Launch Day Blitz – Kaleidoscope (Colorado Mountain #6) by Kristen Ashley

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KALEIDOSCOPE by Kristen Ashley (December 16, 2014; Forever Mass Market; $7.00)

When old friends become new lovers…anything can happen.

Sexy, gifted, and loyal, PI Jacob Decker is a tall, cool drink of perfection who had Emmanuelle Holmes at “hello.” His relationship with Emme’s best friend kept them apart for years, but things have changed. Now that a case has brought him to Gnaw Bone, Colorado, the road is wide open for Emme and Deck to explore something hotter and deeper than Emme dreamed possible. So why is she sabotaging the best thing that’s ever happened to her?

It isn’t easy to catch Deck off guard, but Emme does just that when she walks back into his life after nine long years. The curvy brunette had her charms back in the day, but now she’s a bona fide knockout . . . and she wants to rekindle their friendship. Deck, however, wants more. Emme’s always been the one; she excites Deck’s body and mind like no other woman can. But a dark chapter from Emme’s past overshadows their future together. Now only Deck can help her turn the page-if she’ll let him . . .

Review copy provided for an honest review

Kaleidoscope is book six in Ms. Ashley’s Colorado Mountain series. With that being said, I could end my review here. I mean its Kristen Ashley!! This lady is incapable of writing anything less than brilliant. However, I will add a few more words. 🙂
Deck and Emme share a sexy, sweet, passionate story that really is all about overpowering past demons that haunt them still. I have been intrigued by Deck since we met him in Breathe. I was excited to hear he was getting his own story. As much as I love the strong alpha controlling men in Kristen’s books, I really thought Emme stole the show in this one. Maybe it was just living through her history and watching her cope and overcome to be able to grab on and control her future.
I did feel like this was a more serious book than some of her others have been, but the story needed more of a solemn undertone. They were dealing with a lot of issues and a book overloaded with comedy would have taken away from the emotion of the scenes I believe. That being said there was a lot of funny moments; it just wasn’t consumed with comedy.

This book delivers it all. We get the controlling, alpha, straight talking men that Kristen has been known for, sexy sassy women that know how to please their men, and a splatter of mystery and suspense. Wrap that all around a long overdue love story for this couple and you get a kaleidoscope of emotion and beauty.

This review previously posted on 1/31/14.

4.5 Stars

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About the author:

Kristen Ashley grew up in Brownsburg, Indiana, and has lived in Denver, Colorado, and the West Country of England. Thus she has been blessed to have friends and family around the globe. Her posse is loopy (to say the least) but loopy is good when you want to write. Kristen was raised in a house with a large and multigenerational family. They lived on a very small farm in a small town in the heartland, and Kristen grew up listening to the strains of Glenn Miller, The Everly Brothers, REO Speedwagon, and Whitesnake. Needless to say, growing up in a house full of music and love was a good way to grow up.  And as she keeps growing up, it keeps getting better.

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