REVIEW: Hothouse Flower by Krista & Becca Ritchie

Hothouse Flower

Title: Hothouse Flower
Author(s): Krista & Becca Ritchie
Series: Calloway Spin-off Series #2
Publication Date: March 28th 2014
Rating: 5/5  

Ryke Meadows, meet Daisy Calloway ... she’s all grown up. 
Twenty-five-year-old Ryke Meadows knows he’s hard to love. With a billion-dollar inheritance, a track-star resume, and an alpha-male personality—he redefines the term likable asshole. But he’s not living to make friends. Or enemies. He just wants to free climb three of the toughest mountains in Yosemite without drama or interruption.
And then he receives a distressed call from a girl in Paris—a girl that he has never been allowed to have.
Daisy Calloway is eighteen. Finally. With her newfound independence, she can say goodbye to her overbearing mother and continue her modeling career. Next stop, Paris. Fashion Week begins with a bang, and Daisy uncovers the ugly reality of the industry. She wants to prove to her family that she can live on her own, but when everything spirals out of control, she turns to Ryke to keep her secrets.
As Daisy struggles to make sense of this new world and her freedom, she pushes the limits and fearlessly rides the edge. Ryke knows there’s deep hurt beneath every impulsive action. He must keep up with Daisy, and if he lets her go, her favorite motto—“live as if you’ll die today”—may just come true.

REVIEW: Thrive by Krista & Becca Ritchie

THRIVE 

Title: Thrive
Author(s): Krista & Becca Ritchie
Series: Addicted #2.5
Publication date: 17th July 2014
Rating: 5/5 

This is NOT a novella. Thrive is a full-length New Adult Romance and vital to Lily & Lo's storyline. It's recommended to be read after the Calloway Sisters spin-off books: Kiss the Sky and Hothouse Flower. 
Two years will change them forever.
When rumors spread like wildfire—like having three-ways with her boyfriend’s rock climbing brother—Lily Calloway spirals into a dark place. Her bedroom. Loren Hale is more confident and determined to keep their sex life private, even from their friends, and he helps Lily in the only way he knows how. But how much love is too much?
Their lives are filmed, watched, and criticized. And through it all, Lily and Loren have to face enemies they never thought they’d see, demons they don’t know if they should bury, and setbacks they didn’t think they’d meet. Not this soon.
And one rumor could be too much for them to handle. It will test their greatest limitations, and if they don’t hold onto each other, someone is going to drown. 

BLOG TOUR: Addicted For Now by Krista & Becca Ritchie

Addicted For Now by Krista & Becca Ritchie

Title: Addicted For Now

Author: Krista & Becca Ritchie

Series: Addicted #2

Publication Date: November 30th 2013

Rating: 5/5

He's addicted to booze. She's addicted to sex...staying sober is only half the battle.
No. More. Sex.
Those are the three words Lily Calloway fears the most. But Loren Hale is determined to be with Lily without enabling her dangerous compulsions. With their new living situation—sleeping in the same bed, for real, together—Lily has new battles. Like not jumping Lo’s bones every night. Not being consumed by sex and his body.
Loren plans to stay sober, to right all of his wrongs. So when someone threatens to expose Lily’s secret to her family and the public, he promises that he’ll do anything to protect her. But with old enemies surfacing, Lo has more at stake than his sobriety.
They will torment Lily until Lo breaks.
And his worst fear isn’t relapsing. He hears the end. He sees it. The one thing that could change everything. Just three words.
No. More. Us. 

PROMO TOUR & AUTHOR INTERVIEW: Get Addicted by Krista and Becca Ritchie

Addicted For Now by Krista & Becca Ritchie

Title: Addicted For Now

Author: Krista & Becca Ritchie

Series: Addicted #2

Publication Date: November 30th 2013

He's addicted to booze. She's addicted to sex...staying sober is only half the battle.
No. More. Sex. 
Those are the three words Lily Calloway fears the most. But Loren Hale is determined to be with Lily without enabling her dangerous compulsions. With their new living situation—sleeping in the same bed, for real, together—Lily has new battles. Like not jumping Lo’s bones every night. Not being consumed by sex and his body.
Loren plans to stay sober, to right all of his wrongs. So when someone threatens to expose Lily’s secret to her family and the public, he promises that he’ll do anything to protect her. But with old enemies surfacing, Lo has more at stake than his sobriety.
They will torment Lily until Lo breaks.
And his worst fear isn’t relapsing. He hears the end. He sees it. The one thing that could change everything. Just three words.
No. More. Us. 

