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About The Book:
About The Book:
Title: Revenge Bound
Series: Tattoo Thief #3
Author: Heidi Joy Tretheway
Genre: Adult Contemporary Romance
Release Date: July 31, 2014
On the Internet, secrets never die…Violet can’t imagine anything worse than having her very private, very naked photos strewn across the Internet.
Until they multiply like a virus.
With her name, address, and phone number attached.
And her boss finds out. And a stalker finds her.
Violet’s refuge is a rock star known for going through groupies faster than guitar picks. Letting Jayce get close enough to protect her exposes her secrets—and her heart—to a man whose celebrity could ruin her.
That’s because being a nobody is the one thing that keeps Violet’s photos from making headlines. And it’s the reason she can never fall for a rock star.
Secrets spread like wildfire when a celebrity fans the flames.
REVENGE BOUND is a full-length, standalone novel, and a companion to the Tattoo Thief books. It contains steamy scenes and strong language intended for mature readers.
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Tattoo Thief by Heidi Joy Tretheway is the first amazing book in her Tattoo Thief series. The series focuses on the stories of the band members of Tattoo Thief. You'll learn how they got their name at some point in this tale and it's quite funny.
This book was un-put-downable. I couldn't stop devouring page after page. I absolutely fell in love with the characters. They were so flawed and real while at the same time being interesting enough to read about. The whole scope of the house-sitting gig was a genius plot point and Beryl really came into her own in NY.
Gavin was a mess and a challenge and a hot rock star to boot. You can't go wrong :-D
I loved this book and am diving immediately into the next book in the series (Tyler & Stella) and am a little aggravated I waited this long to begin reading this series.
A High-recommendation for this series and this author!!!!
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Tyler & Stella by Heidi Joy Tretheway is the second awesome book in her faboo series Tattoo Thief. Stella is the backstabbing frenemy from book one, Tattoo Thief. We already saw the apology to Beryl be accepted and we already know that Tyler has promised her an interview. The story of Tyler & Stella begins here.
Stella is a mess - more than we ever realized in Beryl's story and and Tyler is her white knight. But what happens when pride and secrets and just blatant misunderstandings occur on a daily basis and it gets mixed with Stella's almost alcoholic tendencies to drown herself in vodka?
This story will pull you along as effortlessly as the first book did and you'll find your house a mess, laundry and dishes not done because you just CAN'T STOP READING!
Trust and faith and appreciation for the simple and honest things meets wariness and cynicism and create a love-child with the best of both in Tyler & Stella's story.
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Revenge Bound by Heidi Joy Tretheway is the third book in her Tattoo Thief series. This book focuses on band member Jayce and Stella's new photographer friend Violet.
Violet was very quiet and reserved when we met her in book two, Tyler & Stella, and now we begin to learn why. She is the victim of revenge porn and the photos that her sleaze-ball politician ex-boyfriend took of her have been released to a revenge porn website and include her name, phone number and address. The harassment has been coming in non-stop. Horrible text messages that also allude to a stalker who is watching her every move. When she steps in to take photos of Tyler for a damage control press release for the band there is a connection that happens between the perpetually single, groupie loving Jayce. Violet doesn't quite know what to do with Jayce's attention and Jayce doesn't quite know what to do with himself.
This series is phenomenal. and I'm sad that the next book will be the last of Tattoo Thief but it also is going to be the most dramatic. While these books can be read as a stand-alone I highly recommend you read them all, in order. You won't regret it.
REVENGE BOUND is set in the world of Tattoo Thief, a fictional band I’ve chronicled in a set of standalone novels, each about a different member of the band. This book is about Jayce, Tattoo Thief’s lead guitarist, so my playlist includes guitar-focused tracks as well as some deeper, emotional music that connects to Violet’s character.
So, why did I pick these songs? I selected a few favorite lyrics for you.
My Reviews:
My rating: 5 of 5 starsTattoo Thief by Heidi Joy Tretheway is the first amazing book in her Tattoo Thief series. The series focuses on the stories of the band members of Tattoo Thief. You'll learn how they got their name at some point in this tale and it's quite funny.
This book was un-put-downable. I couldn't stop devouring page after page. I absolutely fell in love with the characters. They were so flawed and real while at the same time being interesting enough to read about. The whole scope of the house-sitting gig was a genius plot point and Beryl really came into her own in NY.
Gavin was a mess and a challenge and a hot rock star to boot. You can't go wrong :-D
I loved this book and am diving immediately into the next book in the series (Tyler & Stella) and am a little aggravated I waited this long to begin reading this series.
A High-recommendation for this series and this author!!!!
*****~~~~~~~~*****
My rating: 5 of 5 starsTyler & Stella by Heidi Joy Tretheway is the second awesome book in her faboo series Tattoo Thief. Stella is the backstabbing frenemy from book one, Tattoo Thief. We already saw the apology to Beryl be accepted and we already know that Tyler has promised her an interview. The story of Tyler & Stella begins here.
