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We are thrilled to get to bring to you the Review & Excerpt Tour for New York Times Bestselling Author Nichole Chase’s BEDMATES, the first standalone novel in her new American Royalty Series! Be sure to check out all of the stops in this amazing tour and grab your copy of BEDMATES today!
From the New York Times bestselling author of Suddenly Royal comes the first in a sparkling new series about America’s favorite royal—the First Daughter.
Everyone makes mistakes, especially in college. But when you’re the daughter of the President of the United States, any little slip up is a huge embarrassment. Maddie McGuire’s latest error in judgment lands her in police custody, giving the press a field day. Agreeing to do community service as penance and to restore her tattered reputation, Maddie never dreams incredibly good looking but extremely annoying vice president’s son, Jake Simmon, will be along for the ride.
Recently returning from Afghanistan with a life-altering injury, Jake is wrestling with his own demons. He doesn’t have the time or patience to deal with the likes of Maddie. They’re like oil and water and every time they’re together, it’s combustible. But there’s a thin line between love and hate, and it’s not long before their fiery arguments give way to infinitely sexier encounters.
When Jake receives devastating news about the last remaining member of his unit, the darkness he’s resisted for so long begins to overwhelm him. Scared to let anyone close, he pushes Maddie away. But she isn’t about to give up on Jake that easily. Maddie’s fallen for him, and she’ll do anything to keep him from the edge as they both discover that love is a battlefield and there are some fights you just can’t lose.
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Excerpt
“Have you been crying?” Warm fingers touched my cheek and I jerked in surprise at the sparks that danced through my blood. I couldn’t remember if he had ever touched me except for obligatory dances at celebrations and fund- raisers. “What happened? Are you okay?”“No, I’m fine.” I stepped out of his reach and rubbed under my eyes. Tearing my gaze from his I leaned over and picked up his cane. “It’s allergies.”
“We’ve known each other too long for you to lie to me.” He let his hand fall back to his side. I handed him the cane and stepped back. “Someone told you that I was on my way, huh? We all know how much you hate me. I’m surprised you didn’t jump out of the window.”
“It was an option.” I rolled my eyes. I guess I wasn’t the only one that remembered our last meeting hadn’t been pleasant. “I also considered hiding in the closet, but was too slow.”
There! Take that, perfect Jake Simmon. I was quick on my feet today.
“So, you know why I’m here.” The way his eyes ran over me as if taking stock was obnoxious.
“I’m your body guard. When the crazy women start running after you, I’m to dive in the way.” And damn if they wouldn’t come running when they saw how he looked all grown up and rough around the edges.
“I’m glad they have a plan.” He scratched his chin. “Getting bombarded with underwear and bras is a health issue.”
“If they got to know you, it wouldn’t be a problem.” I rolled my eyes.
“What does that mean?” His head cocked to the side.
“I thought you lost your leg, not your brain.” My eyes widened, but it was too late to take it back. Why was it that I said the most horrible things around him? Even when we’d been younger I’d had diarrhea of the mouth. Especially around Jake.
He threw his head back and laughed. “I don’t think they’re after my brain, Maddie. Thankfully the part they’re most interested in is still fully functional.”
His lazy smile and sparkling eyes had me swallowing hard.
Heat crept up my neck and I fought to not look away. “Well, good for you.”
Nichole Chase’s BEDMATES Review & Excerpt Tour Schedule:
September 26th
AC BOOK BLOG – Review
The Bookworm Lodge – Excerpt
2 Girls & Their Kindles – Review
Books,Dreams,Life – Excerpt
BookWorm221 – Review
Deluged with Books Cafe – Review & Excerpt
Friends Till The End Book Blog – Excerpt
The Silver Dagger Scriptorium – Excerpt
September 27th
BiblioJunkies – Review & Excerpt
Captain Reads A Lot – Excerpt
Julalicious Book Paradise – Review & Excerpt
Sammi's Bookish Reality – Review
SBB Reviews – Review & Excerpt
Short and Sassy Book Blurbs – Review & Excerpt
Theory of A Dreamer – Review & Excerpt
September 28th
Barbara's Book Reviews – Excerpt
Blog of Books – Review
Books and Things Blog – Review & Excerpt
For The Love of Fictional Worlds – Review & Excerpt
Jen's Reading Obsession – Excerpt
Krista's Dust Jacket – Review & Excerpt
Vagabonda Reads – Review & Excerpt
September 29th
BFF Book Blog – Review & Excerpt
EskieMama Reads – Excerpt
Fiction Fare – Review
Lea's Book Blog – Review
Melena's Reviews – Review & Excerpt
My Book Filled Life – Review & Excerpt
TAKE ME AWAY TO A GREAT READ – Review & Excerpt
September 30th
Delish, Devine and All Mine – Review & Excerpt
Jack of All Trades, Master of None – Review & Excerpt
Nice Ladies, Naughty Books – Excerpt
PopCrunchBoom Books – Review
Readers Retreats – Review & Excerpt
The Accidental Reader – Review & Excerpt
Typical Distractions – Review & Excerpt
October 1st
Read Love Blog – Review & Excerpt
Book Bitches Blog – Review & Excerpt
Fangirls Ahead! – Review
Oh My Growing TBR – Review & Excerpt
Reads and Thoughts – Review & Excerpt
Smokin Hot Reads Book Blog – Review
October 2nd
Addicted to Happily Ever After – Review & Excerpt
I'm Lost in Books – Review & Excerpt
Love Affair With Fiction – Review & Excerpt
The Butterfly Reads – Review
The Pervy Ladies Book Blog – Review & Excerpt
underneath the covers – Excerpt
PBC – Review & Excerpt
The Phantom Paragrapher – Review
October 3rd
Collector of book boyfriends – Excerpt
Book Angel Booktopia – Review
Book Starlets – Review & Excerpt
Ceres Books World – Review
The Heathers' Blog – Review & Excerpt
I'm A Book Shark – Excerpt
Lustful LIterature – Review
October 4th
Naomi’s Reading Palace – Review
FMR Book Grind – Review
My Favorite Things – Review
OMGReads – Review
The Lovely Books – Review
V's Reads – Review
Southern Vixens Book Obsessions – Excerpt
October 5th
Books, Coffee & Passion – Excerpt
Book Binge – Review & Excerpt
A Fortress of Books – Review & Excerpt
Bound by books book review – Review
Dog-Eared Daydreams – Review
JOJO THE BOOKAHOLIC – Review & Excerpt
Reading Tigress – Review & Excerpt
October 6th
Pretty Sassy Cool – Review & Excerpt
Book Lover in Florida – Excerpt
Book Boyfriend Reviews – Review
Reading Between the Wines Book Club – Excerpt
Smut Book Junkie Reviews – Review & Excerpt
The Unofficial Addiction Book Fan Club – Excerpt
Toot's Book Reviews – Excerpt
October 7th
The Book Avenue – Review
Beneath The Covers Blog – Review
Bookaholics Reading Haven – Review
Cocktails and Books – Excerpt
Girls with Books – Review & Excerpt
I'm A Sweet And Sassy Book Whore – Review & Excerpt
Kate's Book Life – Review & Excerpt
October 8th
G & T's Indie Café – Excerpt
Amo& Sarah Book Corner – Review & Excerpt
Books 2 Blog – Review & Excerpt
Fictional Rendezvous Book Blog – Excerpt
In Between The Pages – Review & Excerpt
My Girlfriends Couch – Review & Excerpt
Reese's Reviews – Excerpt
Giveaway
About Nichole Chase: Nichole Chase is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of Suddenly Royal, The Accidental Assassin, Flukes, The Dark Betrayal Trilogy, The American Royalty Series and several short stories. Nichole lives in Georgia with her husband, energetic daughter, two rescue dogs, Sulcata tortoise, and two cats. When not writing, you may find her reading, painting, crafting, or chasing her daughter around the house while making monster noises.
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First I need to admit that I am a Nicole Chase
virgin, I had no idea what to expect from this novel. But I thought it sounded
like a fun, enemies to friends kind of thing with some laughs and lightness and
a little bit of drama and emotion.
Damn I should be sick of always being wrong but
it feels like I keep getting some great reads out of my mistakes. This book
started out sweet and funny and I loved the instant chemistry between Jake and
Maddy, so much so that when Jake did someone stupid after we first saw them
together I got a little pissed off and struggled to get into the story.
Luckily Maddy was such an awesome character that
I didn’t put the book down in a big sulk because I wanted to see what was going
to happen next for her. Maddy was a character I could really get behind,
despite having literally nothing in common with her lifestyle I felt like I
knew her well and I really did enjoy every moment of getting to know her.
Jake is a bit more complex. While I did like a
lot about him and I did feel so devastated for everything he had gone through
and the demons he was fighting I did have quite a few moments where I wanted to
smack him in the face and find Maddy someone better. I loved that once he
decided to claim Maddy he didn’t show any hesitation and he went out of his way
to make her feel special and cared for.
But here comes the but. When shit hit the fan as
it often does (guess it would be a pretty boring book if it didn’t) I felt like
Maddy had too much to deal with alone. I get that Jake had his own issues he
needed to deal with but I felt like poor Maddy deserved so much more than he
gave. And while he did pull his head out of his arse I just felt like it wasn’t
enough. But then I am a vengeful bitch so I expect a lot when it comes to
making up for mistakes so maybe that is just me being a little too demanding.
Guess you will need to grab the book and meet
Maddy and see if Jake was all that you would want for her and let me know.
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