Crush by Lacey Weatherford
Book 1- Crush Series
Cami Wimberley has a plan, and that plan includes no room
for boys—especially the big time party animal, Hunter Wilder, no matter how
handsome and charismatic he is. She’s beautiful, a senior, extremely talented,
gets good grades, and is working her way toward her dream college to be a
musical theater major. Everything is perfect. Hunter Wilder does not want a girlfriend—that would
complicate his life way too much right now. He especially doesn’t want this
girl, Miss-Goody-Two-Shoes, so how come he can’t keep his eyes off her? He
tries to keep her at arms length, but fate seems to keep pushing them together.
Before long, it’s obvious to everyone they’re crushing on each other. As sparks begin to fly, Hunter finds himself sinking deeper
and deeper into hot water. Soon he’s scrambling to keep Cami from discovering
his dark secret—one that can destroy their entire relationship.
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Smitten by Lacey Weatherford
Book 2 - Crush Series
Life is good. Cami is away at her dream college with her
dream man by her side. She thinks if she can just get through with meeting
Hunter’s family that everything will be perfect. Little does she know that
life’s about to turn upside down again when Hunter is called to infiltrate a
gang whose specialty is chopping and racing cars. His contact happens to be a
beautiful curvy girl who is the gang leader’s sister and he has to pose as her
boyfriend. Communication with Cami is basically forbidden to help keep his
cover. Hunter, however, can’t stand being away from the girl he really loves,
and he sneaks away one night to meet her across town. He doesn’t know the gang
leader, Ripper, has suspicions about him already and he’s following him to see
where he goes. He surprises Hunter and Cami, and Hunter quickly introduces her
as his foster sister who is having some car trouble. He thinks all is well
until he discovers he has one serious problem. Ripper likes Cami and decides to
pursue her, drawing her into the same dangerous world he’s supposed to bring
down. Can he keep his cover without having Cami get caught in the crossfire?
Will the two of them survive having to watch each other fake it in the arms of
another? Or will their hot stolen kisses destroy everything?
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Love by Lacey Weatherford
Book 3 - Crush Series
Living happily ever after has always been part of the plan
for Cami and Dylan, but when strange things begin happening around the Wilcock
household, Cami simply believes she’s becoming forgetful. However, when the
incidents begin to escalate, both are left feeling vulnerable. Unable to figure
out what’s going on, Dylan delves deeper into the mysterious happenings. But
when the truth comes out, he finds himself faced with the biggest decision of
his life—how far will he go to protect the one he loves?
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Crush Excerpt
Hunter
She lifted one and studied it with
a small smile before reaching for the next one in the pile.“ These are really
good, Hunter. You’re quite the photographer.”
I held still, my heart racing,
knowing if she continued far enough she’d see what I’d been doing. I would
totally come off as the jealous boyfriend—something I didn’t want at all. She
made her way through until she reached the images that were facing down.
“Those are the bad ones,” I said,
moving to stop her. “I’m just going to put them in the shredder.” “Don’t do
that.” She placed her hand over mine, stilling me.
“Let me see them first. All the
others were so good.”
I was desperate, racking my brain
for a way to distract her from continuing. “Cami . . . ,” I let my voice trail
off, and she glanced up at me expectantly.
“Yes?”
I closed my eyes for a second. “Forgive
me,” I whispered when I looked at her again. I grabbed her cheeks and pressed
my lips to hers. Sparks exploded at the simple contact between us, and I found
myself sliding my hands down to her shoulders so I could pull her closer. I
wrapped both of my arms around her back and pressed against her, walking slowly
forward until she was pinned against the door. Her fingers move upward, locking
around behind my neck.
She opened her mouth, allowing me
access, and I happily invaded, licking and tasting what she offered. It was
heaven. She made a soft moaning sound in the back of her throat—or maybe it was
me—I wasn’t sure anymore as her hands made their way up into my hair, digging
in as she kept me pulled tightly to her.
My palms moved lower, cupping her
bottom and lifting so she could wrap her legs around me. She did so as if she’d
done it a thousand times before, and I moved to trail kisses across her face
and down her neck. She tossed her head back, arching. “Finally,” she breathed
out as her hands traveled over me.
Smitten Excerpt
Cami
I opened the door into the bay and
felt a hand roughly close around my upper arm. I gasped as Hunter shoved me up
against the wall, pinning me there with his body as his lips descended to mine.
His mouth assaulted, laced with possessiveness and desperation as his tongue
invaded, sweeping inside with delicious abandon. My knees shook, and I fisted
his shirt in my hands, trying to pull him closer as I drowned in the sensations
he was creating inside me.
