{"id":10850,"date":"2016-08-12T02:00:33","date_gmt":"2016-08-12T06:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=10850"},"modified":"2018-08-15T05:57:53","modified_gmt":"2018-08-15T09:57:53","slug":"arc-review-blog-tour-giveaway-wild-heart-vipers-heart-2-by-beth-ehemann","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=10850","title":{"rendered":"ARC Review, Blog Tour & Giveaway – Wild Heart (Viper’s Heart, #2) by Beth Ehemann"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Blurb<\/strong><\/h4>\n

For Lawrence \u201cViper\u201d Finkle, hockey isn\u2019t just a sport, it\u2019s a way of life. Since the first time he stepped onto the ice at just eight years old, he knew what he was meant to do, and he does it well. When his career takes an unexpected hit, and his relationship is pushed to the breaking point, he\u2019s left sidelined and wondering what his future holds.<\/p>\n

Just when he\u2019s sure things can\u2019t get any worse\u2026they do.<\/p>\n

Can Viper pull himself together in time to save his career, his girl, and his sanity? Or will he be permanently benched?<\/p>\n

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Review<\/strong>
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\u201cFate didn\u2019t ask permission and she didn\u2019t give you warnings, but she had a way of balancing your life when you didn\u2019t even know it needed to be balanced, and calming even the wildest of hearts.\u201d <\/i><\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

4.5 stars<\/strong><\/p>\n

Emotional, heartbreaking, sweet, romantic, and absolutely beautiful, this book is the continuation of Viper\u2019s story from Cement Heart<\/a> and I absolutely loved it!<\/p>\n

Definitely not to be read as a standalone, this book picks up approximately 1 year after the end of Cement Heart<\/i>, where we saw a huge shift in Viper\u2019s life as he dealt with a devastating loss and found and fell in love with the woman of his dreams. Previously the NHL\u2019s biggest manwhore, I loved watching the huge changes he underwent in that book, and this book continues on from that, showing me just what I wanted to see from the end of the last book \u2013 Viper and his girl happy, committed and madly in love.<\/p>\n

Viper is living a life he never dreamed he would want, let alone have, and he is happy in a way he never knew he could be. But when life throws him an expected curveball, everything that he thought he was disappears. It\u2019s the start of a spiral for him as he loses whatever control he thought he had, and is left questioning everything.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe got on the plane for that road trip as one man, but came back as someone totally different.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I won\u2019t want to spoil anything for those who haven\u2019t read Cement Heart<\/i> so just a warning that this review is going to be purposely vague.<\/p>\n

Viper is such a wonderful hero. Arrogant, funny charming and sexy as all hell, but he\u2019s an absolute sweetheart who loves deeply. After all that he went through in Cement Heart<\/i>, my heart broke for him watching him go through even more heartache, but his journey is beautifully written<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know who I am anymore and I\u2019m trying to figure it the fuck out the best way I know how.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

He has his flaws, and though his supreme assholery had me wanting to smack him, seeing his torment and then watching him start to understand and acknowledge the consequences of his actions was really beautifully written.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo man ever lay on his death bed pissed off that he\u2019d apologized too many times throughout his life, but plenty wish they\u2019d apologized more.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And as a romance lover, watching him fight like hell to claim back his life was swoony perfection!<\/p>\n

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\u201cPlease, baby? Please let me come home. Please let me be a dad to the kids again. Please let me love you again. I can\u2019t be without you guys for one more day.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

With tears in his eyes! *sob*<\/div><\/div>\n

And his heroine\u2026 well, I adore her! Compassionate and loving, she is incredibly strong, and I thought the way she handled everything was amazing. Her love for Viper comes through so strongly, as does her unwavering support for him, but she\u2019s definitely not a doormat, and I thought she provided the perfect balance for him.<\/p>\n

Fans of the Cranberry Inn<\/em> series (which introduce Viper as a character – see details below) will be thrilled to know that there is lots of Brody and Kacie in the book, and I loved seeing not only where they are now as a family, but also watching them interact with Viper and his girl as they help them through their hard time. And of course Viper\u2019s grandmother is still a big part of his life, and I thought every moment with her was just gold!<\/p>\n

This is such a gorgeous story. Cement Heart<\/i> showed us Viper getting his girl, this is the story of him keeping her. It was definitely heartbreaking at times, but the emotion was beautifully written and I felt every moment. And it was worth every bit of pain for the swoony happy ending, and double epilogue that finished off Viper\u2019s story perfectly.<\/p>\n

I loved it \u2013 4.5 stars.<\/p>\n

An Advanced Review Copy was generously provided in exchange for an honest review<\/i><\/p>\n

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Cranberry Inn
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\"\"\u00a0\u00a0\"Room<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\"Room<\/a>\u00a0 \"\"<\/p>\n

Room for You (#1)<\/strong>
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Room for More (#2)<\/strong>
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Room for Just a Little Bit More (#2.5)<\/strong>
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A Cranberry Inn Christmas (#2.75)<\/strong>
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Viper’s Heart Duet
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Follows on from the Cranberry Inn series featuring side character, Viper<\/p>\n

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Cement Heart\u00a0(#1)<\/strong>
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Wild Heart\u00a0(#2)<\/strong>
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(Standalone – Andy’s book)
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Giveaway<\/strong><\/h4>\n

The author is giving away a SIGNED copy of the two Viper’s Heart books – Cement Heart and Wild Heart.<\/h4>\n

Enter Giveaway Here<\/a><\/h4>\n

US & Canada only<\/p>\n

The Escapist Book Blog is not responsible for this giveaway<\/em><\/p>\n

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About the Author<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"BethBeth Ehemann lives in the northern suburbs of Chicago with her husband and four children. When she’s not sitting in front of her computer writing, or on Pinterest, she loves reading, photography, martinis and all things Chicago Cubs. She’s represented by Jessica Watterson of the Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency.<\/p>\n

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