RELEASE BLITZ, 5 STAR REVIEW & GIVEAWAY: Hooked on Trouble (Over the Top #3) by Kelly Siskind

HOOKED ON TROUBLE 

by Kelly Siskind 

Over the Top Book 3

Release Date; January 10, 2017
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Reality bites.  Hard.

The last time Raven did “real” was sixteen months ago, when she spent one unforgettable night with the tattooed, impossible sexy Nico, and then he disappeared the next day.  Since then, she’s kept her guard up and her feelings to herself.  She doesn’t have time for relationship drama when she’s busy searching for her long lost sister.

Nico hasn’t stopped thinking about Raven—her sultry curves, inked skin, or the fact that he ditched her after their night together.  Now that they’re living in the same city, he knows this is his chance to make things right.  What better way to prove to Raven he’s for real than helping her find her sister?  But when the lines between right and wrong start to blur, putting his job on the line, Nico has to decide if the risk is worth the ultimate reward.

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I received an advanced copy of this book with the promise of an honest review. 

I feel like I have been waiting for Nico and Raven's story for forever! I've been dying to get their version of what actually went down in Aspen. And now that the two of them are living in the came city and will most likely be around each other often, they will have to at least be civil to one another. And talk about what happened in Aspen. 

There first few face to face meetings were a bit rough, but they are able to come to an understanding. And while they are able to reconcile and start over, there are things getting in the way. Raven wants to find and reconcile with her long lost sister, Rose. She is holding on to a lot of guilt as to why Rose ran away and want to make things right. And Nico is trying to keep his brother Josh out of jail. Josh is facing some serious drug charges and the case against him is strong. And Raven's allegiance to her sister and the lengths she is willing to go to keep her around as well as Nico struggling with walking that thin line between good cop and bad cop put their relationship to the test. 

Putting aside all the stressful stuff, there are some amazing moments between Nico and Raven. Nico is one to fall hard and Raven is no exception. They have all these super sweet moments and they go on some adventures (Nico in a Hawaiian shirt, anyone?) together. And now that the whole gang is all living in one place, we get lots of awesome scenes involving everyone. Shay & Kolton are happily cohabiting and Lily is still wearing Sawyer's ring around her neck. (BTW there is an ADORABLE scene involving Lily and Sawyer that made me cry all the happy tears!) The four of them are extremely happy and now it's time for Raven and Nico to find their own brand of happiness, with all of their help of course. And there is a epilogue (well, the last chapter) of sorts that basically sums up the group friendship. It's hilarious and ties everything together so well. 

I press my face into his neck and cringe; our friends will never let us live this down. I should care. I really should. But they can suck it.

My abdomen clenches, and Nico shudders. He nips my shoulder. “To be continued. Shower now.”

He does caveman well.

Twenty minutes later we stride out, long underwear on, humming to ourselves. We planned this group vacation a while back—our three-year Aspenniversary—as a way to have fun and celebrate how we all met. The chalet we’ve rented has soaring ceilings, Navajo rugs, and a spectacular view of the mountains. Shay and Kolton are cuddled on one end of the living room couch, his face lowered to Shay’s still-flat belly, talking to his unborn kid. Lily and Sawyer are at the dining room table, his mouth wide open as she flicks Lucky Charms at his face. He catches most of them and chews happily.

Thankfully our friends don’t say boo. Don’t even look our way. Maybe the walls are thicker than I thought. Nico pours us each a coffee while I search out bowls and milk.

“What time do you guys want to head out?” I ask.

“Not sure,” Sawyer says. “Maybe nine oh, oh, oh, ooooooh clock.” His high-pitched orgasm impersonation stops me cold.

“Really?” Kolton deepens his baritone. “I just ohfuck ohfuck don’t know. Might be too soon.”

Shay joins in with “Oh, baby. Yes, yes, yes. Nine is ohGodyes perfect.”

