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Saturday, December 14, 2013

Awakening by Ashley Suzanne Book Tou








 Mira’s broken and battered. She’s fighting to put herself back together while her heart is trying to forget. Can she continue moving forward with one man while in love with another?

Skylar’s wrestling demons he never imagined in his wildest dreams. The girl he’s been in love with for years finally has feelings for him. There’s only one problem: her heart might lie somewhere else. How long until his will power shatters?

Who will seize Mira’s heart and never let go? Will these feelings ever go away or will they be an AWAKENING?


EXCERPT

I continue to giggle all the way down the hall and into the elevator. As soon as we hit the
elevator, the proximity of Skylar to my humming body really hits home and I feel a sudden wave of
arousal. I haven’t felt this way since I woke up, not even with Danny. Glancing over at Skylar, I can see
him fidgeting around.

As I’m looking at him, he turns to face me, and I can see the arousal in his eyes. He casually licks
his lips and shoves his hands into the pockets of his jeans. I smile and turn back to face the front of the
elevator. I have him right where I want him.

When the elevator descends to the first floor, I’m smacked in the face with the gravity of my
reality. Danny is waiting for the doors to open, with a huge smile on his face. Glancing back to Skylar, I
see that he’s been smacked just as hard. Skylar’s Adam’s apple bobs in his throat, like he’s trying to

swallow his feelings, and moves past me toward Danny.

Review
Mira is trying to put herself back together, but the man she is engaged to is not the man she loves.  With conflicted feelings, Mira is trying to understand how to not only avoid hurting Danny her fiancee' but Skylar who she is positive she is meant to be with.  Skylar loves Mira unconditionally, but he is being strong and refusing to accept her feelings to stop from hurting his best friend.  How long until the whole situation implodes and can all three find happiness,, even if not with each other?

Told from Danny's, Skylar's and Mira's perspective.   I had not read the first in the book so was initially slightly confused, but you figure it out easily.  I thought Danny was so sweet and really felt for him as he becomes the odd man out.  Skylar and Mira have a chemistry that is undeniable, your rooting for them but at times it is hard to forget that others are getting hurt. Would definitely read more from this author.

Awakening Playlist
Cannonball – Damien Rice
Gorilla – Bruno Mars
Unbreak My Heart – Toni Braxton
Gone Gone Gone – Phillip Phillips
You Make Me Wanna – Usher
Fake It – Seether
Wrecking Ball – Somo
Coming Undone – Korn
My Heart is Broken – Evanescense
Jessie’s Girl – Rick Springfield
Bye Bye Bye – Nsync
Every Little Step – Bobby Brown
Ride – Somo
Royals – Lorde
Love Somebody – Maroon Five



Author
Ashley Suzanne is a married mother of three little boys as well as a daughter, aunt, sister, best friend,

birth mother, blogger, book whore and author. Ashley is a native to the suburbs of Detroit, with most of her family living in Kentucky and New York.
You can usually find Ashley sitting in bed, with her laptop, playing on Facebook, pretending to write, entering giveaways (she's also a swag whore) or on a football field with her oldest son, Tyler. Yep, not only is she a football fan, she's a football mom!
When she's reading, it's typically something to do with romance, erotica being her favorite genre. Ashley co-owns a blog, 2 Chicks and a Blog, with her GBFF Manda. She's a total fan-girl over a few authors, Pamela Ann, Brooke Cumberland, SE Hall, Madeline Sheehan, Jasinda Wilder, Angela Graham, CM Stunich and Riley Rhea to name a few.
Ashley has no pets, unless you count her children and she is a little OCD. Her favorite color is pink. Her favorite drink is cherry vodka and coke and double chocolate brownies are a must.

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