"All In Author: " by L.K. Simonds Book Tour and GiveAway

About the Book

Book: All In

Author: L.K. Simonds

Genre: Women’s Fiction

Release date: May 7, 2019

Cami Taylor: a blackjack dealer, a bestselling author, and a fraud. Cami’s boyfriend, Joel, loves her in spite of her flaws. He wants to marry her, buy a house on Long Island, and raise a family–a life that’s a million miles from Cami’s idea of happiness. Her therapist suggests compromise and trust, but Cami bolts like a deer. She breaks off the relationship and launches on a new quest for happiness, not knowing that a nasty surprise waits around the corner. What follows is a fight to the death. Who will be the one left standing?

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When I first started this book I was not sure if I would finish reading it because it is about an author who is living life to the fullest in today’s standards, one night stands, just living life the way she wanted with  no thought s of anyone but herself.  Within the first 65 pages there are two sex scenes that is not explicit with describing the act itself and no body parts are mentioned but more descriptive then I like. The language wasn't that great either. God's name was mentioned several times that I took as a swear word and I don't think that should be overlooked even if the character saying it wasn't a Christian. There were other words that I know some don't consider swear words, and if you have read other reviews by me than you know I may be a prude but I want no sex scenes or even mild swear words in the books I read, especially if they are categorized as a Christian.

I know my opinion on this book is not the same as most of the reviewers on this tour, but I feel I must be honest and let other readers know what is in the book. Yes, the story line is great and the plot makes it a worthwhile story but it was too graphic in the worldly. I think the book would have been better if it had been focused on what happened after the redeeming event in Cami's life. Yes, I know I'm not an author, but I'm am a reader and don't author write for readers to enjoy their stories and shouldn't Christian writers write to glorify Christ and not to please the carnal nature of sinners. Yes, this book does show that sin is ugly and has it's consequences but the book mostly is about the sinful and  not the reedeming.

Well, I finished reading the whole book and I did fine a few things that I liked, the main character was an author and someone named Debbie read her book, readers like to see their names in books, right.  I truly did enjoy reading pages 251-253, as it told Cami and readers that we are what Jesus came for, that we are the reason He was born on Christmas Day and endured Calvary and rose on Easter.

This is a redeeming story that readers need to hear but I really believe it could have been told in a somewhat different way, other authors have.

I realized this is the first book by this author and if she writes another book, I would read it and hopely see more what I like to read.

I received a complimentary copy by the author and Celebrate Lit. These opinions are my own.

About the Author

L. K. Simonds is a Fort Worth local. She has worked as a waitress, KFC hostess, telephone marketer, assembly-line worker, nanny, hospital lab technician, and air traffic controller. She’s an instrument-rated pilot and an alumna of Christ for the Nations Institute in Dallas. All In is her first novel.

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How I came to write ALL IN.

Back in the 1990s, I was vacationing in NYC with my buddies. We got out the phonebook—as we always did while traveling—to see how many people with our last names were listed. In that thick Manhattan phonebook was one listing for a person with the same name as my friend’s. Two initials and a surname, as a single woman might’ve listed her number back in those days. The address was only a few blocks from our Midtown hotel, and we joked about calling to see if she was a long-lost cousin, who might take us to her favorite shops and restaurants.

We didn’t call, but the “what if?” stuck with me. What if you did call? What if the person you called was in crisis? Or about to face a crisis? What if that serendipitous phone call resulted in a friendship that became a lifeline? That notion was the inception of ALL IN.

ALL IN is my first offering as a novelist—my best writing to date. I hope you enjoy it!

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Giveaway

To celebrate her tour, L.K. Simonds is giving away a $25 Visa gift card and a hardback copy of All In!!

Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter. https://promosimple.com/ps/e545/all-in-celebration-tour-giveaway