Hello, hello! You were promised a blog tour and giveaway on September 16th, and I'm staying true to my word. Today I am excited to welcome L.A. Rose and her debut novel, Adrian Lessons, to Perusing Bookshelves!
WARNING: ADRIAN LESSONS IS A NEW ADULT NOVEL CONTAINING SEXUAL SCENES WHICH MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR YOUNGER READERS
I'd very much like to say that I've finished reading Adrian Lessons, but I'm not. Good news is, I'm already halfway through with a feeling that you readers may enjoy reading it. But first, here's what Adrian Lessons and the writer behind the book, L.A. Rose, have in store for you...
If there’s one thing Cleo Reynolds knows, it’s that she’s not into Adrian King.
The son of a model with the looks to prove it, the experienced author of her school newspaper’s sex advice column, the cocky playboy with a hint of darkness. That Adrian King.
Nope. Nuh-uh. No way.
The problem is, he’s very into her.
After accidentally flashing him, and slightly-less-accidentally-but-still-totally-unintentionally making out with him in front of the whole class, she expects to be called crazy. Instead, he asks her out.
Cleo’s determined not to end up as another notch on his bedpost. Except she hasn’t done…you know…it in a while. (Read: ever.) And as a girl who pays her tuition by writing all the sex scenes in her roommate’s bestselling romance series, the lack of inspiration has served up a fat slice of writer’s block.
Until her roommate proposes that Cleo and Adrian act out all the steamy scenes in her book.
It’s just research. No feelings involved.
Nope. Nuh-uh.
No way.
The son of a model with the looks to prove it, the experienced author of her school newspaper’s sex advice column, the cocky playboy with a hint of darkness. That Adrian King.
Nope. Nuh-uh. No way.
The problem is, he’s very into her.
After accidentally flashing him, and slightly-less-accidentally-but-still-totally-unintentionally making out with him in front of the whole class, she expects to be called crazy. Instead, he asks her out.
Cleo’s determined not to end up as another notch on his bedpost. Except she hasn’t done…you know…it in a while. (Read: ever.) And as a girl who pays her tuition by writing all the sex scenes in her roommate’s bestselling romance series, the lack of inspiration has served up a fat slice of writer’s block.
Until her roommate proposes that Cleo and Adrian act out all the steamy scenes in her book.
It’s just research. No feelings involved.
Nope. Nuh-uh.
No way.
It's common sense to know that hot guy on the cover is portraying the sexy male protagonist, Adrian, in Adrian Lessons. Heck, he might even be Adrian himself-- in real life, that is. Do you feel him winking at you? You do? Great.
As I'm still working my way through Adrian Lessons, my opinion might not be sound enough to convince you all to read the book. (I'm sure that shoving it into your mouth while threatening you with a knife is a more effective way, but maybe another day.) That is why I'm letting you see what others had to say. Most of the reviews were emphasizing on how funny the book was for them, but you decide.
"I swear it had me laughing so hard I was gasping for breath." -Anne OK (Goodreads)
"Cleo is so funny and you just can't help but love her." -Mandy (Goodreads)
"It's been a long time since I've been able to visit a story and characters that were real and honest and horribly dorky, like myself." -Jess from A Cup of Tea and A Big Book
"Cleo is so funny and you just can't help but love her." -Mandy (Goodreads)
"It's been a long time since I've been able to visit a story and characters that were real and honest and horribly dorky, like myself." -Jess from A Cup of Tea and A Big Book
And that's not all. To get a taste of the story, here is a -steamy hot- excerpt:
“Christ,” Adrian finally mutters after a good half minute of staring at my body. He runs his hand through his hair.
I’m not saying my grand plan is to make him so worked up he’ll have to satisfy me. And then I can move on with my life.
I’m not saying that’s my plan, but if it were, I’d be an evil genius.
“You too,” I smirk, trailing my fingers down my bare waist. “That shirt looks expensive. Wouldn’t want to mess it up.”
