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Blog Tour Review & Giveaway: Beautiful Oblivion by Jamie Mcguire @@AtriaBooks @JamieMcGuire



TITLE: BEAUTIFUL OBLIVION
AUTHOR: JAMIE MCGUIRE
RELEASE DATE: JULY 1ST, 2014
Rating: ★★★★★

The Beautiful Disaster and Walking Disaster phenomenon continues in the first heart-pounding new adult romance in The Maddox Brothers series.

Fiercely independent Camille “Cami” Camlin gladly moved on from her childhood before it was over. She has held down a job since before she could drive, and moved into her own apartment after her freshman year of college. Now tending bar at The Red Door, Cami doesn’t have time for much else besides work and classes, until a trip to see her boyfriend is cancelled, leaving her with a first weekend off in almost a year.
Trenton Maddox was the king of Eastern State University, dating co-eds before he even graduated high school. His friends wanted to be him, and women wanted to tame him, but after a tragic accident turned his world upside down, Trenton leaves campus to come to grips with the crushing guilt. 
Eighteen months later, Trenton is living at home with his widower father, and works full-time at a local tattoo parlor to help with the bills. Just when he thinks his life is returning to normal, he notices Cami sitting alone at a table at The Red. 
As the baby sister of four rowdy brothers, Cami believes she’ll have no problem keeping her new friendship with Trenton Maddox strictly platonic. But when a Maddox boy falls in love, he loves forever—even if she is the only reason their already broken family could fall apart.
In the first installment of the Maddox Brothers books, readers can experience the rush of reading Beautiful Disaster for the first time, all over again.
Maddox lover for life! I will take them anyway I can. So far we have the fighter and now the tattooed

dream boat! Ok, dream boat sounds like something my mother would say but it’s totally legit. Jamie has pulled together a story that rivals Beautiful Disaster. OMG did I just say that?? Yep! Upon finish, I messaged a friend that also read Beautiful Oblivion and let’s just say that there may be some kind of underground tattoo/MMA fighter training camp that we A) run and B) hope to one day supply the world with a Mini Maddox Army. Perfect world right! Nothing beats a ball busting alpha male. 

Both Trenton and Cami lead a life of Beautiful Oblivion. Coasting through life, existing not living, accepting the norm. The persistent Trenton causes Cami to reexamine her present situation. In his one man journey Trenton is forced to deal with his own issues. 

“I was just thinking now was as good a time as any to acknowledge that you’re perfect and it wouldn’t suck if you fell madly in love with me anytime soon.” 

Cami can only fight for so long. As her walls come crumbling down some obstacles may prove to be too much. Will she find the happy ending every girl dreams of? 

“I’ve had a lifetime of wrong. You’re the only thing that’s right.”

Here is what you need to know…if you loved Beautiful Disaster you will love Beautiful Oblivion. As with Beautiful Disaster, this story has a little something for everyone. Love, angst, struggle, misunderstanding, and at the core beauty. Timed side by side with Travis and Abby’s story, Cami and Trenton offer a different view on already know events while spinning a new story that will keep you guessing till the end. Jamie has created solid characters, a touching story, and proof that when it comes to Maddox one is never enough. Grab a snack and snuggle up for this one because for the next five or so hours you will be booked.

