COVER REVEAL: Fractured Perfection by Nazarea Andrews

We are so thrilled to reveal the cover for Fractured Perfection, the fourth and final book in the University of Branton series, by Nazarea Andrews!

Genre:

New Adult

Contemporary Romance

Series:

University of Branton Series, #4

Publish Date:

August 27, 2015

Publisher:

A&A Literary

Synopsis:

They had everything in each other...until one mistake shattered it all.

It's been five months since the photo of Asher and Luca splashed across the headlines, outing their unconventional relationship with Megan. Five months and everything is different.

Asher is buried in work and running fro the fame he's worked so hard to achieve.

Luca is hiding from the people who love him, and drinking himself into oblivion to escape the pain of losing yet another lover.

And Megan is living in Branton, watching helplessly as the men she loves spiral into depression.

Brought together again by tragedy, none can deny the intense connection they share. But is love enough to put together a life that was broken?

Return to Branton...one last time.

*Excerpt*

Asher

Bourbon Street is loud. It’s what I like about it, the loud revelry, the street performers, the music and the alcohol, and the anonymity of being one in a crowd of thousands. I’ve been sitting with a hurricane for the past hour, and I’ve barely touched it.

This is my escape, these days. Not disappearing into nowhere. Disappearing into the middle of everywhere. A pretty blonde has been eyeing me for the past forty five minutes, and I should probably drag this out—dance with her, or buy her a drink. Something. But I’m too tired for that right now. I give her a smile, and she’s moving to my table, and from there—it’s all over but the fucking.

Twenty minutes later, I stumble into my hotel room, the girl—what the hell is her name? I’m not drunk enough to forget this kind of shit—hanging off me and giggling. That’s annoying as fuck, but she’s got a damn fine mouth, and an exhibitionist streak.

A light flicks on, and my new friend freezes. Her eyes go wide as she looks into my room, at whoever is sitting in there. “What the hell?”

“Dammit, LeighAnn, I told you to leave me alone for the night,” I snap, turning.

“Wrong PA, darlin’,” she drawls. Megan is sitting in my recliner, my tablet in her lap with a script pulled up. Nosey wench. I step away from the barfly and stare at her. I can chase memories all I want, but she’s here, and memories don’t hold a fucking candle to her. Her green gaze flicks to the other girl, the one I’ve completely forgotten. Cools to downright chilly. “Get out,” she says flatly.

The barfly sidles closer to me, and clutches my hand. “He wants me here.”

She laughs, a sharp noise, and her foot twitches, the thing that tells me she’s furious. “You don’t know shit, little girl. You sure as fuck don’t know what the hell he wants.

The barfly flinches and Meg’s eyes come to me. “Get rid of your friend, Knox.”

I hate that with just my name in that tone, she can make me want her.

But it doesn’t mean she’s wrong. I turn to the barfly. Give her an apologetic shrug. “You should probably go.”

Her eyes go wide, comically outraged. But I’m not paying much attention to her as she storms out, cursing and banging the door behind her. My gaze is on Megan, as she stands. She’s wearing skinny jeans that hug her thighs and curve around her ass. A tight tshirt says Talk Nerdy to Me.

I grin—she likes it nerdy and dirty. “What are you doing here?” I ask.

“It’s time to go get Luca,” she says, glancing around the hotel room. “You’re done tomorrow, right?”

I take a step back. I can’t do that—I can’t take them back. Not both of them. Not after that photo blew up. It changed everything—“Megan,” I say, shaking my head.

“Don’t.” She snaps, and her voice is sharp with anger and hurt. “Your hurt and you can’t be with us, and I betrayed you both, and blah fucking blah. This is bigger than the petty shit you have going on. Luca is spiraling, Asher. We need to go to him.”

I go very still, fear cascading over me. Why do I still care? Five months, and I can’t seem to let go of them. I want to get over them, want to move the fuck on. “What happened?”

Her gaze skates over the room, the first diversion from her. “Where is he?”

“New York. He took a job there, a few months ago, and he’s been there ever since, working gigs. Sunny’s been keeping an eye on him, but—Asher, it’s bad. He’s drinking, and shutting everyone out. He won’t speak to me anymore.”

I flinch. When I walked away from the strange relationship we were building, I thought Luca would find himself in Megan. But he didn’t. And Megan lost us both.

It wasn’t fair to her. Or him. But it’s the only way I knew how to deal with the unexpected exposure, the sudden outing that none of us were ready for it. It was too soon, too new. What was safe and fun and harmless in a car crossing the country—that was something completely different from being splashed across the headlines.

There wasn't enough time for us to decide it was something we wanted before the world decided it was something we shouldn't have.

"Megan, I can't be with you and him. I can't handle the public shit."

She nods, sadness flickering in her green eyes. "I know. And I get it--this isn't me trying to get us back together."

I give her a skeptical look and she shrugs. "I'm not lying about what I want, Asher. I just need him healthy and sane more than I want us.”

