Saturday, April 11, 2015

NEW RELEASE REVIEW: Against the Tide by Nikki Groom



Title: Against the Tide

Author: Nikki Groom

Release Date: April 13, 2015

Genre: #Contemporary #Romance

#REVIEW
Oh my gosh... That was so good! 

Finn... So broken and beat down by life. But still so loving with his mom and fiercely loyal to his friends. My heart broken for Finn, I mean GEEZ! Nikki Groom should write him an apology letter CUZ damn, that was just mean.

The way he fell for Megan was like a freight train these two couldn't avoid the crash. I loved it. The tension and explosion... Very well written.

Megs was so cool. Scared and brave and loving. And her foul mouth made her so much more awesome in my eyes :)

So much went down! NO SPOILERS of course but I will say it was heartfelt and emotional as well as being gritty and super sexy. Excellent mix. 

Shout out to the "friends" Sassy awesome Jamie, Torr the  sexy protective tattoo guy, Harley the voice of sarcastic reason & Kyle (LOL oh Kyle...) I loved all the characters so much... Well except that ONE guy, he was a total douche. 


Blurb
I was happy until I met him.
I was content until I met her.

That's a lie. I was lonely.
That's a lie. I was incomplete.

He was nothing but a handsome distraction.
She was nothing but a pretty pastime.

That's untrue. He changed my life.
That's untrue. She altered my world.

I blame him.
I blame her.

I blame myself. He wasn't to know.
I blame myself. It wasn't her fault.

I don't want to need him.
I hate that I want her.

There's no easy solution.
There's no going back.


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Excerpt 1

Marc calls for more shots right about the same moment I scan the VIP area and my eyes lock on to her. After three weeks of not being around, she’s here. The girl that’s got me all kinds of flustered. Always with that guy who looks like a total wanker with his floppy hair and pretty boy face.
Who is she? Why can’t I look away?  
I’ve been waiting to see her since the last time she was here. I've looked for her. I’ve wanted to feel the electricity that fires off her when she holds my gaze, and every week that she’s not been here, I’ve been disappointed. We haven’t spoken, haven’t even exchanged smiles. There’s just something there. It’s like we seek each other out and I don’t know why. It’s turned in to a habit I like more than the ecstasy I take.
“Hey Finny boy, tequila, you in or you going for a piss?” Kyle calls out behind me loading his question with the silent search of my intentions for this evening.
I glance back at him, answering mindlessly, “Yeah, man.” When I look back, she’s still there. Looking. Just looking. No smile. No scowl. Just looking at me like there’s something compelling her to do so. The light catches her lip ring and my eyes roam the length of her body like a hungry man that’s been starved for weeks, no, months. She gives off something that makes my hormones run rampant, like an unbalanced teenager. Only I’m fully aware that I’m a grown man and I know exactly what I want to do to her. God, what I would do to her. She’s dressed in a little black dress, and I mean, little. It’s simple, but the sexiest thing I’ve ever seen. It hugs her tiny, perfect waist, and only just covers her arse. Her legs, her perfect legs, which, even though she isn’t tall, look just long enough to wrap around my waist …
Here” Harley nudges my arm and hands me a shot of tequila. I take it mindlessly, all the while still locked on to the enigma on the other side of the room. Then she does something that floors me. She nods, winks, and raises her glass to me across the room. For a second, I’m stunned at the action. We’ve been watching each other for weeks, no words, no actions, just the silent knowledge that we both know we are looking at each other. Now she’s broken the silent pact, what does that mean?

Excerpt 2

“Is Damien Brooks the guy you were at the club with, the night we …
“The night we fucked in the alley?” she answers brazenly.
“You’re not very lady like.”
“I never claimed to be a lady.”
I lean forward in to the space between us, she pulls back a little until her shoulder hits the door trim. “Is Damien Brooks the guy you were at the club with the night we fucked in the alley?” I say in a low, soft voice. My eyes linger on her lips as her mouth drops open slightly, and the next breath she takes shudders through her chest.
“Yes. What does that matter?”
“Was he selling drugs there that night?”
“I …I don’t know what he …I don’t even know what I’m talking to you for.” She unbuckles her belt and starts tugging on the door handle. “Let me out. I must be fucking insane. You’re a psycho, a fucking lunatic, let me out of this fucking car before I kick the fuck out of your window with my heels.” She demands.
“Go ahead. Not my car.” I laugh, sitting back in amusement to watch the show.
“Should have known that too. Did you steal it? Of course you stole it, you just take what you want don’t you? You wanted me that night, and you took me. You just took me again, against my will, from outside my home.” She utters, “So what will you take next? What is it that you want from Damien, from me? I don’t have any money, I don’t have any drugs−”
I silence her hysterics by grabbing the back of her head roughly and crashing my lips against hers. There’s something about her that shoots a charge through my body, it’s against my better judgment but the frustration I have around my feelings toward her fuels the passion.


Author Bio
Nikki Groom is a hopeless romantic, lover of all things happily ever after and firm believer that love makes the world go around. 
In her spare time, you will find Nikki laughing with her very treasured family, walking with her beloved dog in the hundred acre wood or curled up in a cosy corner with words and wine. 
She lives in East Sussex with her husband and two children. Having turned her hand to many things over the years, Nikki is now proud to add ‘author’ to that list. 
Having always been a dreamer, Nikki’s imagination stretches far and wide, which enables her to get lost in faraway places and imaginary people. 



Nikki loves to chat, especially about books! You can find her here…



Additional Books by Nikki Groom

Holding Aces (The Kingdom, #1)

High Stakes (The Kingdom, #2)


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