Jamie McGuire is the New York Times bestselling author of Red Hill, Walking Disaster, Beautiful Disaster,and The Providence trilogy. She and her husband, Jeff, live with their children just outside Enid, Oklahoma, with three dogs, six horses, and a cat named Rooster. Please visit JamieMcGuire.com
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Are you ready to “Fall in Love” this September? Atria Books is thrilled to announce that three of their most squee-inducing New Adult Romance authors are coming to a city near you: #1 New York Times bestsellers Abbi Glines, Colleen Hoover and Jamie McGuire will hit the road in a rockstar tour bus on the Fall in LoveAtria Indies Tour 2014 this fall (get it!?).
Check out the big announcement and an exclusive Q&A with Jamie, Abbi and Colleen over at PopSugar Love & Sex!
The tour kicks off on September 2nd with stops in Toronto (with special guest K.A. Tucker!); Rochester, NY; Wilkes-Barre, PA; Philadelphia; Baltimore; Pittsburgh; Dayton, OH; Indianapolis, IN and Chicago, rounding out the tour in St. Louis, Missouri on September 8th. That’s 1700 miles, 10 cities, 8 states, 7 days, 2 countries and 1 big old bus. We’ll be hitting up a casino (Hi Mohegan Sun!), a downtown business metropolis (for an outdoors signing extravaganza), and a beautiful library, not to mention many wonderful bookstores across the country.
Find out more about the tour by visiting the Fall In Love Tour, and don’t forget to follow Atria’s Indie Authors on Facebook.com/AtriaIndieAuthors to RSVP for events and stay up to date with all the fun.
BEAUTIFUL OBLIVION by Jamie McGuire – on sale 7/1/14
Fiercely independent Camille “Cami” Camlin gladly moved on from her childhood before it was over. She has held down a job since before she could drive, and moved into her own apartment after her freshman year of college. Now tending bar at The Red Door, Cami doesn’t have time for much else besides work and classes, until a trip to see her boyfriend is cancelled, leaving her with a first weekend off in almost a year.
Trenton Maddox was the king of Eastern State University, dating co-eds before he even graduated high school. His friends wanted to be him, and women wanted to tame him, but after a tragic accident turned his world upside down, Trenton leaves campus to come to grips with the crushing guilt.
Eighteen months later, Trenton is living at home with his widower father, and works full-time at a local tattoo parlor to help with the bills. Just when he thinks his life is returning to normal, he notices Cami sitting alone at a table at The Red.
As the baby sister of four rowdy brothers, Cami believes she’ll have no problem keeping her new friendship with Trenton Maddox strictly platonic. But when a Maddox boy falls in love, he loves forever—even if she is the only reason their already broken family could fall apart.
In the first installment of the Maddox Brothers books, readers can experience the rush they felt readingBeautiful Disaster for the first time, all over again.
Jamie McGuire bio:
Jamie McGuire is the New York Times bestselling author of Red Hill, Walking Disaster, Beautiful Disaster,and The Providence trilogy. She and her husband, Jeff, live with their children just outside Enid, Oklahoma, with three dogs, six horses, and a cat named Rooster. Please visit JamieMcGuire.com
UGLY LOVE by Colleen Hoover – on sale 8/5/14
When Tate Collins meets airline pilot Miles Archer, she doesn’t think it’s love at first sight. They wouldn’t even go so far as to consider themselves friends. The only thing Tate and Miles have in common is an undeniable mutual attraction. Once their desires are out in the open, they realize they have the perfect set-up. He doesn’t want love, she doesn’t have time for love, so that just leaves the sex. Their arrangement could be surprisingly seamless, as long as Tate can stick to the only two rules Miles has for her.
Never ask about the past. 
Don’t expect a future.
They think they can handle it, but realize almost immediately they can’t handle it at all.
Hearts get infiltrated. 
Promises get broken. 
Rules get shattered.
Love gets ugly.
Colleen Hoover bio:
Colleen Hoover is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Slammed, Point of Retreat, This Girl, Hopeless, Losing Hope, Maybe Someday, Finding Cinderella, and Ugly Love. She lives in Texas with her husband and their three boys. Please visit ColleenHoover.com.
ONE MORE CHANCE by Abbi Glines– on sale 9/2/14
She was it. His one. His only. Then he made the mistake of letting her go.
After fighting his way into Harlow Manning’s heart—and revealing a side of himself no one had ever seen before—Grant Carter destroyed his own heart by giving in to his greatest fears and doubts. Months later, he’s stuck in a miserable routine. Work relentlessly. Beg his best friend Rush for news about Harlow. Avoid all other friends. Leave nightly voicemails for Harlow, pleading with her to come back to Rosemary Beach. Fall asleep alone. Repeat.
Miles away, on her brother’s Texas ranch, Harlow can’t bring herself to listen to Grant’s voicemails. Though she wants to be with him, and knows he regrets letting her go, she doesn’t know if she can trust him. When he discovered the truth behind her sheltered upbringing, it shattered their relationship, but the secret she carries now has far greater consequences. Can she risk giving Grant one more chance, or will the gamble ultimately destroy her?
Abbi Glines bio:
Abbi Glines is the New York Times, USA TODAY, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of the Rosemary Beach, Sea Breeze, Vincent Boys, and Existence series. A devoted booklover, Abbi lives with her family in Alabama.

