Blog Tour, Review and Giveaway: Fighter by TM Smith

30 August of 2019 by ButtonsMom2003

Reviewer's Rating: 5

5.0Overall score

So good, made me laugh and cry.

Fighter By TM Smith

Genre: Contemporary Romance, GLBTQ, MM

Released: August 23, 2019

Publisher: TTC Publishing

Series: Survivor, Book 3

Synopsis

Dedication and smarts have given Blair Cummings a leg up in the Bureau. His job is all-consuming but rewarding. It doesn’t leave much time for a love life though, not that Blair believes in love. At nearly thirty, he’s only ever been in one long-term relationship due to his inability to commit to anything other than his job and his family.

Born into a family that is as successful as they are hateful, Howard Manning Tullor Junior ran so far away from his last name that he wound up in the arms of Satan himself. Freedom comes at a high price but it’s one Mannie is willing to pay, setting him on a path that leads him to a quiet, laid-back FBI agent.

Their attraction is unexpected, and yet, welcomed. Blair seems to have finally found something worth fighting for, but Mannie, still haunted by ghosts of the past, wonders if he’ll ever be able to move on. The two are working toward their future, but can a budding romance survive when past and present collide?

Review

Reviewed by ButtonsMom2003

So good, made me laugh and cry.

Fighter is the third book in TM Smith’s Survivor series and some of the events overlap with the first two books, Survivor and Lover. You might be able to read Fighter OK as a standalone (the author does a good job of telling you things you need to know from books one and two) but for best enjoyment of the story you really should read Survivor and Lover first.

Mannie suffered unspeakable things at the hands of his family, and later by a man who said he loved him. Blair, an FBI agent, was wounded helping to solve a case that ultimately lead them to Mannie (Howard Manning Tullor, Jr.) who had been missing for years and was presumed dead.

This is kind of an insta-love story but I’m OK with that. Blair is taken with Mannie from the moment they meet and he knows that Mannie is someone he wants to get to know better. Knowing how much Mannie has suffered, Blair uses kid-gloves when approaching him. The tenderness he feels towards Mannie really comes out on the pages of the book.

I was pretty much glued to my e-reader, except when real life things forced me to put it aside. After things in the story settled down, I admit to waiting for another climax in the story and wondering what it could be and if it would ever happen. Maybe my head just wasn’t in the right space but I didn’t guess what the “thing” ended up being. Props to TM Smith for adding a twist that made this engrossing story even more so for this reader.

I should also note that the sexy time between Blair and Mannie is off-the-charts hot! I understand that Fighter will be out as an audiobook before too long and I can’t wait to listen to it.

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O Factor: Scorcher

Survivor Series

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Giveaway…
Up for grabs…
NOTE: Prize packs are US only shipping. TM Smith and blog tour hosts are NOT responsible for items lost or stolen while in transit via USPS.

Grand Prize Pack…
Essential oil diffuser with 3 pack of Doterra essential oils (Lemon, Lavender, Peppermint) –Coloring book w/color pencils, pencil sharpener and cute canvas cactus bag to store your coloring essentials in –Pocket Journal w/matching pocket notepad –Just Sayin sticky notes –sexy sipper straws –TM Smith keychain & magnet –Celtic themed necklace –bookmark

Runner Up…
Incense holder & 30 count pack of incense Karma scents lavender -Coloring book w/color pencils, pencil sharpener and cute canvas cactus bag to store your coloring essentials in –Nope sticky notes –TM Smith keychain & magnet –Handmade necklace –bookmark

International…
$25 e-giftcard for Amazon

Giveaway

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About Author

A military brat born and raised at Ft. Benning Georgia; TM Smith is an avid reader, reviewer and writer. A Texas transplant, she now calls DFW her home. Most days she can be found curled up with a good book, or ticking away on her next novel.

Smith is a single mom of three disturbingly outspoken and decidedly different kids, one of which is Autistic. Besides her writing, she is passionate about Autism advocacy and LGBT rights. Because, seriously people, Love is Love!

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