The Truth About Us by Claudia Burgoa-review & excerpt tour

The Truth About Us (Impossibly Possible Duet / Decker Family) by Claudia Burgoa-review & excerpt tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date May 6, 0224

Every night, I find myself caught between dreams and wakefulness.
Yearning for a past that slips through my fingers.
Each night, whisper prayers into the darkness.
Longing for just one kiss, one more touch . . .

Longing for her.

Maybe forever is a lie.
The truth is that tragedy will always break your heart.
But maybe, this time, I can build something greater out of tragedy.
Maybe . . . just maybe love isn’t as lost as I once thought.
And maybe forever might still happen to me

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REVIEW:The Truth About Us is the second and final installment of the Impossibly Possible duet, and Oh my Goodness what a worldwind. This series is filled with drama and emotion, the author took this series in a different direction than I was expecting, but what a way to go.

THE TRUTH ABOUT US takes us back to where book one ends, so reading the first in the series is very much recommended, there is far too much that happens in book one that the reader will need to know for book two. The book continues with Ameline and Gabe, we see Ame is back to help her sister, but Gabe..Gabe is living like a ghost. It’s sad to see, but as the book progresses and we get the reasoning behind their separation, what really happened, a new picture starts to form.

So much can be said about the storytelling of this duet. The characters are intense, the plot is captivating and the story itself is heartbreaking in a way that makes you want more and more with every word. Gabe and Ame started off so young, and being that young they didn’t know how to talk to one another, how to be in a relationship, how to make it last. They were just too young. Years later, they get their second chance, and after everything they have to go through to be together again, the heartbreak, the lies and the pain, all to have each other back again. Watching Gabe come back to life, the light in his soul reignite was everything, him taking the time to win back Ame’s heart after everything they had been through, it made everything worth it. There two are soulmates, and after everything, I am so pleased they were able to find their HEA.

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Reviewed by Sarah

 

Gabriel
In the silent hours of the night, under the gentle glow of the moon, I lie awake, my heart filled with a deep sense of longing and loss. My dreams weave together the words of a prayer, a melody that blurs the lines between being awake and asleep.
Each night, as I close my eyes, I enter a realm painted with the colors of memories and desires. “I pray that my eyes awaken with the light of your gaze,” I whisper softly.
In this world, my wife’s eyes shine like stars, guiding me through the darkness of my grief.
I dream of days filled with laughter and nights enveloped in the warmth of shared dreams. In these dreams, I pray that you stay by my side and never leave me, my love.
I plead into the night.
In these dreams, she is there, as real as the ache in my heart.
Yet, each dream reminds me of the moment that broke my world. The dreams are a harsh contradiction, offering glimpses of a love that remains just out of reach.
As dawn nears, my dreams shift, creating visions of a future that might have been. I see children playing in the sunlight, their laughter filling a home brimming with love—a love I had hoped to share with her.
I pray for our children.
I pray for her heart.
I pray for us.
But as the first light of morning filters through the curtains, reality gradually returns. I wake up to a world that seems murkier, a life that feels incomplete. Yet, in the quiet moments of awakening, I cling “to the dreams, the prayers, and the love that keeps her memory alive in my heart.
I pray for one more second of life to give to her and my whole heart to surrender. I promise as I rise to face the day. In my heart, I know that every heartbeat, every breath, is a tribute to the love we shared—a love that, even when I pretend it never existed, remains strong.
And so, I navigate the delicate balance between reality and dreams, carrying within me a prayer that transcends time and space.
And if I die, let it be of love, knowing that in the end, it is love that infuses everything with meaning—love that will guide me through the darkest nights and into the light of a new day. 


 

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Claudia is an award-winning, USA Today bestselling author.

She writes alluring, thrilling stories about complicated women and the men who take their breaths away. Her books are the perfect blend of steamy and heartfelt, filled with emotional characters and explosive chemistry. Her writing takes readers to new heights, providing a variety of tears, laughs, and shocking moments that leave fans on the edge of their seats.

She lives in Denver, Colorado with her husband, her youngest two children, and three fluffy dogs.

When Claudia is not writing, you can find her reading, knitting, or just hanging out with her family. At nights, she likes to binge watch shows or movies with her equally geeky husband.

