Release Blitz, Review Tour and Giveaway: The Redemption of River by Eli Easton

12 June of 2020 by ButtonsMom2003

Reviewer's Rating: 5

5.0Overall score

What a wonderful and sensual story, I loved it!

The Redemption of River By Eli Easton

Genre: Congemporary Romance, GLBTQ, MM

Tropes: Bisexual awakening/out-for-you, hurt-comfort

Released: June 12, 2020

Publisher: Pinkerton Road LLC

Series: Sex in Seattle, Book 4

Length: 75,000 words approx.

Cover Design: Tiferet Design

Synopsis

River Larsen is a world traveler, truth-seeker, and tantric healer. He’s a master of loving all—and no one. Both his past and his spiritual path warn him against attachment. When he falls for his surrogacy client and coffee magnate, Brent McKay, River tells himself it’s a temporary idyll, a beautiful encounter they’ll both enjoy and move on from like mature adults. Only his heart misses that memo.

Brent McKay hasn’t been interested in sex since his wife died two years ago. When he goes to Expanded Horizons sex clinic in Seattle for help, he meets River Larsen, a sex surrogate specializing in reiki massage and tantric sex therapy. Brent never expected to be interested in a man, but River’s light-filled spirit, inner peace, and electric touch bring him back to life. Brent’s loyal heart is ready to commit again. But how can he convince River that love can last forever—if you just have faith?

The Redemption of River features a widower who surprises himself, a gorgeous hippy who thinks he’s a dandelion puff, an age gap, midlife discovery of bisexuality, foodie Seattle, a houseboat, dogs, a trip to Mumbai, and tantric secrets. (You know, the ones that let you have sex for hours. Those secrets.)

The Redemption of River takes place in part at the Expanded Horizons sex clinic and is thus book #4 of the Sex in Seattle series. It features a brand new couple and can be read as a stand-alone.

Review

Reviewed by ButtonsMom2003

What a wonderful and sensual story, I loved it!

I’ve only read about ten books by Eli Easton but several of those have affected me deeply. The Redemption of River is one. There was so much in this story that wasn’t something I’d ever imagined myself enjoying. There’s a lot of mystical and holistic stuff going on and I didn’t really understand a lot of the terms. But – you know what? That didn’t make a bit of difference to my enjoyment of this story. I thought it was simply wonderful and kind of magical.

Please read the excellent blurb for details about the story. I also want to reiterate that while this is book four in a series there is absolutely no problem reading it as a standalone. I haven’t read the first three books but I sure want to read them now because this one was so fantastic.

The connection between River and Brent was palpable and the tantric scenes were intense and sensual. It was kind of wonderful to watch how Brent is helped by River and how he comes out of the pretty dark place he’d been in after the death of his wife. He certainly never expected to fall for a man but his easy acceptance of that fact was refreshing. He never wanted to hide their relationship and that was also a nice change from most bisexual awakening/out-for-you stories that I’ve read.

I could go on and on about how much I loved this story – I couldn’t put it down – but that might get a bit boring. Just read it for yourself; I don’t think you’ll be sorry if you do.

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O Factor: Spicy

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About Author

Eli Easton

Having been, at various times and under different names, a minister’s daughter, a computer programmer, a game designer, the author of paranormal mysteries, a fan fiction writer, and organic farmer, Eli has been a m/m romance author since 2013. She has over 30 books published.

Eli has loved romance since her teens and she particular admires writers who can combine literary merit, genuine humor, melting hotness, and eye-dabbing sweetness into one story. She promises to strive to achieve most of that most of the time. She currently lives on a farm in Pennsylvania with her husband, bulldogs, cows, a cat, and lots of groundhogs.

In romance, Eli is best known for her Christmas stories because she’s a total Christmas sap. These include “Blame it on the Mistletoe”, “Unwrapping Hank” and “Merry Christmas, Mr. Miggles”. Her “Howl at the Moon” series of paranormal romances featuring the town of Mad Creek and its dog shifters has been popular with readers. And her series of Amish-themed romances, Men of Lancaster County, has won genre awards.

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