{Blog Tour Review} Undeniable Love (Journey of Love #2) by Kelly Elliott

Undeniable Love by Kelly Elliott
Series: Journey of Love #2
on March 9th, 2015
Format: eARC
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Tristan Williams thought the path of his life was on the right journey. He had a successful career, good looks, and a carefree lifestyle. One conversation changed Tristan’s way of thinking forever as his father presented him with a bottle, representing his journey and forcing unwanted thoughts of a lasting relationship to the surface. Running from the fear of commitment, he pushed away the only woman he ever had feelings for and turned to the one girl he knew he didn’t love.

Ryn Webster was finally putting her past behind her. Moving to Texas and concentrating on the success of her own company, she had her life almost where she wanted it. One thing was missing though…love. She thought she had found love with Tristan until he casted her aside.

After being hurt by Tristan, Ryn does whatever she can to push him from her heart, even if it means being with a man she doesn’t love.

Regardless of the path one thinks they are on, the journey of life can cause unexpected turns, altering the planned course. Will Tristan and Ryn’s bottle be tossed about, lost in the rocky waves of life? Or will calm seas prevail to help Tristan and Ryn finally find their journey of love…together?

{REVIEW}

Sweet Southern OH. MY.Lord. Undeniable Love by Kelly Elliott seized the frisky in all our women reader hearts. The pure heart, the undying bond and the southern charm of Tristan Williams is about to become an avalanche of swelter steam in your heart.  Undeniable Love is the second book in the Journey of Love series (can be read as standalone) and is a testament of greatness yet again by the brilliant Kelly Elliott.

In every series, in every novel, in every character Kelly brings a new dimension to the pleasure of reading and in Undeniable Love; this is no different. Undeniable Love resonates the pure and whole bond of heart that I love in Kelly’s writing where family, friends, passion, love hold the walls of strength but are guided by obstacles of heartbreak, tears and hurt whipping for a sensually exquisite and hot narrative delivered to the hands of the reader.

Tristan, oh Tristan. The dirty escapade of sexy Tristan just leeches a seductive come-hithery swarm of hotness, that will have panties wet and your mind focusing on the sinful body that is downright lick-able at times. Tristan is a guy of gold; proud but scared, sexy but uncommitted because of fears, pushing away Ryn; the beauty of his heart has always been about self prevalence in his game of heart.

Warmth in the surface, deep routed fear in the coats of heart Tristan and Ryn are fire to the wind of challenging and committing to each other. Ryn; smart and beautiful; her eyes only match the acres of land in Tristans heart, a trampled broken heart later friendship and passion in the comfort of another is where we find Ryn but not for long. Kelly forever will bring fate and love into our hearts and although agony is never wished upon, it may be just what Tristan and Ryn need to get their act together and realise their destiny. The growth of Tristan and his openness speaks hearts of opening up to love after being burned; twists and routed fears all swivel a greater good in an Undeniable Love that has power, passion and laughter. The rich quality of Kelly’s writing never ceases, it grows and each character whether introduced or reoccurring adds a wrapping bow in a beautiful story. With kink and heart, with passion and please, with love and treasure Ryn and Tristan are undeniably meant for each other. The journey of love is always bound by second chances; fate; and heart with so much to love it’s sure to heat your kindle in the best way possible. A terrific and sexy book that is definitely worth one-clicking! 5+ STARS!

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{EXCERPT}

CHAPTER 1

Tristan

The sun shining in through the window caused me to let out a low grumble. I knew the moment I opened my eyes I’d feel the hangover. Yesterday was my younger brother Lark’s wedding to his spunky and beautiful new bride, Azurdee. I still couldn’t believe Azurdee had won over my brother and tamed his wild ways. For a while there I was pretty sure he was more against a committed relationship than I was. I heard my phone vibrate on the side table. Reaching over, I grabbed it.

Lark: Why the hell do you want to know about Dodge?

Sitting up, I let out a sigh as I ran my hand down my face. Last night I watched as Ryn said goodbye to my parents and walked out the door with this Dodge guy. A built blond haired, blued eyed asshole who had his arm wrapped around her waist and held her like she was his.

