Cover Reveal: The Sound of Secrets by Whitney Barbetti

Title: The Sound of Secrets

Author: Whitney Barbetti
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Cover Design: Najla Qamber Designs
Photo: Braadyn Penrod

Release Date: December 6th, 2017

Synopsis:

I've been in love with him forever.


But to him, I've always been off-limits. Until the night that changed everything.

Maybe it was the alcohol. Maybe it was the secrets we shared. Maybe he finally opened his eyes and saw me.

By the time the sun rose, I’d lost him again, my heart shattering on his parting words: “It was a mistake.” So I ran. Ran until I was thousands of miles away, in a country I didn't know, surrounded by people who only made me miss him more.

I never expected him to follow me … or to pry more secrets from my soul. In exchange, he gave me more of his secrets too.

How was I to know it was the secrets we didn’t share, the words we didn’t dare utter, that would tear us apart?

About the Author:

I am a wife to one and a mom to two humans and one cat. I have a deep and abiding love for nachos - especially the kind with the liquid cheese, like from Taco Bell (sorry). I run on less than four hours of sleep thanks to copious amounts of Diet Coke. (Note: this paragraph is not sponsored by anyone except my hungry stomach.)

As a Navy brat, I grew up all over the country, from California and up the east coast from Florida to New England and Colorado. I currently live in Idaho, where we have lots of potatoes and windmills.

I write character-driven contemporary romance novels, heavy on the emotional connection. I LOVE love. I love writing about broken characters who find their soul mates.

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Cover Reveal: Hooked by Karla Sorensen & Whitney Barbetti

Title: Hooked
Authors: Karla Sorensen & Whitney Barbetti

Genre: Dark Romantic Comedy
Cover Design: Najla Qamber Designs
Photograph: By Braadyn

Release Date: August 23rd, 2017

Synopsis:

X and I were probably doomed from the start.


That’s what happens when you meet in court-mandated group therapy and then try to steal from him to pay off your blackmailing drug dealer. Former drug dealer, thank you very much. I'm turning over a new leaf and all that.

Which is why I should leave him alone.

Except he tempts me to do things I swore I’d stop doing. It’s that whole gruff, grumbly, anti-social thing he has going on. Him, flame. Me, moth. Something about him calls to me, makes the blood hum in my body. And I don't want that feeling to end.

Lucy Connors is straight-up insane.

She looks like a Disney princess and tries my patience in more ways than I thought possible. Besides the fact that I have to save her cute little ass from jail, I can’t quite figure out how to leave her alone. Even when she’s trying her hand at Breaking and Entering. Especially when it's myhouse she's burglarizing.

Yeah, we were probably doomed from the start.

But that’s the thing about being hooked on something so good, and so bad for you—you don’t walk away when you should.

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About the Authors:

Karla Sorensen:

Well, let’s see ... I’m a wife and a mother. I’m a writer who wants to make people smile when they read my words. I own a dog that sheds roughly eighteen pounds of hair every day. I am obsessed with Outlander (both the books and the show). I’m almost exclusively a romance reader, which means some people will never consider me a literary snob. If I could meet one historical figure, it would be Jane Austen. I received my Bachelors in Public Relations and worked in health care marketing before I had my babies. I hate Twitter. I do it, but I hate it. Also, if you want to get on my good side, bring me wine and I'll love you forever.

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Whitney Barbetti:

I am a wife to one and a mom to two humans and one cat. I have a deep and abiding love for nachos - especially the kind with the liquid cheese, like from Taco Bell (sorry). I run on less than four hours of sleep thanks to copious amounts of Diet Coke. (Note: this paragraph is not sponsored by anyone except my hungry stomach.) 

As a Navy brat, I grew up all over the country, from California and up the east coast from Florida to New England and Colorado. I currently live in Idaho, where we have lots of potatoes and windmills. 

I write character-driven contemporary romance novels, heavy on the emotional connection. I LOVE love. I love writing about broken characters who find their soul mates. 

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Release Blitz, Review & Giveaway: The Weight Of Life by Whitney Barbetti

Title: The Weight Of Life

Author: Whitney Barbetti
Genre: Contemporary Romance

Release Date: June 27th, 2017

Synopsis:

Mila

“Don’t let go.” Those were my first words to him, as I hung over the side of a London bridge. The words I would soon say again, in a moment that didn’t involve bridges, but something much more fragile: my heart.

He held onto me for three weeks, in a time when I needed to be held. Needed to connect to someone who understood how loss tunneled unrepentantly through the fabric of your soul.

Although he said he'd stay, we both knew he wouldn't. I had already survived one loss—I didn't know if I'd survive another. 

