Friday, April 25, 2014

Blog Tour Review and Giveaway: Melted & Shattered by Emily Eck


Emily Eck invites you to celebrate the tour of Melted & Shattered (L&J #2) with an awesome giveaway and a free download of J Speaks (L&J #1.5)


Melted & Shattered (L & J #2)
By: Emily Eck
Publication Date: April 21, 2014
Genre: Romance/Trilogy
Cover Designer: Melody Simmons

Synopsis

Elle was never broken.
She wasn't shattered.
And she sure as hell never needed to be saved.
That is,
until she found out what the aftermath of love was capable of causing.
Doing her best to stay afloat amidst the sh!t storm that has become her life, Elle is hanging on by a thread. Between worrying about Fernie’s precarious future, an incident with a Shemar Moore look-alike gone terribly wrong, and an inability to let go of her feelings for J, Elle just can’t seem to get her head straight. Deciding a change of atmosphere is what she needs, Elle heads to Mexico to study abroad for a semester. She has no idea that she is walking into an even worse storm. One that involves a pissed off MC President, a ruthless drug cartel, and a man willing to die to have her light. ***This is the 2nd book in the series L&J – cannot be read as a stand-alone***

Purchase Links

Melted & Shattered (L&J #2)

J Speaks (L&J #1.5)
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Steel & Ice (L&J #1)

Excerpt

“I came here, baby, to tell you I love you. I love you. I love you. I love you.” He inhaled sharply, but said in an even voice. “And I can’t lose you before the greatest fight I will ever wage.”
Redemption. Could I absolve him? I lay in a hospital bed for two weeks. All of it at his hands. I’d been marred, though the scar on my skin was not the worst damage. It was a reminder of the scar I’d carried inside. Could he erase that scar? Could he heal a wound one could not see?
There was silence, deafening silence. I tried to keep it together. I used every ounce of energy I had to keep the fire at a low flame, but it blazed through me. He would’ve shot my kid, and I couldn’t let that happen. These kids, they’d become my lifeline. My light.
“Without those kids, I’m just as dark as you.” I said emotionlessly, empty. These last few weeks of pretending during the day, only to come home and sob until sleep graced me was maddening. “I’ve got nothing left to give you, J. Nothing.”
 I hung my head, losing the fight with the tears that had been threatening to erupt since J arrived. “I can’t be your light, when I have none.”
We lay on the floor, two damaged bodies searching for the light. J pulled my head into his hands, bringing us face to face. I could feel his breath against my lips. “You were a comet that bust into my life out of no where” he whispered. “I begged for you. On my knees in the dirt, I groveled to the sky to bring me light. And there you were, at Eight Oh Eight, staring up at me, even though I knew you couldn’t see through the window. I saw you, though. Elle, I saw you long before you saw me.”
“How could I love a killer?”
“How much pain was worth loving this man?
“Please, baby. Please. I need you. I love you. I can’t go into this without knowing you’ll be here when I return.” 
“I’m not sure what to say. I want to tell you I’ll wait. That I’ll be here, waiting like a good girl for you. I want to because I love you. Fuck, I love you.” I turned, finally ready to look him in the eye. “I don’t know where I’ll be. I can’t tell you that. But I can tell you that I love the fuck out of you, and no matter how much I try to stop,” I paused. Fuck this mother fucker. Fuck! God, why was he doing this to me? Angry tears, sad tears, hopeless tears, tears filled with longing fell from my eyes. J caught then with his thumb, but there were too many. They ran over his fingers like a waterfall.
“Fuck, J. I don’t want you to die.”
He pulled me to him, and I inhaled his scent. I’d never be able to smell Acqua di mother fucking Gio again and not think of him. Today it was mixed with the smell of exhaust, like he’d been riding around all night. For what felt like the gazillionth time, I crumbled into his arms. How did two times come to be a number exponentially higher?
“I don’t want to die, baby. I want to fall asleep next to you. I want to wake up next to you. I’m fighting this war for you. To be with you.”


Play List

L & J Series by Emily Eck
Playlist
Steel & Ice Playlist
Yeah – Usher (New Years)
Jesus Walks – Kanye West (When Genesis texts)
J Speaks
Melted & Shattered Playlist
Soldier of Love – Sade (Elle wallows)
Otis – Jay Z & Kanye West (Operation Swagger Retrival)
Usher – Scream (Elle and Donte/Shamar Moore)
Aire – Golden Ganga (Elle & J's Mexico Song – Happy Times)
New World Order - Buenos Inquilinos (Cartel business – Not Happy Times)
J Roars
Don't Cry – G 'n R (Elle's confession)

Author Bio

Emily is a Midwestern Gal, but could be anywhere as you read this. She gypsy's the country, as well as south of the border. Adventure feeds her soul, and offers great writing material. She loves kids and working with kids, but can only handle caring for four-legged furry friends. A crazy dog and laid back cat have trained her to be their partner in life. Vices include Swedish Fish, ignoring chores in favor of reading, and caring too much for people in her life. She chose to write this bio in third person as she is an Aries, and found writing in first person ended up with her writing an excessively long life story. Aries like to talk about themselves. It is something Emily is working on being more mindful of.


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Review

Since I just binge read the whole series, here is my mini-review of the whole thing.

My Rating: ****
Steam Factor: !!!!
Notes: Lots of drug use, alcohol, and swearing.

Steel & Ice (L&J Book 1)
Between the excessive, drinking, drugs, and constant swearing this is at the outside edge of my comfort zone. But the story grabbed me and I couldn't put it down. Elle and J are attracted to one another right away, but Elle is wary due to her past. She doesn't normally do relationships. Elle is changing, though, and J slips right into her life. He's tough to figure out and is keeping secrets that Elle doesn't want to dig too deeply into. The end had me instantly grabbing the next book. 

J Speaks (L&J Book 1.5)
A quick read, this is from J's POV. This recaps book one and gives us a peek at what J was thinking. It also fills us in on his story before we switch back to Elle's POV in the next book. Well worth the read, and leads right into book 2. 

Melted & Shattered (L&J Book 2)
Now we know what J is into. And it's not good. He wants to get out so he can have Elle back in his life. Can he get out alive, though, is the question. After reading book 1 and 1.5 I just had to know what happened and couldn't put this down. I became invested in the characters, even Elle's friends and the teenagers. Definitely worth the read. Although you'll be craving the next book like I am.



2 comments:

  1. I LOVE your review and feel just like you do - that's perfect! "invested in the characters"

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  2. Thank you do much for reviewing the L&J series. I appreciate your participation and kind words!

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