~*♥Blog Tour with Review♥*~ Down Shift by K. Bromberg

Meet​ ​Zander​ ​&​ ​Getty​ ​in​ ​DOWN​ ​SHIFT​ ​-

the​ ​newest​ ​stand​ ​alone​ ​in​ ​the​ ​Driven​ ​Series​ ​by​ ​K.​ ​Bromberg!

Blurb

The​ ​New​ ​York​ ​Times​ ​bestselling​ ​Driven​ ​series​ ​continues​ ​with​ ​a​ ​story​ ​about

finding​ ​love​ ​where​ ​you​ ​least​ ​expect​ ​it...

Behind​ ​the​ ​wheel,​ ​racing​ ​champion​ ​Zander​ ​Donavan​ ​is​ ​at​ ​the​ ​top​ ​of​ ​his​ ​game.​ ​But

after​ ​too​ ​much​ ​excess​ ​in​ ​his​ ​personal​ ​life,​ ​he’s​ ​forced​ ​to​ ​step​ ​away.​ ​He​ ​needs​ ​to

accomplish​ ​something​ ​all​ ​on​ ​his​ ​own—outside​ ​of​ ​his​ ​famous​ ​father,​ ​Colton

Donavan’s,​ ​shadow.

Getty​ ​Caster​ ​is​ ​running​ ​away​ ​from​ ​the​ ​abuse​ ​that​ ​clouds​ ​her​ ​past.​ ​She​ ​thinks​ ​she’s

found​ ​the​ ​perfect​ ​escape—until​ ​she​ ​discovers​ ​a​ ​stranger​ ​in​ ​the​ ​beachside​ ​cottage

she’d​ ​been​ ​promised.​ ​He’s​ ​undeniably​ ​sexy,​ ​but​ ​she’s​ ​there​ ​to​ ​heal.​ ​Alone.

Before​ ​long​ ​though,​ ​fighting​ ​with​ ​each​ ​other​ ​turns​ ​into​ ​fighting​ ​their​ ​attraction.

And​ ​giving​ ​into​ ​desire​ ​sets​ ​off​ ​a​ ​chain​ ​reaction​ ​that​ ​has​ ​their​ ​pasts​ ​colliding.​ ​With

an​ ​unexpected​ ​love​ ​on​ ​the​ ​line,​ ​can​ ​they​ ​overcome​ ​the​ ​fallout​ ​to​ ​build​ ​a​ ​future?

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EXCERPT

“You don’t know anything about me.” My voice is slight but strong, my need

to​ ​assert​ ​myself​ ​front​ ​and​ ​center​ ​despite​ ​his​ ​calling​ ​me​ ​on​ ​the​ ​carpet.

“That’s where you’re wrong, Socks. I might not know where you’re from or

why I ruffled your feathers today, but I know you’re stronger than you give

yourself credit for. Whatever it is that you ran from back home, you did it. You got

out and are making it on your own. That takes guts and you deserve mad props for

that. I know you like things messy and are goddamn cute when you’re tipsy. I

know you’re stubborn as hell and gorgeous as fuck. And that your kiss tastes like

an aged whiskey: something I want to sip slowly, feel on my lips, savor on my

tongue, and take my time with before I get drunk on it.” With a lift of his eyebrows

and a nod of his head, he walks past me, leaving me with my mouth agape and

eyes​ ​wide.

I can’t move. Just stand staring at the door in front of me as I try to process

what he just said, what he meant by it, and yet there’s no use because we just had a

whole one-sided conversation and that need to banter with him is gone. Lost to the

tingling​ ​in​ ​my​ ​lower​ ​belly​ ​and​ ​the​ ​wild​ ​spinning​ ​of​ ​my​ ​thoughts.

“Oh, and, Getty?” Zander calls out to me from the kitchen, refusing to continue

until I turn to face him, standing there unabashedly shirtless. “If you ever call me

pretty again, we’re gonna have a real problem. I guarantee you there is nothing

pretty​​ ​about​ ​me.”

