Wednesday, January 3, 2018

Blog Tour: Whore by Willow Aster




Synopsis

“I need a reason to exist.”

Beautiful, intelligent, independent, strong-willed, wealthy—Lilith Fontenot seems by all appearances, to have it all. But that’s not how the highest paid prostitute in New Orleans sees herself.

A stain on society. A scourge. A waste. Outsider. Prisoner…

Any idyllic dream of the normal life she may have once imagined, Lilith buried long ago. Her only plan now is survival.

But mob boss Nico Santelli and community center owner Soti Christos have not given up on Lilith. Each has his own very specific, very opposing, plans for her, and neither will rest until it becomes a reality.

WHORE is a singularly bracing take on an ancient tale of tireless love, betrayal, and the possibility of redemption.







4.5 Stars
Review by Jen Skewes

Willow Aster has been one of my favorite authors since reading her first book.  She always manages to just blow me away with her writing.  Each book is always unique in it’s own way, and not just for her as an author but for me as well.  Each one of her books has a unique story to tell, one that is so different from what I normally read. And that is what I love about her as a writer. 

Whore, is about just that.  A girl named Lilli who was destined to be a whore.  She was born and raised in an environment where it was all that she has known.  Her mother being the head madam at the brothel that has been in her family, she had no choice but to follow in her mother’s footsteps.  I think she accepted her fate whether she wanted to or not.  But when something goes wrong at her “place of employment”, she is left by herself with no place to go.  She doesn’t know where her mother is, the brothel is gone, someone is after her and she has no idea who.   Then she meets Soti, the gorgeous and kind man who she feels safe with.   Soti is this kind and amazing man who wants to help and save Lilli.  He offers her a place to stay and promises to keep her safe.  Lilli has never felt anything for a man, always in a far away place in her head so she can get the job done.  She thought she loved a man once but he proved to be someone she couldn’t trust.  But Soti is different in so many ways.  For the first time in her life she is happy, she starts to see herself as more than just a whore.  Soti makes her feel special.  She is living a life that she never dreamed she could ever have, until the moment where it seems to slip away.  Her new life and her old life come crashing together and she has to do whatever it takes to protect the ones that she cares about, even if it means giving herself to the devil himself.  Will she risk her new life and happiness to save those that she loves?

I loved this book for so many reasons.  For one this story is so much more that what the title suggests. There is a beautiful love story between Soti and Lilli.  They didn’t know each other long but they both felt what was between them.  They were meant to cross paths.  They were destined to be together and they both felt it. 

Lilli is a strong girl who I loved and felt for.   There was so much more to this young girl that what she did for a living.    Soti was kind and sweet and could completely melt my heart with his words.  He came into her life when she needed him the most.  I loved how much he wanted to love her, protect her and show her just how special she truly was.  He saw so much more in here than she saw herself.  

Whore is a love story but it is also one that is filled with drama, angst and suspense that will have you at the edge of your seat.  The twist and turns that leave you wondering how this will all work out.  It is filled with betrayal, heartbreak, but also love and second chances. 

Willow Aster has done it again with this book.   The writing is flawless, the story line will blow you away and the characters will capture your heart.  Another fantastic job!!






I take a sudden deep breath and my breasts brush against his chest. The contact surprises us both. I do it again, intentionally this time, trying to gain control in the only way I know how. His neck flushes and he takes a step back. I enjoy the rush it gives me, knowing that I affect him too.
“Hey, would you like to come around the corner with me to—”
I swallow my surprise and shake my head, holding my hand up before he says anything else. 
“Please,” he says louder.
“What’s your name?”
“I am Sotirios … Soti.”  
“Soti, what makes you think you know anything about me?”
He tries to make eye contact, but I focus on a spot just past his left ear. 
“I just want to help you…” His words trail off.
The wind blows my hair forward, a sheet of black coming between us until I smooth the long strands down on either side. I gaze down the street and see a blurry little girl with black hair down to her waist in middle school, standing shy and hopeful in front of a group of girls.
“We know what you are,” they said. They hurled spit and names on her and she stood there, taking it, until the teacher came and helped her.
Help only got me so far.
“You listen to me, okay?” I say so softly he leans in to hear me. “I was born for this.”
When my eyes finally land on his again, I know his face will haunt me forever. He looks as bleak as I feel.
I clear my throat. “Now, if you’ll excuse us.”
With that, I loop my hand through the arm of my next income source, calculating how I can get the most money out of him for the least amount of time. It takes every ounce of willpower I own to not look Soti’s way one more time. Once we round the corner and I know he’s out of sight, all the adrenaline leaves my body, and I’m actually glad to have someone to hold onto.
I avoid my reflection as we walk back to the house. I don’t want to know what the rest of the world sees when they look at me.




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Author Bio

Willow Aster is the author of True Love Story, In the Fields, Maybe Maby, Fade to Red, and the upcoming release, Whore. Willow loves nothing more than writing the day away—anywhere will do. Her husband and two children graciously put up with her endless daydreaming and make fun of her for reading while cooking.




Giveaway

Willow is giving away a $50 Amazon Gift Card.




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