Blog Tour, Review & Giveaway: That's A Lie by Victoria Klahr

That's A Lie
Author: Victoria Klahr
Release Date: March 25, 2014
Genre: New Adult Contemporary Romance
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Seth is back.

When he walked back into my life, it almost felt like the pieces of my broken heart could be fixed. I thought we could go back to being best friends, but then I started to feel what I had been blocking out for years. I tried. Boy, did I try! But once I started to let him in, I wanted nothing more than to cross that line from friendship into something more…

Just when I think I can move on and let myself be happy, an ugly reminder from my past comes storming in and threatens to destroy the sliver of hope that's been growing since Seth came back.

Do I even deserve to be loved?

“I’m not asking to fix your heart. I’m not asking to mend you. I love each and every shattered piece of you. I’m asking that you let me love you. Let me love each piece of your broken heart, and I swear to you I will make up for every heartache you have ever experienced.”

I came back for Josie.

I knew I'd have to fight for her, but with the loss of her dad and the truth about what happened with her and Blake, I quickly realized that making her mine was going to be a lot harder than I first thought. The problem is, I can’t pretend like she’s just my best friend. I can’t pretend I don’t want more.

I'm willing to do anything to get her to admit she has the same passionate feelings for me, because I know once she opens up and stops lying to herself, I can show her what it really means to be loved. It's a battle of wills, but my love for her is stronger than her will to stop me.

So I fight for her. I fight because I know she deserves it.




Desiree's 4.5 Star Review


Have you ever heard the saying, It's complicated? That is the story of bot Josie Sommers and Seth Montgomery's lives. No matter hoe cliched it must seem. If you have read book one, That;s A Promise (which you should read before That's A Lie) you will completely understand what I mean.

 Josie Sommers is a girl who has never had a "normal" or easy life, but she has never regretted that. She has always had a best friend that was there by her side through the east times and the rough times. His name was Seth. He was never afraid or put out by the fact that Josie was never afraid to swing on him when needed, quite the opposite in fact. He had never envisioned a girl so willing to stand up for herself, or to take the blows that may come her way.

Josie grew up with what some would say an unconventional family, and if they did say so, she would be just as quick to defend them, if it was verbally or physically. Josie did things her way, not because she thought she was better, but because she wanted fun in her life. 

Seth Montgomery found out the hard way with Josie, that one did not disagree with her easily. After time went on and they became the very best of friends, he admired that quality about her. Grew fond of her. Later on... maybe even thought more of her than just a friend. 
All through the years, Josie and Seth were inseparable. Until the night the had come through the other side of puberty, of course. No matter your feelings for your best friend, your most trusted confidant, you can't always fight the monsters for them.

This was an extremely hard lesson learned on both parties.

Josie was attacked. In one of the most brutal ways possible on their graduation noght, only to be found by Seth, who could not control his rage at what he'd found. His very best friend, the closest person to him...  he found her broken, unsure if she still lived, and beat the holy living hell out of her attacker before holding her and begging her to hold on for help.

How does someone come to grips with a total life altering, shattering, gut-wrenching moment when you care so deeply for them? To know you weren't there? To know that they could never have stopped that moment from happening?

In a situation such as theirs, all you can do is be there, Be there, Seth Montgomery was.

As Seth watched Josie become a young woman, experience things only partners should share, it shattered him. How do you fix what you did not break? What you felt you should have been able to prevent?

Josie could not be who she had always been. She'd tried. She tried to go after what she want.... but was even more heartbroken in the process. Josie never believed in herself, or all the pretty things she'd been told.

So... when you hit a certain age, a certain maturity, is there a way to reasonably at upon that? Niether Josie nor Seth were sure. So avoid it did they ever.

That is is until irrevocable events led them to one another. But how on God's green Earth could THEY, be possible?

You can only find out through reading their stories.
I totally recommend these books being read in order.
I really and truly hope that in the end... both Josie and Seth find their happily ever afters, because they definitely deserve them!



From That's A Lie
© 2014 Victoria Klahr

“You lied to me,” he said gruffly, sitting on the barstool at my counter. His blonde hair flopped in front of his eyes, and my hands itched to push it back. To get to touch him again the way I want to would satisfy only a millimeter of the need I have, but it would relieve some of the pain. I turned around to hide my thoughts.

“Ugh… I need coffee,” I said vacantly, reaching for my coffee maker. I didn’t even hear Seth move, but his hand grabbed mine and he turned me around, placing his hands beside me on the countertop to trap me. My breath caught, and I was almost positive he could hear my heart pounding in my chest.

His blue green eyes were angry, but I didn’t even care about him being mad. All that mattered was the charge that thumped between us. I was very aware of him.

“You lied, Josie. You’re not supposed to lie to me.”

“Seth… come on,” I said, turning my face away, unable to look at the raw emotion in his expression. His hand dashed out and grabbed my chin.

“How long, Josie?” he asked. I closed my eyes, not wanting to admit anything. “Open your damn eyes, Jos. Stop fucking hiding.” His voice was hard, but it was also full of desperation. I opened my eyes and narrowed them at him.

He doesn’t understand that I need to keep him away from me. My life is tainted by darkness, and he doesn’t need that. “It doesn’t matter, Seth. I’m fine.”

“Like fucking hell it doesn’t matter. I haven’t heard you scream like that since after everything that happened.”

He was referring to when I would have nightmares after I was raped. He or one of my dads would come lay with me to help me fall asleep. Every day that Seth wasn’t in school, he was there with me, trying to make the nightmares go away.

“Since the engagement party,” I whispered, looking down. I don’t know why I admitted it, but I think there was a part of me that realized I couldn’t hold onto all this pain anymore.

That’s when my resolve started to break. How long can I go on fighting the feelings that I have for Seth? How long can I act like nothing hurts me?

“Fuck, Jos…,” he whispered back, placing his forehead against mine. I was able to smell the mixture of hay and apple pie on his skin, and I almost lost my footing from wanting him so badly. “You should have told me.”

“I didn’t want you to worry,” I admitted.

“I worry about you every second you’re not with me, Pussy Cat. Every second that you hide behind that wall you’ve built, I wonder when you’re going to crack.” His hand reached up to caress my face, and I started to lean into his touch. It was only a minute movement, but I still heard Seth’s breath hitch. My lapse in self-control made him bold. He brought his mouth to the side of mine, and kissed me. I couldn’t stop the whimper before it escaped my mouth.

“There you are,” he whispered hoarsely against my lips. I wanted to bask in the moment, but I had already opened up to him too much. I pushed through the barricade he had made, and ran back to my room.

Where to Buy
That's A Promise (Promises Promises #1)
Amazon US | Amazon AU | Amazon UK

That's A Lie (Promises Promises #2)
Amazon US | Amazon AU | Amazon UK


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About the Author
Victoria Klahr (pronounced like “Claire”) lives in Elizabeth City, North Carolina with her husband and daughter, Stephen and Alexis. She loves her chug (Pug/Chihuahua), Bandit, and three year old to pieces. She loves to stay home and take care of them, even if they do drive her insane at times. She is a huge and proud book nerd who looks at her bookshelf in admiration daily. She has her Associate’s degree in Business Administration, but her passion has always been the stories that talk to her in her head. One day she decided to take a chance and let the voices write her story. She has never felt more certain or comfortable about who she is than when she writes.



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