Blog Tour Finding Serenity by Eden Butler

Synopsis: 

Mollie Malone's mom skipped out on her. Her biker dad, always loose and easy with the law, still 

was able to make her feel loved, and to keep her safe. But thirteen years ago, when his luck 

finally ran out and he landed in prison, Mollie found herself a new family - a group of friends in 

the sleepy little college town of Cavanagh, Tennessee, where now they all attend the local 

university. These girls know about the rotten roots of her family tree but accept her anyway, and 

the bond between them is so strong and supportive that Mollie is finally able to see past 

graduation to a future that is bright and secure. 

But sometimes the past doesn't stay buried. 

Suddenly, inexplicably, there's a shadow behind every step Mollie takes. Someone is lurking in 

that shadow, threatening not only Mollie, but also the new family she has claimed for herself. 

And it isn’t just the past that has Mollie’s life in upheaval. Hunky former Marine Vaughn 

Winchester - who Mollie really would like to get to know much better - thinks Mollie is just a 

kid; he's made it clear she wouldn't ever be able to understand the demons haunting him. But if 

that's what he believes, then why does he keep sticking his nose in her business? And if he thinks 

she’s such a kid, why does he keep trying to kiss her?

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EXCERPT 

“Does it surprise you that someone could want me, Vaughn? You called me a 

kid. You think I’m a kid. Even after you saw I wasn't, even after you said you were 

wrong, deep down, you still think that.” 

“No, I don’t.” 

“You do. No matter what you say, what you tell me, you still see me as not 

enough. Not near enough for you.” She turns around and he moves back, just a half 

step. She looks nothing like a kid now and reason begins to settle back in his mind. He 

needs to leave this room. He needs her to not move toward him the way she is. But he is 

paralyzed by the smell of her and the water dripping across her chest to disappear 

beneath the towel. “Even with all the times you told me how badass I was, you still 

think I’m untouchable, that I’m too young, too stupid for you.” 

Is she crazy? Did she miss that part just seconds ago when he kissed her skin? “I 

never said that. If I did, I didn't mean it.” Brilliant, yes. Beautiful, yes, but she’s not too 

young and she sure as hell isn’t stupid. But the mission, it was the mission that had him 

pulling away from her, that had him restraining. 

This was a mistake, being here, watching her without guarding his expression. 

He knows she can see what he wanted. He knows she felt what he wanted just seconds 

ago when that round, supple ass was leaning against him. But he has a job to do. He 

has to protect her, to keep her safe. Everything hinges on her safety. If he can't do that, 

then Mojo will pull out and all that Viv has worked for these past six months would be 

for nothing. “I don’t think that, but you’re right. You are untouchable.” 

“Because I’m a kid?” 

“Because you’re off limits.” That settles it. That should, he thinks, make her 

understand that no matter what he says or how badly he wants her, he can't touch her 

again. Vaughn turns, the door just feet from him. He is almost there, just in reach of 

the space he needs to force between them. She has to see reason. She has to understand 

that the mission is what matters, not what either of them wants. 

“Vaughn?” There is something in her voice that is different. Determination 

maybe? Certainty? Whatever it is, Mollie has never used that tone with him and he 

knows it would be a mistake to turn around. His gut tells him that turning around 

would disintegrate any hope of resistance. But her feet drag on the carpet and he can 

feel the soft wisp of her breath against his neck and he is helpless. He manages a 

glance, tells himself that is all he will allow her, but when he sees her face, sees how 

calm she is, how confidently she sets her shoulders, he moves, comes to face her fully. 

“I’m not a kid.” And then, she drops the towel. “Fuck.” It is the only word that Vaughn can manage to utter. It is the only thing 

to cross his mind as he watches that towel slip to the floor. Mollie stands before him 

completely naked, her skin still red from the hot shower. “What are you doing to me?” 

he asks her when he had better hold of his tongue. 

“What you want.” 

My Review

I fell head over heels in love yet again with an Eden Butler story.

Finding Serenity is Mollie and Vaughn's story.

