Blog Tour: As Long As You Love Me | Ann Aguirre | Review | Giveaway

Welcome to our stop on the AS LONG AS YOU LOVE ME blog tour for Ann Aguirre's second novel in the 2B Trilogy. This tour is hosted by InkSlinger PR.

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As Long As You Love Me
2B Trilogy #2
Author: Ann Aguirre
Reading Level: New Adult
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Released: October 1st 2014
Review Source: NetGalley | Harlequin
  

Most people dream about getting out of Sharon, Nebraska, but after three years away, Lauren Barrett is coming home. There are the justifications she gives to everyone else—missing her family, losing her college scholarship. And then there’s the reason Lauren can’t admit to anyone: Rob Conrad, her best friend’s older brother.

Football prowess and jaw-dropping good looks made Rob a star in high school. Out in the real world, his job and his relationships are going nowhere. He can’t pinpoint exactly what’s missing until Lauren comes back to town, bringing old feelings and new dreams with her. But he’s the guy that women love and leave—not the one who makes them think of forever.

Though she’s terrified of opening up, Lauren’s ready to take that chance. Because the only thing more important than figuring out where you truly belong is finding the person you were meant to be with.

How nice is it when a sequel blows the debut out of the water. The usually does not happen in the book world, maybe in movies but not books. You normally hear that the first books in the series are the attention grabbers and then the sequel falls short, but not in the case of As Long As You Love Me. Aguirre wrote a great follow up to I Want It That Way, which I thought was a good not great start to a series. Well now the bar has been raised, so will book three, The Shape of My Heart beat the greatness that As Long As You Love Me was? Can't wait to find out when I read the last book in the trilogy.

In this story we focus on Lauren. If you read the first book, you'll know this is Nadia best friend that in the first book moved back home because college life just wasn't working for her. So the story picks up when Lauren has returned back to her hometown, to her mother's house. Lauren is hoping she can start everything on the right foot now that she is back home. She knows she left things slight messy from where she left.

Cue in Rob the man that will make your heart skip a few beats. Lauren grew up crushing on Rob, which happens to be Nadia's older brother. This is probably the best thing about moving back home, is that Lauren gets to hang out with Rob again and they are much older and wiser now. Another good thing is that Rob and the girlfriend, aren't really on the same page. He is the guy that gets taken advantage of. He is very good looking but is more hands on that book smart, so people take advantage. This includes the girlfriend, Avery. So when Lauren finds solace in helping Rob build his house, not just walls and tiles are being laid down, but a new foundation for a relationship has started even though they both don't acknowledge right away.

Not everything starts off on the right track with Lauren and Rob. They have to correct the girlfriend issue. Then they have to fix themselves also before giving 110%. Plus while trying to make a go at things, they will have to deal with this job offer Rob can't refuse. It will make some decisions tough and others almost impossible. New friendships will blossoms and love will be put to the test a few times.

I really loved the chemistry between Lauren and Rob, they both worked for me. Its wasn't this sappy love story from the start. I like that the romance was meaty, if that makes sense to you. It read and felt like a real life relationship, not some fairytale that only happens in books. You'll be sucked in like I was when you read the sequel. Bonus when you read the book is the cameos from characters in book one.

The short version of my review is that I really loved and would recommend to anyone that loves a great contemporary with fantastic characters. This is a series that is not meant for a younger audience.

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Other Books in the 2B Trilogy:

I Want It That Way

As Long As You Love Me (9/30/14)

The Shape Of My Heart (11/25/14)

Ann Aguirre is a New York Times & USA Today bestselling author and RITA winner with a degree in English Literature; before she began writing full time, she was a clown, a clerk, a voice actress, and a savior of stray kittens, not necessarily in that order. She grew up in a yellow house across from a cornfield, but now she lives in sunny Mexico with her husband, children, and various pets. Ann likes books, emo music, action movies, and she writes all kinds of genre fiction for adults and teens, published with Harlequin, Macmillan, and Penguin, among others.

     

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Most people dream about getting out of Sharon, Nebraska, but after three years away, Lauren Barrett is coming home. There are the justifications she gives to everyone else—missing her family, losing her college scholarship. And then there’s the reason Lauren can’t admit to anyone: Rob Conrad, her best friend’s older brother.

Football prowess and jaw-dropping good looks made Rob a star in high school. Out in the real world, his job and his relationships are going nowhere. He can’t pinpoint exactly what’s missing until Lauren comes back to town, bringing old feelings and new dreams with her. But he’s the guy that women love and leave—not the one who makes them think of forever.

Though she’s terrified of opening up, Lauren’s ready to take that chance. Because the only thing more important than figuring out where you truly belong is finding the person you were meant to be with.

Excerpt

Mom was asleep, so I checked my email. I had the usual spam, plus notes from all my former roomies, which made me happy. I missed all of them, even Max, though things were unspeakably awkward between us at the end. I opened Nadia’s first:



LB! You know I miss you like crazy, right? Courtney’s in your bed right now, and she has completely alphabetized my books. I’m pretty sure there will be a lending library program implemented the next time I get home from work. So how’s Nebraska? Did you find a job yet? Have you started applying to any schools? I have like ten more questions but you’ll get grumpy if I dump them on you all at once. Hug and kiss my family for me, okay? Write back soon or I’m sending my brother to track you down.



She didn’t mention the hot single dad she’d broken up with right before I left. Mr. Hot Ginger had dumped Nadia for her own good, which would drive her quietly crazy. I’d felt horrible about the timing, but there was little I could do about it. I hadn’t gotten to know him well before I left, but Ty seemed like a good guy. He was only a few years older than us, but already had a four-year-old. That was the crux of the conflict.

Writing back, I didn’t quite nail the tone, talking about Rob too much and inventing interesting anecdotes because there was so little going on. I could’ve mentioned Krista, but Nadia had never been as close to her, and there was some tension by the time she moved. Mostly I didn’t want Nadia to worry; things would be fine once I got a job and had less time to fret about whether I’d made the right decision.

I opened Angus’s email next:



Hey, you. Got your check. It appears not to be rubber, but I said you didn’t have to pay me back. I hate you for leaving. Come back right now. I’ll wait. This is me, waiting. It’s been at least five minutes. You’re shattering my faith in humanity, Lauren. Take responsibility for it! Not sure what you’ve heard from Nadia, but she’s such a hot mess. I can’t believe you abandoned us. All the light has left my life. All of it! Okay, enough drama. I’m working on getting over Josh. Classes suck but I will survive. (You’re singing it now, aren’t you?)



“Damn you, Angus Starr. You know me too well.” I got up on my bed with a hairbrush and sang two verses before reading on.



In all seriousness, there is a Lauren-sized hole in my life. Please don’t lose touch. Write soon. Love and hugs, Angus.



It was simpler writing back to Angus; our friendship was sweet and uncomplicated. Briefly I considered deleting Max’s email without opening it, but that seemed like an asshole move. In the end, I read it, two lines only:



I’m sorry about everything. Take care of yourself.

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Ann Aguirre is the author of the New York Times– and USA Today–bestselling Razorland Trilogy (Enclave, Outpost, and Horde). She lives in Mexico with her family. Visit her online at annaguirre.com

    

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Blog Tour: I Want It That Way | Ann Aguirre | Excerpt | Giveaway

We are excited to be a part of Ann Aguirre's blog tour for her new book I WANT IT THAT WAY. This is the first book in the 2B Trilogy.  Below you will get a chance to read an except and enter a giveaway.

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Excerpt from I Want It That Way

by Ann Aguirre

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