{"id":946,"date":"2014-07-30T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-07-30T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/katrina.effexhost.com\/index.php\/2014\/07\/30\/book-review-protecting-portia\/"},"modified":"2014-07-30T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2014-07-30T12:00:00","slug":"book-review-protecting-portia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifewithkatie.com\/index.php\/2014\/07\/30\/book-review-protecting-portia\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Review: Protecting Portia"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nTitle:  <\/span>Protecting
\nPortia<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n

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\nSeries:  <\/span>A Sugar
\nHouse Novella #2 (Stand-alone Series)<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n

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\nAuthor:  <\/span>Pavarti K.
\nTyler<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n

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\nPublished:  <\/span>May
\n19th, 2014<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n

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\nPublisher:  <\/span>Evolved
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\nWord Count:  <\/span>38,000<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n

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\nGenre:  <\/span>Erotic
\nRomance<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n

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\nContent Warning:  <\/span>Erotic
\nsexual content<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n

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\nRecommended Age: 
\n<\/span>18+<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n

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\nSynopsis:<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n

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\nJackson Grady met the love of his life. Unfortunately, he
\nwas running drugs for a pimp named Sasha at the time, who asked him to keep an
\neye on their new acquisition from Russia, the bedraggled beauty named Portia.
\nShe touched his heart and forced him to confront the kind of man he\u2019d become.<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n

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\nNow, Portia and Jackson both work at The Sugar House. He
\ncontinuously looks out for her, and longs for her with his every breath, but
\nknows he is unworthy of such an angel. What will Portia do to win not only the
\nheart, but also the body, of the man she loves?<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n

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\nWelcome to the world of The Sugar House, and the men and
\nwomen who will fulfill your every fantasy. But can they find a way to fulfill
\ntheir own?<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n

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\nAmazon<\/span><\/a> | <\/span>Barnes & Noble<\/span><\/a> | <\/span>GoodReads<\/span><\/a><\/o:p><\/div>\n

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\nExcerpt from Protecting Portia<\/i>:<\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/div>\n

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\nThe world has no place for men like Jackson, no place for
\nthe kind of man his Grams raised him to be\u2014for heroes or gentlemen. At least
\nthat\u2019s what he believes.<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n

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\nThe scars radiating from his shoulder down his chest are the
\nonly physical manifestations of the damage he endured. The VA stitched him up
\ngood, discharged him with honors and sent him on his way, promising to help him
\nfind a job and follow up doctor visits that never came. No, even Afghanistan
\nhad no use for men like him.<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n

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\nMemories shadow over him, threatening to drag him down by
\nthe sleeves. The silence in his apartment buzzes with the cries of long dead
\nfriends. An image of Chuck lying in the sandy street of Ghazni, his arm sliced
\nclean through, flashes through his mind\u2019s eye.<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n

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\nThe sticky blood sprayed across Jackson\u2019s face, but his life
\nmarched forward as Chuck slowly died.<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n

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\nHis heart begins to race and his temperature rises as the
\nfight or flight response kicks in\u2014he was always one to choose fight. He
\nstretches his back and flexes his fingers, shaking them out to get the blood
\nflowing again. Circulation does wonders for the human body\u2014when it stops,
\nthat\u2019s when everything goes to shit.<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n

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\nMost of the time, he doesn\u2019t think about the past. He
\noccupies his nights watching Portia and making sure everyone who works for Miss
\nNecia is safe.<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n

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\nHe inherited the management of the security team when he
\ntook over for Donovan. A good guy, Donovan\u2014the kind you\u2019d value having on your
\nside in a fight\u2014but also the kind of guy who wore down after too many years
\ndoing work like this.<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n

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\nJackson has seen too much of human nature to get any further
\ndown. He\u2019s already seen the worst of it. What could the occasional psychopath
\ndo to him after everything he\u2019s witnessed over the last year?<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n

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\nHumanity is a wasted species, taking up far too much space
\nwhile killing themselves and the world around them. When pushed to the point,
\nhe finds himself unable to come up with a single reason why the human race
\nshould even continue to exist.<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n

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\nThoughts like that don\u2019t get him anywhere though, so he
\nspends his time watching Portia. The glow of her platinum hair lends her
\nporcelain face a halo, giving him something good and pure to focus on. He makes
\nsure she\u2019s safe, and keeps his love hidden away until the day she might return
\nit.<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n

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\nThe idea Portia could ever love him back is more than he
\ncould imagine being granted. The gods frowned on him before he ever had a
\nchance to try. He was born into nothing, and his mama left him nothing. His
\nGrams tried to give him a better life, but all he managed to do was bring
\nhimself back down to nothing.<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n

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\nAnd that\u2019s all he\u2019d ever be.<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n

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\nAbout the Author:<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n

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\nAward
\nwinning author of multi-cultural and transgressive literature, Pavarti K Tyler
\nis an artist, wife, mother and number cruncher. She graduated Smith College in
\n1999 with a degree in Theatre. After graduation, she moved to New York, where
\nshe worked as a Dramaturge, Assistant Director and Production Manager on
\nproductions both on and off Broadway. Later, Pavarti went to work in the
\nfinance industry several international law firms. She now lives with her
\nhusband, two daughters and one very large, very terrible dog. She keeps busy
\nworking with fabulous authors as the Director of Marketing at Novel Publicity
\nand penning her next genre bending novel.<\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

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\nAmazon
\nAuthor Page<\/span><\/a> | <\/span>Facebook<\/span><\/a> | <\/span>Twitter<\/span><\/a> | <\/span>GoodReads<\/span><\/a> | <\/span>Website<\/span><\/a><\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n

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\nGiveaway Details: <\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/div>\n

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\nThere is an International tour wide giveaway. Prizes include
\nthe following:<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n

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\nTwo winners:<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n

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\n\u2022        
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>$10 Amazon gift card <\/span><\/div>\n
\n\u2022        
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Erotic eBook Bundle w\/ 3 eBooks  <\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n
\na Rafflecopter giveaway<\/a><\/div>\n
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\nWhew! This is one hot tamale of a novella! I was given this one and the prior one in the series and I could not put them down! Yes, these are certainly 18+ due to some of the naughtier content, but let me tell you, this author backs up her sex with great storyline. When I finished the book, I just wanted more. In fact, you may find me begging the author to let me review the third novella in this series. I want more of these characters and the amazing lives they’re leading. In fact, I would love to see a full length series set in The Sugar House, delving into the type of lifestyle that few of you will ever see.<\/p>\n

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\nI received a copy of this book for the purpose of this review..All thoughts, comments and opinions are my own.<\/i>
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