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Rock star River Wilde brought Dahlia London back from the brink of hopelessness with his unwavering love and devotion. But their entangled history is about to test the strength of their relationship…

Dahlia was certain she had found true love and met her "Once in a Lifetime’ when she reconnected with River. But Dahlia’s world comes crashing down when someone from her past resurfaces, and all of River’s carefully hidden secrets are exposed.
                                                                  
River wants to show Dahlia that life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass—it’s about dancing in the rain. But how many times can one broken heart be mended?  Will River and Dahlia be able to stay together or will they be torn apart?

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Torn by Kim Karr

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


ARC kindly provided by the author in exchange for a fair and honest review. Spoiler-free review. I highly recommend reading Connected (book #1) prior to reading Torn (Connected# 2). No cliffhanger. 5 Stars!*****
Once again I took Kim Karr on vacation with me. Well…not Kim (but I bet she would be fun to hang with). I was lucky to have an advanced review copy of her second book Torn (Connected #2) to pack. FYI - while reading book one while on vacation in the Dominican Republic a while ago I ended up with a nasty sun burn because I got so wrapped up in this book. A few margaritas later I tried to numb the pain from wanting to jump off a cliff from the mother of all cliffhangers and my sun burn.
Kim joined me on vacation in Wildwood, NJ (again...not Kim but her second book Torn). Game on! This time I was party prepared with sunblock. I prayed that book two wasn’t going to have another painful cliffhanger and it didn’t! WHEW. Give me a cocktail and a Kindle loaded with Kim Karr’s books and it’s a perfect vacation day. Nothing much else mattered…except for this book and that my husband watched the kids in water.
Here is my spoiler free breakdown of Torn - Everything is coming together…and everything is falling apart for Dahlia. In Torn, Dahlia is accidentally reunited with River Wilde, the hot rocker she met many years ago in a college bar. Their off the charts chemistry is still crackling in the air. Dahlia is finally moving past her ex-fiancés death and starting to come alive again. Dahlia & River fall madly in love but there is one huge obstacle in the way of their happiness. Dahlia’s past was painful and she has no idea that her future might be even worse. River is full of secrets, her friends are telling lies and Dahlia is in danger of losing more than her love life. Who is going to end up Torn?
Kim Karr is a master at creating Kindle Crack worthy stories. I am a book junkie and Kim Karr’s books are my drug of choice. This highly anticipated follow up to Connected did not disappoint and was worth the wait. There are a few writers that I have on my “auto-download” list and Kim Karr is one of them.
This second chance romance has one of the best love triangle twists of all time. While reading Torn there were times I felt like I was stuck on an emotional roller coaster in spin cycle mode. Dahlia & River’s relationship had my head and stomach-churning simultaneously. Then there was the steam factor…Thanks for fogging up my Kindle screen Kim. I love the way Kim Karr unraveled story and it wasn’t overdone with drama. This book was worth the wait. Connected fans should be prepared to stay up all night reading this book. You will not be able to put it down. Go one click this book right now. Torn by Kim Karr is Kindle Crack.
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Connection Series Reading Order:
FYI - - If choose not to read past Torn (and I can't imagine this) you will should be happy with the ending.

Connected - River and Dahlia https://amzn.to/2JzlOCJ
Torn - River and Dahlia (and Ben)  https://amzn.to/2YmCBft
Mended - Xander and Ivy https://amzn.to/2HX22if
Frayed - Ben and Bell https://amzn.to/2YlwQin
Flawed - Zane and Aerie https://amzn.to/2YmfBNC
Perfected - A giant epilogue with a twist of course

