{"id":14203,"date":"2016-12-07T08:00:21","date_gmt":"2016-12-07T13:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=14203"},"modified":"2016-12-07T08:24:12","modified_gmt":"2016-12-07T13:24:12","slug":"blog-tour-giveaway-arc-review-beautifully-broken-by-laura-lee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=14203","title":{"rendered":"Blog Tour, Giveaway, & ARC Review: Beautifully Broken by Laura Lee"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today is our stop on the blog tour for BEAUTIFULLY BROKEN <\/em>by Laura Lee! Check out our post and be sure to grab your copy today! <\/strong><\/h4>\n

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

I KNEW HE WOULD RUIN ME FROM THE MOMENT WE MET. Everything about the man screamed confidence. Sensuality. Intelligence. Worldliness. But it was how he saved me that ruined me most.<\/p>\n

Through him, I learned to end my path of self-destruction. I no longer needed to numb the pain with mindless one-night-standsand drunken blackouts. He made me feel worthy. Treasured. Optimistic about my future.<\/p>\n

Here I stand\u00a0four years later, in a coffee shop a world away, still broken\u2026but beautifully so. My scars no longer hold me back. Instead, they give me strength and enrich my appreciation for the good things in life. I have hopes and dreams\u2026faith that anything is possible. I am no longer the lost little girl fighting for survival. I have direction. I have courage. I am not without possibility.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ll always have Gavin to thank for that\u2014Mr. Cooper, I remind myself. That\u2019s who he is to me now: just a former teacher. I know what you\u2019re thinking, but don\u2019t worry. I was eighteen when we first met. Legally, we did nothing wrong. Morally? Well, I guess that depends on how flexible your morals are.<\/p>\n

My name is Kat and this is my story.<\/p>\n

Find\u00a0Beautifully Broken\u00a0<\/em>on GOODREADS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Review<\/strong><\/h4>\n

3.5 \u201cSparkles\u201d stars!<\/p>\n

Kat\u00a0has had a hard childhood. She\u2019s been in the system several times when her mom chose drugs over\u00a0her. She experienced a lot of awful things\u00a0and was made to grow up way too fast. She is broken, lost, and just trying to survive. About to start her senior year in high school, she is determined to do well so that she can get into college and get out of town, away from her past.<\/p>\n

Kat uses sex to escape the problems plaguing her mind, and as she sits in a bar on her eighteenth birthday (fake ID in hand), the gorgeous man who sits down beside her seems like he could be the perfect distraction. \u00a0She is straightforward and lets him know exactly what she wants from him, and he wants her as well, but he also wants more than just sex.<\/p>\n

Gavin is different than her usual hookups and there is something about him that makes her lower her guard, just a little and just enough to get what she wants. Their hook-up is intense and exactly what she needed to forget about her problems, at least for a little while.\u00a0However, it doesn’t matter how talented Gavin is in the bedroom, one night of passion is all she can afford.<\/p>\n

After sneaking out, she has no intention of seeing him again. This proves difficult when she walks into school and meets her new teacher, Mr. Cooper. Gavin and Kat are in for a rollercoaster of emotions when they discover that Gavin is her new teacher.<\/p>\n

They can’t seem to keep their feelings in check and struggle to keep things professional. However, it\u2019s not long before they find themselves wrapped up in each other’s arms.<\/p>\n

\u201cGavin, wha-\u201d
\nHe leans into my ear. \u201cDo you want me?\u201d
\n\u201cYes,\u201d I pant.
\nHis fingertips dig into my hips so hard I\u2019m sure they\u2019ll leave marks. \u201cThis has to be the last time. To get it out of our systems.\u201d
\nMy panties are soaked just thinking about what\u2019s going to happen. \u201cI\u2019m good with that.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Though they really can\u2019t be together,\u00a0it doesn\u2019t change how Gavin affects Kat. The moment he walked into her life, it was forever altered.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m consumed by him \u2013 by everything he is and everything we are together.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Beautifully Broken is a story about love, loss, friendship, and persevering. It has sweet and swoony moments, funny banter, intense\u00a0situations, and some hot steamy times. \u00a0It’s a forbidden romance as well as a second-chance love story\u00a0that encompasses a whole lot of emotion and brings on the feels.<\/p>\n

