WE ARE THRILLED TO BE A STOP ON THE BLOG TOUR OF THE LIBRARIAN BY LEE BRAZIL, WE HAVE MY REVIEW, AN EXCERPT, AUTHOR BIO AND LINKS, AND EVEN A RAFFLECOPTER GIVEAWAY: LET'S GET STARTED:
THIS IS ADRIAN ALL THE WAY!! HERE IS MY REVIEW:
The Librarian by Lee Brazil
reviewed by: Becky
A
rash vow of celibacy puts Valentine Michaels in the path of
seduction.
Val
is at a crossroads in his life. A college dropout, he's gone as far
as he can in his career as a cosmetologist, owning his own style
salon. He no longer finds satisfaction in it, though he's put years
into proving to his bigoted parents that a college degree and the
veneer of straightness aren't the only roads to success. They'd
turned their backs on him, and he proved he didn't need them to make
it.
His
love life is no better than his working life. His relationships
always start with a bang and fizzle into boredom, or worse, anger.
Adrian
Grey has his own agenda for helping Val: he's been in love with Val
since they were freshmen. The intervening years of listening to Val's
gossip about his lovers and relationships have taught Adrian just
what it was he did wrong all those years ago, and he thinks this time
around he now knows exactly how to get—and keep—his man.
First off, I have to say that I loved this book, and I just want to take Adrian home and never let him go! That said I must also admit that I was kind of pissed at Val at the first of the book, he has a great guy right in front of him and refuses to see it. Alas I understood as I kept reading that it was deeper than that and Val wasn't as shallow and unfeeling as I thought he was! Boy was I glad about that, because I really did like him!
Adrian decides to show how much better life can be when someone takes time and effort to make you feel worthwhile, they have known each other for years, even had a thing in college, which Adrian never got over. Will he finally get his chance to get his man when Val decides not to date or anything for a while?
The thing I love most about this story is that what you think you know isn't the whole story! Val turns out to be so much more than I thought, and Adrian lived up to the picture in my mind! I am so glad I read this one, and it is going on the re-read list for sure! Thanks Lee, for giving us a book with more heart than I thought possible!
OF COURSE I HAD TO DO THE FLASHY STYLING SHEER RATING! HERE ARE THE BUY LINKS:
AMAZON US BUY LINK
AMAZON FR BUY LINK
ALLROMANCE BUY LINK
DIRECT FROM AUTHOR PAYHIP BUY LINK
THIS IS A GREAT BOOK FOR A GREAT PRICE, I HOPE YOU WILL GRAB IT UP! HERE IS A TEASER AND EXCERPT FROM THE BOOK:
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EXCERPT:
Impatiently, Val flipped his powder-blue locks over his shoulder,
tapping the little whisk broom against the counter where his supplies
were arranged neatly. "Derek, you left me standing around at
Paul's for an hour, a place I totally hate by the way, without even a
phone call to say you weren't coming, and then I walk past you
playing ball in the park with your friends on the way back here. I'm
not overreacting!"
He ran a swift eye over his supplies. Scissors, combs, spray bottle
with water, gel, mousse. Everything in order. While he prepared his
workstation, he listened with half an ear to the deep voice on the
other end of the phone, trying to explain or rationalize or whatever,
but he wasn't into hearing what Derek had to say. The guy was an
immature jerk who put his own wants ahead of everything, even if it
meant leaving Val standing in a group of young college kids he barely
knew, in a bar he usually avoided like the plague. He'd gone to the
party in the first place for Derek. Being stood up while doing
something so selfless pissed him off. Just once in a relationship,
Val wanted to find a guy who put him first, who loved him more than
sports, friends, and all the other temptations the wicked world
offered. "Just forget it, Derek. You don't get it. It's not just
last night; it's the whole last few months."
More rumbling and babbling in his ear. He ran a dust cloth over the
client's chair and then adjusted its height. Prepping his station at
the salon was second nature and required little of his attention.
Kind of like listening to Derek. Why the fuck do I listen to this
shit? Derek had all the emotional understanding of a two-ton
truck. Cute as hell, but clueless about what would melt Val's heart.
In fact, Derek might accurately be called dense altogether. A little
consideration, a romantic gesture or two, would go a long way. Hell,
an apology instead of an excuse would probably have gotten him a
second chance even this morning. Eh. Who are you kidding? Derek is
a symptom, not the illness itself. "Fuck off, Derek. It's
over. Do me a favor and lose my number, okay?"
Flipping the phone shut, he shoved it into the pocket of his smock
and busied himself cleaning up his workspace. A quick spray of glass
cleaner to the mirror, a swipe or two with a rag, and he was done.
Done with Derek, done with men, done with romance and love and sex,
and fuck it all. He could be celibate. Masturbation didn't count as
sex, did it? He'd need something if he wasn't getting any.
HAHA JUST YOU WAIT, VAL HAS NO IDEA WHAT HE IS IN FOR! HERE IS A AUTHOR BIO, LINKS, AND EVEN 2 QUESTIONS LEE ANSWERED JUST FOR US!
Somewhere in a small town in up-state
New York are a librarian and a second grade teacher to whom I owe my
life. That might be a touch dramatic, but it's nevertheless one
hundred percent true.
Because they taught me the joy of
reading, of escaping into worlds crafted of words.
Have you ever been nine years old and
sure of nothing so much as that you don't belong? Looked at the world
from behind glasses, and wondered why you don't fit?
Someone hands you a book, and then you
turn the page and see… There you are, running from Injun Joe in a
dark graveyard; there you are fencing with Athos; there you
are…beneath the deep blue sea- marveling at exotic creatures with
Captain Nemo.
I found myself between the pages of
books, and that is why I write now. It's why I taught English and
literature for so many years, and it's why my house contains more
pounds of books than furniture.
If I'd had my way, I'd have been a
fencer…or a starship captain, or a lawyer, or a detective solving
crimes. But instead, I am a writer, and I've come to realize that's
the best thing in the world to be, because as a writer, I can be all
those things and more.
If I hadn't learned to value the
stories between the pages, who knows what would have happened?
Certainly not college…teaching…or writing.
Where
to find the author:
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/lee.brazil
Pinterest:
https://www.pinterest.com/leebrazil/
HERE ARE TWO QUESTIONS TO HELP US GET TO KNOW THE AUTHOR A LITTLE BIT BETTER:
Do
you prefer tea or coffee?
Coffee
What
is the best gift you’ve ever received?
My
first kindle was the most awesome gift. I had way too many physical
books, and couldn't imagine squeezing in another book shelf.
I KNOW JUST WHAT LEE MEANS, MY HOUSE WOULD FALL DOWN IF I PUT ONE MORE HARDBACK IN HERE! HERE IS THE RAFFLECOPTER INFO:
CLICK THE RAFFLECOPTER PIC BELOW TO ENTER THE GIVEAWAY FOR A $5 ARe GIFTCARD OR A COPY OF THE BOOK:
THANKS FOR JOINING US ON OUR BLOG TOUR STOP FOR THE LIBRARIAN, I HOPE YOU HAD AS MUCH FUN AS I DID!
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