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Monday, November 28, 2022

Leather & Lace by Lauren Sevier & Abbie Lynn Smith - Book Tour - TWO Guest Posts - Giveaway - Enter Daily!

Hey, lovelies!! It gives me great pleasure today to host Lauren Sevier and Abbie Lynn Smith and their new book, “Leather & Lace,” here on FAB!! For other stops on their Goddess Fish Promotions Book Tour, please click on the banner above or any of the images in this post.

Be sure to make it to the end of this post to enter to win a $10 Amazon OR Barnes and Noble Gift Card!! Also, come back daily to interact with Lauren and Abbie and to increase your chances of winning!!

Thanks for stopping by!! Wishing you all lots of good luck in this fabulous giveaway!!

Leather & Lace

The Fool’s Adventure Book Series

Book Two

by Lauren Sevier

Abbie Lynn Smith

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GENRE: Dystopian / Western Romance

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BOOK BLURB:

Three years wandering the desert is enough to drive anyone insane, and the limits of Bonnie and Jesse’s minds and hearts will be put to the ultimate test.

A deadly showdown with a murderous outlaw ripped Bonnie away from the relative peace and ragtag family she’d built at the end of Guns & Smoke. In the thrilling next chapter in The Fool’s Adventure series, we finally get the answer to the biggest question: What happened to Bonnie?

After three years of fighting to get her back, literally, Jesse James finds her in the most unlikely of places-- New Orleans high society. With the help of his rival-turned-friend Will Ellis, and a sassy staff member, Jesse’s tasked with infiltrating the house of the man he believes was responsible for killing his parents in order to get her back. Jesse’s biggest challenge yet will be learning to fight for Bonnie in a way he never expected before: by fitting in.

Mired in high society politics and scheming, Bonnie is at the epicenter of one of the most ruthless gangs in the world. Years trapped in a gilded cage of wealth and lies has irrevocably changed her from a crass outlaw into a southern debutante. Gone is the dangerous glint in her eyes, replaced with suspicion when the devilishly handsome street fighter named Montana suddenly joins her father’s staff.

Can Jesse remind Bonnie of who she really is in time to keep her from giving her heart and hand away or will he discover that the wild, beautiful outlaw he fell in love with is truly gone?

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EXCERPT ONE:

Staring at her now, knowing that I’d desperately fallen for her all over again sent a stark jolt through me. This feeling between us wasn’t some average infatuation. Most people could live a lifetime and never experience the raging, all-consuming need to be close to another person, no matter whether you knew why.

My soul called out, and hers answered.

Everything that I’d lost three years ago was suddenly before me. In the span of a breath, I closed the distance. I clutched her hips, a smile curling over my lips at the little gasp she let out as her back met the steel door and my mouth covered hers. I reached behind her, flicking the lock. Too many times we’d been interrupted. I’d be damned if I let it happen now. Not when she loved me again.

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TWO GUEST POSTS:

Check out this intriguing guest post that both authors, Abbie and Lauren wrote exclusively for FAB to promote their new book, Leather & Lace!!!

Describe Your Book Cover and How It Came About:

From Abbie:

Once we had the official cover done for the prior novel, Guns & Smoke, I knew exactly what I wanted for Leather & Lace. There are a lot of symbols in The Fool's Adventure Series and one of them in a fleur-de-lis, the French symbol of royalty. When we wrote the initial draft of this novel, we knew we wanted to keep the fleur-de-lis as a symbol of the main villain in the series. So I did a mock up to give to our cover artist of a fleur-de-lis set against a textured backdrop with draping lace. Our cover artist, Stef, did a fantastic job taking my concept and bringing it to life! I already have concepts for the remainder of the series, and I can't wait to see what she does!

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From Lauren:

The symbolism behind the book covers has always been one of my favorite parts of developing this series. With the first novel, Guns & Smoke, it’s literally a gun with a blue ribbon and smoke… a symbol for what starts both Bonnie and Jesse’s journeys throughout the series as well as representing their greatest trauma/fear that they have to overcome. Similarly the Fleur-de-lis on the cover of Leather & Lace is also more closely related to the theme of the novel within. Firstly, you’ll notice the Fleur-de-lis (though yes a symbol of French royalty as well as a symbol for the city of New Orleans where the novel takes place) isn’t shiny and pristine. It’s actually pretty grungy and pockmarked. It’s a symbolic representation of something ornate and beautiful that is starting to decay. Like the city of New Orleans, as well as some of the important relationships within the book. Everything that is supposed to be a symbol of wealth and luxury is tainted by the way in which those things were obtained. Additionally, the lace border almost looks like a pretty gate on either edge of the novel, as if the Fleur-de-lis is imprisoned within. Which throughout the novel each of the perspective characters feel at least once if not several times.

