Deciding Fate
by Tamra Lassiter
Role of Fate #1
Publication Date: October 7, 2015
Genres: Contemporary, Romance 
Purchase: Amazon
Fate isn’t a decision that we get to make.
Hunter Simms has overcome many hardships to get to where he is. He lost his parents as a teen and stepped up to take responsibility of raising his younger brother and sister. Hunter’s overcome every obstacle in his life except for one—Kate Richardson. Hunter’s loved Kate since the second grade, but one poor choice made years ago, has made him the person that she hates the most.
Kate decided years ago that Hunter has no place in her life. A desperate call for help from her brother threatens to change Kate’s life forever. Can Kate rust Hunter to help, and will she trust fate to decide her future?
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Blinding Fate
by Tamra Lassiter
Role of Fate #2
Publication Date: November 4, 2015
Genres: Contemporary, Romance
Purchase: Amazon
Fate can blindside you in an instant.
In one blinding moment Meg Johnson went from successful chef to woman running for her life. No friends. No relationships. Don’t even leave the house if you don’t have to. Meg has stayed under the radar because she abides by these rules—mostly. When her elderly landlord and only friend in town is missing, she has no choice but to break yet another rule and answer the questions of the policeman who comes to her door.
Tyler McMann’s life changed forever because of one secret. He knows as soon as he sets foot on Meg’s front porch that she has secrets of her own. He can’t allow himself to become involved with a woman who’s clearly hiding something, but he can’t deny the attraction between them either. Can he learn to trust Meg, and can he trust fate to lead him down the path he’s meant to travel?
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Creating Fate
by Tamra Lassiter
Role of Fate #3
Publication Date: December 2, 2015
Genres: Contemporary, Romance
Purchase: Amazon
We can’t create our own fate.
Justin Simms joined the Army to distance himself from his family and the painful secret he’s hiding from them. When he has to travel home for his brother’s wedding, he worries they’ll find out he’s not as happy as he pretends to be.
Justin notices Annie immediately. She’s smart, beautiful, and recently out of a relationship—all the traits he looks for in a woman. She’s also wholesome and openly looking for Mr. Right—two things that scare the crap out of him. Yet, spending time with Annie makes him happy. He doesn’t have to pretend.
Annie’s a strong, intelligent woman who is successful in every way except for one. Her first sexual encounter with her teenage boyfriend was a disaster and has haunted her ever since. Annie just knows that if she finds true love, her insecurities will fade away. She isn’t ashamed to admit she’s looking for love. Her parents have had a happy marriage, so why should she settle for anything less? When Annie meets Justin, she thinks he might be the one she’s looking for. Will Justin realize that meeting Annie really was fate and deal with his past before it’s too late?
Excerpt from Creating Fate
She’s the last person in the world you’d expect to see bellied up to a bar. There’s an obvious glow of innocence about her, and she just put her elbow in the salsa bowl.
She folds her arms on top of the bar and lowers her head to rest on them. Her eyes close. For a second, she looks as peaceful as an angel, if there were such a thing as a drunk angel.
Responsible people don’t fly away to who knows where with total strangers. I think I threw responsibility out the window when I moved to the bar after Daniel left the restaurant last night.
I keep my eyes focused downward, too embarrassed to look him in the eye. He pulls me to him in an embrace. And what an embrace it is. Justin’s arms move around my shoulders. My arms move around his waist and my head rests on his chest. I inhale deeply, pulling in his manly scent and letting his warmth surround me.
It takes all my willpower not to lean in and kiss her for real. What the hell is wrong with me? I was just reminding myself of the reasons why being with Annie is impossible. All it takes is a smile and a greeting for those feelings to go out the window.
My armor cracks. I can’t go another second without touching her. I hold my hand out, and she takes it. Her warm fingers intertwine with mine. Holding hands feels natural now. I’m so glad that I invited Annie to come home with me. The idea felt pretty insane when I asked. Now, I can’t imagine it any other way.
This is such a sweet and cute story. The beginning of this story is one of the best cute meets that I’ve read in a long time. Funny, cute and sets up to an even better story for the rest of the book.
Annie and Justin are a great couple from the beginning. Annie, especially. I just got her from the beginning. Comes from the large, loud family, smart and sexy (even if she doesn’t now it). What was intriguing was the fact that she had such a bad ex-boyfriend. He should have been perfect but in the end…and without saying too much, I really enjoyed that part of the story. I didn’t see it coming but Ms. Lassiter wrote it perfectly.
Justin kinda got on my nerves at bit. I really liked him but closing himself off from Hunter and Kennedy in the beginning…of course once everything was reveled it made sense but the moodiness got to me at times. That said, his feelings and actions towards Annie were spot on. You could tell that he was in love from the moment he meet her in the bar.
In regards to Annie’s first time with sex…you have to read it and its sweet when she tells Justin. There is no judgement on his part and for Annie, I felt sorry for her. Its sensual at best but worth it in the end.
The suspense element is great in the book. Unexpected but well worth it in the end. I always liked seeing Hunter and Kate again. I wish for Kennedy’s story next. She deserves her HEA. Hopefully without interferrence Hunter and Justin. LOL!
Overall, this is a great series. The characters are well written and I liked the suspense elements that are woven in, too. They aren’t overly done but have just enough tension to keep you guessing.
About Tamra Lassiter
I live outside Washington, D.C. with my wonderfully supportive husband and two daughters, one of which is approaching her teenage years. Help us all! If that isn’t enough, we have a Great Dane and an English Bulldog to keep us on our toes. It’s crazy around here and I love every minute of it!
Writing is my third career. I didn’t set out to be a writer, it was just meant to be. My Mechanical Engineering degree from Virginia Tech prepared me well for my first career as an Engineer/Program Manager. My second career was in Human Resources. Long story, but I figured it out. I believe the best start for a writing career is to be a reader first and I’ve been an avid reader my whole life. I’ve loved to read ever since I picked up my first Nancy Drew mystery in the fourth grade. Now I love reading just about everything, but I don’t read sad books and I don’t watch sad movies either for that matter, no matter how many awards they’ve won. Life’s too short and who needs all that strife to bring us down?
Many of my words have been penned late into the evening, which explains why I’ve never viewed whatever television show you recommend to me. I would, however, love to hear your recommendations for a great read!
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