Marked (Kill Devil Ink 2) by Sarah Darlington- Review & Giveaway

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My comfort zone owns me.
It consumes me.
It’s marked me.

Ridiculous demands that only I understand. I can’t step outside. And when I do, there are rules for every step, every breath, every second. I’ve never kissed a boy. I’ve never had the chance. I live in the dark corners of my mind with only the men from the books I read to keep me company.

Until Finn.

A friend of a friend. He’s a tattoo artist, and he’s a gorgeous human being. We make an agreement. He’s the teacher. I’m the student. It’s pretend for him. But for me—one touch and I’m his.

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REVIEW:MARKED is the second instalment in Sarah Darlington’s contemporary, adult KILL DEVIL INK erotic, romance series. This is twenty-eight year old tattoo artist Finn Parker, and twenty-three year old, writer / indie author Lou Lawrence’s story line. MARKED can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story line is revealed where necessary.

NOTE: Some of the events of MARKED cross over with, and run parallel to the events of book one INKED.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Finn and Lou) MARKED follows the unconventional relationship between twenty-eight year old tattoo artist Finn Parker, and twenty-three year old indie author Lou Lawrence. Lou Lawrence suffers with agoraphobia-a complex and debilitating anxiety disorder wherein our heroine struggles to leave the house, and an overall feeling of helplessness and panic. A quick visit for Lou to Devil Hill Ink with her best friend Nick, finds tattoo artist Finn Parker pulled into the the aura that is our story line heroine but Lou’s adventure into the world outside is short lived, and Finn is forced to take his time in an effort to prove he is worthy of Lou’s friendship. What ensues is the slow building romance and relationship between Finn and Lou, and the potential fall-out as Lou continues to struggle in the face of her love for our story line hero.

The relationship between Finn and Lou is unique and atypical as Finn must ‘learn’ to step carefully in his attempts to ‘woo’ our story line heroine. Lou battles with herself every moment of the day, and in this, Finn must be patient with Lou’s inability to move beyond the past that has control of her life.Finn offers Lou two weeks to ‘get to know’ one another, and in the end, Lou’s anxiety may be the catalyst that pushes Finn out of her life. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

We are reintroduced to Lou’s best friend and roommate Nick, and Finn’s co-worker Amanda (Inked #1), as well as the new receptionist Patrick, and Nick’s mother Mrs. Jasmine.

MARKED is a story of mental disorders, struggles, acceptance and love. The premise is thought-provoking and engaging; the romance is seductive; the characters are animated and determined but struggling in their lives.

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Reviewed by Sandy

Sarah Darlington was born in Colorado and grew up all over the United States. These days, she calls Virginia home, where she lives with her husband, two kids, and large dog. The best word to describe Sarah is ‘creative.’ She’s passionate about designing, crafting, and photography. But most of all… she loves creating stories through her writing. Her romance books are sexy and heart-gripping at their core, guaranteed to make you swoon. Any of them can be read as a stand-alone, but all are connected within the same world.

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Inked (Kill Devil Ink 1) by Sarah Darlington-Review & Giveaway Tour

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AMANDA

Men like Nick should come with a warning label… don’t touch. He walked into the shop, smelling like heaven, wanting his first tattoo, and I should have refused his business. Because I knew the moment I set eyes on him, I didn’t stand a chance. Still, I fell down the rabbit-hole with him.

Now, he’s gone, moved on, and the result of our one-night stand is left growing inside me. I’ll probably never see this man again.

NICK

It was only supposed to be a little ink. A parting gift to myself from myself. Because when your girlfriend dumps you for a famous rockstar, you leave. You move on. You get the hell out of town and forget all about her. But I never counted on meeting Amanda before I left. Or the night we shared. Or the mark she left when she put her ink on my skin.

I have to go back. For her.

*INKED is a full-length standalone with a HEA.

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REVIEW: INKED is the second instalment in Sarah Darlington’s contemporary, adult KILL DEVIL INK erotic, romance series-a spin off from the author’s Rock Stars in Kill Devil Hills. This is twenty-three year old, marine biologist Nick Jasmine, and twenty-five year old, tattoo artist Amanda’s story line. INKED can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story line/series is revealed where necessary. Nick was first introduced in Never Trust a Rockstar (Rockstars in Kill Devil Hills #1) and is Mick’s brother (Crazy .5).

Told from dual first person perspectives (Nick and Amanda) INKED follows the building relationship between twenty-three year old, marine biologist Nick Jasmine, and twenty-five year old, tattoo artist Amanda. Nick had been dumped by Emma, his girlfriend of six months, dumped for a rockstar, and to commemorate his time in North Carolina, Nick decided a tattoo would be his parting gift but Nick never expected to meet the woman that would call to his heart, tattoo artist Amanda. A one-night stand would result in an unexpected pregnancy but Nick had left without looking back. Two months would pass before Nick returned to Kill Devil Hills, and with it, the knowledge that not all was right in our hero’s world. What ensues is the rebuilding relationship between Nick and Amanda, and the potential fall-out as Nick’s struggles with issues of mental health, issues that could easily affect his relationship with the woman he loves.INKED is a story of fate and love. On his last night in town, Nick walked into Kill Devil Ink, never knowing he would leave behind a piece of himself. With his best friend Lou in tow, Nick would return Two months later to discover that life as he knew it was about to change.

We are introduced to Amanda’s fellow tattoo artists Patrick and Finn, and Nick’s friend Lou; and the cameo appearance of Emma Winchester and Caleb Mills (Never Trust a Rockstar #1)

The premise is emotional and sometimes heart breaking; the characters are colorful , charismatic and flawed; the romance is tender, seductive and steamy.

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Reviewed by Sandy