I almost smile at the fact that out of all of the crappy things I said to him, that is

the​ ​one​ ​that​ ​bugged​ ​him​ ​the​ ​most.

“You ​are kind of pretty, though,” I murmur, unable to resist goading him

further, needing to try to get us back on an even playing field. Because hell if right

now​ ​I​ ​don’t​ ​feel​ ​like​ ​I’m​ ​on​ ​the​ ​low​ ​end​ ​of​ ​the​ ​teeter-totter.

His immediate response? A snort to signify that his chiseled abs and the tall,

dark,​ ​and​ ​handsome​ ​thing​ ​he’s​ ​got​ ​going​ ​on​ ​are​ ​nothing​ ​more​ ​than​ ​average.

“Last​ ​warning,​ ​Socks.”​ ​His​ ​eyes​ ​flash​ ​with​ ​mirth.​ ​And​ ​what​ ​looks​ ​like​ ​desire.

An unexpected part of me—the one who usually hides and doesn’t ever take a

chance—wants​ ​to​ ​say​ ​it​ ​again.​ ​Just​ ​to​ ​see​ ​what​ ​he’d​ ​do​ ​if​ ​I​ ​did.

“So damn pretty.” I don’t know who’s more shocked at my comment, him or

me, but we stand there for a moment, gazes locked, unspoken words warring across

the​ ​distance​ ​between​ ​us.

He walks toward me with a predatory gleam in his eyes and a salacious smirk

on his lips that catches me off guard. “I know I said you were brave, Getty, but

now​ ​you’re​ ​just​ ​playing​ ​with​ ​matches.”

I draw in a long inhale as he steps right in front of me. I can’t look at him. My

nerve is suddenly gone. Outside, rain pelts the roof. The constant drip into the

bucket in the hallway serves as a metronome to this anticipatory silence we are

dancing​ ​in.​ ​The​ ​goose​ ​bumps​ ​on​ ​his​ ​chest​ ​are​ ​the​ ​only​ ​thing​ ​I​ ​can​ ​focus​ ​on.

When his thumb and forefinger direct my chin up so I’m forced to meet his

eyes, every part of me hums from his touch. From the want of something I don’t

quite understand myself and couldn’t ever put into words. Our eyes meet—his

intense, mine searching for answers that aren’t his to give—before his gaze flicks

down​ ​to​ ​my​ ​mouth​ ​and​ ​then​ ​back​ ​up​ ​again.

“Not yet, Getty.” He closes his eyes for a beat, and I see what I think is

restraint reflected in his grimace, before a ghost of a smile spreads on his lips. “I

don’t​ ​think​ ​you’re​ ​ready​ ​to​ ​light​ ​this​ ​fire​ ​just​ ​yet.”

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Title: Down Shift

Author: K. Bromberg

Genre: Contemporary Romance, Sports - Nascar/Racing

Series or Standalone: Standalone Series (Driven #8)

Rating: ★★★★

Reviewer: Melyssa

I have to start off by saying, it’s been awhile since I’ve had the pleasure of sitting down and reading a K. Bromberg book. A lot of the spin-off books in the series, I haven’t dived into as of yet, but I do remember quite a bit from my time with Rylee and Colton and it carried over well here. Even with the passage of time, it was really as though no time passed at all. They were still that familiar.

This book, was an extension of that because you get to see the little boy you meet within those first three books, all grown up and on a journey of his own. One not only of love, but of healing and growth and change in himself, given what his past was and the way it is again confronted here within his own story. And with how easy the connection was between Getty and Zander right from the beginning, I’d venture to say that even with all of the ups and downs they faced, there was and is no one better for Zander to travel this life with than her.

