Review for Beholden To You by Carlie Sexton

Beholden To You Synopsis:

On the heels of tragic loss, the stunning and innocent Natalie Mason, meets handsome business mogul Mac Carter. As Natalie attempts to pick up the pieces of her shattered life, circumstances beyond her control draw her and Mac into a situation she wants kept secret. The two are a matched set having both experienced immense loss in their lives. Uncertain of what she should do, she decides to give fate a chance, opening her heart to Mac, who just wants to love her. But the past, who often times takes no prisoners, rears its ugly head in a double dose. Mac’s ex-girlfriend cannot accept that their love affair is over and takes drastic measures through deception and blackmail to ensure that Mac will be hers. Natalie, on the other hand, has to face the one responsible for her sister’s death. As her journey begins to bring justice and closure, the past transports to her feet an unexpected surprise—a long lost love desiring to posses her as his once again. Will Mac and Natalie’s newly blossoming love be able to endure what the past has delivered or will the victors of their hearts be the old flames who are staking their claim?  

MY REVIEW

Natalie is still reeling from the loss of her both her parents and her little sister Jessica.  When she first meets Mac Carter at Thanksvgiving, she's attracted to him, but is too inside her grief to act upon it. Also, she's gun shy about getting involved with anyone after she got her heart broken.  

When Natalie finds herself in a comprising situation with Mac himself, she wants to keep what happened between them secret.  Mac obliges her, but knows he wants her for himself.  Also, he doesn't want to stop seeing her.  He wants her in his life, and he's willing to do pretty much anything to keep her there.

What he doesn't expect is the determination of his ex Cassie, who wants him back.  He soon finds out there is a clause about his getting married in his parents will.  He doesn't want Cassie back, but he sets out to find out more about this clause.  At the same time, he's determined to court Natalie and get to know her.  The last thing he wants is for Cassie to screw things up with her.  

Natalie is extremely attracted to Mac.  She's also unsure of her feelings.  There are lots of moments where she questions what they have, and whether his feelings are for real.  Nothing tells her otherwise, and she finally decides to give in to her feelings for him.  She loves him, and wants to be with him.  I, honestly, would love it if my husband was as romantic as this man!  To Mac, showing her the romance she deserves, is the way to her heart.

When Natalie is faced with her ex, Tyler, he makes it known that he wants her back, and does not care she's with another man.  What she doesn't realize is someone is out to destroy her and Mac's relationship, but she stands by him.  She loves Mac with everything she has, and she doesn't want to see it destroyed.  

I loved this book!  I loved Mac... he was a woman's dream man!!  He handled every one of Natalie's insecurities and made sure she knew he was always going to be there.  There is one scene in particular that he made absolutely wonderful for her, and I sigh just thinking about it... 

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Author Bio:

I have always had a passion for reading my entire life. I love it so that I dedicated my life to educating children. As a teacher, I have had the profound pleasure of teaching children to read and explore their imaginations through a good book. Just recently I decided to write a story that had been on my mind. Now I have several that I want to turn into additional books. Writing has become a passion that I dearly love. I live with my handsome husband in Southern California. We enjoy the relaxed lifestyle that California provides. We have two beautiful dogs, but on children.

20 Fun Facts About Carlie Sexton:

1. I was born in Louisiana. Still consider myself a Southern Belle, even though I have lived in California longer.
2. I never eat lima beans because they remind me of stink bugs.
3. In high school, my favorite sport in P.E. was archery.
4. My toes are always painted.
5. I lived in Hawaii from 5-9 years old. Learned to hula then.
6. I’m technically challenged and didn’t send my first text until August~2013.
7. I met my hubby at a church singles group.
8. When writing the Killer Next Door series, I watched all of the Dexter episodes in about a month!
9. My favorite color is purple, but I only have 2 purple items in my closet.
10. I have 2 dogs. One whines and one groans to get my attention.
11. My hubby is complicated and I modeled Neil after his assertive side and Mac after his perceptive, nurturing side.
12. My favorite super hero is Wonder Woman.
13. I’m addicted to mint chocolate chip ice cream.
14. I became a teacher at 35.
15. My hair is naturally curly, but I straighten it.
16. My favorite wine is Moscato.
17. I never played Scrabble until I was in my 30’s.
18. In college I drove a Camaro.
19. I love decorating and my home has an Italian flare to it.
20. I eat an apple and a pear every day.

