BLOG TOUR + GIVEAWAY ~Free Me by Laurelin Paige~

Title: Free Me

Author: Laurelin Paige

Series: Found Duet #1

Release Date: December 9, 2014

Her story began long before she started working at The Sky Launch...

Screw fairytales. The only reward Gwen Anders got from her rough childhood was a thick skin and hard heart. She’s content with her daily grind managing a top NYC nightclub—Eighty-Eighth Floor. So hers isn’t a happily ever after. She doesn’t believe in those anyway.


Then she meets J.C.

The rich, smooth talking playboy is the sexiest thing that Gwen has ever encountered, but she’s not interested in a night-in-shining latex. But when a family tragedy pushes her to the brink, it’s J.C. who’s there to teach her a new method of survival, one based on following primal urges and desires. His no-strings-attached lessons require her to abandon her constant need for control. Her carefully built walls are obliterated.

Gwen discovers there’s a beautiful world outside her prison. Freedom is exhilarating—and terrifying. When she starts to feel something for J.C., she fears for her heart. Especially as she realizes that he has secrets of his own. Secrets that don't want to set him free.

BOOK ONE OF TWO. This series can be read alone or with the Fixed Trilogy.

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Laurelin Paige is the NY Times and USA Today Bestselling Author of the Fixed Trilogy. She's a sucker for a good romance and gets giddy anytime there's kissing, much to the embarrassment of her three daughters. Her husband doesn't seem to complain, however. When she isn't reading or writing sexy stories, she's probably singing, watching Mad Men and the Walking Dead, or dreaming of Adam Levine.






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REVIEW ~Forever With You by Laurelin Paige~

Title: Forever With You

Author: Laurelin Paige

Series: Fixed #3

Release Date: January 13, 2014

My Rating: 4.5 Stars

Alayna Withers relationship with Hudson Pierce has tested both her and his ability to trust. They decide that the only way they can move forward together is with open doors and transparency. It won’t be easy for the scarred lovers, but they’re committed to each other more now than ever. Alayna, in particular, has grown through their trials, and has emerged more confident and faithful to the man she loves.

But while the pair is focused on the future, their past shows up again to threaten their fragile bond. Promises that were made are broken, and Alayna learns that Hudson still has very potent secrets—secrets that will tear them both apart. As much as she feels for him, her ability to forgive and forget is tested beyond her limits.

Even though she found the only man who could fix her, a forever with Hudson seems more and more out of reach.

Words cannot express how much I love this series. Forever With You was the cherry on top of my favorite cake. It had anguish, heartbreak, love, the hottest sex, and everything in between. If you've met Alayna and Hudson before you know how hot and cold they can run. Their emotions are like a hormonal, PMSing teenager without access to chocolate. It can be bad. But the great thing? I was right there along with them. This book made my emotions go haywire. I laughed, I raged, I swooned, I was reduced to blubbering nonsense on a few occasions. But, I loved it. I almost felt like I was inheriting Laynie's obsessive tendencies while I was reading it. I would be paranoid before she was, and my mind would wander to the most outrageous ideas. That's how Laurelin Paige gets you though. She got me in this mindset that had me double guessing everything and then she throws something out there that I wasn't expecting and completely shatters my fictional reality (Oxymoron but, you know what I mean.. right?).

"Because you're asking me to give up so much of who I am in order for you to keep your secrets, and that will tear me apart."

~Alayna

Forever With You picks up more or less right after the second book. After the devastating events that caused their trust to be tested, Alayna and Hudson must find a way to move past it. But, something is always in their way and threatening to tear them apart. When an opportunity presents itself, Alayna will have to make a choice. Trust Hudson implicitly or let that little voice inside her head win. I always feel so much for Alayna because she does have her obsessions but, when everyone around her lies and deceives her at every chance it's hard for her to really start living as a functional person when the rug could be swept out from underneath her. Yes, her mind does tend to magnify the problem but, people like Celia, Stacy, and even Hudson don't help matters. Yes, I know they love each other and are too frigging adorable together but, his destructive tendencies are her kryptonite. And if they both don't tone down their harmful aspects in tandem, they may destroy each other.