This is dangerous! My brain
shouted, reminding that Ripper could walk through the door any second and catch
us. The thought quickly left as one of Hunter’s hands tangled in my hair, and
the other drifted down my body. A soft moan escaped from me, and he growled in
return, pressing harder.
“I can’t take this anymore,” he
whispered harshly against my lips. “Seeing you in his arms—watching him touch you.
It’s driving me insane. I want to rip him apart.” He claimed my mouth again,
denying me any chance to reply, but I didn’t care. I didn’t want him to stop—I
wanted him to continue his ravishing. My blood pounded in my ears, rushing with
both fear and desire as I continued to clutch at him, desperate to keep this
connection. Heat streaked through my veins and threatened to melt every part of
me . . . I couldn’t get enough.
“Cami, where are you?” Ripper’s
voice floated in from the hall, interrupting the moment, and Hunter released me
abruptly, stepping away, his breathing rapid as he stared hotly.
“You are mine,” he whispered,
glancing once over me before he swallowed thickly, then fled the room through the
far door that led outside.
Love
Excerpt
Hunter
She never ceased to take my breath
away. I couldn’t believe how much my love for her had grown in the short time
we’d been together, every day more than the last.
“I recognize that look. Heaven
knows I’ve seen it often enough before you drag me off to bed.”
“Drag you.” I folded my arms. “I
can’t think of one time you haven’t been a perfectly willing partner. In fact, there
have been plenty of times when you’ve done the dragging.”
Bending to kiss her, I gave myself over to the
shock that always zinged through my lips whenever we touched, instantly
lighting a fire inside me.
All thoughts of dinner went quickly
flying out the window as I devoured her lips, my tongue sliding smoothly in between
them to taste her sweetness. Kissing wasn’t enough to convey my emotions to her
though, I simply wanted to melt into her and be one.
“I love you Dylan,” she whispered
before pressing her lips to mine. “Thank you for loving me back.”
“I couldn’t breathe without you,” I
said against her skin, wondering if she really knew she was my whole world.
Bending over, I kissed her cheek and
whispered, “Goody, if you were in a line up with every other girl in the world,
I’d still pick you out first.”
Cami
Kissing Dylan had to be the best experience
ever, his full lips pressing firmly against mine as he held me.
Everything about him made me feel safe—the
flexing muscles of his arms, the hardness of his chest and abdomen, and his
height towering over me. He seemed so strong, so invincible.
“Bite your tongue,” I said,
playfully slapping at his shoulder.
“How about you bite it for me?”
Sweeping me into his arms he gave me a wink as he carried me out of the room.
“Dylan should be in here any time.
They just relieved Engine Ninedashthree so they could take a break.” As if on
cue, I saw my husband come through the door. His hair was wet and matted
thickly to his head, and dark streaks of black ran over his cheeks. Even with
his darker complexion, it was easy to see his skin was flushed and he looked
worn out.
“Kiss me and get out of here.”
I shook my head slowly as I moved
closer. “So demanding.”
“You love it and you know it.” He
grinned, our faces close as we stared at each other, and I could see the love shining
from his eyes, even through all the grime that covered him.
My Review for Love:
Lacey Weatherford is one of my favorite authors. I think she has amazing, incredible talent, and she's always able to transfer that into her books. Crush, the first book in the series, completely blew me away. I had never fangirled so much about a book before in my life, and it contained what I have deemed the ''plot twist of the century''. Smitten, the sequel, was just as amazing. It didn't contain any plot twists of the century, but it certainly threw me around, and Love was no exception either. In fact, when I first heard about Love and read the synopsis, I completely freaked out and here is your proof:
I was so stinking excited for the book to come out and when it finally did, I devoured it in a day. It was so sweet how Dylan/Hunter took care of Cami and how much they loved each other. It was a bit hard for me to get used to Dylan's career, and I wish he had stuck with his original job, but that's something I can look over. Another hard thing for me to get used to was Cami being pregnant. It was a bit hard for me to relate to because I'm no where near that part in my life, but it didn't kill the book for me. As always, Lacey's writing kept me on the edge wondering what was going to happen next. I had so many suspects on my list I didn't know what to do with myself, and when we found out who the real culprit was, I was shocked! Love really was a great book and I loved how realistic the book was. There was a cause and effect that would happen in real life and not some made up fantasy. It was great to see Russ again and I can't wait to read his book when it comes out. Overall, this was another great book written by the great Lacey Weatherford. I definitely recommend this book to anyone and everyone, and certainly hope there will be more Cami and Dylan books in the future.
*I would personally like to thank Lacey and Michelle for allowing me this opportunity to be a part of the Crush Blog Tour. It was a great privilege and something that I took very seriously. I hope I made you two proud! :)