Meet the Characters:

Excerpt:

She looked so open and carefree, that all I wanted to do was scoop her into my arms and kiss her. “I’m going to lay my cards on the table, no pun intended. I like you. I have from the moment you walked into the Statton’s kitchen. I’d like for us to get to know each other better and I want to start dating you when we return to San Diego. How do you feel about that?” Natalie looked down at her hands for a moment. When she looked up at me she had a coy smile on her face. “I’d like that.” I was so happy I acted on impulse. I leaned in and kissed her, gently at first, but then I couldn’t hold back and I invaded her mouth with my tongue, stroking hers in an erotic dance. My hands found her waist and I pulled her toward me, positioning her on top of me, her legs straddling my hips. She kissed me back with a passion I hadn’t experienced before, like she had been dying to be kissed and I was the cure. I untied her robe and slid my hands around her ribs. She was wearing a tank top and boxers. I debated running my hands over her breasts, but in light of her inexperience, I didn’t want to move too fast. So I just continued kissing her, pulling her body close to mine as she moaned in my mouth, causing my blood to overheat. I wanted her and I wanted her bad.

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Release Day for Given To You by Carlie Sexton!!!

BOOK DESCRIPTION
To give is a virtue. But to give your very self, the ultimate bequest. Offered in love, it can be wondrous. Offered in desperation, it can be deadly.

In Book Two of this three-part epic, young and tempting Kate Simmons at last seemed to have reached a safe haven of happiness when she moved in with Neil, ambitious and persevering, both in his legal practice and his love life. Taking great care to protect his trophy and the surprise he had in mind for Kate, Neil hired security to accompany his soon-to-be fiancée on a scavenger hunt of a lifetime. As Book Three continues their saga, it is life itself that is in the balance when Kate becomes the hunted as the jilted Roger snatches his prey.

The obsessed minds of Neil and Roger now take aim squarely at each other — with a bare and exposed Kate directly in the crossfire. Knowing her very life will be the winner’s spoil, Kate stares agony in its ghastly face as it approaches for the death dance.

There is no time, no place, no safety in a war of fixation. A war in which the winner will be either the last one standing, or the last one to die.

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THE AUTHOR:

Carlie Sexton has had a passion for reading her entire life. She loves it so that she dedicated her life to educating children. As a teacher, she has had the profound pleasure of teaching children to read and explore their imaginations through a good book. Just recently she decided to write a story that had been on her mind. Now she has several that she wants to turn into additional books. Writing has become a passion that she dearly loves.

Carlie lives with her handsome husband in Southern California. They enjoy the relaxed lifestyle that California provides. They have two beautiful dogs, but no children. 

You can connect with Carlie on Facebook via her author page at facebook.com/carliesextonauthor, email her at CarlieSexton@ymail.com, or visit her blog at CarlieSextonRomance.com to see what is next on her horizon. If you enjoyed part 1, then you will be happy to know that part 2, Taken by You is on its way for you to read it. It will be released no later than July 2013. It is the continuation of the story between Neil and Kate with many twists and turns.

Click HERE to find the other two books in the series!!

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OMG... I can not wait to read this!!!!  I still have to read the first two, but I haven't yet, because I didn't want to be left hanging when this one came out!!!!  It looks amazing!!!!!  

Cover Reveal of Given to You by Carlie Sexton!!!

To give is a virtue. But to give your very self, the ultimate bequest. Offered in love, it can be wondrous. Offered in desperation, it can be deadly.

In Book Two of this three-part epic, young and tempting Kate Simmons at last seems to reach a safe haven of happiness when she moves in with Neil, ambitious and persevering both in his legal practice and his love life. Taking great care to protect his trophy and the surprise he has in mind for Kate, Neil hires security to accompany his soon-to-be fiancé on a scavenger hunt of a lifetime. And it is life, itself, that is in the balance when Kate becomes the hunted as the jilted Roger snatches his prey.

