Tuesday, August 11, 2015

Blog Tour Giveaway & Review: Better When He's Brave by Jay Crownover

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I'm excited to participate in the Review & Excerpt Tour for Jay Crownover's BETTER WHEN HE'S BRAVE!! BETTER WHEN HE’S BRAVE is a New Adult Contemporary Romance novel being published by HarperCollins, and it is the 3rd book in Welcome to the Point Series. This amazing book releases on August 11th!! As part of this tour there is an AWESOME giveaway: $100 Gift Card to either Amazon or Barnes & Noble!! So be sure to scroll down to the bottom and fill out the rafflecopter for a chance to win!
 

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About the book:

In New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Jay Crownover’s third novel in her sexy, thrilling Welcome to the Point series, a woman’s search for repentance leads her to the one man from her past she can’t forget as they join forces to save their city—and the explosive love neither can live without.
Titus King sees the world in black and white. Right and wrong. Which is why as a teenager he left behind the only family he’d ever known to make a better life for himself. Now a police detective in one of the worst cities in the country, he can’t deny his life has turned into a million different shades of gray. 
The new criminal element in The Point has brought vengeance and destruction right to Titus’s front door, and the difference between right and wrong is nothing compared to keeping those he loves alive. To add to his already strained moral compass, the beautiful and mysterious Reeve Black has made her way back to town, and she might be as dangerous to Titus as the guy trying to destroy the Point because he needs her—in more ways than one.
Reeve knows all about how ruthless this new threat to destroy The Point can be… and instead of running away, she wants to help. She has a lot to repent for and saving the city, plus the hot cop that she hasn’t been able to forget might just be the only way she can finally find some inner peace.
With an entire city poised on the brink of war, Titus and Reeve stand in the crossfire—and it will take two brave souls to fight for the ultimate love.

My Thoughts:
Since starting this series I’ve been looking forward to Titus’ story.  He’s the one man on the right side of the law in The Point, which has made for a tricky relationship with his younger brother Bax.  I did sense an intensity in Titus that hinted at him being more than just a rigid cop. He turned out to be a complex man in a constant fight to keep his darker side leashed, one who struggled with balancing the law with real life.  Turns out Reeve was just the woman to both unleash and soothe his inner beast, and I enjoyed their story just as much as Bax and Dovie’s, which was originally my favorite in this series!

Reeve feels guilt over the less than moral choices she made while driven by grief and anger over her sister’s murder.  She was indebted to Novak, a nasty piece of work who ruled the Point with no conscience. When he called in his favor, Reeve betrayed her friend Dovie to pay up. In her defense, Reeve did try and warn Dovie, but still, it was a shitty move that put more than just Dovie in danger. Now Reeve is in a position to make up for the injuries her actions caused.   She has information and evidence against the newest threat to the Point, a threat far deadlier than Novak or Hartman.  But in order to help, Reeve must offer herself up as the sacrificial lamb, as bait, because this man is definitely gunning for her.

I felt bad for Reeve and the guilt she felt over past bad decisions. I mean who hasn’t made mistakes, especially in the throes of grief? The fact that she came back to atone, even if it meant her life, completely won me over to her side. I was moved by the sincerity in her heart. Teaming up with Titus to take down this new threat was both sweet and tortuous.  Fighting an attraction to him is beyond difficult, because he’s drawn to her as well. But Reeve doesn’t want to fall for a man who thinks she’s morally deficient, plus she doesn’t even feel worthy of Titus’ love and affection. There was longing tinged with reluctance on both sides.

“You shouldn’t be what makes me feel good, Reeve.” There is was. The harsh reality of the way things were between us. Him on one side of the divide and me always on the other.

While I could understand why Titus was weary of Reeve at first, I enjoyed the wall between them coming down and witnessing his change in attitude as the story progressed. The more he got to know Reeve the more he understood her and realized she was just a human being, not always perfect but she had her heart in the right place. Their romance was more than a meeting of bodies, it was an entwining of hearts and minds.  All that pent-up want finally burst out and the result was so very hot and intense!

“There is no regret, Reeve, and there is no choice. Right or wrong, you are it for me. You get all the parts of me. You make me feel like I can just be me, not a cop, not a big brother, not a hero, not a savior…just a man. A man that has his good and bad parts.”

Love that quote!

Better When He’s Brave kept me on the edge with surprise threats and danger.  No character was immune.  This new baddie was rotten to the core and pulled no punches. Trying to get a step ahead was difficult for Titus especially when the hits kept coming. I was really worried about what would happen next!  Jay Crownover really hit the right balance of romance and suspense in this installment!  I guess Nassir and Honor’s story is next, but I’m really longing for Booker and Karsen’s romance!  I really hope they get a book!


 4.5 Suns






And don’t miss the previous books in The Point Series!

Better WhenHe's Bad

BETTER WHEN HE’S BAD

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Better When Hes Bold

BETTER WHEN HE’S BOLD

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Jay Crownover About Jay Crownover: Jay Crownover is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Marked Men and The Point series. Like her characters, she is a big fan of tattoos. She loves music and wishes she could be a rock star, but since she has no aptitude for singing or instrument playing, she'll settle for writing stories with interesting characters that make the reader feel something. She lives in Colorado with her three dogs.      







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4 comments:

  1. No favs yet as I haven't read this series :( But I really, really want too!!! Thanks for sharing!

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  2. I haven´t read the series yet, so I don´t have any favorites.

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  3. I haven't started the Welcome to the Point series yet. I am, however, a big fan of the Marked Men series and looking forward to getting addicted to this one too.

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