Blog Tour + Review + Excerpt | Under the Lights (Bright Lights Duet #1) by Tia Louise --> 3 Stars
Under the Lights, book one in the thrilling, white-hot second-chance Bright Lights Duet from USA Today bestselling author Tia Louise is available NOW!
“All the sin, heat, and dirty underbelly that comes with it. I'm dying to read Under the Stars!” –Nora Flite, USA Today bestselling author
SERIES: Bright Lights Duet #1 AUTHOR: Tia Louise
GENRE: Contemporary Romance RELEASE DATES: January 8th, 2018
Heroes don’t last long around here…
Fall in love with the sexiest girl in New Orleans?
Check.
Prepare to die for her?
Double-check.
Larissa is the most beautiful woman I’ve ever seen.
She’s the rising star of the Pussycat Angels, the hottest burlesque show in the French Quarter.
I’ll never forget the first time I saw her.
The curve of her breast outlined by sparkling rhinestones.
Slim hips wrapped in black fishnets.
Long, dark hair…
She’s the Dark Angel who stole my heart.
Her body is intoxicating, our love overwhelming.
Cat eyes and blood red lips.
Sizzling fingers on white-hot skin.
I couldn’t keep my hands off her…
But her fame had a dark side,
A sinister shadow lurking under the lights.
I would do anything to save her…
He would do anything to see me dead.
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⭐️ 3 "Dark Angel" Stars ⭐️
I wanted to read Tia Louise for a while now and Under the Lights sounded like the right book to finally experience her writing. I must be honest, I was disappointed in this book that promised a lot and left me unconvinced.
“I wish you were mine. Only mine. I wish I could touch you. I wish I was a rich man, so I could take you far from here.”
Lara is a young woman working in a burlesque show as a singer. Every day, her boss asks more and more of her, leaving her feeling like a stripper more than an artist. In this obscure environment, she meets the sweet Mark, a young man wanting to become cop, but without the means to do it. Both poor, they share the same hopes and dreams of escaping an unfortunate life and making something worth it.
While the story was interesting and the suspense kept me entertained, my biggest critic about the book is my lack of connection to the story. I didn’t feel the chemistry and the passion between Lara and Mark. I also didn’t connect with the characters as individuals. Maybe their romance was too rushed and it kept me from engaging more with these characters? I can’t exactly pinpoint the reason, but I struggle to feel with this story.
On the good side, I really enjoyed the suspense related to the Pussycat Angels and the shadier aspect of this business hiding a world of sex and drugs. I feel there’s so much more to this and I hope to explore it in the upcoming book of the duet.
“Stop being afraid. Own your bravery.”
Even if Under the Lights didn’t bring me all of the emotions I was expecting, I want to read Under the Stars and discover Lara and Mark’s future.
** ARC received in exchange for an honest review **
“You’re so good.” Her voice is soft, and she traces her finger along the bandage before lifting her blue eyes to meet mine. “Thank you for buying me lunch. For saving me…”
Without warning, she steps forward and wraps her arms around my waist, pressing her face against my chest, and I don’t hold back. She fits perfectly in my arms, and I inhale the sweet scent of her hair just before I press my lips to the top of her head.
Her voice is muffled against my shirt. “It feels so safe here.”
“Lara,” I whisper in her hair. “I want to keep you safe.”
She pulls back, and I loosen my hold. But she doesn’t leave. She puts her hand against my cheek, lifting her chin as she rises higher on her toes. Hell if I make her work for it.
Leaning forward, I capture her lips. They part, and our tongues meet, curling together as I hug her closer to me. She exhales a little noise, and her fingers thread in the sides of my hair. I trace a line with my lips to her ear.
“I want you so much,” I whisper.
She turns, searching for my mouth, and I kiss her. She fists my shirt in her hands, pulling it up and placing her palm against my bare stomach. I groan deeply, and my hands slide under her ass. I lift her against my chest, and her legs go around my waist. Our kisses are wildfire, fast-moving, lips pulling, hungry for something more. Something just within reach.
She moving subtly against my waist, and the blood rushes downward. I’m hard and she’s riding me, stroking my erection with her crotch.
“Lara,” I groan.
Her lips still, and she holds my cheeks, looking into my eyes. “That night on the catwalk… The way you looked at me…”
My brow collapses at the memory. “You’re the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen.”
“I only want you to see me.”
Her lips are pink and swollen from my kisses. I lean forward and kiss her again, tasting her like she’s water in the desert. She exhales a little noise, and it’s a charge straight to my cock.
I love her lips. I love her mouth. I want more. I want all of her.
“Does your waist hurt?”
She leans forward, running her nose along my jaw. “Nothing hurts. Everything is amazing.”
THE BRIGHT LIGHTS DUET
Book #2
Under the Stars
Releases January 22nd, 2018
PRE-ORDER
Tia Louise is the USA Today best-selling, award-winning author of When We Touch, the ‘One to Hold’ and ‘Dirty Players’ series, and co-author of the #4 Amazon bestseller The Last Guy.
She loves all the books (as long as they have romance), all the chocolate (as long as it’s dark), strong coffee and sparkling wine.
After being a teacher, a book editor, a journalist, and finally a magazine editor, she started writing love stories and never stopped.
Louise lives in the Midwest with her trophy husband, two teenage geniuses, and one grumpy cat.
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