Blog Tour (Review) & Giveaway: My Unexpected Forever by Heidi McLaughlin

Welcome to my stop in the My Unexpected Forever by Heidi McLaughlin blog tour, hosted by Good Choice Readings Blog Tours :D! Read my 5 star review and watch the book trailer to hear Harrison's song.

 

 Title: My Unexpected Forever

 

Author: Heidi McLaughlin

 

Series: Beaumont #2

 

Expected Publication Date: September 2, 2013

 

Genre: New Adult Contemporary Romance

 

Source: e-arc was provided by author for the blog tour, in exchange for my honest thoughts and review.

 

Description from Goodreads:

I expected a life of music.
I expected to raise my son.
It took one look to make everything change.
I never expected happiness.
I never expected to find her.
I never expected to feel desire.
I never expected I’d be a family man.
I never expected to be loved.
I never expected to fall in love.
They say you should expect the unexpected, I didn’t realize my unexpected would be the forever kind.

***IT'S SUGGESTED YOU READ MY EVERYTHING BEFORE READING MY UNEXPECTED FOREVER***

 

Add My Unexpected Forever by Heidi McLaughlin to your TBR Pile--->Goodreads 

 

 

My Thoughts:

 

 I’ll let her into my world if she’ll give me one little glimpse of hers. That’s all I ask for.

Heidi McLaughlin never fails when it comes to delivering a roller coaster, rock star romance :D! I was sucked into Harrison and Katelyn's story right from the first few sentences. Yeah, that is all it took for me to be a goner. I finished My Unexpected Forever in two days. The day I began reading it I stayed up until 2:30 a.m., which doesn't always happen unless the book really sucks me into the story. What do I love about Heidi McLaughlin's novels? She always gives the girl's POV and the guy's POV.  I personally loved reading from Harrison's POV :D!

“I don’t know what else to say. I shouldn’t have to sell myself to you. You either like me or you don’t. Thing is, you can’t lie, I know you feel something, you just have to let yourself believe I’m good enough to be a part of your life.” 

HARRISON FREAKING JAMES!!!!!!!! OMG- you will understand the exclamations points once you read My Unexpected Forever ;D!!! Where to began?!?! When I read about Harrison character (Forever My Girl) I thought he was just like any other rock star character I've read about, or similar to Liam. I was completely wrong! Harrison James turned out to be what I never expected his character to be- caring, protective, sensitive, passionate, deep, hot, and he is a man that knows what he wants in his life. I have to confuse that I feel in love with Harrison's character right from the beginning. Let's talk about his tats ;). His body is a freaking canvas with all of the tats he has, but each tattoo tells a story that make him the man he is. His character just has so many layers that have to be shed to understand the real Harrison. Once all of those layers come undone you get this amazing father figure, lover, family man, and a rock-star. Who wouldn't fall in love with Harrison?!?!?! Is he going to be added to my book boyfriend's book list? YES HE IS :D!!!

I would never date a man who is covered in tattoos, wears a beanie and shorts all the time. He’s the quintessential rocker and doesn’t fit my life.

I just want to clarify that I loved Katelyn's character in Forever My Girl. In My Unexpected Forever I just felt like slapping some sense into her. Really girl?!?!? I can't believe such words would fall out of your mouth of not falling in love with a guy covered in tattoos and what not. But I get it. She has always been the proper lady and is a mother figure to her girls. Katelyn has not been around or lived the rocker life, so it is obvious that it will take her time to get used to it. Plus, she had lost her husband and that takes time to move on from. So I might have felt like slapping some sense into Katelyn, but I still loved her character :).

She’s my own personal roller coaster, and right now I’m feeling a bit sick from the jerking back and forth.

I can’t continue to fight my feelings. It’s taking far too much effort on my part to deny what my body and heart are telling me.

Yes, I did find it fucked up that Katelyn was just being hot and cold with Harrison. She leads him on only to reject him the next day. If Harrison was a different man, he would have stopped pursuing her and gotten another girl. But this doesn't happen, because he loves her too much. I gave Katelyn a standing ovation when she decides to give Harrison and herself a try as a couple. I was kept at the edge of my seat waiting for this precise moment to happen in the book. Every time I thought that they were going to get together, Katelyn goes and tells Harrison that it was a mistake. But once they get together it is a freaking explosion. Yes, the first time they has sex was just hot. It was just a ticking boom that was ready to explode. Their relationship is not all about sex- but I can't deny that the sex was insanely hot and sweet every time-because they become a family.

