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float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-iyyP5xORwk8\/V6GAr6gtRAI\/AAAAAAAAA3A\/wfDqRuYikkMXNLu4gpydbXsd3QrexRklwCPcB\/s1600\/it-ends-with-us-9781501110368_hr.jpg\" width=\"213\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EIt Ends With Us\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E by Colleen Hoover\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EGenre:\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E New Adult Contemporary\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EPublisher:\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E Atria Books\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EPublication Date:\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E August 2nd, 2016\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELily hasn’t always had it easy, but that’s never stopped her from working hard for the life she wants. She’s come a long way from the small town in Maine where she grew up—she graduated from college, moved to Boston, and started her own business. So when she feels a spark with a gorgeous neurosurgeon named Ryle Kincaid, everything in Lily’s life suddenly seems almost too good to be true. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ERyle is assertive, stubborn, maybe even a little arrogant. He’s also sensitive, brilliant, and has a total soft spot for Lily. And the way he looks in scrubs certainly doesn’t hurt. Lily can’t get him out of her head. But Ryle’s complete aversion to relationships is disturbing. Even as Lily finds herself becoming the exception to his “no dating” rule, she can’t help but wonder what made him that way in the first place.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAs questions about her new relationship overwhelm her, so do thoughts of Atlas Corrigan—her first love and a link to the past she left behind. He was her kindred spirit, her protector. When Atlas suddenly reappears, everything Lily has built with Ryle is threatened.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWith this bold and deeply personal novel, Colleen Hoover delivers a heart-wrenching story that breaks exciting new ground for her as a writer. Combining a captivating romance with a cast of all-too-human characters, It Ends With Us is an unforgettable tale of love that comes at the ultimate price. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-506lIe-jgRA\/V6GArzPu8dI\/AAAAAAAAA3E\/N1E9nn24KmE3ennY_zEeQfWO3q3T7ImSwCPcB\/s1600\/image011.jpg\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-0zUWtR-gdRM\/V6GAsFYmQAI\/AAAAAAAAA3M\/VjSSKZ9O_WkcTVxp3RCrjrItDhWIRY5sACPcB\/s1600\/unnamed-3.jpg\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAnd now for my review: \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E*Spoiler-Free* REVIEW:\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EIt Ends With Us\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E by Colleen Hoover\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EPublication Date:\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u0026nbsp;August 2nd, 2016\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E*DISCLOSURE: ARC was provided in exchange for a fair and honest review\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: linen; border: solid 8px #542437; line-height: 1.4; padding: 12px;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EReview:\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt is a truth universally acknowledged, at least here on this blog and in my heart, that Colleen Hoover is one of my auto buy, most recommended authors. One of the main reasons for this is not because she sticks with a formula that has worked through fifteen releases. Her dependability as an author is due to her unpredictability and the uniqueness of her storytelling.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWith It Ends With Us, she managed to shock me, awe me, and reach so deep within me that I felt that I could not escape all that this book made me feel and think.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis book will take you on a journey full of love, strength, sadness, forgiveness, and bravery, with the lines between blurred so much that as a reader, you are overwhelmed right along with the characters.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt Ends With Us is an unpredictable and complexly woven path that will make you think and rethink what you may have always believed. Colleen Hoover has given her readers one her most deeply personal, compelling and moving novels to date.   \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERating:\u003C\/b\u003E \u003Cimg src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/--idJEka88Ww\/VlLPDjTmRwI\/AAAAAAAAAwM\/-eQURsGtPu4\/s200\/StarPink5.jpg\" \/\u003E \u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: whitesmoke; line-height: 1.4; padding: 12px;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-RG8GafzRDYM\/VlLHeQfpmjI\/AAAAAAAAAvs\/jpJ5hV92W4A\/s1600\/11109_408567071_hr.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-RG8GafzRDYM\/VlLHeQfpmjI\/AAAAAAAAAvs\/jpJ5hV92W4A\/s1600\/11109_408567071_hr.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EAbout the Author:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EColleen Hoover is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Slammed, Point of Retreat, This Girl, Hopeless, Losing Hope, Maybe Someday, Finding Cinderella, and Ugly Love. She lives in Texas with her husband and their three boys. Please visit ColleenHoover.com.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cu\u003EWhere to purchase \u0026amp; learn more:\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ciframe frameborder=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822\u0026amp;OneJS=1\u0026amp;Operation=GetAdHtml\u0026amp;MarketPlace=US\u0026amp;source=ss\u0026amp;ref=as_ss_li_til\u0026amp;ad_type=product_link\u0026amp;tracking_id=iv3bb-20\u0026amp;marketplace=amazon\u0026amp;region=US\u0026amp;placement=1501110365\u0026amp;asins=1501110365\u0026amp;linkId=bcdb3253c6ab9597d7e7654a70b49acd\u0026amp;show_border=true\u0026amp;link_opens_in_new_window=true\" style=\"height: 240px; width: 120px;\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E      \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/27362503-it-ends-with-us\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-gBCM6Li5x2M\/V6F_ZIuMBfI\/AAAAAAAAA2c\/FM6YWnHh7Fwa7TpdoCcGdr1vFekju1kMgCPcB\/s200\/Goodreads.png\" width=\"50\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E    \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.colleenhoover.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-0uz-R4cBeVk\/V6F_ZdG6W0I\/AAAAAAAAA2w\/Oz2nE_duCSsefFSBc9D8W_9O5nlFzGfpACPcB\/s1600\/Link.png\" width=\"50\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E   \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/colleenhoover\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-TnsGmG9Hll0\/V6F_Zh4TR7I\/AAAAAAAAA2s\/b2atlUBLsocMAsEbvgtS-GaWypCIhCqCACPcB\/s1600\/Twitter.png\" width=\"50\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E   \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AuthorColleenHoover\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-okiEoTmWJV8\/V6F_ZNnMfFI\/AAAAAAAAA2k\/4ehR9iuh8ckraJfL9ge6oGy0lWqd73NbwCPcB\/s200\/Facebook.png\" width=\"50\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWell, don't just sit there! Those links up there are SO Convenient! *wink*\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWin 1 of 3 prize bundles of one signed copy of IT ENDS WITH US and a limited Everything’s Better in Boston magnet (trust us, you’ll get it after you read the book)! Contest is open until August 26th. Link directly to the rafflecopter: http:\/\/www.rafflecopter.com\/rafl\/display\/7c519361146\/ \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca class=\"rcptr\" data-raflid=\"7c519361146\" data-template=\"\" data-theme=\"classic\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rafflecopter.com\/rafl\/display\/7c519361146\/\" id=\"rcwidget_c0th9cs1\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003Ea Rafflecopter giveaway\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cscript src=\"https:\/\/widget-prime.rafflecopter.com\/launch.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"right\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003Eall the best, dear readers!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cimg class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-_1NsfTzGJG4\/V6F-ivrH1iI\/AAAAAAAAA2U\/oEHTfrnw-Cog4xu0itiS3xLPd6rOMyNkACPcB\/s1600\/Signature%2B200x80.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.iheartbigbooks.com\/feeds\/3235639589130415246\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.iheartbigbooks.com\/2016\/08\/blog-tour-it-ends-with-us-by-colleen.html#comment-form","title":"94 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3574076647597575616\/posts\/default\/3235639589130415246"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3574076647597575616\/posts\/default\/3235639589130415246"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.iheartbigbooks.com\/2016\/08\/blog-tour-it-ends-with-us-by-colleen.html","title":"*BLOG TOUR* IT ENDS WITH US by Colleen Hoover - Review + Teaser + Giveaway!"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"i*Heart*BigBooks"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/15600330437828180668"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-aW4kATygSIk\/U1qMCXPfV1I\/AAAAAAAAAWA\/RMFENfLhyFk\/s220\/Twitter%2BProfile%2BPicture%2B400x400%2B%2528lighter%2529.png"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-03kHtrlcs0A\/V6GAr3VG5AI\/AAAAAAAAA28\/c3CM5723f2AdYn1qpgHJLiKs_0nqxdacwCPcB\/s72-c\/IEWU_BlogTourBanner.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"94"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574076647597575616.post-3720806854751828455"},"published":{"$t":"2015-11-23T06:00:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2015-11-23T06:00:02.549-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Atria Books"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Blog Tour"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Colleen Hoover"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"November 9"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Reviews"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"The *All-Stars*"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"*BLOG TOUR* NOVEMBER 9 by Colleen Hoover - Review + Teaser + Giveaway!"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-n_3eTP8pQCw\/VlLF8rpgBMI\/AAAAAAAAAvI\/u0-nObxb_mk\/s320\/49931-November-Nine-Blog-Tour-Banner-600x280-V1.jpg\" width=\"600\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-BUPI8uDiCqY\/VlLF_-QXKhI\/AAAAAAAAAvY\/QFDnYYrb9Vg\/s320\/n9cover.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" height=\"320\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-BUPI8uDiCqY\/VlLF_-QXKhI\/AAAAAAAAAvY\/QFDnYYrb9Vg\/s320\/n9cover.jpg\" width=\"213\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003ENovember 9\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E by Colleen Hoover\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EGenre:\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E New Adult Contemporary\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EPublisher:\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E Atria Books\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EPublication Date:\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E November 10th, 2015\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFallon meets Ben, an aspiring novelist, the day of her scheduled cross-country move. Their untimely attraction leads them to spend Fallon’s last day in L.A. together, and her eventful life becomes the creative inspiration Ben has always sought for his novel. Over time and amidst the various relationships and tribulations of their own separate lives, they continue to meet on the same date every year. Until one day Fallon becomes unsure if Ben has been telling her the truth or fabricating a perfect reality for the sake of the ultimate plot twist. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECan Ben’s relationship with Fallon—and simultaneously his novel—be considered a love story if it ends in heartbreak? \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"320\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-YYXsSorLh9w\/VlLF_ksEYPI\/AAAAAAAAAvc\/WgWJ0MEEmko\/s320\/image017.jpg\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAnd now for my review: \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E*Spoiler-Free* REVIEW:\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003ENovember 9\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E by Colleen Hoover\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EPublication Date:\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u0026nbsp;November 10th, 2015\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E*DISCLOSURE: ARC was provided in exchange for a fair and honest review\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: linen; border: solid 8px #542437; line-height: 1.4; padding: 12px;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EReview:\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EColleen Hoover writes books and characters that I fall in love with. Not just any love. But insta-love. I know for many people, insta-love is the kiss of death. But how else can I describe the visceral feeling I get when reading those first few chapters. The butterflies in my stomach, the breathlessness of my lungs, the palpitations of my racing heart.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EReading the first chapters of November 9 was like falling in love for the very first time. It's not perfect and you don't know everything there is to know, but there's something so special and unique about the unknown, the mystery of it all, that begs you to find out: What if? \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAs the story progresses the whirlwind fairytale gets tested and pushed to the limits. There are moments when the entire foundation could easily turn to quicksand, breaking apart everything that Ben and Fallon stand upon. These characters are flawed. Their pasts are flawed. That insta-love begins to transform into love for these characters for their triumphs over these obstacles and in spite of their flaws. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFor the cynical, for the staunch realists, I will say, yes, you may have to suspend your disbelief in some aspects of this fictional novel, and if you can, I feel you will be handsomely rewarded. What I loved most was being swept into this story and carried on a roller coaster journey to a happily ever after. I was left with just one wish at the end: to experience one more November 9. And maybe even one more after that. And another after that...  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERating:\u003C\/b\u003E \u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/--idJEka88Ww\/VlLPDjTmRwI\/AAAAAAAAAwM\/-eQURsGtPu4\/s200\/StarPink5.jpg\" \/\u003E \u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: whitesmoke; line-height: 1.4; padding: 12px;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-RG8GafzRDYM\/VlLHeQfpmjI\/AAAAAAAAAvs\/jpJ5hV92W4A\/s1600\/11109_408567071_hr.