Blog Tour / Book Musings - The Final Straight by Charlotte Howard

Contemporary Romance

Date Published: February 2015

Blurb :

April Miller works for her bestfriend, Max Knight on his livery and competition yard. Their friendship has withstood many turbulent times, and while April is deeply in love with Max, she is also aware of his womanising ways and has refused to succumb to his flirtatious charms. When her ex, AJ, suddenly comes back with a business proposal, April finds herself torn between the two men.

My Musings : 

I received a free copy in exchange for an honest review.

I will be honest. I picked up this book because it has my favourite best friends to lovers theme. But the book turned out to be more than that.

It was quite an enjoyable read. It was a fast read and I literally flew through the pages. Though it is primarily a romance, it has so many themes too. It deals with friendship, abuse and loyalty. The characters were well developed and they were realistic with flaws and cracks in their personalities. I loved April and Max as both individuals and a couple.

The story was complex and it appealed to my cross genre loving self. The only part which kind of confused me was the backstories of the protagonists which was told in time jumps. Other than that I had fun reading this tale.

My rating : 4/5

Meet the Author : 

British author, Charlotte Howard, was born in Oman and spent much of the first part of her life flitting between Oman, Scotland, and England. Now settled in Somerset, Charlotte lives with her husband, two children, and growing menagerie of pets.

Her career as a writer began at an early age, with a poem being featured in an anthology for the East Midlands. Since then Charlotte has written many short stories and poems, and finally wrote her first full-length piece of fiction in 2010.
During what little spare time she has, Charlotte enjoys reading and writing (of course), spending time with her family, and watching action movies whilst eating curry and drinking tea.

Charlotte is an active member of Yeovil Creative Writers Group.

Contact Links

Website: www.charlottehowardauthor.co.uk

Facebook: www.facebook.com/charlottehowardauthor

Twitter: @Shy_Tiger

Blog: Choward2614.wordpress.com


Purchase Links

Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00SW7GE26

Amazon UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00SW7GE26

Barnes and Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-final-straight-charlotte-howard/1121135931

Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/514851

iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/the-final-straight/id962554508?mt=11

Kobo: https://store.kobobooks.com/en-us/ebook/the-final-straight-1