The obsessed minds of Neil and Roger now take aim squarely at each other — with a bare and exposed Kate directly in the crossfire. Knowing her very life will be the winner’s spoil, Kate stares agony in its ghastly face as it approaches for the death dance.

There is no time, no place, no safety in a war of fixation. A war in which the winner will be either the last one standing, or the last one to die.
 

THE AUTHOR:

Carlie Sexton has had a passion for reading her entire life. She loves it so that she dedicated her life to educating children. As a teacher, she has had the profound pleasure of teaching children to read and explore their imaginations through a good book. Just recently she decided to write a story that had been on her mind. Now she has several that she wants to turn into additional books. Writing has become a passion that she dearly loves.

Carlie lives with her handsome husband in Southern California. They enjoy the relaxed lifestyle that California provides. They have two beautiful dogs, but no children.

You can connect with Carlie on Facebook via her author page at facebook.com/carliesextonauthor, email her at CarlieSexton@ymail.com, or visit her blog at CarlieSextonRomance.com to see what is next on her horizon. If you enjoyed part 1, then you will be happy to know that part 2, Taken by You is on its way for you to read it. It will be released no later than July 2013. It is the continuation of the story between Neil and Kate with many twists and turns.

 Click HERE to get the first two books in the series!!!

 

EXCERPT FROM CHAPTER ONE!!

“Let’s just say that he’s sleeping in his car,” Roger said with a smirk.

“He’s still alive? Please tell me he is okay,” Kate said. “I don’t want anyone else to be hurt. Please.”

“What do you mean anyone else to be hurt? What do you think I am Kate? A monster? Is that why you moved away from me? The police told you lies about me and you believed them? Son of a bitch.”

“No…no…I don’t think you’re a monster. I meant anyone else besides Porter. He’s…he’s become…my friend. I know you’re a good guy and you…you have always…been kind to me,” Kate choked out, thinking she was going to hurl right there on the spot. The flaming rage in Roger’s eyes terrified her.

Her worst fears were being realized in that moment, but she had to know if Porter was going to be all right.

“He’s alive for now, unless you don’t do what I say.”

The last thing Kate wanted was for Porter to be killed because of her. It was bad enough that Mark had been slaughtered because of Roger’s obsession with her. Her mind began racing as she tried to determine the best course of action. There wasn’t a section of her brain devoted to escaping the clutches of an obsessed serial killer. She took in several deep breaths, hoping that would somehow make her thoughts more lucid. She realized that her best chance of survival was to make Roger think she cared about him. He seemed to have lost touch with reality. Or maybe he was a good actor and this had been the real him the whole time.

“Okay, Roger, I’ll do what you ask,” she said, trying to steady her voice. “Please don’t drug me.”

Character Spotlight for Taken By You by Carlie Sexton!!

THE BOOKS

Fallen For You Synopsis

If you believe your life is the sum total of your choices, what do you do when things just don’t add up? You are about to find out. It won’t be pretty. It won’t be dull. And surely, it won’t be safe. In fact, making just one wrong choice could put evil at your bedside watching you sleep.

And so it is with Kate Simmons, a young woman who, by choosing to regain her life, actually puts it at risk by the very choices she makes. After unimaginable heartbreak stops her world on a dime, Kate falls into a three-year blackness of self blame that brings her to the edge of life, itself. As time finally brings light back through tiny cracks of renewed desire, Kate moves out of the prison she made for herself in her mother’s home to find a new reality, rooming with her best girlfriend, Charlie.

Yet, to be free is to be vulnerable, and Kate’s choices more than ever mark a splattered line between being happy and being dead.

Care to choose? Here’s your menu:

A strangely alluring building manager so possessed with wanting you for his own, he’ll bury more than the fact he has a girlfriend; a buff college student for whom you are clearly hot, as are all the other girls on campus; a pushy lawyer who is as handsome as he is intoxicated with conquest, who doesn’t take no for an answer, who gets what he wants — always.

