Title: Chasing Serenity
Series: Seeking Serenity series, Book #1
Author: Eden Butler
Genre: NA Contemporary Romance
Release Date: October 11, 2013
Cover Designed by: Steven Novak
Cover Reveal Organized by: As the Pages Turn
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Book Blurb:
Graduate student Autumn McShane has had her share of heartbreak. She’s been abandoned and betrayed and she lost her beloved mother in a tragic car accident five months ago. That loss damaged her body and fractured her spirit but she’s learning to recover, until her ex-boyfriend returns to town, intent on making her life miserable.
Declan Fraser hates her ex as much as Autumn does, but the last thing she needs is to put her trust in the hands of another man, especially one like Declan: his hard body and lulling Irish accent makes more than a few girls weak-kneed. The talented rugby player is rude and sarcastic, with tattooed, muscular arms and a cocky attitude, but he’s the only one who can help Autumn win an ill-advised bet that, if lost, could cost her more than she’s willing to pay. The reluctant alliance between Declan and Autumn stirs up cravings she doesn’t want to admit, but Declan is a hard man to resist.
Just when Autumn starts letting down her carefully constructed walls to the sexy bad boy, he betrays her when she needs him most. Autumn suspects Declan has secrets, and she is determined to uncover what drove him away from her, even if that means fraternizing with the enemy. But will the truth return Declan to her arms or add to the scars on her heart?
My Review:
Chasing Serenity was a very pleasant surprise! The characters have depth, the writing flows, there is lots of steamy chemistry between Declan and Autumn, and there is a nice and twisty turn near the end of the book. Ms. Butler also has a great ear for dialogue between her characters.
I love a heroine who is no shrinking violet and Autumn fits the bill. She is tough as nails and is a perfect match for the sexy Declan. I love their scenes together! And all of the characters are perfect for the story. Sometimes NA stories can be a little uninteresting, but this story was very fresh and new and had just the right amount of drama without feeling false. I recommend this book for anyone who loves a good, steamy, well-written NA story with a good, strong heroine!
Author Bio:
Eden Butler is an editor and writer of New Adult Romance and SciFi and Fantasy novels and the nine-times great-granddaughter of an honest-to-God English pirate. This could explain her affinity for rule breaking and rum. Her debut novel, a New Adult, Contemporary (no cliffie) Romance, “Chasing Serenity” will launch October 2013.
When she’s not writing or wondering about her possibly Jack Sparrowesque ancestor, thinking up impossible plots, Eden edits, reads and spends way too much time watching rugby, Doctor Who and New Orleans Saints football.
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GIVEAWAY:
Eden is offering up (4) eBook copies of Chasing Serenity (INTL) and (2) $25.00 Amazon or B&N gift cards, winner’s choice (INTL) up for grabs! Giveaway ends at 11:59 PM CST 10/28/2013
I love this review!!! Thanks for the giveaway 😀
I don’t have 1 favorite book boyfriend, I have many to many.
The perfect book boyfriend is dark, tall, handsome, with tattoos and piercings, but sweet and protective.
Thanks for the giveaway!!! 😀