Hiya guys, we have Sue Brown stopping by on her blog tour for her newest release Stolen Dreams. We have a great teaser, a fantastic giveaway and Prime’s review for you to enjoy, so enjoy the post and click that Rafflecopter link <3 ~Pixie~
Stolen Dreams
Sue Brown
After cheating on and losing the man he loved, Morgan Conway decided to get his life right. Now he owns a coffee shop and is engaged to Jase, an actor and rising star. All is perfect in his world until the man he thought was gone forever walks into his shop. His hidden feelings rush to the surface, unfortunately there for everyone to see, including his fiancé.
Shae Delamere was crushed when Morgan cheated on him five years ago. But he has a reason for seeking Morgan out. As Morgan and Shae get to know each other again, they discover the extent that friends meddled in their lives to keep them apart. Morgan cannot deny he is still in love with Shae, but he is engaged. With some hard decisions to make, Morgan struggles not to hurt the men he cares about—again. Shae has secrets he came to share with Morgan, but revealing them now could keep them apart for good.
Release date: 30th January 2015
Excerpt
“Morgan?”
“Later, Jase,” Morgan mumbled. “Tired now.”
“Sparky, wake up.”
Grumpy from the elbow to the ribs, Morgan tried to snuggle back into sleep.
“Morgan.”
A low masculine voice Morgan would have been able to pick out in a football stadium full of screaming fans repeated his name. Morgan’s stomach rolled slowly as he opened his eyes.
Blinking a couple of times, Morgan stared at the couple standing in front of him. The woman had an amused smile curving her lips. Shae’s wife was stunning: a petite brunette wearing impossibly high heels, and currently hanging on to the arm of the man Morgan hadn’t laid eyes on in five years. For the first time since Shae had walked out, Morgan looked into Shae’s huge eyes. Shae looked amazing in a pale blue sweater and black jeans. A little older than the last time Morgan had seen him, but still amazing. He took a closer look and saw the dark circles etched around Shae’s eyes and the weariness that lined his face.
“Shae.”
Jase moved his legs, allowing Morgan to stand and hold out his right hand.
Shae looked at the hand as if it might bite, but at a nudge from his wife, Shae shook it. Morgan resisted the urge to hold on and never let go.
About Sue
Sue Brown is owned by her dog and two children. When she isn’t following their orders, she can be found plotting at her laptop. In fact she hides so she can plot and has gotten expert at ignoring the orders.
Sue discovered M/M erotica at the time she woke up to find two men kissing on her favorite television series. The series was boring; the kissing was not. She may be late to the party, but she’s made up for it since, writing fan fiction until she was brave enough to venture out into the world of original fiction.
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Giveaway
There will be FIVE winners chosen from this contest:
1) First Winner will get a $20 Amazon Gift Card.
2) Second Winner will get a paperback copy of Stolen Dreams. (The contest is open for everyone and not limited to a specific region!)
3) First Runner up will get e-copies of The Next Call and Stolen Dreams each.
4) Two Second Runners up will win an e-copy of either The Next Call or Stolen Dreams.
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Review
Title: Stolen Dreams (2nd Edition)
Author: Sue Brown
Genre: Contemporary
Length: Novel (238 pages)
ISBN: 978-1-63216-404-9
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press (30th January 2015)
Heat Level: Moderate
Heart Rating: ♥♥♥♥ 3 ½ Hearts
Reviewer: Prime
Blurb: After cheating on and losing the man he loved, Moran Conway decided to his life right. Now he owns a coffee shop and is engaged to Jase, an actor and rising star. All is perfect in his world until the man he thought was gone forever walks into his shop. His hidden feelings rush to the surface, unfortunately there for everyone to see, including his fiancé.
Shae Delamere was crushed when Morgan cheated on him five years ago. But he has a reason for seeking Morgan out. As Morgan and Shae get to know each other again, they discover the extent that friends meddled in their lives to keep them apart. Morgan cannot deny he is still in love with Shae, but he is engaged. With some hard decisions to make, Morgan struggles not to hurt the men he cares about – again. Shae has secrets he to share with Morgan, but revealing them now could keep them apart for good.
1st edition published by Silver Publishing, 2012.
Product Link: http://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=5991
Review: This is a really good book – well written and the characters, for the most part, are wonderful. There are only two reasons why this book was brought down from a 5 – to 3.5 heart rating, but to me, personally, they are pretty damn good and important point. Firstly, I had figured the entire plot out by about 120 pages, which frustrated me for the most part because I was yelling at Morgan and Shae for not speaking and/or not seeing the blatantly obvious. That was the most important reason in my mind. Secondly, though, I had trouble feeling the emotion from the characters, which ultimately would have tamped down on my frustrations about the actual plot.
However, despite all that, there is plenty that I loved and enjoyed about this book.
Morgan is a wonderful character. He is basically the flawed the hero – he is very aware of his flaws and what he has done in the past. But he has been a victim is this large cloud of confusion and miscommunication and generally, arsehole friends who didn’t want him and Shae together in the first place.
Shae is also a great character; the only problem is he was in no way endearing to me. Which is odd, I going by the character’s actions, it typically would have been Morgan’s type of character that I couldn’t get into liking.
Shae has done a couple great things since leaving Morgan, yet at the same time I found him to be both cowardly and naive because he chose to believe everyone else rather than talk to Morgan. In saying that, after terrible fighters and their relationship falling I can almost see (but not condone) why Morgan ended up cheating on Shae. Now that he is back in Morgan’s life, Morgan was very willing to accept the secrecy and space Shae wanted (fair enough but the issue in contention was very important). So I was kinda pissed that Shae kept things from Morgan now as long as he did and agreed totally with Morgan’s reaction. This is all after Shae knows what happened to Morgan after Shae left, with his friends and siblings left to pick up the pieces. Surely he knew that he was being lied to! So although I wasn’t a fan of Shae, he certainly gave the story some much need drama.
Phew! After venting all that, and because of the issues that I brought up, the cast of minor characters are also great. Of course there are varying shades of like and absolute hate but they are what give the story colour!
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Wow! What a story! Sounds so good and with good angst. Definitely one for my TBP list. Thanks for sharing. Congratulations, Sue, and much success!
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