Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Release Day Blitz and Review: Leo Maddox by Sarah Darlington

It's the official release day for Leo Maddox!  If you've read Sarah Darlington's amazing He Belongs With Me, here is the story told from Leo's point of view...and you're not going to want to miss this!


LEO MADDOX
Genre: New Adult Romance

Synopsis:

The one. The only. Leo Maddox.

Leo’s cocky. He’s mean. He’s gorgeous. He’s never learned the meaning of the word no. He’s the twenty-one-year-old, billionaire grandson of a hotel mogul. He has vacation homes he’s never been to and cars he doesn’t drive. Women. Fashion. Alcohol. There’s nothing he can’t get. Well…almost nothing.


He can’t have her. The girl he loves. The girl he’s loved his entire life. She hates him. Until one morning when Leo wakes up and decides enough is enough. He’s going to get the only girl he’s ever wanted. So what if she has a new boyfriend. So what if she loathes his very existence. Clara belongs with him and he’s going to prove it to her by winning her heart.



*This New Adult Romance is told entirely from Leo Maddox’s POV. It can be read before, after, or in place of Sarah Darlington's stand alone novel He Belongs With Me. Recommended for readers 18+ due to strong language and sexy scenes.


LINKS TO BUY: Amazon I Amazon UK I Barnes and Noble I Kobo

(99c for 3 days only on Amazon and BN!)

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CHAPTER 1:
I have a sick, twisted, f*cked up mind. Hey, I’m Leo Maddox. All that comes with the territory. But I am who I am…and it’s not really who I want to be. I’ve been trying to break free from my own personal stereotype my entire life. Nothing ever seems to change. But I’ve come to my breaking point. Either change or give the f*ck up.
And I will never give the f*ck up.
So here goes…
* * *
woke up in a cold sweat, gasping for a decent breath. One brutal image played on repeat in my mind. The girl I loved—the girl I’d loved my entire life—with her plump little lips circling another man’s…
Well, you get the idea.
And he wasn’t just any man. In the dream, the man was her husband. Somehow that made this vision even more brutal for me. He was a dorky husband too. Glasses. Not that there is anything wrong with glasses. On occasion I wear them myself. Polo Shirt—that he still wore during their horrific love-making act. Silver Prius parked outside in their moderately sized driveway. Why the Prius stood out in my mind? Who knows? Like I said, my mind can be a weird, strange place.
And Clara was happy. She was happily married to this dorky sap from my dream. They were trying to get pregnant. She wanted to start a family. Meanwhile, my life was exactly the same—boring, repetitive, and painfully empty. Painfully lonely.
But I guess, on the bright side, I still had tons and tons of money.
Ugh. I crawled out of bed—distraught, angry, and sick to my stomach—and I stumbled across the penthouse room, my bare feet on hardwood floor. I despised this floor. Hardwood was for dining rooms and entry ways, not bedrooms. It pissed me off, as many random things always tended to do. I reached the bar cart, but, f*ck me, it was empty. Of course it was empty. I never kept liquor in my room because I couldn’t handle that sort of temptation. But in this moment, I regretted my personal rule. Well…maybe the ‘no alcohol thing’ was more of a personal guideline. Still, I never kept it where I slept.
I glanced out my window, scratching at an old scar on the underside of my arm. The shining lights of New York City were pretty damn amazing. Pouring myself a glass of water instead of the vodka I really craved, I stared at everything in miniature form. Looking at it all almost calmed me. Almost, but not really. The city was too fast paced and I always felt fast paced while here. I needed something slower before I snapped.
Reaching for my phone, I called my personal assistant, Regina.
It was late. (Or early?) But she answered after only one ring. “Morning, Mr. Maddox. What can I do for you?” her groggy but polite voice asked.
“I need the jet ready for Blue Creek.”
“Blue Creek?” she repeated as if I’d told her I wanted her to go to f*cking Jupiter. “But the reopening is Sunday,” she urged.
I didn’t bother responding. Frankly, it bothered the sh*t out of me that she even questioned me. After a moment, she must have understood why she was getting silence and she muttered, “I’ll make the arrangements, sir.”
“Thanks. Call me when we can leave.”
I clicked off my phone, tossing it on the bed. I needed to pack. But what do you pack to impress a girl who f*cking hates your entire existence?  
Suits. You pack suits.


My Review

Yes, Leo Maddox has stolen my heart.  If you were to look at his character in passing, you would think he's a spoiled rich boy who gets to prep to one day take over his daddy's company.  But when you actually sit down and read his story-told wonderfully here in his point of view (which I absolutely LOVE)-you'll find out he is so much more, and you'll fall for him too.

Even though I knew the whole story after reading He Belongs With Me and knew exactly how everything was going to turn out, being able to see everything through Leo's eyes, know his thoughts, and get to read scenes I didn't get to see in He Belongs With Me...it just brought so much more to the overall story.  And it makes you feel SO MUCH for Leo.  

While this can be read as a standalone, I personally would recommend reading He Belongs With Me first, then read Leo's POV-for me, reading it like this made the overall story told between the two books a much fuller, more emotional experience.  Like when I got to read Leo's email to Clara again. And again... *sigh*

5 falling-for-Leo stars :-)

(PS...want to read my review for He Belongs With Me?  Check it out over on Goodreads!)

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About the Author:
Sarah Darlington lives in Virginia with her husband and amazing two-year-old son. She's a former flight attendant, navy brat, constant day-dreamer, wannabe photographer, and an avid scrapbooker. She loves to travel and is working on visiting all 50 states.

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Also by Sarah:


HE BELONGS WITH ME {Amazon I Amazon UK}


KILL DEVIL HILLS {Amazon I Amazon UK}



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