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Thursday, June 30, 2016

Random Review: Chaos & Hype by Grein Murray #Review #Giveaway




Author: Grein Murray
Book: Chaos & Hype
Self Published
Publication date: June 7, 2016
Length: 168 pages



Reviewed by Morningstar



Synopsis

Hip hop dancer, Skylar, is excited about a new job he’s gotten for the summer at a theme park near his home. This is his chance to show his family that he can make money doing what he loves. Skylar wasn’t counting on falling for Ryan, the hot, Australian dancer that he is paired up with, but the pull is too strong for him to fight.
Ryan is set to go back home to Australia after the park closes at the end of the summer. He didn’t plan on falling in love with his gorgeous dancing partner, but his heart had other ideas. As he and Skylar get closer, their impending separation starts to affect the both of them. Will they do what it takes to be together?






Review


This was a super sweet first time love romantic story that started with an insta-lust that quickly turned to love. Skylar and Ryan, aka Chaos & Hype, are hip hop dancers at a theme park for the summer. They meet when they are partnered for the summer to dance for the park. What started as a compatibility based in their dancing turned into a connection based on their emotions.

Skylar loves to dance, needs to dance, so much so it is part of who he is. When the music is on and he closes his eyes he can feel it in his soul. What started as a great opportunity for his dancing career has become the place he meets the one boy he can’t turn away from. Even if said boy is only here for the summer from Australia.

Ryan was here in America taking a semester abroad and stayed for a chance at a job dancing which he lives for. When he meets Skylar he already started to falter on his promise to not get romantically involved with anyone while he is here because it would end in disaster. But when he sees Skylar dance and when he realizes the connection they have, that promise is completely forgotten.

I started out really enjoying this love story with a unique set of characters. Their heat was off the charts, their conversations and banter were super cute and fun, they enjoyed much the same things but were different enough that we didn’t get lost on the who is who during the story. Skylar’s friends were there but really didn’t play a super important role to the story at least not as much as their families did.

It was well done story except for the one major flaw, in my opinion. I know that misunderstandings happen in romance and this one was no different. This one was a minor blip on the love radar of Ryan and Skylar but to me the way the author handled the situation didn’t ring true to me. The whole time I was reading this one scene I was totally confused and thinking “what?!?!” because it wasn’t handled how anyone I know would’ve handled it. The way it was written made Ryan look like a complete prick and Skylar a jerk for taking his word for it and taking him back. If the author literally changed two things about this scene I can see where they were going with it but as is, I just can’t. It took me too long to recover from which took me out of the story.

Overall, I do think this was a great super romantic read that was light and fun, plus dancing and Australia. Who can beat that? Give it a try.





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Saturday, June 4, 2016

Saturday Author Spotlight: Grein Murray #Interview #Giveaway



Today is Saturday Author Spotlight day and I have the talented Grein Murray here today! Author of such great books as, His Fallen Angel, Joshua Series, and available on June 7th, Chaos & Hype.
We are going to take a look at Grein's work, do an interview, and of course wrap it all up in a giveaway bow.





Joshua and Max are two best friends who ran away from home and are now looking for a way out of feeling hungry, scared and being broke. When things seem dire, a man comes into their lives and offers them a deal they can’t pass up. Gay porn was something Joshua had never even thought of doing, but he knows he has to take care of Max. Joshua fears having sex with Max will complicate their best friend status. With no other options they accept the offer. Joshua and Max’s videos are some of the top sellers at the site and while Joshua enjoys sex with Max his feelings become more confusing as the man that hired them has a pull on Joshua that he’s never felt before. Joshua knows one thing, he can’t lose Max.









New Angels are created to protect mankind on Earth but the Fallen are making this task quite difficult. New Angel, Alexander, is assigned to a rapidly declining area to find out what the Fallen are up to—only he lands in the clutches of a beautiful, yet powerful, Fallen Angel. As help comes from an unlikely ally, Alexander isn’t sure if he should trust Roman or not—but what choice does he have?














Hip hop dancer, Skylar, is excited about a new job he’s gotten for the summer at a theme park near his home. This is his chance to show his family that he can make money doing what he loves. Skylar wasn’t counting on falling for Ryan, the hot, Australian dancer that he is paired up with, but the pull is too strong for him to fight.
Ryan is set to go back home to Australia after the park closes at the end of the summer. He didn’t plan on falling in love with his gorgeous dancing partner, but his heart had other ideas. As he and Skylar get closer, their impending separation starts to affect the both of them. Will they do what it takes to be together?

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Interview


Grein, thank you so much for being my spotlight author this fine Saturday! I look forward to getting to know you a little more and maybe pick your brain about how yours works.
Thank you for having me. I’m excited to be here!


Tell us three things about Grein the author and three things about Grein the person behind the author that we don’t know about from reading your bio. 


For Grein the author; 1. When I’m in the writing process I find it hard to read other author’s books. I think it’s because I am in my characters’s mind sets and it messes with that. 2. I cry at the sad parts in my book while I’m writing them. 3. I have pictures of my muses and where their story takes place on my computer screen when I’m writing, sometimes I’ll print them out and have them scattered across my desk.

Grein the person; 1.I love the beach and used to boogie board until I met a shark.  2. I love animals and have 6 birds and 2 dogs. (two of the birds were adopted and are special needs.) 3. I am very much a tomboy and love sports and even played ice hockey.


How do you think you’ve grown as an author from your first book to your latest? 

