RISE by Grahame Claire: Blog Tour, Teasers & Mary’s Review

This is the first time I’ve read a book by Grahame Claire, and I’m hooked!! Rise was such an unexpected surprise, full of suspense not to mention many twists and turns. I loved the characters of Lexie and her adorable brother Eric, with Down’s Syndrome. They just pulled the whole book together. Lincoln is the oldest of the three Hollingsworth sibling. He had a younger brother, Teague and a sister, Beau. He had also built a real estate empire working along side his dad. He spent most of his time working and looking out for his brother and sister that he really and really kind of kept to himself outside that. But on this evening Lincoln find himself in a bit of trouble with law enforcement. And while he has no idea what it’s about, he has someone itching to haul him into jail. Lexie Logan to the rescue!! Playing a game of “where’s my keys”, her van has blocked the law enforcement vehicle. That is until Lincoln’s dad happens along and the whole thing goes away… at least for now. Now here is the thing about Lexie, she and Beau have been friends for years and though she knows Lincoln, she has never liked him. He’s arrogant, he’s cold and there is no place in her life for him. But she had help save hm from arrest and that was something. Yet it is her brother, Eric’s reaction to Lincoln and seemed to put a little nick into Lexi’s armor. And after this night is seemed like Lincoln began turning up everywhere they went. The friendship that was developing between Eric and Lincoln was the coolest. The innocence which Eric saw the world through brough a realization to Lincoln that there was more to life than being the workaholic he was. That maybe he wanted a piece of that. Not only that but Lincoln saw how close Lexie and Eric were, how they worked as a well-oiled team doing everything together. The more time that he was around them his respect for Lexie grew. The more Lincoln became involved with Lexi and her brother, the more protective he was of them too. And when Eric invited by Lincoln go home with them to have strawberry ice cream. ~sigh~ Let’s just say that it’s only a matter of time before the sparks start flying!! But would this lead to more than friends? Hold on to your seats folks as Rise ends in a cliffy!! And I for one, can hardly wait to read Fall!!!