Not taking his eyes from me, he pulls his shirt off, back over front in that casual way boys have. I gasp. Doves zoom overhead, sprinkling golden confetti. A chorus of angels sing. Okay, not all that actually happens, but it’s the first time I’ve seen him shirtless.
And that chest deserves some fanfare.
His torso is tan, lithe and strong, the hard contours of a six-pack-verging-on-eight-pack begging to be licked. Every ounce of him is sculpted, refined. Just looking at him floods my abdomen with tension. There’s a swirling tattoo on the left side of his ribs, but I’m too busy thinking about how I want to mount his torso on my mantelpiece like a serial killer to dwell on it.
My roommate looks between us, her eyes narrowed. “You two seem to be getting along much better today.”
If by ‘getting along’ she means ‘staring at each other with enough sexual tension to hoist the Titanic from the bottom of the sea’ then yes.
“Remember, guys,” she says. “Last time was more about the romance between the characters. Their first kiss. This is purely sexual.”
At the words ‘purely sexual’, a shiver grips my spine. I think Adrian might be similarly affected, because he hardens all over. And I mean all over.
“Come on, then,” I muster up the courage to say, fingering the lacy edge of my panties. “Inspire me.”
I’m not saying my grand plan is to make him so worked up he’ll have to satisfy me. And then I can move on with my life.
I’m not saying that’s my plan, but if it were, I’d be an evil genius.
“You too,” I smirk, trailing my fingers down my bare waist. “That shirt looks expensive. Wouldn’t want to mess it up.”
Not taking his eyes from me, he pulls his shirt off, back over front in that casual way boys have. I gasp. Doves zoom overhead, sprinkling golden confetti. A chorus of angels sing. Okay, not all that actually happens, but it’s the first time I’ve seen him shirtless.
And that chest deserves some fanfare.
His torso is tan, lithe and strong, the hard contours of a six-pack-verging-on-eight-pack begging to be licked. Every ounce of him is sculpted, refined. Just looking at him floods my abdomen with tension. There’s a swirling tattoo on the left side of his ribs, but I’m too busy thinking about how I want to mount his torso on my mantelpiece like a serial killer to dwell on it.
My roommate looks between us, her eyes narrowed. “You two seem to be getting along much better today.”
If by ‘getting along’ she means ‘staring at each other with enough sexual tension to hoist the Titanic from the bottom of the sea’ then yes.
“Remember, guys,” she says. “Last time was more about the romance between the characters. Their first kiss. This is purely sexual.”
At the words ‘purely sexual’, a shiver grips my spine. I think Adrian might be similarly affected, because he hardens all over. And I mean all over.
“Come on, then,” I muster up the courage to say, fingering the lacy edge of my panties. “Inspire me.”
a b o u t t h e a u t h o r
In her emails -and her blog- , L.A. Rose sounds like a nice and sweet person. Too nice to write such hot and sexy scenes in Adrian Lessons, but you know what they say: never judge an author by her emails. (Or what is it they say...ah yes: never judge a book by its cover. But in this case, you should. The male protagonist is smoking hot.)
L.A Rose recently made it out of college alive and with an English degree. She's a habitual beach bum and a not-exactly-recovered romance addict. She's also plucked up the courage to become an indie author! ADRIAN LESSONS, a New Adult contemporary romance to be released on August 25th, is her first book - if you don't count the ones she wrote before she finally came up with something publishable. (She prefers not to.)
It's too sad that I can't connect a face to her emails and her bio. But at least, you can associate L.A. Rose with her book which you can win, in this giveaway below!
g i v e a w a y
- This giveaway is open internationally.
- Please note that Adrian Lessons is a new adult novel and is not suitable for young readers.
- The giveaway will end on September 23rd 2014.
- 20 winners will be contacted via email. Please make sure that your email has a valid address.
- The eBook of Adrian Lessons will be given to the winners in the preferred format.