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The enchantress of passion, sex and Rock N Roll, Kim Karr, overwhelmed me once again in “Mended”, the third installment in the Connections Series.
I adore this series. River has become one of my favorite romantic heroes and I was hesitant in taking on Xanders story for fear that the magic created by Dahlia and River could not be achieved.
Nonetheless, I can never get my fill of Kims storytelling, so I attacked Mended and happy to say that I was proven wrong, Karr hits it out of the park once again, She concocted a new spell and I fell in love with Xander and Ivy,
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I have to confess, I was a bit tainted and put off by Xanders character.
In the first two “Connected” books, he came across as a pushy, unfriendly especially to Dahlia smart ass, But, by pageof Mended, I was over it, Xander wormed his way into my good graces with his sexy and dominating ways, Even at a young age, Xander had a commanding presence, I like seeing into Ivy and Xanders blossoming relationship And their pool house escapades, He was sweet, sincere, and knew his heart and soul would forever belong to Ivy, But sometimes life forces one to make rash, irrational decisions, Xander, for reasons buried deep in his heart and with good intentions, turned Ivy away, His life was filled with turmoil and tried to shelter her from his chaos, Really dumb move. Turning Ivy away lead them both down a path of heartache that neither of them would recover, It would take over a decade for them to cross paths again, and give Xander the opportunity to right his wrong,

During their separation, Ivy became a famous recording artist while Xander threw himself into his work, Managing the band was his priority, which distracted him from heartache, He poured himself into the bands fame and success, Destiny miraculously presented an opportunity, which brought Ivy back into Xanders world, Making the most of a second chance, he worked hard to repair the years of pain and damage, which existed between them, His focus now, to rebuild their friendship, trust and rekindle their passion, Still in love after all these years, slowly their foundation is rebuilt and a friendship ignites into full blown sizzling desire, Xander is adorable and romantic, So swoon worthy.

Ivy Conflicted between the need to protect herself from Xander and her heart that still aches with the need only he could satisfy.
After all these years, she yearns for his touch, his lust, and his love, Her mind wins, at first, but Xander worked hard to crack the armor and made his way back into Ivys favor, Oh, how I love the chase and once caught, these two create heat, And the realization of how deeply she loves Xander is heart warming, She sacrifices all her heart, her happiness, her freedom all for the love of her life, She is devoted to Xander even if forces are ripping them apart, I dont agree on how she went about it it created more emotional drama for Xander and conflict with the evil douchebag that is Damon.
But Xander was even more determined to reclaim what is his, love the Alpha mentality Damon be damned, and wont stop until Ivy is permanently in his life and his bed.
Total macho sexiness.

A Kim Karr story would not be complete without a healthy dose of angst mixed with suspense and drama, I crave theses tense moments and I was not disappointed, Damon Wolf, you are an evil, rotten lousy sonofabitch, What a bastard. I loved hating him. His jealousy consumed him and ate at his dark soul to the point of trying to destroy Xander, It gave me great joy and satisfaction when Xander had his big “Screw You Damon” moment,

The journey of a lost Xander finding his way back home into Ivys loving embrace was amazing, Another great read gifted to us from the talents Kim Karr possesses, The perfect mixture of raw sex, angst, drama, tears and joy, I was so happy to see River swoon and Dahlia My heart ached for you!! Can hardly wait to see what Bens story has in store for me.




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The title Mended fits this book perfectly.
Kim Karr once again wrote a book that completely left me speechless, So speechless it took me a week after finishing Mended to finally find the words I was looking for to write this review,

I am a complete sucker for second chance love stories, Stories about high school sweethearts reconnecting years down the road are by far my favorite, Xander and Ivy are thrown back together years after they broke up, Neither has lost that spark and love they had for the other, only life isn't that easy, Ivy is engaged and not willing to admit to herself that she still has feelings for Xander, Xander however wants to try to make things work and fights for the love he knows they share, Ivy's fiancé doesn't give up on her easily,

We all know what it is like to fall in love when you are younger and for some reason life gets in the way and you are ripped apart.
Xander and Ivy's story is exactly that with the expected twists and turns that Kim likes to torture us readers with, Just when you think they work out all their problems, you are thrown a curve ball and left brokenhearted,

Can Xander and Ivy mend their love and have the happily ever after they deserve or will life again get in the way forcing them apart Did you really think I was going to answer that question Nope, not happening.
click your copy of Mended and find out for yourself, One of the things I loved about the firstbooks was the originality, This book lacked that, majorly, It follows the same NA checklist that I've read over and over

