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vendredi 14 avril 2023

Un tome 3 qui clôt magnifiquement la série! (lecture VO)

vendredi 14 avril 2023

La trilogie de Whitley Cox et Ember Leigh "Winter Harbor" trouve sa fin dans ce troisième et dernier excellent tome "The Rebel Heir" qui est consacré au dernier frère de la fratrie Winter, Colton, qui a été envoyé en internat dès l'âge de deux ans, puis en école militaire où il s'est engagé et a servi son pays et quand il retrouve ses frères selon les derniers souhaits de leur père (ils doivent vivre ensemble un an dans le manoir familial avant de recevoir leur héritage) qu'il n'a jamais connu vus depuis son jeune âge, il est sur la défensive : c'est le plus mystérieux des 3 et on a hâte de le découvrir. Mais surtout, on veut savoir quelle est l'histoire de la famille puisque toute la ville les déteste et qu'eux ne savent pas pourquoi vu qu'ils étaient partis depuis leur enfance. On a eu quelques bribes d'informations lors des deux premiers tomes mais là, on va enfin savoir ce qu'il en est.

Colton déteste depuis toujours Lily Summers, la petite-fille de l'autre grande famille de la ville voisine et qui est l'ennemie jurée des Winter (
leurs grands-parents se détestaient et eux ne savent pas pourquoi) et on va donc assister à une histoire (en plus de l'intrigue qui nous tient en haleine depuis le premier tome) "ennemis to lovers" et soyons clairs, là, c'est de la vraie haine! Ils se détestent royalement et évidemment, il va falloir qu'ils trouvent un terrain d'entente pour aller vers l'amour. 

Mais la ville est en danger : un promoteur peu scrupuleux veut acheter les commerces et autres bâtiments afin de la transformer en une cité remplie de casinos et autres lieux dédiés aux jeux, au tourisme etc... et bien sûr, les frères Winter sont contre. Cette fois, ils vont être aidée par Lily qui adore la ville et qui va se présenter pour la place de maire pour contrer cette entreprise, qui en plus, a embauché son ex (un connard fini) pour essayer de convaincre les habitants de vendre. Mais pour cela, il lui faut une adresse dans la ville et à la très grande désagréable surprise de Colton, ses frères et leurs compagnes vont l'inviter à vivre avec eux. Même s'il est archi-contre, il ne peut lutter contre le vote. Cette cohabitation forcée ajouté à cet ex exécrable va amener notre héros à jouer les faux petits-amis : si les petits-enfants de deux ennemis jurés se rapprochent ce serait bon signe pour la ville, non? Or, de la fausse relation à la vraie histoire, il n'y a qu'un pas que nos personnages vont-ils franchir? Colton pourra-t-il abattre le mur qu'il a construit autour de son coeur et laisser une chance à la jeune femme et trouver comme ses frères, le bonheur? Lily arrivera-t-elle à se faire élire maire et trouvera-t-elle ce qui s'est passé entre leurs deux familles? Les frères Winter arriveront-ils enfin à se faire accepter par la ville qui les déteste tant depuis leur arrivée alors qu'ils n'ont jamais rien fait? des réponses à toutes ces questions et à d'autres dans cet excellent et dernier tome de la trilogie.

"The Rebel Heir" est sorti le 18 mars et je remercie Enticing Journey Book Pr pour leur envoi en service presse. Je vous rappelle que vous retrouver la chronique des tomes 1 et 2 sur le blog.

The bastard heir (tome 1)

The asshole heir (tome 2)

Présentation de l'éditeur

The Winter Harbor Heroes, Book 3

The only way to save our small town is by working with the enemy … but hearts might get broken in the process.

Colton


I don’t do emotional attachments.
Those who love me get hurt.
I keep people at arm’s length and never let women in my bed long enough for the sheets to get warm.
But when the granddaughter of my family’s mortal enemy comes to me for help, something in me shifts.
Lily Summers is a sassy, snarky, filter-free blonde with a brain—and mouth—that never quits.
Besides the sexual tension between us that keeps me awake at night, we only have one thing in common: neither of us wants the big city developer coming into Winter Harbor and destroying the integrity of the town with high rises and casinos.
We’re an unlikely team, but Lily has passion and Winter Harbor likes her, so I bite my tongue at her non-stop chatter and do what’s right for the town.
I never planned on falling for someone—let alone the enemy—but when we give into our attraction, I’m suddenly doing things I never thought I would … and it’s all for her.
Together, it seems like we can take on the world—or at the very least, Dunlop Holdings. But when a shocking development rocks Winter Harbor, its accompanied by an unsavory truth about Lily.
Now the question is: who is going to get hurt the worst?
Whether it’s me, Lily, or Winter Harbor itself, only one can survive the fallout.