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-RG8GafzRDYM\/VlLHeQfpmjI\/AAAAAAAAAvs\/jpJ5hV92W4A\/s1600\/11109_408567071_hr.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EAbout the Author:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EColleen Hoover is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Slammed, Point of Retreat, This Girl, Hopeless, Losing Hope, Maybe Someday, Finding Cinderella, and Ugly Love. She lives in Texas with her husband and their three boys. Please visit ColleenHoover.com.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cu\u003EWhere to purchase \u0026amp; learn more:\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ciframe frameborder=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822\u0026amp;OneJS=1\u0026amp;Operation=GetAdHtml\u0026amp;MarketPlace=US\u0026amp;source=ss\u0026amp;ref=ss_til\u0026amp;ad_type=product_link\u0026amp;tracking_id=iv3bb-20\u0026amp;marketplace=amazon\u0026amp;region=US\u0026amp;placement=B00UDCI1S8\u0026amp;asins=B00UDCI1S8\u0026amp;linkId=J7YIMG3N66ADXEK2\u0026amp;show_border=true\u0026amp;link_opens_in_new_window=true\" style=\"height: 240px; width: 120px;\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/25111004-november-9\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/iBrrW9Vlz10iX.png\" width=\"50\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E \u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.colleenhoover.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/ibvgpFfAsfq2W1.png\" width=\"50\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E   \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/colleenhoover\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/ibi0xKRuJA0xqC.png\" width=\"50\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E   \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AuthorColleenHoover\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/ibbVv5OrjA7zyk.png\" width=\"50\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWell, don't just sit there! Those links up there are SO Convenient! *wink*\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EEnter to win 1 of 5 prize bundles of one signed copy of NOVEMBER 9 and a pair of #November9 sunglasses! Contest is open until November 30th. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca class=\"rcptr\" data-raflid=\"7c51936150\" data-template=\"\" data-theme=\"classic\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rafflecopter.com\/rafl\/display\/7c51936150\/\" id=\"rcwidget_5g6wh02z\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003Ea Rafflecopter giveaway\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cscript src=\"\/\/widget-prime.rafflecopter.com\/launch.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"p1\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"right\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003Eall the best, dear readers!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cimg class=\"alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/iLc4aSjqxDZNT.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.iheartbigbooks.com\/feeds\/3720806854751828455\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.iheartbigbooks.com\/2015\/11\/blog-tour-november-9-by-colleen-hoover.html#comment-form","title":"12 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3574076647597575616\/posts\/default\/3720806854751828455"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3574076647597575616\/posts\/default\/3720806854751828455"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.iheartbigbooks.com\/2015\/11\/blog-tour-november-9-by-colleen-hoover.html","title":"*BLOG TOUR* NOVEMBER 9 by Colleen Hoover - Review + Teaser + Giveaway!"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"i*Heart*BigBooks"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/15600330437828180668"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-aW4kATygSIk\/U1qMCXPfV1I\/AAAAAAAAAWA\/RMFENfLhyFk\/s220\/Twitter%2BProfile%2BPicture%2B400x400%2B%2528lighter%2529.png"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-n_3eTP8pQCw\/VlLF8rpgBMI\/AAAAAAAAAvI\/u0-nObxb_mk\/s72-c\/49931-November-Nine-Blog-Tour-Banner-600x280-V1.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"12"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574076647597575616.post-7615251568498674120"},"published":{"$t":"2015-11-19T04:00:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2015-11-19T04:00:16.475-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Addicted Series"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Blog Tour"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Calloway Sisters Series"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Character Interview"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Giveaway"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Interview"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Krista \u0026 Becca Ritchie"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Long Way Down"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"New Releases"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"*BLOG TOUR* LONG WAY DOWN by Krista \u0026 Becca Ritchie: Newlywed Game Character Interview + Giveaway!"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/isUTvLztlyIPQ.png\" width=\"600\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EJust a few more hours and Long Way Down by Krista \u0026amp; Becca Ritchie will be here!! This is the last book of the series (excluding an upcoming epilogue book) and I'm so excited, nervous, and all the feels in between!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI'm Crazy for Raisy: Ryke Meadows and Daisy Calloway. They are the wild, fearless, adventuring duo who care with the biggest hearts I've had the pleasure of bearing witness to.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI'm so happy to have gotten the opportunity to join this tour and to celebrate the books, the characters, and the authors I love! These characters, through the course of eight books, soon to be nine, have a chemistry that is undeniable, so I thought it would be fun to invite them to play a game today!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELearn more about the book, check out our game, then enter the Giveaway! Go forth and have fun!\u003Cbr \/\u003Exoxo, Christine\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/iNdZ3u96h0yZj.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/iNdZ3u96h0yZj.jpg\" height=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003ELong Way Down\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E by Krista \u0026amp; Becca Ritchie\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003ESeries:\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E Calloway Sisters #4\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EGenre:\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E New Adult Contemporary\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EPublication Date:\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E November 20th, 2015\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWith a seven-year age difference, Ryke \u0026amp; Daisy have faced an uphill battle in the eyes of the world and their families. Known as the most adventurous, fast-paced couple — their next step has always been elusive to the rabid media. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBehind the scenes, heartbreaking troubles continue to test Ryke \u0026amp; Daisy’s resilience and shape their future together.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThey promise: \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ETo never slow down.  \u003Cbr \/\u003ETo never compromise who they are.  \u003Cbr \/\u003ETo never abandon their love for each other.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBut preserving their happiness also means adding more risks. Ones that Connor Cobalt wouldn’t even take. As a professional free-solo climber, Ryke is no stranger to risk, but his next step with Daisy wagers more than just his health.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWith their lives on the line, Ryke \u0026amp; Daisy head towards the vast, wild unknown in this epic final conclusion to the Addicted series.    \u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: linen; border: solid 8px #542437; line-height: 1.4; padding: 12px;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003E***** NEWLYWED GAME #1 (FRIENDS EDITION!) *****\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWelcome readers! I’m reaching you today from the home of my favorite Nerd Stars, Rose and Connor Cobalt! I have the whole Addicted Series crew with me for a special treat for you fans. And if you’ve been living under a rock, (a sad, sad, rock), and haven’t yet experienced the heart wrenching, yet gloriously triumphant Addicted\/Calloway Sisters series, sit back, enjoy, and get a taste of what you’ve been missing out on! I’ll be sure to take care of you at the end of this post so that you can dive right in. The last book of the series (aside from an epilogue book) arrives on November 20th, so there’s no better time than now. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: purple;\"\u003E*Rose, Connor, Lily, Lo, Daisy and Ryke sit around the spacious living room, paired up together on the various pieces of furniture*\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EChristine:\u003C\/b\u003E Rose, Connor, you have a beautiful home. How have things been going since you moved into your own place? \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #0b5394;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERose:\u003C\/b\u003E My migraines have disappeared, and I’ve learned the cause was Loren’s shrill voice.   \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #990000;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELoren:\u003C\/b\u003E I have a shrill voice? Maybe you should record yourself, Angelica, and blow out your eardrums. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #3d85c6;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EConnor:\u003C\/b\u003E *watches them with a rising grin*  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #0b5394;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERose:\u003C\/b\u003E *glares at Loren and then peels her eyes back to Christine* our home is also cleaner.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #3d85c6;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EConnor:\u003C\/b\u003E no dogs. To be more specific, the kind named Ryke Meadows.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #38761d;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERyke:\u003C\/b\u003E *grumbles* here we fucking go \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EChristine:\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;*claps hands* Well, okay then! Are you guys ready to get started? I wanted to play a little game with you all today. Are you familiar with the Newlywed Game? \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #bf9000;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDaisy:\u003C\/b\u003E *mock gasps* is this where we all get stranded on an island and snuff out each other’s torches, one by one? I’m game. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #674ea7;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELily:\u003C\/b\u003E *shakes head* I never want to play \u003Ci\u003ESurvivor\u003C\/i\u003E.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EChristine:\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;*smiles* Not, quite. The basic idea is that a couple tests how well they know each other. One half of the couple will answer five questions while the other half is out of the room. Then we’ll call you back together and ask the questions again. The other half will answer and the partner will see if they were right. Then we’ll switch. The couple with the most matches at the end of the game wins! Sounds good? Any questions? \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #0b5394;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERose:\u003C\/b\u003E *straightens and looks to Connor* we’ll win this.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #3d85c6;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EConnor:\u003C\/b\u003E without question, darling. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EChristine:\u003C\/b\u003E Oh, but wait. Because I like to make things interesting, you’re not going to be partnered with your significant other. I know you all know your partners too well. Instead, here are the teams: Daisy, you will be partnered with Connor. Lily, you’ll pair up with Ryke. And...sorry, you know who that leaves. Rose and Lo, you are together on this one.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #990000;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELoren:\u003C\/b\u003E Hell has come early. This is goddamn evil.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #bf9000;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDaisy:\u003C\/b\u003E *glances at Connor with a little more uncertainty*  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #3d85c6;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EConnor:\u003C\/b\u003E *pokerfaced* \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #0b5394;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERose:\u003C\/b\u003E *crosses arms* can we re-pick partners? Loren is going to make us lose on purpose.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #990000;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELoren:\u003C\/b\u003E now, why would I do that, Queen Rose? *flashes dry smile* \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #0b5394;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERose:\u003C\/b\u003E *growls in irritation* \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #674ea7;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELily:\u003C\/b\u003E *already begins turning red* \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #38761d;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERyke:\u003C\/b\u003E cool down, Lil. We haven’t even started yet. It’s fucking fine. We’ll do our thing— \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #674ea7;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELily:\u003C\/b\u003E  non-sexual things! *whispers* Team Raisy. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #38761d;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERyke:\u003C\/b\u003E *rakes a hand through his hair* let’s just fucking start this.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EChristine:\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;Good call, Ryke. Ladies first! Gentlemen, if you don’t mind hanging out in the kitchen? I left some snacks in there for you. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #990000;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELoren:\u003C\/b\u003E *stands* please let it be chicken tacos.