Welcome to my stop on the Dangerous Lies Blog Tour. I have lots of goodies in store for you today, including a review of a Dangerous Lies, a poem to Chet written from Stella’s point of view, and a giveaway! (Which you will find at the end of the post so be sure to read until the end!)
Before I share my poem with you, I’ll share a little bit about Dangerous Lies and my thoughts on it. (FYI: I loved it!)
Release Date:November 10th 2015.
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Australia.
Source: From publisher in exchange for an honest review.
Synopsis:
Stella Gordon is not her real name. Thunder Basin, Nebraska, is not her real home. This is not her real life.
After witnessing a lethal crime, Stella Gordon is sent to the middle of nowhere for her own safety before she testifies against the man she saw kill her mother’s drug dealer.
But Stella was about to start her senior year with the boyfriend she loves. How can she be pulled away from the only life she knows and expected to start a new one in Nebraska? Stella chafes at her protection and is rude to everyone she meets. She’s not planning on staying long, so why be friendly? Then she meets Chet Falconer and it becomes harder to keep her guard up, even as her guilt about having to lie to him grows.
As Stella starts to feel safer, the real threat to her life increases—because her enemies are actually closer than she thinks…
My Thoughts:
4 stars.
Becca’s best yet!
Dangerous Lies was thrilling. I was hooked from the start and could hardly put it down, hanging on to the edge of my seat until the end.
Stella’s life has been turned upside down. After witnessing a murder, she is put into witness protection. She is moved to a small country town and given a new identity. Stella doesn’t handle this well at first (and I wouldn’t either!), all she wants is her real life back. But as she gets a job and starts to make friends, she slowly begins to adapt to her new life – but she still can’t forget her old life completely, especially since anyone of the cartel working for the man she put in jail could find her at any minute.
Stella becomes close with the boy next door, Chet, a smoldering cowboy with a melt-your-heart smile. Stella is adamant she wants to be nothing more than friends with Chet. She is going to be 18 soon, and as soon as she is, she is going to find the boyfriend she was forced to leave behind and start a new life with him. But soon Stella’s defences start weakening. She wants to get to know the real Chet, but how can she when she can’t share her real self with him? I absolutely loved these two. They had sizzling chemistry, and I loved how their relationship built up over time. Chet is one of my new favourite hero’s (I never could resist a cowboy) and will have you swooning.
This is a romantic thriller, with more romance than thriller (which I am in no way complaining about.) The most action was at the end, and there was a few twist that I didn’t see coming. There were a few questions left unanswered though that I would have liked more clarity on, otherwise this would have been a 5 star read for me.
Overall, Dangerous Lies was a heart-pumping, heart-stopping read. It had the perfect amount of romance and thriller for me. It’s a story of love and redemption, with believable characters that leap off the page. I highly recommend it.
You can add it to your Goodreads Here.
And now for my poem to Chet from Stella’s POV.
Watch the video to hear me read the poem! (This is the first video I have ever made so I hope it has turned out ok.)
And now for your chance to get your hands on a copy! I have one signed, yes Signed! copy to giveaway to a lucky Australian resident. Simply click the link below to enter!
*Australian residents only.
*Must be over 13 years of age.
* Winners will be picked via random.org and will be contacted via email.
*I am not responsible for any lost mail.
Good luck!
Inside My Worlds 
You’ve created such a good poem Rochelle, and the video is great too 🙂 I definitely can’t wait to read this book, I really enjoyed Black Ice and so am looking forward to seeing what Becca Fitzpatrick has done this time!
Thank you so much.
I loved this one and am sure you will too.
Loved the poem and the video is more than OK. Can’t wait to get my hands on a copy of this book and am looking forward to settling down to read it.
Thank you so much.
It was such a great read. Hope you enjoy it when you get the chance to read it!
What a great post Rochelle! I have been waiting forever for this book, it sounds awesome! 🙂
Thank you. It was really awesome.
You read so beautifully! After reading your review and listening to your lovely poem, I just can’t wait to get my hands on a copy of the book!
Thank you! It is certainly a must read.
Lovely prize
Dangerous Lies
Would love to win this book
Christmas holidays I can get time to have a look
Great poem! Such a creative way to comment. Love it. Good luck!
Hi Rochelle. I loved the poem though it makes me even more impatient to read Dangerous Lies! 🙂
Oh, lovely poem! I suck at poetry so I completely envy anyone that’s good at it. 😉 Glad you liked the book too! I’ve had my eye on this one for awhile, and this one seems right up my alley. And twist!? Hell yeah!
Thank you 🙂
Your poem was awesome, Rochelle! And I think your video was great 😀
I hadn’t really been interested in reading DANGEROUS LIES, but I have to admit that your review has piqued my interest. I do like romantic thrillers, so maybe this could be something I like. I am just wary since I wasn’t the biggest fan of BLACK ICE. But I might just give it a try, since the story does sound very different!
Thank you, I put a lot of work into the poem and video.
I think it is worth the read. It is her best book yet. And Chet is very swoon worthy.