HETCH (Men of S.W.A.T #1) by River Savage Release Day Blitz: Reni's Review, Excerpt, + Giveaway!



Title: HETCH (Men of S.W.A.T. #1)
Author: River Savage
Release Date: May 11, 2016
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Save verb \ˈsāv\ 

1 a: Keep safe or rescue (someone or something) from harm or danger.

Synonyms: rescue, come to someone's rescue, save someone's life, set free, liberate, deliver, extricate.

Saving lives is the end goal.
It's a responsibility I live with every day, the reason I wear the badge.
Built on a brotherhood that runs deeper than blood, this way of life has become my very existence...

Until Liberty.

I thought I was saving her.

I never expected her to be the one saving me.


       
River Savage has started a new series. Did you hear me? A NEW SERIES? I’m not going to lie, her name alone gives me grabby hands. When I found out she has a new book coming out, part of a brand new series, I HAD to get my hands on it. And let me tell you, HETCH was worth losing the ability to use my hands from excessive gimme flexing. 

Liberty has just come out of a bad relationship and has sworn off men. Or at least penetration by them…  With Paper thin walls, it’s kind of hard to avoid listening to and getting aroused by the man whore activity going on in the apartment next door. (Hot, hot, hot) The last thing Liberty expects is to meet up with and ultimately fall for the lady killer next door. 

Liam Hetcherson (Hetch) is more or less the leader of the Trebook S.W.A.T team. He’s big, bad, tough, and troubled. He hides behind alcohol and sex. That is until he meets his match in Liberty Jenson. She’s feisty, tough, hardworking, and – as far as Hetch is concerned – irresistible. Only Hetch has a demon or two he refuses to face. As you can imagine, this causes some issues with his love life. Sometimes you have to learn to let go before you can grab on to something (or someone) new. 

River has this way of sucking you into a story... On top of that, she makes you yearn for answers to secondary characters dilemmas! I can’t wait for Payton’s story or Sterling’s or Fox’s or Hart’s or… Well, you get the picture.  I’m hooked.  

Oh, and the banter between Hetch and Liberty is spot on! 

“I’m not sure if you’re always an a**, or it’s me, but being a huge d*** won’t make yours grow bigger.”
(Thanks for ruining my quote choice, Amazon… *sigh*) 

My only issue came along at the end. I knew Liberty and Hetch would have to face something but didn’t think it would be THAT. I was also surprised that one of the individuals River had built up to be a real pain in the buttocks, didn’t play a larger part in the drama that unfolded. It was almost as if I were holding my breath and then sorta blew out a raspberry. It seemed rushed and abrupt in the end. The story could have been flushed out a bit more, especially where Mitch was/is concerned. 

Over all, HETCH is definitely a must read. Like I said earlier, I can’t wait to see where River takes these characters. Once you pick up this novel, you’ll be as hooked on these men and women as I currently am. 






Excerpt

They say moments of clarity hit you hard. Like suddenly a deep understanding smacks you in the face. Your vision becomes unclouded, and a truth that’s been out of your reach rushes at you. It’s in that second your perception of reality becomes so clear you can’t begin to describe it.

Some call it beautiful, some say it can be saddening, some even compare it to the moment your drug of choice washes over you, offering a moment of escape.

I wish I could I say my moment of clarity is an epiphany or some kind of life-defining moment that showed me where my messed-up life is going.

No, my moment hits me as the first wave of the orgasm I’ve been chasing the last few minutes washes over me.

“Fuck, woman, wait for me this time.” His voice pulls me from my haze first, reminding me how messed up I am.

Heat covers my body, not from the life-altering orgasm, but from embarrassment.

Without thinking rationally, I throw my vibrator to the floor and freeze, afraid to move, as a low moan pauses on my lips. The thump of my beating heart, almost syncing in perfect rhythm to the throb drumming between my legs.

Jesus, please tell me he didn’t hear me.

“Don’t go shy on me now, babe.” He half chuckles, half growls, and even though there is a wall between us, the words wash over me; Goose bumps prickle my skin as if his warm breath whispered over me.

Shit.

Shit.

Shit.

Slowly, as if by some freak of nature, apartment nine can see me through the wall, I roll off the bed and find myself on all fours.

Really, Liberty?

Fully committed to my actions, I slowly army crawl my way to the nearest exit.

A strong tap on the wall halts my escape followed by, “You still there?” Another wave of humiliation crashes over me when I take stock of my predicament.

If I don’t get out of here fast, I’ll be drowning in so much embarrassment, nothing will resuscitate me.

Unable to form a coherent thought, and not willing to engage with the pervert, I continue to low crawl my way out of my bedroom and into my bathroom. Closing the door, I stand, and quickly walk to the shower. After turning the faucet on, I strip the rest of my clothes off, then step under the spray of the water.

Jesus, that was close.

I have no idea what I was thinking. In fact, I know I wasn’t. Which scares me even more.

I, Liberty Jenson, would never take risks like this. If asked what prompted this change in me, I’d answer with two things.

Apartment nine.

And a self-appointed sex sabbatical.

It all started when I moved into my new apartment. At first, I was excited, ready for a fresh start. After a messy break-up, which included dealing with a douche ex who didn’t know how to keep his dick in his pants, I needed a new place. Somewhere closer to town this time, secure, and most importantly, affordable. However, finding a place close to the city, which was secure enough to make me feel safe and would still leave me enough money left over from my program director’s wage, proved to be a feat. After searching for five weeks, I was about to give up, accept defeat and move in with my mom and dad again. I mean it wasn’t the worst thing that could happen to a single thirty-year-old woman.

Right?

Luckily for me, I didn’t have to resort to such desperate measures when this place came up two weeks ago. After a quick walk through, I fell in love with the two bedrooms, one bath, and open kitchen living area. I filled out the paperwork, paid my deposit, a month’s rent in advance, and moved in five days later.

Everything seemed perfect.

That was until I realized how paper-thin the walls were between apartments.

It started out subtle, a sneeze in the early evening on my first night here as I settled into bed. A soft murmur of a man’s voice the third night.

But then came the sex.

The hot, wild, filthy sex.

The fourth night in my new apartment, I was woken to the low moans of what I assumed to be a needy woman.

My face heats up remembering the screams, the grunts. The deep baritone of apartment nine’s voice as he told the ‘bitch’ to keep it quiet.

Unsure what to do, I laid silent, listening to my new neighbor fuck some lucky woman into submission.

I’m not going to lie; I wasn’t turned on by it. I was set alight.

I never thought I would be that kind of person, the kind who got off from listening in on someone get off, but something in the way he spoke to her, something in the way he spoke to all the other women since, stirred a new want in me. Soon I found myself seeking out my room for a chance to hear him.

It was wrong.

So wrong.

But it didn’t stop me from wanting it.

The screams.

The deep grunts of pleasure.

I wanted it all.

I wanted it to be me.

“I’m officially going to hell.” I groan under the water, trying to wash the stupidity off me. Stupid would be the nice way of calling me a fucking idiot. And an idiot is what I am. Especially after tonight.








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River Savage is the Author of the Knights Rebels MC Series. She released her debut novel, Incandescent, in August 2014. 

An avid reader of romance and erotic novels, her love for books and reading fueled her passion for writing. Reading no longer sated her addiction, so she started writing in secret. She never imagined that her dream of publishing a novel would ever be achievable. 

With a soft spot for an alpha male and a snarky sassy woman, Kadence and Nix were born. 

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