Zander immediately pulled me in. Immediately made me feel. I will admit that both characters here did that for me, as well as some of the secondary ones, but it was Zander who really got under my skin in a way that I think even long after this story is over, I won’t be able to completely step away from. It was impossible not to feel for him. To not be emotionally “driven” into the ground by everything he faced and continues within the confines of this story, to face still.

Sure, there were a few things that took place here that I didn’t entirely understand or even agree with, and there were a couple of instances where the writing seemed to slow and change from the steadiness I had become accustomed to in the moment, but it wasn’t enough to take away from the overall feeling I had while reading this. The tears that were shed with each page turned.

I also was reminded of what I enjoyed so much about the first three books in this series. Four really if you count Aced. What drew me in so incredibly with Colton. It was present here again with his son and even though it took me longer to read than I would have liked due to real life getting in the way, every single time I picked it back up, it was like it didn’t miss a beat.

This was an incredibly emotional journey, for the characters and for the reader and I think that any fan of those kinds of reads, along with fans of the author in general will love this just as much, if not more than the original books in the series.

About the Author

New​ ​York​ ​Times​ ​Bestselling​ ​author​ ​K.​ ​Bromberg​ ​writes​ ​contemporary​ ​novels​ ​that

contain​ ​a​ ​mixture​ ​of​ ​sweet,​ ​emotional,​ ​a​ ​whole​ ​lot​ ​of​ ​sexy​ ​and​ ​a​ ​little​ ​bit​ ​of​ ​real.

She​ ​likes​ ​to​ ​write​ ​strong​ ​heroines​ ​and​ ​damaged​ ​heroes​ ​who​ ​we​ ​love​ ​to​ ​hate​ ​and

hate​ ​to​ ​love.

She’s​ ​a​ ​mixture​ ​of​ ​most​ ​of​ ​her​ ​female​ ​characters:​ ​sassy,​ ​intelligent,​ ​stubborn,

reserved,​ ​outgoing,​ ​driven,​ ​emotional,​ ​strong,​ ​and​ ​wears​ ​her​ ​heart​ ​on​ ​her​ ​sleeve.

All​ ​of​ ​which​ ​she​ ​displays​ ​daily​ ​with​ ​her​ ​husband​ ​and​ ​three​ ​children​ ​where​ ​they​ ​live

in​ ​Southern​ ​California.

On​ ​a​ ​whim,​ ​K.​ ​Bromberg​ ​decided​ ​to​ ​try​ ​her​ ​hand​ ​at​ ​this​ ​writing​ ​thing.​ ​Since​ ​then

she​ ​has​ ​written​ ​The​ ​Driven​ ​Series​ ​(Driven,​ ​Fueled,​ ​Crashed,​ ​Raced,​ ​Aced),​ ​the

standalone​ ​Driven​ ​Novels​ ​(Slow​ ​Burn,​ ​Sweet​ ​Ache,​ ​Hard​ ​Beat,​ ​and​ ​Down​ ​Shift

(Releasing​ ​10/4/16)),​ ​and​ ​a​ ​short​ ​story​ ​titled​ ​UnRaveled.​ ​She​ ​is​ ​currently​ ​finishing

up​ ​Sweet​ ​Cheeks​ ​a​ ​standalone​ ​novel​ ​out​ ​at​ ​the​ ​end​ ​of​ ​2016.

Her​ ​plans​ ​for​ ​2017​ ​include​ ​a​ ​sports​ ​romance​ ​duet​ ​(The​ ​Player​ ​(#1)​ ​and​ ​The​ ​Catch

(#2))​ ​and​ ​the​ ​Everyday​ ​Heroes​ ​series​ ​(Cuffed​ ​(#1),​ ​Combust​ ​(#2),​ ​and​ ​Cockpit

(#3).​ ​She’s​ ​also​ ​writing​ ​a​ ​novella​ ​for​ ​the​ ​1,001​ ​Dark​ ​Night​ ​series​ ​that​ ​will​ ​be​ ​out​ ​in

February​ ​2017.

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