives me great pleasure today to host L.M.
Pampuro and her new book, “Maximum Trouble”!
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Maximum Trouble
by L.M. Pampuro
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GENRE: Suspense
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BLURB:
Her
relationship with Zack Brady is in undefined territory. The trial of Gert
Fountain fades in her rearview mirror.
Needing a break, Maxi Malone tags along with her parents for a
well-deserved break on the island of Aruba.
An
unmarked war ship sits just off the coast of this tropical paradise. Both
tourists and natives are plunged into the deep web of a psychopath’s revenge.
With
hostile encounters taking place in U.S. waters, Zack Brady is recruited back
into the United States military. As the situation in Aruba becomes more
personal, he is dispatched to the island with the sole purpose of saving Maxi
and her family.
The only question now is can he get there in time?
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EXCERPT TWO:
“We
must help them,” a man’s voice stated. “They have been friends for years.”
“Not
friends, customers,” a female voice corrected.
“Okay,
customers. But still, we should help.”
“We
can’t. They said—”
“The
hell with them. These are people in trouble.” Maxi waited as the silence grew.
“Okay.
We get them to the house and then they are on their own.” The female again.
“And you must not tell them anything,” she cautioned.
Maxi
waited a few minutes before flushing the toilet. She walked back to see her
group seated in the garden. The host in the middle of an explanation. She
quietly joined in the back yet when she and the host made eye contact, he shot
daggers back, for a second. One of Maxi’s hands instinctively reached for Ric.
The other stroked the back of her neck.
I
hope he really is a friend.”
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MY BOOK REVIEW:
This book was filled with action, adventure, suspense, and a sprinkle
of romance!
I did find myself thoroughly invested in the storyline and totally
caught up with the character’s outcomes.
I
liked the main characters, Maxi and Zach.
I definitely found myself more partial to Zach as he was the strong,
sexy, alpha protector. Maxi played more of
the needy, immature, indecisive, annoying girlfriend role at the beginning, but
thankfully she did grow in the book and become more of a strong, fierce lady towards
the end. She still has a way to go, but
she is on the right track.
Also,
apparently Maxi and Zach had previous baggage from book one that carried over
into this book. I had not read the first
book, so I felt really out of the loop of why there was so much drama right off
the bat.
I
loved that this book took place in Aruba!
The only experience I have with Aruba is the books, movies, and articles
from when Natalee Holloway was murdered there. That all went down my year of high school graduation also,
so I remember keeping up on the case over the years. Regardless, that this book is fiction, it was
still nice to have a different take on Aruba since I haven’t thought of Aruba
without thinking of Natalee. This book shined
a new light on this island, and I enjoyed the beautiful vivid descriptions of
the terrain. At times it felt like I was
transported there and could even feel the sand between my toes!
This
book has a great storyline that flows, terrific writing style with detailed scenes,
well-developed characters, is fast paced, and keeps you completely entertained
through the last page.
The
author’s writing is strong and eloquently detailed. She really provided so much detail in her
writing that is was easy to picture!
There were a few times I found myself totally captivated in the story!
There are some predictable scenes. However, there are still a few unexpected
twists and turns that you won’t see coming!
This
book is the continuation of Maximum Mayhem.
However, it can be read as a standalone.
However, I will point out that there are many references to the previous
book and several of the characters seem to overlap. I had not read the first book before reading
this book, however, as much as I’ve enjoyed reading this book, I definitely
wish I had. So, I would definitely
encourage readers to check out both books and start with Maximum Mayhem first.
All in all, I enjoyed reading this book and would absolutely
recommend it! I think all suspense readers
will like this book too! So, add it to
your TBR List and get to reading - you won't be disappointed!
If so, please, please, please mark it as helpful on Amazon here:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/review/R1P2MLJSYS1PCU
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AUTHOR BIO:
L.M. Pampuro is
the author of six novels: Dancing With Faith, Maximum Mayhem, The Perfect
Pitch, Passenger – the only game in town, Uncle Neddy’s Funeral and Maximum
Trouble. (All available at your independent bookseller, Barnes & Noble, and
Amazon.com).
She
is an avid skier, loves dancing to live music, and possess a warped sense of
humor.
For
more information, please visit the links below.
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GIVEAWAY INFO:
L.M. will be awarding signed copies of both
Maximum Mayhem and Maximum Trouble. (US only) to a randomly winner via
Rafflecopter during the tour.
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L.M. ~ Good morning! Welcome back! It is so great to have you here again! Congrats on your new book and good luck on the book tour! I really enjoyed reading and reviewing your book, thanks for providing the copy! :)
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