DOWN SHIFT (Driven #8) by K. Bromberg-Review and Book Tour

DOWN SHIFT
Driven #8
by K. Bromberg
Release Date: October 4, 2016
Genre: adult, contemporary, erotic, romance

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ABOUT THE BOOK: RELEASE DATE October 4, 2016

Behind the wheel, racing champion Zander Donavan is at the top of his game. But after too much excess in his personal life, he’s forced to step away. He needs to accomplish something all on his own—outside of his famous father’s shadow.

Getty Caster is running away from the abuse that clouds her past. She thinks she’s found the perfect escape—until she discovers a stranger in the beachside cottage she’d been promised. He’s undeniably sexy, but she’s there to heal. Alone.

Before long though, fighting with each other turns into fighting their attraction. And giving into desire sets off a chain reaction that has their pasts colliding. With an unexpected love on the line, can they overcome the fallout to build a future?

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REVIEW: DOWN SHIFT is the eighth installment in K. Bromberg’s contemporary, adult DRIVEN erotic, romance series. This is race car driver Zander Donavan, and bartender Getty Caster’s story line. DOWN SHIFT can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from previous story lines is revealed where necessary. The reader was first introduced to Zander in the original DRIVEN trilogy-our hero is the adopted and now adult son of Colton and Rylee Donavan.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Zander and Getty) DOWN SHIFT follows Zander Donavan as his life begins to spiral out of control. The demons from his past have resurfaced and our hero is unable to handle the emotional and psychological fall out from the memories and guilt that threaten his career and the family he loves. Disrespecting his family, his sponsor and his family, Zander finds himself removed from the racing team, and tries to regain some semblance of control away from the crowds and the once-adoring fans. Enter Getty Caster- a young woman on the run from her past, but a past that is very much trying to control her present and her future. What ensues is the building relationship between Getty and Zander that finds our couple facing their demons with one another’s support.

DOWN SHIFT is an emotional and heartbreaking story about two people who lost someone they love, and control of their lives at a very early age. Zander’s past is shrouded in abuse, neglect and horrific violence; Getty is a woman who has been manipulated by her father into a relationship that does not bode well for our storyline heroine.

The relationship between Getty and Zander begins as roommates (virtual strangers) at a mutual friend’s cottage, and slowly progress into friendship and more. Zander struggles with the memories of the past but knows to move forward he must face the demons that have been pacing the edges of his slowly unraveling world. Getty is fearful of jumping from one controlling relationship into another, and is afraid of getting too close to a man who is unwilling to reveal a past that is controlling his volatile emotions. The $ex scenes are intimate, intense and provocative.

DOWN SHIFT is a story about healing, acceptance and moving forward; a romantic tale about one man’s destructive slide onto a dark and dangerous path, and one woman’s need to escape that which controls her life. The premise is intriguing, impressive and inspiring; the characters are colorful, realistic and spirited; the romance is emotional, passionate and fated. DOWN SHIFT is a complete, stand alone novel with a well deserved happily ever after.

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Reviewed by Sandy

New York Times Bestselling author K. Bromberg writes contemporary novels that contain a mixture of sweet, emotional, a whole lot of sexy and a little bit of real. She likes to write strong heroines and damaged heroes who we love to hate and hate to love.

She’s a mixture of most of her female characters: sassy, intelligent, stubborn, reserved, outgoing, driven, emotional, strong, and wears her heart on her sleeve. All of which she displays daily with her husband and three children where they live in Southern California.

On a whim, K. Bromberg decided to try her hand at this writing thing. Since then she has written The Driven Series (Driven, Fueled, Crashed, Raced, Aced), the standalone Driven Novels (Slow Burn, Sweet Ache, Hard Beat, and Down Shift (Releasing 10/4/16)), and a short story titled UnRaveled. She is currently finishing up Sweet Cheeks a standalone novel out at the end of 2016.

Her plans for 2017 include a sports romance duet (The Player (#1) and The Catch (#2)) and the Everyday Heroes series (Cuffed (#1), Combust (#2), and Cockpit (#3). She’s also writing a novella for the 1,001 Dark Night series that will be out in February 2017.
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