Blog Tour Review: Into the Nothing by B. T. Urruela

Xander Evans meets Paige Watson when he saves her one night at a local bar.  Xander, a product of the foster care system searching for where he belongs, suddenly finds himself surrounded by the Watson family as they give him a place to stay, a job and a sense of belonging that he’s never had before.  But as quickly as Xander finds a home, he loses it all when everything crumbles around him.

I loved how we were told the whole story of Paige and Xander.  Starting in the present, we go back and see how this couple got to know one another and build their relationship.  Also how important the Watson family itself was in their relationship.  I don’t think it would have worked out the same way if it wasn’t for Paige’s parents accepting Xander before things turned romantic.

I loved BT Urruela’s voice.  It was unique and I enjoyed how he developed such flawed characters.  I found myself liking them and how they were so imperfectly perfect.

The mystery behind why Xander ended up in prison I had figured out pretty early on, but that did not take away from the overall story.  Instead, this was a page-turner that I thoroughly enjoyed.

I look forward to seeing what comes next in this series and from this author.

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“How about twenty questions?” I ask.

“I hate twenty questions.”

“How about five questions, then?”

He cracks a smile and lifts an eyebrow. “How about three?”

“Deal!”

“So, have I mentioned how much I fucking hate Tuesdays?” Brandi’s voice cuts right between us. Xander looks relieved.

Me? Not so much. “Damn it, Brandi!”

“What?”

“Oh nothing. Can you grab me Fireball though? Pretty please. Two of them.” I look at Xander. “You’re taking one.”

“Three. I am too, bitch! Fuck Tuesdays!” Brandi calls out from across the bar as she begins filling the shot glasses from the Fireball chiller.

“Question one. You said you’ve been traveling for a while now, right? Do you ever get tired of it? Ever feel like settling?”

“Damn. Starting out with the heavy hitters, huh?” He eyes the shot glasses as if hoping it will somehow make them fill faster.

“Need me to go easier on you? Maybe a finger or two first before I go in with the whole fist?”

He looks at me in disbelief. “Did you really just say that?”

“Just answer the question, two fingers or three?”

BT Urruela was an infantryman in the US Army from August 2004 until February 2011. At the end of a year long tour to Baghdad, Iraq, his vehicle was hit by two roadside bombs, which took his right leg below the knee and the life of his commander. He was awarded a Purple Heart for his wounds, an Army Commendation Medal, and Combat Infantryman’s Badge. He medically retired from the Army in 2011 and moved to Tampa, FL where he currently works as a Director and Brand Ambassador for VETSports, a veteran community sports nonprofit he co-founded in 2012. He also conducts motivational speeches, works as a cover and fitness model and he’s a personal performance trainer. He co-wrote the military romance novel A Lover’s Lament and will be releasing his debut solo novel, Into the Nothing, on June 21st, 2016.

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