"Obligated or not, I did still love him. If I didn't, then I wouldn't feel this way. Every molecule in my body wouldn't be consumed in despair. That was the joke of the whole thing- I'd kept my promise. I did still love him through this horrible fucked up thing he'd done to me."

~Alayna

Forever With You brings out the worst in Hudson and Alayna and eventually the best too. I wasn't able to pick a side when all hell broke loose. I could see where everyone (except that evil biatch, Celia) was coming from. I didn't know whose stubbornness would win out. Until the very end it was anybody's guess of how this series would end. I have to say I'm thrilled with the route this book took. Laurelin Paige didn't make it a nice, neat, rainbows and butterflies story. Alayna and Hudson have to work for it, or they'll never be able to work long term. With secrets and emotions flying high, I didn't know which way to look for the next answer. Forever With You kept me guessing, hoping and fanning myself the entire time. This series will definitely be on my re-read shelf for months, if not years, to come. I can relate to both Hudson and Alayna on every level. Crazy, loving, basic, you name it and I just completely understand these characters and feel every emotion they put out there. I love that. I can usually relate to one of the characters but, to be able to relate to both especially when it's only the in the heroine's POV? You know the author is doing something incredibly brilliant. End of story? Go buy this book... now. It is already helping top off my must reads of this year, and I'm positive it'll stay there too :)

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Meet Laurelin:
USA Today Bestselling Author Laurelin Paige is a sucker for a good romance and gets giddy anytime there’s kissing, much to the embarrassment of her three daughters. Her husband doesn’t seem to complain, however. When she isn’t reading or writing sexy stories, she’s probably singing, watching Mad Men and the Walking Dead, or dreaming of Adam Levine. She is represented by the wonderful Bob Diforio of D4EO Literary Agency.

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COVER REVEAL ~Forever With You by Laurelin Paige~

Title: Forever With You

Author: Laurelin Paige

Series: Fixed #3

Release Date: January 13, 2014
Am I the only one who completely fan-girled over this cover? It's absolutely perfect! Definitely Hudson and Alayna worthy :) 

Alayna Withers relationship with Hudson Pierce has tested both her and his ability to trust. They decide that the only way they can move forward together is with open doors and transparency. It won’t be easy for the scarred lovers, but they’re committed to each other more now than ever. Alayna, in particular, has grown through their trials, and has emerged more confident and faithful to the man she loves.

But while the pair is focused on the future, their past shows up again to threaten their fragile bond. Promises that were made are broken, and Alayna learns that Hudson still has very potent secrets—secrets that will tear them both apart. As much as she feels for him, her ability to forgive and forget is tested beyond her limits.

Even though she found the only man who could fix her, a forever with Hudson seems more and more out of reach.

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Meet Laurelin:
USA Today Bestselling Author Laurelin Paige is a sucker for a good romance and gets giddy anytime there’s kissing, much to the embarrassment of her three daughters. Her husband doesn’t seem to complain, however. When she isn’t reading or writing sexy stories, she’s probably singing, watching Mad Men and the Walking Dead, or dreaming of Adam Levine. She is represented by the wonderful Bob Diforio of D4EO Literary Agency.

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REVIEW ~Found In You by Laurelin Paige~

Title: Found In You
Author: Laurelin Paige
Series: Fixed #2
Release Date: September 30, 2013

My Rating: 5 Stars

Alayna Withers has only had one kind of relationship: the kind that makes her obsessive and stalker-crazy. Now that Hudson Pierce has let her into his heart, she’s determined to break down the remaining walls between them so they can build a foundation that’s based on more than just amazing sex. Except Hudson’s not the only one with secrets.

With their pasts pulling them into a web of unfounded mistrust, Alayna turns to the one person who knows Hudson the best—Celia, the woman he almost married. Hoping for insight from someone who understands all sides of the story, Alayna forms a bond with Celia that goes too far—revealing things about Hudson that could end their love for good.

