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"Collide is the epitome of a great love story . . . sexy, emotional, and absolutely unforgettable. Gavin Blake will steal your heart and never let it go. " (A. L. Jackson, New York Times bestselling author of the Regret series)
“Collide sucked me in from the very first sentence and didn’t let go until the end. Gail McHugh seamlessly takes you on a roller coaster ride of emotions that will leave you begging for the next book!” (Tara Sivec, USA TODAY bestselling author of the Playing with Fire series)
I asked for something that would make me fall in love, and boy was it delivered… (Maryse's Book Blog)
“Gail McHugh took me on an emotional, devastating, yet delicious love triangle of a roller coaster ride with Collide. Prepare yourself because you'll rip your hair out, scream, love, and have one of the worst book hangovers of all time.” (E. L. Montes, USA TODAY bestselling author of the Disastrous Series)
“Collide was easily the best romance I've read all year. Gavin Blake ignites the pages the moment he steps foot into the story. Once I started, I knew sleep wouldn't be an option until I finished. It was addicting and I loved every minute of it. This novel is one I highly recommend to my readers.” (Michelle A. Valentine, New York Times bestselling author of the Black Falcon series)
“Collide is a brilliant read that infuses complicated dynamics of heartbreak with an ardent balance of sexual tension and untamed passion. Gail McHugh methodically created a pulse for every woman’s ultimate book boyfriend when she penned Gavin Blake.” (Gretchen de la O, author of the Wilson Mooney Series)
“Collide sucked me in from the very first sentence and didn’t let go until the end. Gail McHugh seamlessly takes you on a roller coaster ride of emotions that will leave you begging for the next book!” (Tara Sivec, USA TODAY bestselling author of the Playing with Fire series)
I asked for something that would make me fall in love, and boy was it delivered… (Maryse's Book Blog)
“Gail McHugh took me on an emotional, devastating, yet delicious love triangle of a roller coaster ride with Collide. Prepare yourself because you'll rip your hair out, scream, love, and have one of the worst book hangovers of all time.” (E. L. Montes, USA TODAY bestselling author of the Disastrous Series)
“Collide was easily the best romance I've read all year. Gavin Blake ignites the pages the moment he steps foot into the story. Once I started, I knew sleep wouldn't be an option until I finished. It was addicting and I loved every minute of it. This novel is one I highly recommend to my readers.” (Michelle A. Valentine, New York Times bestselling author of the Black Falcon series)
“Collide is a brilliant read that infuses complicated dynamics of heartbreak with an ardent balance of sexual tension and untamed passion. Gail McHugh methodically created a pulse for every woman’s ultimate book boyfriend when she penned Gavin Blake.” (Gretchen de la O, author of the Wilson Mooney Series)
About the Author
Gail McHugh is the author of the New York Times bestsellers Collide and Pulse. She is the mother of three beautiful children and has been married to her husband for fifteen years.
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A self-proclaimed chocoholic, married mother of three, and a lover of writing for as far back as she can remember, Gail McHugh is the author of two New York Times bestselling novels. The COLLIDE series, which includes COLLIDE and PULSE, was acquired by Atria Books on September 17th, 2013.
"The first of two sexy contemporary romances about a woman torn between her seemingly perfect boyfriend and a dark, mysterious stranger who will stop at nothing to have her." - Publishers Weekly on COLLIDE, a Top 10 Romance pick!
Gail's next novel, also publishing through Atria Books, AMBER TO ASHES, is slated to release June 9th, 2015.
You can follow Gail on the below social media sites:
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Twitter: @Gail_McHugh
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6860574.Gail_McHugh
And her blog at: www.authorgailmchugh.com
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"The first of two sexy contemporary romances about a woman torn between her seemingly perfect boyfriend and a dark, mysterious stranger who will stop at nothing to have her." - Publishers Weekly on COLLIDE, a Top 10 Romance pick!
Gail's next novel, also publishing through Atria Books, AMBER TO ASHES, is slated to release June 9th, 2015.
You can follow Gail on the below social media sites:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AuthorGailMcHugh?ref=hl
Twitter: @Gail_McHugh
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6860574.Gail_McHugh
And her blog at: www.authorgailmchugh.com
Don't want to miss a future release by Gail? Look to your right, just below 'Stay Up To Date' and click to receive an email when Gail has another steamy story for you.
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234 of 267 people found the following review helpful
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on January 27, 2013
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I am so confused by all these great reviews people are sending in. Yes this was an amazing book but did no one else understand how freaking stupid Emily was? She stayed with a man who lied to her and cheated on her through the whole book when there was a compassionate and in love guy right Infront of her! Thats the thing that I loved about this book, Gavin. But the fact that Emily was so stupid just really made me annoyed with this book. And the ending was awful! She actually listens to what Dillion ORDERS her to do? Does she not realize when a guy has a awful drinking problem and when he is ordering you to do something you should leave him. And another thing even if she didnt beleive Gavin why does she immdeiantly go to freaking Dillion? Why can't she just take a break before running straight back to the guy who hit her!? I realize I'm ranting and I'm sorry but Im mad that this book was so amazing with the love Gavin gave her but I'm also so annoyed that Emily was a very stupid chatector.