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: purple;\"\u003E*all three guys depart* \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EChristine:\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;Ladies, here are your poster boards and your markers. I’m going to ask you the questions. Feel free to comment, but don’t share or help with your answers! Just write them down. Ready? \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EChristine:\u003C\/b\u003E Question #1: If he had to choose only one food to eat for the rest of his life, what would it be? \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #0b5394;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERose:\u003C\/b\u003E *whips hair* easy. *scribbles* \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #674ea7;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELily:\u003C\/b\u003E *chews on pen* Ryke likes \u003Ci\u003Eeverything\u003C\/i\u003E. *turns to Daisy for help* \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #38761d;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDaisy:\u003C\/b\u003E Ryke really likes— \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #0b5394;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERose:\u003C\/b\u003E ah-ah! No cheating.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #bf9000;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDaisy:\u003C\/b\u003E *smiles as she returns to her board* \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EChristine:\u003C\/b\u003E Question #2: What is his biggest pet peeve? \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #0b5394;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERose:\u003C\/b\u003E *mutters* there are so many to choose from.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #bf9000;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDaisy:\u003C\/b\u003E *stares off in thought* I feel like I have the hardest guy.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #674ea7;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELily:\u003C\/b\u003E *blushes* … okay, that sounded sexual, and it wasn’t just me!  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #bf9000;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDaisy:\u003C\/b\u003E *laughs and gives her sis a side hug* \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EChristine:\u003C\/b\u003E Question #3: What does he wear to bed? \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #0b5394;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERose:\u003C\/b\u003E Ugh. This is torture. *cringes as she writes on her board*  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #bf9000;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDaisy:\u003C\/b\u003E Does Connor like to sleep naked, Rose?  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #0b5394;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERose:\u003C\/b\u003E *raises hand at her* no cheating.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EChristine:\u003C\/b\u003E Question #4: If he had to choose one person in the group, besides his significant other, to be stranded on a deserted island with, who would he choose and why (for a bonus point)? \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #0b5394;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERose:\u003C\/b\u003E *holds head like she already has a migraine thinking for so long about Loren*  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #674ea7;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELily:\u003C\/b\u003E Do animals count? *squints at her board* \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #bf9000;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDaisy:\u003C\/b\u003E *nods to Lily* definitely put you-know-who down for Ryke.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #674ea7;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELily:\u003C\/b\u003E Lord Voldemort?  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #bf9000;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDaisy:\u003C\/b\u003E *busts out laughing*  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EChristine:\u003C\/b\u003E Question #5: Who would he Fuck, Marry, Kill: Ariel (the human form of the Little Mermaid), Mulan, or Elsa from Frozen. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #0b5394;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERose:\u003C\/b\u003E *almost opens her mouth to ask Lily something, but then closes her mouth, sits straighter, raises her chin and writes her answer* \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EChristine:\u003C\/b\u003E All done? Let’s call the guys back in to see how they’d answer! \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: purple;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E*Guys come back in with popcorn and snacks*\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #38761d;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERyke:\u003C\/b\u003E *carries bowl of popcorn and tosses a kernel at Daisy’s forehead before sitting beside Lily* \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #bf9000;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDaisy:\u003C\/b\u003E do that again.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #38761d;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERyke:\u003C\/b\u003E *tosses another kernel* \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #bf9000;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDaisy:\u003C\/b\u003E *catches it in her mouth and pumps her fists in the air* victory!  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EChristine:\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;Nice! Okay guys, go ahead and sit next to your partners. I asked the girls 5 questions and they wrote down what they think your answer will be. Let’s see if they were right.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EChristine:\u003C\/b\u003E Question #1: If you had to choose only one food to eat for the rest of your life, what would it be? \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #990000;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELoren:\u003C\/b\u003E prunes.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #0b5394;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERose:\u003C\/b\u003E *glares* That is such a lie. *grips her board tightly* \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #990000;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELoren:\u003C\/b\u003E if I have to be “newly wed” to\u003Ci\u003E you\u003C\/i\u003E, this is what I’d say. Prunes. The wrinkled, dried out kind.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #0b5394;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERose:\u003C\/b\u003E *sets another hostile glare on him before revealing her board* I said \u003Ci\u003Echicken tacos\u003C\/i\u003E which is the correct answer.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #3d85c6;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EConnor:\u003C\/b\u003E it’s not correct if it’s not a match.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #0b5394;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERose:\u003C\/b\u003E I will defeat you, Richard. There’s no way you’re winning against\u003Ci\u003E me\u003C\/i\u003E.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #3d85c6;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EConnor:\u003C\/b\u003E *grins* we’ll see, darling. My answer is \u003Ci\u003Esalmon\u003C\/i\u003E.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #bf9000;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDaisy:\u003C\/b\u003E Drum roll! *pats thigh and reveals answer* I said \u003Ci\u003Ethe food of the gods! \u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #0b5394;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERose:\u003C\/b\u003E *gloats at her husband* and you were saying? \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #3d85c6;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EConnor:\u003C\/b\u003E *pokerfaced* this is still round one. We have time.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #38761d;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERyke:\u003C\/b\u003E My fucking turn? I guess I’d say \u003Ci\u003Ecereal\u003C\/i\u003E.   \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #674ea7;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELily:\u003C\/b\u003E *beams and reveals her board* I said \u003Ci\u003Egranola cereal\u003C\/i\u003E. Did we get a point? That was a point for us, right?  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #38761d;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERyke:\u003C\/b\u003E Good job, Lil.   \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EChristine:\u003C\/b\u003E Question #2: What is your biggest pet peeve? \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #990000;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELoren:\u003C\/b\u003E overachievers.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #0b5394;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERose:\u003C\/b\u003E *glares* I hate you.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #990000;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELoren:\u003C\/b\u003E It’s mutual, Queen Rose.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #0b5394;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERose:\u003C\/b\u003E *flips board* I said \u003Ci\u003Eassholes who pick on Lily\u003C\/i\u003E.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #990000;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELoren:\u003C\/b\u003E *jaw sharpens* that too.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #3d85c6;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EConnor:\u003C\/b\u003E *studies Daisy’s expression before he answers* hyperboles from everyone but Rose  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #bf9000;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDaisy:\u003C\/b\u003E *flips board* I said \u003Ci\u003Ethis game\u003C\/i\u003E. You can’t see it right now, but behind that perfectly impassive face is sheer irritation.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #3d85c6;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EConnor:\u003C\/b\u003E I’m getting there.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #38761d;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERyke:\u003C\/b\u003E whining is my biggest pet peeve.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #674ea7;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELily:\u003C\/b\u003E *waves her board in the air* I said \u003Ci\u003Ewhining\u003C\/i\u003E!  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #0b5394;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERose:\u003C\/b\u003E *mouth drops* how are you doing this? *thinks there may be deception in the group* \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #674ea7;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELily:\u003C\/b\u003E Ryke has told me to stop whining on multiple occasions. *grabs new board* Look, it’s paid off.   \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EChristine:\u003C\/b\u003E Question #3: What do you wear to bed? \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #990000;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELoren:\u003C\/b\u003E a spacesuit. For all those late-night moon walks. *flashes half-smile at Rose* \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #0b5394;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERose:\u003C\/b\u003E *nose flares and reveals board* I said \u003Ci\u003Eblack boxer-briefs\u003C\/i\u003E, which is the truth.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #990000;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELoren:\u003C\/b\u003E maybe I take off my spacesuit before you barge into my room?  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #0b5394;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERose:\u003C\/b\u003E this is ridiculous.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #3d85c6;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EConnor:\u003C\/b\u003E My answer is \u003Ci\u003Enaked\u003C\/i\u003E.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #bf9000;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDaisy:\u003C\/b\u003E *mock gasps* how did I know? *reveals her board* I said \u003Ci\u003Ebuck naked\u003C\/i\u003E.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #990000;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELoren:\u003C\/b\u003E Who’s the liar here?  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #3d85c6;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EConnor:\u003C\/b\u003E I’m playing by the game’s confines. Not lying but outmaneuvering someone beside you.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #0b5394;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERose:\u003C\/b\u003E *scoffs*  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #3d85c6;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EConnor:\u003C\/b\u003E *mutters something to her in French* \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #0b5394;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERose:\u003C\/b\u003E *tries not to grin* \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #38761d;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERyke:\u003C\/b\u003E I wear drawstring pants.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #674ea7;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELily:\u003C\/b\u003E *reveals board* I said \u003Ci\u003Edrawstring pants\u003C\/i\u003E and I drew a picture. *points at her sketch*  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #990000;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELoren:\u003C\/b\u003E Nice one, love.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #674ea7;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELily:\u003C\/b\u003E *leans closer to Ryke* we’re beating the nerd stars.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EChristine:\u003C\/b\u003E Question #4: If you had to choose one person in the group, besides your significant other, to be stranded on a deserted island with, who would you choose and why (for a bonus point)? \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #990000;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELoren:\u003C\/b\u003E obviously Rose. She’s my bestie. *flashes half-smile*  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #0b5394;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERose:\u003C\/b\u003E *rolls eyes and reveals board* I said \u003Ci\u003EConnor Cobalt\u003C\/i\u003E because he’d help you get off the beach.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #990000;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELoren:\u003C\/b\u003E He’s my number two.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #3d85c6;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EConnor:\u003C\/b\u003E *arches a brow with a grin* that’s not what you said last night.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #990000;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELoren:\u003C\/b\u003E shh, love. Later.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #3d85c6;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EConnor:\u003C\/b\u003E I’d choose to be stranded with a clone of myself because no one is better than me.   \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #bf9000;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDaisy:\u003C\/b\u003E *flips board* I said \u003Ci\u003EConnor Cobalt\u003C\/i\u003E. Does that count?  