{"id":42888,"date":"2019-05-15T08:00:32","date_gmt":"2019-05-15T12:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=42888"},"modified":"2019-05-15T09:32:40","modified_gmt":"2019-05-15T13:32:40","slug":"blog-tour-arc-review-concerto-north-security-2-by-skye-warren","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=42888","title":{"rendered":"Blog Tour & ARC Review: Concerto (North Security, #2) by Skye Warren"},"content":{"rendered":"

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“Intriguing, dark and flirting with taboo, this sexy read left me wanting more!<\/em>” –Lynda Aicher, USA Today bestselling author<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Concerto, the highly anticipated second book in the North Security Series from New York Times bestselling author Skye Warren, is available now!<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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

The spotlight lands on Samantha Brooks. Years of practice build to the opening night of a global tour. She plays her heart out, but there are darker forces underneath the stage.<\/p>\n

There are eyes watching from the wings.<\/p>\n

Liam North fights to keep her safe with every weapon he owns. She\u2019s his greatest pride\u2014and his greatest weakness. The danger comes from somewhere no one
\nexpected. Betrayal threatens to destroy everything he\u2019s built. His business. His family.\u00a0His life.<\/p>\n

When the curtain falls, only one of them will be left standing.<\/p>\n

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Review<\/b><\/h4>\n

3.5 stars<\/b><\/p>\n

The second book in the North Security<\/i> series, this book continues Liam and Samantha\u2019s complicated love story as violin prodigy, Samantha, prepares to take on the world.<\/p>\n

Samantha Brooks has finally stepped away from the security compound where she lived for the last six years with her guardian, sexy, badass security expert, Liam North. Despite their love and longing for each other, Samantha knew she had to branch out and be on her own for a while to experience life, and a world tour with a famous singer was just the opportunity. She is just starting to explore her new independence when danger emerges once again, and Liam swoops in to protect the girl he can\u2019t stop thinking about.<\/p>\n

This is a twisted and complex love story. Samantha and Liam cannot deny their attraction to each other, but their guardian\/ward dynamic is a difficult one to overcome. But with their feelings overwhelming any uncertainty, they cannot stay away from each other and it\u2019s intense and passionate as they fall even deeper together.<\/p>\n

\u201cAre you happy now?\u201d I growl against her throat. \u201cKnowing I broke every rule for you. Knowing I\u2019d do it again. I love you, Samantha, and I hate you for it.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

But even with Liam by her side, the danger to Samantha is getting closer, and with Liam unsure who he can trust, he refuses to let her out of his sight. All the while he is still struggling with the intensity of all that he feels for her, and this clashes with Samantha\u2019s increasing independence as she grows up, finds her strength and begins to fight for what she wants.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t want you to hurt for me, Liam. Can\u2019t you see that? I don\u2019t want to hurt for you. That isn\u2019t how love should be.\u201d
\nHe swallows. \u201cIt\u2019s the only way I know how.\u201d
\n\u201cMe too.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It\u2019s all very intense, with secrets and surprises, new characters are introduced who bring a new dynamic to things, and previous characters reappear, and there are a lot of new questions raised (like, what is going on with Liam\u2019s brother, Josh?) The drama of the relationship unfolds right alongside all of the other drama and excitement that Liam and Samantha are dealing with, and though for me this book didn\u2019t hold that sense of anticipation of the first book, I\u2019m enjoying the ride with these two and I\u2019m looking forward to seeing how it\u2019s all going to end.<\/p>\n

When I was twelve years old he saved me, and I have belonged to him ever since \u2026 Maybe I need to save him back for him to belong to me, too.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

3.5 stars.<\/p>\n

An Advanced Reader Copy was generously provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.<\/i><\/p>\n

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North Security<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Overture (#1)
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\nBuy:\u00a0 Kindle Ebook<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 Paperback<\/a><\/p>\n

Concerto (#2)<\/strong>
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Kindle Ebook<\/a> |\u00a0 Paperback<\/a><\/p>\n

Sonata (#3)
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Excerpt<\/strong><\/h4>\n

One day I had been a man with a death wish\u2014and the next I was responsible for a twelve-year-old girl. And then she grew up into a beautiful woman. At every turn she\u2019s been a surprise.<\/p>\n

I touch my fingers to her temple and stroke her cheek. \u201cIf there\u2019s one thing I\u2019ve learned in life it\u2019s that everything will change. Don\u2019t worry about your future. Do this
\nbecause you love it, right now. Play. Compose. Perform. Sometimes all you have is right now.\u201d<\/p>\n

My hand trails down her jaw, until the backs of my fingers rest against her throat.<\/p>\n

Her vocal cords vibrate as she speaks. Ripples of pleasure and pain resound through my body.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not performing right now,\u201d she whispers.<\/p>\n

I have her tucked into the ivy, as deep as she can go. I\u2019m blocking her with my body\u2014keeping her within reach, keeping everyone else away. It\u2019s the only way I\u2019ve ever been able to breathe.<\/p>\n

A knot forms in my throat. \u201cWhat do you want?\u201d<\/p>\n

Right now<\/em>. The words move between us like the cool night breeze.<\/p>\n

It shouldn\u2019t be possible for her to live up to the image in my head, the perfection that I\u2019ve been imagining every goddamn night. Except it doesn\u2019t even do her justice.<\/p>\n

She\u2019s living breathing perfection.<\/p>\n

Somehow, I\u2019m leaning close. Is it only me who wants this? Her breath brushes over my lips. What do you want?<\/em> I asked her. \u201cThis,\u201d she whispers, and then she closes
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Four weeks. That\u2019s how long I\u2019ve been apart from her.<\/p>\n

It might as well have been four years. A lifetime of silence. The moment her lips touch mine I\u2019m suffused with music, thousands of notes that she\u2019s played for me, a
\nmillion heartbeats.<\/p>\n

By the time she pulls back I\u2019m breathing hard. I can run a marathon barely breaking a sweat. Being near this woman is enough to break my body into pieces.<\/p>\n

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Author Bio<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Skye Warren is the New York Times bestselling author of contemporary romance such as the Chicago Underground series. Her books have been featured in Jezebel, Buzzfeed, USA Today Happily Ever After, Glamour, and Elle Magazine. She makes her home in Texas with her loving family, two sweet dogs, and one evil cat.<\/p>\n

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