Motherfucker.

Me: Ryn mentioned him last night. He showed up and he is with her now. I remembered you mentioning a Dodge guy once when you and Azurdee were split up.

Lark: He manages Red 7. According to Azurdee, he is Ryns RFB.

RFB? Ryn had said that last night to Dodge. What the fuck is a RFB?

Lark: Before you ask it means Rebound Fuck Buddy.

My mouth dropped open as I stared at the text. “You’ve got to be shitting me,” I whispered.

Lark: Azurdee said Ryn is pretty much exclusive to the guy. They’re dating, but not really dating. Guess Dodge is into Ryn and she doesn’t feel the same.

Interesting.

Me: Thanks, Bro. I think I’m going to be staying another week … or two. I’ve got the time.

Lark: Ah shit. Don’t start any trouble down there. Have fun, Tristan.

Me: I’m gonna try not to. Later.

Setting the phone on the bed, I headed into the bathroom. I took one look at myself in the mirror and frowned. I looked like shit. Tired and hung-over was not going to work if I wanted to try and run into Ryn today.

Glancing back into the bedroom, I looked at the clock on the side table. Seven on the dot. Ryn would be heading out for a run any time now if I knew her.

I quickly splashed water on my face, brushed my teeth and changed into a pair of jogging shorts, a white T-shirt, and running shoes. One quick look at myself in the mirror and I was headed down to the beach.

Glancing up and down the beach I was almost positive Ryn would run this way. Looking toward the beach house she was renting for the next two weeks I smiled when I saw her heading down the steps to the beach. She did a few funky ass yoga moves and then took off running, in the opposite direction of me.

Shit.

I pushed my ear buds in and started running. My full on run was quickly catching up to Ryn’s jog. I smiled as I took a good look at her ass. She had the nicest ass of any girl I ever dated. I loved Ryn’s body. She had curves and wasn’t afraid to eat me under the table when it came to a large buffalo chicken pizza from Double Dave’s. Liberty, my ex-girlfriend, was boney as hell and I swear the only thing she ate was carrots and cheese sticks.

Ryn’s long wavy brown hair was pulled back into a sloppy ponytail. Ryn never cared too much about being prim and proper. She could dress up and look like a million bucks easy, but she only did it when she had to. Otherwise she was in her favorite pair of comfy pants, as she called them, and a T-shirt.

Running by Ryn, I passed her up and acted like I didn’t know who she was. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw her glance up at me. I kept running at my speed. She had headphones on as well, the only difference was I was positive she had music coming out of hers and I didn’t. I needed to be able to hear her call out my name. If she called out my name.

I could feel her eyes on my back. I slowed down just a notch so she could catch up to me. “Tristan?” I heard her call out. Acting as if I couldn’t hear her, I kept on running.

“Tristan!”

Smiling, I kept on running. This was turning out to be a successful run. My plan to run into Ryn on accident while we were both here was starting out with a bang. Inhaling a deep breath of crisp ocean air, I kept up my steady pace. The cool morning air actually made it a great morning for a run. Finally, I felt her coming up next to me. Keeping my eyes straight ahead, I attempted to appear as if I was in the zone. Grabbing my arm she yelled again, “Tristan, goddamn it stop running!”

I stopped on a dime, causing Ryn to run a few feet ahead of me. Glancing at her, I pulled my ear buds out. “Ryn?”

She leaned over and put her hands on her knees as she dragged in a few breaths. “Jesus, now I realize … I’m only… a light weight jogger.”

I knew damn well I was running faster than Ryn was able to run.  Looking at her like I was confused, I asked, “What are you talking about, Ryn? I thought you’d be heading back to Austin?”

She shook her head. “Nope … staying here for two weeks.”

Pulling my head back to act as if I was surprised, I grinned. “Really? So am I.”

Suddenly stiffening her posture she practically shouted, “Wait. What? You’re staying here?” She started pointing to the sand. “For two weeks?”

