The Game that Breaks Us by Micalea Smeltzer Blog Tour!

The Game That Breaks Us by Micalea Smeltzer

Genre: New Adult

Series: Us #3

Release Date: June 27th

Hockey’s bad boy needs to clean up his reputation…



Bennett James has built his career at being the best, on and off the ice, and now it’s come back to bite him. The media has turned against him, and with a near career-ending injury, he needs to clean up his act and prove that he’s serious about the game. For Bennett, working with his old coach at his alma mater feels like a step back, but it might be just what he needs.



…and she’s going to help him do it.



Grace Wentworth has always been the good girl, and she’s tired of that stigma. She wants to prove that she can get down and dirty with the best of them. The problem? She doesn’t know how.



Bennett will teach the good girl how to be bad, if she pretends to be his goody two-shoes girlfriend in front of the media.



But what happens when the game becomes real?

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Review: 

I love Micalea's work and so when I was given the opportunity for this ARC I was so excited! Especially considering I have an addiction to Hockey Romances. While this book doesn't feature hockey heavily the fact that Bennett is a hockey player going through rehab to get back on the ice is enough for me, especially considering the NHL season ended just a little while ago. 

The plot itself certainly had a few big shockers and surprises for the readers, adding that bit of shock value to keep an already captive reader even more entranced. Add that to two main characters that are flawed enough to be believable and lifelike not to mention occasionally awkward(which is funny for the reader), The Game that Breaks Us is one that I had a hard time putting down. I enjoyed reading each encounter that the two had with each other and other characters(including a few familiar characters for those who have read previous works by Micalea). 

Overall this was a fun read that I had a hard time putting down once I started.

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About the Author

Micalea Smeltzer is a bestselling twenty-something author. She started scribbling stories before she even knew her alphabet. She currently resides in Virginia with her doggie side-kick Ollie. 

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Across the Distance by Marie Meyer!

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About ACROSS THE DISTANCE

There's a drawer I never open. It holds a picture I never look at. It reminds me of a day I hate to remember, but I'll never forget.
I'd give anything to be like the other girls on campus. Going to parties, flirting with boys, planning for a future. But that's not me. And hasn't been since the day my parents died. The only thing that got me through was Griffin. Even though I didn't have my family, I always had him. Only, now I'm not so sure I do.

It's not just the eleven hundred miles separating us now that I'm at college. Or his band finally taking off, and all the gigs and girls suddenly demanding his time. It's as if everything is different-the way we talk, the way we text . . . the way he looks at me and the way those looks make me feel.

Griffin has been the only good thing in my life since that horrific day. But I can feel our friendship slipping away-and I'm terrified of what will be left in its place . . .

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Review:

Across the Distance is told in first person perspective. I did enjoy this perspective as it allowed a better look into Bailey's emotions and life. It is told solely from the perspective of Bailey which means that Griffin's or Jennifer's heads are total mysteries that you just wish you could solve or at least occasionally understand their actions a bit more. 

There were so many tears that I shed. One of the things that took place made me want to cry like  a baby and I thought it was going to happen so I resisted reading it at work or out in public for the very reason that I had already shed tears over Across the Distance.

The story of Griffin and Bailey was beautiful, hard emotionally but so worth the read. Especially if you love happy endings.

Across the Distance was an amazing read and one of the books I will no doubt reread down the road.

About Marie Meyer

Marie Meyer was a Language Arts teacher for fourteen years. She spends her days in the classroom and her nights writing heartfelt new adult romances that will leave readers clamoring for more. She is a member of RWA and the St. Louis Writers Guild. Marie's short fiction won honorable mentions from the St. Louis Writers Guild in 2010 and 2011. She is a proud mommy and enjoys helping her oldest daughter train for the Special Olympics, making up silly stories with her youngest daughter, and bingeing on weeks of DVR'd television shows with her husband

Website:http://mariemeyerbooks.com/

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Waiting on Wednesday for Clipped by Love by Toni Aleo!

Clipped by Love by Toni Aleo

Contemporary Romance

Bellevue Bullies #2

Coming April 27th!

Things are heating up for the Sinclair boys! With one already in the NHL, Jayden Sinclair is hoping to be next!