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AUTHOR BIOS:

Lauren Sevier & A. Smith are long time friends and co-authors from southern Louisiana. Guns and Smoke, their first joint publication, began as a “short” story after having too much wine on girl’s night. Nine years later it is now the first novel in a Dystopian/Western Romance series. The duo has plans to publish several series together in the future. A. Smith spends her time with her two rescue dogs and rescue cat surrounding herself with books and Labyrinth paraphernalia. Lauren Sevier collects antique tea cups and tries to stay sane, though as the mother of a toddler she fails brilliantly most days. She also has a growing collection of crowns and tiaras and likes to act silly on Tiktok. Look for more thrilling novels from The Fools Adventure series in the future!

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CONNECT WITH LAUREN SEVIER:

Website:

http://www.laurensevier.com

Newsletter:

https://www.laurensevier.com/newsletter

Facebook:

http://www.facebook.com/authorlaurensevier

Twitter:

http://www.twitter.com/laurensevier

Pinterest:

http://www.pinterest.com/laurensevier1

Instagram:

http://www.instagram.com/laurensevier

YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/c/laurensevier

TikTok:

https://www.tiktok.com/@lsevier

Goodreads Author Page:

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/19812178.Lauren_Sevier

Goodreads Book Page:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58767973-leather-lace

Amazon Author Page:

https://amzn.to/3z9ZLZ9

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CONNECT WITH ABBIE LYNN SMITH:

Website:

http://abbielynnsmith.com

Newsletter:

http://abbielynnsmith.com/newsletter

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/abbielynnsmith

Twitter:

https://twitter.com/abbiewritesx

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/abbiewritesx

TikTok:

http://www.tiktok.com/@abbiewritesx

Goodreads Author Page:

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/21041264.A_Smith

Goodreads Book Page:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58767973-leather-lace

Amazon Author Page:

https://amzn.to/34WthU5

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BOOK BUY LINKS:

Amazon US Kindle eBook:

https://amzn.to/3E9BWUD

Amazon CA Kindle eBook:

https://www.amazon.ca/Leather-Lace-Fools-Adventure-Book-ebook/dp/B09X1ZRYMS

Barnes and Noble NOOK eBook:

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/leather-lace-lauren-sevier/1139384773?ean=2940165133336

Barnes and Noble Paperback:

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/leather-lace-lauren-sevier/1139384773?ean=9781734402360

Kobo US eBook:

https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/leather-lace-11

Kobo CA eBook:

https://www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/leather-lace-11

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GIVEAWAY INFO:

Lauren and Abbie Lynn will be awarding a $10 Amazon OR Barnes and Noble Gift Card (Winner’s Choice!!!) to a randomly drawn winner via Rafflecopter during the tour.

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Monday, June 7, 2021

Guns & Smoke by Lauren Sevier and A. Smith - Book Tour - TWO Guest Posts!! - Giveaway - Enter Daily!!

Hey, lovelies!! It gives me great pleasure today to host Lauren Sevier and A. Smith aka Abbie Smith and their new book, “Guns & Smoke,” here on FAB!! For other stops on their Goddess Fish Promotions Book Tour, please click on the banner above or any of the images in this post.

Be sure to make it to the end of this post to enter to win a $20 Amazon or Barnes and Noble Gift Card!! Also, come back daily to interact with Lauren and Abbie and to increase your chances of winning!!

Thanks for stopping by!! Wishing you all lots of luck in this fabulous giveaway!!

Guns & Smoke

by Lauren Sevier and A. Smith

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GENRE: Dystopian/Western Romance

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BLURB:

In a world where safety is a luxury and honor is found only among outlaws, two people attempt to outrun danger lurking around each corner and the tragedies that define them.

Bonnie is an outlaw on the run. Beautiful but dangerous; her dark past stalks her like the crater beasts that roam the desert. As the notoriously cruel outlaw Jones sends his henchmen to track her down and retrieve the gun she stole from him, Bonnie hopes she can stay one step ahead. Because if he catches her, a fate worse than death awaits.