Glancing down at the sand, I nodded and shrugged. “Well, not in this very spot but here in South Padre. Yeah.”

Ryn swallowed hard. “I see. Did you have this planned?” She raised an eyebrow at me.

“Yeah, I was playing it by ear, one to two weeks, maybe three. I have the time to take and I have to burn it before the end of the year or I lose it.”

Ryn stood and stared at me. I couldn’t tell if she was happy or pissed. “You look like you didn’t sleep much last night. Rough night, Ryn?”

Ryn’s eyes widened and she went to talk but shut her mouth and looked back toward the house she was renting. We hadn’t run that far and now I was wishing we would have. Looking, I saw Dodge standing on the back deck.

Fucker.

“Boyfriend?”

Ryn snapped her head and looked at me. “Excuse me?”

Gesturing with my hand, I pointed and asked, “The guy, is he your boyfriend?”

Ryn’s eyes searched my face as if she was trying to read my reaction to seeing some douche bag asshole, who I was pretty sure fucked her senseless last night, standing on her deck.

“Um … no … he’s um … well … he’s …” Turning to look at Dodge she let out a sigh before looking at me.

“A fuck buddy?”

Her eyes narrowed as her hands went to her lips. “What?”

I lifted my shoulders in a shrug. “I don’t know Ryn, you seemed to be stumbling on your words so I just guessed.” Smirking, I winked at her.

“Are you still seeing Liberty?”

My smile faded a bit. “No. We’re over.”

Lifting an eyebrow, I could tell she was holding back a smile. “How come? You get bored with her and pick up another girl on the side?”

Ouch. That hurt.

“No, she wanted something with me that I didn’t want with her.”

Clearing her throat, she whispered, “And what did she want?”

“Marriage.”

Ryn’s eyes widened in shock as she took a step back. “Oh. Well um … I guess I’ll see you around, Tristan.”

My heart instantly felt as if someone had put a vice around it and squeezed the hell out of it. I wanted to take her up in my arms and kiss her. Show her why the fuck buddy couldn’t wipe me from her mind.

I barely nodded my head. “Yeah, I’ll see ya around.” Turning, I went to start running again.

“Tristan!”

I stopped and turned to her, “Yeah, baby?”

Her eyes closed briefly before she opened them and looked into mine. My knees wobbled when I saw the hurt in those beautiful blue eyes. “Why did you bring me to your parent’s for Christmas? Why didn’t you just bring Liberty if she was the one you wanted to be with?”

That … I was not expecting.

{BOOKS IN SERIES}

Unconditional Love 

Lark Williams leads a fast-paced life, always on the edge of danger. Running from his past and fighting to keep his present life a secret, he keeps his heart out of reach from love. The walls he built around himself come crumbling down when he meets Azurdee Emerson.

Azurdee lives a peaceful life in the small town of Wimberley, Texas. Her tame world quickly becomes heated as she begins to fall in love with Lark. He’s everything she has vowed to stay away from—dark and mysterious, and not to mention, sexy as hell and full of secrets.

Just as Lark and Azurdee give in to their feelings of love, Lark’s present life threatens the safety of the one person he would sacrifice his own happiness for. When Lark finds history repeating itself, he makes a decision that will forever change both of their lives, leaving one heartbroken and lost and the other fighting to survive.

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{ABOUT AUTHOR}

Kelly Elliott is married to a wonderful Texas cowboy who has a knack for making her laugh almost daily and supports her crazy ideas and dreams for some unknown reason…he claims it’s because he loves her!

She’s also a mom to an amazing daughter who is constantly asking for something to eat while her fingers move like mad on her cell phone sending out what is sure to be another very important text message.

In her spare time she loves to sit in her small corner overlooking the Texas hill country and write.

One of her favorite things to do is go for hikes around her property with Gus….her chocolate lab and the other man in her life, and Rose, her golden retriever. When Kelly is not outside helping the hubby haul brush, move rocks or whatever fun chore he has in store for her that day, you’ll find her inside reading, writing or watching HGTV.

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