Tuesday, September 5, 2017

Release Day, Review and Giveaway: Drumline by Stacy Kestwick


Title:
Drumline
Author: Stacy Kestwick
Release Date: Tuesday, September 5, 2017
Links:

Amazon US: http://amzn.to/2xIgYZK

Amazon Universal: myBook.to/SKestwickDrumline

Blurb:

Traditions are important. Especially in the South. 
College football. Rivalries. Tailgating. Halftime shows.
Some things just don’t change.
Until Reese Holland shows up with her long legs and no-bull***t attitude to audition for the prestigious all-male Rodner University snare line.
It doesn’t matter how much hazing she has to endure from Laird Bronson, with his narrowed green eyes and arrogant smirk. She wants that damn spot, and she’s more than good enough to earn it.
She expects there to be tension. Even friction.
But not sparks hot enough to burn the entire campus down.

Excerpt:

He devoured me.

Being eaten alive had never felt so good.

His lips. His hands. His heat. My entire being was overwhelmed by him finally, finally touching me.

The kiss started hard, desperate, the inevitable conclusion to the tension that had been building between us for two weeks. With my eyes closed and my breasts flattened against the wall of his chest, I gave into it, surrendered to the moment. My mouth clung to his as he tilted my head to the side, changing the angle to deepen the contact.
His hands moved over me restlessly, hungrily, skimming down my back on the way to my ass, then back up my sides to frame my face, his fingers leaving a trail of heat behind on every inch of skin he claimed for himself. I pulled at his shirt while he pushed me against the solidness of the door. My heart tripped over itself in its race to keep up. Muffled sounds came from both of us, vibrating in our throats but not escaping our lips because we hadn’t even parted for a breath yet.

Who needed fucking air when Laird Bronson was kissing them? Not me.

His lips were somehow firm and soft at the same time as he slanted them over me again and again. It was like being called up to the major league from the minors. Nothing in my past compared. I shivered from the intensity of it, from the innate authority of his mouth as he consumed me. Like I was made to bend to him, as inevitable as the moon ceding to the sun.

I lifted on my tiptoes to get closer, one of my hands snaking up to tangle in his dark hair. The strands were barely long enough at the top to grip, and when I gave them a tug, he rolled his hips against me, showing me just how much he liked it. I moaned and felt an answering wetness gather at the juncture of my thighs.
Dear sweet rosy-cheeked baby Jesus and all the saints in heaven.

His mouth needed to come with a warning label. Danger. Highly flammable.

But it was too late. I’d had a taste and I liked the burn. 

My Thoughts:

I'm still trying to process how I feel about this book. While I absolutely loved Laird and really felt for what he was going through, I didn't really care for Reese much. She was okay, but a lot of the time she came off as a haughty bitch and that rubbed me the wrong way. She had her good points, but there were times where she was just too in-your-face and that bothered me. Sometimes I wondered what Laird saw in her, but I guess he saw something that I didn't. Don't get me wrong, she had her good points and I did like her more toward the end, it was getting there that was the hard part. I really liked the story line because it was kind of unique - I've never read anything where the marching band at a college was the central focus of the book, rather than the sport they play at, and it was really cool getting that inside look to the halftime show. So for that and for Laird - especially for Laird - it was definitely worth reading.
Author Bio:

USA TODAY Bestseller Stacy Kestwick is a Southern girl who firmly believes mornings should be outlawed. Her perfect day would include puppies, carbohydrates, and lounging on a hammock with a good book. No adulting, cleaning, or bacon allowed.


Where to Find Stacy:

Twitter: @StacyKestwick

Instagram: @StacyKestwick



Giveaway:

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