Happy Release Day to Lex Martin and her incredible Kissing Madeline! This book blew me away and you NEED to one click this fantastic story! Check out more about the book and the series, read Tina’s Thoughts, check out some sexy teasers, and make sure to enter the INCREDIBLE giveaway below with so many signed books to win!

Kissing Madeline
(Dearest, #3)
Lex Martin
Release Date: April 27, 2015
Genre: New Adult Contemporary Romance
Cover Design by: Krista Ritchie

What’s the worst thing about wanting a sexy NFL football player? Everyone else wants him, too.

After catching my boyfriend getting deep-throated by a skanky cage girl, I’ve learned my lesson – never date a professional athlete. Never. Besides, I have more important things to worry about, like not blowing my shot to make it as a broadcast reporter. I won’t let anything get in my way, not even the new “it boy” of the NFL and my hot-as-hell neighbor.

What’s the worst thing about getting death glares from his new neighbor? It doesn’t make him want her any less.

I’ve worked my ass off to make it to the pros. The last thing I need is the complication of a relationship, especially since my last one was a total train wreck. But I can’t stop thinking about the feisty girl next door with the smart mouth. And I’d love nothing more than to show her what to do with that mouth.

Friends with benefits might be the best idea he’s ever had. Or the worst.

Kissing Madeline is a companion novel to DEAREST CLEMENTINE and FINDING DANDELION. Each book is a stand-alone.

You can purchase your copy today at the retailers listed below!

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Holy hotness Batman! Lex Martin has done it again folks. KISSING MADELINE is the perfect third installment to the Dearest Series! It was emotional, poignant, hot, and sweet! I enjoyed every minute and could read for many more hours about Maddie and Daren and their beautiful story!

Daren and Maddie have a history and very different standards in their life at the moment but they both have one thing in common: no dating. Maddie has just been broken to pieces when she found her athlete boyfriend in bed with another woman. Daren is determined to focus on one thing: football. He cannot afford distractions while trying to adjust to NFL life. But the one thing that neither of them can ignore is their “set your pants on fire” chemistry, something neither can de-tangle themselves from. So a “friends with benefits” arrangement ensues and lines are blurred, leaving hearts on the edge of being destroyed.

Daren and Maddie are quite possibly my favorite couple of the series. (I feel like I will have to hold judgement until I read them all once more!) Their connection is deep and their friendship grows in such a beautiful and natural way. I adored Maddie! She is fiery and determined, fighting for what she wants and putting all she can muster into her career. She is a beautiful person on the inside and the outside. I loved her understanding of Daren and the way she fell so hard for him. It was beautiful to read. Daren is the epitome of sexy athlete meets the man you bring home to your mom. Sure he has made mistakes in the past and he is still muddling through life, finding his way, but this man is confident in his motives and determined to embrace what life throws at him. He is the perfect counterpart to Maddie, able to draw her out of her shell and allow her to embrace the world around her.

Now this book is HOT! The sizzling chemistry between Maddie and Daren is off the charts. They click in every possible way. Their friendship develops amidst the “benefits” stage and these two cannot seem to get enough of one another. I loved how they both craved each other, not just in bed, but in life. It is like they found the missing piece of their soul and that piece brought the world into a right perspective. On a side note… try not to let an old granny read this book over your shoulder on the bus or subway…. She might have a heart attack from all the sexiness Lex jammed into this book!

This story is quite dramatic, but the drama ebbs and flows in such a way that it is never frustrating or overwhelming. The plot progresses so well and when all the crap hits the fan, you are stunned at what has just happened. The secondary characters are some of the people that make this book so well rounded. The gang from the first two books in the Dearest series have many cameos and we see many new characters from Daren’s team and Maddie’s job. These people and relationships are what puts the proverbial icing on the cake. They enhance an already fantastic story and leave you ridiculously satisfied with what happened!

Lex Martin has taken what has potential to be a really good story and created a beautifully sexy and emotional book that will leave you breathless in the end. There is love, loss, friendship, and second chances. There is deception, betrayal, and hope. Daren and Maddie’s story will take your heart, squeezing tight until the very end- and oh what a beautiful end it will be!