***This is the third book of the Winter Harbor series which features a quirky small town, secrets galore, and three estranged brothers who find the key to healing comes from the women who steal their hearts.

Mon avis : Je vous l'ai dit, j'ai adoré cette série depuis le début : déjà, le fait que les trois frères doivent apprendre à se reconnaître après avoir souffert toute leur vie parce que leur père avait décidé de les envoyer loin de lui et les uns des autres, après le décès de sa femme, et qui se trouvent obligés de vivre ensemble pendant un an pour toucher leur héritage (et de dormir toutes les nuits dans la même maison) était original mais le fait que toute la ville semble les détester pour une raison précise (alors qu'ils n'ont jamais vécu là) et surtout que personne ne leur dise pourquoi est encore plus original : cela crée un fil conducteur depuis le début de la trilogie et on cherche comme eux, à savoir.

   Chaque frère a sa personnalité et celle du plus jeune, Colton, est la moins évidente car il a fait l'armée, s'est endurci et semble avoir fermé son coeur à ceux qui pourraient lui être proches. Pourtant, il démontre une sensibilité extrême : il est professeur de yoga, dessine (et visiblement a beaucoup de talent) s'occupe magnifiquement des roses (un point qu'il a avec Lily). Il est pourtant odieux avec elle bien qu'elle l'attire malgré tout et vous aurez envie de le frapper plus d'une fois et pourtant, en être assez ambivalent, il lui vient en aide en prétendant être son petit ami quand son ex l'insulte publiquement. C'est un personnage complexe mais attachant : ses blessures lui font faire des erreurs mais... je suis sûre que vous lui pardonnerez. 

   Lily est une jeune femme qui a plusieurs soeurs et qui a, elle aussi, perdu son père jeune (je vous rappelle que Colton, lui, a perdu sa mère) et elle est aussi au coeur de cette bataille dans laquelle elle ne comprend rien : sa mère ne veut rien à voir avec son propre père et ne veut rien dire, elle aussi. Elle essaie de renouer avec son grand-père mais lorsque celui-ci apprend qu'elle sort avec un Winter, il est encore plus furieux. Pourquoi? C'est une jeune femme engagée, courageuse et qui n'a pas mérité qu'on la traite comme ça, que ce soit son ex, Dennis, ou Colton au début et c'est sans doute pour cela que les autres membres de la fratrie et leurs compagnes l'accueillent aussi bien. Bien que n'habitant pas Winter Harbor, elle va se faire accepter par sa gentillesse, son sourire et sa capacité à aimer. Elle aussi a une relation particulière avec ses soeurs qu'on voit apparaître au cours du roman et qui pourrait bien faire l'objet d'une série spin-off (il y a la matière à, en tout cas) on réalise que même si au départ, ils ont tout pour les séparer, nos deux héros ne pouvaient qu'être attirés l'un par l'autre et que cette haine ne pouvait éclater qu'en une relation explosive. 

On retrouve les couples des deux tomes passés avec plaisir, on voit leur évolution et bien sûr, on sait enfin ce qui s'est passé et si les frères vont réussir à se faire accepter par cette ville qui les détestait quand ils ont été obligés de venir s'installer pour récupérer leur héritage. Vraiment bien fait : bravo! 

Cette trilogie se clôt mais comme je l'ai dit, il y a matière à en faire une autre avec les 3 soeurs de Lily. On va donc croiser les doigts ;) En tout cas, je vous recommande vivement cette trilogie très très bien faite. 

Pour l'acheter, c'est ici :  https://amzn.to/3MLLFpY (ebook) 

samedi 18 mars 2023

Release Blitz... Sortie du jour VO

samedi 18 mars 2023

 

Title: The Rebel Heir
Series: Winter Harbor Heroes, Book 3
Authors: Whitley Cox & Ember Leigh
Genre: enemies to lovers, small town, mystery, sibling rivalry, will/inheritance clause, feuding brothers, family secrets, broken hero
Release: March 18, 2023








The only way to save our small town is by working with the enemy … but hearts might get broken in the process.