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The Lies About Forever by Claudia Burgoa-review tour

The Lies About Forever (Decker Family / Impossibly Possible Duet 1) by Claudia Burgoa-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date April 29, 2024

Lightning can strike the same place more than once.

The first time, it robbed me of my high school sweetheart. Shattering our forever.

I was just sixteen. Too young to understand the medical jargon that meant she was gone. Too naïve to see that forever was nothing but a fairytale.

Now, years later, I meet Ameline. I tried not to fall in love, but it was impossible. She gathered all my broken pieces and put me back together. I knew the only way to keep myself intact was never to love again. But I fell for the illusion of forever once more. At least until I lost her.

Now I’m left questioning everything. What does forever mean when it’s built on a foundation of pain and loss? How do you move on when lightning keeps targeting your heart? Why bother believing in forever when tomorrow isn’t guaranteed?

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REVIEW:The Lies About Forever is the first in the Impossibly Possible series by Claudia Burgoa. The blub for this book was the most perfect grab to get my attention, and get my attention it did.

TLAF is a quick emotional read that keeps its reader on their toes through the very end. This book, in what I would guess would have to be at least a duet, is filled with love, family drama and hot smexy men. It does start off with a feeling of reading a young adult/new adult romance as the main characters are in their late teens and early twenties.

The Decker family really starts feeling like family as the story progresses, and the siblings make it what it is. In this book we get Gabriel and Ameline’s story to start, it is fast paced and interesting as the plot unveils itself. So much happens so quickly, but overall the story is easy to keep up with.

“She gathered all my broken pieces and put me back together” This sentence was one of the best parts of this book, and I think the most relatable too. The cliffhanger got me, and wow how ready was I to throw my kindle across the room! (I didn’t) Ms. Author, I would like to politely request book two as soon as possible please.

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Reviewed by Sarah

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Claudia is an award-winning, USA Today bestselling author.

She writes alluring, thrilling stories about complicated women and the men who take their breaths away. Her books are the perfect blend of steamy and heartfelt, filled with emotional characters and explosive chemistry. Her writing takes readers to new heights, providing a variety of tears, laughs, and shocking moments that leave fans on the edge of their seats.

She lives in Denver, Colorado with her husband, her youngest two children, and three fluffy dogs.

When Claudia is not writing, you can find her reading, knitting, or just hanging out with her family. At nights, she likes to binge watch shows or movies with her equally geeky husband.

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Famous Last Words by Claudia Burgoa-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date March 11, 2024

I shouldn’t be alive.

I should’ve died in that plane crash.

Instead, I survived.
Thrived, even.
After all, I’m a rock star and a billionaire.
There’s nothing I can’t buy.

Nothing, except peace.

And when it all comes crashing down around me…
The guilt.
The pain.
The sorrow.
That’s when she appears.

The one woman I’m not allowed to love.
I needed her to fill the void after everything was lost.
There she was, ready, and grieving too.
Both of us are broken, shattered people.
So why does she make my heart want to beat again?
I need a new reason to keep breathing.
And I think that reason—is her.

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REVIEW:Famous Last Words are emotions. Every emotion is raw and real, Ms. Author has a way of drawing them out with her stories, and this one is even more true. FLW is a second chance love story, filled with love, loss, drama, family and second chances. This book was so hard to put down that I finished it in one sitting.

Seraphina “Sephie” and Brahms story starts when they are children and stretches to adulthood where they find each other again. When tragedy strikes them early in life, they are torn apart, misunderstandings and family drama causing more and more issues between the two of them. Much of their early story involves Sephie’s family and a horrible plane crash, and Brahms’ involvement in it. There is so much suspense in this as the storyline chances between the present and the past memories of the two main leads.

Now; seven years later, Brahms’ life is at a tipping point. He gets into a bad accident and his brother reaches out to Sephie for help. She is a highly skilled physical therapist, and one of the only people that can get through the thick skull of Brahm. Brahm however is more than just messed up from his accident, he is also messed up in booze and drugs. He is truly living up to the out of control music man.

