Monday 17 October 2016

Blog Tour - No Holding Back by Kate Evangelista




No Holding Back 

Kate Evangelista
(Dodge Cove #2)
Published by: Swoon Reads
Publication date: October 18th 2016
Genres: LGBTQ+, Romance, Young Adult

A romantic European vacation is the perfect excuse to let go in this highly anticipated sequel to No Love Allowed by Kate Evangelista.
Everyone knows that Nathan is in love with his best friend, Preston…Everyone except Preston. Nathan has always accepted that Preston was too focused on his swim training to worry about love. But Preston is heading off to train for the Olympics soon, so if Nathan wants his chance at love, he has to speak up now. But saying “I love you” is surprisingly difficult, even for someone as confident as Nathan. Maybe a whirlwind vacation in Europe could help? But… what if it doesn’t work out and he loses the best friend he’s ever had?
EXCERPT:
Blarney Castle stood tall and proud at the center of four hundred acres of beautiful, lush gardens. It seemed that at every corner flowers bloomed out of the earth in an explosion of color. From the massive trees to the babbling brook running through the property, the grounds were manicured to perfection. Dappled sunlight glinted off the greenest leaves Nathan had ever seen.

Unfortunately, the splendor of the place was having a hard time competing with the turbulence in his mind. What the hell was he thinking? After Paris, one would think that he’d learned his lesson. Keep his feelings to himself. Preston wasn’t interested in love. But Nathan was sure they’d had a moment. Why would Preston lick Nathan’s finger like that if there wasn’t something there?

It was driving him crazy. Preston had meant it as a joke. A way to get him to forgive the fights. Nathan knew this. Yet he still found himself in Ireland. Ready to kiss the Blarney Stone and gain the ability to speak his mind. Or something like that. Plus the top of a castle for a declaration of love? In his book that passed for romantic.

“It says here that only those brave enough to hang from the castle’s ledge will be granted it,” Preston said, reading from the brochure he’d snatched at the entrance.

“Granted what?” Nathan asked absentmindedly.

He was too preoccupied with staring up at Preston’s face. Despite the stress of travel, his friend looked more relaxed. He still swam on a daily basis, of course, but that was just to maintain his muscle memory. It wasn’t anything like his usual training schedule. A hundred laps a day was like breathing. So Nathan didn’t worry much anymore that Preston needing to hit the hotel pool every morning would interfere with their trip. It gave Nathan the time he needed to focus on party-planning stuff. He figured he’d get work out of the way so that once Preston finished his workout, they could enjoy the rest of their day.

“The gift of gab,” Preston clarified as they strolled along a path toward the castle. “It says here that you will have to hang off a ledge to be able to kiss the stone.”

Nathan tsked. “That’s nothing.”

“You sure?”

He ignored the skepticism as they entered the castle. He was here for love, and love conquered all—even his fear of heights. It wasn’t a phobia or anything, so Nathan believed everything would be all right.


Galvanized by the purity of his feelings, he determinedly faced the climb that would eventually lead them to the top of the keep.


Author Bio:
When Kate Evangelista was told she had a knack for writing stories, she did the next best thing: entered medical school. After realizing she wasn’t going to be the next Doogie Howser, M.D., Kate wandered into the Literature department of her university and never looked back. Today, she is a graduate of De La Salle University – Manila with an Bachelor of Arts in Literature. She taught high school English for three years and was an essay consultant for two. Currently she writes full time and is based in the Philippines. To learn more about Kate, please visit her website at www.kateevangelista.com or follow her on Twitter @KateEvangelista

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