Kat and Gavin had a deep connection even though they weren’t at the same stage in life. She\u00a0needed a friend and I love that Gavin supported her. He fought his desires to be there for her without making it about more than friendship. They enjoyed each others\u00a0company and I loved that he was her safe place and made her feel protected. Watching her finally open up to someone was great and I was glad it was Gavin.\u00a0His encouraging demeanor calmed her fears.\u00a0Kat and Gavin have more in common than they thought and I loved how their friendship grows.<\/p>\n

I really liked\u00a0Gavin from the start. \u00a0He wasn’t going to go along with Kat’s requests without getting to know her better. \u00a0Something drew him to her and I loved that he wanted more than a one-night stand. He was honest, loyal, and \u00a0really sweet.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019re <\/i>incomparable, Kat. Everyone around you is riveted when you walk into a room. How have you gone your entire life without knowing how truly exquisite you are? You\u2019re easily the smartest, bravest, most beautiful person I\u2019ve ever met.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I loved his relationship with his family and how deeply he loved. There was a twist that threw the story for a loop which was the set up of their decline and I thought it was well done even if I didn’t agree with the decisions made because of it.<\/p>\n

We know from the start that Kat has major trust issues and has had a difficult life. An incident her freshman year changed her life and it takes a while before we find out what went down. When it is revealed my heart shattered.\u00a0I liked how the truth came out bit by bit through flashbacks. Each one gave us just a glimpse into the past and left me racing to find out the truth.<\/p>\n

I thought the blurb was a little misleading\u00a0because I went into this book expecting it to start at the\u00a0present time, then flashback four years to show when Gavin and her began and how she got to the place she is now. Instead it is the present story about when they meet and it\u2019s not until the last 10% that we jump four years. Even though it was different than I expected, it did not take away from the story. \u00a0Beautifully Broken\u00a0is written entirely from Kat’s POV with the exception of the sweet Epilogue which was in Gavin’s POV. \u00a0Even though I enjoyed Kat’s POV, I am glad we got a glimpse into his\u00a0head and got to feel his love for her. Overall, it was an enjoyable read and I look forward to reading more from Laura Lee.<\/p>\n

\u201cI love you. <\/i>I think I was born to love you.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

*ARC generously provided by the author and Inkslinger PR in exchange for an honest review*<\/em><\/p>\n

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Giveaway<\/strong><\/h4>\n

$25 Amazon Gift Card<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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

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

After working a 9-to-5 gig for many years, Laura Lee\u00a0happily traded it for a rewarding career as a self-published author. Laura is the author of the bestselling Karli Lane and Dealing with Love series. She is a proud member of the Romance Writers of America focusing on contemporary, urban fantasy, and paranormal romance.<\/p>\n

Laura’s passion has always been storytelling. She spent most of her life with her nose in a book thinking of alternate endings or continuations to the story. She won her first writing contest at the ripe old age of nine, earning a trip to the state capital to showcase her manuscript. Thankfully for her, those early works will never see the light of day again!<\/p>\n

Laura lives in the Pacific Northwest with her wonderful husband, two beautiful children, and three of the most poorly behaved cats in existence. She likes her fruit smoothies filled with rum, her cupboards stocked with Cadbury’s chocolate, and her music turned up loud. When she’s not writing or watching HGTV, she’s reading anything she can get her hands on. She’s a sucker for spicy romances, especially those involving vampires or cowboys!<\/p>\n

EMAIL:\u00a0http:\/\/lauraleebooks@gmail.com<\/p>\n

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