Friday, May 17, 2013

GIVEAWAY/EXCERPT: "Off Limits" - Sawyer Bennett


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Blog Tour
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"Off Limits"
Author: Sawyer Bennett
Release date: April 16, 2013
Publisher: Big Dog Books, LLC
Age Group: New Adult
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Tour organized by: AToMR Tours


Book Description:

“There is a vulnerability there, hovering just below the surface. And I want to pick at it until I expose it. Then I want to kiss it." 
Two years ago, Emily Burnham, had an epiphany about the shallowness of her life.  And she made it her mission to become a different person…a better woman.  Out from under the controlling thumb of her mother, Emily is tasting the real world for the first time.  And she likes it.
Nixon Caldwell has served his time in the Marine Corps, surviving two brutal tours in Afghanistan. He is back home, surrounded by what he likes best…isolation.  It's certainly the easiest way to avoid confrontation of the consuming guilt that is weighing him down.
When an accident brings Emily and Nix together, he soon learns he is not the master of his own fate. Struggling with his own pain, Nix tries to guard himself against Emily’s charms.  He wants her in his bed, but he doesn’t want her in his heart.  
Having grabbed life by the horns, Emily wants it all.  But is she willing to accept just the small part of himself that Nix is offering?  Can she reach the part of his soul that he has deemed to be Off Limits?




*This book is the follow up novel to Off Sides by Sawyer Bennett. It can be read as a stand-alone.*

EXCERPT:

The guy stands up and walks away. I start to sit up and before I know it, he's back squatting down beside me. He hands me a bottle of water. "Here, drink this. I had it in my saddle bag."
I take a few sips, and immediately start feeling better. I look back again at the man, and it's like I'm seeing him for the first time.
My mouth goes dry and my skin prickles with awareness. He is unbelievably gorgeous. Almost super model perfection, but with a hint of danger and darkness. His hair is long, coming to rest right above his shoulders. It's a dark, brown color with glints of warm, golden highlights running throughout. His eyes are the color of spring ferns and framed by lashes so thick, I'm briefly jealous. His face is perfection. He has perfectly slashed brows, and a perfectly straight nose, and a perfectly square jaw.
He must have been cut from butter is my first thought. Or marble. Or buttery marble.
Best of all, he has at least a week's worth of dark stubble on his face, which makes him look menacing and sexy all at the same time. I take in with appreciation the tight fit of his Harley Davidson t-shirt and dark jeans, showcasing a lean and well-muscled body. He is the exact opposite of any man I have ever thought of dating, and my mother would consider him the Anti-Christ on just his dark looks alone.
I feel dowdy next to him and my hand subconsciously comes up to smooth my hair.
"Are you injured, Lady?"
I'm dumbfounded looking at him. I'm sure he probably thinks I swallowed my tongue in the accident but I have just been blindsided, by what I believe to be, the most physically splendid specimen of a man I have ever seen.
Seriously.
"Maybe I should call an ambulance," he says.
"Emily."
His eyebrows cinch together in confusion. "Excuse me?"
"My name's not Lady...it's Emily."
He gives me an exasperated look and I swear I hear him grumble, "I don't have time for this shit."




About the Author:

Sawyer Bennett is the pen name for a snarky southern woman and reformed trial lawyer who decided to finally start putting on paper all of the stories that were floating in her head. She is married to a mobster (well, a market researcher) and they have two big, furry dogs who hog the bed. Sawyer would like to report she doesn't have many weaknesses but can be bribed with a nominal amount of milk chocolate.



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*Thanks for stopping by! I hope you enjoyed everything. I love Sawyer Bennett! She is such a talented author and I would absolutely recommend her books to you guys! Make sure you enter the giveaway before you leave, too! You don't want to miss it!  Even though I already posted this cover before, what do you think of it? What about the synopsis and excerpt? Let's hear your thoughts in the comments below! Happy Reading & Writing!*


xxooB

4 comments:

  1. Thanks for the giveaway! Looking forward to reading this.

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    1. You're welcome! I have heard such great things about these books, and I will be reviewing them soon myself!

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  2. Buttery marble - quite an image. I think the cover is beautiful and love the blurb.
    debby236 at gmail dot com

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    1. LoL- it really is quite the image, haha. The cover is beautiful! Good luck on the giveaway, this is a book a lot of people are into right now!

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