Blog Tour Review & Giveaway: Before We Fall – Courtney Cole

Sometimes, one dark moment is all it takes to turn your world black…

For 24-year old Dominic Kinkaide, that moment took place on the night of his high school graduation. One dark incident changed him forever. He’s a hardened actor now, famous in the eyes of the world, but tortured in his own. He doesn’t care about much of anything, except for losing himself in the roles that he plays.

23-year old Jacey Vincent doesn’t realize how much her father’s indifference has affected her. She is proof that sometimes it isn’t one specific moment that wrecks a person, but rather it’s an absence of moments. She’s like a bird with a broken wing-strong yet fragile, as she tries to float through life, finding acceptance in the arms of random guys, one after the other… to fill the void that her father left in her.

Until she meets Dominic.

After jaded Dominic and strong-willed Jacey are thrown together, his secret and her issues create a dark and damaged energy that will soon turn their attraction to each other into an explosive storm.

Even though when the clouds have cleared and the dust has settled, both of them are almost obliterated… they’ve learned a priceless lesson.

Sometimes, before we fall… we fly.

Series: Beautifully Broken #3
Release Date: December 3, 2013
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Source: Inkslinger PR
Reviewer: Candace
Rating:

Buy the book at:

Amazon

Barnes and Noble

Reviewer’s Thoughts

Wow, talk about some serious back story drama and a guy who fits the definition of arrogant and broken and you have Courtney Cole’s Before We Fall.  This book is full of serious angst! The characters are dark and complex with a ton of hidden secrets and kinky behaviors.  Dominic Kincaide is a damaged man with a past that controls his current actions. He is wealthy and famous but no one.truly knows him. Jacey Vincent is a sassy fireball who can’t stop hooking up with the “wrong” guy.

Both characters have deep rooted trust issues. Jacey is trying to be independent after her last boyfriend caused her serious damage. Dominic is not a good choice for Jacey, but something about him makes her want to really know him and even save him. Dom doesn’t let anyone in because he has been burned so badly that not even his family knows the why.  The more time Dom spends with Jacey, the more he wants to share with her.

I liked the connection between the two. It seemed very real and it didn’t seem forced.  I enjoyed the reveal of Dom’s backstory which was heartbreaking.  My only complaint is I would have liked a bit more detail on Jacey’s backstory.  I felt as if it was skimmed over and rushed.  I didn’t read the other two books so maybe it is spelled out more in the others.  As much as I love Dom and Jacey, I was hoping for more of Brand.  He could use his own book!  This was my first Courtney Cole book and I will be adding her to my must read list!

There is a tour-wide giveaway.  To enter, complete the Rafflecopter form below (if the form doesn’t appear, click the link to be taken to it).

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Courtney Cole is a novelist who would eat mythology for breakfast if she could. She has a degree in Business, but has since discovered that corporate America is not nearly as fun to live in as fictional worlds. She loves chocolate and roller coasters and hates waiting and rude people.

Courtney lives in quiet suburbia, close to Lake Michigan, with her real-life Prince Charming, her ornery kids (there is a small chance that they get their orneriness from their mother) and a small domestic zoo.

Website:  http://www.courtneycoleauthor.com/

Blog:  http://courtneycolewrites.com/

Twitter:  https://twitter.com/Court_Writes

Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/#!/courtneycolewrites

Author Goodreads:   http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3112212.Courtney_Cole

BEFORE WE FALL Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18081633-before-we-fall?ac=1

Amazon author page: http://www.amazon.com/Courtney-Cole/e/B004Y4Z8ZU/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1375577792&sr=8-2-ent

Grand Central: http://www.hachettebookgroup.com/publishers/grand-central-publishing/

Grand Central Twitter: http://twitter.com/grandcentralpub

Grand Central Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GrandCentralPub