Set the Pace by Kim Karr

Every city needs a hero, but Detroit's white knight just might be a villain.

A rough childhood branded Jasper Storm trouble. A bad boy. Not worth a damn. His love of cars was the only thing that could battle his delinquency. With the need for speed in his blood, he overcame his wayward ways. Mostly. All grown up, the broken city of Detroit hails him their shining star. And the man behind a new cutting-edge automobile is ready to turn this bankrupt town around.

Everything he does in life is fast. He talks fast, f*cks fast, and drives fast. But when one reckless turn brings him face-to-face with the childhood he has tried very hard to forget, he finds himself on the edge of wondering if he shouldn't slow down.

Charlotte Lane was the tomboy who lived next door. She was his best friend. He was her protector. Then tragedy struck and she disappeared, forever--or so he thought.Jasper has many reasons to hate Charlotte and keep his distance, but she's infiltrating his every thought and he can't stay away. Back in town with an agenda of her own, she should push him aside. Make him turn around. Walk away herself. Yet she can't. 

With the past lurking between them, they proceed with caution. That is until one sex-filled night leads to murder. When Detroit's biggest ally suddenly becomes suspect number one, will Charlotte--the girl Jasper once kept safe--be the one to save him?

Set the Pace by Kim Karr
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
I am going to do this review a little different.

11% is where I start noticing (I am a bit delayed) the clues, or at least the ones I picked up on. Something is up, so pay attention.

21% had me thinking WTF was that? I did not see that coming, good job Kim.

27% “She was someone whose bedroom window I snuck into when I knew she was alone and afraid. Whose bed I slept in. Whose body I wrapped my arms around. But we were eight then, and innocent.”

At 47% (sorry I got sucked in) I realize there is a certain person in this book I DO NOT LIKE. Yet, I can’t figure out what his purpose is if he is the jerk I think he is.

52% and Jasper has gotten to me, I am starting to like him more and more.

"I never said I wouldn’t kiss you again, I said that if you wanted me to promise I wouldn’t, then I wouldn’t. There’s a difference.”

58% After this things get hot and then cold and then I am back to this…

“That storm within me raging almost out of control, I feel completely torn. I can’t stop thinking about Charlotte, and not in an oh-I-miss-my-friend kind of way. My thoughts are dirtier.”

After this I am trying my best to pay attention to everything Kim writes. I find myself looking for clues through out the book. I have no idea where this is going I only know I am along for the ride and so far I like it.

65% My mind is spinning with possibilities. When I think things are falling in place for Jasper and Charlotte, things happen.

“Seized by an unrealistic fear that I might lose her before I ever really had her, I dig inside myself for what to say, how to handle what just happened.”

67% I have a very bad feeling
70% FINALLY! Wait…maybe not…BUT, maybe so.

I am going to leave it here. You have got to read this book, pay attention because this is a wild ride. I am excited to see how Kim decides to finish Jasper and Charlotte’s story. This story has my mind going over 100 MPH. I have no idea what is going to happen next. So sit tight and enjoy the ride.


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Excerpt reveal: Soulless by T.M. Fraizer

 Excerpt 

"I'll deal with you when we get back to the house," Bear snapped, his words loaded with so many different meanings I trembled with both fear and anticipation.

"You're going to deal with me?" I asked. "How are you going to deal with me?" My attitude and confidence faded with each word until the last was merely a whisper.

"Yes, DEAL with you," Bear warned, suddenly pausing to take in my appearance. Slowly, from top to bottom, like he’d only just realized I was standing there. His eyelids hung heavy over his sapphire blues as he licked my body with his eyes, drinking me in like he was thirsty.    

No, not thirsty.

Hungry.

When he licked his lips I could have sworn he was about to eat me alive.  I tingled all over.  The awareness of him in such close proximity after so long washed over me.  Angry or not, my body didn’t care.  I didn’t care.  I wanted to reach out and touch his face, reassure him that he had no reason to be angry, but part of me liked that I could draw that kind of reaction from him.  He came alive when he was pissed, and something inside me loved that he became this primal possessive beast out to remind me who it was I belonged to.  

 Bear clenched his jaw and the muscles in his neck tensed and strained. He looked as if he were ready to either kill or fuck.  All I knew was that, one way or another, I was about to de devoured. 

I pressed my thighs together, trying to manage the pulsing between my legs, but the contact only ignited it further. Bear chuckled and glanced down to where my ankles were crossed. He closed the gap between us in two short strides, taking me off guard. I stumbled backward, tripping over a lose rock in the road. he reached out and roughly grabbed my arm before I could fall, pulling me flush into his hard chest. His warm skin radiated through my thin dress. I bit my lip, suppressing a moan. My legs grew weaker and weaker as he lowered his head, inching closer and closer, until I was sure his lips were going to meet mine, when without warning he released my arm and spun away. "Get in the fucking truck, Ti," he called back to me. 

I stood there, unable to move, and trying to catch my breath while he headed over to King’s truck like that moment never passed between us. When he noticed I wasn’t behind him he growled and stalked back over to me. He grabbed me by the waist, his fingers digging into my skin.  He lifted me up, my short dress bunching up over my butt cheeks and slung me over his shoulder like I was a rolled up rug.

Wack.

He slapped my ass with his open palm. Hard. The bite of the smack stung where I was sure he’d left his mark. He tossed me into the truck with a caveman grunt and slammed the door behind me.

I was confused as all hell. 

I was so angry.

I was also elated.

I was in lust so hard that I was in physical pain.

I was really fucking angry.

I was head over heels in love.

Motherfucker.

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About the Author:

T.M. Frazier is a USA TODAY bestselling author. She resides in sunny Southwest Florida with her husband and young daughter. When she's not writing she loves talking to her readers, country music, reading, and traveling. Her debut novel, The Dark Light of Day was published in September of 2013 and when she started writing it she intended for it to be a light beachy romance. Well...it has a beach in it!

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