They get louder and more dramatic, tossing out random exclamations of rapture. Lily face-plants on the table, laughing hysterically, and I can’t even be annoyed. Not with the way she and Shay are cackling while Sawyer and Kolton kiss and fondle the air like pornographic mimes.

Nico’s cheekbones glow, matching the color of the hickey on his neck. We trade looks. We shrug. Then we high-five each other.

“Be jealous,” is all my man says.

The last 20% of this book is what really sealed the 5 star rating for me. There are a few moments in that last part of the book that made me burst into tears because they were just so beautiful. As I told Kelly when I finished reading, "I just love your brain." I'm sad to see the series end, but can't wait to see what she will give us next. 

A small-town girl at heart, Kelly Siskind moved from the city to open a cheese shop with her husband in Northern Ontario, Canada.  When she’s not neck deep in cheese or out hiking, you can find her, notepad in hand, scribbling down one of the many plot bunnies bouncing around in her head. 

She laughs at her own jokes and has been known to eat her feelings—Gummy Bears heal all.  She’s also an incurable romantic, devouring romance novels into the wee hours of the morning.

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RELEASE WEEK BLITZ & 5 STAR REVIEW: A Fine Mess (Over the Top #2) by Kelly Siskind

Title: A Fine Mess

Author: Kelly Siskind

Series: Over The Top, #2

On Sale: August 2, 2016

Publisher: Forever

Format: eBook

Price: $3.99 USD

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Some guys should come with a warning label…

Sawyer West is Mr. One-Night Stand. He doesn't do relationships or promises or feelings. He's never cared enough to get involved. Until Lily Roberts. She's sweet and shy and sexy as sin, and resisting her is testing his self-control. She believes Sawyer can be a better man, and for the first time in his life, he wants to be. But change isn't easy, and Sawyer would do anything to protect Lily from his past self. Even break his own heart…

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My review

I received an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. 

Warning: The excerpt I chose is kind of spoilery, but it is one of my favorite moments in the book so I just had to share it. Read at your own risk.

Okay. I knew that Lily and Sawyer's book would be good, but I had no idea that I was going to want to reread it as soon as I finished. IT'S. SO. FREAKING. GOOD.

It was clear in the first book, My Perfect Mistake, that Lily and Sawyer liked each other. But at the time Lily had a long term boyfriend (which was well past it's expiration date) and Sawyer was definitely not a relationship guy. So he gives her a job and they becomes friends and coworkers. They see each other a couple times a month and while the sexual tension between the two of them is about as thick as it can be, they make it work. But I gotta tell ya, I was sexually frustrated for them! I may have yelled things like "KISS HER!!" or "KISS HIM!" or "OMG JUST DO IT ALREADY!" while reading. (Don't judge. You've done it too!)

Lily finally gets up the nerve to break off her relationship and suddenly she is available. When Sawyer hears the news he acts like a freaking bonehead and I wanted to reach into the book and smack him in the head. Lily goes away to lick her wounds and after a bit of soul searching, Sawyer comes to his senses. 

“Hey, Lil.”

Those two words nearly send me toppling, and I drop my shopping bag.

Sawyer is here. In Belize. On my porch. 

His short-sleeved button-down shirt blows in the breeze, his canvas shorts and sandals exactly what a vacationing man would wear. A vacationing man in Belize.

My eyes sting. Tears fall, and he rushes over and lifts my sunglasses onto my hair. He rubs the wetness with his thumbs, his brow pinched with worry. “What’s wrong?”

“You’re here,” is all I manage.

The sun suddenly seems brighter, my skin warmer.

He grins. “Yeah. A week was too long to wait until you got back. I wanted to have that talk sooner.”

Oh my freaking God, he’s here. “Yeah?”

“Yeah. You free right now? If you have plans, I can come back.”

His hands are still on my cheeks, his gaze traveling to my lips. And lower. He wouldn’t have flown six hours to tell me we can’t be together. There’s only one reason he came. “Now is good.”

“I was hoping you’d say that.”

