Blog Tour & Giveaway : The Bars Between Us by A.S. Teague

The Bars Between Us

by A.S. Teague

Release Date:
July 20th, 2017

Genre:
Contemporary Romance

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Synopsis:

I don’t have a damn thing in common with the beautiful rich girl who walks in to my bar. She’s southern class, fancy cars, and designer shoes. 

I’ve got a drunk for a mother, a cheater for a father, and a reputation for trouble I’ve more than earned. 

I look the other way, pretending I don’t notice how perfect she is. She wouldn’t give me the time of day anyway. Until she shatters that first impression and shows me she’s so much more––everything I never thought I deserved. 

After a lifetime of being a disappointment, I want to prove to her that I’m better than my past. 

We have one tragic thing in common, and the thread that binds us together will tear us apart as it unravels. 

Are we strong enough to break through the Bars Between Us?

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Review:

Undisputed is the book that made me discover author A.S. Teague. It feels just like yesterday that I read her debut novel. Two books and a novella later, she's back with The Bars Between Us. A standalone contemporary romance that captivated me from beginning to end. Her amazing writing style and her fantastic characters kept me turning the pages until past my bedtime.

Grace Monroe is ready for a new start. She finds it when her nursing career brings her to Beaufort. She's determined to create new memories and meeting Bronnson Williams is a moment she will never forget. This bar owner is pushing all her buttons when he judges her the first time they meet. She's determined to get under his skin and break all of his rules. Grace is about to knock every one of his walls down. She's strong, stubborn and exactly the kind of woman Bronn needs in his life. Life is full of unexpected moments for Grace and Bronn. Will they be able to give their love a chance when one unexpected moment turns their life upside down?

Grace and Bronn are two interesting characters. Their relationship might have started on the wrong foot, but the following days were filled with beautiful, intense, passionate and emotional moments between them. Their chemistry was chill inducing and their attraction to each other turned into a beautiful love story that left them both breathless. Grace is the kind of heroine I love to cheer for. She did not stop knocking those walls that were surrounding Bronn's heart. He was so numb before Grace walked into his life. She's everything he's ever wanted, but never expected to have in his life. She's like a soothing balm for his emotional scars. Her love is everything that he needs to keep on going forward.

I really had an amazing reading escape with these characters. From the emotional prologue to the heart-melting epilogue, this story is one you do not want to miss! I really hope the author considers to write a book for Bronn's sister. Dani is a wonderful heroine that put a smile on my face. I loved the way she took care of Bronn and how she was his mother figure when he needed her the most.

Rating:

I give, The Bars Between Us, by A.S. Teague, 4.5 emotional, fascinating, heart-melting stars!

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About the Author:

A.S. Teague enjoys the warmth of South Carolina with her husband and two daughters. The stereotypes about peach cobbler and sweet tea are not overstated. After years in the medical field, she is now enjoying every minute of being a stay-at-home mom. She loves wine, the beach, wine on the beach, and crying at Disney movies. When she doesn’t have a book in her hand, she can be found pestering her husband with pictures of animals she wants to rescue, as well as debating whether to exercise or take a nap.

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Cover Reveal & Excerpt : The Bars Between Us by A.S. Teague @authorasteague @inkslingerpr

The Bars Between Us

by A.S. Teague

Release Date:
July 20th, 2017

Genre:
Contemporary Romance

Add to Goodreads

Cover Reveal Hosted by:
InkSlinger PR

Synopsis:

I don’t have a damn thing in common with the beautiful rich girl who walks in to my bar. She’s southern class, fancy cars, and designer shoes. 

I’ve got a drunk for a mother, a cheater for a father, and a reputation for trouble I’ve more than earned. 

I look the other way, pretending I don’t notice how perfect she is. She wouldn’t give me the time of day anyway. Until she shatters that first impression and shows me she’s so much more––everything I never thought I deserved. 

After a lifetime of being a disappointment, I want to prove to her that I’m better than my past. 

We have one tragic thing in common, and the thread that binds us together will tear us apart as it unravels. 

Are we strong enough to break through the Bars Between Us?

Exclusive Excerpt:

Parked beside my car is a truck that’s got to be twice as old as I am and looks like it should have been buried long ago. 

Bronn hooks a thumb in the rust bucket’s direction and tells me, “Bessie’s seen better days, but I just can’t bring myself to put her out to pasture.” 

I pull my door open and toss my purse inside, before turning to face him. “Bessie, huh?” 

He props a hip on her front fender. “Belonged to my dad. When he died, Dani’s mom kept her. Gave her to me.” 

His face is relaxed, but the pain of his loss is still in his eyes, and I’ve come to notice that it’s a look that’s always there. Even when he’s laughing, it doesn’t erase the perpetual sadness that he carries with him. It’s a sadness that I carry with me as well. 

“When I was a kid, my dad took me to the beach once.” 

Bronn’s brows knit and I hurry to continue my story. “It was cold that morning, early spring, the breeze causing goosebumps to take up permanent residence on my arms. I remember Daddy taking his sweat shirt off and putting it on me. The thing swamped me.” I pause and laugh, remembering how the arms of the hoodie had drug the ground and how daddy had belly laughed at the sight before rolling them up. “Anyway, we searched for shark’s teeth that morning. It was too cold to swim, too cold to play in the sand. But I’d had a fascination with the predators of the sea, a newfound one, and Daddy had been determined that we were going to find a great white’s full jaw, I think.” I’d been staring up at the sky, but I glanced at Bronn to see his face rapt with attention, his expression intense. “We looked and looked until my eyes went cross. But, we didn’t have any luck.” 

I can’t tear my gaze away from Bronn’s, even though the way he’s studying me is a little unnerving. 

“We found all kinds of amazing shells, rocks that were smooth from being tumbled by the waves, crab shells that must have been eaten by gulls. But nothing that came from Jaw’s mouth.” I shrug, and smile. Bronn smiles back. His face finally relaxes, but his eyes are still full of emotion. 

“I remember Daddy was so disappointed. But I wasn’t. I’d spent the morning with my favorite person in the world. I may have been freezing the whole time, my face chapped from with wind and sand whipping in it, my hair a tangled mess that took mama an hour to brush, but it was the best day.” 

The half-smile that I’d been sporting while lost in the memory fades. “That was my last happy memory with him. He died not long after that.” I swallow hard, determined not to cry. 

The memory is bittersweet, but it’s still sweet. That’s the thing about memories. The same exact memory can be happy or sad, depending on how you choose to remember it. And I choose to remember the sheer joy I’d felt that day, not the crushing sadness that it was the last time I’d felt that way. 

I clear the emotion from my throat. “Anyway, I don’t know why I shared that. Just, maybe, to tell you, that I understand holding on to something because it has sentimental value.” I nod at his truck, “Bessie may not be worth any money, but she’s worth her weight in gold if she makes you happy.” 

My lips quiver as I offer a smile. Bronn may think that we come from different worlds, and maybe we do. Nana would have killed me dead if I had ever come home from a date in a truck like his. But there’s sadness and loss everywhere, no matter how much money you have. And that common thread binds us together, whether Bronn realizes it or not.

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About the Author:

A.S. Teague enjoys the warmth of South Carolina with her husband and two daughters. The stereotypes about peach cobbler and sweet tea are not overstated. After years in the medical field, she is now enjoying every minute of being a stay-at-home mom. She loves wine, the beach, wine on the beach, and crying at Disney movies. When she doesn’t have a book in her hand, she can be found pestering her husband with pictures of animals she wants to rescue, as well as debating whether to exercise or take a nap.

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