Colton

I don’t do emotional attachments.
Those who love me get hurt.
I keep people at arm’s length and never let women in my bed long enough for the sheets to get warm.
But when the granddaughter of my family’s mortal enemy comes to me for help, something in me shifts.
Lily Summers is a sassy, snarky, filter-free blonde with a brain—and mouth—that never quits.
Besides the sexual tension between us that keeps me awake at night, we only have one thing in common: neither of us wants the big city developer coming into Winter Harbor and destroying the integrity of the town with high rises and casinos.
We’re an unlikely team, but Lily has passion and Winter Harbor likes her, so I bite my tongue at her non-stop chatter and do what’s right for the town.
I never planned on falling for someone—let alone the enemy—but when we give into our attraction, I’m suddenly doing things I never thought I would … and it’s all for her.
Together, it seems like we can take on the world—or at the very least, Dunlop Holdings. But when a shocking development rocks Winter Harbor, its accompanied by an unsavory truth about Lily.
Now the question is: who is going to get hurt the worst?
Whether it’s me, Lily, or Winter Harbor itself, only one can survive the fallout.

*** This is the third book of the Winter Harbor series which features a quirky small town, secrets galore, and three estranged brothers who find the key to healing comes from the women who steal their hearts.



Rain met my back, cool against the warm, humid tang of the air. I made quick work of inspecting each tire, but I found the problem before I’d finished making the rounds. The rear passenger tire was deflating. I swore under my breath and kicked at the flat tire.

Lily’s door opened, and she hopped out, glaring at me like I’d called her the worst type of flower name. Then her gaze dropped to the tire.

“So this is my fault, huh?” She propped her hands on her hips, staring at me expectantly.

“Get inside,” I told her, wiping rain from my forehead. “I’ll handle this.”

“Well, if it’s my fault, I should help, right?”

I sighed, heading for the bed of the truck. I knew there had to be a spare tire somewhere. Carson wouldn’t have a truck without a spare, right?

“I’m talking to you,” Lily said, following close behind.

“Yeah, I hear you.”

“Well, if I apparently can cause tires to deflate simply from my mere existence, then surely I can help fix them by standing near you?”

I heaved a sigh as I lowered the tailgate. I’d had the forethought to cover Lily’s things with a tarp before we left, but I hadn’t exactly canvassed the truck to see where a spare tire might be lurking. I pushed some things around, looking for a secret wheel well. “Well, I think we can safely say that you standing next to me isn’t helping. So thanks, but no thanks.”

She let out a frustrated noise, glancing up to the heavens. “Colton Winters, you are such a jerk. Do you know that?”

I did know that. But it was part of my strategy. I needed her to hate me, because if she didn’t, then I’d most certainly begin pursuing her.

And I couldn’t have that. Not when so much of my life was built around transience. Around have a good fucking time. Around one-and-done.

Lily was annoying. Not only that, she was smart, interesting, and getting more beautiful to me by the day. She was dangerous, at least to life as I’d known it thus far. I’d had enough disruptions in the past year, between discovering my dad died and then reconnecting with my brothers in Winter Harbor. Not to mention leaving my former life behind, which I’d quite enjoyed as an international vagabond.

I didn’t need to add someone like Lily to my long list of unexpected—and mostly unwelcome—life changes.

I must have remained silent for too long because she continued. “Whatever. You know what? It doesn’t matter. I thought you were maybe a regular guy underneath all the barbs and the shitty aloofness, but I was wrong.”

“It’s ’cause you love regular guys so much, huh?” My words tumbled out before I could even decide otherwise. I knew I shouldn’t go there, but it was too late. The dam had broken.

“Huh?”

“Regular guys. Like Dennis. With the polos and the khakis.” I smirked as I glanced at her, palming the tailgate. We were both mostly soaked with rain by now, but I didn’t mind. It was humid, and I loved the way the rain made her shirt stick to her chest. I’d been staring at that bare shoulder all day, wondering what it tasted like, and now that it was wet and shiny, all I wanted to do was lick it. “And probably the completely lackluster performance in bed, too.”

She huffed, crossing her arms. “No, that’s— No. I don’t look for that. I just—”

“What is it, Lilium?” I squatted to peer beneath the truck and spotted the bulging spare wheel well. I made quick work of opening it. Mud smeared my forearms as I tugged the tire out and hauled it to the passenger side. I snatched the tools next, wiping my rain-soaked face with the collar of my T-shirt. I took Lily silence as my permission to continue needling her.

“You want me to be a regular guy, don’t you?” I kneeled in front of the tire, glancing up at her before I got to work jacking up the truck. “Too bad for you, I’m not.” Her rain-soaked shirt was plastered to the contours of her body. I jerked my gaze away. After our surprisingly hot kisses, followed by our first genuine connection, I was ten seconds from losing every ounce of cool around her. Seeing her more of her body did not help matters. “Just let the fucking jerk fix the tire and get inside the truck, okay?”

“No.” She crossed her arms again. I had to admit, her defiance was hot. But she didn’t know that she was playing with fire.

“Lily,” I said, more forcefully this time, as I finished jacking up the truck with a frustrated burst of air. “I need you out of my sight, okay? Let me fucking fix this tire.”