Sometimes, it’s whom you choose. Sometimes, it’s who chooses you. If you’re Kate, it’s both, and it puts you on a perilous road where good looks and humor are the thin masks of jealous delusion and utter violence.

You’re in trouble when the sum total of your choices is written in blood red.

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Taken by You Synopsis

How tragic it is when a caged spirit finally finds its freedom and — entranced in its ecstasy — is invited by that freedom into a cloaked dance with danger.

In Book One of this three-part epic, Kate Simmons — young and alluring, and finally out of her cage of grief — attracts more than attention. Intoxicated by her newfound independence, a blithe Kate is on her way to finding out that around the corners of life, some life-changing eye-openers await. As the story continues in Book Two and she begins to churn a dangerously turbulent trail, it is Kate who now has to snap to, to react, to outrun, or become yet another tortured victim who vanishes down the path of wrong choice.

Having already roiled the risky waters of jealousy, Kate moves in with Neil while Roger — an enamored oddity — visits his son in Germany. Upon his return and finding Kate gone, Roger’s predator mind becomes unhitched, and then unleashed, on the hunt of a lifetime. But whose life?

Step by creeping step, even as Kate’s future closes in on her, she attends — obliviously — to her new life, working through the challenges of fresh relationships, losing family members both to death and to deceit, questioning the depth of love.

 Every path offers a choice. Every choice offers a consequence. And every consequence summons its due. As emotions swirl across fateful days and nights, some in Kate’s life will reach out to touch happiness in warm embraces, others to sever ties in bloody traces.

The stains of passion are frequently mistaken. The question here is who will be taken?

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THE CHARACTER PROFILES!!!

Full name: Peter (Neil) Statton

Born: July 8, 1982 in San Diego, CA
Astrological Sign: Cancer
Stats: (6’1”; 185 lbs; black hair; hazel eyes)
Favorite food: Filet Mignon
Favorite TV show: Suits
Activities: Golf, tennis, reading
Favorite book: The Litigators by John Grisham
Favorite movie: A Few Good Men
College degree: B.A. Communication from SDSU; Law degree from Stanford
Current job: Lawyer

Why did you hide that Kate looked like your wife?

I was so taken aback by it at first I didn’t know how to broach the subject. How do you bring up, “By the way, you look just like my dead wife?” It seemed impossible, so I said nothing. All I knew was that I had to have her in my life. I wanted to tell her, but I was worried that if I told her too soon she would leave me. I couldn’t handle that. Then, after a while, her resemblance to Elizabeth diminished because I was in love with Kate. When she found out and said she needed space I was shaken to the core. Other than losing Elizabeth, I’ve never been so scared in my life.

How do you see yourself proposing to Kate? 

I wanted to create the perfect day for my beautiful girl. That’s when I came up with the scavenger hunt. When she finally arrived at the hotel I was going to greet her in my tux. We were going to have dinner under the stars and I was going to get down on one knee, tell her how much I love her and ask for her hand.

Full name: Katherine Ann Simmons (Kate)
Born: February 12, 1988 in Lafayette, LA
Astrological Sign: Aquarius
Stats: (5’7”; 123 lbs; brown hair; brown eyes)
Favorite food: Lasagna
Favorite TV show: Big Bang Theory
Activities: reading, studying, working out, kayaking
Favorite book: Naked, All In by Raine Miller
Favorite movie: Twilight series
College degree: B.A. in Liberal Arts-currently attending SDSU
Current job: Sales associate at Nordstrom

What is your biggest regret?

My biggest regret is texting David when I knew he was on his way. My impatience got the best of me. He would have been giving his attention to the road and he’d still be here today. So many people miss him and their lives will never be the same without him.

Do you want a big family one day?

I would love to have 2 children. I don’t want my husband and I to be out numbered. I don’t know how people do it with big families.

