Beautiful Addictions
by Season Vining
Release: January 28, 2014
Synopsis
Josie Banks is a girl without a past. After being found unconscious with no memory, she was shuffled in and out of foster homes where she suffered years of abuse. An experience that left her broken, damaged, and clinging to drugs and meaningless hook-ups to numb her pain.
When Josie disappeared years ago, she took a piece of Tristan with her. She’s the girl he thought he lost forever—the one he’s never been able to forget. Now a twist of fate has brought them back together, and he never wants to let her out of his inked arms again. But Tristan is haunted by a dark past of his own. On the run from ruthless criminals that shattered Josie’s world years ago, reentering her life puts them both in danger. As Josie and Tristan’s lives become tangled once again, they find themselves unwilling and unable to escape the relentless pull that draws them together. But will the past leave their love in ruins—or bind them together for a lifetime?
When Josie disappeared years ago, she took a piece of Tristan with her. She’s the girl he thought he lost forever—the one he’s never been able to forget. Now a twist of fate has brought them back together, and he never wants to let her out of his inked arms again. But Tristan is haunted by a dark past of his own. On the run from ruthless criminals that shattered Josie’s world years ago, reentering her life puts them both in danger. As Josie and Tristan’s lives become tangled once again, they find themselves unwilling and unable to escape the relentless pull that draws them together. But will the past leave their love in ruins—or bind them together for a lifetime?
OUR REVIEWS
Oh my gosh, Oh my gosh all I can keep saying is oh my gosh!!! Beautiful Addictions blew me the hell away. 
“I loved you from the first time I saw you,” he whispered, placing a soft kiss against her neck.
Mckenzi "Josie" ..doesn't remember that little boy , but her heart recognizes the man and her soul reaches out for him.
A
second chance that neither of them saw coming. These two spending time
and knocking down walls to revive the buried love that never died was so
freaking beautiful yet tragic in so many ways. A road that is filled
with pain and betrayal and secrets uncovered. The secondary characters
in this story meant as much to me if not more at times.
Josie's friend Alex, a good sexy big tough guy who is so protective and the kind of character that left a mark on me and I loved how I got to see so many things happen with him.
Josie's friend Alex, a good sexy big tough guy who is so protective and the kind of character that left a mark on me and I loved how I got to see so many things happen with him.
Rob ..and Monica, oh my gosh this love story tore me apart. Can't say
anything else because for sure I'd ruin the story. Remember that part in
a book when you go WTF???
Yea let's just say that I said that about 50 times while reading it.
So many twists and turns and so much emotional shocking moments ..left my mouth hanging open and tears streaming down my face.
I just wanted to scream GIVE ME MORE!!!
I am so glad to have dove in last night to read this story and can't wait to experience more from this amazing author.
This
is one of those books that grabs your heart and keeps it. A lot of
books are predictable but the author really threw in some good twists
that had my jaw dropping!
This is not your fairy tail book.....this book is real. It deals with
real issues.. it is compelling, dark, shocking, with truly flawed
characters. A heroine that is barley holding it together with a past
she doesn't remember and the boy that never stopped loving her....
Season
Vining's debut novel is worth your time if you are in the mood for
love, mystery, second chances for two broken people. Well done.
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Excerpt
Josie
craved his touch and she couldn’t understand why they hadn’t had sex
yet, or any form of it. She wanted it; her fingers ached to touch him in
places she’d only yet imagined. It was obvious that Tristan felt the
same way, so she failed to make sense of his need to take things slow.
She longed to feel his sweat slicked skin against hers and inhale the
scent of their bodies combined. Not ready to admit any kind of emotional
connection, she desperately needed a physical one. It was the only
thing she was comfortable with.
She
found it curious that her dependency seemed to be shifting. No longer
did she need meaningless sex or drugs to numb her. Josie only wanted to
submerge herself in Tristan, to soak up everything he offered. He was
her new addiction.
Tristan
was in a constant state of arousal in Josie’s company. Never able to
completely relax, his muscles remained tense and rigid with yearning. If
it had been any other girl, he would have taken her already, hard and
fast, several times. But he knew that Josie used sex to avoid
attachment. He didn’t want to be just another mark on her
therapeutically notched bedpost. To him, Josie was something new, yet
familiar, something he wanted to cherish. He felt like two ancient
souls, separated for a lifetime, had suddenly been reunited.
