Blog Tour: All Played Out by Cora Carmack - Review + Giveaway!

First person in her family to go to college? CHECK.
Straight A’s? CHECK.
On track to graduate early? CHECK.
Social life? …..yeah, about that….



With just a few weeks until she graduates, Antonella DeLuca’s beginning to worry that maybe she hasn’t had the full college experience. (Okay... Scratch that. She knows she hasn't had the full college experience). 



So Nell does what a smart, dedicated girl like herself does best. She makes a "to do" list of normal college activities.



Item #1? Hook up with a jock.



Rusk University wide receiver Mateo Torres practically wrote the playbook for normal college living. When he’s not on the field, he excels at partying, girls, and more partying. As long as he keeps things light and easy, it's impossible to get hurt... again. But something about the quiet, shy, sexy-as-hell Nell gets under his skin, and when he learns about her list, he makes it his mission to help her complete it.



Torres is the definition of confident (And sexy. And wild), and he opens up a side of Nell that she's never known. But as they begin to check off each crazy, exciting, normal item, Nell finds that her frivolous list leads to something more serious than she bargained for. And while Torres is used to taking risks on the field, he has to decide if he's willing to take the chance when it's more than just a game. 



Together they will have to decide if what they have is just part of the experiment or a chance at something real. 

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Cora is one of my favorite NA authors, and I love both of her series, the Losing It and the Rusk University series. And Nell’s book didn’t disappoint!

Nell was certainly a wallflower to begin with. She started out very shy with no social life, and I loved watching her come out of her shell. I thought it was really brave of her to make a college bucket list, especially putting some of the things she put on there. I loved seeing her transition to being social and making friends. And she was hilarious when she got drunk!

Mateo Torres had such a bubbly personality. He was so funny and a hugeee flirt, but he saw something in Nell that sparked something in him right from the beginning. They both had something the other needed and they were a perfect fit. Mateo was stubborn in some parts, and I was so happy to see Nell positively influence him.

I am not sure if I’ve read a NA book with a college bucket list plot, but I have to say that I loved it! It was really refreshing to read about. Nell and Mateo had so much chemistry! I totally forgot how scorching Cora’s books were, but she reminded me very early on! Skinny-dipping while trespassing can lead to some very hot moments!

I was really glad to hear about Stella’s upcoming book. I totally agree that it needs to be written and I can’t wait for it.

Favorite Swoom-worthy Quote: Then she nods, and I crush my mouth to hers, feeling dizzy with just how much I want her. She opens to me immediately, pushing her tongue against mine in a way that soothes my earlier fear that she hadn't done this before. One of her hands slides from my shoulder to my neck, and it presses her chest flush against mine.

(From an advanced, uncorrected reader copy. Quote may not appear in final copy.)

Rating: 4.5/5 Tar Heels!

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About the Author:

Cora Carmack is a twenty-something writer who likes to write about twenty-something characters. She's done a multitude of things in her life-- boring jobs (like working retail), Fun jobs (like working in a theatre), stressful jobs (like teaching), and dream jobs (like writing). She enjoys placing her characters in the most awkward situations possible, and then trying to help them get a boyfriend out of it. Awkward people need love, too. Her first book, LOSING IT, is a New York Times and USA Today bestseller.

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Blog Tour: All Broke Down by Cora Carmack - Review + Giveaway!

 

In this second book in New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Cora Carmack’s New Adult, Texas-set Rusk University series, which began with All Lined Up, a young woman discovers that you can’t only fight for what you believe in . . . sometimes you have to fight for what you love

Dylan fights for lost causes. Probably because she used to be one.

Environmental issues, civil rights, corrupt corporations, and politicians—you name it, she’s probably been involved in a protest. When her latest cause lands her in jail overnight, she meets Silas Moore. He’s in for a different kind of fighting. And though he’s arrogant and infuriating, she can’t help being fascinated with him. Yet another lost cause.

Football and trouble are the only things that have ever come naturally to Silas. And it’s trouble that lands him in a cell next to do-gooder Dylan. He’s met girls like her before—fixers, he calls them, desperate to heal the damage and make him into their ideal boyfriend. But he doesn’t think he’s broken, and he definitely doesn’t need a girlfriend trying to change him. Until, that is, his anger issues and rash decisions threaten the only thing he really cares about, his spot on the Rusk University football team. Dylan might just be the perfect girl to help.

Because Silas Moore needs some fixing after all.

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Cora, in my opinion, is one of the best new adult authors out there. She always has swoon-worthy guys and great heroines!