Check out more about the Dearest Series! Each book can be read as a standalone but you see many crossovers from favorites from each book! This is a sexy New Adult series you will not want to miss!

DEAREST CLEMENTINE (Dearest, #1 – Clementine & Gavin)

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Twenty-year-old Clementine Avery doesn’t mind being called bitchy and closed off. It’s safe, and after being burned by her high school sweetheart and stalked by a professor her freshman year of college, safe sounds pretty damn good.

Her number one rule for survival? No dating. That is until she accidentally signs up for a romance writing class and needs material for her latest assignment. Sexy RA Gavin Murphy is more than happy to play the part of book boyfriend to help Clem find some inspiration, even if that means making out…in the name of research, of course.

As Gavin and Clem grow closer, they get entangled in the mystery surrounding a missing Boston University student, and Clem unwittingly becomes a possible target. Gavin tries to show Clem she can handle falling in love again, but she knows she has to be careful because her heart’s at stake…and maybe even her life.

FINDING DANDELION (#2 – Jax and Dani)

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When soccer all-star Jax Avery collides with Dani Hart on his twenty-first birthday, their connection is instantaneous and explosive. For the first time in years, Jax isn’t interested in his usual hit-it and quit-it approach.

But Dani knows better. Allowing herself a night to be carefree and feel the intensity of their attraction won’t change anything when it comes to dealing with a player. So when Jax doesn’t recognize Dani the next time he sees her, it shouldn’t be a total shock. The fact that he’s her new roommate’s brother? That’s a shock.

Dani doesn’t regret that night with Jax, just the need to lie about it. Since her roommate has made it clear what she thinks about her brother’s “type” of girl, the last thing Dani wants is to admit what happened.

Jax knows he’s walking a fine line on the soccer team. One more misstep and he’s off the roster, his plans to go pro be damned. Except he can’t seem to care. About anything… except for the one girl who keeps invading his dreams.

Despite Jax’s fuzzy memory of his hot hookup with his sister’s friend, he can’t stay away from her, even if that means breaking his own rules. But there are bigger forces at work–realities that can end Dani’s college career and lies that can tear them apart. Jax realizes what he’s losing if Dani walks away, but will he sacrifice his future to be with her? And will she let him if he does?

To celebrate the release of Kissing Madeline, Lex Martin has the mother load of giveaways for you to enter! I mean INSANITY! Enter this Rafflecopter giveaway for your chance to win the following: Signed paperbacks (international) of Dearest Clementine by Lex Martin, Eyes Turned Skyward by Rebecca Yarros, Tool by Sabrina Paige, Kiss the Sky by Krista & Becca Ritchie, A Second Chance at Paris by Cole McCade, Frenched by Melanie Harlow, Three Nights with a Rock Star by Shari Slade, Loving Maddie by Kelly Jamieson, Ten Below Zero by Whitney Barbetti, Pretty Pink Ribbons by KL Grayson, When You Are Mine by Kennedy Ryan, Dirty Proof by Jade Eby, True Blue by Jules Banard, Every After by Rebecca Paula, an Off the Map ARC (winner’s choice) by Lia Riley, Everything Has Changed by Mia Kayla, Twice in a Lifetime by Ruthie Henrick, Love Me Back by Michelle Lynn, Love Nouveau by BL Berry, Away by BA Wolfe, Undone by RE Hunter, Truth in Wildflowers by Kimberly Rose…. WAIT THERE IS MORE…. Paperbacks for US only (ebooks if international) of Lighter by Gia Riley, Wings Over Poppies by J.a. Derouen, Torn by Eleanor Green…. AND EVEN MORE…  Any ebook by Elisabeth Grace (winner’s choice), Always You by Stephanie Rose, The Fragile Fall by Kristy Love, Feel Again & First Came You by Faith Andrews and a $2.99 ebook of your choice. THIS IS RIDICULOUS! Make sure to enter for your chance to win!

Lex Martin writes new adult novels, the sexy kind with lotsa angst, a whole lotta kissing, and the hot happily ever afters. When she’s not writing, she lives a parallel life as an English teacher. She loves printing black and white photos, listening to music on vinyl, and getting lost in a great book. Bitten by wanderlust, she’s lived all over the country but currently resides in the City of Angels with her husband and twin daughters.

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