Showing posts with label tracks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tracks. Show all posts

Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Trials by Sarah Biermann!!

Synopsis:

"They think Jeremy murdered her."

Drugs pushed them away...will murder bring them together?

Since losing the rock star love of her life, Harvard Law student Dylan Ackhart is doing the best she can to move on. Now in her third and final year, she's doing well in school and just landed her dream internship in Boston's District Attorney's office. She keeps away from the news so she doesn't hear about Jeremy Mason- about his frequent parties, new women, and apparent drug use.

But when the body of a young girl is found in his home, suddenly Dylan and Jeremy are thrust together in the most difficult and awkward of circumstances. Dylan is forced to choose between the only man she ever loved and the only dream she ever wanted. Will she leave everything behind and be with Jeremy? Or will Jeremy find himself in more trouble than she can help him out of?

 

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Sunny's Review:

So this book picks up with Dylan having moved on from Jeremy. She was basically cut off by him and trying to make life work with Scott.  She is about to get an intern position with the prosecutors office and Jeremy is accused of murder and she is on the team to help build a case against him. Jeremy maintains his innocence and you see how Dylan struggles with dealing with her job and her feelings for the man that she still loves.

I personally love Scott and think he is AWESOME. I know I am supposed to be all about Jeremy and Dylan finding each other again but I just don't like it. There are a lot of things that Jeremy does in this book that annoys me. I do not want to spoil it for you so I won't tell you. I don't like the ethical issues that Dylan ignores either.

I do like this series in that it is not a cut and dry, black and white story. Even though I do not like the way that Dylan handles things I don't know if I was in the same position I would have done anything differently. I would like to think that I would but who knows.

I am giving this book 4.1 stars out of 5.  Make sure you read Tracks before you read Trials.

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Excerpt:

I go through the rest of the day in a haze, purposely shutting my brain off to the point where I’m just barely able to function normally. I don’t want to even begin to process what happened in that questioning room. I’m kept busy by meeting all of my colleagues, learning the new paperwork and policies that need to be done in Homicide, as well as other things interns typically take care of. By the time I’m finally walking out of my building and towards my car, I’m so emotionally and mentally exhausted I feel like going home and falling into bed.

I take the back door again just in case but I’m relieved to see that the press has cleared from the front of the building. I see my little car far off in the distance and take my time walking towards it.

“Dylan,” I hear suddenly.

Oh, God…

I freeze in my tracks and swing myself around. I see his silver Honda stopped in the middle of my street. Jeremy’s staring out the window, his blonde hair shining in the sun and sunglasses reflecting my shocked face.

“Huh?” I mumble out.

“Get in,” he says. I stare at him like he’s crazy before I turn to continue walking towards my car.

“Dylan, get in the car,” I hear him say as his car inches to match my stride. His voice is low and demanding. It makes my heart lurch in my chest.

“Are you nuts?” I whisper out of the side of my mouth. “I can’t be seen with you.”

“You won’t be if you get in the fucking car.”

I sigh, my resolve wavering, but keep moving forward.

“Dylan, I swear to God I will get out and throw you in this car.”

Goddamnit.
I turn and run around the front of his car, opening the passenger door and flopping onto the seat. I barely get my door shut before he drives away.

About Sarah Biermann:

Sarah Biermann, RN, BSN was born Wilmington, Delaware and grew up in Claymont. She attended Cab Calloway School of the Arts in Wilmington for high school, majoring in creative writing. She went on to Montgomery County Community College in Blue Bell, PA for her Associates Degree in Nursing. She recently graduated Drexel University with her BSN in nursing and is currently in their Masters program for nursing education. Sarah's nursing specialty is in drugs and alcohol detox and rehab.

 Sarah has been married to her husband, Jon, for 8 years. She has two beautiful daughters: Anna, age 7, and Quinn, age 2. They live in Lansdale, Pennsylvania. 

She enjoys reading, singing, art, music, television, going to the movies, Hershey Park, and writing. "Tracks"- the first book in the "Rock Bottom" series- is her first book.

Sarah is currently working on the second book in the "Rock Bottom" series- titled "Trials"- coming soon.
 

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Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Tracks by Sarah Biermann!!

Synopsis:


When Harvard Law student, Dylan Ackhart, moves to Boston with her best friend- the last thing she expects to find is Jeremy Mason. Jeremy is sexy, smart, and passionate- and currently the most famous rock star in the world.
From the first moment Dylan meets Jeremy, she's attracted to him. But she soon finds the fame and press can wear on you. Plus, Jeremy seems to be hiding things from her- including his relationship with the mysterious blue-haired girl.
Tracks takes you on a ride through the not so glamorous side of dating a rock star- sex, drugs, rock and roll.
 

Sunny's Review:

 

 I think when I signed up for this blog tour I was picking this book for Darra. As most of you know we have been swamped and somehow I ended up reading this one. You know I am not a huge fan of the rocker boys but I try to keep an open mind. Having said this, I really like this book. I made sure that Darra started this book too. I think she is almost done (she started it Monday night) & hopefully she is enjoying it. I have not talked to her yet today.

Dylan is a super innocent girl in a lot of ways but in a lot of ways she has had to deal with things that I can't even begin to comprehend.  She has always worked really hard for her grades and has gotten where she wants to go...Harvard. Of course, when you finally get what you want life throws in some curve balls. So just as she is about to enter Harvard Law (her lifelong dream) she meets Jeremy. He doesn't really derail her so much as causes a distraction and throws her in the spotlight.

