Title: Crave: Part Two
Series: Crave Duet #2
Series: Crave Duet #2
Author: E.K. Blair
Genre: New Adult Romance/Coming of Age
Release Date: October 16, 2017
Blurb
Weeks became
months, and months became years. Each day nudged Kason deeper into his
addiction. Each memory of the girl destroyed fed the craving for what he could
never have again.
Leaving a life-altering first love behind, Adaline tried moving forward to find love and trust and happiness. Pain eventually faded, wounds slowly healed, yet scars were forever left behind.
But some scars feel like kisses.
When the shattered pieces of their hearts are forced to meet again, the two of them must decide how much pain their love is worth enduring.
This is what happens when one person loves beyond the craving and the other craves beyond the loving.
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My Review
To some this review may constitute a spoiler.... so I'm giving warning. No specific details are given just my feelings as I read the book. But just in case I don't want any of it showing in preview.
Ok...Where to begin with this..... ok lets start at the beginning. The book starts out where book one left off. Its the next part of Adaline's story. Where I thought the book being title Crave was more about Kason's cravings....so i was like hmmm... of course she's a big part of the story but, I was hoping for Kason and Adaline. Don't get me wrong, her story is an important too but felt that book took a left turn instead of a right turn. Also don't get me wrong, I'm still loving the book... just not what I was thinking was going to happen.
There comes a point in the story where i'm straight pissed off, yet i'm happy. Such crazy feelings so far in this book. At this time I'm 56% into the book. I'm a mixed bag of emotions... now that it went left instead of right, I'm like well lets stay left. I've been happy, sad, crying, pissed, tense... you name it. I have NO idea what's going to happen on the next part of the ride, which I'm sure is going to be awesome too...I'm totally committed to this book.
WOW, still feeling like i want to scream, shake someone at the same time cry and want a hug. You cant deny the feelings you feel while reading this book. You will feel. ALOT. 86% in and I don't want it to end anytime soon. I do wanna say Adaline, Adaline, Adaline.... girl, you need a hug.
Well crap! its over... NOOOO. Im happy and sad. Damn Adaline! I love your character and I want to shake your character too... Now Kason, I've always just wanted to hug that guy. (less)
Ok...Where to begin with this..... ok lets start at the beginning. The book starts out where book one left off. Its the next part of Adaline's story. Where I thought the book being title Crave was more about Kason's cravings....so i was like hmmm... of course she's a big part of the story but, I was hoping for Kason and Adaline. Don't get me wrong, her story is an important too but felt that book took a left turn instead of a right turn. Also don't get me wrong, I'm still loving the book... just not what I was thinking was going to happen.
There comes a point in the story where i'm straight pissed off, yet i'm happy. Such crazy feelings so far in this book. At this time I'm 56% into the book. I'm a mixed bag of emotions... now that it went left instead of right, I'm like well lets stay left. I've been happy, sad, crying, pissed, tense... you name it. I have NO idea what's going to happen on the next part of the ride, which I'm sure is going to be awesome too...I'm totally committed to this book.
WOW, still feeling like i want to scream, shake someone at the same time cry and want a hug. You cant deny the feelings you feel while reading this book. You will feel. ALOT. 86% in and I don't want it to end anytime soon. I do wanna say Adaline, Adaline, Adaline.... girl, you need a hug.
Well crap! its over... NOOOO. Im happy and sad. Damn Adaline! I love your character and I want to shake your character too... Now Kason, I've always just wanted to hug that guy. (less)
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Author Bio
E.K. Blair,
takes her readers on an emotional roller coaster with her dynamic and intense
writing style. Noted for her ability to create fleshed-out characters that will
evoke a realm of reactions, you can be assured that her stories will linger
with you far beyond the last word.
A former first grade
teacher with an imagination that runs wild. Daydreaming and zoning out is
how she was often found in high school. Blair tends to drift towards everything
dark and moody. Give her a character and she will take pleasure in breaking
them down, digging into their core to find what lies underneath.
Aside from writing,
E.K. Blair finds pleasure in music, drinking her Starbucks in peace, and
spending time with her friends. She’s a thinker, an artist, a wife, a mom, and
everything in between.
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“Emma could be the perfect companion, don’t you think?” I turned to face his desk, where he still sat.
He rolled his eyes, and I swooped in for the kill. He’d had his chance. I’d given it to him on a silver platter. Which meant that the coast was clear. If he didn’t want her . . .
“So, you don’t mind if I take her to the Bennett Foundation gala?” I raised my eyebrows.
Gavin’s brow furrowed but his eyes went ice cold, his pause saying far more than his words. “Of course not. Why would I mind?”
Bullshit.
Maybe this little push was just what he needed to get his head out of his ass.
I nodded. “Good.”
His mouth turned down a notch, and I could tell he was thinking. Processing.
For a moment, I didn’t think he was going to take the bait. But then, I knew my brother. I’d laid down a challenge, questioned why he was so adamantly against the idea of hiring her, and although he didn’t want to open up and share, this topic was far from over. Our calendars were slammed, and we both knew it. His assistant had joked just that morning that it would make her job a hell of a lot easier if we each just found a girlfriend. Gavin had scoffed so hard, I thought he was going to bust an artery.
Gavin heaved out a sharp exhale. “What makes you so interested in her, anyway? I thought they were all a number on a paycheck to you?”
I shrugged. “They are until they’re not. You, of all people, should know—”
“Enough,” Gavin barked.
“Right.” I shoved my hands in my pockets. “Shame, though. Seems like there’s something . . . interesting between you two.” Briefly, I wondered if they had a history. “Anything you want to tell me?”
“No, but I have a question for you,” he snapped back with a lethal smile that didn’t reach his narrowed eyes. “What the fuck are you still doing in my office?”
“Trying to find out whether you’re going to let me have this one, or if we’re going to be fighting for the same prize,” I answered honestly.
Gavin looked up from his screen. “Are you high?” His mouth thinned into a firm, chiseled line. “If you want her, take her. I’m not playing with her like she’s a chew toy.”
“Okay. But that doesn’t change the fact that you need a date to the charity auction. A girl like her on your arm? Imagine the business we could do. She’s like a walking commercial. And when you’re done rubbing elbows with all the fancy people, I’ll take her off your hands for a couple of events of my own. Use your head, man, she’s perfect. The girl every guy wants to be seen with. Sweet enough to bring home to Mother, hot enough to imagine her on her knees, with that mouth—”
“Got it,” Gavin snapped. He stared at a point on the ceiling, then blew out an annoyed sigh. “If I take her to the fucking auction, will you stop, already?”
“Yup.”
“I’ll tell you right now, though, if this is business, neither of us are sleeping with her.”
I bit back a laugh but nodded anyway. If that was what Gavin wanted to tell himself, I wasn’t about to stop him. Fact was, though, if she would have either of us, we’d probably get our dicks caught in our zippers in the rush to get our pants off. Telling him that would only make him change his mind, and I’d gotten what I wanted.
If this girl had my big brother this riled up? She was something special. And no matter what he thought of himself, he deserved something special in his life again. If I had to agree to take her out as well just to get him to go along with it, so be it.
It wasn’t exactly a hardship, after all.
A New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author of more than two dozen titles, Kendall Ryan has sold over 2 million books and her books have been translated into several languages in countries around the world. Her books have also appeared on the New York Times and USA Today bestseller lists more than three dozen times. Ryan has been featured in such publications as USA Today, Newsweek, and InTouch Magazine. She lives in Texas with her husband and two sons.