The plot continues quickly, characters are reunited, Brahm finds his truth, and long ago secrets are revealed. Most importantly, both Sephie and Brahm are finally able to heal their relationship and move on with their lives. There is a pretty big plot twist that I didn’t see coming, but wow, just amazing! The ending and epilogue to Famous Last Words had me in absolute tears, this book was so emotionally freeing and the book hangover I currently have is so real! I really applaud Ms. Author for the amazing work she has shared with the world with FLW.

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Reviewed by Sarah

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Claudia is an award-winning, USA Today bestselling author.

She writes alluring, thrilling stories about complicated women and the men who take their breaths away. Her books are the perfect blend of steamy and heartfelt, filled with emotional characters and explosive chemistry. Her writing takes readers to new heights, providing a variety of tears, laughs, and shocking moments that leave fans on the edge of their seats.

She lives in Denver, Colorado with her husband, her youngest two children, and three fluffy dogs.

When Claudia is not writing, you can find her reading, knitting, or just hanging out with her family. At nights, she likes to binge watch shows or movies with her equally geeky husband.

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Dirty Secret Love by Claudia Burgoa-review tour

Dirty Secret Love (Heartwood Lake Secret Billionaires 2) by Claudia Burgoa-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date January 8, 2024

What do you do when you’re tired of being the loser?
You make up the perfect fiancé, of course.

I know it sounds desperate, but hear me out.
In my family, everyone is someone.
But me? I’m just a small-town librarian with no prospects and no future.
At every family reunion, my older sister reminds me of that fact.
So when she announced her own upcoming nuptials, I knew I had to act fast. I needed a fake fiancé to bring to the wedding and prove that I was happy and successful too.

Enter River Kershaw, the town playboy.
My bestie Wren suggested him, and I was hesitant at first.
He’s the complete opposite of me: a charming extrovert.
But I can’t deny that he’s tall, strong, and hot.
I know it’s a risk, but I’m determined to show my family that I’m just as happy and in love as they are. Even if that means pretending to be with someone who’s totally not my type.

I’m ready to give the performance of a lifetime.

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REVIEW:Dirty Secret Love is the second installment in the Heartwood Lake Billionaires series. These books can be read as standalone, but why not read the series. DSL is a fake love/fiancé genre that brings all the best parts of storytelling.

Sutton is truly the black sheep of her family, no matter what she does she is never enough for them and their judgmental ways. The fact that she strives to live her own life away from them and their money makes them judge her all the more. So what does she do? She makes up the perfect fiancé. A perfect man right out of her own imagination. Now that they are coming back to Heartwood what is she going to do? She’s going to find a man to play her fiancé, that’s what. And maybe she knows just who to ask…

River is a Heartwood native, as is his family. When tragedy strikes his family, he returns to his hometown to be with his extended family, not that he cares for them all that much. He is eager to return to his life in Washington DC. Heartwood was never a place he thought he would return to, but family has a way of dragging you where you don’t always want to go. When Sutton makes her plea to him to act as her fake fiancé in front of her family, he turns her down quick as spit. That is until her mother finds her way into Suttons workplace AKA the library and treats her absolutely horrible in full view of everyone. Then he agrees to help her.

These two may not want a real relationship, but there is no denying the chemistry and heat that is between them. River and Sutton slowly start building a foundation of trust that neither are able to believe will become more complicated. As always though, in any good story, it does. The more time they spend together, the more they learn, the more they want from one another, feelings emerge and by the end you are dying for more and more.

This was a great read to start off the new year! I’m very excited to see what this lovely author has coming for us next.

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Reviewed by Sarah

 

FOLLOW: Website / Goodreads / Twitter / Facebook / Amazon Author / Instagram

Claudia is an award-winning, USA Today bestselling author. 

She writes alluring, thrilling stories about complicated women and the men who take their breaths away. Her books are the perfect blend of steamy and heartfelt, filled with emotional characters and explosive chemistry. Her writing takes readers to new heights, providing a variety of tears, laughs, and shocking moments that leave fans on the edge of their seats.

She lives in Denver, Colorado with her husband, her youngest two children, and three fluffy dogs.

When Claudia is not writing, you can find her reading, knitting, or just hanging out with her family. At nights, she likes to binge watch shows or movies with her equally geeky husband.

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