BREAK THE SKY by NINA LANE

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Title: Break the Sky

Author: Nina Lane

Genre: Adult Contemporary Romance 18 +

Publish Date: July 29, 2014

Publisher: Snow Queen Publishing

ISBN: 0990532461 (ISBN13: 9780990532460)

Break The Sky

 

 

~Synopsis~

 

“Do you ever let go, storm girl?” he asked. “Ever lose control? Ever surrender?”

 

“Never,” I whispered. “I never surrender.”

 

A smile of both promise and warning curved his beautiful mouth.

 

“You will.”

Atmospheric scientist Kelsey March is under siege. Her tornado research project is on the skids and she’s fighting conflict in her university department. So when irresistible bad boy Archer West suggests a hot, wild fling while he’s in town, Kelsey is unable to resist his sexy offer.

Kelsey and Archer embark on a intense, exhilarating affair. But soon their differences and private battles encroach on their desire, and Kelsey discovers she is caught in a storm she can’t control…

BREAK THE SKY is a standalone Spiral of Bliss spin-off novel from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Nina Lane.

 

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Review

 

Wow! Break the Sky is a brilliant, rich and SCORCHING hot storm of a story that will make new fans of Nina Lane. Kelsey and Archer were seen in the earlier Spiral of Bliss books but you do NOT have to read those books first (although they are fantastic and I highly recommend reading them NOW!!) One of my favorite couples, Dean and Liv, make an appearance here but the center of this amazing book is the stormy relationship between Kelsey and Archer.

I swallowed to ease the dryness in my throat.

“Do you always let fate decisions for you?”

“Fate makes better decisions than I do.”

Archer has always been a screw-up, an angry (and rightfully so), rootless man, drifting from job to job and never able to commit to much. He rides into the town of Mirror Lake already a changed man but his brother Dean only sees the old Archer, the addict and the womanizer. Enter Kelsey, the tightly-wound meteorology professor who needs to let go a little, and who knows that Archer is everything she should avoid.

“He could push me to my limits and protect me the entire time.”

Kelsey and Archer immediately strike a “deal”, agreeing to a temporary relationship while he is visiting with Dean and Liv. Suffice it to say, they both get more than they bargained for and both learn to see behind the other’s facade and get to what’s real and honest. All of this plays out against the almost-fairytale-like setting of Mirror Lake, which adds a very special magic to this incredibly sexy and adult story.

I must say that I absolutely love how Nina Lane can write about the world of college academics on the one hand and then turn around give us one of the dirtiest-talking characters EVER! (Phone sex, hello!) Archer is all man, commanding, bossy and completely honest with Kelsey. I found their relationship to be completely real and perfectly developed. I also loved the way Archer and Dean’s relationship grew throughout this story, and the way Archer really matured and came to terms with his past.

BREAK THE SKY is tender, sexy, funny and incredibly satisfying. Another must-read from Ms. Nina Lane!

*ARC provided by the author in exchange for an honest review*

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About the Author

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New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Nina Lane writes hot, sexy romances and spicy erotica. Originally from California, she loves traveling and thinks St. Petersburg, Russia is a city everyone should visit at least once. Nina also spent many years in graduate school studying art history and library sciences.

Although she would go back for another degree if she could because she’s that much of a bookworm, she now lives the happy life of a full-time writer. Nina’s novel The Erotic Dark hit #1 on Amazon’s Erotica Bestseller list.  Spice Box box set which included Arouse was #6 on the New York Times Bestseller list and #13 in USA Today.

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NIGHT OWL BLOG TOUR ~ GUEST POST BY M. PIERCE (@mpiercefiction) AND GIVEAWAY

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Title:   Night Owl (Book #1, Night Owl Trilogy)
Author:   M. Pierce
Genre:   Contemporary Erotic Romance
Paperback Release Date: July 1, 2014

Synopsis:

“Tautly written, complex, and vibrating with a dark sensuality that will have you at once blushing and anxious. You’ll think you have this book pegged . . . but you’ll be wrong.”—Christina Lauren, New York Times, USA Today, and international bestselling authors of The Beautiful Bastard series
 
From bestselling ebook author M. Pierce comes the first novel in a provocative erotic trilogy where an anonymous online writing partnership turns into an uncontrollable, passionate obsession
 
At twenty-eight, Matt Sky has the perfect life. He has a beautiful girlfriend, a massive inheritance, and four national bestsellers — all penned under his airtight alias, M. Pierce.

