Monday, July 28, 2014

Blog Tour: Taste by Cambria Hebert





One taste is never enough…

Spencer Waller’s main purpose in life is to protect and serve. After spending years in the military, he gets a coveted spot on the Secret Service detail protecting the president. Spence doesn’t have time for women or all the work having a relationship with one requires. But just because he isn’t looking for a lady doesn’t mean he can’t appreciate a beautiful one when he sees her. 

And he makes it a point to see one in particular every single day.

Elle Bond has literally chopped and fried her way to the top of the food chain. Earning a coveted position in the White House as the president’s personal chef, she figures her professional life can only get better. Her personal life, on the other hand, could use a little bit of an overhaul, and because of that, she tries to ignore the charm-dripping cookie thief every time he comes into her kitchen. After all, she knows better than anyone that just one taste of something good is never enough.

One night after work, Elle is assaulted, threatened, and given an ultimatum. She can’t go to the police, and she sure as hell can’t do what she was ordered. 

But she has to. Or else.

Pale, shaken, and scared to death, Elle confides in Spence, and his protective instincts take over. Together, Elle and Spencer have to uncover a sinister plot and stop it before someone ends up dead.


4.5 Star Review by Allison East

Cambria NEVER disappoints me with her Take It Off series, they are always fantastically written romantic suspense. This one is probably my favorite (and I say this every time I read one) simply because I felt more of a connection with the main characters than I ever have. They had known each
other a year and had not acted on the romance budding between them. And in all the others I have read- the main characters were essentially thrown together, not knowing anything about each other- and still finding love. For that reason only, Taste was the most believable to me.

The plot was amazingly crafted- with well-developed characters as I already said. It starts with Elle, who is the main cook for the President in the White House, and Spencer who is a part of the secret service team. For the last year they have gotten to know each other, and Spencer fell in love with Elle's cookies. When she gets home one night, her home is broken into and she is given the ultimatum- poison the president, or your son and mother will die. She has no idea what to do- so she confides in Spencer and the rest grows from there.

I love this series because not only do we have the steamy, sultry, sexy stuff- there is also an element of suspense- to keep you on the edge of your seat.

Elle is a strong, single mother- raising her young son Jack and working a full time job. She is relatable in a lot of ways. She puts up a fight, and asks for help when she needs it. Though she got banged up quite a bit in the book- Spencer was always there looking out for her.

Ah, Spencer- that southern drawl kills me. I love the fact that he is so sweet and caring towards Elle- but I also really like how he takes control with a heated passion that would drive any woman wild. He has a protective streak, no doubt from his job- and he truly cares for Elle, and ultimately for Jack. Which Elle has never had. No man has stuck around long enough to want anything to do with Jack,
and Spencer wants to.

I can't wait for more from this talented author. I love each story I read by Cambria. And because she writes so quickly- I never have to wait too long. Plus- HEA's seem to be her specialty, and I am totally ok with that. Read this and you won't be disappointed!

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The room was completely silent except for the light scrawling of my pen across paper. Maybe that’s why I heard the sound.
It was a low scraping sound, like wood rubbing against wood. I tilted my head, confused. It was an odd sound to hear in the middle of the night, something I might not even think twice about if it were daylight.
But it wasn’t.
A muffled thump overhead caused my entire body to tighten like a shoelace with a double knot. My head snapped back to stare up at the ceiling.
I was being crazy.
I was being paranoid.
Thump.
There was someone in the apartment!
A surge of adrenaline so powerful it blurred my vision for a few seconds rocketed through me. My brain tried to think as my body went into overdrive. That first sound, someone had opened a window upstairs. The thump was when that someone dropped their up-to-no-good ass into my house.
Still clutching the pen, I raced for the stairs, out of my mind with fear. All the times my mother told me I needed to get a landline phone installed haunted me in that moment. My only means of calling for help was upstairs, beside my bed, in the form of my smart phone.
She was never going to let me hear the end of this.
If I survive. The thought floated through my head like a vicious taunt. Another light scuffling sound upstairs had my heart thumping even harder.
My God, it might not be me they hurt!
I wasn’t quiet on my way up the old wooden steps. In fact, I sounded like a herd of elephants that needed to lose about twenty pounds.
Good.
It would draw all the attention of the no good dirty rotten bastards in here.
Come get me, assholes.
It was dark upstairs except for the nightlight that lit up the hallway. Against the long wall across from that light, I saw a dark, lurking shadow pass. I gasped and my blood pressure skyrocketed so high that my scalp likely should have blown off the top of my head.
Holy shit, this was scary.
But I had to be strong. I had to be a fighter. I was a fighter.
The intruder appeared at the top of the stairs, slipping out of my bedroom just as I cleared the top step. His body tensed when he saw me, and then he rushed me without warning.

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MeetTheAuthor


Cambria Hebert is the author of the young adult paranormal Heven and Hell series, the new adult Death Escorts series, and the new adult Take it Off series. She loves a caramel latte, hates math and is afraid of chickens (yes, chickens). She went to college for a bachelor’s degree, couldn’t pick a major, and ended up with a degree in cosmetology. So rest assured her characters will always have good hair. She currently lives in North Carolina with her husband and children (both human and furry) where she is plotting her next book. You can find out more about Cambria and her work by visiting http://www.cambriahebert.com







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