Release Day Blitz: Kiss the Sky by Krista Ritchie and Becca Ritchie

I have been eagerly waiting for the release day of KISS THE SKY for a long time now, and luckily...it released early this week, and I devoured it over the past couple of days! I absolutely loved it, and I've got some "official" release day goodies for you all! Also, this is a spinoff from the Addicted Series, but it can be read as a standalone if you haven't read the other books. :)


Title: Kiss the Sky
Authors: Krista and Becca Ritchie
Genre: New Adult Standalone Romance
Release Date: January 24, 2014
Hosted by: Love Between the Sheets Promotions


Synopsis

Virgin. Sex addict. Daredevil. Alcoholic. Smartass … Jackass. Her five friends are about to be filmed. Reality TV, be prepared.

Rose Calloway thought she had everything under control. At twenty-three, she’s a Princeton graduate, an Academic Bowl champion, a fashion designer and the daughter of a Fortune 500 mogul. But with a sex addict as a sister and roommate, nothing comes easy.

After accepting help from a producer, Rose agrees to have her life filmed for a reality television show. The Hollywood exec is her last chance to revive her struggling fashion line, and boundaries begin to blur as she’s forced to make nice with a man who always has his way.

Twenty-four-year-old Connor Cobalt is a guy who bulldozes weak men. He’s confident, smart-as-hell and lives with his equally ambitious girlfriend, Rose Calloway. Connor has to find a way to protect Rose without ruining the show. Or else the producer will get what Connor has always wanted—Rose’s virginity.

This New Adult Standalone Romance can be described as Friends meets The Real World. Expect fist fights, drugs, sex of varying degrees, crude humor and competitive alpha males. Definitely for mature readers audiences only.

Purchase Links: Amazon | Amazon.ca | Amazon.co.uk

Here's a lovely little teaser for you!! :)

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About the Authors

Krista Ritchie has a clone...or someone who looks exactly like her. If she's not writing books with her twin sister, she's pouring over entertainment news and ingesting copious amounts of pop culture. She likes tennis, that thing called the TV, and beating Becca (her clone) on Sega Genesis. She created YA Book Exchange to combat her book buying addiction and started Nawanda Files, a YA Book Blog that features books into movies news, to share her love for all things bookish. Oh, and she does something called science. Whatever that is. 

Krista & Becca Ritchie write New Adult books that make you cringe, gasp, and go ooh-la-la. (If you do that sort of thing.) They are currently working on the spin-offs and final books in the Addicted series. 

Connect with the Authors: Facebook | Twitter | Pinterest

Website | Krista's Goodreads | Becca's Goodreads

  

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Giveaway

1 x $25.00 Amazon Gift Card 

1 x Signed Paperback of Kiss the Sky

a Rafflecopter giveaway

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I'll be posting my review soon, so if you're not convinced yet, maybe I can convince you through my fangirlness. :P I'll post a link here once my review is up. :)

So, what do you think?

Does KISS THE SKY sound like something you'd like to read?

Blog Tour Review: Addicted To You (Addicted #1) by Krista Ritchie & Becca Ritchie

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Addicted to You (Addicted #1)

by Krista Ritchie, Becca Ritchie

Release Date: 07/01/13

Summary from Goodreads:

No one would suspect shy Lily Calloway’s biggest secret. While everyone is dancing at college bars, Lily stays in the bathroom. To get laid. Her compulsion leads her to one-night stands, steamy hookups and events she shamefully regrets. The only person who knows her secret happens to have one of his own.

Loren Hale’s best friend is his bottle of bourbon. Lily comes at a close second. For three years, they’ve pretended to be in a real relationship, hiding their addictions from their families. They’ve mastered the art of concealing flasks and random guys that filter in and out of their apartment.

But when they go on a family boat trip, surrounded by open seas and limited male bodies in sight, Lily’s confronted with a big fear. Only one guy onboard can fill her addiction, and she’s sworn off going there with Loren Hale ever again.

Now the only person who can truly help her can barely help himself.

**This is a New Adult book recommended for readers 18 and up**

Available from:

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About the Authors

Becca Ritchie is a carnivore of pop culture, television, film and of course YA and NA books. While in college, she worked at The CW television network and put her vampiric knowledge to good use, blogging about hit series and swooning over actors’ abs. When she’s not blogging, she writes novels and has teamed up with her twin sister for their New Adult novel ADDICTED TO YOU. Available July of 2013.

Krista Ritchie is the mind behind popular trading website YA Book Exchange and created Nawanda Files, a book blog that also features books into movies news. When not pouring over entertainment news and the newest releases, she spends her time conducting research in a genetics lab. She’s happy to join forces with her sister, harnessing their twin powers to produce the first in a New Adult series.

Author Website│Nawanda Files│YA Book Exchange

Becca’s Links: Goodreads│Twitter

Krista’s Links: Goodreads│Twitter

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MY REVIEW

As soon as I read the description, I could tell that Addicted to You was going to be an intense read...I mean how can it not be when it's pretty much all about addiction? I loved the intensity of the story, and I liked getting to see such a raw perspective on addiction (or it seemed real to me...we really see both Lo and Lily hit some major lows!), but, I also found it to be intensely emotional, and I was quickly wrapped up in Lily's life. I absolutely loved Addicted to You!
 
While Lily and Lo both hit some low spots and showed their bad sides to the reader, I still really liked them as characters. Lo was sexy, charming, funny, and I loved how much he cared for Lily! I also really liked Lily. She was so embarrassed by her addiction, and it did get the best of her at times, but I thought that her narrative was very honest, and it felt like she didn't hide anything from the reader, which I really liked. She was so hard on herself, and felt so guilty about her desires and how sex basically controlled her life...and I just felt so compassionate towards her, and I wanted her to be able to overcome it all. I really felt for her even though my situation is nothing like hers. Krista and Becca Ritchie have created incredibly flawed characters, but you still can't help wanting to get to know them better.

Addicted to You is a character-driven story, and I'm a fan of plots based on character, so I loved that aspect of the story. I couldn't put it down at all. I enjoy light fluffy reads, but I do like to read stories that wrench at my heartstrings, too, and that's exactly what Addicted to You did! It made me laugh, smile, blush (just like Lily did :P haha), and it definitely made me cry...at one point I was pretty much constantly sobbing, but I liked it...in that weird, masochistic way that us book lovers do. ;)

Overall, Addicted to You was fantastic! The characters were wonderful and their open flaws made me like them even more. I enjoyed that while Lily and Lo kept most people at arm's length, the reader is able get to know them better, and can see the great people underneath their addictions. I loved Addicted to You for many reasons---the characters, the story, the writing, and the fact that it was so honest and open towards the addiction aspect of the story. I really appreciated the realism of the story, and I liked seeing the characters as more than just their addictions. I would recommend Addicted to You to those who like contemporary stories that are a little more mature (it does have adult content since the characters are addicted to sex and alcohol), and I'd also recommend it to those who enjoy stories that aren't light and fluffy, and have a little more depth to them.

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TOURWIDE GIVEAWAY

$25 Amazon Gift Card and Signed Paperback of Addicted to You.  Open Internationally!

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The rest of the Addicted to You Tour Schedule can be found HERE.

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What do you think?
Does Addicted to You sound like a book you'd like to read?