{"id":23219,"date":"2017-06-27T12:00:30","date_gmt":"2017-06-27T16:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=23219"},"modified":"2025-08-29T02:53:50","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T06:53:50","slug":"release-blitz-excerpt-giveaway-damaged-like-us-like-us-1-by-krista-and-becca-ritchie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=23219","title":{"rendered":"Release Blitz, Excerpt, & Giveaway: Damaged Like Us (Like Us, #1) by Krista and Becca Ritchie"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0Damaged Like Us <\/strong>(Like Us, #1)\u00a0<\/strong>by\u00a0Krista and Becca Ritchie<\/strong><\/h4>\n

AVAILABLE NOW!<\/strong>
\nAmazon<\/a> | iBooks<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n

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

Don\u2019t date your bodyguard.<\/p>\n

It was the one rule he had to break.<\/p>\n

Maximoff Hale is a force of nature. A ship unwilling to be steered. Headstrong, resilient, and wholly responsible \u2014 the twenty-two-year-old alpha billionaire can handle his unconventional life. By\u00a0noon, lunch can turn into a mob of screaming fans. By two, his face is all over the internet.<\/p>\n

Born into one of the most famous families in the country, his celebrity status began at birth.<\/p>\n

He is certified American royalty.<\/p>\n

When he\u2019s assigned a new 24\/7 bodyguard, he comes face-to-face with the worst case scenario: being attached to the tattooed, MMA-trained, Yale graduate who\u2019s known for \u201cgoing rogue\u201d in the security team \u2014 and who fills 1\/3 of Maximoff\u2019s sexual fantasies.<\/p>\n

Twenty-seven-year-old Farrow Keene has one job: protect Maximoff Hale. Flirting, dating, and hot sex falls far, far out of the boundary of his bodyguard duties and into \u201ctermination\u201d territory. But when feelings surface, protecting the sexy-as-sin, stubborn celebrity becomes increasingly complicated.<\/p>\n

Together, boundaries blur, and being exposed could mean catastrophic consequences for both.<\/p>\n

Find Damaged Like Us<\/em> on GOODREADS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Excerpt<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Maximoff Hale POV<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cNumber twelve.\u201d I nod to the list. <\/span><\/p>\n

He eyes me for a long moment before focusing on the paper. \u201cIt says that you\u2019re not used to letting other people behind the wheel.\u201d It actually says <\/span>I always drive<\/span><\/i>. <\/span><\/p>\n

I glance at him once, then back to the road. \u201cI didn\u2019t realize that you can\u2019t read.\u201d I switch lanes. <\/span><\/p>\n

I can almost feel his smile stretch. \u201cAlways a precious smartass.\u201d I hear him flip a page. \u201cYou have a typo on number thirty-two.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

He called me precious. <\/span><\/i>What the fuck does that even mean? <\/span>Precious. <\/span><\/i>I have to let it go, but the word scrolls across my gaze like a tickertape banner. \u201cWhat typo?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cYou forgot a comma.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

I let out an irritated groan. \u201cThis isn\u2019t a term paper. Don\u2019t critique my grammar.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Farrow kicks up one of his shoes on my seat. Balancing his forearm on his knee. Then he bites the staple off and spits it out. I tense and try to watch him and the road simultaneously. <\/span><\/p>\n

He has a very particular way he moves his hands. They shift with meticulousness and care. A sort of accuracy that belongs to surgeons and someone equipped to disassemble and reassemble a gun blindfolded.<\/span><\/p>\n

I\u2019ve imagined those hands <\/span>on <\/span><\/i>me too many times to count. <\/span>Don\u2019t fucking restart now. <\/span><\/i>I\u2019m trying not to, but having him this close, the NC-17 fantasies vie to breach the surface. Heat blankets my skin and tries to grip my cock. <\/span><\/p>\n

Thumbing through the papers, Farrow tells me, \u201cYou\u2019re about to miss our exit.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cShit.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Like Us series<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Spin-off from the Addicted<\/a> series<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Like Us series is a true series, one continuous timeline, that follows a family of wealthy celebrities and the people that protect them. It must be read in the following\u00a0order.<\/p>\n

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Damaged Like Us (#1)<\/strong> (Moffy & Farrow)
\n<\/strong>Review<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

Lovers Like Us (#2) <\/strong>(Moffy & Farrow)
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon <\/a><\/p>\n

Alphas Like Us (#3) <\/strong>(Moffy & Farrow)
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

Tangled Like Us (#4)<\/strong> (Jane & Thatcher)
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

Sinful Like Us (#5)<\/strong> (Jane & Thatcher)
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

Headstrong Like Us (#6)<\/strong> (Maximoff & Farrow)
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

Charming Like Us (#7)<\/strong> (Oscar & Jack)
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

Wild Like Us (#8)<\/strong> (Akara & Sulli & Banks)
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

Fearless Like Us (#9)<\/strong> (Akara & Sulli & Banks)
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

Infamous Like Us (#10)<\/strong>\u00a0(Akara & Sulli & Banks)
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

Misfits Like Us (#11)<\/strong> (Luna & Donnelly)
\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

Unlucky Like Us (#12)<\/strong> (Luna & Donnelly)
\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

Nobody Like Us (#13)<\/strong> (Luna & Donnelly)
\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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

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$50 Amazon Gift Card, Signed Paperback of Damaged Like Us<\/h4>\n

ENTER GIVEAWAY<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n

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

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

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Krista & Becca Ritchie are New York Times<\/em> and USA Today<\/em> bestselling authors and identical twins\u2014one a science nerd, the other a comic book geek\u2014but with their shared passion for writing, they combined their mental powers as kids and have never stopped telling stories. Now in their early twenties, they write about other twenty-somethings navigating through life, college, and romance. They love superheroes, flawed characters, and soul mate love.<\/p>\n

They are the New Adult authors of the Addicted<\/a> series and Calloway Sisters spin-off series, and you can find them on almost every social media, frolicking around like wannabe unicorns.<\/p>\n

WEBSITE<\/a> | FACEBOOK<\/a> | TWITTER<\/a> | GOODREADS<\/a> | NEWSLETTER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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