Unable
to contain the sexual tension clawing at her skin, Josie slid her
notebook from her lap and straddled Tristan. He gave her his lopsided
grin as his long fingers wrapped around her waist. Josie smiled
triumphantly, thinking that she’d already won.
“What are you up to?” he asked, dipping his head so that his lips pressed ever so softly to her shoulder.
“I need to feel you Tristan. Just touch me.” The sound of Josie’s words echoed around the quiet room. “I want you.”
Those
three little words left him breathless. Such a brazen statement from
Josie sent his willpower into a faltering tailspin. He hummed in
agreement, sliding his kisses down to her neck.
Josie
ran her nails along Tristan’s scalp, making his eyes close in
contentment. The feel of her hot body pressing down on him caused
momentary insanity, totally emptying his brain of rational thought. He
wanted her more than anything he’d ever wanted before. Not here, not
now. There was so much more to say.
“Can I take you out?” Tristan asked, suddenly moving his hands back down to her waist and resuming a neutral position.
“Out of the apartment?”
“Out on a date,” he clarified.
“A date?” Josie asked, her frightened voice making the words sound foreign.
"You know, an appointment for a particular time, especially with a person to whom one is sexually or romantically attached."
"Are we attached?" she asked, not really knowing what she wanted the answer to be.
"More than you know," he answered.
Excerpt
"More than you know," he answered.
Josie
craved his touch and she couldn’t understand why they hadn’t had sex
yet, or any form of it. She wanted it; her fingers ached to touch him in
places she’d only yet imagined. It was obvious that Tristan felt the
same way, so she failed to make sense of his need to take things slow.
She longed to feel his sweat slicked skin against hers and inhale the
scent of their bodies combined. Not ready to admit any kind of emotional
connection, she desperately needed a physical one. It was the only
thing she was comfortable with.
She
found it curious that her dependency seemed to be shifting. No longer
did she need meaningless sex or drugs to numb her. Josie only wanted to
submerge herself in Tristan, to soak up everything he offered. He was
her new addiction.
Tristan
was in a constant state of arousal in Josie’s company. Never able to
completely relax, his muscles remained tense and rigid with yearning. If
it had been any other girl, he would have taken her already, hard and
fast, several times. But he knew that Josie used sex to avoid
attachment. He didn’t want to be just another mark on her
therapeutically notched bedpost. To him, Josie was something new, yet
familiar, something he wanted to cherish. He felt like two ancient
souls, separated for a lifetime, had suddenly been reunited.
Unable
to contain the sexual tension clawing at her skin, Josie slid her
notebook from her lap and straddled Tristan. He gave her his lopsided
grin as his long fingers wrapped around her waist. Josie smiled
triumphantly, thinking that she’d already won.
“What are you up to?” he asked, dipping his head so that his lips pressed ever so softly to her shoulder.
“I need to feel you Tristan. Just touch me.” The sound of Josie’s words echoed around the quiet room. “I want you.”
Those
three little words left him breathless. Such a brazen statement from
Josie sent his willpower into a faltering tailspin. He hummed in
agreement, sliding his kisses down to her neck.
Josie
ran her nails along Tristan’s scalp, making his eyes close in
contentment. The feel of her hot body pressing down on him caused
momentary insanity, totally emptying his brain of rational thought. He
wanted her more than anything he’d ever wanted before. Not here, not
now. There was so much more to say.
“Can I take you out?” Tristan asked, suddenly moving his hands back down to her waist and resuming a neutral position.
“Out of the apartment?”
“Out on a date,” he clarified.
“A date?” Josie asked, her frightened voice making the words sound foreign.
"You know, an appointment for a particular time, especially with a person to whom one is sexually or romantically attached."
"Are we attached?" she asked, not really knowing what she wanted the answer to be.
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Author Bio
Season Vining is the author of Beautiful Addictions, a New Adult Romantic Suspense novel from St. Martin’s Griffin. She received her three-book deal and agent representation as a result of attending the 2013 Jambalaya Writers’ Conference. She first gained attention for the book in Amazon’s Breakthrough Novel Award in which the story was a Quarterfinalist. Season is a graphic designer by trade and adores all form of art. She’s a fan of live music, vintage cars, and people who know the difference between their, there, and they’re.
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