I think I am better able to express how my characters are feeling and describe the world around them. I hope that I’ve gotten better at showing the reader what I’m seeing in my mind. I feel I grow and learn with each book.



There are 3 books in your Joshua series can your readers expect any more and what can you tell us about what’s to come? 

I am really touched with how much my readers love the characters from my Joshua series. I had been asked about Kyle and Christopher so much that I wrote their own spin off book. I also hear a lot of request for a book about Max. I will say I have that one on my list of future projects.


If His Fallen Angel was to become a major motion picture, who would you want to direct it and who would you cast?

I am going to show my neediness a bit here, Peter Jackson to direct it. I think he’d do an amazing job with the scenes where the angels are flying. The part of Alexander would be cast to the model that I used as his muse, Emil Anderson. I just can’t see anyone else as him so hopefully he can act. For Roman I could see Alexander Koch portraying him, his eyes remind me a bit of Roman’s.



How do you celebrate a book release? 

I really don’t do anything exciting. I usually promote in some groups on Facebook then go back to writing whatever I’m working on at the time.  If a book does really well for me I will take my family out for dinner.



Can you tell us some of your all-time favorite books? 

The Hobbit was the first book I read for enjoyment. I didn’t know until that book that you could get lost inside the pages and be taken to a different place and time.

I’ve read all of the Harry Potter books at least three times and will probably read them quite a few more times.

My very first MM book I read, holds a special place in my heart, because it’s what got me into the genre, The Adorned by John Tristan.



Can you tell us what you’re currently working on? 

I have the second book of His Fallen Angel completed which will probably be released a couple of months after Chaos & Hype.  I need to put the finishing touches on a vampire book, and I am currently writing book 2 for Chaos & Hype. The name of the series for those, will be The Dancer’s series.


When you were a kid what did you want to be when you grew up? 

I wanted to be a marine biologist or zoologist. I love animals and really wanted to work with the Atlantic bottlenose dolphin in the wild, not train them to do tricks.


How can your readers follow you? Facebook, Twitter, Website?
Facebook page where I’m most active https://www.facebook.com/GreinMurraypersonal
Twitter:https://twitter.com/Grein_Murray
Blog: http://greinmurrayauthor.blogspot.com




Fast fire Question time:

Pizza or tacos? Pizza
Coke or pepsi? Coke
Winter or summer? Summer
Phone call or text? Text
Twitter or Instagram? Twitter
Favorite animal? Bottlenose Dolphin
Favorite color? Black
Favorite song? Touch Me by the Doors.
Favorite holiday? Christmas.


Okay, thank you SO much for being here today.
 It’s been a blast! Thank you Meredith! <3





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Friday, May 6, 2016

Blog Tour: His Fallen Angel by Grein Murray #Excerpt #Review #Giveaway

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HisFallenAngel
TITLE: His Fallen Angel 

AUTHOR: Grein Murray 

COVER ARTIST: Kellie Dennis 

LENGTH: 156 Pages 

RELEASE DATE: April 1, 2016 

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New Angels are created to protect mankind on Earth but the Fallen are making this task quite difficult. New Angel, Alexander, is assigned to a rapidly declining area to find out what the Fallen are up to—only he lands in the clutches of a beautiful, yet powerful, Fallen Angel. As help comes from an unlikely ally, Alexander isn’t sure if he should trust Roman or not—but what choice does he have? 


Excerpt 

I made sure that I ate my ice cream as seductively as I could until it was gone. Roman tossed the rest of his cone into some nearby bushes. “Why’d you….” I didn’t finish. I was dragged off the trail and stopped when Roman abruptly came to a halt. He looked down at me with a playful grin. There, in front of me, was a cropping of fallen trees. Roman pushed me toward them, then he started removing my pants and hoodie.


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I love Angel stories. It’s one of my favorite in the paranormal/ spirit genre. There’s something about them that just makes you feel the power behind the words and the world they are inhabiting. I was excited to read this book. The blurb sounded amazing and the cover is outstanding!

I loved the characters in this story. Alexander and Roman stole my heart and flew away with it. They were a powerhouse duo. Roman saves Alexander and in return Alexander saves him.
I adored the whole idea of this book. New angels, elders, the fallen! It was truly creative and Grein shows great creativity within the writing of this tale.

There was a downfall however. Not horrific but the writing was a bit of an issue for me. It was choppy at times and over narrated. There were moments in the story where dialog was somewhat stilted and it took away from the emotion of a scene. I have not read other works by Grein so I don’t know if this is the author’s style, so I cannot comment on that. If the narration flowed a little easier this book would be perfect.

That said, I was thoroughly entertained and thrust into this exciting world of good and bad angels.



AuthorBio

When I'm not writing I like going to concerts. Music is a big part of my life, I've played bass guitar since I was a teen. I love nature and enjoy hiking and working with causes that help protect our planet and wild animals.

I have loved books all of my life and have always enjoyed escaping the ordinary world by getting lost in a good book. I read a lot of different genres of books but have fallen in love with MM. I support the gay community and hope one day people will see that love is love and that it is a beautiful thing no matter your gender, race or religion.

I am an avid animal lover and have quite a collection of pets in my home. I love ancient history and have studied Alexander the Great as well as Egypt and it's pharaohs. I also am very interested in angels and have researched them and will put that to use in future books.

I hope that my readers continue to fall in love with my characters and that my stories touch their lives and bring them happiness.

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