Revelry

Title: Revelry

Author: Kandi Steiner

Release Date: April 20, 2017

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Synopsis:

From the bestselling author of Weightless and A Love Letter to Whiskey 

Wren Ballard is trying to find herself.

She never expected to be divorced at twenty-seven, but now that the court date has passed, it’s official. The paperwork is final. Her feelings on it aren’t. 

Spending the summer in a small mountain town outside Seattle is exactly what she needs. The peaceful scenery is a given, the cat with the croaky meow is a surprise, but the real kicker? A broody neighbor with nice arms, a strange reputation, and absolutely no interest in her. 

Anderson Black is perfectly fine being lost.

He doesn’t care about the town’s new resident — he’s too busy fighting his own demons. But when he’s brought face to face with Wren, he can see her still-fresh wounds from a mile away. What he doesn’t see coming is his need to know who put them there — or his desperation to mend them.

Sometimes getting lost is the way to find yourself. Sometimes healing only adds a new scar. And sometimes the last place you expected to be is exactly where you find home.

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My Review:

5 Stars!

This story is about finding yourself. It’s about love. It’s about heartbreak. It’s about learning that sometimes the road to happiness isn’t always smooth.

Wren Ballard has just gone through a divorce and after spending 10 years with a man who did not treat her as equal; Wren now needs to find out what she really wants in life and how she really is. Wren is told she is “crazy” for leaving her marriage because no one know about the problems they were having and thought they had a perfect relationship. But things are not always what they seem.

Wren decides to rent a cabin an hour outside of the city and spend the summer there. She feels that this will help her clear her mind and hopefully bring back inspiration so she can create more clothes for her fashion line. One day she sees a man that makes her stop dead in her tracks. A man with hard features but beautiful. This man was Anderson.

Anderson had felt dead for the past six years, ever since his cousin died. He blamed himself for the accident. He was doing the same thing over and over every day, trying to keep his mind off of the tragedy that happened. But then one day he saw her, and everything changed.

After running into each other a few times, Wren and Anderson started to form a bond. It was a strange bond but it worked for them. They both had deep issues to work through, but could they help each other while also helping themselves?

Can one summer change someone’s life? Can one summer show someone how to live again? How do you grow when everyone tells you that you will never be enough? How do you forgive yourself for past words and actions?

I loved Wren and Anderson. They were not your typical love story. They each had their own issues and they were deep seeded issues. They found a way to help each other heal but in the end, is it enough? Can you really heal when you have been broken for so long?

Anderson stole my heart. I fell in love with him and wanted so much for him to grow and find love.

Wren was such a strong woman to leave a marriage she was not happy in even when other told her she was wrong.  

I loved Momma Von. I loved her stories and her whit. I think she added a lot to the story as a secondary character.

This was truly a great story. I laughed, cried, and then cried some more.

Kandi has a gift when it comes to writing. She knows just to words to say that will connect with your heart.

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Buy Link:

 Amazon US – amzn.to/2ozjLAm

Amazon UK – https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B071Y1Q753

Amazon CA – https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B071Y1Q753

Amazon AU – https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B071Y1Q753

Excerpt:

I had just grabbed my oversized hat and slipped my sunglasses on when I spotted Anderson walking up the drive with a large trash bag slung over his shoulder. He wore a simple, black V-neck and distressed jeans, an outfit way too dark and hot for the heat. A light sheen of sweat gathered on his neck as he made his way toward my cabin, his eyes hidden behind all-black sunglasses.

 “Change your mind?” I asked, not even fighting the grin on my face as I walked outside and leaned against the banister.

 Anderson squinted up at me, his boots heavy as they hit each stair. “About?”

 “Tubing?” I asked. That was why he was here, right?

 “Oh.” He shook his head as he hit the top stair, shrugging the bag off his shoulders to hold it by the neck in one fist. “No, I have somewhere to be…” His voice trailed off, and even through the tinted shades of his glasses I felt his eyes on my chest. I’d strapped on my favorite boho print bathing suit and paired it with a dainty gold chain that wrapped around my neck once before dipping between my chest and crossing over my ribs.

 He sniffed, holding the bag out toward me. “I just came to drop these off. My clothes. Well, the ones that could probably use a little TLC.”

My eyes lit up and I reached for the bag, but Anderson snatched it back, brows shooting up into his forehead.

 “No frills, Wren.”

 I threw my hands up in surrender. “I promise.”

He smirked, just slightly, and handed the bag over, tucking his hands in his front pockets.

“Are you sure you don’t want to come?” I asked, peering into the bag at my project before setting it just inside the cabin and locking the door behind me.

 “I can’t,” he said, lips pressed together. He was tense, the muscles on his forearms tight as he glanced around at pretty much everything but me.

 I opened my mouth to ask why but was cut off by the sound of a truck flying into my drive, tires sliding against the gravel.

 Tucker was in the driver’s seat with Davie in the passenger. Sarah and Yvette sat in the back, laughing with their hands up as the truck skidded to a stop. They were both sprawled out on a pile of tubes, wearing bathing suit tops and tiny shorts.

All of their faces froze when they saw Anderson.

“Hey, you ready, Wren?” Tucker asked warily, his eyes moving from where Anderson stood in front of me, to me, and back again.

Yeah, one sec!” I called back.

I turned to Anderson, but his eyes were hard on Tucker, jaw ticking under his skin. When he faced me once more, an anchor fell from my throat into the pit of my stomach, immobilizing me completely. Because even though I ‘d tried to convince myself I was wrong, I recognized the look in his eyes.

Possession.

 And when his nose flared and he took one big step toward me, our chests brushing, his hand reaching out to rest almost imperceptibly on my hip, the anchor in my stomach exploded into flames, burning a desire so fierce I inhaled a toxic breath and didn’t let it go.

 “Be careful, okay?” His eyes locked on mine just before he leaned in and swiftly kissed my cheek.

He turned on his heel and jogged down the stairs and past the truck. Sarah called his name, but he didn’t acknowledge her, just kept his gaze forward until he’d disappeared from view.

And then everyone looked at me.

Author Info:

 Kandi Steiner is a bestselling author and whiskey connoisseur living in Tampa, FL. Best known for writing “emotional rollercoaster” stories, she loves bringing flawed characters to life and writing about real, raw romance — in all its forms. No two Kandi Steiner books are the same, and if you’re a lover of angsty, emotional, and inspirational reads, she’s your gal.

An alumna of the University of Central Florida, Kandi graduated with a double major in Creative Writing and Advertising/PR with a minor in Women’s Studies. She started writing back in the 4th grade after reading the first Harry Potter installment. In 6th grade, she wrote and edited her own newspaper and distributed to her classmates. Eventually, the principal caught on and the newspaper was quickly halted, though Kandi tried fighting for her “freedom of press.” She took particular interest in writing romance after college, as she has always been a die hard hopeless romantic, and likes to highlight all the challenges of love as well as the triumphs.

When Kandi isn’t writing, you can find her reading books of all kinds, talking with her extremely vocal cat, and spending time with her friends and family. She enjoys live music, traveling, anything heavy in carbs, beach days, movie marathons, craft beer and sweet wine — not necessarily in that order.

 

Facebook – facebook.com/kandisteiner

Website – www.kandisteiner.com