I never thought I’d find him attractive with all this tattoos, but I do. They excite me, and each time we’re together, I learn something about one of them. He’s a story waiting to be told. 

My Unexpected Forever by Heidi McLaughlin has everything you would want to read in a rock star romance. There is lust, passion, love, tension, drinking, partying, rocking, motorcycles, sex, and with My Unexpected Forever you will have to expect the unexpected to happen! Heidi McLaughlin definitely delivered and has made My Unexpected Forever one of my favorite 2013 reads. I recommend everyone to buy and read My Unexpected Forever, because Harrison's and Katelyn's story is a must read.

 

Final Verdict: 5 Stars

 

 

Purchase the Beaumont Series:

 

Forever My Girl ($1.99)

{Liam's and Josie's Story}

 

My Everything ($0.99) 

{Nick's and Aubrey's Story}

My Unexpected Forever ($3.99)

{Harrison's and Katelyn's Story}

Book Trailer:

 

About the Author:

Heidi is the author of USA Today, Digital Book World, Amazon and Barnes & Noble Bestselling novel, Forever My Girl

Originally from the Pacific Northwest, she now lives in picturesque Vermont, with her husband and two daughters. Also renting space in their home is an over-hyper Beagle/Jack Russell and two Parakeets.

During the day Heidi is behind a desk talking about Land Use. At night, she's writing one of the many stories planned for release or sitting court-side during either daughter's basketball games.

 

Find Heidi McLaughlin:

 Website  ~  Twitter  ~  Facebook  ~  Goodreads  ~  Pinterest

 

GIVEAWAY!

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Swoon Thursday #13: Torch & My Unexpected Forever

It's Swoon Thursday, hosted by  YA Bound. This is a weekly meme, which I will be doing every single Thursday :D! Here is how it works:

From the book you’re currently reading, or one you just finished, tell us what made you SWOON. Shout it out on Twitter with the hashtag #YABound, post it here in the comments, or grab the adorable button above and share it on your blog. We want to know!

 

This week I will be sharing swoons from Torch by Cambria Hebert & My Unexpected Forever by Heidi McLaughlin :D!

 

 

 Swoon #1:

He kissed me with a passion I never knew existed. With a possession that almost scared me. The way his lips moved over mine--demanding and rough--promised he would own me when all was said and done.

 

Swoon #2:

"I thought fire fighters were supposed to put out fires, not make them," I said when he lifted his head.

    He smiled. "Get used to the heat, sweetheart, because this is one flame I'm never putting out."

 

Swoon #1:

“Want me to distract you?”
    “How on earth are you going to do that?”
    Harrison shrugs and turns his baseball cap around. His lips are on mine before I can take my next breath. As the car moves, jerking us back and forth, his tongue glides against mine in a relaxed state. My hand cups his cheek and my fingers play along his jaw, rubbing the scruff that has grown since his last shave.

Swoon #2:

He grinds against me, making it impossible for me to say no. My fingers seek out the buttons on his vest, then his shirt. I start at the bottom and work my way up. I throw his tie over his shoulder and unbutton the rest of his shirt. My lips are blazing a trail down his chest. I pull hard on his nipple ring just as he pushes up my dress and rips my panties off, the ones I bought especially for tonight.
    “I’ll go fast,” he says, dropping his pants.

Swoon #3:

He watches me. He takes stock in knowing that I’m coming undone by his touch. He pushes harder. My body slams against the wall. The way he keeps control, the way he keeps his rhythm, it’s like I’m the beat of his drum and he’s playing me with every ounce of energy he has. 

I just had to share 3 swoons from My Unexpected Forever by Heidi McLaughlin (LOVED HARRISON) :D! 

What did you think of my swoons?

Leave a link in the comments with your swoon Thursday link :D!

 

 

 

Teaser Tuesday #14: Torch & My Unexpected Forever

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along :D! Just do the following:
• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!
 
This week I will be sharing teasers from Torch by Cambria Hebert and My Unexpected Forever by Heidi McLaughlin. 

Teaser #1:

If a single touch from him could make the entire world fall away, then what would his kiss be like?

Teaser #2:

I felt breathless, shocked, and excited all at once. Shocked at his display of anger, breathless by my body's desire, and excited because he was so incredibly close.