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ARC REVIEW: Addicted For Now by Krista and Becca Ritchie

Addicted For Now by Krista & Becca Ritchie

Title: Addicted For Now

Author(s): Krista & Becca Ritchie

Series: Addicted #2

Publication Date: November 30th 2013

He's addicted to booze. She's addicted to sex...staying sober is only half the battle.
No. More. Sex. 
Those are the three words Lily Calloway fears the most. But Loren Hale is determined to be with Lily without enabling her dangerous compulsions. With their new living situation—sleeping in the same bed, for real, together—Lily has new battles. Like not jumping Lo’s bones every night. Not being consumed by sex and his body.
Loren plans to stay sober, to right all of his wrongs. So when someone threatens to expose Lily’s secret to her family and the public, he promises that he’ll do anything to protect her. But with old enemies surfacing, Lo has more at stake than his sobriety.
They will torment Lily until Lo breaks.
And his worst fear isn’t relapsing. He hears the end. He sees it. The one thing that could change everything. Just three words.
No. More. Us. 

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COVER REVEAL: Addicted For Now by Krista & Becca Ritchie

Right guys,

As you know, a few days before, I did a cover reveal for Krista & Becca already. It was their book HOTHOUSE FLOWER which I am completely dying for. You can find the post HERE.

Now, I already fangirled to you guys so much about ADDICTED TO YOU (book 1 in the Addicted series). I mean, how could you not get addicted in this book? I completely LOVED it. I love Lily. I love Loren, and ever since I finished that book, I have been bothering (bothering as in absolutely FANGIRLING through email and twitter) Krista & Becca for more.

Now, the moment is finally here to reveal book 2 in the Addicted series, ADDICTED FOR NOW.

Seriously, before you scroll down, you should read this warning first. 

YOU ARE GOING TO SWOON

Yes, that is the warning. Well, it's not really a warning, it's more like a demand.

But whatever! I'm rambling through such hotness, leave me be in my happy mood.

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Addicted For Now by Krista & Becca Ritchie

Title: Addicted For Now

Author(s): Krista & Becca Ritchie

Series: Addicted

Publication Date: November 2013

(No summary yet. Coming soon)

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Isn't it just....YUMMY? Krista told me that is actually Loren. 

So now that I have seen a piece of Loren....excuse me while I stare at this picture like a freak and never look away.

OH MY GOD! It is total HOTNESS! Look at that! This is epicness! 

Now Krista & Becca is totally TORTURING me since I have to wait for the book after seeing THIS!

How am I supposed to sleep now? Every night, I'm going to be awake and just see this cover and then I'm never going to be sleeping again. 

WHY? WHY DID I VOLUNTEER TO SHARE THE COVER AND IT ENDED UP TORTURING MY ME INSTEAD OF MAKING ME BETTER?

WHY!??

I seriously am DYING for this book.

Ramblings. End

About The Author

Becca Ritchie is a carnivore of pop culture, television, film and of course YA and NA books. While in college, she worked at The CW television network and put her vampiric knowledge to good use, blogging about hit series and swooning over actors’ abs. When she’s not blogging, she writes novels and has teamed up with her twin sister for their New Adult novel ADDICTED TO YOU. Available July of 2013.
Krista Ritchie is the mind behind popular trading website YA Book Exchange and created Nawanda Files, a book blog that also features books into movies news. When not pouring over entertainment news and the newest releases, she spends her time conducting research in a genetics lab. She’s happy to join forces with her sister, harnessing their twin powers to produce the first in a New Adult series.

COVER REVEAL: Hothouse Flower by Krista & Becca Ritchie

First, before I reveal the cover, I just wanted to say sorry for my lateness.

The cover was actually supposed to be scheduled on August 26th, but since I'm on vaca and the time difference is major, I forgot the schedule the post at the correct time.

So that is it, now on the the book HOTHOUSE FLOWER.

Seriously, I cannot wait to read this book. If you guys haven't read ADDICTED TO YOU (the first in the Addicted series), you NEED to read it. It is A-to the-MAZING.

If some of you have read the book, you would have met Ryke (ahhh swoon. Yes, he is hot, but I belong to Loren. HAHAHA!).

Hothouse Flower is all about Ryke and Lily's sister, Daisy. OH EM GEE! I CAN'T WAIT FOR THIS!

THE WAIT IS KILLING ME!

And here we are, revealing the cover!!

So...here we go:

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Hothouse Flower by Krista & Becca Ritchie

Title: Hothouse Flower

Authors: Krista & Becca Ritchie

Publication Date: February 2014

Summary from Goodreads:

Ryke Meadows, meet Daisy Calloway ... she’s all grown up.

