Blog Tour and Giveaway Take My Hand by Nicola Haken

                                   
Synopsis:
Twenty-four year old Dexter Michaels has arrived in the UK for a fresh start - leaving everything and everyone he knows behind in the states. Determined to put right some of the wrongs he’ll never be able to forgive himself for making and make his Aunt Sarah – the only person left who still believes in him - proud, he lands in London with the intention of  working hard, getting his degree and keeping himself to himself. He can’t destroy anybody else that way…

His heart and his body have other ideas however when he finds himself sitting next to nineteen year old Emily Barton in his Psychology class. Moving down south to find her own New Life, Emily is shy, smart and beautiful – everything Dexter knows he should stay away from… everything he knows would be too easy for him to break.But she makes him feel things he’d forgotten even existed. She makes him laugh, smile, care… forget. Without her trying, and without him realizing, Emily has wound her way 
into the one place he swore to keep locked away forever – his heart. But can she stay there when she discovers the dark past he’s so determined to keep hidden from her? Or will he destroy her too, just like he always expected?

(Not recommended for younger readers due to language, drug/alcohol abuse and sexual content)

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Jessica's Review:

I'm not sure how I feel about this book. I loved the story line 

and characters, I just had trouble getting into it. It seemed very predictable to me.  Don’t take that to mean it wasn’t a great book, it just wasn’t the book for me. I would recommend this book to anyone, I am sure there are many who will love it.

Dexter just moved to London from the United States and is trying to start a new life from a troubled past. He doesn’t have any friends besides a co-worker Jared. He likes to keep to himself and keeps his secrets even closer. With a troubling past Dexter has a hard time living his day to day life.

Emily is a shy and socially awkward college freshman. Newly moved out of her parent’s house and  trying to live her life while fighting her own demons. She meets Dexter while in a relationship with Jared that she soon realizes is going nowhere.

While Dexter tries his best to keep Emily at a distance, Emily does her best to prove to Dexter that he can be with her regardless of how bad his past is. Can Dexter and Emily fight the demons that haunt both of them? Will Emily be able to accept what Dexter has been hiding from his past? This book is an emotional book about overcoming past troubles and learning to move on. With a major cliffhanger as an ending I am curious to see what in store for the next book.

Meet Nicola Haken:

Nicola lives in Rochdale, England with her husband and four children (and dog!). She is the

author of two stand alone novels, Inevitable and Saving Amy, and is currently having fun working on her first series with book one, Take My Hand, to be released in October. When not reading or writing Nicola can usually be found carrying out her daily slave duties – cleaning, feeding the mob, cleaning a bit more etc… or watching The Twilight Saga for the fifty-billionth time :-)

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