Stella is a mess - more than we ever realized in Beryl's story and and Tyler is her white knight. But what happens when pride and secrets and just blatant misunderstandings occur on a daily basis and it gets mixed with Stella's almost alcoholic tendencies to drown herself in vodka?
This story will pull you along as effortlessly as the first book did and you'll find your house a mess, laundry and dishes not done because you just CAN'T STOP READING!
Trust and faith and appreciation for the simple and honest things meets wariness and cynicism and create a love-child with the best of both in Tyler & Stella's story.
*****~~~~~~~~*****
My rating: 5 of 5 starsRevenge Bound by Heidi Joy Tretheway is the third book in her Tattoo Thief series. This book focuses on band member Jayce and Stella's new photographer friend Violet.
Violet was very quiet and reserved when we met her in book two, Tyler & Stella, and now we begin to learn why. She is the victim of revenge porn and the photos that her sleaze-ball politician ex-boyfriend took of her have been released to a revenge porn website and include her name, phone number and address. The harassment has been coming in non-stop. Horrible text messages that also allude to a stalker who is watching her every move. When she steps in to take photos of Tyler for a damage control press release for the band there is a connection that happens between the perpetually single, groupie loving Jayce. Violet doesn't quite know what to do with Jayce's attention and Jayce doesn't quite know what to do with himself.
This series is phenomenal. and I'm sad that the next book will be the last of Tattoo Thief but it also is going to be the most dramatic. While these books can be read as a stand-alone I highly recommend you read them all, in order. You won't regret it.
Playlist for REVENGE BOUND by Heidi Joy Tretheway
Thanks for inviting me to share the music that inspired REVENGE BOUND. Although I rarely write to music with lyrics, this playlist formed over the course of all the other things I do as an indie author, from managing mailing lists to designing graphic teasers.REVENGE BOUND is set in the world of Tattoo Thief, a fictional band I’ve chronicled in a set of standalone novels, each about a different member of the band. This book is about Jayce, Tattoo Thief’s lead guitarist, so my playlist includes guitar-focused tracks as well as some deeper, emotional music that connects to Violet’s character.
So, why did I pick these songs? I selected a few favorite lyrics for you.
Babylon by David Gray – The lyrics of this song perfectly capture how Violet and Jayce are hesitant to ask for what they want and need from each other. “If you want it, come and get it/ (for) crying out loud. The love that I was giving you/ was never in doubt. Let go your heart/ let go your head/ and feel it now.”
Collide by Howie Day – Jayce and Violet were never supposed to be together: he’s a rock star who goes through groupies faster than guitar picks. She’s a middle school art and sex ed teacher who is fired when her principal finds out about the naked pictures Violet’s ex posted online.
That makes these lyrics make sense: “Even the best fall down sometime/ even the wrong words seem to rhyme/ out of the doubt that fills my mind/ I some how find/ you and I collide.” When Jayce and Violet collide through a friend and then a stalker’s threat, Jayce’s steadfast belief in Violet and willingness to protect her makes him a truly swoon-worthy book boyfriend.
Elsewhere by Sarah McLachlan – I love the fierce, raw and emotional music from Sarah even twenty years after its release. Her lyrics connect to the unusual nature of Jayce and Violet’s power exchange relationship that might not be for everyone, but fit these two perfectly.
“I believe/ this is heaven to no one else but me/ and I’ll defend it as long as I can be/ left here to linger in silence/ if I choose to/ would you try to understand.” Defending a person’s passions, and the belief that there is no one right way to love or be loved, are themes threaded throughout the book.
Unpack your Heart by Phillip Phillips – The lyrics for this song burrowed under my skin and won’t let me go. From “bring your daylight/ bring your dark” to “bring all that you’re scared to defend/ and lay it down when you walk through my door … your sorrow, your beauty, your war/ I want it all, I want it all.”
This is Jayce’s attitude toward Violet: he’s willing to embrace her light and dark if only she’d let him in enough to protect her. Phillips captures it in such an upbeat, celebratory anthem that the song carries the enveloping feeling of unconditional love. Although I didn’t hear the song until I’d finished REVENGE BOUND’s manuscript, this new release floored me by capturing it perfectly.
Some of the other songs in this set just felt right, even though the lyrics weren’t directly part of my story. I hope you enjoy this eclectic list, and I always love hearing from readers with new music suggestions!
About The Author:
Heidi Joy lives in Happy Valley off Sunnyside Road. She swears she did not make that up.
Heidi’s obsessed with storytelling. Her career includes marketing, journalism, and a delicious few years as a food columnist. Media passes took her backstage with several rock bands, where she learned that sometimes a wardrobe malfunction is exactly what the rock star intends.
You’ll most often find Heidi Joy with her husband and two small kids cooking, fishing, exploring the Northwest, and building epic forts in their living room.
She loves to hear from readers via messages at facebook.com/author.heidi.
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