Steamy book momma: Just Stay Review Tour

Friday, September 19, 2014

Just Stay Review Tour

Title: Just Stay

Author: Michelle Abbott

Genre: New Adult Contemporary Romance

Publication Date: May 16, 2014

Tour Host: DRC Promotions

The last place Pia wants to be is on a family vacation in a sleepy Cornish village. She's anticipating two weeks of mind-numbing boredom. Then she meets Trey, a local boy. He's absolutely gorgeous. The trouble is — he knows it. He's arrogant and egotistical, and Pia intends to avoid him at all costs. But Trey is not the kind of guy who gives up easily. When he sets his sights on Pia, her resistance is futile. It's just a holiday romance, some light-hearted fun, right? But one of them is about to discover that still waters do, indeed, run deep. When what lurks beneath the surface finally erupts, the consequences may prove to be catastrophic.

For ages 17+ due to sexual content and strong language

Pia is forced to go on a family vacation to a sleepy Cornish village. She would rather be at home preparing for Uni and hanging out with her friend Fay. While out try to find some she runs into a guy and he lets her know the only place she will find any is on top the hill. She is quite sure about this guy after she is out by herself at night. The next she runs into him while she is trying to relax and read on the beach. She is annoyed and decides to go home. When she gets back and rings for her mum to let her in her mum invites him to go the theme park with them. This just frustrates Pia more, because he accepts of course. She decides to play a joke when her parents ask his name. She tells them his name is Ima Jerk. But, he just goes along with it. He is determined. She agrees to go on the date with him when they get back from the theme park. He takes her to his house, at first she is kind of annoyed but then he cooks her a wonderful meal from scratch. She finds it romantic not one has ever cooked for her besides her mom. She agrees to meet him at the beach the next morning very early to watch the sun rise. He wants to see her later after her day with her family but she isn’t sure. Her family gets back early and they play a board game that she winds up being out of early on. She decides to go see Trey after all. When she gets there he doesn’t seem excited to see her and she can hear a women’s voice inside. He tells her that his mom has a friend over and they wouldn’t have privacy. She leaves and decides to call Fay to get her opinion. The next day she goes out with her family again. When they get back Trey has left a gift for her and a note apologizing for the day before, and letting her know he will be home all night. She decides to go see him. Pia learns that Trey’s brother died and some other things. The next day her family invites him to have dinner with them at the pub. She asks Trey and he says he can’t. She figures that he isn’t interested in anything serious with her. While she is trying to run away he catches her and lets her know otherwise but he can’t cause his mum is sick and he can’t leave her. Trey has things he is dealing with and Pia is afraid of getting hurt. She never expected to find someone like Trey when she went on vacation with her parents. Trey has feeling for her as well but his life is complicated. Will they get a chance or was it doomed from the start?

I enjoyed this book. Pia tried everything to get out the vacation with her family only to find Trey when she got there. Pia lives a fairly simply life, no complications really. Besides trying to get a boy she fancies to go on a date with her. Trey however has had to deal with quite a bit in his short life. His brother died, his parents are divorced, and his mother isn’t well. He finds himself lost. When he meets Pia he wants more but can he have it. How does he explain everything to her? Does she want more from him or is this just some vacation fling to her. There are some misunderstandings between them because of this. Neither one wants to say too much for fear the other one doesn’t want that much and won’t want anything to do with them anymore. I must say I didn’t see Trey character being everything he is when I read the synopsis for the book. I really felt for him and everything he was through in the past as well as what he went through in the book. His character has a lot of depth to him. I don’t want to give anything away but this is a great book. There really is a lot to Trey. You should really read this book.

Michelle Abbott lives in the UK and hates describing herself in 3rd person.

She's a self-published author who loves to write new adult romance about heroes who begin as the underdog and are protective of their girl.

She's an avid reader of romance, is addicted to coffee and loves wine and chocolate, so yeah, not the most healthy eating and drinking habits :-) She spends way too much time online when she should be writing. She collects teddy bears and occasionally knits a couple of rows on a sweater she started years ago, which she may eventually finish in time to wear for her funeral :-)