I’m part of the book
tour for Rogue Wave by J. Bengtsson.
This is the first time I’ve read this author and I fell in love. This is a book I definitely think you should
check out
ROGUE WAVE
Series: Cake
#5
Author: J.
Bengtsson
Release Date:
March 19, 2019
Blurb
A love story
that survives the test of time.
Keith
McKallister is the king of the stoners. You know the type. Every school has one
– the hot, fun, dopey guy beloved by the student body but despised by, well,
just about everyone else. He spends his early mornings in the ocean and his
days trying to get to class on time. Life is as easy as it gets until one poor
choice too many catches up with him and he’s forced to reevaluate his path.
Samantha
Anderson sits in the front row. You know the type. Every school has one – the
quiet, faceless, studious girl who fears the taunts of her peers and fades into
the background. Life has never been simple for Samantha, and it’s about to get
a little more complicated when Keith slides into the seat beside her with a
partnership plan designed for his benefit only. But what Keith brings to the
table is more than either of them could imagine.
Sometimes the
person you least expect to make a difference will change your life forever.
Sometimes the person you love the most might be better off without you.
*Although a
part of the Cake Series, this book can be read as a standalone.
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MY REVIEW
Why have I not read a J Bengtsson book yet?
Seriously, why have her books not been on my radar?
I am awed by this author. Her writing squeezes
out every bit of emotion possible from her readers.
This was a tremendous book with tons of feel.
From exquisite highs to heartbreaking lows, you will laugh, fall in love and
maybe even shed a tear or two.
This is the story of Samantha and Keith. Their
fight to overcome the labels that have defined them and their self-doubts.
Keith was funny and cute throughout the book.
From teenager to adult he is adorably sexy but he has so many demons to fight.
It was heartbreaking to see him fall over and over again.
Samantha is not without her own demons. But she
is strong and resilient.
These two together? My god , I was cheering
them on all the way! My heart dropped during every one of their trials. I’ve
never met a couple who deserve their HEA more!
I am more than ecstatic that I had the chance
to read this book. When I read the blurb, I was intrigued. As I delved further
and further into this story, I was captivated and enthralled. Amazing! It will
keep you on your toes and at the edge of your seat. I devoured this story full
of heartbreak, love and laughter.
I now have an absolute need to read the
previous books in this series. I need to know the remaining siblings’ stories!
I received an ARC of this book. All thoughts
and opinions are my own.
EXCERPT
In hindsight,
I should’ve been less friendly. I mean, I knew nothing about the nerdy crew or
where their triggers might lie, so who was to say a wave in the Star Trek crowd
didn’t mean something entirely different? Smart girls were tricky like that.
From what I’d gathered through trial and error, the higher the SAT score, the
less impressed a female was with my overall being. Not that I had a ton of
experience with them to begin with.
Typically,
the honors kids refrained from interacting with me. Maybe they feared my
stupidity would rub off on them, I don’t know. But what I did know was this
girl, with her divided, color-coded binder and back as straight as an arrow –
she was definitely part of that extra credit crowd.
“Hey there,
partner.” Hair tumbled over my forehead as I tipped my head in her direction.
After the day I’d had, I wasn’t feeling particularly charming, but I needed to
win this girl over, and quickly. Normally I wouldn’t give two shits about
someone I had zero interest in, but given the promise I’d made to my father, my
priorities would need to change. People who’d been merely background players
before were about to take center stage in my life. If I had any hope of passing
chemistry, this little ball of tension sitting before me needed to be unraveled.
“Hey,” she
answered in a voice that sounded both hesitant and hardened. There were none of
those embarrassed giggles from a few days ago. It was as if the dopey
conversation I’d had with her the other day hadn’t registered at all, and now I
was back to square one.
Okay, first
things first: establish a connection. “Sorry, I forgot your name.”
“Samantha
Anderson.”
“Oh, right –
Sam.”
“My name is
Samantha,” she said, all business-like. “No one calls me Sam.”
I fought the
urge to smile. Samantha Anderson was trying so hard to be badass, but she just
didn’t have the street cred to pull it off. And even though I needed to tread
lightly with this girl, I couldn’t help a little subtle teasing.
“Uh-huh. So,
Sam, what did I miss?” I asked, taking my seat.
“Samantha,”
she corrected once more. “And… you missed three days.”
That was not
the response I’d been expecting from my straight-laced partner.
Damn, she was
a ballsy little brainiac. I was impressed. Yet still, I had to call bullshit on
her timeline. I knew for a fact I’d only missed two days of chemistry. “Your
tally is off.”
She shook her
head, the tiniest of smiles finding its way to her lips. “I counted the nap.”
ABOUT THE
AUTHOR
A
professional stay-at-home-mom for twenty-one years, Jill started her writing
career in 2016 after reading a really bad rockstar romance. Although she had no
previous writing experience and no desire to become an author, Jill was
convinced she could write a better story.
And so
began Cake: A Love Story. She wrote the novel for fun and added every single
thing she’d ever wanted to read in a romance. Embarrassed by her newfound
hobby, Jill kept her writing a secret from her family.
When the
story was complete, she turned to Amazon to get the feedback she desired. Not
thinking the book would ever sell, Jill planned to pull Cake off Amazon once it
got a review or two but that never happened because, within a week of its
release, Cake began to soar up the bestseller charts. Not only was Jill shocked
by Cake’s success but now she had a whole new burgeoning career on her hands…
and some explaining to do. Needless to say, the news of Jill’s secret book baby
came as a complete shock to her husband and three children.
Jill is
now a full-time writer.
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