Mollie lives with her biker father, feeling loved and secure, no matter what happens she knows her dad loves her and will take care of her. Until he's arrested and she's sent to her mother and sister in Cavanagh, Tennessee. Her mother and sister are complete opposites of Mollie, their lifestyle is not hers.
She makes friends who become her new family. She has people who love her, protect her and look out for just as her dad used to do. She feels safe once again.

Until something from her past becomes a threat. And not just to her but her friends as well.

Enter Vaughn Winchester. Ex marine, brother to the DA and Mollie's newest protector, whether she wants him or not. 

Finding Serenity follows both Mollie and Vaughn as they get to know each other. He tries to keep her safe and along the way they both have to exorcise their own demons.
No spoilers, just know this one's definitely one click worthy!

I don't know how to choose between Vaughn or Declan, I can't I adore them both.
I fell for Declan in book one, didn't think a man could get any better than him, then along comes Vaughn in book 2 and I'm falling all over again. The characters in these books are so easy to love, all the girls are quirky in their own way but all fiercely loyal to each other. Great characters, great story, wonderfully well written

Purchase books 1 and 1.5

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Synopsis:

Graduate student Autumn McShane has had her share of heartbreak. She's been abandoned and betrayed and she lost her beloved mother in a tragic car accident five months ago. That loss damaged her body and fractured her spirit but she's learning to recover, until her ex-boyfriend returns to town, intent on making her life miserable.

Declan Fraser hates her ex as much as Autumn does, but the last thing she needs is to put her trust in the hands of another man, especially one like Declan: his hard body and lulling Irish accent makes more than a few girls weak-kneed. The talented rugby player is rude and sarcastic, with tattooed, muscular arms and a cocky attitude, but he's the only one who can help Autumn win an ill-advised bet that, if lost, could cost her more than she's willing to pay. The reluctant alliance between Declan and Autumn stirs up cravings she doesn't want to admit, but Declan is a hard man to resist.

Just when Autumn starts letting down her carefully constructed walls to the sexy bad boy, he betrays her when she needs him most. Autumn suspects Declan has secrets, and she is determined to uncover what drove him away from her, even if that means fraternizing with the enemy. But will the truth return Declan to her arms or add to the scars on her heart?

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"Behind the Pitch" is a novella set in the "Chasing Serenity" universe and is told in Declan Fraser's point of view. The release date is set tentatively for December/January. 

Synopsis:

Expat Irish rugby player Declan Fraser only wanted to play the sport he loves. He didn’t want to be stuck in this middle-of-nowhere town at this all too quaint university. He didn’t want his team captain to be an entitled jackass who switched Declan's position on the squad just to make himself look good. And he sure as hell didn’t want to fall in love with graduate student Autumn McShane.

Autumn is stubborn, but gorgeous; she bristles at any hint of dependency on anyone or anything, but she’s also a survivor. She’s everything Declan didn’t know he wanted. When Autumn finds herself in the middle of a challenging bet with her ex-boyfriend - who just happens to be the arrogant team captain that Declan hates - he feels honor bound to help her out. But he didn’t expect to fall for her in the process.

 “Behind the Pitch” reveals the most twisted and erotic thoughts in Declan’s head as he navigates through his on again/off again, frustrating and deeply erotic relationship with Autumn McShane.

And lordy, does he have a filthy mind.

About Eden

Author Bio:

Eden Butler is an editor and writer of New Adult Romance and SciFi and Fantasy novels and the nine-times great-granddaughter of an honest-to-God English pirate. This could explain her affinity for rule breaking and rum. Her debut novel, a New Adult, Contemporary (no cliffie) Romance, “Chasing Serenity” launched in October 2013 and quickly became an Amazon bestseller.

When she’s not writing or wondering about her possibly Jack Sparrowesque ancestor, Eden edits, reads and spends way too much time watching rugby, Doctor Who and New Orleans Saints football.

She is currently living under teenage rule alongside her husband in southeast Louisiana.

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