Jeremy is your typical rock star bad boy. Drugs, sex, scandal...all of it. He is supposed to be clean and will be dropped by his record label if he is caught in anymore scandal. The attraction is instant for both of them. Jeremy is trying to be what Dylan wants & needs but there are a lot of things in his life that she does not know or understand. They have a turbulent relationship to say the least.

There were a lot of hard parts for me to read in this book. Sarah Biermann shows you a side of life that many of us have no clue about. I was pretty sheltered growing up and even though I like to think that I have seen some stuff nothing prepared me for some parts. I really did like this book and I like that Sarah made me run through some different emotions.

I am giving this book 4.3 stars out of 5.  Go get this and read it!! You will not be disappointed. Make sure that you go get the next book too!!!! Trials is live and you will enjoy it!!

Darra's Review:

So obviously Sunny just explained the whole sheltered and innocent people can be. I on the other hand was talking to my book saying "Hello! He has the shakes!" I remember DARE class. They explain all the symptoms!

Jeremy definitely lives the rock star life. He is brilliant but a scared boy deep down. Dylan is complete opposite. Despite her past childhood that is not much better than Jeremy's, she has her shit straight. She plans to be a lawyer. And nothing is going to get in her way.

Of course, until she goes to a concert and meets Jeremy. Her relationship with Jeremy is a roller coaster that goes forward, backward and drops to the bottom. Extremely emotional and out of control. The kind that makes you go crazy, a good and bad way.

You do meet Scott, which he is a great guy and you will grow to like as well. Sunny loves him. I think it was because he played sports. I do love me a rocker. I am conflicted. Both Scott and Jeremy have pro's and con's. But once I read Trials, I will know who I will love most.

I rate this book a 4.3 as well. We both liked the book and right now I am aggravated I am working and not reading!
 

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EXCERPT:


I make a disgusted sound in my throat. “I am totally fucked up by what my mother did to me,” I say, still aghast at his reaction to my story.

    “Fucked up?” he questions, confused. “Why? Because you’re shy? Because you’re private? Because you don’t like to be vulnerable? Because you strive to achieve great things to prove you’re good enough to be worth something?”

    The way he instantly knows me makes me very uncomfortable. I freeze, wide eyed and unable to speak for a moment. How could he see me so clearly? How did this connection between us go so deeply? It was disturbing to me, the understanding between us. It’s deeper than even the physical pull between us, as if the air that separates our bodies is electrically charged. I had worked my whole life to push people away, building up this wall of protection. And yet here is this man, tearing it down and seeing who I am through all the bullshit. Maybe I'm not as good at hiding myself as I thought.

    “Yeah,” I finally muttered. “Those reasons are pretty much why.”

    “It makes you beautiful. The things you say it created in you... are what attract me to you in this unbelievable way. You’re timid, shy, brilliant, and completely unaware of how amazing you are.”

    I go statue still. My heart feels like it’s going to explode at his words. How did our conversation change course so quickly? I don’t know if I’m prepared for this. “Amazing?” I repeat in disbelief.
    He smiles a catlike smile, like he’s hunting again. Immediately, my breathing increases. “Oh yes. When I first saw your eyes from the stage,” he leans closer to me. I want to both back away and lean toward him at the same time. “I wanted to make them roll back into your head. I wanted to grab your round hips and pull you close to me.” He crouches on the couch, one leg on and one leg off, leaning over me. With his face against my cheek again, he whispers in my ear, “You. Are. Breathtaking.”


Playlist:


1. Kiss From a Rose- Seal

2. Hallelujah- Jeff Buckley

3. In Your Eyes- Peter Gabriel

4. Mirrors- Justin Timberlake

5. Big Shot- Billy Joel

6. Happiness is a Warm Gun- Beatles

7. Baby's on Fire- Jonathan Rhys Meyers

8. Barely Breathing- Dunkin Sheik

9. Behind Blue Eyes- The Who

10. Breaking the Habit- Linkin Park

11. Extraterrestrial- Katie Perry

12. Circle The Drain- Katie Perry

13. Hummingbird Heartbeat- Katie Perry

14. Heroin- The Velvet Underground

15. Come To Your Senses- show "Tick Tick Boom!"

16. I Want You/She's So Heavy- Beatles

17. Locked Out Of Heaven- Bruno Mars

18. Your Song- Elton John

19. I Drink Alone- George Thorogood

20. Take A Bow- Rihanna

21. This Time- Jonathan Rhys Meyers

22. While My Guitar Gently Weeps- Beatles

About Sarah:


Sarah Biermann, RN, BSN was born Wilmington, Delaware and grew up in Claymont. She attended Cab Calloway School of the Arts in Wilmington for high school, majoring in creative writing. She went on to Montgomery County Community College in Blue Bell, PA for her Associates Degree in Nursing. She recently graduated Drexel University with her BSN in nursing and is currently in their Masters program for nursing education. Sarah's nursing specialty is in drugs and alcohol detox and rehab. 

Sarah has been married to her husband, Jon, for 8 years. She has two beautiful daughters: Anna, age 7, and Quinn, age 2. They live in Lansdale, Pennsylvania.
 
She enjoys reading, singing, art, music, television, going to the movies, Hershey Park, and writing.

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