Teaser #1:

All I know is that touching her for that one brief moment, having her hair glide along my knuckles and the look in her eyes when I did it; I felt like I could do anything, all because she didn’t move away, she didn’t look away. She stayed and allowed me one solitary piece of herself and now that moment will burn into my memory until I can do it again.

 

Teaser #2:

I cover my face with my hands while he laughs beside me. What is wrong with me? I’m married, even if my husband isn’t around. I can’t just start over with another man. Life isn’t supposed to work that way.

 

 

What did you think if the teasers? Have you read Torch yet?

 

 Leave a link to your Teaser Tuesday post in the comments below :D!

Teaser Tuesday #10: Heartbeat by Faith Sullivan & My Unexpected Forever by Heidi McLaughlin

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along :D! Just do the following:
• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!
 
This week I will be sharing two teasers from HeartBeat by Faith Sullivan & I will be sharing from the first and third teasers of My Unexpected Forever by Heidi McLaughlin :). 

 

 Teaser #1:

I've never cyber-stalked a guy before. This is the point of no return.

 

Teaser #2:

 Leaning down, I pull her into my arms. I will never let her go. Not now, not ever.

 

 Teaser #1:

“When did you and Mason start dating?”

Katelyn pulls back a little and looks at me. Her head moves from side to side. She pulls her lip in between her teeth. I reach out and pull it out with my thumb and place a kiss where she was biting it.

“You don’t have to answer.”

“It’s not that. Do you really want to know?”

Teaser #3:

I step forward, pulling her slightly so I can shut the door and lock it. I turn up the volume on my mp3 player so the kids can’t hear us talk. “My shower is being remodeled so I had to use Quinn’s.”

 

“Makes sense.”

 

“Why didn’t you run out of here when you saw me?” I ask just loud enough for her to hear me.

 

“I don’t know,” she whispers, her eyes penetrating into mine. I can’t take it anymore. I lean back against the counter and pull her between my legs.

 

 

  What did you guys think of the teasers? Have you read Heartbeat by Faith Sullivan?

Leave a link to your Teaser Tuesday post in the comments :)!

Teaser #4: My Unexpected Forever by Heidi McLaughlin

This is the last teaser for My Unexpected Forever by Heidi McLaughlin, and it is a teaser pic :D! If you missed the last three teasers you can find them HERE :). Don't forget that this is the last week to PRE-ORDER your copy of My Unexpected Forever by Heidi McLaughlin for The Naughty Mafia Rocks Las Vegas Book Signing Event (you can find a direct link for the pre-order form at the bottom of this post).

 

Title: My Unexpected Forever

 

Author: Heidi McLaughlin

 

Series: Beaumont #2

 

Expected Publication Date: September 2, 2013

 

Genre: New Adult Contemporary Romance

 

Description from Goodreads:

I expected a life of music.

I expected to raise my son.

It took one look to make everything change.

I never expected happiness.

I never expected to find her.

I never expected to feel desire.

I never expected I’d be a family man.

I never expected to be loved.

I never expected to fall in love.

They say you should expect the unexpected. I didn’t realize my unexpected would be the forever kind.

 

Add My Unexpected Forever by Heidi McLaughlin to your TBR pile--->Goodreads

 

 Here is the LAST teaser of My Unexpected Forever:

Don't forget to PRE-ORDER your copy of My Unexpected Forever by Heidi McLaughlin for The Naughty Mafia Rocks Las Vegas (Click the image for Direct Link to Pre-Order form).

Not going to The Naughty Mafia Rocks Las Vegas? You can still PRE-Buy My Unexpected Forever by Heidi McLaughlin HERE :).

Lost in You - Out Now!

Forever My Girl- The Beaumont Series #1 

My Everything - A Beaumont Series Novella

My Unexpected Forever - The Beaumont Series #2 - September 2, 2013

A USA Today Best Selling Author

An Amazon Best Seller

A Barnes and Noble Best Seller

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  Thank you Heidi McLaughlin for these AMAZING teasers! Can't wait to read My Unexpected Forever :D!

 

What did you think of the last teaser? 

