Confessions of 2 Book Lovers: BLOG TOUR: 13 by Rhonda James!

Today we have the blog tour of 13 by Rhonda James! We are so excited to share this sexy new romance with you! Check it out and grab your copy today!

Title: 13

Author: Rhonda James

Genre: Contemporary Romance

“Fake it till you make it.” A notion I once considered utterly ridiculous. Until one crazy night with a mysterious man resulted in a social media frenzy that had the entire entertainment industry talking. Seems a fake marriage was just what my career needed to make Hollywood come knocking. Convincing him to continue the charade was almost too easy. The chemistry between us made it impossible to keep my hands to myself. But it was all just pretend, right? Love was never in the script. That is, until he re-wrote it. 13 Reasons You Should Stay:

I’m crazy about you
I make you laugh
You totally dig me

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I thought for sure that I'd found a winner in this book. I loved the beginning. I can't say I loved seeing Sophie get her heart broken by Gavin, but I liked seeing where she was coming from when she met Jared aka Hawk and how the fake wedding came to be.

Speaking of Hawk, he was freaking amazing. He was a super talented rockstar, which made me wish I could hear him play in person. Honestly, I just loved him. He was such a great guy and honestly, there were times that I didn't think that Sophie deserved him.

That brings me to what I had issues with...I loved the way Hawk and Sophie met. I loved that whole night and even the next morning and how she didn't really want to leave and he was disappointed that she did leave. But where things started to go wrong for me is where they met up in real life. They weren't expecting to see each other. By that time, Hawk knew that Sophie was best friends with his friend's girlfriend. But he didn't know where she was. Anyway, the way Sophie reacted when they saw each other...totally turned me off. I didn't like how she acted and started accusing him of things, especially when they were incorrect and she did this in front of all his friends/bandmates. From that moment on, I just had issues with Sophia. The confident albeit brokenhearted girl I'd met turned into someone that played games.

Actually, as much as I really loved Hawk, it annoyed me that both Hawk and Sophie kept ignoring their growing feelings and playing it off as "I THINK I'm falling for...." No. I'm sorry but there's no think here. That was just denial and it annoyed me. And I hated the self sacrificing thing they both did to push the other away. Nope. Not working for me.

I did push through the book, and while the overall story was good, it just wasn't the best trope I've read. I really wanted to see more of Sophie getting parts or something and see Hawk's band take off. And while we saw both of them get some success, both of them were miserable and a lot of their careers happened in the background.

The first thing I noticed were his eyes. Bottle green with the tiniest flecks of copper scattered throughout, and when the light hit them just right, those flecks sparkled in the most intriguing way. His shaggy caramel-blond hair stuck up in all directions, as if he’d been running his fingers through it all day, and the longer I stared, the more I found myself wanting to do the same thing. Tattoos circled both of his wrists, and his ears were pierced and adorned in black onyx. He had a smile that could simultaneously melt your heart and panties. Everything about him screamed male model, and if he wasn’t, then he sure as hell should be. He was that gorgeous. The bar was packed, and he was seated close. So close his muscular thigh pressed tightly against mine, making it impossible to ignore his presence. Not that I wanted to or anything. By the time I finished examining him, I looked up and found his pouty lips were puckered as if he was deep in thought. Either that or he was thinking about kissing me. Yeah, I knew we hadn’t been formally introduced, but I’d definitely consider kissing those lips. His gaze was intense, and it roamed my entire body, slowly, as if he were cataloging every detail for later when he was alone and naked in the shower. The thought of him naked, alone or otherwise, excited me. “No one special.” I fidgeted in my seat. “Old boyfriend.” “If you ask me, he’s a dumbass for letting you get away. You’re much prettier than candy.” Another blush heated my cheeks as I shook my head and responded, if only to keep him talking, “Ahh, but you haven’t seen this particular piece of candy.” “Don’t need to. He gave you up. In my book, that’s reason enough to achieve asshole status.” He winked and tipped his glass to mine. “But, thanks to his assholery, you’re here with me. So… to assholes.” Okay. He was definitely flirting.

Rhonda is an Amazon bestselling romance author who strives to create a book boyfriend for all her readers. She’s married and lives in Michigan with her family. In her spare time you can find her talking to readers, getting lost in a new book, or just spending time with her family.