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Review & Release Blast: Complicate Me (Hawthorn Hills Duet #1) by Claire Raye

Release Date: July 8
Life at its simplest is still complicated.

Reid Bowen is her brother’s best friend and the biggest womanizer on campus. She has no business wanting him.

Sienna Parker is forbidden and the sweetest fruit he can never taste. But if he can’t have her, no one can.

Forced together by a road trip home, it will not only test their patience, but also their resolve to stay away from each other.

Bound by their past, it’s the complicated that changes their lives.

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MY REVIEW
When Reid's best friend, Caleb, makes Reid promise to protect and watch over Caleb's sister Sienna when the two of them go away to college, Reid goes to such an extreme, it strains their relationship to the point of dissolving. Can a road trip back bring them closer again? Will they finally give into their unacknowledged feelings for each other?

I was so not expecting the intensity of Complicate Me. Nor was I expecting the awful cliffhanger! Yep, that's right, cliffhanger. A truly gut-wrenching one at that. But the story itself is pretty great - so emotionally significant and entertaining, the sexual tension is so thick, and Reid and Sienna's chemistry is absolutely fire. If it weren't for that shitty cliffhanger, this would have been a 5 star read for sure. But the cliffhanger did serve its purpose because now I'm very anxiously waiting for Complete Me!

Complete Me releases July 22
The conclusion of Sienna & Reid's story!
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Meet Claire Raye
Not only is Claire Raye a really sweet pen name, it’s actually a pen name for two sarcastic best friends who met through their mutual love of reading. After bonding over books (and wine and cheese), Claire and Raye decided to take the plunge and see if they could write a book together and ta dah… The Rockport Beach Series was born! In addition to their shared love of food and dropping an occasional (read: a lot) of f bombs, the writing duo that is Claire Raye like to write about strong sassy females who aren’t afraid to say what’s on their mind and the overprotective men who fall in love with them.

Writing The Rockport Beach Novels was so much fun, even if book two needed a shared vacation, a stolen bottle of champagne and far too much vodka and POG to get it back on track! Both halves of Claire Raye are married and both of their husbands have a cheeky side that gets plenty of airtime in their books. From their smart mouths to their witty one-liners, there’s plenty of material to use for all those alpha males Claire and Raye love to write about.

While Claire and Raye aren’t sure they’ll ever reveal who they really are – there’s just something about your co-workers knowing you write erotic love scenes that makes having a pen name that much easier – they are definitely going to keep on writing. With several more books out since the Rockport Beach Series released, Claire and Raye are constantly chatting new ideas, new plots and of course, their next couple! So stick around, there’s so much exciting stuff to share with you all!

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