Twenty-five-year-old Ryke Meadows knows he’s hard to love. With a billion-dollar inheritance, a track-star resume, and an alpha-male personality—he redefines the term likable asshole. But he’s not living to make friends. Or enemies. After months helping his brother through rehab and sobriety, he just wants to free climb three of the toughest mountains in Yosemite without drama or interruption.

And then he receives a distressed call from a girl in Paris—a girl that he has never been allowed to have.

Daisy Calloway is eighteen. Finally. With her newfound independence, she can say goodbye to her overbearing mother and continue her modeling career. Next stop, Paris. Fashion week begins with a bang, and Daisy uncovers the ugly reality of the industry. She wants to prove to her family that she can live on her own, but when everything spirals out of control, she turns to Ryke to keep her secrets.

As Daisy struggles to make sense of this new world and her freedom, she pushes the limits and fearlessly rides the edge. Ryke knows there’s deep hurt beneath every impulsive action. He must keep up with Daisy, and if he lets her go, her favorite motto—“live as if you’ll die today”—may just come true.

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About The Author

Becca Ritchie is a carnivore of pop culture, television, film and of course YA and NA books. While in college, she worked at The CW television network and put her vampiric knowledge to good use, blogging about hit series and swooning over actors’ abs. When she’s not blogging, she writes novels and has teamed up with her twin sister for their New Adult novel ADDICTED TO YOU. Available July of 2013.
Krista Ritchie is the mind behind popular trading website YA Book Exchange and created Nawanda Files, a book blog that also features books into movies news. When not pouring over entertainment news and the newest releases, she spends her time conducting research in a genetics lab. She’s happy to join forces with her sister, harnessing their twin powers to produce the first in a New Adult series.

ARC REVIEW: Ricochet by Krista & Becca Ritchie

Ricochet by Krista & Becca Ritchie

Title: Ricochet

Authors: Krista & Becca Ritchie

Series: Addicted  #1.5

Publication Date: August 1st 2013

Source: ARC Ebook

As a sex addict, Lily Calloway must do the impossible. Stay celibate for 90 days.
Cravings and fantasies become her new routine, but while Loren Hale recovers from his alcohol addiction, Lily wonders if he’ll realize what a monster she really is. After all, her sexual compulsions begin to rule her life the longer she stays faithful to him.
Progress. That’s what Lily’s striving for. But by trying to become closer to her family—people who aren’t aware of her addiction—she creates larger obstacles. When she spends time with her youngest sister, she learns more about her than she ever imagined and senses an unsettling connection between Daisy and Ryke Meadows.
With Lily and Lo’s dysfunctional relationship teetering and unbalanced, they will need to find a way to reconnect from miles apart. But the inability to “touch” proves to be one of the hardest tests on their road to recovery. Some love brushes the surface. Some love is deeper than skin.
Lily and Lo have three months to discover just how deep their love really goes.

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My Review

I received this as an ARC from the author in exchange for a review. Thank you so much, Becca!

First of all, before I go on about the book, I have to say there is a good reason on why the series is called Addicted. It is because it is ADDICTIVE. I could NOT stop reading AT ALL! I read this all in one sitting. In fact, I only just received this copy today and have already finished it within 2 hours. OH MY GOD IT IS SO ADDICTIVE!

Now onto the book. RICOCHET continues on from where it ended in ADDICTED TO YOU. Loren 'Lo' went to rehab to deal with his alcohol addiction while Lily deals with her sex addiction at home with her sisters and Ryke. Lo is in rehab for 3 months, and in that 3 months, they are not allowed to see each other. 

Lily...I love Lily. I mean, I love her personality, the way she cares so much for Lo and her love towards her family. Even with her addiction, she worries about other people's problems. She might not be the brave and know-how-to-fight sort of girls I was accustomed to, but she is strong. She stays strong even though she wants to fill her needs so bad. She stays strong for her sisters, and she stays strong for Lo, the person she loves the most.

Loren is an asshole, as always (and like his half-brother, but I'll get to that later). We don't get to see him much in Ricochet because the book is in Lily's POV (I would love to read Lo's POV!) and he's in rehab. But from the phone conversation he has with Lily, he is just like normal. Lo's figuring out how to deal with his addiction, and he's coping really well. And exactly like Lily, he worries about other people's problems too. Well, when I say 'other people', I mean Lily. And of course he worries about her, because he loves her. I love how Lily and Lo has this sort of relationship when they say the same thing and how they realise when something is wrong. I just love that!