Then he kisses me, deep and thorough, and colors burst behind my eyes. His thumbs travel to my jaw, his fingers curling into my neck as his lips move against mine. Perfection. Sweet, hot, delicious. Our tongues swirl as the kiss intensifies, a flurry of emotion—the rightness of it, how in tune our movements are—lightening my limbs. He groans, telling me everything I need to hear without saying a word, and I grip the fabric at his back.

Two soft kisses later, he pulls away. “That about covers it. Anything you’d like to add?”

Let's just say that Sawyer more than makes up for being a bonehead and this is where the book not only gets good, but I melted into a big ol' pile of Kimmy goo. Yeah....Kimmy goo. 

These two as a couple...OH MY GOD. They were basically made for each other. Sawyer is witty (I loved his little superhero moments), caring, and it is clear he is head over heels for Lily. I mean the guy is just downright panty dropping sexy at times. And while Lily is shy, Sawyer brings the best out of her....in and out of the bedroom. They make a pact to say or do whatever they are feeling no matter where they are and that leads to some seriously hot moments. Like I I needed a cold shower and a panty change, hot. 

Of course it is not smooth sailing for these two and there were some moments that were just heartbreaking. When Lily tells him her dirty little secret, he doesn't run, which is what she thought he would do. He just reassures her that he is there for her. But Sawyer is also dealing with his own demons and let's just say he makes some decisions that I WAS NOT a fan of. I cursed the author and made my feelings known <insert evil author laugh> on social media, but it was all worth it in the end. 

I can't wait for the third book! Nico is a big ol' teddy bear of a guy and Raven has this whole tough girl exterior thing going on and I have a feeling they are going to be lots of fun!

THE OVER THE TOP SERIES

My Perfect Mistake, #1

A Fine Mess, #2

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A small-town girl at heart, Kelly moved from the city to open a cheese shop with her husband in Northern Ontario. When she's not neck deep in cheese or out hiking, you can find her, notepad in hand, scribbling down one of the many plot bunnies bouancing around in her head.

She laughs at her own jokes and has been known to eat her feelings-Gummy Bears heal all. She's also an incurable romantic, devouring romance novels into the wee hours of the morning.

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EXCERPT BLITZ: A Fine Mess (Over The Top #2) by Kelly Siskind

Title: A Fine Mess

Author: Kelly Siskind

Series: Over The Top, #2

On Sale: August 2, 2016

Publisher: Forever

Format: eBook

Price: $3.99 USD

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Some guys should come with a warning label…

Sawyer West is Mr. One-Night Stand. He doesn't do relationships or promises or feelings. He's never cared enough to get involved. Until Lily Roberts. She's sweet and shy and sexy as sin, and resisting her is testing his self-control. She believes Sawyer can be a better man, and for the first time in his life, he wants to be. But change isn't easy, and Sawyer would do anything to protect Lily from his past self. Even break his own heart…

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EXCERPT 

Sawyer steps close and waits for me to make eye contact. Slowly, I lift my gaze to his gold-flecked brown eyes, but I can’t find my voice. It’s like I don’t know how to talk to him anymore.

He grins. “Hi.”

From my angle it’s easy to see the scar running down his neck, the remnant of a fall he took through a coffee table while wrestling with his brother. I’ve always wanted to touch it, feel the puckered skin under my fingers. I drop my gaze, but it doesn’t help. The cuffs of his gray button-down are rolled to his elbows, roped muscle exposed below. Something else I’d like to touch.

I blink hard. “Hi,” I say to my feet.

“Look at me, Lil.” I rock on my heels, then do as asked. He raises an eyebrow. “How fucking weird is this?”

My giggle surprises me, and I loosen my grip on my wineglass. “Totally weird.”

Thank God for Sawyer’s candid nature.

He sips his drink, probably Scotch, and a sheen of liquid clings to his bottom lip.

Touch that arm. Kiss that scar. Taste those lips. None of these urges are new, but they’re heightened. Magnified. He watches me watching him, his gaze as probing as mine. What is he thinking?