This is the first relationship where Alayna hasn’t spiraled out of control. And she might lose Hudson anyway…

It's all the emotions in one twisted, steamy, amazing package. Found In You is chock-full of drama and sex and brilliant writing. As many of you know I was completely enthralled by Fixed On You, and I was so thrilled when I found out the Found In You was coming out shortly after I had finished the first one. I don't know what it is about this series, but I just want more! It's so captivating, and at times it can seem so glamorous and then you turn the page and your heart stops for a second. Found In You has the same momentum as its predecessor, it is a very fast-paced book and there is never a dull moment. Truthfully, I was a bit flabbergasted at the beginning when it was mentioned that the first book had occurred in the time span of a week. A week?? That is a whole lotta sex, and a whole lotta life to live in a week! But, the timing of it all did not ruin the perfectly crafted dream-world the story had pulled me into. From the moment I started reading this book I felt like I was seeing everything, in my mind of course, as it was happening. I could picture every character, every setting, and could feel every emotion. And let me just say, I would not mind being Alayna for a day, or forever, OCD and all. Hudson is just about the yummiest book boyfriend of 2013. Yes, a strong declaration indeed, but I said, and I stand by it!

"I loved to be handled by him. Adored it. Craved it. Hudson, though- his walls weren't as easy to overcome. They were mountains."

~Alayna

We start off Found In You right where Fixed On You left off. Laynie and Hudson have made amends and are making a real go of their relationship. And cheers for Laynie, because in the opening scene she finally gets to see Hudson's home at The Bowery, and that empty library (PS just the thought of the library makes me swoon). Also, this penthouse? Looks fabulous in my imagination. Back to the subject at hand, speaking of hands, once Laynie and Hudson take theirs off one another long enough to join the real world they are such a power couple. Laynie is developing more ideas for the club, while Hudson is plotting on how to get back one of his companies. It's all very corporate couple-ish for a bit.

"I've never been your boss, Alayna. If anything, you're the one who owns me."

~Hudson

Then Hudson and Laynie start bobbing and weaving with their secrets. These two come to blows quite a few times throughout the book, and while I think at times they were both pulling their manipulative shit they also had some valid accusations for one another. But hey, it's all part of learning to become a couple, especially with their histories. And I think everyone wishes they could end their fights the way Alayna and Hudson do.. with someone pushed up against a random surface and an abundance of pleasure. Normally when a couple always ends their fights in sex I would get annoyed, but with Laynie and Hudson their intimacy is a way to hone their destructive tendencies. It allows them to avoid disaster. 

"Right then I didn't care about anything but the man in front of me. the man inside me. The man who wanted me, wanted me in his house, wanted me in his bed. Wanted me in his life despite my shortcomings."

~Alayna

I loved that Laynie didn't just magically think she was cured once she and Hudson became a couple, they both continue to struggle with their obsessions throughout the book. They also learn to talk, or shout, through their problems and come to a common ground... for the most part. There were so many secrets flying around I didn't know which one was going to cause the biggest problem. Some of the problems I saw coming but, others I felt like I got hit by a 2x4. It comes to a point where Alayna and Hudson have to make a choice, are they going to believe in one another despite their troubled pasts, or will they let the doubt creep in a destroy them before they even get started? Trust me when I say this book is a whirlwind, and I enjoyed every minute of it.

"I've never been more serious Alayna. You're the first person I've ever met who makes me believe I might not be crazy. It's the best thing that's ever happened to me. You're the best thing that's ever happened to me."

~Hudson

I was actually very afraid how the second book was going to end, we were spared a cliffhanger in the first but, I didn't think Ms. Paige was going to be so kind to us a second time. However, she was,or at least in my mind she was. There was a trickle of "hmmmm that is some mighty fine foreshadowing" at the very end, but it was nothing heart attack worthy, that came earlier :) I'm just going to say that Laurelin Paige is one of my all time favorite authors. Her stories are so intricate and alluring, and her characters are so intriguing. With both of her books I have finished them and felt both bereft and giddy at the same time. Hudson and Alayna have definitely wormed their way into my bookshelf and my heart. I feel so much for them and the hand they have been dealt, and am so grateful they have found one another. I know their story is far from over and I cannot wait until Forever With You in January 2014!

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