High School sweethearts
Big misunderstanding that leads to break up because he thinks she deserves better
Meet years later and still "always loved each other"
Get back together for likedays
Big ex shows up and one of them leave for the other one's sake


Blah blah blah.
You see where this is going

I didn't like Lily at all, I found her to be a doormat, Coupled with the fact that her ex was a guyyears older than her, she came off as a gold digger to pay for her family's needs.
Did she really love the guy Either way it was gross,

I wish I could have said it was good to see River and Dahlia but it wasn't, Their story line in this one sucked and really went a way where it came off as just being thrown in there,

I deducted.in the first few chapters for the him using the "R" word as an insult to someone, I find it to be highly offensive and didn't reflect well on his character,

Over all it was decent but in no where near the same caliber as the first, I think this one might just be my absolute favorite one so far, So much emotion and the Connection between Xander and Ivy is Incredible, . .


MUSIC HAS THE POWER TO HEAL ALLBUT NOT ALL BROKEN HEARTS CAN BE MENDED,

We First met Ivy and Xander who is Rivers brother in Connected and Torn, Now it is time for their story, Although I thought Xander was a total ass in the previous books, I knew Kim would redeem him in this one and by God she did for sure.
I absolutely LOVED Mended. I can honestly say this is my favorite one thus far in the series,

Ivy and Xander first met and dated in High School, when a tragedy strikes and they were left heartbroken and confused, They both went their separate ways,

She's not just a girl I used to date, . . she's the only girl I ever really loved, She's also the girl whose heart I broke,

Nowyears later a chance encounter has given Xander another chance to redeem himself with Ivy, Secrets come to the surface and Ivy must work through what she thought she knew and what she is learning now to be truth.
One thing though she is engaged and her future hubby is not the nicest person in the world, When truths are finally revealed will Ivy and Xander be able to move forward and live happily ever after

I love how Much LOVE shined through between Ivy and Xander.
I saw that connection fromyears ago the second they saw each other and felt it right down to my bones, Kim truly did an amazing job with these two characters,

Xander showed true emotion and I loved every single minute of this story,

We get a lot of twists and turns with this story, There were times my anxiety was out of control because I was dying to know what was going to happen next and I just could not read fast enough.
Also when all of a sudden I got another curve ball thrown at me and I was like OMG!!!!!

Ivy had struggles to, after all Xander had broken her heart once before and she was very guarded now.
Xander had to work hard to break down that barrier to her heart, These two working together try to let the past stay in the past, but it is not an easy thing to do, Sometimes you just have to work through the past to get to the future,

I loved every single minute of this book, Kim has written one hell of a story that will stay with you for a very long time, I cannot wait to get more of this series

"If you love someone, set them free, If they come back, they're yours, "


ARC Provided by
PENGUIN GROUP Berkley, NAL / Signet Romance, DAW


COVER REVEAL and EXCERPT !!!!!!

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Excerpt from Mended
Connectionsby Kim Karr
by Kim Karr
Published by the Penguin Group
Release date: June,

Xander Wilde

The magic of rock and rollit casts a spell on you.
Im no exception. Im a band
manager and Im living the dream, touring with The Wilde Ones, helping them secure
their welldeserved place in the music industry.
I love being a part of it all, especially
watching the band perform livethe crowds, the cheers, the music, Its a high and a low
all at once and I wouldnt trade it for anything, Every step of the way with this band has
been fun, exciting, stressfulevery possible emotion, Obviously weve had some breaks
but mostly we all put in a lot of hard workmyself, Garrett Flynn, Phoenix Harper,
River Wilde, and now Zane Perry.

“Can you hear me now” he bellows,
I nod my head as my heart pounds in my chest, My hands feel cold and clammy and
a nervousness that makes me weak and shaky takes over, Doubts race through my head
and Im questioning if hes going to make it through this, A vague awareness that
something bad could happen kicks

around in my mind and I cant shake it, The Wilde
Ones are doing a sound check on stage and Zanes not on his game,
Its July and the weather has been brutally hot, But today it seems cooler, Maybe its
the California weather maybe its the excitement of being home, The Beautiful Lies Tour
bus finally rolled back into our home state of California after six months away, When we
pulled into the amphitheater, we could see tanned kids in board shorts and bikini tops
already lined up at the will call window.
Security guards in polo shirts directed us to the
artist parking lot, and we were officially home, Tonight well be headlining our biggest
show to date, Were on tour without my brother, River, and still more than half of the
shows are sold out, including tonights, River quit the bandtouring just wasnt for him
but even so the album is on its way up the charts, Who knows it may even hit gold status, .