**BLOG TOUR** Broken by Christa Cervone

* SYNOPSIS *

Shattered.

Destroyed.

Ruined.

That's what I did.

I took everything that we had, and crushed it all,

Destroying Garrett in the process.

I can't take it back,

Can't fix it,

Can't deny it.

But yet, I try,

I try to drown out the pain with alcohol,

Numb the agony with mindless, loveless sex.

Nothing works, because I may have ruined us,

But I'm the one who's shattered.

Like a dream or quite possibly a nightmare,

Garrett walked back into my life.

And now, I'm torn,

Torn between what I want,

The man I've always loved,

And what I think I deserve.

But am I too broken to have the future I've always wanted?

STANDALONE. Second Chance Contemporary Romance: Full length novel.

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* INTERVIEW WITH AUTHOR CHRISTA CERVONE *

What is one interesting thing your readers may not know about you? I’m not a drinker. In fact, I can’t remember the last I’ve had even a sip of alcohol. Nor, am I the life of the party. You’ll have a better chance finding me sitting in the corner talking to a friend, then me living it up out on the dance.

Does writing energize or exhaust you? Both. When the scene or chapter I’m working on is going well, the words are flowing and I’m in the zone, everything is hearts and flowers. When my characters are not cooperating, the expletives fly and my poor editor usually gets a lengthy inbox message begging for her help.

Do you try more to be original to yourself or to deliver to readers what they want? I’ve never been one to follow trends. Those who know me can attest to this. I create stories and characters that appeal to me, if it so happens others love them as much as I do, that’s an added bonus.

What’s your favorite under-appreciated novel? Down for the Count: The Complete Series in my opinion is very under-appreciated. The story is powerful and real. The characters, you’ll want to hug them one minute and slap them the next.

What is your preferred method to have readers get in touch with or follow you website, personal blog, Facebook page? Facebook. I’m a FB junkie.

What does a fun-filled Friday night entail for you? A fun-filled Friday night to me would be that I don’t have to cart my kids around to one of their numerous activities. Crawling into my bed early and knowing I don’t have to get back up is music to my ears.

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What is one piece of advice that you would give to aspiring authors? Find someone you don’t know to read your work. Getting an honest unbiased opinion is priceless in this world.

When do you expect to release next? I’m hoping to release, Dream On, in the winter of 2017. I never commit myself to an official release date until I know for certain the book will be done. 

**RELEASE BLITZ WITH REVIEW And Giveaway** Broken by Christa Cervone

Title: Broken

Author: Christa Cervone

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Release Date: October 4, 2016

Blurb

Shattered.
Destroyed.
Ruined.

That's what I did.
I took everything that we had, and crushed it all,
Destroying Garrett in the process.

I can't take it back,
Can't fix it,
Can't deny it.

But yet, I try,
I try to drown out the pain with alcohol,
Numb the agony with mindless, loveless sex.
Nothing works, because I may have ruined us,
But I'm the one who's shattered.

Like a dream or quite possibly a nightmare,
Garrett walked back into my life.

And now, I'm torn,
Torn between what I want,
The man I've always loved,
And what I think I deserve.

But am I too broken to have the future I've always wanted?

STANDALONE. Second Chance Contemporary Romance: Full length novel.

*Broken was originally released in February 2013 and has been re-edited and features new content.

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When I read the Synopsis of this book, I had to read it.  I am a little disappointed.  I had a very hard time connecting to the characters and I couldn’t really get into the story.  I did struggle a bit.  The first 75% was really slow for me.  But the last 25% felt really rushed.  The writing was great, but the story just wasn’t for me.

I did feel bad for both Leila and Garrett for what they went through, but that’s the extent of the feelings I had for them.

I felt that after four years apart and with what happened, that they didn’t really get to know each other again.  People change in four years.

We were told things, but not really shown them.

I did find myself skimming a lot of the sex scenes.  Don’t get me wrong, I love me some hot and steamy sex, but it felt like filler to me and didn’t really progress the story. 

I would say to take a chance and read this.  I have a feeling I will be in the minority with my review.

Excerpt

I hustle across the lobby, wanting to get as far away from those two as humanly possible. Passing by a set of double doors, I peer in as the wait staff hurries about, placing final touches on each of the tables. I overhear a familiar voice and then a laugh that stops me in my tracks. My damaged heart seizes inside my chest and the breath I'd been about to take lodges in my throat. It couldn’t be. I remain motionless in the middle of the lobby, waiting to hear it again. Radio silence. Don't be ridiculous, it's just your imagination.