First 3 Teasers: My Unexpected Forever by Heidi McLaughlin

If you are following my blog, then you know that every Monday Heidi McLaughlin releases a teaser of My Unexpected Forever. What does this mean? That every Monday I post the teaser she releases on my blog :). I don't know about all of you, but I love going back to the previous teasers authors release for their books. So I've decided to put the first 3 teasers of My Unexpected Forever by Heidi McLaughlin on this post :D! I will be doing this every Sunday, until there are no more teasers :). How does that sound?

 

At the end of this post you will find the direct link to pre-order a copy of My Unexpected Forever (Only for people attending The Naughty Mafia Rocks Las Vegas). 

 

Heidi McLaughlin has only released one teaser pic (second teaser) the first and third teaser pic was made by moi :). But you can read the rest of the teaser by clicking on the image.

 

First Teaser:

 

Second Teaser:

 

Third Teaser:

 

PRE-ORDER My Unexpected Forever for The Naughty Mafia Rocks Las Vegas (Click Image for Direct Link):

 

Lost in You - Out Now!

Forever My Girl- The Beaumont Series #1 

My Everything - A Beaumont Series Novella

My Unexpected Forever - The Beaumont Series #2 - September 2, 2013

A USA Today Best Selling Author

An Amazon Best Seller

A Barnes and Noble Best Seller

Website | Facebook | Twitter

 

 

What do you guys think of the teasers? 

 

Don't forget that there will be a new teaser up tomorrow for My Unexpected Forever by Heidi McLaughlin! 

 

"Waiting on" Wednesday #8: Reflect Me, Between the Raindrops, & My Unexpected Forever

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

 

As you all may have noticed by now, I have a little new adult addiction. So this week I decided to make my WoW post a New Adult Edition post. This week I am eargerly awaiting Reflect Me by K.B. Webb, Between the Raindrops by K. Pinson, & My Unexpected Forever by Heidi McLaughlin

 

Title: Reflect Me

 

Author: K.B. Webb

 

Series: NA

 

Expected Publication Date: September 2013

 

Genre: New Adult Contemporary Romance

 

Description from Goodreads: 

If you're looking for a story about a sweet, innocent virgin who rides off into the sunset with a reformed bad boy, then you're looking in the wrong place.

Some people don’t get a happily ever after. Molly Scott is one of those people, and she knows it. With the kind of past that she has, and the secrets that she holds, she knows that even if she found Prince Charming, he wouldn’t want her. She refuses to dwell on her less than ideal situation though. This is her life, no point in complaining.

Logan Reed had his life planned out, until all his dreams came crashing down around him. Now, he’s come back to the town he swore he would never see again to start fresh. He has no plans to ever settle down again, that’s how he ended up back here in the first place.

When Molly and Logan meet, they are forced to rethink the lives they thought they knew and the futures they were so sure they wanted. Suddenly, Molly wonders if there is a better life outside of the hell she has built for herself, and Logan begins to rethink his resistance towards settling down again.

They say love conquers all, but Molly and Logan are about to find out that sometimes love just isn’t enough.

 

 I found this book the other day I was browsing book cover ideas for my Cover Madness Giveaway. I just had to read the first paragraph in the synopsis to add this book to my TBR pile. Can't wait for it's release in September :)!

 

Title: Between the Raindrops

 

Author: K. Pinson

 

Series: Tempting Fate #1

 

Expected Publication Date: October 2013

 

Genre: New Adult Contemporary Romance

 

Description from Goodreads: 

 Nevaeh Daniels isn't like your typical twenty-four year old. She doesn't have life all figured out and frankly, she just doesn't give a damn.

She parties too hard, cusses too much and has no true direction in life.

Her parents gave up on her long before and focus solely on her identical twin sister, perfection at it's finest, Heaven Daniels. Well at least they did... until she commits suicide and puts the reputation of her family and herself at stake. Her parents refuse to go back to a life of squalor, so they devise a plan. A plan to give Nevaeh a life she never thought she'd have; fortune, fame and the love of fellow Hollywood hottie, Tate Monahugh. But he isn't the only one interested in getting inside her head and discovering her true being.

Are the lifestyles of the rich and famous all they are really cracked up to be or will Nevaeh succumb to her old life of solitude and forget-it-all attitude?


18 and up for adult situations.

 

 Again this is another book that caught my interest, because of the book cover. I know I shouldn't judge a book by it's cover, but I can't help it. After reading the synopsis I just had to add it. I am a sucker for contemporary romance.

