Blog Tour & Giveaway : Addicted For Now (Addicted, #2) by Krista & Becca Ritchie

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Addicted for Now

(Addicted #2)

by Krista Ritchie &

Becca Ritchie

Release Date: 

11/30/13

Genres:

New Adult, 

Contemporary Romance

Buy Links:

Amazon | B & N

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Synopsis:

He's addicted to booze. She's addicted to sex...staying sober is only half the battle.

No. More. Sex.

Those are the three words Lily Calloway fears the most. But Loren Hale is determined to be with Lily without enabling her dangerous compulsions. With their new living situation—sleeping in the same bed, for real, together—Lily has new battles. Like not jumping Lo’s bones every night. Not being consumed by sex and his body.

Loren plans to stay sober, to right all of his wrongs. So when someone threatens to expose Lily’s secret to her family and the public, he promises that he’ll do anything to protect her. But with old enemies surfacing, Lo has more at stake than his sobriety.

They will torment Lily until Lo breaks.

And his worst fear isn’t relapsing. He hears the end. He sees it. The one thing that could change everything. Just three words.

No. More. Us.

New Adult Romance recommended for readers 18+ for mature content

 Addicted Series

Addicted to You (Addicted, #1)

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Amazon | B & N | Kobo

Ricochet (Addicted, #1.5)

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Amazon | B & N

My Review:

Addicted For Now by Krista & Becca Ritchie was intense, emotional and  eye-opening!  Krista & Becca Ritchie did a phenomenal job with this series! The writing style was so amazing that I could feel Lo & Lily's emotions in every single chapter.  It was a captivating story and I could not put this book down!  If you have not read Addicted to you (Addicted, #1) and Ricochet (Addicted, #1.5) I suggest that you read them before reading Addicted For Now (Addicted, #2). In Addicted For Now we get to read from two different POV. I love reading from different POV! This is an amazing gift that authors are giving us readers.  This is a long read (about 490 pages) I enjoyed every single chapter and I felt like all the events that took place needed to be included in the story. I became a bit *Ahem* addicted to these characters and I honestly wanted to know everything about them!

The story picks up where Ricochet left off. Lo has been in rehab for three months and he's finally coming back home. Lily has been waiting for Lo, but she never expected that his return would be so hard on her. She's been doing well for the past three months, but her real test starts when Lo is near her. We follow Lily and Lo's journey, which is filled with many obstacles. They will stand together through thick and thin to fight against their demons and the people who want to hurt them.  They will do everything in their power to overcome their fears and find that happiness that they deserve.

The characters in this series are FANTASTIC! I really connected with Lily, Lo, Rose, Connor, Daisy and Ryke. They are strong, funny and lovable characters. I loved the way that every character had a role to play in this story and all of them brought this read to a different level. It's very important for me to connect to the characters and not only the main ones. Lily & Lo are an amazing couple! I learned so much with their story. The way Lo loves Lily ... Awwww!!! It's breathtaking! He never gives up on her, he puts her back on the road to recovery when she slips and most of all he shows her she's his EVERYTHING! I want to give a special mention to Ryke. He was one of my favorite characters in the story. He was exactly what Lo needed to overcome this addiction. His support and determination to see him battle his addiction and help Lily with hers was OUTSTANDING! I'm so happy that Rose & Connor and Daisy & Ryke will get their own book :) 

My Rating:

I give Addicted For Now by Krista & Becca Ritchie 4.5 intense, passionate, addictive, seductive, wonderful stars! This series is a must on your TBR list!

About the Authors

Becca Ritchie is a carnivore of pop culture, television, film and of course YA and NA books. While in college, she worked at The CW television network and put her vampiric knowledge to good use, blogging about hit series and swooning over actors’ abs. When she’s not blogging, she writes novels and has teamed up with her twin sister for their New Adult novel ADDICTED TO YOU. Available July of 2013.

Krista Ritchie is the mind behind popular trading website YA Book Exchange and created Nawanda Files, a book blog that also features books into movies news. When not pouring over entertainment news and the newest releases, she spends her time conducting research in a genetics lab. She’s happy to join forces with her sister, harnessing their twin powers to produce the first in a New Adult series.

Author Website│NawandaFiles│YA Book Exchange

Becca’s Links:

Goodreads│Twitter

Krista’s Links:

Goodreads│Twitter

***GIVEAWAY***

1 - $25 Amazon Gift Card, 
Paperback copies of Addicted to You and Addicted for Now 
(Open Internationally)

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Blog Tour Hosted by:

YA Bound Book Tours

Cover Reveal: Hothouse Flower by Krista & Becca Ritchie

Hothouse Flower

by Krista Ritchie, Becca Ritchie

Release Date: February 2014

Summary from Goodreads:

Ryke Meadows, meet Daisy Calloway ... she’s all grown up.

Twenty-five-year-old Ryke Meadows knows he’s hard to love. With a billion-dollar inheritance, a track-star resume, and an alpha-male personality—he redefines the term likable asshole. But he’s not living to make friends. Or enemies. After months helping his brother through rehab and sobriety, he just wants to free climb three of the toughest mountains in Yosemite without drama or interruption.

And then he receives a distressed call from a girl in Paris—a girl that he has never been allowed to have.

Daisy Calloway is eighteen. Finally. With her newfound independence, she can say goodbye to her overbearing mother and continue her modeling career. Next stop, Paris. Fashion week begins with a bang, and Daisy uncovers the ugly reality of the industry. She wants to prove to her family that she can live on her own, but when everything spirals out of control, she turns to Ryke to keep her secrets.