I’m quiet, and she nods, a smile twisting her lips. “Sleep on it. We’ll talk about why you’re being a dick in the morning.”

Megan strips off her top, and I almost swallow my tongue. She’s wearing a pale blue bra that stands out against the creamy, freckled skin. I know those curves, know just how her pert little breasts will feel cupped in my palm, and the way her body feels writhing against mine when I’m moving inside her. I know it all, and I’ve ignored it for five months, because I know this is a bad idea.

But having her in my room, half naked and gorgeous—I want her and I don’t give a fuck that it’s a bad idea.

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**About the Author**

Nazarea Andrews is an avid reader and tends to write the stories she wants to read. She loves chocolate and coffee almost as much as she loves books, but not quite as much as she loves her kids. She lives in south Georgia with her husband, daughters, and overgrown dog.

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RETURN TO BRANTON: Sweet Ruin by Nazarea Andrews Review

We're Returning to Branton! I'll be reviewing the first three books in Nazarea Andrews' University of Branton series! And now, on to the recently released third book in the series, Sweet Ruin!

Genre:

New Adult Contemporary Romance

Series:

University of Branton Series

Publish Date:

March 13, 2014

Publisher:

A&A Literary

Synopsis:

It's good to be on top...Asher Knox has it all. Girls, wealth, a career most would kill for. He's just landed the biggest job of his career. And he's miserable. She's fighting her way from the bottom...Megan Beauchamp has no illusions about why she was chosen to be Asher's PA. She's pretty, and down to earth, and everything the Hollywood star always falls for. Too bad Megan is just paying her dues and has no interest in anything about advancing at her PR firm. He'll throw it all away...Luca James knows what he wants. And he's waited a long time for the window to open--when it does, he'll walk away from the career he's built for a chance at something real.

When Megan's boss threatens to fire her, Luca and Asher convince her to leave town with them. Between bad hotels and pit stop confessionals, the three are drawn closer together. And the lines blur even more in Branton, where Megan is forced to look at everything she left behind. But when the boys want more, Megan will be forced to choose between the men she loves and the life she thought she wanted. And in a town like Branton, the secrets she keeps won't be hidden for long.

  

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**About the Author**

Nazarea Andrews is an avid reader and tends to write the stories she wants to read. She loves chocolates and coffee almost as much as she loves books, but not quite as much as she loves her kids. She lives in south Georgia with her husband, daughters, and overgrown dog.

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**My Thoughts**

Note: This review contains no spoilers

Whoa! Sweet Ruin is definitely NOT your standard contemporary romance novel. However, Nazarea's characters are her usual "broken" individuals that have pasts and heartache that they hide behind their drive for success. In Sweet Ruin, our main characters are all in the same field in their career choices. Asher is a Hollywood celebrity, Megan is Asher's PA and Luca is a hot model...talk about entertainment. The story was well written and the characters were also well developed. These three characters had definite individual identities and personalities that revealed a lot of growth throughout the book. I can definitely appreciate the romantic, intimate and sensual take on a threesome. I was impressed that Nazarea made the topic of a taboo subject into a beautiful love story. It was in no way written in a raunchy or dirty feel to it.

Again, Nazarea has written strong individual characters with pasts that they need to overcome and face. I appreciated the story of Megan going home to Branton where she grew up, and where she has to face her past.  As the story progresses, Megan, Asher and Luca has nothing but time to really open up to each other and face their fears. However, I feel that I want more...I want to see where they go after the end of this book. There could be so much more... what would happen with their threesome relationship, especially with their lives always in the limelight...especially in Hollywood. It seems that Sweet Ruin is just the beginning for these three characters, and I would love to read more on it.

Sweet Ruin is not your traditional romance. Definitely not lacking in the intimacy and sensuality department. This is a read that will get you hot and bothered, but, yet, you will fall in love with these characters.

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RETURN TO BRANTON: Beautiful Broken by Nazarea Andrews Review

We're Returning to Branton! I'll be reviewing the first three books in Nazarea Andrews' University of Branton series! On to the second book in the series, Beautiful Broken!

Genre:

New Adult Contemporary Romance

Series:

University of Branton, #2

Publish Date:

September 24, 2013

Publisher:

A&A Literary

Synopsis:

She's been broken by her past. He's been breaking for as long as he can remember.

Together, they can make each other whole--or destroy each other.

When his best friend asks for something, Dane rarely says no. But babysitting a newly sober Scout Grimes for three weeks isn't exactly a normal request. And with their history, it's a recipe for disaster. Not to mention, she's drop dead gorgeous and he can't touch her.

There are few people Scout trusts as much as Dane Guillot. He's always been her safe place, where nothing can hurt her. He's also been the only man she's never let herself want--screwing up their friendship isn't worth one amazing night together.

They have too much history, and too much personal baggage to ever work. But if they are willing to take a chance on love--it might be worth the risk.