Ames

She spun into my life like a tornado of smiles and chatter and everything else I'd long avoided, with a persistence that I admired, albeit begrudgingly. She broke down each neat wall I’d constructed without even trying. Her presence alone caused me to remember what it felt like to smile, to look forward to what the day would bring.

But it was only supposed to last three weeks.

“Don’t let go,” she’d pleaded.

I’d promised her I wouldn’t—but I would. I didn't have a choice.

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About the Author:

I like nachos and champagne and clean sheets. I spend far too much time at Starbucks. I wrote a couple books

He Found Me ~ Ten Below Zero ~ He Saved Me ~ 

Into the Tomorrows ~ Back to Yesterday

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Other Books by the Author:

He Found Me Series 

(He Found Me & He Saved Me)

Amazon ~ FREE on Kindle Unlimited

Ten Below Zero

Amazon ~ FREE on Kindle Unlimited

Into the Tomorrows

Amazon - FREE on Kindle Unlimited

Back to Yesterday

Amazon - FREE on Kindle Unlimited

My Review:

Whitney Barbetti is an incredible author who can tear your heart out and after that put it back together piece by piece. I've read most of her books so far, and I've loved every single one of them. And I can honestly say that I loved The Weight Of Life. It is slightly different from her other books. The angst is definitely less and I would say that there is no suspense. But that doesn't mean that the story is not heartbreaking in it's own was.

Mila and Ames are two incredible characters. If you've read Whitney's Bleeding Hearts series, then you've already met Mila. And yes, she is not exactly shown in her best light there but trust me, she is so much more than what you would expect and deserves her story to be read. As for Ames, he is a character and BBF who you definitely would want to meet. He is gorgeous, passionate and a little bit broken. Practically, the perfect combination. Both, Mila and Ames have lived through something traumatic. And though in the beginning none of them recognises the pain in the other, step by step they get closer and help each other heal.

In addition to Mila and Ames, I just loved the secondary characters. Lotte and Sam are so intriguing and I have to say that I am dying to read their story (I am hoping Sam will finally get his head out of the gutter and will end up with Lotte :D ). And if you are a fan of the Bleeding Hearts series, you will get a small dose of Jude and Trista :) So worth it ;)

The Weight of Life is not a lighthearted read but it is definitely a book that everyone should read. It is a story of loss and pain, a story of survival and finding happiness again. And it is heartbreaking and endearing in a way that only Whitney Barbetti can write it. 

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Cover Reveal & Giveaway: The Weight of Life by Whitney Barbetti

Title: The Weight Of Life

Author: Whitney Barbetti
Genre: Contemporary Romance

Release Date: June 27th, 2017

Synopsis:

Mila

“Don’t let go.” Those were my first words to him, as I hung over the side of a London bridge. The words I would soon say again, in a moment that didn’t involve bridges, but something much more fragile: my heart.

He held onto me for three weeks, in a time when I needed to be held. Needed to connect to someone who understood how loss tunneled unrepentantly through the fabric of your soul.

Although he said he'd stay, we both knew he wouldn't. I had already survived one loss—I didn't know if I'd survive another. 

Ames

She spun into my life like a tornado of smiles and chatter and everything else I'd long avoided, with a persistence that I admired, albeit begrudgingly. She broke down each neat wall I’d constructed without even trying. Her presence alone caused me to remember what it felt like to smile, to look forward to what the day would bring.

But it was only supposed to last three weeks.

“Don’t let go,” she’d pleaded.

I’d promised her I wouldn’t—but I would. I didn't have a choice.

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About the Author:

I like nachos and champagne and clean sheets. I spend far too much time at Starbucks. I wrote a couple books

He Found Me ~ Ten Below Zero ~ He Saved Me ~ 

Into the Tomorrows ~ Back to Yesterday

Website |  Facebook  |  Fan Group  |  Instagram  |  Twitter  | Newsletter

Other Books by the Author:

He Found Me Series 

(He Found Me & He Saved Me)

Amazon ~ FREE on Kindle Unlimited

Ten Below Zero

Amazon ~ FREE on Kindle Unlimited

Into the Tomorrows

Amazon - FREE on Kindle Unlimited

Back to Yesterday

Amazon - FREE on Kindle Unlimited

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Release Blitz, Review & Giveaway: Back To Yesterday (Bleeding Hearts #2) by Whitney Barbetti

Title: Back to Yesterday

Series: Bleeding Hearts #2  

Author: Whitney Barbetti  

Release Date: October 20th, 2016

Synopsis:

The distance from Colorado to Maine is not far enough to escape the memories.

The time I've been away is not long enough to heal the pain.