Excerpt  From Torn:
As tension fills the air between us, I watch him, still unsure about what to do. After a few more seconds of unbearable silence, I close the distance separating us and stand directly in front of him. Avoiding eye contact he leans forward, setting all four legs of the chair down. It kills me to be standing here like this, unable to touch him. I want him to talk to me. I have to break the silence. So I ask, “Do you know your brother’s passed out on the couch?”
“Yeah, well he did his best to keep up with me,” he says, setting his beer bottle down next to at least a dozen others. Cocking his head to the side, he just barely glances at me. “So where does all this leave us?”
I answer in complete honestly. “The same place we were yesterday. I know we both have issues to work out, but I’m not sure talking about them anymore tonight is a good idea.” Then I grab his hand and pull him out of the chair. He comes willingly. A bag of ice falls to the ground and I notice his other hand is wrapped in a kitchen towel. I swipe his hair from his forehead and try to look at him, into his eyes, but they are unfocused and the skin around one is slightly discolored. I cup his face and he closes his eyes. I run my fingers around the outline of his swollen bruise. “Does it hurt?”
“Nah, not anymore,” he shrugs.
I lift his hand and can see that it’s also swollen and bruised. “God, River, is it broken?”
He laughs slightly before saying, “You know, I have no fucking idea, but it hurts like hell. Xander had me move my fingers and when I did, he told me to suck it up.”
I carefully caress his hand and bring it to my mouth, softly kissing it. “You can’t go after Ben every time you see him. Fighting with him isn’t going to change anything.”
“Might not change anything, but makes me feel a hell of a lot better.”

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Moore To Loose  by Julie A. Richman 9/30
Torn (Connected #2) by Author Kim Karr  10/1
Red Hill by Author Jamie McGuire 10/1
Love and Lists (Chocoholics) by Tara Sivec  10/1
Honor and Betray (Honor Series) by Teresa Mummert 10/1
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The Undisciplined Bride by Ginger Voight 10/1
Worth The Fight by Author Vi Keeland 10/3

Title : Second Chance Hero

Author: Rebecca Sherwin

Genre : New Adult

Released : September 5, 2013

Blurb Tour Organized : SMI Promotions http://www.smipromotions.com/

Second Chance Hero Blurb:
He owns me. Completely, irrevocably. He always has. My heart, body and soul belong to this man and I wouldn't have it any other way. I just hope I'm not too late...'

Two best friends. One Christmas. Unpredictable events that tear a perfect friendship apart.

Jenna Rivera changed after the night on the beach where her heart was broken and she lost everything she thought she had. Gone is the girl who was raised by the sea, replaced by the city girl she swore she'd never be.

Deacon Reid, owner of D R & Son Property Development and the town playboy spends his days avoiding everything his life was before the death of his father five years ago. After losing his dad and his best friend in the same night, Deacon went in search of the trait girls...

Five and a half years, countless one night stands and a stockbroker boyfriend later, Jenna and Deacon reunite. The past and present collide as they mask the all consuming love they feel for each other with a dangerous cocktail of anger, jealousy and lust.
Deacon makes it his mission to win Jenna back, to save her from the years of pain he caused. He swears to be her hero, grasping with both hands at their second chance at the kind of love many dream of .

In life nothing is certain, and every day must be treated as if it's your last. Can they save their love, and each other, before it's too late?

Author Bio:
I wrote a poem when I was nine years old called 'Without You' and it was published in an anthology. That is where my writing journey began.
I bounced around between jobs and career ideas for a long time before I decided I wanted to take writing seriously. With nothing but college level qualifications and a mind full of inspiration, I sat at my desk and scribbled plan after plan onto A5 paper. In a few hours I had planned six novels including a trilogy. A full time mother to an energetic little boy, I thought writing and publishing was a long shot, and something I would keep in a drawer to read to myself, afraid to share what I had written.
But here I am, an independent author, full time mother and insomniac.
I write sexy contemporary romance with a twist. Most of my stories are every day occurrences, things often thought of as irrelevant, although they affect and consume peoples lives every day. I create strong characters, emotional story lines and journeys with no simple road to the desired destination. Life isn't about where you end up, it's about the paths you take to get there and the people and events you encounter on the way, and that is what I aim to show with my writing.
I have many more stories on the way, and I hope everyone who reads, enjoys them and is able to relate to them in one way or another.

Author Links:
Website http://rebeccasherwin.blogspot.co.uk/
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/rebeccasherwinauthor
twitter https://twitter.com/RRSherwin
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Second Chance Hero Excerpt:
He shrugs and rolls his eyes and before I think about what I’m doing, my hand connects with his face. Deacon grabs my wrist again, and I want to say sorry, but something is burning so hot inside me that I don’t feel sorry for hitting him.