Then the music changes.

A remix of Madonna’s “Holiday” plays, and Sawyer does Sawyer. He tips his head to the right, his shoulders following, then he pushes out his hip and rolls his torso through. The guy does body waves, alternating from side to side, like he’s in an eighties music video.

People stop. People look. People laugh.

I snort, an unattractive sound I make when my laughter takes over. Sawyer says it sounds like a hyena with sleep apnea. When I snort a second time, he dances harder, and I crack up. My belly aches as he gets into it, the entire room watching now.

I suck in a breath, place my empty glass on the table behind me, then clasp his shoulders. “What are you doing?”

He stops dancing. “Making things less weird.”

“Less? What about you channeling Paula Abdul is less weird?”

“Did you laugh?”

I grin.

Then he says, “I’m sorry.”

The music vibrates in my chest, or maybe it’s his proximity. “Sorry about what?”

“Last week, when you called, I was a dick. You caught me by surprise, and I didn’t handle it well. So, I’m sorry.”

His admission pumps through my core like helium, my body nearly weightless. The confession shouldn’t be surprising, not with how he speaks his mind, but it’s been a week of silence. I was losing hope things could return to the way they were, or progress past it. I step closer, so he can hear me over the noise. “Apology accepted, but do I get an explanation?”

He drags his gaze down my body. It’s a thorough perusal—intimate, penetrating—flames sparking along my skin. His eyes linger on me, but he doesn’t speak. He rolls the pinky ring on his left hand the way he does when he’s puzzling something out. An ache travels up my thighs, heat expanding below my ribs. The longer he stays quiet, the more my skin tingles.

Finally, he releases his ring and slides his hand over my lower back. He leans forward and whispers, “I’ve wanted to do very dirty things to you and with you since Aspen, but I care about you too much to act on it. Hence my dickishness and the weirdness.”

THE OVER THE TOP SERIES

My Perfect Mistake, #1

A Fine Mess, #2

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A small-town girl at heart, Kelly moved from the city to open a cheese shop with her husband in Northern Ontario. When she's not neck deep in cheese or out hiking, you can find her, notepad in hand, scribbling down one of the many plot bunnies bouncing around in her head.

She laughs at her own jokes and has been known to eat her feelings-Gummy Bears heal all. She's also an incurable romantic, devouring romance novels into the wee hours of the morning.

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BLOG TOUR, 5 STAR REVIEW & GIVEAWAY: My Perfect Mistake (Over the Top #1) by Kelly Siskind

About MY PERFECT MISTAKE

What happens in Aspen is definitely not staying in Aspen . . .

A girls' trip to Aspen was exactly what Shay needed to forget about her toxic ex-boyfriend. She's got her girls, pristine slopes for skiing, and hot guys everywhere. Of course, her epic self-rediscovery goes completely to hell when a wild (and deliciously hot) skier knocks Shay on her ass . . . and war is declared. 

Kolton doesn't know what it is about Shay that makes him lose it. Not just his cool---although she does have an unholy gift for that---but his restraint. When anger gives way to explosive chemistry, they're both shaken with the intensity of it. But somewhere between lust and hate, Kolton and Shay realize they could have something real . . . if they don't kill each other first.

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My Review

I received an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. 

So this book cemented the fact that Kelly is a must read author for me. Her debut book, Chasing Crazy, was so freaking good and as soon as I saw she was coming out with a new series, I knew I had to read it. 

Shay is on a ski trip with her friends and she "meets" Kolton after they almost collide on the ski slope. They exchange insults and then go on their merry way. Later that night when Shay and her friends, Lily and Raven, are walking home back from the bar, they see the two guys that they had met earlier that day. They knock on the door of their condo door and Shay comes face to to face with Kolton. Turns out he is the best friend of Nico and Sawyer, the guys Lily and Raven met earlier. On the outside Shay and Kolton seem to despise each other, but a quick round of extremely hot sex in the bathroom tells another story. Sure, they call each other "Bitch" and "Asshole," but it is very obvious that there is more between them than hate. 

