Title: Tequila Haze

Series: The Tequila Duet #1

Author: Melissa Toppen

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Release Date: May 10, 2018

It was destiny-- the night I met Hudson Demasi.

I remember how effortlessly he stole my heart- his dark eyes and quick smile forever etched into my mind. We spent one incredible night together under a haze of tequila- a perfect night. And when I woke the next day, he was gone…

I never expected to see him again. Years passed and with it, life went on. Until one day there he was- standing in front of me like no time had passed at all.

He’s determined to remedy his mistakes. I’m determined to let him try. Because even though I know I should walk away- the urge to feel the burn is just too strong.

Tequila Haze

I don’t know what is worse the cliffhanger of a Duet or the Haze of a Tequila hangover, uhh. I went in knowing that with a Duet meant we had to wait until book two to see where our heart is going to Burn with the Demise (ha, fitting for Hudson since his last name is Demasi) of Hudson and Lennon’s story, but dang it that ending has your heart burning and it’s not from Tequila this time. NO, NO, wtf that was not a blast from the past that we wanted to resurface. That’s one tsunami of a wave on that beachfront!  

Lennon and her BF, Emma are out for Emma’s BD and meet Hudson and Colton. There was an instant connection between Lennon and Hudson, but how could your one be the one that you meet on the day you leave your annual vacation spot and you are and up and coming country singer? Well say it was the Tequila making them think the haze of their night was more than it was. It’s Nashville or bust that had them on a Rollercoaster as Luke Bryan’s songs seems fitting for this portion of the story. Enter a couple years later and Lennon never in a million years puts the puzzle together and expects to be Waldo is a crowd of millions, I’ll say.

Hudson makes music and his words are written through his songs, but you’ll be asking if his feelings were so intense that first day why didn’t he try harder to get in contact with Lennon? Oh, it says it alright, but it only gives us a tease as I believe the full outcome will prevail in book two. Hudson is determined to remedy his mistakes he made when it came to Lennon, but with mistakes come consequences and dang, you’ll need a bottle of Tequila to continue the Burn until we can get our hands-on book two to clear away our Haze. Like the song, “Tequila” by Dan + Shay, you can move on, but add Tequila into the mix and it gets a little hazing remembering things and your memories.

I loved that as you read the story you saw snippets of country songs and I’m still not sure it that was intentional seeing as he’s a country singer or it just happened like that ironically (oh, and yes, there’s a song called just that and I’m drawing a blank on his name). If you’re not a country fan, you’d completely miss this, but I am so I thought it was pretty cool even if it wasn’t on purpose.

Colton is Hudson’s BF and he’s someone we are hoping that will get a story of his own. He’s a good guy and funny and he deserves to be knocked down a little bit. The story is told mostly from Lennon’s POV, we do see a couple from Hudson and I would love to see more on his POV in the upcoming book as I may just have to stomp on him a little with how our emotions were left at the end of this book. The conclusion Tequila Burn better be the Burn we are hoping for the “good” Burn and not the “bad” Burn. This book is a page turner from beginning to end and until I can get my hands on the conclusion. Shots it is! Feel the Burn! Just saying, “Is anyone still Hazing days later?” cause I know I am.

RELEASING MAY 24, 2018

Tequila Burn

Tequila Burn is part of a duet and book two and you must read book one, Tequila Haze before reading this book. I will warn you after your Tequila hangover is gone that you will need to read these books back to back as they are that good and that cliffy leaves you wanting to either stay drunk or start a fight. Fitting for someone who drinks the hard stuff, huh! Best way to say this to avoid any spoilers.

This book picks up right where it left off from in book one and the secret is revealed that left us wanting to junk punch Hudson. While we get the answers quickly to ease one burn while reading this story, your tummy or heart will continue to burn throughout this whole book. There will be tears, laughter and trust issues to explore. Can the love these two share be enough to remove the Haze and Burn or do they decide that love isn’t enough and we need to feel the Burn all over again? Yeah, so not getting this from me.

This book made you feel and feel so much emotion from joy to sadness to sick feelings plus more. It made you really think and see what famous couples or even army couples go through trying to make a go or no go with a relationship. These secondary characters are great and supportive for the most part and Nana has you laughing your behind off (too funny that old women). I said it in book one and I’ll say it again here, Colton needs his own story. We also need more of this bunch in general so maybe a novella or something would be awesome. You can never drink too much Tequila! OK, maybe you can, but it’s worth it when you step into this world of characters.

Hudson and Lennon’s chemistry and heartache will keep you turning the pages and you don’t want this to end. That ending though, sigh! What you need to determine is was it the good burn or the bad burn from Tequila that you were hoping for? While the story was told from Lennon’s POV with a couple chapters from Hudson, I would have loved to see more on his POV. There’s so much I want to say but won’t (all good) cause that would give clues so all I will say is if you enjoy duets, music reads and intense chemistry than grab this duet and make sure to have some Tequila or your drink of choice on hand after reading this. Inquiring minds want to know who the muse was for some of these characters. Think I may just ask that question when I get to meet this author in July. I highly recommend this duet cause even when we hate Hudson you will love him at the same time. 

Melissa Toppen is a Reader's Choice Award Winning and Bestselling Author of New Adult and Contemporary Romance. She is a lover of books and enjoys nothing more than losing herself in a good novel. She has a soft spot for Romance and focuses her writing in that direction; writing what she loves to read. 

Melissa resides in Cincinnati Ohio with her husband and two children, where she writes full time.

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