Blog Tour ~ Regretfully by Leighton Riley

Title: Regretfully
Author: Leighton Riley
Release Date: Oct 16, 2014
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How do you heal after everything has been ripped away from you?
Completely devastated and alone, Tristen cannot fathom life after losing Cami and his unborn child. He attempts to find normality in his broken world but everything seems wrong.
Aria is compelled to help Tristen and cannot escape the undeniable connection she feels for him, even though Cami was one of her closest friends. She tries to help him move forward by befriending him but quickly realizes that there is more.
Tristen and Aria are both struggling to deal with these confusing emotions. Can they find happiness even when they feel utterly broken?

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“Idon’t- I’ve always been the sister-type, never like this.  Do you really want this?  Idon’t expect anything afterwards, but are you really attracted to me like that?”  She murmured, so unsure of herself.  Her hands landed on my bare chest and glided over my nipple piercings.  The sensitivity was there and I briefly thought about what it would feel like having her luscious lips wrapped around them. 
“Listen to me.  Listen very carefully because you should already know this.  You’re gorgeous, inside and out.  We never saw you as our sister, we all respected you though.  You were the one everyone wanted but never had a chance with.  I could call up any of our surfing friends and they’d agree.  Hell, the girls knew it too.  When one of the guys started working up the nerve to ask you on a date, the others would warn about what would happen if he hurt you.  I guess we all kinda cock blocked you.”  I rub my neck, realizing how we were back then.  “I’m sorry for that.”

The Book Fairy Reviews's review 

I was blown away by Sinfully and thought there was noway to follow up such ans amazing story, then Leighton gives us Regretfully and I was BLOWN AWAY!
We read lots of books about fate and the things she does to shake up our lives and get us to the person we are meant to be with, or the right path to choose. This book is that type of shake you up and make you see that FATE is truly the ruler of our lives!!!
Tristen has to face a life that filled with sorrow for the love that he has lost. Cami his sole mate has been ripped from him and he can't seem to move on. Although he has friends that try he just can't seem to want to move on from the memory of the woman that he fell so completely in love with. Living with the fact that was not truthful to his best friend and Cami's twin, not only hiding their relationship but a secret that he hasn't been able to share with his best friend. How can he rip his heart out again? Just remembering what he lost is painful enough to him. But Fate, Remember that fickle lady that will not have her plans destroyed, yeah she give Tristen's life a bug twist and shake up that will have him treasuring life even more.
I am not one to give to many details in my reviews because I feel that we should read them and have our true emotions as we do. However I will tell you that you will have the biggest of twists in this story that will have you crying not in sorrow for Tristen but in happiness.
This book does not end in a cliffer but it doesn't seem as Leighton has finished with this group of characters yet, at least I hope not! I can't wait!!!

- The birth date on the gravestone is my actual date of birth ;)
- I try to include names from my street team and readers in my books. (Rebecca, Elixix, Tami, Cassia were all from them in Regretfully)
- Tristen got his name from a good friend of mine. She was with me in the beginning of my writing process and her boyfriend’s name was Tristen and I fell in love with the name. 
- I saw Cirque Du Soleil’sZumanity and one of the performers had his nipples pierced. I was sold and knew Tristen would be getting them. :D
- I was able to relate to Tristen in some ways regarding Cami’s death. A boyfriend of mine was taken from this world too soon and I drew from those memories. 
- Gloria’s is my favorite Latin restaurant and I had to include it in the book. The one I go to is in Dallas though. 
- Aria’s flashback (you’ll know which one I’m talking about, hint- alcohol) was tough for me to write. I spent weeks on it, making sure it was accurate and written in a respectable manner. That’s one scene I don’t go back and reread very much, but it’s often on my mind.

Texas born and raised, I found my love for dirty books rather recently.  I work in real estate for my day job and I write contemporary romance with a twist of suspense and erotica.  Sinfully, Regretfully, and Deceitfully can be read in order or as standalones.  Sinfully and Regretfully take place around the same time frame and can even be read in reverse order (will give more background on Payton and Ryder’s story).  Tate’s story, Deceitfully, will finish off the series and will be out in spring of 2015.

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