{"id":15508,"date":"2016-07-22T09:00:05","date_gmt":"2016-07-22T14:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/?p=15508"},"modified":"2016-07-18T18:19:54","modified_gmt":"2016-07-18T23:19:54","slug":"review-apocalypticromance-afterglow-by-maria-monroe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/?p=15508","title":{"rendered":"#Review #ApocalypticRomance- Afterglow by Maria Monroe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10479\" src=\"https:\/\/obsessedwithmyshelf.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/07\/afterglow-blogtour-banner.jpg?resize=474%2C175\" alt=\"Afterglow-BlogTour-BANNER\" width=\"474\" height=\"175\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Title: Afterglow<br \/>\n<\/b><b>Author: Maria Monroe<br \/>\n<\/b><b>Genre:<\/b><b> Apocalyptic Romance<br \/>\n<\/b><b>Cover Design: Pink Ink Designs<br \/>\n<\/b><b>Release Date: July 13, 2016<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10480\" src=\"https:\/\/obsessedwithmyshelf.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/07\/afterglow-ebook.jpg?resize=474%2C719\" alt=\"Afterglow-ebook\" width=\"474\" height=\"719\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>BLURB<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Who knew the apocalypse could be so sexy? <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nina can shoot a gun, start a fire, and kick some serious ass. So when a killer virus and solar storm decimate the country, she\u2019s as prepared as possible to survive. She just needs a motorcycle to navigate the cluttered roads and meet up with her family. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Creed, former Marine, is tattooed and tough. He\u2019s scarred inside and out. Loss is no stranger to him, and he avoids getting close to anyone at all costs. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When Nina tries to steal his motorcycle they have a vicious fight, but necessity and attraction force them into an uneasy alliance. They travel together through the dangerous landscape, where trouble lurks around every corner and they need each other to survive. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But the biggest danger just might be falling in love. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Equally as exciting as it is sexy, Afterglow contains graphic sex and some violence, so please read at your own risk. 18+ recommended.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>This is a standalone.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10484\" src=\"https:\/\/obsessedwithmyshelf.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/07\/afterglow-teaser1.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"motorcycle at sunset\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/angies-review.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6154\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/angies-review.png?resize=230%2C50\" alt=\"angies review\" width=\"230\" height=\"50\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I received this book from the author for an honest review.<\/p>\n<p>OMG I am in love with this book and I totally would love to read more from this cast of characters.\u00a0 I mean Logan needs some love too right????<\/p>\n<p>SO this book starts out with Nina looking to make it to her grandmother\u2019s house to ride out this killer virus.\u00a0 She meets our hottie Creed when she is trying to steal from him..ooopsie Nina.\u00a0 Creed is stunned stupid to find out that the punk that is trying to steal his motorcycle is a kick a$$ female.\u00a0 The two run in to some not nice guys and Creed decides he needs to leave so he will see Nina safely to her grandma\u2019s house and then take off for parts unknown.\u00a0\u00a0 I loved Nina\u2019s sass and the fact she isn\u2019t a helpless female character.\u00a0 She has spunk and fire and she WAS going to see her family again.\u00a0 I loved that Creed also loved her tenacity and welcomed her fire during their travels.<\/p>\n<p>Along the way, the couple banter and it fuels the chemistry that is just burning underneath the story.\u00a0 OMG I was like \u201cSOMEONE MAKE A MOVE ALREADY!!\u201d\u00a0 It was super hawt.\u00a0 When the two get to \u201cgetting to know each other a bit better\u201d we can see them both forming an attachment but both don\u2019t want to get attached because attachment means heartache.<\/p>\n<p>Along the way, Nina and Creed meet some good people but mainly run in to the evil that is taking full advantage of this ruined society.\u00a0 They two end up helping another person who also has lost it all due to the virus and that character tugged at my heart just like they did Creed and Nina.<\/p>\n<p>The end of the book had me a mess.\u00a0 I was reading as fast as I could because I needed to know if they would make it safely to Nina\u2019s grandma\u2019s house PLUS what will become of Creed and Nina.<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/30740558-afterglow\">GOODREADS LINK<\/a><\/b><\/h1>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10481\" src=\"https:\/\/obsessedwithmyshelf.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/07\/afterglow-nowlive2.jpg?resize=474%2C312\" alt=\"Muscular man with tattooes posing in studio on grey background\" width=\"474\" height=\"312\" \/><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">US: <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/29Ghe1U\">http:\/\/amzn.to\/29PwveI<br \/>\n<\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UK: <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/29A31oM\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">http:\/\/amzn.to\/29A31oM<\/span><\/a><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Free in Kindle Unlimited<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10482\" src=\"https:\/\/obsessedwithmyshelf.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/07\/afterglow-teaser3.jpg?resize=474%2C318\" alt=\"AFTERGLOW-teaser3\" width=\"474\" height=\"318\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>AUTHOR BIO<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Maria Monroe writes sexy and smart romance, often focusing on new adult characters. Bad boys, especially gruff and sexy ones, are her favorite alpha males to read (and write) about.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She also enjoys reading, playing Pokemon, drinking wine, sarcasm, hiking, and laughing about inappropriate things.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She&#8217;s from Chicago and currently lives just outside the city with her three awesome kids, two rescue dogs, two rescue cats, and the most supportive husband in the world.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10483\" src=\"https:\/\/obsessedwithmyshelf.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/07\/afterglow-teaser2.jpg?resize=474%2C330\" alt=\"AFTERGLOW-teaser2\" width=\"474\" height=\"330\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>AUTHOR LINKS<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Amazon: <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/29iQ1yv\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">http:\/\/amzn.to\/29iQ1yv<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Facebook: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MariaMonroeAuthor\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MariaMonroeAuthor<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Twitter: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AuthorMaria\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/AuthorMaria<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Title: Afterglow Author: Maria Monroe Genre: Apocalyptic Romance Cover Design: Pink Ink Designs Release Date: July 13, 2016 BLURB Who knew the apocalypse could be so sexy? 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