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Saturday, March 19, 2016

Blog Tour/Review ♥ Lexington & 42nd by Kim Carmody ♥ #giveaway $50 GC



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About Lexington and 42nd:

It was meant to be the job opportunity of a life time.

It turned out to be so much more…

At the age of twenty five, Emma Lexington takes off to New York on a once in a life time twelve-month job exchange with the New York Warriors. Determined to make the most of the opportunity, she prepares herself for life in the big apple—fast paced, exciting and a whole lot of fun. What she hasn’t prepare for though, is meeting him.

The charming Will Jensen is in the prime of his playing career. As the star quarterback for the Warriors, his carefree, football centric life is thrown into disarray when he meets Emma, the beautiful, easy going Australian girl who joins the Warriors staff.

Unwilling to throw her professional reputation away on a fling with the playboy quarterback, Emma turns down Will’s advances, even though she can’t deny the attraction she feels for him. Their pull toward one another grows, but it takes a near disaster for Emma to finally give Will a chance.

Getting together might have been hard, but figuring out how to stay together will prove even more challenging as Emma must decide between conflicting loyalties.

Lexington and 42nd is a fun, sexy romance, set in the exciting world of the NFL in the fabulous city of New York.


Buy it now!



Review

****4  Big Apple Stars****

I was pleasantly surprised that this was a debut book by Ms. Carmody. Perfect pace for a romantic comedy and the interaction between Will and Emma.

Immediately falling in love with these characters, I found myself drawn into their story and loved every minute of their adventure and life.

Yes, there were times that I wanted to grab my book and shake it with how slow their relationship progressed but it didn't take away from my love of the book.

Ms. Carmody is definitely an author I will be keeping an eye on in the future.


Exclusive Excerpt:


I jumped as Will’s hand brushed across my back.

“Hey, calm down. I’m not planning on groping you in here.” He shrugged, frowning. “I just wanted you to relax…you seem nervous.”

My shoulders fell, tension seeping from them as I shook my head. “I’m sorry, I am a little nervous. Today’s a big day for me.” I took a deep breath. If I wanted to clear the air, it was now or never. “And I’m sorry about last weekend. Things got a bit out of hand.”

Will leaned back against the desk, crossing his ankles. “No, you’re not the one who should be apologizing. I was out of line, and what I said wasn’t fair.” He shrugged. “I’m not saying I don’t find your reasoning frustrating, but if that’s how you really feel, I’ll back off.”

I nodded, finding it hard to meet his eyes. I hated the idea of him backing off but that was the very thing I’d asked him, no yelled at him, to do.

“I like you Em. We should be able to be friends. We get along well.”

I smiled, thinking how right he was. We did get along well. “Friends would be nice.”

He nodded. “Good, friends it is.”

“Yes, friends who refrain from dancing with each other.”

Will frowned. “We should still be able to dance together.”

I laughed. “Not the way you dance.” I felt my face go red just thinking about it. “I’m sorry, I’m just a little embarrassed about…you know…” my voice trailed off, unable to even consider verbalizing our last encounter. Innocent phrases like Texas or nightclub or dance floor felt like they should exist alongside other dirty words in some adults-only dictionary.

Will bent his head to meet my eyes. “If it helps, I haven’t been able to stop thinking about…you know…” His eyes ran down the length of my body and back up before widening deviously, and I had to lean against the desk to stop from sliding to the floor.

This man was going to destroy me and the worst thing was I was powerless to stop him.



About Kim Carmody:

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Kim Carmody lives in Australia with her husband, in a sunny little part of Melbourne that she never wants to leave. Except for frequent trips to New York, she is happy to leave at least once a year for those.

She holds a Masters in Commerce Marketing and while she spent her younger years training to become a professional dancer, she somehow ended up working in the sports industry, where she met her now husband. Never a participant or spectator of sport growing up (she was too busy flitting around in a tutu), she has grown to appreciate, if not love many sports and eventually found herself writing about them too.

As an avid book lover from the moment she was introduced to The Babysitters Club as a seven year-old, Kim never expected to be able to call herself an author, but is beyond excited that she now can.

Lexington and 42nd is her first novel.

Links:

Website | Facebook |Goodreads | Instagram: @kimmycarmody | Email | Newsletter link


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Blog Tour Schedule:
March 9th
March 10th
March 11th
March 12th
Vagabonda Reads Interview
March 13th
March 14th
March 15th
March 16th
Boundless Minds Guest Post
March 17th
March 18th
March 19th
March 20th
Shelf_Life Review
March 21st
March 22nd

14 comments :

  1. Great excerpt and giveaway, thank you for sharing!

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  2. Thank you for the lovely review!

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  3. Sounds like a great read! Thanks for the review.

    Betul E.

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  4. I love the excerpt,sounds like a book I would definitely read, thank you for the great review.....

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  5. Looks great! I'm a HUGE fan of the setting!

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  6. Sounds great! Thank you for the chance.

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  7. Sounds great ! Thank you for the chance .

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  8. Nice post! Is "But it now!" supposed to say "Buy it now"?

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    1. Hahahahaa....thanks for catching that. I fixed it!

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  9. Great post! Thanks for such an awesome giveaway.

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  10. Good Golly Miss Molly, luv ur post. Wow, prize amazon gc is fab. & splendid. 2 fingers snap. It is tight, fly & off the chain. Thank you for the awesomeness, the contest, and generosity. :) Pick me, pick me! Dear Santa: I’ve been nice. My X-Mas wish this year is to win this contest. Starving artist here desperately needs the gc to shop and eat. A life changing exp.

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  11. Looks like an interesting book ;)

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  12. I love reading about the authors bio. SO interesting to read a little about them. Im looking forward to reading the book too

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