Jesse always dreamed of leaving the farm to explore the ruins of the big cities. He just never imagined he’d be forced to flee after strange men burned down his rural mountain town and murdered everyone he loved. Responsible for his kid brother and searching for an uncle he’s never met before, he isn’t sure he can navigate the perils of life among con artists and thieves long enough to find him.

Their two paths collide as they find themselves thrown together on the adventure of a lifetime.

Together, they may just discover that life is about more than just surviving.

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EXCERPT ONE:

One small change in position and now each of my soft curves was pressed intimately against the tall, hard length of his unyielding body. His blue eyes blazed in the dim light of the alley, reading something on my face that urged him on. This was supposed to be my trap.

His hands were buried in my hair now, a thumb tracing over my cheek to land on my bottom lip. I knew what he wanted. Parting my mouth, I wrapped my lips around the pad of his thumb, my tongue flicking against it before sucking softly. A deep thunderous sound rumbled through his chest to shake me down to my bones. His hand in my hair slid to the back of my head, pulling my mouth closer to his. He wanted me to kiss him. He wanted this to be more than a transaction. He wanted me to want him back.

I brushed my nose against his, and he stilled. All other motion and sensation forgotten as his eyes landed on my mouth, inching closer to his. I drank in the taste of his breath, a faint echo of the taste of his lips from before. My head tilted to the side, and he brushed the hair away from my face to see me more clearly as I angled toward him. He swallowed down whatever desperate words were on the tip of his tongue, and I took his chin in my hand, mouths open and millimeters apart.

Click.

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TWO GUEST POSTS:

Check out these intriguing guest posts that both authors, A. Smith aka Abbie and Lauren wrote exclusively for FAB to promote their new book, Guns & Smoke!!!

Making It Believable: Writing Romantic and Intimate Scenes

From Abbie:

Writing romantic and intimate scenes can be a very tricky thing to do. Because I am a woman writing a male character, I wanted to spend a lot of time developing Jesse into the type of man I think a majority of women would be able to relate to. When writing Guns & Smoke, one of the biggest things I pushed to have was consent. I have read a lot of romance novels where consent is not always clear and given. I wanted Jesse to be a character that women wanted to be romantically involved with, sure, but I also wanted to be clear that he respected the boundaries of those women. That unless there is an explicit yes given, the answer is always no. Jesse was taught to be respectful by his parents. Given the astronomical number of women who have been victims of abuse and sexual assault, I always want to ensure that consent is freely given between the characters that I write. I also try not to focus on all the minute details of the action between the characters during intimate scenes. I feel that focusing on the emotions, and what the character is feeling, is far more important and impactful than writing detailed love scenes.

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From Lauren:

For Bonnie, a victim of sexual abuse, it was really important for me to portray her correctly in intimate scenes. When we first meet her, she’s confident, sexually promiscuous, and pretty clear that she doesn’t get attached to sexual partners. This, at least for her, is a coping mechanism. Due to trauma from her past that she’s never really gotten over, she’s afraid to get emotionally close to anyone. That if she gets close to them, they have the potential to hurt her. And even though she’s a very strong-willed, independent character, she’s afraid that she won’t know how to handle that kind of hurt. For Bonnie, it was about the little moments. The moments where Jesse shows that she can trust him, the way he listens to her and makes her feel heard, challenging her worldview time and again, how he’s willing to stick his neck out for her even when she feels she doesn’t deserve it. Until she feels safe with him in a way she’d never allowed herself to feel safe with anyone else. So, when they finally do have intimate scenes it was about capturing those moments, not about the graphic nature of sex. But of human connection, the breaking down of barriers, making promises to each other. Things that last much longer than just one night.

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AUTHOR BIOS:

Lauren Sevier & A. Smith are long time friends and co-authors from southern Louisiana. Guns & Smoke, their first joint publication, began as a “short” story after having too much wine on girl’s night. Nine years later it is now the first novel in a Dystopian/Western Romance series. The duo has plans to publish several series together in the future. A. Smith spends her time with her two rescue dogs and rescue cat surrounding herself with books and Labyrinth paraphernalia. Lauren Sevier collects antique tea cups and tries to stay sane, though as the mother of a toddler she fails brilliantly most days. She also has a growing collection of crowns and tiaras and likes to act silly on TikTok. Look for more thrilling novels from The Fools Adventure series in the future!

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CONNECT WITH LAUREN SEVIER: