This is my stop during the book blitz for Bring Me Back by Jennifer Collin. This book blitz is organized by Lola's Blog Tours. The book blitz runs from 6 till 12 February, you can view the complete blitz schedule on the website of Lola’s Blog Tours.
This series contains 3 books: Set Me Free (The Evans Trilogy #1), Open My Eyes (The Evans Trilogy #2) and Bring Me Back (The Evans Trilogy #3). Jennifer Collin's Evans Trilogy has been a runaway success in the UK, and US audiences are quickly discovering it's charm. The third and final book in the series has just been released. Bring Me Back features the grittiness the trilogy is famous for, as the hunt for missing rock star and drug addict, Andy Evans, continues.
Bring Me Back (The Evans Trilogy #3)By Jennifer Collin
Genre: Chick Lit/ Romance/ Women’s Fiction
Age category: Adult
Release Date: 6 February, 2015
Blurb:
Andy Evans is on the move. For six long, lonely years, he’s been running from his past, leaving his family and his life as a drug-addicted rock star far behind. His latest move takes him to the sleepy seaside town of Oamaru, New Zealand, to sell cigar-box guitars to tourists. The only running he’ll need to do will be training for half-marathon in nearby Dunedin. But when Andy sets eyes on Steampunk HQ, Oamaru's main tourist attraction, he realises his days of running might not be over, especially if a certain Steampunk fan from his past catches up with him.
Annie Martin is on the cusp of great success. Her career as a Steampunk academic is about to take off, as long as she can convince one disagreeable, New Zealand-based Professor to sign up to the anthology she’s putting together. Thankfully, Annie is a master at maintaining her poise and few people, no matter how nasty, can rattle her. Not any more. In fact, it’d been a good six years since anyone had gotten under her skin, after her best friend’s brother had vanished into thin air.
When Annie finds her future career on a collision course with her secret past, Andy Evans is the last person she expects to find tangled up in the mess. With a vengeful drug-dealer or two hot on his heels, and a vindictive academic determined to ruin her credibility, can Annie bring Andy back to his family before it’s too late? Annie and Andy are used to being alone, but if they don’t work together, there’ll be much more at stake than her livelihood and his sobriety.
You can find Bring Me Back on Goodreads
You can buy Bring Me Back here:
- Amazon
EXCERPT
‘You’ll be able to play
that one day if you keep practising,’ David told him when he set
the guitar down.
‘Do you think so?’
‘I do.’
‘I think my mum’s here,’
Genjii said, looking towards the door that led to the shopfront.
‘Is she? I didn’t hear
the bell.’
‘She came in while you
were playing.’
Guitar case in hand, Genjii
led David through to the front of the shop. On the other side of the
door, he stopped unexpectedly, and David crashed into him.
‘I guess it’s not your
mum,’ David murmured, taking in the woman staring at the row of
cigar box guitars on the wall. Another Steampunk freak, come to check
out Oamaru’s famous HQ. David’s heart began to pick up speed. A
handful of them had wandered in since he’d been in the shop and
they’d put him on edge every time.
From behind at least, this
one wore her Steampunk well; the corset cinching her waist rounded
her hips nicely. Her long skirts brushed the floor. Unlike the
others, who’d always seemed uncomfortable in their costumes, this
one looked like she belonged in Victorian England. This one stirred
memories of the Steampunk freak he’d left in his past, the one he
didn’t want to see again. He shook his head and reminded himself
the probability was low. Six months. He was only here for six months.
Then the woman turned
around.
David’s heart stopped. His
heart, which hammered constantly these days, even when he wasn’t
running or remembering, just stopped beating. The rumble of his
thoughts, the white noise he was never able to clear, fell into
silence.
The woman froze, staring at
him, brow gradually puckering. David knew he was staring back, but he
was unable to tear his eyes away. It felt like minutes passed, but it
must have been only seconds, before she stepped towards him.
‘Andy?’ she said. It
came out in a gasp. Her chest rose and fell in short bursts, and the
colour drained from her face. She swallowed. ‘Is it you?’
Earlier books in the series:
Set Me Free (The Evans Trilogy #1)By Jennifer Collin
Genre: Chick Lit/ Romance/ Women’s Fiction
Age category: Adult
Blurb:
Disastrous love life aside, Charlotte Evans is rather content with her life. Her quaint little art gallery is plodding along nicely, and her sister Emily’s artistic career is about to take off, thanks to her tireless promotion. She even gets to see her best friend every day and drink his delicious coffee in the café next door.
But when dastardly property developer Craig Carmichael comes along, threatening to demolish her gallery and take everything away, Charlotte has an unexpected fight on her hands. Not only is she battling to stop Craig’s development, she’s also struggling against the mysterious magnetic pull that has her on a collision course with Craig himself.
Craig Carmichael is fighting the Battle for Boundary Street on more than one front. The tenants of the building he wants to knock down are mounting a strong case against him and in a hot-headed moment he put his career on the line for a project that is threatening to fail. If the project doesn’t succeed he will lose everything, but for some reason he’s having trouble maintaining his focus.
As their worlds begin to unravel around them, anyone could win. It’s what they might lose that has Charlotte and Craig wondering what it is they really want.
You can find Set Me Free on Goodreads
You can buy Set Me Free here:
- Amazon
- Amazon UK
Open My Eyes (The Evans Trilogy #2)By Jennifer Collin
Genre: Chick Lit/ Romance/ Women’s Fiction
Age category: Adult
Blurb:
Everything happens for a reason, they say. And sometimes the reason is you're stupid and make bad decisions. Sleeping with her sister's best friend is one of the dumbest things soon-to-be divorcee Emily Evans has ever done. But she's determined to put it behind her and move on. She's walked away from her cheating husband, managed to make a new friend, and found herself a real job and somewhere to live so she doesn't have to couch-surf any more. Everything should be falling into place but for one problem – there are some mistakes from which you can't move on.
Meanwhile, Ben Cameron is getting on with his life. After all, it's the only thing to do once your heart has been stomped on by the woman of your dreams. Expanding his business and getting cosy with the girl next door are proving welcome distractions. He's even happy to babysit his nephew, as long as he can to hand him back when he's done! And thankfully, Emily Evans, the woman with the heavy boots, is avoiding him like the plague.
But Emily can't avoid him forever, and when she drops a bombshell that turns Ben's world upside-down, suddenly, getting on with his life takes on a whole new meaning.
You can find Open My Eyes on Goodreads
You can buy Open My Eyes here:
- Amazon
- Amazon UK
About the Author:Jennifer Collin writes quirky, and sometimes gritty, love stories about ordinary people dealing with what life throws at them.
She lives in Brisbane, Australia, with her husband, two noisy children and a cantankerous cat.
She used to party, but now her idea of a good time is an uninterrupted sleep. These days, her characters do her partying for her, and she doesn't necessarily let them sleep.
You can find and contact Jennifer Collin here:
- Website
- Goodreads
There is a tour wide giveaway for the book blitz of Bring Me Back. These are the prizes you can win:
- First three books in the Evans Trilogy by Jennifer Collin: Set Me Free, Open My Eyes and Bring Me Back
- Amazon gift card of 15$
For a chance to win, enter the rafflecopter below:
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