Either I'm a dumbass or a glutton for punishment, but curiosity gets the better of me, forcing me to inch my way to the door. Peeking around the corner, I catch a glimpse of a male in the reflection of the mirror and like an anchor sinking to the bottom of the ocean floor, my heart follows suit to the pit of my stomach.

Garrett Levine, the one who got away—the man who’s been the root of my self-destructive behavior. We’d once been happy—so in love, I secretly deemed us to living the happily ever after little girls dream of.

Well, until I pushed him away.

Four and a half years ago, Garrett vanished from my life. Poof! Gone. Without a trace. The ol’ “now you see me, now you don’t” trick. But not before he took the last fragment of my heart and smashed it into twenty-thousand pieces. “I love you, Leila, but I can’t be with you.” That phrase. The day. The time. The exact moment is branded into my broken heart.

I don't blame Garrett for his Houdini disappearing act. Given the choice, I would’ve left me, too. In fact, I have left me. Hurting the only man I ever loved had never been my intention, but do people ever really set out to hurt the ones they love? Are there people in this world who wake up one morning, and say, “I think I’m going to go out and break someone’s heart today”?

I hadn’t thought about the ramifications of my decision and never stopped to think about Garrett or his feelings. I could chalk it up to being young and dumb, though some could argue my decision making skills have never been the best. Prime example: my horrible lack of judgment or self-control when it comes to drinking and spreading my legs. Those two usually come hand-in-hand for me. Tack on barely knowing any of these men, and the cherry on top of the slut-tastic sundae I'm serving: I can't remember half of their freaking names—and I’m the damn poster child for shitty decisions.

For four years, I’ve tried to forget, to erase the memories lurking in the deep depths of my brain. While alcohol and men managed to get the job done for a short time, today isn't one of those days—no, today, I’ve obviously pissed off the universe. Her sick, twisted sense of humor hasn't only thrown me into the pits of hell with Bridezilla, she's given me Bridezilla's younger, prettier, basket case of a sister for shits and giggles, and the man I loved, longed for—the one who fell off the face of the earth—has returned. Well played, Universe, well played. It seems the purgatory of my present and the sins of my past are about to collide.

Author Bio

Born and raised in New England, Christa is a married mother of three. She began writing her first book, Broken, in October 2012, as a love story to her husband, Frank. During the writing process, Christa managed to keep her book a secret from the majority of her family and friends, including her mother. She finally revealed that she had written a book on her personal Facebook page just two weeks before Broken was released.

Broken was released in February 2013, and within twenty-four hours of its release, it was on Amazon's Movers and Shakers list as well as in the Top 20 Erotica. Christa released her second novel, On the Ropes - Book One in the Down for the Count series, in February 2014. On the Ropes has also climbed the charts on Amazon, hitting the Top 10 Sports Fiction and the Top 20 Romance Sports Fiction lists. Book Two, Going the Distance, was released July 2014 and claimed the number 3 spot in the Interracial category as well being in the top 20 in Erotica on Amazon.

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Genre: Sports Romance 

Release Date: June 17, 2015 

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Fighter.

I've always been a fighter,
Even before I knew it was in my blood.
I fought the demons of my past.
I fought for my life.
I fought for the future I wanted.

Growing up in a foster home, after my father killed my mother,
I fought for who I was,
Who I could become.

And now, it's what I do, what I am.
My career is in the ring, taking down every opponent I face,
Every enemy who threatens me.
I fight.

But now, I've got the biggest fight of my life,
Fighting for her, the one I want,
The one I can't have.
Salem Harris is taken, but I swear to God,
She'll be mine, even if I go down for the count,
I'll fight like Hell for her,
Or die trying.

***Please note this book was formerly released as a two book series, On the Ropes and Going the Distance. It has been reedited and consolidated into one. Heavy sexual content including a F/F/M scene. If such a scene may upset you, this may not be the book for you.

Born and raised in New England, Christa is a married mother of three. She began writing her first book, Broken, in October 2012, as a love story to her husband, Frank. During the writing process, Christa managed to keep her book a secret from the majority of her family and friends, including her mother. She finally revealed that she had written a book on her personal Facebook page just two weeks before Broken was released.

Broken was released in February 2013, and within twenty-four hours of its release, it was on Amazon's Movers and Shakers list as well as in the Top 20 Erotica. Christa released her second novel, On the Ropes - Book One in the Down for the Count series, in February 2014. On the Ropes has also climbed the charts on Amazon, hitting the Top 10 Sports Fiction and the Top 20 Romance Sports Fiction lists. Book Two, Going the Distance, was released July 2014 and claimed the number 3 spot in the Interracial category as well being in the top 20 in Erotica on Amazon.

 

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