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: purple;\"\u003E*judges say yes* \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #38761d;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERyke:\u003C\/b\u003E I’d choose to be stranded with Nutty. Our dog *gestures from himself to Daisy* \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #bf9000;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDaisy:\u003C\/b\u003E *smiles at Lily* \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #674ea7;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELily:\u003C\/b\u003E *reveals her board* I chose \u003Ci\u003ECoconut\u003C\/i\u003E.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #0b5394;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERose:\u003C\/b\u003E *points at the board* the names don’t match!   \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #38761d;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERyke:\u003C\/b\u003E it’s the same fucking animal.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: purple;\"\u003E*judges say yes*  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EChristine:\u003C\/b\u003E Question #5: Who would you Fuck, Marry, Kill: Ariel (the human form of the Little Mermaid), Mulan, or Elsa from Frozen. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #990000;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELoren:\u003C\/b\u003E Marry Elsa, Kill Ariel, Fuck Mulan.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #0b5394;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERose:\u003C\/b\u003E You’re \u003Ci\u003Ehorrible\u003C\/i\u003E at this. *flips board* What Loren would really do, \u003Ci\u003Emarry Mulan, Fuck Ariel, Kill Elsa\u003C\/i\u003E. You said Elsa reminded you of me. So you’re really saying you want to marry me? \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #990000;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELoren:\u003C\/b\u003E *grimaces and looks to Connor* save me from your wife.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #3d85c6;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EConnor:\u003C\/b\u003E *grins* My answer is Marry Elsa, Kill Ariel, and Fuck Mulan.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #bf9000;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDaisy:\u003C\/b\u003E *reveals board* I said the same thing. *goes for a high-five* \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #3d85c6;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EConnor:\u003C\/b\u003E You can have a high-five when we’re in the lead. Consider this good motivation— \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #38761d;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERyke:\u003C\/b\u003E *throws a handful of popcorn at Connor* \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #3d85c6;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EConnor:\u003C\/b\u003E *gives him a look and plucks out a kernel from his hair* it’s as though you’d rather wag your tail and prance around than use the human language.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #38761d;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERyke:\u003C\/b\u003E *flips him off and looks at Christine* I’d Marry Ariel—only because I’m not fucking marrying any of the other guy’s picks. Then I’d … Fuck Elsa, Kill Mulan.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #674ea7;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELily:\u003C\/b\u003E *scrunches brows and flips board* I said you’d fuck all three of them.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #38761d;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERyke:\u003C\/b\u003E *rolls his eyes* for fuck’s sake.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #bf9000;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDaisy:\u003C\/b\u003E *can’t stop laughing* \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #38761d;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERyke:\u003C\/b\u003E *tosses more popcorn at her* \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EChristine:\u003C\/b\u003E Well that was certainly interesting. The score is now 0 for Rose and Loren, 3 points for Connor and Daisy, and in the lead with 4 points, Lily and Ryke. Now it’s the men's’ turn to see how well they know the women. So, if you lovelies wouldn’t mind stepping out of the room for a bit... \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #0b5394;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERose:\u003C\/b\u003E Take this seriously, Loren. *heels clap all the way into the kitchen* \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: purple;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E*all the girls leave* \u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EChristine:\u003C\/b\u003E Okay guys, here are your boards and markers. I’m going to ask you the same questions and you have to write down what you think your partner’s answer will be. You may comment, but no sharing or helping! \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EChristine:\u003C\/b\u003E Question #1: If she had to choose only one food to eat for the rest of her life, what would it be? \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #38761d;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERyke:\u003C\/b\u003E *rubs his jaw in confusion* fuck.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EChristine:\u003C\/b\u003E Question #2: What is her biggest pet peeve? \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #38761d;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERyke:\u003C\/b\u003E *scribbles and mutters* fucking fuck. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EChristine:\u003C\/b\u003E Question #3: What does she wear to bed? \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #38761d;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERyke:\u003C\/b\u003E *shakes his head* motherfucking… \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EChristine:\u003C\/b\u003E Question #4: If she had to choose one person in the group, besides her significant other, to be stranded on a deserted island with, who would she choose and why? \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #38761d;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERyke:\u003C\/b\u003E *hand to forehead* fuck me.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EChristine:\u003C\/b\u003E Question #5: Who would she Fuck, Marry, Kill: Chris Hemsworth, Chris Pine, Chris Evans. (Sorry, I know you guys got cartoon women, but I couldn’t think of any cartoon men that stand out enough!) \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #38761d;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERyke:\u003C\/b\u003E *sigh* well fuck.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #990000;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELoren:\u003C\/b\u003E sounds like someone’s being tortured over there.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #38761d;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERyke:\u003C\/b\u003E *flips him off*  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EChristine:\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;I guess you all are as ready as you can be... Girls, you can come back in! \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: purple;\"\u003E*Girls re-enter*\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #0b5394;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERose:\u003C\/b\u003E *takes her seat beside Loren and crosses her ankles* \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EChristine:\u003C\/b\u003E You know the drill. Let’s see which team knows each other the best.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EChristine:\u003C\/b\u003E Question #1: If you had to choose only one food to eat for the rest of your life, what would it be? \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #0b5394;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERose:\u003C\/b\u003E sushi. *glares at Loren* do not fuck this up.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #990000;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELoren:\u003C\/b\u003E I said \u003Ci\u003Ewhat demons eat\u003C\/i\u003E.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #0b5394;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERose:\u003C\/b\u003E *snatches his board out of his hand and throws it across the room* \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #990000;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELoren:\u003C\/b\u003E Ravenclaws are goddamn testy.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #0b5394;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERose:\u003C\/b\u003E I’m only losing because of you. Everyone should know this.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #bf9000;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDaisy:\u003C\/b\u003E the food I’d eat for the rest of my life would without a doubt be…\u003Ci\u003Echocolate\u003C\/i\u003E.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #3d85c6;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EConnor:\u003C\/b\u003E *flips board* I said \u003Ci\u003Echocolate\u003C\/i\u003E.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #bf9000;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDaisy:\u003C\/b\u003E *raises a hand for a high-five*  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #3d85c6;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EConnor:\u003C\/b\u003E we’re tied. That’s not a win.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #bf9000;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDaisy:\u003C\/b\u003E Damn.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #674ea7;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELily:\u003C\/b\u003E I wouldn’t go without a…Ding Dong. *blushes* They’re really good, okay? And I know it sounds sexual. *tries to tilt her chin up like Rose* \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #38761d;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERyke:\u003C\/b\u003E Fuck. I said a \u003Ci\u003EPop Tart\u003C\/i\u003E. Sorry, Lil.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EChristine:\u003C\/b\u003E Question #2: What is your biggest pet peeve? \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #0b5394;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERose:\u003C\/b\u003E Loren Hale’s presence.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #990000;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELoren:\u003C\/b\u003E *flips board* I said \u003Ci\u003Eangels and holy things\u003C\/i\u003E.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #0b5394;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERose:\u003C\/b\u003E *rolls her eyes (she’s so over this)* I would just leave early, but I’m\u003Ci\u003E not\u003C\/i\u003E a quitter.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #bf9000;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDaisy:\u003C\/b\u003E My biggest pet peeve is being told to just stand still.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #38761d;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERyke:\u003C\/b\u003E *eyes soften on Daisy* \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #3d85c6;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EConnor:\u003C\/b\u003E *flips board* I said \u003Ci\u003Ehaving to stand unmoving in one place\u003C\/i\u003E.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: purple;\"\u003E*judges say this counts* \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #674ea7;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELily:\u003C\/b\u003E my biggest pet peeve is judgment from people before they really know me. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #38761d;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERyke:\u003C\/b\u003E *flips board* I said \u003Ci\u003Epremature judgment\u003C\/i\u003E. *apologies in his eyes to her (he did this too)*  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #674ea7;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELily:\u003C\/b\u003E *smiles at him like \u003Ci\u003Eit’s okay\u003C\/i\u003E* \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EChristine:\u003C\/b\u003E Question #3: What do you wear to bed? \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #0b5394;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERose:\u003C\/b\u003E a chemise.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #990000;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELoren:\u003C\/b\u003E a what?  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #0b5394;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERose:\u003C\/b\u003E *groans* Google it.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #990000;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELoren:\u003C\/b\u003E definitely not going to. And I said that you wear \u003Ci\u003Ehellfire\u003C\/i\u003E to bed.   \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #0b5394;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERose:\u003C\/b\u003E *almost smiles* \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #bf9000;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDaisy:\u003C\/b\u003E I don’t wear anything. Like an animal *wags brows* \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #990000;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELoren:\u003C\/b\u003E I’m not asking if this is true. *shakes head repeatedly* \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #38761d;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERyke:\u003C\/b\u003E Good.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #3d85c6;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EConnor:\u003C\/b\u003E I said that she prefers to be naked too.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #bf9000;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDaisy:\u003C\/b\u003E Woo! We’re up by one.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #674ea7;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELily:\u003C\/b\u003E I wear one of Lo’s shirts.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #38761d;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERyke:\u003C\/b\u003E *flips board* I said \u003Ci\u003ELo’s shirts\u003C\/i\u003E.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #bf9000;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDaisy:\u003C\/b\u003E What a short-lived lead. I loved it while it lasted. *smiles*  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EChristine:\u003C\/b\u003E Question #4: If you had to choose one person in the group, besides your significant other, to be stranded on a deserted island with, who would you choose and why? \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #0b5394;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERose:\u003C\/b\u003E *collects hair on one shoulder* I’d choose Daisy. She’ll like collecting coconuts, and I’d contribute with all my survival knowledge.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #990000;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELoren:\u003C\/b\u003E Rose Calloway using her sisters as free labor. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #0b5394;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERose:\u003C\/b\u003E That’s not how it is, \u003Ci\u003ELoren\u003C\/i\u003E. She likes climbing trees.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #bf9000;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDaisy:\u003C\/b\u003E *nods* I do.