Kolton and Shay run into each other again (this time while eating) what ensues is the two of them hanging out and having sex (Like a lot of sex. Hot, awesome sex.) for the duration of their trip:

We just don’t spend much time talking. Arguing, yes. Groping, fuck yeah. Talking, limited. I’ve glimpsed easygoing Shay. When we had to ride the lift with a couple of ski-school kids, she was sweet and charming and chatted with them the whole way. When the six of us went out last night, she joked with Raven and Lily, her quick wit and raspy laugh infectious. But with me, the second she relaxes and lets me in, I say or do something wrong. Then she bites and I bark, and we can’t grope each other fast enough.

They grow to actually like each other and even manage to form a kind of friendship. By the time Shay and Kolton leave to go home, they find themselves wishing they had more time to spend together. And once they are home, they both find that they are constantly thinking about the other person. When a business opportunity comes up that will benefit both Shay and Kolton, they two of them are once again thrown together. Shay wants to keep things professional, but Kolton has other ideas. When he comes through for Shay when she needs some help, they find themselves in close quarters and the sparks REALLY fly.

This book is a bit angsty. Both Shay and Kolton are dealing with their own person demons, but also trying to find common ground to make their relationship work. Shay doesn't want to lose herself in another relationship and at times she lets that get in the way of her true feelings for Kolton. And Kolton is doing his best to show Shay that they could make things work, but she is so damn stubborn. Perfect, they are not. They both made choices that made me want to reach into the book and knock their heads together, but yet I understood why they made the choices they did. 

Luckily this book isn't all about the drama though. There is plenty of romance (Kolton BROUGHT IT), humor and also some really sweet moments between Shay and Kolton. 

I unlace my fingers from Kolton’s hand and write on his palm.

A-S-S-H-O-L-E

He smiles, a dimple sinking into his cheek. “Are you trying to tell me something?”

I smile, too. My whole face, my body, feeling warmer than it should on the snow. “As a kid, I used to play this game with my mom. She’d spell words , and I’d have to guess what she wrote. Usually when I was sick. But I loved it. Loved her hands tracing along my back. It was the best part about having a fever. That and missing school.”

He takes my hand then, his cool fingertip gliding over my palm, my skin still damp and tepid from pressing against his.

B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L

Heat shoots through me, like I’m a Canada Day sparkler, colored flames burning bright. The sensation concentrates below my ribs, as if trying to expand. Not wanting to lose this feeling, I take control. I feather my index finger across the expanse of his upturned palm.

Me: S-E-X-Y

Him: F-I-E-R-C-E

Me: U-N-E-X-P-E-C-T-E-D

Him: F-A-S-C-I-N-A-T-E-D

I want to write all over him now, on his powerful forearms, his muscular thighs, the breadth of his chest. Is his heart beating as fast as mine? Has he turned into a sparkler, too?

And that is early in the book, when they don't really like each other. So just imagine what happens when they do!  ;-)

I NEED the rest of this series!  Next we get Lily and Sawyer's story. In this book, they form a very nice working relationship, but it is obvious that there is more to it. Lily is in a dead end relationship and the excerpt at the end of this book that tells us that that is about to change. And while I am looking forward to Lily and Sawyer's story, I can't wait for Raven and (the mysterious) Nico's book! Something went down with these two and I can't wait to find out! I need answers Kelly!  ;-) 

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About Kelly Siskind

A small-town girl at heart, Kelly moved from the city to open a cheese shop with her husband in Northern Ontario. When she’s not neck deep in cheese or out hiking, you can find her, notepad in hand, scribbling down one of the many plot bunnies bouncing around in her head.

She laughs at her own jokes and has been known to eat her feelings—Gummy Bears heal all. She’s also an incurable romantic, devouring romance novels into the wee hours of the morning.

She is represented by Stacey Donaghy of the Donaghy

Literary Group. 2015 Golden Heart® Finalist

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