At twenty-seven, Hannah Catalano is a train wreck. Her boyfriend is a deadbeat and her job is abysmal.

Matt and Hannah meet online as writing partners. Their relationship is safe, anonymous, and innocent…

Until Matt sees a picture of Hannah. Hannah’s picture sparks an attraction Matt is powerless to ignore. When circumstance brings Matt and Hannah together, the strangers begin a love story that’s passionate, poignant, unforgettable, and unstoppable.

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To celebrate the upcoming print release of Night Owl, we are thrilled to bring you a fantastic guest post by the amazing M. Pierce! We first read Night Owl months ago (read our 5 star review here) and we have not stopped talking about this book since! Night Owl is one of those rare books that stays with you long after you have finished reading. The Epilogue is one of the most memorable ones ever. You might feel compelled to join the Night Owl Fan Page after reading the book. If you haven’t read Night Owl yet, grab it now!

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Guest Post:

 

“Because you gave me a few prompts to choose from, I’ve decided to pick three instead of just one. I’ll answer them in list form. Thanks for these very thoughtful topics, Book Bellas.”
 
How to Make Your Characters Believable:
 
1.      Give them some flaws. All real humans have flaws, and all real characters should have flaws. Perfect characters are boring. They’re also unrealistic.
 
2.      Give them believable struggles. If your male character has good looks and inexhaustible wealth, give him some personal or social struggles that complicate the ease in his life. If your female character is beautiful and charming, maybe give her some emotional drawbacks or situational awkwardness to offset her charm. These struggles will not only make your characters more believable, they’ll make your plot more organic. That is, the problems and tensions in your novel will come from within the characters, rather than feeling like a muzzle on the story.
 
3.      Discard (or question) your first ideas. When I set out to make a character, my mind immediately goes for certain archetypes. My mind is lazy. Discard your first impulsive ideas, or at least question them. A believable character won’t be a stereotype. He or she will be one of a kind, just like a real person.
 
4.      Don’t be afraid to “use” people you know. We’re surrounded by “believable characters.” The old adage “write what you know” is like telling someone to breathe air. We always write what we know. So, if you know someone who has a quirky style of speech, is emotionally nuanced in a way that you find interesting, made you fall in love or made you feel like punching a wall – us it. Graft those traits or moments into your characters. It’ll give them authentic flavor.
 
5.      Finally, a piece of advice from Hemingway: “When writing a novel a writer should create living people; people not characters. A character is a caricature.” In other words, don’t think of your characters as fictions. The best characters will be real to you. You will suffer with them as if with a loved one; when they make poor choices, you’ll be disappointed in them. If they die, you’ll mourn. A believable character is a real person.
 
 
Authors I Admire:
 
1.      J. D. Salinger
2.      Willa Cather
3.      Robert Frost
4.      Leah Raeder
5.      Gene Wolfe
 
Five Things You Wouldn’t Know About M. Pierce:
 
1.      I am obsessed with dental hygiene. I mean I brush my teeth upwards of four times a day and have an elaborate end-of-day teeth cleaning/flossing/brushing system. Yeah…
2.      I’m a neat freak. If my office is messy, I can’t write.
3.      I dislike cats. They make me feel uneasy. I prefer dogs.
4.      When I was younger, I used to write programs in QBasic. Hello World.
5.      I prefer biking to driving. Save the planet.

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About the Author:

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M. Pierce is the bestselling author of Night Owl, book one in the erotic Night Owl Trilogy. The author lives in Colorado and owns a rabbit named Laurence.
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Last Light (Book #2)
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After Dark (Book #3)
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