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #990000;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELoren:\u003C\/b\u003E Fine. *flips board* You’d bring along \u003Ci\u003ELoren Hale\u003C\/i\u003E. Your best friend.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #0b5394;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERose:\u003C\/b\u003E in my nightmare.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #bf9000;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDaisy:\u003C\/b\u003E I’d bring Lily because we’d have fun pretending to be pirates.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #3d85c6;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EConnor:\u003C\/b\u003E *flips board* I said \u003Ci\u003ELily\u003C\/i\u003E.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #674ea7;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELily:\u003C\/b\u003E this is really hard to choose, but I’m picking based off who’d help me escape the island the fastest. Sorry, Daisy. I’d take Connor.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #38761d;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERyke:\u003C\/b\u003E *flips board* I said that you’d pick \u003Ci\u003EConnor\u003C\/i\u003E.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #3d85c6;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EConnor:\u003C\/b\u003E one question left and we’re tied.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EChristine:\u003C\/b\u003E Question #5: Who would you Fuck, Marry, Kill: Chris Hemsworth, Chris Pine, Chris Evans.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #0b5394;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERose:\u003C\/b\u003E *straightens* I’d Marry Chris Evans, Fuck Chris Pine, and Kill Chris Hemsworth. *turns to Loren* \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #990000;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELoren:\u003C\/b\u003E I said that Queen Rose would Kill all three of them. Death by fire.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #0b5394;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERose:\u003C\/b\u003E I’m so glad this is over.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #bf9000;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDaisy:\u003C\/b\u003E I’d Marry Chris Hemsworth, Fuck Chris Evans, and Kill Chris Pine.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #3d85c6;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EConnor:\u003C\/b\u003E I thought you’d say that you wanted to \u003Ci\u003Efuck\u003C\/i\u003E all three of them.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #38761d;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERyke:\u003C\/b\u003E *shakes his head at Connor like \u003Ci\u003Ewhat the fuck\u003C\/i\u003E* \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #bf9000;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDaisy:\u003C\/b\u003E Uh-oh. So we lost that round?  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #3d85c6;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EConnor:\u003C\/b\u003E *sets his board aside* unfortunately. We’ll stay tied if Ryke and Lily get this wrong.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #674ea7;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELily:\u003C\/b\u003E Well, I’m not having sex or marrying Captain America, so I’d Kill Chris Evans. And while Star Trek is okay, I think we all know that Thor is better. So I’d Marry Chris Hemsworth and then Fuck Chris Pine *nods resolutely* \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #38761d;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERyke:\u003C\/b\u003E *flips board* I said that she’d \u003Ci\u003EMarry Chris Hemsworth, Fuck Chris Pine, Kill Chris Evans\u003C\/i\u003E.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #674ea7;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELily:\u003C\/b\u003E *mind clicking* so we won? \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #38761d;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERyke:\u003C\/b\u003E Yep. Good job, Lil.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #674ea7;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELily:\u003C\/b\u003E *beams* \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EChristine:\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;That was so much fun! Well, *I* had fun, did all of you? \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #990000;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELoren:\u003C\/b\u003E No.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #bf9000;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDaisy:\u003C\/b\u003E I did. *smiles wide* \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EChristine:\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;*smiles at Daisy* Sorry, Lo! For those of you not keeping count, our winners with 8 points are Lily and Ryke! Daisy and Connor you are in second place with 7 points. And so sorry Rose and Loren, but you’re last with 0 points.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #0b5394;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERose:\u003C\/b\u003E we need to be clear. \u003Ci\u003ELoren\u003C\/i\u003E lost. I would’ve won. He was playing the wrong game.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #990000;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELoren:\u003C\/b\u003E I don’t know what you’re talking about, Rose. I was playing just like everyone else.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #0b5394;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERose:\u003C\/b\u003E *stands* do not come near me. I will stick my heel in your eye socket.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #990000;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELoren:\u003C\/b\u003E *turns to Connor* have fun with her.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #3d85c6;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EConnor:\u003C\/b\u003E *smiles* trust me, I always do.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EChristine:\u003C\/b\u003E Thank you all for being such good sports today. It’s been so much fun hanging out with you again this tour! And look! I didn’t make a stuttering fool out of myself in front of Ryke this time…..errr...which I wasn’t going to mention. *nervous laughter* Damn it. I was doing so well! \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #38761d;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERyke:\u003C\/b\u003E *almost smiles* Thanks for fucking having us, Christine.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EChristine:\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;*swoons then shakes it off* But really. I’m so terribly sad for this series to end because reading your stories have made me feel like you’re an integral part of my life. An extended family. I wish you all the best and all the happiness in the world, because you truly deserve it. You’ve all come so far and I’m so proud of you. All my *heart eyes* go to you. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #674ea7;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELily:\u003C\/b\u003E Before we leave, I have to say one thing. *everyone quiets to listen to Lily* make sure you put on your Team Raisy pins and tweet #CrazyforRaisy! They need all your support—and I think they deserve it too. *nods confidently* \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E#TeamRaisy!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cb\u003EThe end\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E  \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: whitesmoke; line-height: 1.4; padding: 12px;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/ibasqJSostTXV9.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/ibasqJSostTXV9.jpg\" height=\"200\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EAbout the Author:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EKrista \u0026amp; Becca Ritchie are \u003Ci\u003ENew York Times\u003C\/i\u003E and \u003Ci\u003EUSA Todayv\u003C\/i\u003E bestselling authors and identical twins—one a science nerd, the other a comic book geek—but with their shared passion for writing, they combined their mental powers as kids and have never stopped telling stories. Now in their early twenties, they write about other twenty-somethings navigating through life, college, and romance. 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It’s in the next destination, the next town I get lost in, the next stranger I talk to. It’s always next but never here . . . \u003C\/i\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAfter six months of backpacking and soul-searching across the world, Amber MacLean is flat broke. There are worse places for a twentysomething to be stuck than the Amalfi Coast, but the only way she can earn enough money for a plane ticket home to California is to teach English to two of the brattiest children she has ever met.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt doesn’t help that the children are under the care of their brooding older brother, ex-motorcycle racer Desiderio Larosa. Darkly handsome and oh-so-mysterious, the young master of the crumbling villa tests Amber’s patience and will at every turn—not to mention her hormones.   \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhen her position turns into a full-time nanny gig, Amber grows dangerously closer to the enigmatic recluse. But can she give up the certainty of home for someone whose closely guarded heart feels a world apart from her own?  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003EWant a little tease? YES. Yes, you do!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/ibxsIoJB9Dmhvd.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/iC9ji3LLkonyA.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAnd now for my review: \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E*Spoiler-Free* REVIEW:\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003ERacing the Sun\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E by Karina Halle\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EPublication Date:\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u0026nbsp;July 28th, 2015\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E*DISCLOSURE: ARC was provided in exchange for a fair and honest review\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: linen; border: solid 8px #542437; line-height: 1.4; padding: 12px;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EReview:\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI am a HUGE fan of Karina Halle's contemporary novels. When I think of them, the word that comes to mind is \"Adventure\" because that is exactly the type of journey she will take you on. Whether it is to the eastern most part of the world or the sultry Spanish countryside or the gorgeous Amalfi Coast, her books and her words have the ability to transplant you into somewhere brand new and make you wish you could pick right up and experience it in real life. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhile the settings in Karina's novels infuse you with a sense of dreamy wanderlust, it is her characters that will ground you in their reality. The characters in Karina's novels are never simple, their stories never easy. They are complicated and messy, their love hard fought and eventually won. Racing the Sun is a shining example of this. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAmber is smart and lovable, strong and giving. Thrust into a challenging situation yet persevering in spite of the odds, she is a main character that I could really admire and be proud of. Derio is the sexy, sometimes grumpy older brother of Amber's new charges. He is a more complicated character that I, more often than not, love. Yet, like with most men, I felt the need, at times, to shake some sense into him. But, alas, the smoldering chemistry between them as they explore a slow burning relationship made it easy to overlook those minor moments. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ERacing the Sun is a richly crafted novel that celebrates the complexity of human nature and of love. It is like a beautiful summer's day, warming you and your heart from the inside out. Highly recommended.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERating:\u003C\/b\u003E \u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/ibfi42f0qciYdu.jpg\" \/\u003E \u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: whitesmoke; line-height: 1.4; padding: 12px;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/ibc9Ul6z4OEwmz.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/ibc9Ul6z4OEwmz.jpg\" height=\"200\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EAbout the Author:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EKarina Halle is the New York Times bestselling author of Where Sea Meets Sky, The Pact, Love in English, and other wild and romantic reads. A former travel writer and music journalist, she lives on an island off the coast of British Columbia with her husband and her rescue pup, where she drinks a lot of wine, hikes a lot of trails, and devours a lot of books.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1Ia3rry\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/iTVqlTM7NMrKT.png\" width=\"50\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E   \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/23492585-racing-the-sun\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/iBrrW9Vlz10iX.png\" width=\"50\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E \u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/experimentinterror.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/ibvgpFfAsfq2W1.png\" width=\"50\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E   \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/metalblonde\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/ibi0xKRuJA0xqC.png\" width=\"50\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E   \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Karina-Halle\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/ibbVv5OrjA7zyk.png\" width=\"50\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWell, don't just sit there! Those links up there are SO Convenient! *wink*\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ETo enter to win the Grand Prize of a $50 AMEX Giftcard + 1 signed copy of RACING THE SUN + 1 copy of WHERE SEA MEETS SKY. 6 Runner Up Prizes of signed copies of RACING THE SUN are also up for grabs!  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca class=\"rcptr\" data-raflid=\"7e0813e17\" data-template=\"\" data-theme=\"classic\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rafflecopter.com\/rafl\/display\/7e0813e17\/\" id=\"rcwidget_svku23zg\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003Ea Rafflecopter giveaway\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cscript src=\"\/\/widget-prime.rafflecopter.com\/launch.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"right\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003Eall the best, dear readers!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cimg class=\"alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/iLc4aSjqxDZNT.