Title: Oceans Collide
Series: Oceans #1
Author: M.A. DeOlmos
Release Date: November 1, 2013
Warning!
You will fall in love with this amazing trio. This book contains not one but TWO heart-warming, swoon worthy, and panty-melting book boyfriends. Go ahead. Lawrence & Ocean Hawthorne are anxiously waiting for you to sink your teeth into them…careful though…they just might bite back! ;)
Synopsis
For years, Livie Acosta has lived in a
sheltered bubble, avoiding people, along with any aspect of life that requires
one to show emotion. Not to mention her decision to stay close to her mother
has her leaving the comfort of her own home nearly on a nightly basis to save
her mother time and time again. It takes the sudden death of her mother to
force Livie out into the world in search for a new purpose. Upon this forced
quest she immediately meets one of two souls that are going to rock her world
into a new dimension.
Lawrence Hawthorne knows pain, grief, and
emotions period, all too well. Despite his carefree nature and easy going
personality he also harbors some tough demons that immediately draw him to
Livie. It doesn't take long to recognize the deeply seeded pain that resides in
her own soul and that leads Lawrence to call on his right hand man for help in
protecting her.
As soon as Ocean Hawthorne steps onto the scene,
Livie's world... the void world she's known since forever changes in a way that
threatens to expose her secret. The Hawthorne cousins, vow to protect her from
her self-destructive qualities amidst the angst, pain, and trials they all
individually go through. Desperately they hold onto each other for support and
as love and passion blossom it threatens to destroy the weak foundation of
solitude that Livie has strived so hard to achieve. Will the intrusion of two
beautiful and tortured souls finally be enough to induce the strength Livie
needs to fight her demons, or will their love and devotion finally push her far
enough to make the deepest cut she'd ever been forced to make?
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Review
Overall Rating: 4.5 Rockin’ ★★★★☆
Hawthorne's Calm, the third book in M.A. DeOlmos' Oceans Collide series is another great hit. Once again, I was blown away by the story and the characters. The way this author develops her characters and their plight is nothing short of elegant beauty. I was drawn into the continued story of all four of the characters. I could feel their pain and love while understanding their longings and desires.
Ocean and Livie are a beautifully strong couple who have come together in a way that would destroy most. Although the road is rough these two are survivors. From Ocean still dealing with the death of his twin sister long ago and his drug addictions, to Livie's attempted suicide, these two have been through so much. When another unexpected occurrence happens, it brings them even closer together, with no more drowning.
Lawrence and Dulce are just beginning, but it seems like they've known each other forever. There relationship is crazy! One minute they are fighting and the next making up with hot steamy make up sex. Their relationship is a good one. They both need the other, like they need to breathe.
But the thing with the Hawthorne men...is they never give up and they are very stubborn. And once you are a part of their family, they will never let you go. This plot has a lot of twists and turns with OMG moments. Yet in the end, it will leave you breathless and yearning for more.
I have been with the Oceans Collide story from the beginning and have seen these characters grow. I have yet to be disappointed in any of the books. I feel so in touch with these characters, like they are a part of my own life. This author has a way with words that pulls you into the story and grips you tightly; crafting and creating a fictional world that is so real and important. I'm in love with the Hawthorne men and women. Like the ripples in the ocean, it's never ending. Thank you for your beautiful words, Melissa.
Heros - 4.5 stars
Heroines - 4.5 stars
Steam Level: 4.5 stars
Plot: 4.5 stars
Cliffhanger: Yes
Would I recommend this book: Yes! Oh, yes! This is a must read in the series. If you need an uplifting story, then this will take you there! However, I do recommend that you start from the beginning with series. It's like chocolate, you never eat just one!
Would I read other books by this author: Yes! I absolutely love Melissa DeOlmos! She is an A List up and coming author. Her way with words touch my soul. Anything she writes I will read!
***Received an ARC of this book from the Author in exchange for an honest review***
Excerpt
Ocean
I walked into
the plane’s restroom and leaned my back against the door. I started thinking
about the shit I used to do with random chicks on my flights when I was
competing. I pretty much fucked them anywhere and everywhere I wanted, but this
time they weren’t the ones I was thinking about bending over. It was Liv.
Seeing her
pissed and wanting to beat the crap out of that girl made my dick rock hard. I
whipped out my hard dick and forced myself to take a piss. It hurt like a
bitch, but I couldn’t go back out there with a hard on.
I washed my
hands and then my face with cold water. I took several deep breaths before
opening the door and when I did, the chubby flight attendant was standing
there.
I looked up and
Liv had her headphones back on.
“You positive I
can’t help you?”
“Listen. I appreciate
it, but if you don’t want my girl to get up and sweep the isle with you, I
suggest you back off.”
The expression
on her face would have made me feel bad before, but now I didn’t give two
shits. She got my point and stormed off. When she walked passed my seat she
slapped the back of it intentionally and I saw Liv’s head snap in her
direction. She slowly removed her headphones and froze. The flight attendant
looked over her shoulder at Liv and rolled her eyes.
Oh shit… Liv was
getting up!
I just about ran
back to my seat, catching her by her belt and pulling her back.
“Let go,” she
hissed at me between her teeth.
I pulled her
closer. “I have to use the bathroom. Let me go.”
“Yeah…okay, I’m
not Law baby.”
She narrowed her smoky eyes at me and twisted
herself back in her seat. With her arms folded across those perky ass breasts,
she stared at the back of the flight attendant’s head.
I wanted to
laugh because she was behaving the same way I would have if it were the other
way around and that meant something. It meant she claimed me for herself as I
did to her. Even if she couldn’t admit to it now, I knew she did.
To see how far I
could go with her, I slipped my hand between her thighs and nestled it close to
her pussy. I wrapped my thumb around palming her thigh and used it to message
the side of her thigh.
She slowly
arched her back into the seat, pulling my hand in deeper letting me feel the
heat radiating out of her body.
She uncrossed
her arms and let them fall to her sides. I turned my head and looked down at
her. Her breathing was slow and steady.
I leaned in
closer and whispered in her ear, “Give me your phone, baby.”
She calmly
reached into her back pocket, careful not to dislodge my hand and passed me her
phone. I took it with my free hand.
I loved the way she obeyed my commands. Without
a word… without a fight.
Author Bio
My
name is Melissa De Olmos, it's quite a mouth-full but that's me. I live in
the sunny, tropical and extremely too tranquil city of Palm Bay, Florida with
my two lovely crazies’ ages six and three. I could say that writing novels has
been a passion that I've always pursued but I can't. Writing for me has always
been my own secret escape into a land of wonders, opportunities, timeless loves
and so much trouble that I sometimes wonder if I need medication for the
stories that pop into my head. I am in love--no-- I am obsessed with everything
mystical, fantasy, true to a reader’s heart, and fiction. It has been an
enormous pleasure and indescribable experience sharing my Oceans Series with
the world and I cannot wait to fill this world with more crazy for you awesome
people to devour.
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