I really liked Dylan. She was always looking to help lost causes since she felt she used to be one herself. She wasn’t annoying though like I thought she could have been. She was sweet and caring but never pushy. She wanted Silas to be the best he could be without changing him on a large scale.

Silas was a dirty bad boy…my favorite! He thought he was not worth much because of where he came from but it was totally the opposite. He had a tough outer shell but when Dylan got to know him, he totally loosened up and had such an adorable inner side. I was definitely digging him. :)

It was great to see Dallas and Carson again. I missed them! Some new adult plot lines just run together but not this one. Cora is always a breath of fresh air. She also brings the steam, as always!

I am so psyched for Stella’s book! Hurry up May 2015!

Favorite Swoon-worthy Quote: His mouth slams into mine, and we go from zero to oh my God in seconds. He pushes me back on the couch and his big body settles over me. His lips are hard and demanding, and his fingers curl around my neck like he’s scared I’m going to disappear. His tongue strokes every corner of my mouth, and I can’t keep up, so I just bury my hands in his hair and hold on for the ride.

(From an advanced, uncorrected reader copy. Quote may not appear in final copy.)

Rating: 4.5/5 Tar Heels!

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About the Author:

Cora Carmack is a twenty-something writer who likes to write about twenty-something characters. She's done a multitude of things in her life-- boring jobs (like working retail), Fun jobs (like working in a theatre), stressful jobs (like teaching), and dream jobs (like writing). She enjoys placing her characters in the most awkward situations possible, and then trying to help them get a boyfriend out of it. Awkward people need love, too. Her first book, LOSING IT, is a New York Times and USA Today bestseller.

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Blog Tour: All Lined Up by Cora Carmack - Review + Giveaway!

In Texas, two things are cherished above all else—football and gossip. My life has always been ruled by both.

Dallas Cole loathes football. That's what happens when you spend your whole childhood coming in second to a sport. College is her time to step out of the bleachers, and put the playing field (and the players) in her past.

But life doesn't always go as planned. As if going to the same college as her football star ex wasn’t bad enough, her father, a Texas high school coaching phenom, has decided to make the jump to college ball… as the new head coach at Rusk University. Dallas finds herself in the shadows of her father and football all over again.

Carson McClain is determined to go from second-string quarterback to the starting line-up. He needs the scholarship and the future that football provides. But when a beautiful redhead literally falls into his life, his focus is more than tested. It's obliterated.

Dallas doesn't know Carson is on the team. Carson doesn't know that Dallas is his new coach's daughter.

And neither of them know how to walk away from the attraction they feel.

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Seriously, Cora Carmack is one of my favorite authors ever. I loved her Losing It series and I love the beginning of the Rusk University series!

Dallas is my kind of girl. She is spunky and sarcastic but she is just a vulnerable girl who needs someone to love her. Her dad is all the family she has and he is not the most open and understanding parent ever, thank goodness that did change though. It took her a while to open up to Carson, but I loved when she finally let go and took the plunge.

Carson…swoon. My goodness, he was such a genuinely good guy. I know I rave on and on about my tatted up bad boys, but Carson made me forget allllll about them. He was the second string quarterback on her dads college team, and he had to work really hard for his life’s dream. I loved his strong work ethic. And he was damn sexy.

The secondary characters, especially Stella, were great. The plot was fast paced and I definitely couldn’t put it down and I read it in one sitting. Nothing could keep me from reading more about sexy Carson. The plot had its misunderstandings but not too much angst, to my relief. It was a perfect mix of everything I could want in a book, complete with sexy scenes.

I am so psyched to read Silas’s story, Carson’s fellow teammate. If you love NA, I can guarantee you’ll adore this one!

Favorite Swoon-worthy Quote: His thumb trails down to my chin, and he presses down just enough to pull my lips apart. His tongue darts out, tracing my bottom lip the same way his thumb did, and I grip his shoulders hard because I feel like I might fall even though I’m sitting down. One of his hands grips my hip in response as he teases my lip with his tongue one more time.

Rating: 5/5 Tar Heels!

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About the Author:

Cora Carmack is a twenty-something writer who likes to write about twenty-something characters. She's done a multitude of things in her life-- boring jobs (like working retail), Fun jobs (like working in a theatre), stressful jobs (like teaching), and dream jobs (like writing). She enjoys placing her characters in the most awkward situations possible, and then trying to help them get a boyfriend out of it. Awkward people need love, too. Her first book, LOSING IT, is a New York Times and USA Today bestseller.

Find Cora at:

Website

Twitter

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Author Goodreads

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