 

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**About the Author**

Nazarea Andrews is an avid reader and tends to write the stories she wants to read. She loves chocolates and coffee almost as much as she loves books, but not quite as much as she loves her kids. She lives in south Georgia with her husband, daughters, and overgrown dog.

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***My Thoughts***

Note: This review contains no spoilers

Beautiful Broken is a touching story of painful pasts, heartache, anger, escape and coming to terms with it. Nazarea Andrews wrote a compelling story of two people needing each other without realizing it until the truths come out and the masks come off. Of course, there's the hot and bothered intimate and sexy parts, too, but Nazarea wrote it so beautifully that it didn't feel dirty and cheap....well, between Dane and Scout...anyways.

Beautiful Broken is Dane and Scout's story. Both characters were first introduced in the first book This Love. However, this romance isn't like Atticus and Avery's story. Dane and Scout are both "broken" from their pasts. Before I even begin, I have got to warn you that this touches on some serious issues of drug abuse and sexual abuse that may be triggers for some. With that being said, I thought that Nazarea Andrews wrote a beautiful story about how these characters deal with their pasts. Again, like in This Love, secrets can either break you or make you stronger. Nazarea wrote with a lot of sensitivity and realism in regards to the issue of relationships, drug abuse, sexual abuse, rehab and therapy. There was compassion and empathy in Dane and Scout's story.

As for the characters, Dane and Scout are so alike, but, yet, complicated, that they don't see how similar they are. I love how they interact with each other. Dane understands too well about what Scout is going through, and he keeps her secrets. Balancing his friendship with Atticus and love (even though he doesn't want to admit it) for Scout, weighs heavily on his mind. These two wears masks to hide the truth of what they fear and hurt from, but together Dane and Scout broke down and they reveal what they have been hiding. In a short span of time since Scout is released from rehab, both their worlds collide and they come together realizing that Dane and Scout need each other. In the end, both face the truths of their pasts and work on coming back from it.

Dane and Scout's story touched my heart, brought tears to my eyes and made me laugh. Beautiful Broken is definitely an emotional whirlwind like Dane and Scout's relationship. Again, Nazarea Andrews wrote a realistic story dealing with complex and real issues.

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RETURN TO BRANTON: This Love by Nazarea Andrews Review

We're Returning to Branton! I'll be reviewing the first three books in Nazarea Andrews' University of Branton series! Let's start with the first book, This Love!

Genre:

New Adult Contemporary Romance

Series:

University of Branton, #1

Publish Date:

June 25, 2013

Publisher:

A&A Literary

Warning:

Recommended for mature readers 18+

Contains sexual content and adult situations

Synopsis:

She wants a summer job and a ride to a wedding.

He wants an assistant and a distraction from the mess his life had become.

They didn't know they needed each other.

Avery Emili needs two grand. Two grand a plane ticket--her sister is counting on her to get to Jamaica for her wedding. But the semester is over, and tutoring college freshman and high school students has dried up until the fall.

Atticus Grimes needs help--the messy split with his wife left the twenty-eight year old professor scrambling to keep things together as the semester winds down. Now he's got a research grant he has to actually do research for and all he wants to do is drown himself in a tall bottle of bourbon.

When Avery sees his ad for an assistant, all she's thinking is a sumer job. But as they spend time together, in the office and out, both of them begin to realize something is there. Something that can't happen--he's a professor and she's a student. And both of them have histories, pasts that won't let go can two broken people pulled apart by expectations find a way to be whole?

 

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**About the Author**

Nazarea Andrews is an avid reader and tends to write the stories she wants to read. She loves chocolates and coffee almost as much as she loves books, but not quite as much as she loves her kids. She lives in south Georgia with her husband, daughters, and overgrown dog.

Stay connected with Nazarea Andrews

Website | Blog

  

"The Infects" Street Team

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***My Thoughts***

I definitely enjoyed this read! There's so many directions a forbidden love story can go. Avery is a student and Atticus a professor, so we already know why it's already a forbidden love. The synopsis already describes what the story is about, but Nazarea Andrews took it to another level with the complications that ensue when their pasts catches up with them, they both have to face a reality that they cannot avoid. I totally fell in love with these characters.

I really enjoyed reading their growth from the beginning to the end of the book. Avery having to deal with her past, Atticus also has his demons to deal with, these two find away to fall in love without even wanting to. The character and story building was well developed and realistic. Their situations do happen...and Nazarea wrote so realistically that I even started to feel their emotional tug-of-war of a relationship. I found myself laughing, crying, arguing and falling in love with these two characters. Not only were Avery and Atticus well developed, Nazarea didn't just focus on the two main characters. All the characters were well developed. These characters, such as Dane, Scout, Kelly and others, played an important part in the growth of Avery and Atticus.

Oh, and this is definitely for mature readers! Whoa! This Love can definitely get you hot and bothered, but yet sensual and intimate. Love sure isn't dead in this romance. Yah, I'm still a sucker for a good romance. I am definitely looking forward to reading the next book in this series.

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