This has been the toughest year of my life. I watched my brother go into the draft without me, my mom got divorced, and the weight of my family’s issues is heavy on my shoulders. I feel like it’s my job to fix everything while working my butt off in school and trying to make my game better. I have to go into the draft. It will give my family the support they need, and it will prove that I’m good enough. But to get there, I have to show I can be the best captain for the Bellevue Bullies. The spot is mine—no one can take it. First though, Jude is making me go on a brother’s weekend. Innocent enough, I guess…until I see her. She’s the biggest competitor I’ve ever faced. Not only for my spot but also my heart. It’s hard to ignore someone like Baylor Moore.



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I don’t lose. I can’t. My dad has bred me to be the best in anything I do. I am driven, I am smart, and I am going to be the first woman in the National Hockey League. No two ways about it. I’ve worked too hard. I’ve been through too much not to have what I want. I know I can do it. I will make my dad proud, and no one will stand in the way of that. That is, until I let him in. He scares me. He makes me feel. And he could very well be the one person who can make me want more than just to win.



We both have the same goal. Victory. But how do you compete against the person you want to win? It’s not easy. Love isn’t something you can control. It isn’t like a puck that can be handled by a stick. No, it has a mind of its own and does what it wants.



Neither of us saw it coming, and we really don’t know if there is a way to score, especially when you’re being Clipped by Love.

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About the Author

Toni Aleo is the author of the Nasvhille Assassins series: Taking Shots, Trying to Score, Empty Net, Falling for the Backup, and Blue Lines.

When not rooting for her beloved Nashville Predators, she’s probably going to her husband’s and son’s hockey games and her daughter’s dance competitions, taking pictures, scrapbooking, or reading the latest romance novel.

She lives in the Nashville area with her husband, two children, and a bulldog. Read more about Toni here.

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Water Maze by E.F. Jacks Cover Reveal!

Water Maze by EF
Jacks

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Release Date:
December 15, 2014

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Unjustly declared the
campus porn star, Pauline drops out of college and moves

back in with her
parents, where the whole family is trying to cope with her

younger sister’s
suicide. To fulfill her sister's dream, she takes her place on a

rafting trip in the
wilds of British Columbia. But the brochure never mentioned

being stranded with one
rugged stranger.

Struggling to rebuild
his life after being stationed and injured in Afghanistan,

former Marine turned
river guide Ellis takes work wherever he can find it. Filling

in at the last minute
to take a lone young woman on a quick trip downriver looks

like easy money.
Everything seems golden, until they discover the first

abandoned raft.
Protecting Pauline becomes his number one priority, and

discovering whoever
is stalking them becomes number two on his list.

In a race against
time and the elements, the only thing they have to lean on is

each other. Their
struggle for survival rips away the veil of secrecy between

them. Trapped in a
brutal water maze rife with unexpected obstacles, they fight

to love each other
and get back to civilization. Alive.

~*~ABOUT THE
AUTHOR~*~

EF Jacks is the author of The Salty Peaches Girls, a hot and thrilling New Adult romance series. She loves the outdoors and dogs (cats, too), rescued dogs (and cats!) in particular. Water Maze, Book 1 in the series, is her New Adult debut. In a different life she published an adult romantic suspense novel. She welcomes readers to connect with her at http://www.efjacks.com.

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This certainly sounds like a book to keep your eye out for! 

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The Harder I Fall by Jessica Gibson

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"They say that time heals all wounds. I’m not sure I believe that. I

think some wounds go too deep, and they fester." -Jessica Gibson, The Harder I Fall

Becca Langer has had a difficult life. After her father is sent to jail, she must take care of her mother and younger brother. But she's determined to go to college and be able to support her brother even better. Dance is the only thing that she's let her indulge in. Enter Levi. He's the distraction that Becca can't avoid. But will Levi be strong enough and stubborn enough to break through Becca's walls? Find the official description on Goodreads.

Let me just say that wow, Becca really hasn't had an easy life. Definitely puts things into perspective for me. I really felt that Becca was real and I found myself feeling proud because she's doing her best with a terrible situation. Then there was Levi. I didn't connect with him as much and there were several times I'd love nothing better than to smack him. But still, he came around.

Then there's the fact that Becca has suffered from being labelled her entire life. And it's not necessarily all about her actions but those of her parents. It was different to see this and it definitely gives readers food for thoughts.

The only thing that I had against The Harder I Fall is that I felt as the book was almost speeding through much of that time, taking occasional breaks to slow down. But other than that, The Harder I Fall was a brilliant read and I'm glad that I was able to read it. 

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