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Book Review: Walking Disaster by Jamie Mcguire


Cris: So what’s on tap for tonight?
Jenn: Well Pam said something about a movie night?
Cris: Great that means we are in for…
A loud banging on the front door stops them both
Both: Here we go…
Cris walking to the door lets Pam in
Pam: *bouncing around the living room giving her best Tyler Durden impression* you all ready to fight?
Cris: *looking at Jenn* has she lost her mind? I think all this reading has gone to her head!
Jenn: Pam could you fill us in on why you are bouncing around here?
Pam: *hold hands up* First rule of book club no one talks about book club! *Jenn and Cris just stare* Come on guys! Really! We all just finished Walking Disaster and what better way to celebrate then with a good dose of hot men fighting! I brought Fight Club, Warrior and The Fighter!
Jenn: Ok sounds fun but I thought we were talking about the book?
 
Cris: I guess we can do both? I will grab the snacks and you guys take a seat. Well that’s if you can stop Pam from running around here like a Jr. Travis!
Pam: *stops mid victory lap* What? It’s fun! Boo! You guys are no fun! *bows head and sighs*
Jenn: Oh stop! Pop in a DVD and let’s get this show on the road!
Cris: So let’s recap *snaps fingers at Pam and Jenn* Hello? Recap?
Jenn: Oh sorry! Can’t you just picture Travis all hot and sweaty like Tyler Duren? Bouncing around the underground fighting rings! *fans face*
Pam: Hey! Book chat! Focus!
Cris: I thought the first rule of book club was not to talk about book club? *pillow flies across the room and lands on Cris’s face* THANKS!!
All laugh till they are in tears
Jenn: Ok recap…
Can you love someone too much?
Travis Maddox learned two things from his mother before she died: Love hard. Fight harder.

In Walking Disaster, the life of Travis is full of fast women, underground gambling, and violence. But just when he thinks he is invincible, Abby Abernathy brings him to his knees.

Every story has two sides. In Beautiful Disaster, Abby had her say. Now it’s time to see the story through Travis’s eyes.

Pam: Can I just start off by saying that I read Beautiful Disaster like 6 times and I thought there was no way I could love Walking Disaster as much…well I was WAY off!!

Jenn:  I know! I can’t tell you how many times I read it, and I had the audio copy as well!! Beautiful Disaster was my absolute favorite book that is until Walking Disaster! Hearing the whole thing from his point of view? I didn’t think it was possible for me to fall any harder for Travis. I was WRONG!
Cris: The feeling is mutual. Beautiful Disaster was one of my first reads, one that really hooked me up in reading. Having a POV from the “hot bad ass boy” Travis was a really great idea. I know a lot of us crazy girls would like to take a glimpse of what’s in his crazy head.
Pam: I have to say that only a truly talented author that can make the same story yet still have it touch you in a way that still leaves you wanting more! I think I yelled EPILOGUE to everyone that would listen! Oh the epilogue was the best!
Jenn: Cris she just kept pm(ing) me on FB and the only word in the message was” EPILOGUE” *snickers*
Pam: Oh come on! I am so right! Cris?
Cris: Oh yes! I was all in tears when he said…

“I had never been in love before Abby, and no one had even piqued my interest since. My Life was the woman standing before me, and the family we’d made together.”

We’ve seen so much of the loving, responsible and caring side of Travis here. He has proven that behind the gorgeous face and MACHO image was a man who loves his family and wife genuinely.
Jenn: Ok I guess since we all know the story and what happens that reading this book was more about a feeling. We learn a lot more about Travis and his view of life and his feelings for Abby. Plus that prologue had me in tears!
Pam: We really needed that! It was like everything made sense after that. It all fell into place. *sigh* Poor Travis!
Jenn: Well when I read, “One of these days you’re going to fall in love, son. Don’t settle for just anyone. Choose the girl that doesn’t come easy; the one you have to fight for, and then never stop fighting. Never”, I was a goner!
Pam: That Jamie is sneaky! *laughs out loud* Cris what were you over all thoughts?
Cris: Jamie is amazing! It didn’t take long to find myself deeply drawn into the story. The heartwarming prologue did it! And I’m not ashamed to admit that I teared up a few times.

The push and pull relationship between the two still excites me, even though I know exactly what happened, I still felt the intensity of the love lost and love gained in the story. Travis and Abby’s extra ordinary love for each other is like a tug of war… so hard to hold on, but for some reason, they just can’t let it go. But that’s not the only one that excites me! I know it’s weird but seeing/ reading Travis fight again? Ohhhhh so SEXY!!!!
Pam: *bouncing in my seat* I LOVE FIGHTERS!!!!