“Why can’t I be here? I should supervise. Make sure you’re not being a regular guy about it.”

I ground my teeth, weighing my options. I did want her out of my sight. But more than that, I wanted to see how far I could push the envelope. I knew there could be no way she’d be into me—I’d made sure of it over the past months of knowing her. But what was the harm of finding out for sure?

“If I have to stare at your perfect tits heaving out of your top for even one more second, I’m gonna explode. And I mean that in exactly the way you think I do. So just get. In. The. Fucking. Truck.”

Realization washed across her face. Her cheeks went pink again, and I was hard as a rock watching her. Fuck. I focused on ignoring Lily as I started loosening the first lug nut.

After what I’d said, I didn’t know what I expected from her. But I certainly didn’t expect her to step over my arms—as I finally removed the lug nut—and tower over me with a satisfied smile on her face.

“Lily—”

“If I have to watch you working on this truck with your muscles flexing in this rain for even one more second, then I’m going to explode. So what are we going to do about it?”

I gaped up at her, caught between awestruck and horny. I knew what we were going to do about it. Or at least what I’d love to do about it.

“Well, I’m pretty sure I suggested the solution,” I snapped, dropping the wrench as I inspected her bare calves from this close. Goose pimples covered her skin, flaring where my breath hit her legs. “Which was to separate us entirely. But it looks like you don’t want a regular guy after all.”

She shook her head, staring down at me with raw passion and vulnerability slashed across her face. I caught her drift. I was good at catching the drift when it came to situations like these. I touched the outsides of her ankles, dragging my fingertips slowly up the sides of her legs.

“What happens on the road from Portland,” she said, her voice growing shakier the higher my hands ran. “Stays on the road from Portland.”











A Canadian West Coast baby born and raised, Whitley is married to her high school sweetheart, and together they have two beautiful daughters and a fluffy dog. She spends her days making food that gets thrown on the floor, vacuuming Cheerios out from under the couch and making sure that the dog food doesn't end up in the air conditioner. But when nap time comes, and it's not quite wine o'clock, Whitley sits down, avoids the pile of laundry on the couch, and writes.

A lover of all things decadent; wine, cheese, chocolate and spicy erotic romance, Whitley brings the humorous side of sex, the ridiculous side of relationships and the suspense of everyday life into her stories. With single dads, firefighters, Navy SEALs, mommy wars, body issues, threesomes, bondage and role-playing, Whitley’s books have all the funny and fabulously filthy words you could hope for.



Ember Leigh has been writing erotic romance novels since she was far too young. A native of northern Ohio, she currently resides near Lake Erie with her Argentinean husband, where they run an Argentinian-American food truck and wrangle two wild boys.


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mardi 14 mars 2023

Dans ma pal... service presse (lecture VO)

mardi 14 mars 2023

 le tome 3 de la série "The Winter Harbor Heroes" "The Rebel Heir" de Whitley Cox & Ember Leigh : il sortira le 18 mars en VO :  merci à Enticing Journey Book Pr

Je vous rappelle que vous pouvez trouver les chroniques des deux autres tomes sur le blog

Présentation de l'éditeur

The Winter Harbor Heroes, Book 3

The only way to save our small town is by working with the enemy … but hearts might get broken in the process.

Colton


I don’t do emotional attachments.
Those who love me get hurt.
I keep people at arm’s length and never let women in my bed long enough for the sheets to get warm.
But when the granddaughter of my family’s mortal enemy comes to me for help, something in me shifts.
Lily Summers is a sassy, snarky, filter-free blonde with a brain—and mouth—that never quits.
Besides the sexual tension between us that keeps me awake at night, we only have one thing in common: neither of us wants the big city developer coming into Winter Harbor and destroying the integrity of the town with high rises and casinos.
We’re an unlikely team, but Lily has passion and Winter Harbor likes her, so I bite my tongue at her non-stop chatter and do what’s right for the town.
I never planned on falling for someone—let alone the enemy—but when we give into our attraction, I’m suddenly doing things I never thought I would … and it’s all for her.
Together, it seems like we can take on the world—or at the very least, Dunlop Holdings. But when a shocking development rocks Winter Harbor, its accompanied by an unsavory truth about Lily.
Now the question is: who is going to get hurt the worst?
Whether it’s me, Lily, or Winter Harbor itself, only one can survive the fallout.



***This is the third book of the Winter Harbor series which features a quirky small town, secrets galore, and three estranged brothers who find the key to healing comes from the women who steal their hearts.

Pour le précommander, c'est ici : https://amzn.to/42eOpBC (ebook) ou https://amzn.to/429YL5z (papier)