Full name: Roger James Wilkins
Born: March 2, 1974 in Boise, ID
Astrological Sign: Taurus
Stats: (6’0”; 180 lbs; brown hair; brown eyes)
Favorite food: steak
Favorite TV show: Dexter
Activities: Playing in a band,
Favorite book: Darkly Dreaming Dexter
Favorite movie: The Shining
College degree: B.S. Business Finance
Current job: Business owner~ window tinting company

What is your biggest fear?

I’d have to say my biggest fear is dying and never having the perfect life I deserve. That’s where Kate fits in. She’s going to make my life complete~ perfect. I’ll be happy finally, with her by my side.

How many people have you killed?

I have killed 42 people. Most of them were from my military days- 30 to be exact. But the other 12 were people who got in the way of what I wanted or who wanted more from me than what I could give. But now, with Kate I can leave that behind me and have the perfect life with her.

Full name: Mark Andrew Baxter
Born: November 16, 1991, Arlington, VA
Astrological Sign: Scorpio
Stats: (6’2”; 195 lbs; black hair; green eyes)
Favorite food: Thai
Favorite Movie: Teen Wolf
Activities: Football, scuba diving
Favorite book: Stone Cold by Joel Goldman
Favorite movie: Idiocracy
College degree: B.S. Business Finance
Current job: Waiter at George’s in La Jolla

Did you really think you could hide that you were a womanizer from Kate?

I knew that I couldn’t hide that I am a ladies man. I was just hoping to wear Kate down until she gave into me. It was working until Neil got a hold of her. I could tell when we talked in the hallway at SDSU that she wanted me. At coffee, she seemed to have a nervous energy around me and at her car I should have made a bigger move and kissed her. If I had done that she would have been mine.


AUTHOR BIO:

Carlie Sexton has had a passion for reading her entire life. She loves it so that she dedicated her life to educating children. As a teacher, she has had the profound pleasure of teaching children to read and explore their imaginations through a good book. Just recently she decided to write a story that had been on her mind. Now she has several that she wants to turn into additional books. Writing has become a passion that she dearly loves.

Carlie lives with her handsome husband in Southern California. They enjoy the relaxed lifestyle that California provides. They have two beautiful dogs, but on children.

You can connect with Carlie on Facebook via her author page at facebook.com/carliesextonauthor email her at CarlieSexton@ymail.com, or visit her blog at CarlieSextonRomance.com to see what is next on her horizon. If you enjoyed part 1, then you will be happy to know that part 2, Taken by You is on its way for you to read it. It will be released no later than July 2013. It is the continuation of the story between Neil and Kate with many twists and turns.

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I was really happy to be part of this tour!!  I'm liking the characters from reading this!! Especially Neil!!  Can't wait to read this series!!

Release Day for Fallen For You by Carlie Saxton!!

BOOK SYNOPSIS

If you believe your life is the sum total of your choices, what do you do when things just don’t add up? You are about to find out. It won’t be pretty. It won’t be dull. And surely, it won’t be safe. In fact, making just one wrong choice could put evil at your bedside watching you sleep.

And so it is with Kate Simmons, a young woman who, by choosing to regain her life, actually puts it at risk by the very choices she makes. After unimaginable heartbreak stops her world on a dime, Kate falls into a three-year blackness of self blame that brings her to the edge of life, itself. As time finally brings light back through tiny cracks of renewed desire, Kate moves out of the prison she made for herself in her mother’s home to find a new reality, rooming with her best girlfriend, Charlie.

Yet, to be free is to be vulnerable, and Kate’s choices more than ever mark a splattered line between being happy and being dead.

Care to choose? Here’s your menu:

A strangely alluring building manager so possessed with wanting you for his own, he’ll bury more than the fact he has a girlfriend; a buff college student for whom you are clearly hot, as are all the other girls on campus; a pushy lawyer who is as handsome as he is intoxicated with conquest, who doesn’t take no for an answer, who gets what he wants — always.

Sometimes, it’s whom you choose. Sometimes, it’s who chooses you. If you’re Kate, it’s both, and it puts you on a perilous road where good looks and humor are the thin masks of jealous delusion and utter violence.

You’re in trouble when the sum total of your choices is written in blood red.

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