As Daisy struggles to make sense of this new world and her freedom, she pushes the limits and fearlessly rides the edge. Ryke knows there’s deep hurt beneath every impulsive action. He must keep up with Daisy, and if he lets her go, her favorite motto—“live as if you’ll die today”—may just come true.

Standalone New Adult Romance: recommended for readers 18+ for mature content

About the Authors

Becca Ritchie is a carnivore of pop culture, television, film and of course YA and NA books. While in college, she worked at The CW television network and put her vampiric knowledge to good use, blogging about hit series and swooning over actors’ abs. When she’s not blogging, she writes novels and has teamed up with her twin sister for their New Adult novel ADDICTED TO YOU. Available July of 2013.

Krista Ritchie is the mind behind popular trading website YA Book Exchange and created Nawanda Files, a book blog that also features books into movies news. When not pouring over entertainment news and the newest releases, she spends her time conducting research in a genetics lab. She’s happy to join forces with her sister, harnessing their twin powers to produce the first in a New Adult series.

Author Website│Nawanda Files│YA Book Exchange

Becca’s Links:

Goodreads│Twitter

Krista’s Links:

Goodreads│Twitter

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Blog Tour: Addicted To You (Addicted #1) by Krista & Becca Ritchie

Addicted To You
Addicted #1
By:  Krista & Becca Ritchie
Published:  July 1, 2013
Source:  Author
Mature Content:  18+


GR's Summary:

No one would suspect shy Lily Calloway’s biggest secret. While everyone is dancing at college bars, Lily stays in the bathroom. To get laid. Her compulsion leads her to one-night stands, steamy hookups and events she shamefully regrets. The only person who knows her secret happens to have one of his own.

Loren Hale’s best friend is his bottle of bourbon. Lily comes at a close second. For three years, they’ve pretended to be in a real relationship, hiding their addictions from their families. They’ve mastered the art of concealing flasks and random guys that filter in and out of their apartment.

But when they go on a family boat trip, surrounded by open seas and limited male bodies in sight, Lily’s confronted with a big fear. Only one guy onboard can fill her addiction, and she’s sworn off going there with Loren Hale ever again.

Now the only person who can truly help her can barely help himself. 

**This is a New Adult book recommended for readers 18 and up**

Welcome to our stop on the Addicted to You blog tour hosted by YA Bound Book Tours.  Click HERE to see the full blog tour schedule!

My Take on this Journey

Lily Calloway and Loren (Lo) Hale were two college students that knew each other, and had been best friends, since childhood.  They were both from families of status and prestige.  Both families were billionaires, and reputation was everything for these socialites.  Lily and Loren decide to move in together in college and fake a romantic 3 year relationship, to keep their parents off their backs, and cover for one an others addictions.  This novel was told from Lily's perspective, and was very realistic.

The reader is able to see straight into the mind of this incredibly confused, and shame-filled young girl.  Lily and Loren lived a life of lies.  One built on top of another, until there were so many they didn't know where the lies ended and the truth began.  Lily came from a loving family that demanded perfection on every level, with zero tolerance for imperfections.  Lily had a sexual addiction that she couldn't control, and Lo was a raging alcoholic since he was a teenager.  His abusive, alcoholic father was  heartless and cruel, and Lo had been without a mother for a very long time.  He lived his life shrouded in dysfunction.  The facade shared by these two characters was hidden down to a science.  They both were emotionally dependent on each other, and enabled each other at every turn imaginable.  This is a highly intense, disturbing portrayal of addiction, secrets, and mounting lies.  Though Lily' s family was loving, the relationship was jeopardized by Lily' s need for her sexual exploits, and she lost all sense of togetherness, and loyalty she once cherished.  Fraternity lane became Lily' s hang out for her improprieties, and "The walk of shame,"  was one major recurring theme that Lo saved her from repeatedly.  Lily returned the same favour when Lo was incoherent, and drunk out of his mind.  L0 and Lily were very loving, caring, and tender with one another.  These two finally realized their feelings for each other ran deeper than they had allowed themselves to think of.  Though, at that point, there were many obstacles, secrets, ups, downs, and lows that leave the reader exhausted!  

This novel is raw at the deepest level.  It is full of primal energy, intensity, angst, and fear.  It's filled with lust, love, addiction, and emotionally charged!!!  The lives of these characters, full of addiction, secrets, lack of boundaries, dependency, and enabling, is a Tsunami ready to hit land.  The reader can see it coming from a mile away!

The prose kept the novel flowing. The characters, in Addicted to You, both primary and secondary, were well developed.  Addicted to You, feels true to life, and a totally disturbing story, that will leave it's readers exhausted by the time the last page is turned.

The two Ritchie' s have done a phenomenal job portraying two very taboo subjects.

I give Addicted to You, by Becca, and Krista Richie 5 Shame Filled, Erratic, Devastatingly Powerless, Lost, Raw, Intense Stars!

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About the Authors:

Becca Ritchie is a carnivore of pop culture, television, film and of course YA and NA books. While in college, she worked at The CW television network and put her vampiric knowledge to good use, blogging about hit series and swooning over actors’ abs. When she’s not blogging, she writes novels and has teamed up with her twin sister for their New Adult novel ADDICTED TO YOU. Available July of 2013.

Krista Ritchie is the mind behind popular trading website YA Book Exchange and created Nawanda Files, a book blog that also features books into movies news. When not pouring over entertainment news and the newest releases, she spends her time conducting research in a genetics lab. She’s happy to join forces with her sister, harnessing their twin powers to produce the first in a New Adult series.

Author Website│Nawanda Files│YA Book Exchange

Becca’s Links:

Goodreads│Twitter

Krista’s Links:

Goodreads│Twitter

GIVEAWAY:

$25 Amazon Gift Card and Signed Paperback of Addicted to You.  Open Internationally!

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