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Kasen Reed was a lonely guy with hardly any friends. Sheltered by his domineering, cynical mother, he never gained much of a social status and he’s never known true affection. At the age of 19, he finally moves out to start his own life and he has no idea where he’s going from here.
Rowan Kelly moved to the tiny town ofChartreuse , Alabama
Two lonesome hearts will have a chance encounter in a town that doesn’t seem to be ready for the acceptance of love equality, but will it stop them from being together?
Rowan Kelly moved to the tiny town of
Two lonesome hearts will have a chance encounter in a town that doesn’t seem to be ready for the acceptance of love equality, but will it stop them from being together?
100 % of proceeds made during the blog tour (May 10 - May 23) will be donated to The Trevor Project and the Ronald McDonald House Charities
5 Sweet Stars
If you're going into this book thinking you're going to get a hot, sexy, steamy read, then you need to think again. This book is filled with so much sweetness, you'll be on a sugar high when you're finished. Yes, Chartreuse is an M/M romance, but when you're reading, that's the last thing that is on your mind. So even if you're not a fan and M/M is not your cup of tea, I still encourage you to read this book. All that you see when you're reading, is two people who are in love and deserve to not be recognized for their differences, but for the love that they so clearly hold for each other.
One of my favorite lines from the book- "I want to go out there and hold a guy's hand without being afraid... I want everybody, no matter who they are or what they want, to have the ability to walk down the street without somebody opening their mouth and saying it's not right. Because love is always right... Love is love is love and damn it, I shouldn't be hated for loving somebody."
Real life problems are addressed in Chartreuse and nothing is sugar coated. All of those issues that same sex couples have to endure in real life, show up in the book. The reader feels their heartache as their own. You feel for these two wonderful men and only want what's best for them. And what's best for them, is them being able to live together happily ever after.
I'll leave you with a thought taken directly from the pages of Chartreuse- "The thing that's so screwed up about humanity is that people are taught to fear what's different. The think they have to question it instead of just accepting it."
I greatly encourage you to read this book, you will not regret it. 100% of the proceeds from the sales of Chartreuse from May 10- May 23 will be donated to The Trevor Project and the Ronald McDonald House Charities.
~*~Lauren~*~
T.E. Ridener entered the world in the magnificent year of 1985. She's an avid reader, crazy writer, and photoshop addict. She started writing stories at a young age, and will probably do so until she takes her last breath. Forever the daydreamer, not a day passes in which Miss Ridener isn't working on something book related. Her books may be a work of fiction, but there is a lot of truth in each one.
Creating relatable characters and believable storylines mixed in with make-believe is what she is best known for. She always includes a strong female lead, a compassionate male, and tons of every day events that readers will be able to connect with. Miss Ridener is a lover of music, movies, TV shows, and her family.
During the months of November and December, she participates in the charity she helped create called Random Acts of Christmas, an online program geared towards making Christmas happen for families in need. In 2013, they gave over $69,000 in gifts to kids who otherwise would not have had presents to open on Christmas morning. Coming from a childhood of poverty, T.E. understands that life isn't always easy and she has experienced living from paycheck to paycheck. This has fueled her drive to always lend a helping hand in every form possible. She is very active in the group "Books for Troops", a program designed to send ebooks and paperbacks to soldiers currently serving overseas.
T.E. Ridener is the youngest of 3 children, a surviving twin, and an extremely proud aunt. She claims to be married to her books and the characters she creates are her kids. Thus far, she has produced three ongoing series entitled Blood Betrayal (vampires), The Kadenburg Shifters Series (bear-shifters), and The Descendants (elementals). There are loads more and new ones popping up each day. She LOVES her fans and readers, and not a single one of them appear as a number to her. She knows that without them, she wouldn't be where she is today. Every day is a new possibility, a new adventure, and a new dream. Life doesn't get any better than that.
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