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Cover Reveal: Into The Nothing (Broken Outlaw Series #1) by BT Urruela

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Title: Into the Nothing
Series: Broken Outlaw #1
Author: BT Urruela
Release Date: June 21, 2016
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Xander Evans has been on the road for many years. Never settling. Always moving from one place to another, unable to let go of his past. He lived a tragic childhood, spending most of those years in foster care. He’s never felt like he’s had a home. That is until he stops in the small town of Truman Valley, Missouri, where he meets a woman who will change everything he’s ever known.
Paige Watson has it all. A loving family, beautiful home, and a great career. The only thing she’s missing….is love. After escaping an abusive relationship, she opens her heart up to a stranger. He is unlike any man she’s ever met. He came into her life and turned it completely upside down. Everything is perfect. That is, until one fateful night. 
A night that would tear the Watson family apart, never to be put back together again. 
A night that would send Xander away to prison for life.
BT Urruela was an infantryman in the US Army from August 2004 until February 2011. At the end of a year long tour to Baghdad, Iraq, his vehicle was hit by two roadside bombs, which took his right leg below the knee and the life of his commander. He was awarded a Purple Heart for his wounds, an Army Commendation Medal, and Combat Infantryman’s Badge. He medically retired from the Army in 2011 and moved to Tampa, FL where he currently works as a Director and Brand Ambassador for VETSports, a veteran community sports nonprofit he co-founded in 2012. He also conducts motivational speeches, works as a cover and fitness model and he’s a personal performance trainer. He co-wrote the military romance novel A Lover’s Lament and will be releasing his debut solo novel, Into the Nothing, on June 21st, 2016.

Review: Flawed Love by Bella Jewel

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5e9e7-flawed2blove2bbella2bjewel2bamazon2bkindle2bebook2bcover**FLAWED LOVE is a standalone second chance romance with a HEA**

Rainer Torrence is everything I could have wanted in my life and more.

He became my best friend when I was Thirteen years old.

From then on, we were inseparable. He was my first love and my first heartbreak.

But I always thought it was forever.

Until his Father died and things went bad.

Then suddenly, he disappeared.

Ten years and I didn’t see or hear from him.

Then came the call I’d be praying for– he was back in town.

Only the man I remembered is not him.

This man is quiet, deadly, and so incredibly beautiful.

He also doesn’t remember me.

He looks into my eyes, and he sees nothing.

Nothing.

So, I let him believe I’m just a girl that walked into his bar.

I let him believe I’m just a friend.

I let him use me on the cold, dark nights.

I let him believe that I am as emotionless about our relationship as he is.

I just let the secret go on and on.

But all secrets have an end, don’t they?


My Review

“But you need to understand something about me–I believe in second chances. I believe anything can be fixed with the right kind of love. I won’t hurt him, I promise you that, but I’m not going to give up, either.”

Flawed Love is a beautiful second chance romance. Rainer and Emalie’s story is addictive and captivating. I was hooked on the two of them from the very first page. Flawed Love is told mainly through Emalie’s point of view, and is also told in the past and present tense. I loved getting to see how Emalie and Rainer’s relationship developed as kids, how their bond strengthened over time. I wanted to know what happened. I needed to know why Rainer just disappeared from Emalie’s life. Now, 10 years later, the two of them are reunited. The only problem is that Rainer has no idea who Emalie is. My heart just broke for her. I can’t even imagine the pain that she had to be going through, realizing that he didn’t know her. Then as their new relationship took hold, I was once again lost in the two of them. Their connection so strong, so deep. Rainer’s has been through so much in the time that he and Emalie were separated, things that no one should have to go through. When I found out what happened to him…..I understood things so much more.

Flawed Love was such a great read. I finished it four hours. I couldn’t put it down. The story was well written and captivating, so easy to get lost in. I loved all the characters. They were very real and easy to connect with. I am a big fan of seeing familiar faces from previous stories and seeing how their stories all connect. Flawed Love hit all the marks for me: It was sexy, captivating, emotional, and frustrating. It takes you on an amazing journey and will leave you with a smile on your face.

* I was provided an ARC copy of this book in exchange for an honest review*