 

Title: My Unexpected Forever

 

Author:  Heidi McLaughlin

 

Series: Beaumont #2

 

Expected Publication Date: September 2, 2013

 

Genre: New Adult Contemporary Romance

 

Description from Goodreads:

I expected a life of music.
I expected to raise my son.
It took one look to make everything change.
I never expected happiness.

I never expected to find her.
I never expected to feel desire.
I never expected I’d be a family man.
I never expected to be loved.
I never expected to fall in love.

They say you should expect the unexpected, I didn’t realize my unexpected would be the forever kind. 

 

I loved Forever My Girl by Heidi McLaughlin and I can't wait to read My Unexpected Forever. I can't wait to read Katelyn's and Harrison's story, because I really liked Katelyn's character. Can't wait to get to know these two characters better.  

 

Don't forget that you can PRE-ORDER your copies of My Unexpected Forever by Heidi McLaughlin for the Naughty Mafia Las Vegas Event (Only available for the people attending event). There are only 13 DAYS LEFT to PRE-ORDER your copies. DIRECT PRE-ORDER LINK

 

Have you heard about any of these books?

 

Leave a link to your WoW post in the comments below :D!  

 

Teaser #3: My Unexpected Forever by Heidi McLaughlin

Today I am posting the third teaser of My Unexpected Forever by Heidi McLaughlin :D! I made a little teaser pic for this one too! Don't forget that you can Pre-Order copies of My Unexpected Forever by Heidi McLaughlin until July 15 for The Naughty Mafia Rocks Las Vegas (Link is below). If you're not going to The Naughty Mafia Rocks Las Vegas, you can still Order your copies of My Unexpected Forever (Link is below). 

 

Title: My Unexpected Forever

 

Author: Heidi McLaughlin

 

Series: Beaumont #2

 

Expected Publication Date: September 2, 2013

 

Genre: New Adult Contemporary Romance

 

Description from Goodreads:

I expected a life of music.

I expected to raise my son.

It took one look to make everything change.

I never expected happiness.

I never expected to find her.

I never expected to feel desire.

I never expected I’d be a family man.

I never expected to be loved.

I never expected to fall in love.

They say you should expect the unexpected. I didn’t realize my unexpected would be the forever kind.

 

Add My Unexpected Forever by Heidi McLaughlin to your TBR pile--->Goodreads

Now for the third Teaser of My Unexpected Forever (Read the entire teaser below picture):

*WARNING: There is a swear word, so if you might be offended do not read or look at the picture.

 

I turn off the water and pull the shower curtain back. I step out onto Quinn’s white mat that turns red when it’s wet. It makes it look like you’re bleeding. He likes it. Thinks it’s funny to scare people with. I put my towel over my head and rub my hands back and forth to dry my hair.

 

When the door swings open, I peek through the small opening of my towel. Katelyn is staring back at me, her mouth dropping open as her eyes travel down my very wet and naked body.

 

“Oh fuck,” she says covering her mouth, but not her eyes. She’s totally checking me out and I’d be an idiot to say it’s not turning me on. I take my time as I step into my sweatpants that no longer tie and hang low on my waist. Yeah, I know what I’m doing. It’s time to play dirty.

 

“Um…” I start laughing.

 

“I’m sorry…” Katelyn shakes her head, breaking eye contact with me. “I spilled my coffee and Quinn said you were in the shower-- ”

 

“So you just had to come in and see for yourself?”

 

“No… um… the uh… upstairs.”

 

I step forward, pulling her slightly so I can shut the door and lock it. I turn up the volume on my mp3 player so the kids can’t hear us talk. “My shower is being remodeled so I had to use Quinn’s.”

 

“Makes sense.”

 

“Why didn’t you run out of here when you saw me?” I ask just loud enough for her to hear me.

 

“I don’t know,” she whispers, her eyes penetrating into mine. I can’t take it anymore. I lean back against the counter and pull her between my legs.

 

PRE-ORDER My Unexpected Forever for The Naughty Mafia Rocks Las Vegas (Click Image for Direct Link):

 

Here is another Link to Pre-Buy My Unexpected Forever: http://heidimclaughlin.com/events/

 

 

Lost in You - Out Now!

Forever My Girl- The Beaumont Series #1 

My Everything - A Beaumont Series Novella

My Unexpected Forever - The Beaumont Series #2 - September 2, 2013

A USA Today Best Selling Author

An Amazon Best Seller

A Barnes and Noble Best Seller

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