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.iheartbigbooks.com\/feeds\/8198448173333281130\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.iheartbigbooks.com\/2015\/07\/blog-tour-racing-sun-by-karina-halle.html#comment-form","title":"12 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3574076647597575616\/posts\/default\/8198448173333281130"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3574076647597575616\/posts\/default\/8198448173333281130"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.iheartbigbooks.com\/2015\/07\/blog-tour-racing-sun-by-karina-halle.html","title":"*BLOG TOUR* RACING THE SUN by Karina Halle - Review + Giveaway!"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"i*Heart*BigBooks"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/15600330437828180668"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-aW4kATygSIk\/U1qMCXPfV1I\/AAAAAAAAAWA\/RMFENfLhyFk\/s220\/Twitter%2BProfile%2BPicture%2B400x400%2B%2528lighter%2529.png"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"12"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574076647597575616.post-2918686289902029263"},"published":{"$t":"2015-04-03T06:00:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2015-04-03T06:00:07.845-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Addicted Series"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Blog Tour"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Calloway Sisters Series"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Character Interview"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fuel the Fire"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Giveaway"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Interview"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Krista \u0026 Becca Ritchie"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"New Releases"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Release Day"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"*BLOG TOUR* FUEL THE FIRE by Krista \u0026 Becca Ritchie: Character Interview + Giveaway!"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/i9c4dXeHUPmQ.png\" width=\"600\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHAPPY HAPPY BOOK BIRTHDAY to FUEL THE FIRE and Krista \u0026amp; Becca Ritchie!! I have been DYING for this book, and fortunately, it released early yesterday! Let me just tell you, only a few chapters in and I could tell you how amazing this book was going to be. The books of this series are full of love, and heartbreak, and beautiful friendships....and just so much gritty realism. And so, SO much steaminess. ANYWAY, ringing endorsement, right here!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI'm so happy to have gotten the opportunity to join this tour and to celebrate the books, the characters, and the authors I love! And I knew just how I wanted to do it. You see....the guys in these books? They're beyond compare (as are the women they love). So, I managed to wrangle up an interview with them!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECheck out the book, check out my interview, then check out the Giveaway! Go forth and have fun!\u003Cbr \/\u003Exoxo, Christine\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/ijUgdorLXEVN2.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/ijUgdorLXEVN2.jpg\" height=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EFuel the Fire\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E by Krista \u0026amp; Becca Ritchie\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003ESeries:\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E Calloway Sisters #3\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EGenre:\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E New Adult Contemporary\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EPublication Date:\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E April 3rd, 2015\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cb\u003EProtect your family. At all costs. \u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt’d take the impossible to hurt Connor Cobalt, even for a moment. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cb\u003EProtect your family. At all costs.  \u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAt twenty-six, his narcissistic tendencies have made room for the people he loves. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cb\u003EProtect your family. At all costs. \u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAnd he loves Rose. But when his love is threatened, when his greatest dreams with her are compromised — what is the cost then?  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cb\u003EProtect your family. At all costs. \u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELove will guide his choices.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFor the first time in his life. \u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: linen; border: solid 8px #542437; line-height: 1.4; padding: 12px;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003E***** An Interview with the Guys of the Addicted\/Calloway Sisters Series *****\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHello to all of my readers! I have something pretty special for you today! \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI’m writing to you live from the residence of some of my favorite couples ever, and I’m so excited to get to sit down with male halves of the duos. I fell head over heels in love with Loren Hale, Connor Cobalt, and Ryke Meadows (and the women they love) as I binged through the entire Addicted\/Calloway Sisters series.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMy nerves are all over the place, butterflies beat my insides to a pulp, and I’m just \u003Ci\u003Etrying\u003C\/i\u003E not to turn red (Lily and I have this trait in common). Oh, shoot, here they come. One last warning, knowing these guys, there’s bound to be some cursing and a whole lot of getting real, so if you have delicate ears\/eyes, you might want to vacate…Wish me luck! I’m going in… \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EConnor and Lo enter the living room, but Ryke seems to be missing...probably running late. \u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Ci\u003EI stand to greet them. \u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMe: Hi guys! Thanks so much for letting me stop by and talk to you. I know you have busy schedules. \u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #45818e;\"\u003EConnor: Unfortunately not all of us can tell time. *sits on the couch next to Loren* \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #0b5394;\"\u003ELoren: I’m texting my brother right now, so hopefully he remembers this interview.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #45818e;\"\u003EConnor: Oh I’m fairly certain he remembers. He just doesn’t follow the parameters of time. *pockets his own cellphone* \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #0b5394;\"\u003ELoren: he’s irritating you that much? \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #45818e;\"\u003EConnor: He’s late.  Anyone who’s late impedes on the important tasks that I need to do.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #0b5394;\"\u003ELoren: *lets out a laugh* let me guess, you’re never late. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #45818e;\"\u003EConnor: Correct. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMe: Since Ryke’s running a little bit late, let’s talk about you two for a little bit. How is my favorite Bromance doing? \u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #0b5394;\"\u003ELoren: *flashes half-smile* we’re doing great, thanks for asking.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #45818e;\"\u003EConnor: I’d use a different word.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #0b5394;\"\u003ELoren: Like? \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #45818e;\"\u003EConnor: Extraordinary and impeccable for starters.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #0b5394;\"\u003ELoren: *draws a circle around his heart playfully* thanks, love. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMe: *grins widely* What is your favorite thing about one another? \u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #0b5394;\"\u003ELoren: *slouches a little in his seat and turns to Connor more* you first.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #45818e;\"\u003EConnor: two words I always hear. *grins* \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #0b5394;\"\u003ELoren: *claps* That’s my favorite thing about you.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #45818e;\"\u003EConnor: That I’m always number one. It is a desirable trait *grins wider* \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #0b5394;\"\u003ELoren: *shakes his head with a smile* And me? *touches his chest* \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #45818e;\"\u003EConnor: everything about you makes you \u003Ci\u003Eyou\u003C\/i\u003E, and so every part of you is equally my favorite.   \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMe: You two have such an amazing relationship with one another. Do you think Ryke ever feels left out when it’s just the three of you? \u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #0b5394;\"\u003ELoren: I think he probably used to. I gave him a hard time when I was going through some shit—especially with my addiction. But now we’re better, so I give him as much attention as Connor.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #45818e;\"\u003EConnor: if he feels left out it’s probably because he purposefully wants to be alone. He shuts down conversations faster than I can even start them. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EAs they finish answering, the front door bursts open, and in slow motion (at least in my head, it’s in slow motion….just roll with me here, readers!) Ryke Fucking Meadows walks in. Shirtless. With a slight sheen of perspiration from the run he has obviously return from. I am never so glad that he was late in my life and I’m pretty sure I’m reaching new records on my facial tomato-meter. Oh crap, he’s talking to me…better snap out of my stupor! \u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #660000;\"\u003ERyke: Fuck, how late am I? \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMe: You’re fucking Ryke Meadows! I mean, you’re Ryke fucking Meadows! I mean…H-hi-hi. Hi Ryke. *whispers* Somebody kill me now. \u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #660000;\"\u003ERyke: *almost smiles* I’m guessing not that fucking late then? *takes a seat next to his brother (Loren) on the couch* \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMe: No, no. Not too late at all. Ahem. Sorry for my momentary bout of stupid! Let’s get back to the interview! How long has it been since we last saw you guys [in \u003Ci\u003EAddicted After Al\u003C\/i\u003El] and can you tell me just a little bit about what you’ve been up to? Without spoiling us, of course! \u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #660000;\"\u003ERyke: Halloween was just a fucking week ago, so it hasn’t been too long. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #45818e;\"\u003EConnor: I don’t think this was mentioned, but during the Halloween party, Willow—Loren’s sister—was a little…flustered?  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #0b5394;\"\u003ELoren: *glares* say what you mean.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #660000;\"\u003ERyke: he means infatuated with the boy down the street. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #45818e;\"\u003EConnor: I didn’t say infatuated.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #660000;\"\u003ERyke: Then what?  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #45818e;\"\u003EConnor: I really meant flustered, she knocked into a torch and burned a hay bale in our backyard while he was talking to her—which strangely didn’t make the cut in that particular retelling of our lives. (He means \u003Ci\u003EAddicted After All\u003C\/i\u003E) \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #660000;\"\u003ERyke: Willow wasn’t fucking happy about it, and now you tell the entire world. Great job, Cobalt.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #45818e;\"\u003EConnor: You’re half to blame when you willingly added details to the story.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #660000;\"\u003ERyke: *flips him the middle finger* \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #45818e;\"\u003EConnor: I rest my case.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #660000;\"\u003ERyke: *glowers* About what?  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #45818e;\"\u003EConnor: If you were here on time, you’d know. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMe: *tries to hide a grin behind a hand, unsuccessfully* You’ve all lived through a lot of tough times, but it seems like you all have survived so well and have become all the stronger for it. On the flip side, what has been one of your happiest moments since the series first began? \u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #0b5394;\"\u003ELoren: marrying Lily with my son there.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #660000;\"\u003ERyke: *stares at his hands for a second* Costa Rica with Dais. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #45818e;\"\u003EConnor: the birth of my daughter and seeing Rose hold her. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMe: I fell in love with Rose, Lily, and Daisy right along with you guys. Can you tell me what your favorite quality is about each of the three women?\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELet’s start with Rose? \u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #0b5394;\"\u003ELoren: *grimaces* Pass.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #660000;\"\u003ERyke: she never changes who she is for anyone.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #45818e;\"\u003EConnor: her mind.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMe: Now, Lily? \u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #0b5394;\"\u003ELoren: *smiles* her ability to love every kind of person, even what I was at my worst, she saw something good in me.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #660000;\"\u003ERyke: she can be pretty funny, and I’d choose to hang out with her over a fucking ton of other people.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #45818e;\"\u003EConnor: her passion for pop culture.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMe: And last, but certainly not least, Daisy? \u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #0b5394;\"\u003ELoren: she’s probably the nicest person I’ve ever met.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #660000;\"\u003ERyke: her wild fucking heart. I’d travel around the world with her in an instant. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #45818e;\"\u003EConnor: her selflessness.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMe: For the dads in the room! What’s your favorite part about being a dad? The most challenging part? \u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #0b5394;\"\u003ELoren: It’s hard to describe the best part—it’s just simple things…\u003Ci\u003Ehim\u003C\/i\u003E. My son being here is the best part, but I could do with less dirty diapers. *flashes half-smile* \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #45818e;\"\u003EConnor: I love watching her grow up, every day, and nothing’s that challenging for me. I’ve gone with less sleep during college than I have taking care of her at night. