{"id":50770,"date":"2020-03-13T09:00:18","date_gmt":"2020-03-13T13:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=50770"},"modified":"2020-03-13T14:20:07","modified_gmt":"2020-03-13T18:20:07","slug":"blog-tour-arc-review-creole-kingpin-magnolia-duet-book-one-by-meghan-march","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=50770","title":{"rendered":"Blog Tour & ARC Review: Creole Kingpin (Magnolia Duet, Book One) by Meghan March"},"content":{"rendered":"

Creole Kingpin<\/strong>
\n(Magnolia Duet, Book One)<\/strong><\/h4>\n

by Meghan March<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Released – 10 March 2020<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Available\u00a0Now!<\/strong>
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Blurb<\/strong><\/h4>\n

New York Times<\/em>\u00a0bestselling author Meghan March goes back to New Orleans and the world of Lachlan Mount with a dangerous and bold new anti-hero.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

The thing about ghosts is they\u2019re supposed to stay dead.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s exactly what I am, but I can\u2019t stay away from Magnolia Marie Maison for one more day, let alone another year.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve already got fifteen of those between us.<\/p>\n

As it stands, she\u2019ll want to kill me as soon as she lays eyes on me. And knowing her, she\u2019s completely up to the task.<\/p>\n

But I\u2019m a man on a mission, and I\u2019ve got everything riding on this.<\/p>\n

So, here I come, Magnolia. This ghost is ready for whatever you got.<\/p>\n

After all, there\u2019s only one way I want this to end\u2014\u2019til death do us part.<\/p>\n

Find\u00a0Creole Kingpin<\/em> on GOODREADS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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

5 stars!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Magnolia\u2019s heart was broken fifteen years earlier when the man she loved walked away and never looked back. When Moses returns to win Magnolia back, she doesn\u2019t realize just how much her life is about to change.<\/p>\n

Creole Kingpin<\/i> is the fast-paced, entertaining start to the Magnolia Duet<\/i><\/a> full of mystery, murder, and mayhem, and I couldn\u2019t put it down. Magnolia, first seen in the Mount Trilogy<\/i><\/a>, had a hard childhood and was forced to survive the only way she could. Now, she has left her promiscuous lifestyle behind her and made a better name for herself. She\u2019s strong, fierce, and can take care of herself. A total badass who I loved!<\/p>\n

Magnolia isn\u2019t like any other woman. She won\u2019t fall to pieces. But in this state she\u2019s fragile\u2014like TNT. Handle with fucking care, or she\u2019ll detonate and blow your plans to smithereens. <\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Moses, who we met in the Legend Trilogy<\/i><\/a> as the villain, left Magnolia devastated when he moved from New Orleans and broke his promise to return. Fifteen years later, he finally comes back to New Orleans. Moses knows what he wants and he\u00a0isn\u2019t one to give up. He will do anything to have her in his life again and won’t let her go again. He\u2019s a total alpha and won’t take no for an answer when it comes to the woman he loves.<\/p>\n

I didn\u2019t come back for Magnolia. I came back for the fight that would come with winning her. Nothing worth having ever comes easy, especially a good woman.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

When Magnolia sees Moses after all that time you could feel the tension between them. The attraction, chemistry, and feels are palpable there but the pain of the past is almost too much to overcome. I felt the heartache, anger, and regret. Magnolia doesn\u2019t know how to handle the emotions Moses still evokes in her, and he won’t deny the love he has for her.<\/p>\n

\u201dLife doesn\u2019t always work out the way you hope, when you hope. But if you\u2019re lucky, sometimes you get a second fucking shot at the one thing you want more than anything else. This is me taking my shot, mama. And I don\u2019t fucking miss.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Moses and Magnolia are so good together. You can feel the love between them even when the past still haunts them. They support and believe in each other. They are partners and work together instead of trying to control each other, especially since they have had to take care of themselves for so long. \u00a0I loved that they accept help from the other even when they could go it alone.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re a pair, aren\u2019t we? A former gangster-thief and a madam, who both made a life worth living despite the odds stacked against us.\u201d <\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I enjoyed how we get snippets of the past throughout the story but there is still so much unknown. It was painful for both of them but we don\u2019t know what exactly happened between Moses and Magnolia. We also don\u2019t know what Moses is still hiding and I know it\u2019s going to be big. I just hope it doesn\u2019t tear Mags and Moses apart again. And we can’t forget the threats aimed at them. They’ve\u00a0lived through a heartbreaking past and finally have a new start in the present, but will they have a future?<\/p>\n

Overall, Creole Kingpin<\/em> is a fantastic start to the duet and\u00a0I can\u2019t wait to get my hands on Madam Temptress<\/i> because I need more of this world!!<\/p>\n

*ARC generously provided by the author*<\/em><\/p>\n

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Magnolia Duet<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Creole Kingpin (Book One)
\n<\/strong>Review<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 Paperback<\/a>\u00a0 | \u00a0Audiobook<\/a><\/p>\n

Madam Temptress (Book Two)
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\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon\u00a0<\/a> |\u00a0 Paperback<\/a>\u00a0 | \u00a0Audiobook<\/a><\/p>\n

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About Meghan March<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Making the jump from corporate lawyer to romance author was a leap of faith that <\/span>New York Times, #1 Wall Street Journal<\/span><\/i>, and <\/span>USA Today<\/span><\/i> bestselling author Meghan March will never regret. With over thirty titles published, she has sold millions of books in nearly a dozen languages to fellow romance-lovers around the world. A nomad at heart, she can currently be found in the woods of the Pacific Northwest, living her happily ever after with her real-life alpha hero.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Sign up for Meghan’s NEWSLETTER<\/a> and receive exclusive content that she saves for her subscribers!<\/strong><\/p>\n

To get the inside scoop on a daily basis, join Meghan March’s Runaway Readers<\/a> on Facebook!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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For more great reads, check out our Meghan March Spotlight!<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n

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