Blog Tour Review & Giveaway: Dolce by Rachel Blaufeld

DOLCE was a book that pleasantly surprised me.  I wasn’t sure what I was getting into when college radio station intern Catie met Hafton College basketball superstar Blane Steele, but it definitely was so much more than the blurb led me to believe.

Catie didn’t have a lot of self-confidence, despite being a women’s studies major.  Beaten down by her mother and sisters ideals on what’s perfect, she isn’t comfortable with attention (positive or negative) from members of the opposite sex.  so when she meets Blane while he’s being interviewed at the radio station, she can’t believe the small bit of attention he paid to her.  And when he began showing up where she was and making her secret dreams come true, she didn’t put a lot of stock in Blane actually liking her.  Her professor and her boss at the radio station didn’t help matters at all, pumping up her insecurities.

Blane had an uphill battle when it came to Catie (or Cate as he liked to call her).  He was captivated by her the minute the met.  He didn’t let her ignoring him push him away and he did his best to make sure she knew he was there for her.  He was constantly reassuring her that he wanted her, all of her, curves and all.  But despite Blane’s assurances, Cate ends up being the biggest obstacle in their relationship.   But Blane ends up proving he is the ultimate hero by giving the woman he wants to spend the rest of his life with the space she needs.  It kills him, but him giving her space to figure things out, made it really, really hard for me not to love Blane.

I had a hard time putting DOLCE down.  The characters were charming and the storyline had me eagerly turning pages to find out what happened next.  Rachel Blaufeld has created a world that I thoroughly enjoyed (and has me going to Amazon to pick up the first book in the series).  If you’re looking for a new adult read that’s sexy and engaging, definitely pick up DOLCE.

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“I’m not doing anything. I’m hanging with a friend.”

Almost instantly, the spark winked out in her eyes. “What?”

Most girls would have bitten their tongue off rather than respond to the friend comment, but not Cate.

She glared at me. “You’re making my head hurt. You’re nice, and we’re friends. Then you wrap your arm around me, hug me tight, chat about porn, and ask me out for a drink, which seems like more than friends. And now we’re back to being friends again.”

“It’s complicated, like you said, with Sonny and the radio station. I’ve never done this before, actually liked someone or been intrigued. Whatever this is.”

“Well, I guess there’s a first time for everything.”

“It’s fucking just my luck, you know,” I said, shaking my head sadly. “I meet someone like you when Sonny throws down the gauntlet, and I can’t mess up because I’ve got Coach breathing down my neck. Everyone’s watching me. It’s been all eyes on deck since last season, when I decided to finish school before I go pro, and do what’s right. I must be jinxed or some shit.”

“Exactly,” Cate said firmly. “I may be all ‘I am woman, hear me roar,’ but I’m not about to trash your career over a silly friendship. You do what you need to do.”

She stood on her tiptoes, grabbed my shoulders, and placed a quick kiss on my cheek. “Take care of yourself, Blane. See you around. Thanks for walking me.”

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Rachel Blaufeld is a social worker/entrepreneur/blogger turned author. Fearless about sharing her opinion, Rachel captured the ear of stay-at-home and working moms on her blog,BacknGrooveMom, chronicling her adventures in parenting tweens and inventing a product, often at the same time. She has also blogged for The Huffington Post, Modern Mom, and StartupNation.

Turning her focus on her sometimes wild-and-crazy creative side, it only took Rachel two decades to do exactly what she wanted to do—write a fiction novel. Now she spends way too many hours in local coffee shops plotting her ideas. Her tales may all come with a side of angst and naughtiness, but end lusciously.

Rachel lives around the corner from her childhood home in Pennsylvania with her family and two dogs. Her obsessions include running, coffee, icing-filled doughnuts, anti-heroes, and mighty fine epilogues.

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