Kyra Lennon's "Letting Go" bloghop

Today is the "Letting Go" bloghop, hosted by Kyra Lennon in celebration of the release of her novella If I Let You Go. Originally this little story was going to be released today, but because she and the rest of us couldn't wait, she brought the release date forward a bit. You can read more about Kyra's writing over at her blog on the "My Books" page.

Here are the rules for this bloghop:

"On October 22nd, I invite you to share some stories about letting go. Was there a time when you had to let go of someone or something? How did it make you feel? How did you handle it? Or if that's too personal - which I completely understand - how about writing a piece of flash fiction?  

The only rules are - obviously - it has to be related to letting go, and please keep it to a maximum of 500 words." - Kyra Lennon

And here's my contribution:

Your wind-down windows RSI-d me

Just like that ‘old skool’ steering wheel

In cursed summer we boiled together

And climbing hills was pretty tough

I called you Little One, ‘so tiny!’

My first car that I bought myself

You did me proud, my little bubby

And only with a tear did I let you go

That was a day I said hello

To a brand spankin’ new Yaris, yo

In 2009, yes, a while ago now

A truly emotional moment in time!

And though I love my auto windows

My awesome air-con/power steering

I often think of you and wonder

Just what you are doing now

Maybe you are all around me

On scrap heaps near and far, but

I like to think you’re doing better

My blue-green friend out in the world

In closing, yes, this poem’s crappy

But I know you don’t care!

Review : IF I LET YOU GO (Kyra Lennon)

I was one of the lucky folks who won an ARC of Kyra Lennon’s debut novella, IF I LET YOU GO. I finished reading it about a week ago, and loved it!

In my book (pun intended) this story had everything a girl could want: romance, humour and a steamy love scene. I loved the way the ‘accident’ between Madison and Dominic happened, and the immediate awkwardness of the aftermath. Kyra writes awkwardness really well, but she also does a mean job of writing steaminess. ;) I enjoyed her use of British slang throughout the novel. I also really appreciated that none of the characters were perfect, in fact far from it!

This is definitely a story with a happily ever after ending, but more one that I think of has “happily ever after for now at least”. Personally, I’m a big fan of those kinds of endings, which are far less cheesy than the other kind. I guess you could say I’m not really into the whole “every single little end was tied up and they got married and she was preggers by the last line” endings. I like a more realistic (yet still romantic) ending.

All in all, I thought this was a good great read! Kyra’s writing style is highly entertaining, and I really love her characters. I’ll leave you with some of my personal favourite quotes from this novella, which yes, I have already added to GoodReads:

“Erica had asked me a million times. Madison, are you sure you’re just the child minder? He pays you a lot of money for doing hardly anything. Pushing aside the blatant insinuation that I was his weekend whore, I’d always told her the absolute truth. He’d never so much as looked at me inappropriately, let alone anything more.”

“I focused, rather embarrassingly, on his chest which was rising and falling slowly.
I left teeth marks!”

“His jaw was set, telling me I should back off. Unfortunately, being a gobby cow meant I couldn’t.”

Cover Reveal: Kyra Lennon's IF I LET YOU GO (+ a blog hop)

Check it out, ya'll! (OMG, I said 'ya'll'.) This week the delightful Kyra Lennon is unveiling the cover for her first novella, titled If I Let You Go. Check out that cover - it's gorgeous isn't it?? I'm thrilled to be part of Kyra's blog hoppin' cover reveal shindig. Now I'll leave you with a little bit more info about the story, not to mention the lady who wrote it!

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Title: If I Let You Go (Novella)

Category: New Adult (NA)
Genre: Contemporary Romance 

Release Date: October 22^nd 2012

Synopsis:

Madison Connor is about to lose it. Her job, that is. For three years, she’s taken care of Dominic Hartley’s five year old daughter, Tilly, but her world is flipped on its head when Dominic tells her his latest promotion is taking him to New York. With Tilly having a meltdown over the move, Madison and Dominic get into a fight that changes the entire nature of their relationship, causing Madison to ask herself a big question. Can she let him go?

Bio:

Kyra Lennon was born on the South coast of England, and to this day, still lives by the sea. Fiction writing has always been her passion, but she also has numerous articles on a variety of topics published on prolific websites.

Kyra’s debut novel, GAME ON, was released in July 2012 and the second book in the series, BLINDSIDED, is due for release in November 2012. 

Where to find Kyra:

Blog/Twitter/Facebook/Goodreads

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In other news, Kyra will be hosting the "Letting Go" blog hop on October 22nd, 2012, to coincide with her novella's release date. So hop on over to her blog to sign up! It's going to be fun!