And Ryke! I seriously SERIOUSLY LOVE RYKE! I cannot tell you how much I love him. Exactly like Lo, he is also an ass. But he's the sort of ass that cares about the ones close to him. He loves Lo (since they are half-brothers) and cares for him. He wants to help Lo become better, and by doing that, he protects Lily. I love his relationship with Lily's sister, Daisy. I mean, I found it hilarious with all of the fake sarcasm that goes on between him and Daisy. Luckily, Krista and Becca is writing a book about Ryke and Daisy. It's called HOTHOUSE FLOWER! OMG!! I NEED THIS!

Overall, Ricochet was just as addicting as Addicted To You. I love how this book was about the test between Lily and Lo, how they could cope with their addictions without each other. If it was me, I probably would've failed the test, LOL. I seriously cannot wait for ADDICTED FOR NOW (book 2). ARGH! I NEED IT! I'M ADDICTED TO THE SERIES!!

~ June

About The Author

Becca Ritchie is a carnivore of pop culture, television, film and of course YA and NA books. While in college, she worked at The CW television network affiliate in Atlanta and put her vampiric knowledge to good use, blogging about hit series and swooning over actors’ abs. When she’s not blogging, she writes novels and has teamed up with her twin sister. Their New Adult novel ADDICTED TO YOU comes out July of 2013. 

Talk to Becca via Twitter @Becca_Ritchie and visit Becca and Krista’s YA Book Blog Nawanda Files. To learn more about ADDICTED TO YOU mosey on over to http://www.kbritchie.com

BLOG TOUR: Addicted To You by Krista and Becca Ritchie

Addicted To You by Krista & Becca Ritchie

Title: Addicted To You

Author: Krista and Becca Ritchie

Publication Date: June 13th 2013

Publisher: K.B. Ritchie

No one would suspect shy Lily Calloway’s biggest secret. While everyone is dancing at college bars, Lily stays in the bathroom. To get laid. Her compulsion leads her to one-night stands, steamy hookups and events she shamefully regrets. The only person who knows her secret happens to have one of his own.
Loren Hale’s best friend is his bottle of bourbon. Lily comes at a close second. For three years, they’ve pretended to be in a real relationship, hiding their addictions from their families. They’ve mastered the art of concealing flasks and random guys that filter in and out of their apartment.
But when they go on a family boat trip, surrounded by open seas and limited male bodies in sight, Lily’s confronted with a big fear. Only one guy onboard can fill her addiction, and she’s sworn off going there with Loren Hale ever again.
Now the only person who can truly help her can barely help himself. 

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My Review

This book was just....unbelievable. 

It'd been ages since I'd read a mature NA contemporary, and this book was the perfect book to read! This book wasn't just about losing yourself, it was about being blind to the lies that they'd made up to protect each other. 

Lily is a sex addict, and her best friend since childhood, Loren, is an alcoholic. Their relationship was just so understanding, admirable and just so cute!! They both cared about each other, and they both didn't want to accept the fact that there are something wrong with both of them. 

Lily wasn't like any other girls that I'd read in a NA Contemporary. She's strong and weak, and she shows both. She hides the fact that she's a sex addict because she's scared that if her family finds out, they'll throw her into some sort of hospital or asylum.

Loren, or Lo, doesn't accept that he's an alcoholic either. He just drinks without realising how much he's drinking. You might think he's a total asshat and he doesn't care about anything other than his booze. But that's not true. Lo cares about Lily way more that booze, in fact, he loves her. Lo is charming in so many ways even though he doesn't act like it. I was addicted the first time I met him i the book.

Lily and Lo's relationship is so complicated on so many levels. But the most important thing about their relationship is that they care and love each other. That's all it matters to them, well, with an exception of sex and booze.

In this book, we get to see through Lily's eyes, but as I read this book, I could feel the emotions from both characters. I could feel their desperation to hide their addiction, their vulnerability. I just couldn't help but cried a little bit. It was just so torturing reading what they've been through to hide themselves from their families. I just...I couldn't put the book down at all.

Krista and Becca did an awesome job creating up such a realistic book, helping any alcoholics and sex addicts out there. I can't help but get trapped in their words. I couldn't stop reading at all! I'm oficially a huge fan of Krista and Becca now! Can't wait what they have in store next!

~ June

About The Author

Becca Ritchie is a carnivore of pop culture, television, film and of course YA and NA books. While in college, she worked at The CW television network affiliate in Atlanta and put her vampiric knowledge to good use, blogging about hit series and swooning over actors’ abs. When she’s not blogging, she writes novels and has teamed up with her twin sister. Their New Adult novel ADDICTED TO YOU comes out July of 2013.
Talk to Becca via Twitter @Becca_Ritchie and visit Becca and Krista’s YA Book Blog Nawanda Files. To learn more about ADDICTED TO YOU mosey on over to http://kbritchie.com/