Obsessed by Books: Tour: A Lighter Shade of Blue by Shyla Colt @ShylaColt

Thursday 3 September 2015

Tour: A Lighter Shade of Blue by Shyla Colt @ShylaColt

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Title: A Lighter Shade of Blue

Series: Kings of Chaos

Author: Shyla Colt

Published: July 28th, 2015

Publisher: Hot Ink Press

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Content Warning: Explicit sexual content, graphic violence

Recommended Age: 18+

Synopsis: Assigned the role of keeper of her older sister, Calla, Bluebell Strong has spent her life cleaning up messes. Frustrated, unappreciated, and repressed, Blue drifts away from her family. Suddenly, a jail sentence lands Calla in prison. She then becomes her nephew, Bolton’s guardian. Pulled headfirst back into the life of the Kings of Chaos M.C. she struggles to find a balance between who she must be and who she’s always wanted to be. Bolton’s father, Shadow, the man she crushed on since she was a teen, returns from prison. These back to back events forces her to choose between duty and happiness.

After serving three years in jail for a brother, Kings of Chaos enforcer, Shadow is done denying himself. The silent man, known for making problems disappear spent years holding onto a secret that kept him from the one thing he wants most, Blue. Beneath the hardened exterior of this Warrior, rests a heart that beats for one woman. Laying all his cards on the table, he risks upsetting the balance among the Strongs and the club to complete the family he always wanted.

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5 of 5 stars

Read in August, 2015

This is the second installment in the Kings Of Chaos series and it didn't disappoint.

This book follows Blue and how she has felt living in the shadow of her wayward older sister Calla. Blue has always felt that she has had to strive to be the perfect daughter in light of sister Calla's rebel ways. Seeking a "normal" life away from the Kings, Blue is in a relationship with a guy that she classes as her bestfriend, but there isn't the spark there that she would like to have.

Called back to her family after her sister is arrested, and imprisoned, she takes on the mother role of her nephew Bolton, who she loves and adores. His father is due to be released from prison and is the man she has always loved. Little does she know that her sister played a part in her never having that man.

Shadow is due to be released from prison and hears of his ex being arrested and also that Blue is looking after his son Bolton. He has always wanted Blue, but her sister tricked him in the most nastiest ways. He hopes that once he is released, he may be able to have the woman he has always strived to have.

This story really didn't disappoint, love, kidnappings, revelations, hot scenes. It has it all for a biker read, Shyla has a way of writing that allows you to connect to the characters. The story flows throughout the book.

I cannot wait for the next in the KOC series.

***** Free Copy received via Obsessed by Books ******

Excerpt from A Lighter Shade of Blue by Shyla Colt:

“How will it feel to be in my home with my son and my ex, and know neither of them will ever be yours?” she asks, taunting me. I clench my jaw. Times like this I know one-hundred percent that she knew about my forever crush on Shadow. The slick smile on her lips makes me want to slam her face into the metal table she’s seated in front of. Calla has always had the magical ability to pull out the worst in me. I bite my tongue so hard I taste the unmistakable metallic tinge of blood. Gripping the edge of my chair I take deep breaths. Silence falls as the papers are delivered. She signs and my tension eases. Once the papers reach my desk, I let out a sigh of relief. “You want to know how it’ll feel, Calla?” I whisper. She nods. “About the same way it’ll feel for you to be in here while I help Bolt grow, watch him graduate, and send him off to adulthood. All while living with the one man you procreated with who hates your guts.” Her jaw drops. I smirk. “We’re done here. Oh, and you’re welcome for the clean up on aisle Calla. If anything good can come out of this, it’s the fact you’ll be forced to get clean and hopefully, get your shit straight. I don’t feel competition, how could I? You’re a child in an adult’s body doing a piss poor job of managing her life. I don’t know where we went wrong, but I know it’s not on me. I think you woke up one day and decided to hate me. It used to bother me. Now, I’m just numb.”

About the Author:

Shyla Colt grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio, but has lived a variety of different places thanks to her wanderlust, interesting careers, and marriage to a United States Marine. She’s always loved books and wrote her very first novel at the age of fifteen. She keeps a copy of her first submission letter on her desk for inspiration.

After a lifetime of traveling, she settled down and knew her time had come to write. Diving into her new career like she does everything else, with enthusiasm, research and a lot of prayers, she had her first book published in June of 2011. As a full-time writer, stay at home mother, and wife, there’s never a dull moment in her household.

She weaves her tales in spare moments and the evenings with a cup of coffee or tea at her side and the characters in her head for company. A self-professed rebel with a pen. Her goal is to diversify romance as she continues to genre hop, and offer up strong female characters.