I left Colorado, determined to discover who I am outside of my grief, but I fell apart along the way.

I'm lost again.

When Jude follows me, I can't turn him away. But I can't let him in, either.

Not all the way.

I know when he finds out my secret, the one I keep hidden in the darkest part of my heart, he’ll leave me.

Alone.

Like I was before.

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Excerpt:

“Are you okay?”

He laughed, but it was without humor. He dropped his head and stared at his plate as I had minutes earlier. “Am I okay?” Shaking his head, he said, “No, I’m not fucking okay.” He pushed away from the table hard enough that the screech of the chair across the wooden floor startled me. Jude was always so steady, and while he wasn’t necessarily predictable, he wasn’t prone to outbursts of anger like this. He picked up his plate and walked to the sink and I stared at his back, willing him to talk to me. But I couldn’t ask that of him.

Picking up my plate, I debated what to do. It was surreal almost, being in Jude’s apartment but not touching him the way I wanted to. Finally, I joined him at the sink as he worked a sponge into a lather and swiped it across his plate. “Let me do it,” I said softly, reaching a hand in to take the sponge from him.

He let go of the plate and clasped my forearm as I reached into the sink. His touch was gentle as he turned my wrist over and rubbed a thumb slowly across the length of my vein, visible through my translucent skin. I could only hold my breath as he touched me like this, like he was memorizing the blue lines that ran the length of my forearm. His hands were warm, searching, and I realized that I’d been yearning for this, for the simple act of him touching my skin like it was delicate. His fingers moved down, and my closed fist opened to give him access to my palm, where he traced the lines in my hands. It was so intimate, even in its simplicity, that all I could do was watch him as he examined my hands. “I’ve missed you,” he said in a voice that was just short of a whisper. My heart turned over as he bent my fingers gently back into my fist and rubbed his soapy fingers over the knuckles.

When he let go of my hand and turned away from me, I felt goose bumps ignite across my skin. All I wanted was for him to keep touching me, but I’d hurt him. And he’d hurt me.

We had miles of pain between the two of us, and even though we were no longer miles apart, that pain existed between us like another person, holding both of us back.

“I missed you too,” I said too late, when I’d caught my breath again.

“Please,” he pleaded as he rinsed the plate in his hands. “I can’t hear you say that right now.”

Nodding, I backed away. I understood. This wasn’t the time or place, and we were little more than strangers right now. I was a new Trista, someone he had never known.

Likely, someone he didn’t want to know.

About the Author:

I am a wife to one and a mom to two humans and one cat. I have a deep and abiding love for nachos - especially the kind with the liquid cheese, like from Taco Bell (sorry). I run on less than four hours of sleep thanks to copious amounts of Diet Coke. (Note: this paragraph is not sponsored by anyone except my hungry stomach.) 

As a Navy brat, I grew up all over the country, from California, up the east coast from Florida to New England and Colorado. I currently live in Idaho, where we have lots of potatoes and windmills. 

I write character-driven New Adult novels, heavy on the emotional connection. I LOVE love. I love writing about broken characters who find their soul mates. 

   



My Review:

I always have a problem reviewing Whitney Barbetti's books because they are so emotional, so heartbreaking, so full of hope at times, that I am pretty sure, my words could never even come close to what I am feeling about the stories. And Back To Yesterday is no exception. It is such an emotional whirlwind that there will be times you won't know what's up and what's down. The writing is flawless, as always. And as for the characters, what can I say. You already met them in Into The Tomorrows and I am pretty sure you love them and root for their HEA. 

This second and final book in the series is mainly focused on Trista. So sorry Jude fans, you are not going to get that much of him (unfortunately :( ) but what you are getting is the struggle of a woman to find herself, to believe that she deserves love, that she is worth something. It is painful and heartbreaking and there are probably scenes on which you will want to scream, and cry, and yell, probably at the same time. But rest assured, there is light at the end of the tunnel. And there is always Jude to lift your spirits. With his gentle and caring soul, he is definitely a dream :) And it doesn't hurt that he looks like a GOD :D

One thing I feel needs mentioning, is the poetry in the book. It adds a different dymention to the story and at the same time, it is so much Trista. I think it helped me understand her even better, her feelings, her fears. It is simply raw and real. Definitely a great addition to the book.

So, if I have to summarise, this is a must read. If you've read Into the Tomorrows you know that you need to find what happens with Trista and Jude. It is simply a must. And of course, if you've read Whitney Barbetti before, you know that she is incredible in creating some of the most emotional stories ever. If you are new to the author, where the HE*L have you been. You need to change that immediately :D So get your #oneclick finger working and pick yourself a copy :) You won't regret it :)

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