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMe: Ryke, any kids in your future? \u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #660000;\"\u003ERyke: I don’t fucking know. *shrugs* \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMe: Time to get a little bit random: I just have to start out with this little game. Fuck, Marry, Kill. Anna Kendrick, Angelina Jolie, Scarlett Johansen. Go!  \u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #0b5394;\"\u003ELoren: Marry. Fuck. Kill.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #660000;\"\u003ERyke: *thinks for a second* Kill. Fuck. Marry.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #45818e;\"\u003EConnor: Kill. Marry. Fuck. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMe: Are you guys still on twitter? If you are, what’s the last thing that you tweeted? \u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #0b5394;\"\u003ELoren: I retweeted something about Team Raisin. *pats his brother’s back* \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #660000;\"\u003ERyke: *rolls his eyes* I think I tweeted about the fucking weather.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #0b5394;\"\u003ELoren: he’s not joking.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #45818e;\"\u003EConnor: I tweeted a picture of Rose and me from Halloween.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMe: You can time travel and teleport to any time, any place, for one time only. When and where would you go with your significant other? \u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #45818e;\"\u003EConnor: this seems highly illogical, but I’d probably go to the 1920s with Rose. She’s more fascinated by that era than me, and I know she’d enjoy exploring.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #0b5394;\"\u003ELoren: Can we fast forward? I’d go to the future with Lil. Maybe to another planet or something.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #660000;\"\u003ERyke: I’d take Dais to Woodstock or some crazy fucking experience like that.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMe: Our time is just about up! Before I ask the last question, is there anything that you want to add or ask of me or your fans? \u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #0b5394;\"\u003ELoren: thanks for all the support, especially if you believe in us and not everything the media says. Oh and… *pats his brother’s back again* all the people on Team Raisin.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #660000;\"\u003ERyke: Fucking hilarious. It’s Raisy, but every time I correct you I feel like Lily. *nods to interviewer* and thanks, Christine, for letting me drop in late.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #45818e;\"\u003EConnor: it’s been a pleasure, Christine.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMe: *feels the blush rising in my cheeks* For the record, I'm totally Team LiLo, Team Raisy, and Team Coballoway!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cb\u003EOk, Last question: Describe what you’re feeling right now, in one word. \u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #0b5394;\"\u003ELoren: tired.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #660000;\"\u003ERyke: fucking hungry.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #45818e;\"\u003EConnor: *checks watch* busy. And “fucking hungry” is two words.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #660000;\"\u003ERyke: *flips him off one last time* \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMe: And that’s a wrap! Thank you guys so, so much for inviting me here today! I can’t wait to see everything that is in store for you all. But I wish you and all of the girls the absolute best. You’re all some of my favorite OTPs and I am rooting for your happiness! \u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EAs I stand to see myself out, all three men stand, towering over my five foot, one frame. I gulp, the nerves returning full force.  \u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMe: Is it too much to ask for a hug before I go?  \u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003E*Cue my five-alarm-fire chili pepper face.* \u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #0b5394;\"\u003ELoren: *smiles* of course.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #660000;\"\u003ERyke: I’m kind of…sweaty but if you don’t fucking mind that, I’ll definitely hug you.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #45818e;\"\u003EConnor: And the best will be saved for last. *winks* \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/ibaiIK4tMazBJW.gif\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EThe next few moments, as I’m passed to from one muscular hug to another, pass by in a blur. 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Her goals are in sight and there’s no room for mistakes. But when she walks into a Dallas art studio in search of a job, she doesn’t expect to find a deep attraction to the enigmatic artist who works there, Owen Gentry.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFor once, Auburn takes a risk and puts her heart in control, only to discover that Owen is keeping some major secrets from coming out. The magnitude of his past threatens to destroy everything important to Auburn, and the only way to get her life back on track is to cut Owen out of it.   \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe last thing Owen wants is to lose Auburn, but he can’t seem to convince her that truth is sometimes as subjective as art. All he would have to do to save their relationship is confess. But in this case, the confession could be much more destructive than the actual sin…  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAnd now for my review: \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E*Spoiler-Free* REVIEW:\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EConfess\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E by Colleen Hoover\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EPublication Date:\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u0026nbsp;March 10th, 2015\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E*DISCLOSURE: ARC was provided in exchange for a fair and honest review\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: linen; border: solid 8px #542437; line-height: 1.4; padding: 12px;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EReview:\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cb\u003EConfession\u003C\/b\u003E: I cried within 5 minutes of starting Confess. That HAS to be a Colleen Hoover record. \u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cb\u003EConfession\u003C\/b\u003E: I stopped over a dozen times to reread that last sentence just to savor the words. Then I went back to read them aloud to myself so that I could savor them on my tongue. \u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cb\u003EConfession\u003C\/b\u003E: I fell in love multiple times within this book and when I turned the last page, I didn't want to read anything else because I knew I wouldn't experience that same kind of love for a while. \u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EReading a Colleen Hoover novel has become a visceral experience for me. First, with \u003Ci\u003EMaybe Someday\u003C\/i\u003E where the music was woven into the fabric of the story, and now with \u003Ci\u003EConfess\u003C\/i\u003E, where the art is not only described, but can be seen and it can be felt. Artist Danny O'Connor captured the essence of Colleen's words and characters so beautifully, I find it necessary to tell you to go out and buy this book in paperback. Seeing them printed is truly worth the price.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAuburn and Owen's story, both individually and together, is beautiful. It's also heartbreaking, it's tumultuous, it's frustrating, and it rings true. Colleen is a master at taking very flawed characters that you might not really like, and show you why they are deserving of your love. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAll that being said, I have to admit, this was not my favorite of all of Colleen's novels. But, this is like comparing your pets (maybe even your children). I love them all, but some just strike a deeper chord with me. This novel did feel a bit short to me. I felt like there was so much more of their happily ever after that I wanted to see after enduring their hard fought battle for it. Ultimately though, this is just a longing of mine. The novel ended well and it left me with a perma-smile on my face. It also left me with no desire to pick up another book for a while so that I could just contemplate what I just experienced. Colleen Hoover engages her readers on every level, grabbing you at the very beginning and not letting you go until the very end. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EColleen gives new meaning to the phrase O.M.G. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EA delighted, enraptured five stars! \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERating:\u003C\/b\u003E \u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/ibrm6MEB0LkDLx.jpg\" \/\u003E \u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: whitesmoke; line-height: 1.4; padding: 12px;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/iFNkvGGxxwpR9.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/iFNkvGGxxwpR9.jpg\" height=\"200\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EAbout the Author:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EColleen Hoover is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Slammed, Point of Retreat, This Girl, Hopeless, Losing Hope, Maybe Someday, Finding Cinderella, and Ugly Love. She lives in Texas with her husband and their three boys. Please visit ColleenHoover.com.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cu\u003EWhere to purchase \u0026amp; learn more:\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ciframe frameborder=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822\u0026amp;OneJS=1\u0026amp;Operation=GetAdHtml\u0026amp;MarketPlace=US\u0026amp;source=ss\u0026amp;ref=ss_til\u0026amp;ad_type=product_link\u0026amp;tracking_id=iv3bb-20\u0026amp;marketplace=amazon\u0026amp;region=US\u0026amp;placement=B00LD1OHE0\u0026amp;asins=B00LD1OHE0\u0026amp;linkId=5XVESIGV36UKZ4IG\u0026amp;show_border=true\u0026amp;link_opens_in_new_window=true\" style=\"height: 240px; width: 120px;\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/22609310-confess\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/iBrrW9Vlz10iX.png\" width=\"50\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E \u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.colleenhoover.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/ibvgpFfAsfq2W1.png\" width=\"50\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E   \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/colleenhoover\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/ibi0xKRuJA0xqC.png\" width=\"50\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E   \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AuthorColleenHoover\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/ibbVv5OrjA7zyk.png\" width=\"50\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWell, don't just sit there! Those links up there are SO Convenient! *wink*\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ETo enter to win a SIGNED Framed print of one of the images in the book, plus a SIGNED copy of CONFESS, or one of four runner up prizes of a SIGNED copy of CONFESS, Visit \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/atriabooks.tumblr.com\/post\/111577069121\/confess\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EAtria's Tumblr page\u003C\/a\u003E from 3\/9 to 3\/22!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"p1\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"right\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003Eall the best, dear readers!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cimg class=\"alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/iLc4aSjqxDZNT.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.iheartbigbooks.com\/feeds\/7747949636759966603\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.iheartbigbooks.com\/2015\/03\/blog-tour-confess-by-colleen-hoover.html#comment-form","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3574076647597575616\/posts\/default\/7747949636759966603"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3574076647597575616\/posts\/default\/7747949636759966603"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.iheartbigbooks.com\/2015\/03\/blog-tour-confess-by-colleen-hoover.html","title":"*BLOG TOUR* CONFESS by Colleen Hoover - Review + Giveaway! #ConfessYourTruth"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"i*Heart*BigBooks"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/15600330437828180668"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-aW4kATygSIk\/U1qMCXPfV1I\/AAAAAAAAAWA\/RMFENfLhyFk\/s220\/Twitter%2BProfile%2BPicture%2B400x400%2B%2528lighter%2529.png"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574076647597575616.post-2356485962473149957"},"published":{"$t":"2014-08-11T06:30:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2014-09-06T23:26:17.338-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Atria Books"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Blog Tour"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Colleen Hoover"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Reviews"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"The *All-Stars*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ugly Love"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"*REVIEW* Colleen Hoover's UGLY LOVE"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/ibh4KI7Q2FLC6v.jpg\" width=\"600\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/iNtKRYraLqyHT.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/iNtKRYraLqyHT.jpg\" height=\"320\" width=\"213\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EUgly Love\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E by Colleen Hoover\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EGenre:\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E New Adult Contemporary\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EPublisher:\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E Atria Books\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EPublication Date:\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E August 5th, 2014\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhen Tate Collins meets airline pilot Miles Archer, she knows it isn’t love at first sight. They wouldn’t even go so far as to consider themselves friends. The only thing Tate and Miles have in common is an undeniable mutual attraction. Once their desires are out in the open, they realize they have the perfect set-up. He doesn’t want love, she doesn’t have time for love, so that just leaves the sex. Their arrangement could be surprisingly seamless, as long as Tate can stick to the only two rules Miles has for her. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ENever ask about the past. \u003Cbr \/\u003EDon’t expect a future. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThey think they can handle it, but realize almost immediately they can’t handle it at all. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHearts get infiltrated. \u003Cbr \/\u003EPromises get broken. \u003Cbr \/\u003ERules get shattered. \u003Cbr \/\u003ELove gets ugly.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAnd now for my review: \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E*Spoiler-Free* REVIEW:\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EUgly Love\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E by Colleen Hoover\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EPublication Date:\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u0026nbsp;August 5th, 2014\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E*DISCLOSURE: ARC was provided in exchange for a fair and honest review\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: linen; border: solid 8px #542437; line-height: 1.4; padding: 12px;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EReview:\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESince I first discovered Colleen Hoover with the release of \u003Ci\u003EHopeless\u003C\/i\u003E, she has quickly and unerringly captured a portion of my heart with her hauntingly beautiful and tragically, yet, wonderfully real stories of love, loss, and the journey back again. I never need to read the synopsis of her latest book, I simply pre-order. I take a leap of faith, diving straight into the endless depth of her words, and she has yet to let me drown.\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EUgly Love\u003C\/i\u003E is so unique from Colleen’s previous books, yet carries the kinship of stellar writing, (poetry, really), searing emotion, and a story that hits you in your very core. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis novel starts out on the foundation of a sex only relationship. Though \u003Ci\u003EUgly Love\u003C\/i\u003E is definitely Colleen’s steamiest novel to date, each encounter also carries with it an unspoken, underlying tension of the past, the present, and expectations threatening to crash in upon our two main characters who are just trying to keep things simple. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMiles’s story of his past is seamlessly interwoven with the story of his present until they meet in a quietly devastating moment that carries the impact of bomb explosion. The journey he and Tate take before and after this moment is so full of EVERYTHING. The full spectrum of emotion that makes all the ugliness and the beauty culminate in the hardest earned and most satisfying ending. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EUgly Love\u003C\/i\u003E is a fittingly titled collection of words that reflects the beauty and the resilience of the human spirit when it is tested, seemingly beyond repair. It will haunt you with a heart that feels as though it has been ripped apart, yet mended, leaving it better than it was before. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAn enthusiastic, unquestionable 5 stars.    \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERating:\u003C\/b\u003E \u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/ibrm6MEB0LkDLx.jpg\" \/\u003E \u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: whitesmoke; line-height: 1.4; padding: 12px;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/iCCJnVrHP3cm0.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/iCCJnVrHP3cm0.jpg\" height=\"200\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EAbout the Author:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EColleen Hoover is the author of several New York Times bestselling novels. Her first series was published in 2012 and includes Slammed, Point of Retreat, and This Girl. Her second series, published in 2013, includes the #1 NYT's bestseller Hopeless and the companion novel, Losing Hope. She has released a free novella, Finding Cinderella, as a thank you to her readers for their continued support. The novella is a companion to her Hopeless series, but can be read as a standalone. Her most recently published novel is Ugly Love. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EColleen lives in East Texas with her husband, their three boys, their dog, Pacey, and their zombie, Steve. Colleen loves Diet Pepsi more than all of the things, and is a ninja in her spare time. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EYou can follow Colleen on Instagram if you want to watch her pointless, random videos, or on Twitter, but she rarely tweets anything worth following. You can also find her on her blog or on her very active Facebook page where she loves to give away free stuff when her husband isn't looking.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cu\u003EWhere to purchase \u0026amp; learn more:\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/17788401-ugly-love\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/iBrrW9Vlz10iX.png\" width=\"50\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E \u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.colleenhoover.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/ibvgpFfAsfq2W1.png\" width=\"50\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E   \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/colleenhoover\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/ibi0xKRuJA0xqC.png\" width=\"50\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E   \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AuthorColleenHoover\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/ibbVv5OrjA7zyk.png\" width=\"50\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ciframe frameborder=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822\u0026amp;OneJS=1\u0026amp;Operation=GetAdHtml\u0026amp;MarketPlace=US\u0026amp;source=ss\u0026amp;ref=ss_til\u0026amp;ad_type=product_link\u0026amp;tracking_id=iheabigandica-20\u0026amp;marketplace=amazon\u0026amp;region=US\u0026amp;placement=B00HB62MC0\u0026amp;asins=B00HB62MC0\u0026amp;linkId=5BOHJGWE2EPWH5HQ\u0026amp;show_border=true\u0026amp;link_opens_in_new_window=true\" style=\"height: 240px; width: 120px;\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWell, don't just sit there! Those links up there are SO Convenient! *wink*\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"right\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003Eall the best, dear readers!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cimg class=\"alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/iLc4aSjqxDZNT.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.iheartbigbooks.com\/feeds\/2356485962473149957\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.iheartbigbooks.com\/2014\/08\/review-colleen-hoovers-ugly-love.html#comment-form","title":"52 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3574076647597575616\/posts\/default\/2356485962473149957"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3574076647597575616\/posts\/default\/2356485962473149957"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.iheartbigbooks.com\/2014\/08\/review-colleen-hoovers-ugly-love.html","title":"*REVIEW* Colleen Hoover\u0026#39;s UGLY LOVE"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"52"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574076647597575616.post-8739186955550071705"},"published":{"$t":"2014-05-29T05:00:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2014-05-29T05:00:01.544-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Blog Tour"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Count the Cast"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Make it Count"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Megan Erickson"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"New Adult"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"New Releases"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"*COUNT THE CAST* Megan Erickson's Make It Count"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/ibeZ2vgS2KVWIr.png\" width=\"600\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EWoohoo! It's Count the Cast time! I'm so so very excited to share with you the dream casting for Megan Erickson's upcoming debut new adult novel, MAKE IT COUNT! \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBut first, let me share a little bit about the book itself:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/ibasEq91coi05f.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/ibasEq91coi05f.jpg\" height=\"320\" width=\"213\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cem\u003EMake It Count\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E by Megan Erickson\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cem\u003EGenre:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E New Adult Contemporary\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cem\u003EPublisher:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E William Morrow Impulse\/HarperCollins\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cem\u003EPublication Date:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E June 3rd, 2014\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EKat Caruso wishes her brain had a return policy, or at least a complaint hot-line. The defective organ is constantly distracted, terrible at statistics, and absolutely flooded with inappropriate thoughts about her boyfriend's gorgeous best friend, Alec...who just so happens to be her brand new college math tutor. \u003Ci\u003EWho knew nerd was so hot?\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EKat usually goes through tutors like she does boyfriends--both always seem to bail when they realize how hopeless she is. It's safer for her heart to keep everyone at arm's reach. But Alec is always stepping just a little too close. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAlec Stone should not be fantasizing about Kat. She's adorable, unbelievably witty, and completely off limits. He'd never stab his best friend in the back... \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBut when secrets are revealed, the lines of loyalty are blurred. To make it count, Alec must learn messy human emotions can't be solved like a trigonometry function. And Kat has to trust Alec may be the first guy to want her for who she is, and not in spite of it.  \u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/hNMiw1desMZHibUf6GwJhAU8T4-3aFbw3U6Hkkk8PAVajmUVDZt0ZFuprKVxqdwRerfKFMCRKR8\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/inXOkkKffVCD3.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cb\u003EKat Caruso\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EThe Student\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E“No rush. But by the time I leave tonight, you will give me a kiss, Alec Stone.”   \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/mPKhd8kHJn6sDvby1dhALO7wahXk5nG_U2bJTEd_tYA5FP7mdnM6wsPKgR_K-H7PH030AZe6P48\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/iXSmWWSsvowNZ.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAlec Stone\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EThe Tutor\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E“Don’t you feel it? All that negative crap I’d been holding inside is gone because of you. And the good I’m filling it with? That’s you.” \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: whitesmoke; line-height: 1.4; padding: 12px;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/ibhSD0EC8evKFK.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-38\" src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/ibhSD0EC8evKFK.jpg\" height=\"300\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EAbout the Author:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMegan Erickson grew up in a family that averages 5’3” on a good day and started writing to create characters who could reach the top kitchen shelf. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EShe’s got a couple of tattoos, has a thing for gladiators, and has been called a crazy cat lady. After working as a journalist for years, she decided she liked creating her own endings better and switched back to fiction. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EShe lives in Pennsylvania with her husband, two kids and two cats. And no, she still can’t reach the stupid top shelf.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cu\u003EWhere to purchase \u0026amp; learn more:\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAvailable for PRE-ORDER NOW!!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/20705734-make-it-count\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/iBrrW9Vlz10iX.png\" width=\"50\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E   \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/amzn.com\/B00I2PH6AW\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/iTVqlTM7NMrKT.png\" width=\"50\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E   \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/make-it-count-megan-erickson\/1118915758?ean=9780062353399\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/iXyQEA9scOcPK.png\" width=\"50\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/meganerickson.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/ibvgpFfAsfq2W1.png\" width=\"50\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E   \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MeganErickson_\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/ibi0xKRuJA0xqC.png\" width=\"50\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E   \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/authormeganerickson\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/ibbVv5OrjA7zyk.png\" width=\"50\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003Eall the best, dear readers!\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cimg class=\"alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/iLc4aSjqxDZNT.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E  \u003C!-- Blogger automated replacement: \"https:\/\/images-blogger-opensocial.googleusercontent.com\/gadgets\/proxy?url=http%3A%2F%2Fi.minus.com%2FinXOkkKffVCD3.jpg\u0026amp;container=blogger\u0026amp;gadget=a\u0026amp;rewriteMime=image%2F*\" with \"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/hNMiw1desMZHibUf6GwJhAU8T4-3aFbw3U6Hkkk8PAVajmUVDZt0ZFuprKVxqdwRerfKFMCRKR8\" --\u003E\u003C!-- Blogger automated replacement: \"https:\/\/images-blogger-opensocial.googleusercontent.com\/gadgets\/proxy?url=http%3A%2F%2Fi.minus.com%2FiXSmWWSsvowNZ.jpg\u0026amp;container=blogger\u0026amp;gadget=a\u0026amp;rewriteMime=image%2F*\" with \"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/mPKhd8kHJn6sDvby1dhALO7wahXk5nG_U2bJTEd_tYA5FP7mdnM6wsPKgR_K-H7PH030AZe6P48\" --\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.iheartbigbooks.com\/feeds\/8739186955550071705\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.iheartbigbooks.com\/2014\/05\/count-cast-megan-ericksons-make-it-count.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3574076647597575616\/posts\/default\/8739186955550071705"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3574076647597575616\/posts\/default\/8739186955550071705"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.iheartbigbooks.com\/2014\/05\/count-cast-megan-ericksons-make-it-count.html","title":"*COUNT THE CAST* Megan Erickson's Make It Count"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}}]}});