Cris & Jenn: She’s lost it!
Pam: Now ladies to be honest I don’t think that any of us were playing with a full deck!
Cris: VEGAS!!! It didn’t matter whose point of view Vegas was hard!
Jenn: But so hot when Travis took down those men!
Pam: It was all very “I take care of what’smine” and very alpha male! Do you know what else I loved about this book? We got to see the connection between Travis and his dad.
Cris: Ditto! He has all this MACHO PERSONA, but when it comes to his family…its all the softer side of him. And I also loved how Abby connected with his family. The thanksgiving scene has always been one of my favorites and Jamie did not disappoint in pulling on my heartstrings again. That alone can really prove how much love Travis has for Abby. Awwww! (Grabs the tissue and start crying again!!!)
Jenn: Heck yeah! I loved seeing that part of him. It’s nice to see the love and respect for his father and family, especially from a hot alpha male!!! Kinda sexy in my opinion!
Pam: *gets up and changes Fight Club to Warrior* Ok ladies Tyler is done now time for Brendan Conlon! The only way to get over a book boyfriend is to fill that whole with a different fake boyfriend!
Jenn: I don’t think I will ever get over Travis!
Cris: (still sobbing) me, too! I think I need to read it all over again…
Pam: Ok ladies what have we learned from this book? *both look at each other* Anyone…Bueller? It is safe to say that fighters are hot! You can fall in love with the same stories twice and always bet on love!
Jenn: I am SO happy that we will get more of the Maddox clan soon enough and we can only that we will get more Travis and Abby to go along with that!
Cris: Let’s get back to the movie and skim our TBR list for some more fighter action!
Pam and Jen: AGREED!
 5 BLOODY STARS!
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New York Times best selling author Jamie McGuire has penned the Providence series and contemporary romance Beautiful Disaster. She lives in Oklahoma with her husband and three children. She is an RT(R), a graduate of Autry and Oklahoma Northern College, and a full time writer.




    

Beautiful Disaster

“To douchebags! he said, gesturing to Brad.  And to girls that break your heart, he bowed his head to me. His eyes lost focus.  And to the absolute fucking horror of losing your best friend because you were stupid enough to fall in love with her.” 
― Jamie McGuire, Beautiful Disaster
“You know why I want you? I didn’t know I was lost until you found me. I didn’t know what alone was until the first night I spent without you in my bed. You’re the one thing I’ve got right. You’re what I’ve been waiting for, Pigeon.” 
Now tell me, how can you resist a guy like that? I can’t remember how many times I have read this book. I have even lost count the times I have marked the pages so I can easily review my favorite scenes, highlighted every crazy lines that Travis and Abby have sweetly thrown to each other.

Meet the Characters:
Abby Abernathy: a girl who was trying to leave outside the shadow of her dark past. She moved town and changed college with America, her best friend and the only person aware of her past. Not only did she witness  it, but countless times she helped Abby escaped from it.

Travis Maddox: the bare knuckle fighter who tends to sleep around with almost every woman in the campus. His irresistible charm makes them hard to say no! But he has some issues… a lot of them! He is possessive and overprotective! He had his fair share of life misfortunes and had never figured out how to cope with them. But he was the perfect match for Abby!!!
The Love – Hate Story:

Can Travis Maddox finally be tamed and be perfect enough to deserve Abby’s love? 

Can Abby manage to get through the ugly things that came between them? 

Can they both hold on to what they believed in despite the damaged pasts that have shaken them?


Crazy, exciting and insanely addictive!  The intensity and passion that Jamie McGuire has created between Travis and Abby will definitely gets right under your skin, with all those emotional and tremendous “push and pull” scenes…it will surely make your head spin!

Their relationship may not be a prime example of what most people would want to be involved with, but i found it certainly unique and inspirational. I love the idea that  LOVE can make someone want to change. It isn’t easy to change! Changing a behavior or a habit takes a lot of time, consistency and recognition. We are who we are because of how we were raised and the experiences we’ve had. So changing a person would mean a lot of compromise and negotiation.

But my lingering question was…


“how much of yourself should you change for the one you love?”

Well I guess, it’s really not about the ups and downs, its about who you ride it with that makes the whole journey worthwhile.

Rating:



…watch out for the second book , with Travis’ pov!
more exciting things to come for Walking Disaster , April 2013!!!