When The Time Is Right by Aly Martinez & M. Mabie-Review & Excerpt tour
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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date July 30, 2020
Fate doesn’t always happen overnight.
Hudson Bradley is the cockiest, most stubborn, hard-headed man I’ve ever known. And for fifteen years, he’s been my brother’s best friend.
But lately, what I’m feeling for him isn’t friendship at all.
Why is my heart racing every time his blue eyes lock on mine?
Why does every word he rumbles in my ear make my body come alive?
And worst of all, why did I bet him that I could find a woman he and his son would both love?
If I hadn’t given up on love altogether, Hudson would have been perfect for me. After all, he was there the day my world fell apart. He’s spent the last six years piecing me back together.
There are a million reasons why we could never work, but after a single kiss, I can’t remember any of them.
Now that the time is right, I have to make him mine—before I lose him forever.
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REVIEWWHEN THE TIME IS RIGHT by M. Mabie and Aly Martinez is a contemporary, adult stand alone romance story line focusing on twenty eight year old Alexis ‘Lexi’ Lawson, and single father / businessman Hudson Bradley.
Told from dual first person perspectives (Lexi and Hudson) WHEN THE TIME IS RIGHT follows the best friend’s sister relationship between twenty eight year old Alexis ‘Lexi’ Lawson, and single father / businessman Hudson Bradley. Hudson Bradley is a single father’s whose relationship with the child’s mother is friendly and amicable but six years earlier Lexi’s life imploded when the man that she loved was killed, and in the ensuing time Lexi has worked hard to move forward including supporting her brother’s best friend Hudson, and his growing son Jack. As a group, Lexi, Hudson, Lexi’s brother Cal, and Hudson’s ex Lauren are a tight knit group that has always supported one another from the very start including helping to raise Hudson and Lauren’s son Jack as part of their extended family but Cal’s recent marriage to Vanessa was a reminder that our couple remained single while everyone else was moving on so Lexi and Hudson made a bet to set one another up with a potential love interest that would fail spectacularly when each realized their love for one another. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Lexi and Hudson, and the potential fall-out as Jack’s personal life is about to spiral out of control.
Hudson Bradley remains friendly with the mother of his child, a friendship that blossomed over fifteen years earlier but Hudson was never in love with Lauren, and since the birth of his son, Hudson focuses on his business and raising his child. Lexi Lawson has loved and lost but her love for Hudson continues to grow. Fearing another loss, Lexi struggles to move forward including falling in love with her brother’s best friend. A snarky and mouthy young woman, Lexi falters with memories from the past, memories of which she continues to hold.
The relationship between Lexi and Hudson is a friends to lovers ; a wonderful relationship that is the foundation of a group friendship that has weathered the good with bad. As our couple set one another up with potential dates, Hudson and Lexi both realize they were doomed to fail at dating when they were both comparing their dates to each other. The back and forth camaraderie between Lexi and Hudson is flirty and fun-there are plenty of humorous moments, laughter and giggles. The $ex scenes are passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.
The secondary and supporting characters include Lexi’s brother Dr. Calvin Lawson, their parents Judy and David, Hudson’s ex Lauren, their son Jackson Bradley, as well as an assortment of potential ‘love interests’ for our couple including Lauren’s new beau Mark.
WHEN THE TIME IS RIGHT is a story of family, friendships, support and love. The premise is engaging and captivating; the romance is seductive; the characters are energetic, fun, and colorful. WHEN THE TIME IS RIGHT is a wonderful and magical story of friendship and love.
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Reviewed by Sandy
Actually, my MO for the past week had been no contact period, but that was a little hard to do when the guy you’re dodging knows things about you. Specifically, the lock code on your front door.
“You can go home, Hudson. I’m fine.” Out of my periphery, I watched him perch his hands on his hips.
“No,” he argued. “Not until we figure this out.”
So he had noticed my ghosting. I hoped he wasn’t as good at calling my bluff.
“There is no this.”
“What about what you said at the—”
“Yeah, I must have had a cold or something. Whatever it was, I’m over it.”
Lies. Lies. Lies. Hopefully, I’d start believing them.
“Over it?”
“Yep. Hey, how was your date?” My topic-swapping skills were on point. When he stopped, only an arm’s length away, I finally seized what scrap of pride I had and looked up into his blue eyes. “Are you seeing her again?”
He huffed. “Well, that’s kind of up to you.”
“Me?” I dropped the spoon into the sink and put the ice cream down so I could cross my arms over my chest. “What do I have to do with it?”
His lids fell shut, and he tipped his head at the ceiling, stretched his neck from side to side, and then brought his gaze back to mine. “Kate seems to think that, maybe, I have a thing…for you.”
My face flushed hot, and I wondered if maybe I’d fallen down trying to get out of my leather skirt earlier and I was dreaming, passed out on my bedroom floor. The issue with that theory was I could smell him, feel the warmth from his body in front of me, and see his heartbeat thumping in the vein in his neck.
This was real, but I still wasn’t sure I could handle it.
“Well, that’s just, uh, dumb,” I contended weakly. Shaking my head to rattle myself back to sanity, I asked, “W-why did she say that?” I tried to laugh, but it was as fake as my gusto.
“Because, apparently, I talked about you the whole night.”
Okay, I was wrong. I’d thought riding in a car with him and seeing him shirtless and watching him play with Jack and seeing how much he loved my family and having him touch me and avoiding him all week had been torture.
This moment was a whole new level of torment.
“So?” I said childishly.
It didn’t matter how I felt or what I wanted. I couldn’t just leap into his arms and expect everything to turn out the way it was supposed to. That’s not how my life worked.
“So I need to find out if this, whatever’s been building between us, is something.”
Wouldn’t that be nice? Up until that very second, it had all been one-sided. I’d racked my brain all week to understand why I’d felt the crazy things I did about him.
“How you gonna do that?”
“We’re going to kiss,” he stated very matter-of-factly, and then he closed the distance between our bodies.
“We are?” I whispered. My voice had all but left the building.
“Unless you stop me right now.”
I wanted to.
I didn’t want to.
I was scared.
I was excited.
But mostly, I wasn’t stopping him.
About Aly Martinez
Originally from Savannah, Georgia, USA Today bestselling author Aly Martinez now lives in South Carolina with her husband and four young children.
Never one to take herself too seriously, she enjoys cheap wine, mystery leggings, and olives. It should be known, however, that she hates pizza and ice cream, almost as much as writing her bio in the third person.
She passes what little free time she has reading anything and everything she can get her hands on, preferably with a super-sized tumbler of wine by her side.
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About M. Mabie
Mabie lives in Illinois with her husband. She writes everything from steamy romantic comedies to angst-filled, pull your hair out drama. She enjoys it all. With her unconventional love stories, she tries to embody “real-life romance.”
She cares about politics, but will not discuss them in public. She uses the same fork at every meal, watches Wayne’s World while cleaning, and lets her dog sleep on her head. She has always been a writer. In fact, she was born with a pen in her hand, which almost never happens. Almost.
Mabie usually doesn’t speak in third-person. She promises.
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Thanks for the wonderful review and excerpt.
Great review, Sandy. I love the premise of this book.
Wonderful review, Sandy. Looks like a great story line. Thanks.
Another great review, thanks Sandy.
Thanks for another great review and excerpt Sandy.
Looks great, thanks Sandy.
Great review and Excerpt. Congrats to Aly and M. Mabie on the new release.
very nice review and excerpt. looks like a fun read.
Terrific review, Sandy. Looks like a great read. Thanks.
Great review, Sandy. Love the cover. Thanks.