Hi guys, we have C.S. Joyce stopping by today with the tour for her new release His Heart or Mine, we have a brilliant guest post from C.S., a great exclusive excerpt and a fantastic giveaway, so check out the post and enter the giveaway! ❤ ~Pixie~ p.s. keep an eye out for the review coming soon.

His Heart or Mine

(The Individualists 01)

C.S. Joyce

“There’s something about the way he’s looking at me now, determined. Like he might ruin me if given half the chance.”

Adam:

Success can mean a lot of things. To me it meant living a lie and getting away with it.

But pretending is exhausting. My sister’s wedding in Italy was exactly what I needed. A week on the Amalfi coast with sunshine, wine, and zero complications.

Too bad the universe saw an opportunity to ruin that plan. Because what could be more complicated than the arrival of an attractive man who sees right through my act? One that is determined to remind me that you can’t hide who you really are.

What if he tells people my secret? Or, worse still, what if I can’t control these feelings. Because right now I’m feeling all sorts of things – fear, anger, lust…

No, I need to keep this thing under control. I can’t give in.

But what if, just once, I didn’t fight it?

Jacob:

After a series of bad decisions, running away to Italy seemed like the perfect escape. A fresh start in a new country. Nothing, and no one would bring me back to Ireland.

When I meet Adam at my friend’s wedding, I’m captivated. There’s something about this rugged stranger that makes me forget that I keep messing up every part of my life.

I know it’s a bad idea and I know I’m playing with fire. But when anger turns to passion I know I can’t stay away.

He can pretend all he wants but that man belongs in my bed. He might only be here for one week, but I intend to make the most of it.

After all, I can’t ask him for more when I’m not sure I’ll stick around.

But what if, this time, I didn’t run?

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C.S. Joyce!!

Hi everyone! I’m excited to be here for the release of my new book, His Heart or Mine. This is the first book in my new series, The Individualists and the second book in the series, The Heart Dealer is releasing on October 20th.

In my last post I explained a little about how the character of Adam came to me and what made me really want to tell his story.

Now I’ll fill you in on the other main character, Jacob.

Jacob waltzed into my head one day and was full of cheeky remarks and bad jokes. I instantly loved his mix of confidence and silliness. But what really got me interested in his story was that despite seeming confident he cannot help but run away anytime things get tough.

This proves to be a problem when he finally meets a man he doesn’t want to run away from. Of course, things are complicated even further by the fact that Adam is in the closet.

Below is an excerpt where Jacob reflects on the bad decisions he’s made and when he first realized that running away was an option.

Excerpt!

I always ran away. I first did it when I was eight years of age and my mom had refused to let me stay up late to watch a special episode of a show that every kid in my class had watched. So, I snuck out and hid in my neighbor’s shed until the neighbors found me the next morning. I had got in big trouble, but I’d also learned a bad habit – that when shit got uncomfortable you could just leave.

It was as if this realization had imprinted on my brain and became a default setting for me anytime things got a little too uncomfortable for my liking.

The next time I ran away it was a little more dramatic. I had come out to my parents and while my mom was mostly fine about it my dad didn’t take it so well. Once again, I was a disappointment and a failure in his eyes.

I felt hurt and rejected but also a little excited – I liked the thrill of having a reason to run away again. And I did. This time for an entire week. When I eventually walked through the front door my mother refused to speak to me for a week and my father threatened to kick my ass.

Once I grew up and left home the excitement of running away waned and I got on with life, and college and my first serious relationship. And that’s when it happened. That one night, the first big fight we had. He, Sam, my first proper boyfriend, called me a “moron” and I remember thinking how I wanted to get so far away from him and then remembering that I could.

My strange compulsion to run away was the reason I was in Italy, living in Rome and teaching English to a bunch of disinterested students.

What the hell had I done with my life?

The Individualists series!

The Heart Dealer (book 02)
Release date: 20th October 2018
Pre-order: Amazon US | Amazon UK

About C.S.!

Author C S Joyce is infatuated with love, romance and the complexities of relationships. In her novels she tries to capture that elusive spark of love and add a little magic of her own.