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Review & Release Blitz: Regretting Gabriel (Reason to Ruin #2) by Anna Brooks


Title: Regretting Gabriel
Series: Reason to Ruin #2
Author: Anna Brooks
Genre: Angsty Rockstar Romance
Release Date: January 9, 2020

Blurb
He was the bad boy of rock-n-roll; cocky, short-tempered, and the sexiest man I’d ever seen. I was just a librarian in a small town. He had no clue who I was, but I knew everything about him. After all, he was the reason I moved across the country.

I never thought he’d know my name, let alone whisper it while he held me tight and made me forget about the agony of my past. He was my protector, my reason, my calm before the storm… but nothing good lasts forever, and Gabriel Hunter was no exception.
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MY REVIEW
When Cady meets her neighbor's gorgeous brother, it's not quite the meeting she would have wanted, what with him being famous bad boy rockstar Gabriel Hunter.

Gabriel is immediately taken by Cady's innocent eyes and beautiful spirit. He has no idea the secret she's hiding, though, just as she has no idea the demons he's hiding. Can a shy, innocent librarian with a huge secret and a short-tempered rockstar make a relationship work?

I loved this story! Cady and Gabriel may be opposites in almost every way, but here opposites most definitely attract because their chemistry is positively electric. I may have wanted to slap Gabriel more than once, but once his history came out I could sort of see where his short temper and horrible attitude came from. I'm still not sure he's quite worthy of Cady, though, because she's the biggest sweetheart. But Gabriel is really perfect for her and she loves him, so he gets a big pass from me. I'm not sure which story is next, but you can be sure I will be reading it as soon as it is released.

Excerpt
My heart has held a place for him since I was fifteen years old. I never thought I’d actually be friends with him, let alone friends who held hands.

When we get to the library, I unfortunately have to unclasp our fingers so I can get my keys and open the door. I turn to tell him thank you when he pushes the door open and motions for me to precede him. “Ga—”

“Go.” He interrupts me, and instead of arguing, I go in and turn on the lights. After I set my purse beneath my desk, I stand fully and twitch at the shock of seeing him so close. “I’m gonna take off. You done at six?”

“You don’t need to wa—”

“Cady, baby, I don’t do anything I don’t want to. So stop telling me what I don’t need when I know exactly what I want.”

My breath freezes in my throat at the implication.

“So I’ll ask again, are you off at six?”

Unable to form a sentence, I simply nod.

And then he leans forward, just slightly, and I jump when his hand slides through my hair and his fingers cradle my head. His lips ever so gently brush against my cheek, and he glides his hand out of my hair, down my neck, and halfway over my collarbone before he lifts it again and cups my jaw, then runs his thumb across my lower lip. “Later, sugar.”

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Author Bio
The first time Anna tried to read a romance novel, her hair caught on fire when she leaned over a candle to sneak a peek at her mom’s Harlequin. She thinks being hit on the head with a shirtless Fabio until the smoke cleared is what sparked the flame for her love of romance.

Anna was born in Wisconsin, but currently lives in Texas with her husband and two boys. She writes sexy romance that always has a happy ending and loves bringing characters back for cameos. Less than six degrees of separation connects any of her novels.

When she’s not writing or reading, she’s watching reruns of her favorite romcoms, talking to her dog and cat like they’re human, eating carbs, or practicing hand lettering.

She loves to hear from readers and can be found on social media as @annabrooksauth everywhere.
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