This is part one to my 'The Shoe Blog Tour' post for today, September 13! Little Red is book one of the Believe Series release on June 18, 2012 and published by Front Porch Publishing. Its a Romance and Fairy tale re-telling. You can fine Little Red located on: Goodreads, and Amazon.
Little Red
Blurb:
Little Red Riding Hood is back in the woods again...and in the clutches of the Big Bad Wolf no less...
Ride along with Sam Wentworth through the winding back roads of Louisiana, on a desperate escape from her past. Where she falls into the arms of the unlikely and sometimes unwilling hero, Ethan Parker When circumstances and fate seal the two together, entangling them with his 6 older brothers, feuding families and a little old bayou magic, Ethan must put aside everything he has ever known to keep her safe from the dangers their lives and their love poses. Can he keep her safe from himself?
Excerpt
I barely have enough time to
open my mouth, let alone scream as I’m flung into one of the walls of he
shack. I groan as he holds me against the wall with one hand. I look up into
his eyes. It’s not Ethan but I see a man who aside from his messier dark hair
could easily pass for his brother. His silver eyes spark with brightness under
the candle light and his 5 o’clock shadow is dominant on his face. He’s as tall
as Ethan is with an unbelievably large build. His dark jeans and boots, like Ethan’s, are speckled with debris from the woods. His dark tee shirt reveals
two muscular forearms that even under the dim candle lighting I can see
tensing as he clings on to me.
“What do we have here?” His voice is low and taunting as
I force myself not to fight him. He leans in close; his nose twitches ever so
lightly as he…smells me. “You have Ethan on you,” He growls.
My mouth drops as the pain in my back begins spreading
from the forceful meeting with the wall.
“Where is he?” He grumbles.
“He…” I stammer. “He went to.”
“He’s right here!” I hear Ethan’s voice from the door of
the cabin. My eyes snap toward him, pleading for him to help me.
“Really Ethan?” The man says. “Really? She’s hasn’t been
in town all of,” he leans down smelling me again, “a few hours.”
I feel tears beginning to sting my eyes, the man slowly
loosens his grip, but he doesn’t let go. He reaches for my forearm where he
holds me away from Ethan. He’s using me as bait. He’s using me merely to taunt
Ethan in some twisted game.
“Let. Her. Go. Aaron.” Ethan growls.
“What?” The other man laughs, “You mean to tell me she’s
yours. This many years and you finally decide to.”
Ethan is quick to cut him off, “Let her go.”
Before I can say anything, five men, who match Ethan’s
appearance, run in. One who is Aaron’s identical twin is the first to speak.
“Aaron, you fucking moron, what are you doing?”
I train my eyes on him for moment. Unlike his twin, his
clean-shaven face presents chiseled features that are buried underneath Aaron’s
scruff. His silvery eyes gleam under the candle light just as Aaron and Ethan’s
eyes. His hair is dark but much shorter and well styled. His own white tee
shirt, dark jeans and large boots also suggest that he has been romping around
in the woods.
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REVIEW Time!
I give Little Red a five out of five.
Little red stares Samantha (AKA Red) and Ethan. Samantha is
running from her horrible Ex who has been abusing her. She has no one but
herself and all her possessions strapped into two little saddle bags on her
motorcycle, which breaks down on a road in Louisiana. In an attempt to hid
herself she pulls her motorcycle off the road and heads for the dark trees when
she is found by Ethan, who isn’t about to leave her alone in the forest for the
night.
Samantha and Ethan make one heck of a connection in the
forest and before she knows it she’s suddenly knee deep in testosterone when
his six brothers show up. There’s definitely something strange about the whole
group, why are they acting like a pack of dogs and what’s with this sudden
claim on Red being Ethan’s? It’s okay though, his brothers are the good guys.
But if they’re the good guys, who is playing the villain in this Little Red Riding Hood remake? You’ll
just have to read to find out. J
Every character is unique, the little time lapses that occur
during the story was executed nicely, and the shifting between characters was
easy enough to follow. There is loads of humor and at times I didn’t pictures
the men being as old as they were supposed to be, but when you have this many
men floating around, of course, you can expect some childishness. So I must
applaud the author for keeping each of the characters an individuals and not
getting then lost or muddled together. (James and Aaron were my favorites)
With all the good stuff aside I will point out that I found
the characters moving a bit too fast. At one point Red’s on the run, following
a stranger into the forest at night, listening to him tell his tragic life’s
story, and then she too, pours her heart out. I understand the trauma and
wanting to share it. I was screaming stranger the whole time. But I will say
the connection with ‘their tree’ tied up at the end when Ethan pretty
much is about to kick some butt was very nice.
And who wouldn't love the ending? I know I was smiling.
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Author: Trista Jaszczak
Trista Jaszczak is the author of the Believe series, and upcoming relaunches, Loverboy, What Lies Inside, and the Darkness Falls Series. She is an Air Force spouse and mother to two mischievous and rambunctious little girls. She is originally from Hamilton Ohio but calls home where ever the Air force sends her. She currently resides in Anchorage, alaska where she finds endless inspiration inthe pure Alaskan wilderness. when she isn't writing, she spends her time with family in the vast Alaskan outdoors, plucking away at her old guitar or working on self improvement in the gym. She loves the outdoors, the moon, old movies, and music.
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