SYNOPSIS:
Everyone in Sandy Cove knows that
Willow Taylor and Max Vincent are like oil and
water. They live to torment one another
and if they survive being in the same room together, it’s nothing short of a miracle. Sure, Willow is rich, blonde and
beautiful and Max is an achingly hot and talented up and coming rock star—but that just makes it easier for them to hate one
another!
Until one night. One drunken night. It was
just supposed to be a night of celebration after each of their best friends’, Harlow and Cruz, were
reunited. But a few hours of civility leads to one night of unbridled, earth-shattering, cataclysmic sex. It doesn’t help that
the details are sketchy in their minds because the off-the-charts after effects still linger. One thing is clear…that night changed
everything.
From that moment on, sabotaging each
other’s hook-ups was their primary goal until a truce is made. A pact. No strings attached, no feelings, just more of what their
bodies crave whenever they see one another. They both get what they want and no one gets hurt.
Until someone does. Until love and
tragedy gets in the way. The heat between Willow and Max is undeniable but will that spark of desire be enough to sustain them
through the pain and heartache that threatens them?
MY REVIEW:
Stumbling In is Book 3 in the Shore Series by MR Joseph and it features Max and Willow's story with a bit of Harlow and Cruz for good measure! I honestly look forward to this series each summer! It's the perfect beach read!
As we know, Willow is Harlow's best friend. She's edgy, blunt, rich and beautiful and after a drunken night with Max, the hot, talented, musician, the two of them vow never to speak of it again. Though their chemistry is undeniable, the pair want nothing to do with each other. After sabotaging each others dates, Max and Willow make a pact to just have no strings attached sex and to keep it a secret from the rest of the gang. When tragedy strikes, feelings come out and nothing will ever be the same.
Without giving anything away, this book reminded me of my own tragedy and took me back ten years. Tears were flowing and I truly felt Willow's pain. Once again MR Joseph has delivered an awesome read! Can't wait to see what she comes up with next!
Excerpt From Max-
Stumbling In-The
Shore Series Book 3
I go to
her and place my hand on her shoulder, and she turns around and I’m faced with the most unexpected
thing that I think has ever happened. Willow turns around and grabs handfuls of my shirt and pulls me
to her soft, wanting lips. She kisses me, and it’s just not a kiss that breathes lust but it breathes the fire
of passion, of meaning. It makes my hair stand on end and leaves the skin beneath electrified. The soft
motion of her mouth with mine, the scent of her hair and the taste of her tongue dancing inside my
mouth, spins me into oblivion. There’s more to this kiss. I feel it in my bones. I feel it in my soul. She
kisses me like we are music. We are the rhythm joining together with the notes and the melody. I grasp
the back of her head and thread my fingers in her hair softly. I deepen the kiss and I reach the point
where I swim in this moment so deep that I don’t want to come to the surface… and that’s when she pulls
away and I know I’m fucked.
I’m so
fucking fucked.
She
holds her lips with her long, slender fingers. Her eyes find mine and I’m still lost in whatever that was. I
can’t even ask her because I can’t even speak. It wasn’t the normal wanton kiss that happens between
us when we just use each other. No, oh no, this was something else.
“Willow…” She holds up her hand to stop me.
“Let’s
just leave it at that, Max.”
I walk
past her slowly as I hear the relentlessness of the bus’s horn and slide open the door to her room. I turn
around and she’s already back to leaning on the rail. Her body turned to the calm waters. The sun shines
down on her bare, bronzed shoulders and the wind picks up and blows her hair around again. It’s the
last time I’ll see her in person for a while and after that kiss, my head and something else right at this
very moment doesn’t want it to be the last time. It’s not the right time to analyze what that kiss was.
Maybe it was a goodbye kiss. A proper send off. The end of whatever we were to each other. Was it a
blessing for me to go and see where it goes with Cora? What was that? I’ll tell you what it was. The
unexpected.
“I’ll
miss you, Willow.” Not being so sure she can hear me, I say it as I walk out the door. I leave her with my brain
consisting of mush and my lips already feeling some sort of loss.
Most of
all… a lot to think about.
AUTHOR BIO:
I'm a book nerd turned writer who loves
the 'Happily Ever After' mixed with a bit of suspense, drama, and the occasional cliffhanger! My love of books started me on my
writing journey. I began writing my first book in July 2012 and since that time I have created 2 series. The first series 'The
Reunion Series' debuted in
November 2012 and two books followed. My new series 'The Shore Series" debuted
in March 2014 and
claimed Best Selling status shortly after the release of the first book. There will be 6 Shore Series books in all. I’m also the author of
the Romantic Comedy, 39 & Holding. I live in Philadelphia with my adoringly handsome husband, and pretty cute kids if I
may say so myself. You can
always find me with the Kindle glued to my hands or in my car with the music turned up
while
embarrassing my children with my mad
car dancing skills.
AUTHOR MEDIA
LINKS:
Goodreads ~ https://www.goodreads.com
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Twitter~ @redkar_m
Amazon ~ http://www.amazon.com/M.R.-
Joseph/e/B00E7TME2C/ref=sr_tc_2_0?%20qid=1432653313&sr=1-2-ent
Email ~
mrjosephwriter@gmail.com
