BLOG TOUR STOP~PARADOX by Robyn M. Pierce
Title: Paradox
By- Robyn M. Pierce
Genre: New Adult Romance
Publication Date- July 9th, 2013
Blurb-
They knew from the beginning it was wrong.
Everything in her life pointed her away from him.
Everything beckoned him toward her.
When Rachel met Taylor, their connection was immediate and
undeniable. With so many things in common, these friends found themselves
falling inevitably and too fast to stop. There was but one thing that was
between them:
Rachel had a boyfriend.
A year after parting ways, Taylor’s and Rachel’s individual
lives have thrust them back toward one another, and the resulting fireworks
will leave more than one person burned.
EXCERPT
Turning on
my heel, I went back to my laptop and plugged my earbuds in. I ignored his
attempts
to rekindle the conversation as I turned the volume up.
Facebook
dinged at me as soon as I pulled the page up. It was Taylor.
T: Hey.
R: Hi.
Ugh, I
thought. Two words exchanged and my mood is instantly better. I grew concerned
that
Josh might
be right in being worried about Taylor.
T: How are you, pretty lady?
R: Sigh. Just got into an argument with
Josh.
I probably
shouldn’t have told him, but if talking was going to make me feel better, why
not?
T: Oh? What about?
I
hesitated before typing
R: …You.
It took
him a moment to respond, during which time I glanced at Josh. He was playing
his
game and
bobbing his head to music that played from his headset. So you turned music up,
too…
We’re so similar, I thought.
A ding
brought my attention back to my computer screen.
T: Really? May I ask the topic? More
specifically than just arguing about me, I mean.
I could imagine his boyish grin and
chuckled. I typed slowly, trying to figure out what to say.
R: He thinks you are only having me meet
your friends so you can show off what it
yours. That all guys do it because he
does it. I think he’s ridiculous.
Taylor was
quiet for another few minutes.
T: Is he really such a caveman that he
has to mark you as his?
Before I
could reply, he continued.
T: Or does he have reason to believe you
need to be marked?
My heart
raced at the thought. Was there a reason for Josh to feel as though he had to
claim
me as his?
The only other interested person was Taylor, and I had no intention of going
down
that path.
So why did
my stomach do flips at the idea?
R: Not that I know of.
I wasn’t
lying. There was no reason to lie to Taylor, and I honestly didn’t think there
was
anything
for Josh to worry about.
T: Good. I would hate for your nature to
be compromised over me.
In my head, he sounded teasing. I smiled.
R: Like you could ever do something that
would ruin my nature. You definitely aren’t
someone that could make me a worse person
than I already am.
T: Oh? I could never influence you, huh?
(P.S. You aren’t a bad person, even though
you seem to think you are.)
R: You know me well enough to say that?
T: I think I know you better than anyone
else, if I’m being honest.
My heart
skipped and I chewed on my lower lip in thought.
R: What makes you think that?
T: When you’re with me, you’re light as a
feather. Every photo you have has a weight
added on your shoulders. You hardly
smile, and when you do, you look like you’re
forcing it. When you’re with me, you
breathe. You smile and laugh and you don’t seem to
worry about anything.
R: So you see all that, huh?
T: Not just that. I see your heart when I
look into your eyes, and as beautiful as your
eyes are, your heart is even lovelier.
Your soul is painted red – your favorite color, I’ll
assume – and you are full to the brim
with passion for life.
R: Stop it, lol… You’re just guessing.
Flattery gets you nowhere.
T: Think what you want, Madame. It
doesn’t change the fact that it’s what I see when
I look at you.
1 year later, the cards are turned. Taylor has a girlfriend, but cannot deny he still loves Rachel. Rachel was not looking for anything to happen with Taylor, but when he pulled her outside and kissed her it changed so much. Now he must decide who he wants, but will it be too late for Rach?
Paradox is written by Rachel's point of view in the beginning, so we experience her struggle with her feelings between guys. Then there is a small section in the middle written in third person. This allows the reader to see after a year how both Rachel and Taylor are dealing with their connection. Then in the final part it is written from Taylor's point of view, so we get to experience his struggle also. They both must go through the same thing, but will they handle it the same way? In some ways, it is like the saying: what goes around, comes around. Enjoy!
4 stars
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Author Info-
Robyn M. Pierce is an up-and-coming author from Las Vegas,
where the night is never-ending. She is a writer of paranormal romance and,
now, New Adult romance.
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