Welcome to the Touch of Smoke tour! This beauty is the latest offering from author, Karissa Laurel. If you like your romance mixed with the supernatural, then this book is for you!
In addition to an exclusive excerpt, you will also have the chance to win a signed paperback copy, and some sweet bookish swag! Be sure to enter the giveaway at the bottom!
Touch of Smoke
Publication Date: February 12th, 2019
Publisher: Red Adept Publishing
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Three years ago, Rikki Albemarle watched her best friend die at the hands of a supernatural evil. Certain she was slated to be the next victim, Rikki fled her small Smoky Mountain hometown, vowing to never come back. Plagued by nightmares and knowing she’s the only one who believes Mina’s death was no accident, Rikki returns with hopes of finding answers and holding the killer accountable.
Rikki is convinced the key to unlocking the secret of Mina’s death lies with Owen Amir, the alluring young army vet who once claimed her heart. But the deeper Rikki digs into Owen’s past, the more she’s torn between the urgings of her heart and her memories of him on the night Mina died.
After falling further into the rabbit hole, Rikki lands at the feet of an ancient and powerful evil determined to finish what it started years before. To survive, she’ll have to make a decision: believe Owen is the monster she always feared he might be or trust him enough to stay and fight for a second chance at love.
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REVIEW
After reading The Norse Chronicles trilogy, I had high expectations for author Karissa Laurel and she not only met them but exceeded them.
This book was the answer to all of my angsty romantic dreams.
Rikki, the heroine of the story, is a young woman with intimacy problems after the death of her father and dreams of becoming a nurse, she works every hour possible to make this dream come true and not to let her past get in the way of her future. She’s very easy to sympathise with, trying to keep people at arm’s length and focusing on the things that she can control rather than the things she can’t.
Her master plan is messed up when Owen; sexy, mysterious and probably kind to small animals, Owen, comes on the scene. They’re both instantly smitten but there are many obstacles to overcome before they can decide whether or not they have a future together. Hence all the delicious angst.
This book would have been great with just that storyline but Laurel had to go and ramp it up another notch and make it perfect by adding mythology and a paranormal element. It’s essential to the storyline, but it doesn’t take up the entire plot – which is something I found really enjoyable. She writes about a mythology that I’m not overly familiar with either, which makes it all the more fascinating.
Laurel’s writing style is simply beautiful, every single word she writes has earnt its right to be there and apparently exists just to make me happy.
GO FORTH AND READ THIS BOOK.
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About the Author
Karissa lives in North Carolina with her kid, her husband, the occasional in-law, and a very hairy husky. Some of her favorite things are coffee, chocolate, and super heroes. She can quote Princess
Bride verbatim. She loves to read and has a sweet tooth for fantasy, sci-fi, and anything in between. In the summer, she loves to be on the water, on the boat or in her kayak. When it snows, you’ll find her on the slopes.
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Blog Tour Schedule
March 11th
Reads & Reels (Review) http://www.readsandreels.com
Where Dragons Reside (Excerpt) https://kernerangelina.live/
Crystal’s Book World (Excerpt) http://crystalsbookworld.wordpress.com
The Writer’s Alley (Review) https://www.jacobrundle.com
March 12th
The Most Sublime (Review) https://themostsublime.com
Breakeven Books (Excerpt) https://breakevenbooks.com
March 13th
SnoopyDoo’s Book Reviews (Excerpt) http://snoopydoosbookreviews.com/
March 14th
Bobo’s Book Bank (Excerpt) http://bobosbookbank.com
J Bronder Book Reviews (Review) https://jbronderbookreviews.com/
Jessica Rachow (Review) http://jessicarachow.wordpress.com
March 15th
Misty’s Book Space (Excerpt) http://mistysbookspace.wordpress.com
The Hufflepuff Nerdette (Review) https://thehufflepuffnerdette.wordpress.com/
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I have been so nervous waiting to hear what you thought. Thank you so much–this just made my day (and indeed Owen would be kind to small animals) Thank you so much!!!
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Omg I loved it too! Fantastic review! Thanks for hosting
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