I am so confused by all these great reviews people are sending in. Yes this was an amazing book but did no one else understand how freaking stupid Emily was? She stayed with a man who lied to her and cheated on her through the whole book when there was a compassionate and in love guy right Infront of her! Thats the thing that I loved about this book, Gavin. But the fact that Emily was so stupid just really made me annoyed with this book. And the ending was awful! She actually listens to what Dillion ORDERS her to do? Does she not realize when a guy has a awful drinking problem and when he is ordering you to do something you should leave him. And another thing even if she didnt beleive Gavin why does she immdeiantly go to freaking Dillion? Why can't she just take a break before running straight back to the guy who hit her!? I realize I'm ranting and I'm sorry but Im mad that this book was so amazing with the love Gavin gave her but I'm also so annoyed that Emily was a very stupid chatector.
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241 of 290 people found the following review helpful
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Reed French
on February 1, 2013
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I can't compute how annoyed I am with books like these. I wanted to like it. I buy books like these for a reason; easy, light reads I can read between studying, classes, work, and boyfriend time. Sometime you get lucky with one that is actually awesome and takes you on a higher level of enjoyment and you HAVE to devour. Collide is absolutely nothing original. I DESPISE books like these that add in miscommunication for the sake of prolonging the story and drama. I HATE IT!!! It's unoriginal and annoying.
The female protagonist is ridiculous and got to be way too much toward halfway through. I guess I have a different mentality, but a man telling me "YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO HANG OUT WITH THIS GIRL BECAUSE SHE HAS PIERCINGS AND IS DRESSED WEIRD" would make me laugh and tell him to gtfo of my house not cower and nod. It was mentioned once of twice that the girl has abandonment issues and she didn't want to find a guy like her father. UMMMM DOESN'T SEEM LIKE YOU'RE ON THE RIGHT TRACK, SWEETHEART! The waffling got to be too much and the "I can't deal with this, I'm gonna throw up! I can't speak to him because blahblahblahblah..." makes me clinge. Please, stop with the forced drama and weak women.
I guess this book just wasn't for me from the beginning because I'm not a "love at first sight" kind of girl. Lust, sure. Love? Yeah..no.
Not to mention the sex scenes were not steamy or hot (there is a lot of wall sex). I get it, we all have a favorite position but if you're going to write basically the same scene over and over again, it's gonna get boring. - So, no saving grace there. Plus the whole *spoiler* cheating thing is completely disgusting to me. Can we talk about the biggest thing for me: unprotected sex with just anyone. Awesome. Really. "I'm on the pill." Oh! Great!Read more ›
The female protagonist is ridiculous and got to be way too much toward halfway through. I guess I have a different mentality, but a man telling me "YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO HANG OUT WITH THIS GIRL BECAUSE SHE HAS PIERCINGS AND IS DRESSED WEIRD" would make me laugh and tell him to gtfo of my house not cower and nod. It was mentioned once of twice that the girl has abandonment issues and she didn't want to find a guy like her father. UMMMM DOESN'T SEEM LIKE YOU'RE ON THE RIGHT TRACK, SWEETHEART! The waffling got to be too much and the "I can't deal with this, I'm gonna throw up! I can't speak to him because blahblahblahblah..." makes me clinge. Please, stop with the forced drama and weak women.
I guess this book just wasn't for me from the beginning because I'm not a "love at first sight" kind of girl. Lust, sure. Love? Yeah..no.
Not to mention the sex scenes were not steamy or hot (there is a lot of wall sex). I get it, we all have a favorite position but if you're going to write basically the same scene over and over again, it's gonna get boring. - So, no saving grace there. Plus the whole *spoiler* cheating thing is completely disgusting to me. Can we talk about the biggest thing for me: unprotected sex with just anyone. Awesome. Really. "I'm on the pill." Oh! Great!Read more ›
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67 of 87 people found the following review helpful
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on January 23, 2013
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First of all, the writing style is great. The reason I'm giving this book one star is because the heroine in this book is a DOOR MAT!!! She is weak with not an ounce of backbone. I wanted to smack her - but I guess her "poor me" character brings the necessary angst in this story. The secondary "female" characters were smarter but should have shaken her till her brains clicked to a normal pace. Lord, this book pissed me off - gotta go read a funny fluff to get this taste off...noticed there's supposed to be a sequel. Do we need more torture?
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70 of 91 people found the following review helpful
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on January 24, 2013
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I need a drink and a shower after this book. Gavin is not Christian Grey or Travis. Gavin is new he's fresh and damn lickable. Ms. McHugh I really don't give out 5 stars that much and I never post my reviews on amazon, but damned if you didn't earn it with your book. Very well done. You showed why indie authors are WHAT we should be reading. Really you have a new fan can't wait to read the next book.
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51 of 67 people found the following review helpful
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Miss H
on January 25, 2013
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I should've put this book down and spared myself a headache. While I didn't hate it, I certainly didn't love it, either. Actually, I take that back. It was pretty awful.
One thing that got on my nerves was the fact that the characters laughed with almost everything they said, and most of what they said wasn't even funny enough to warrant a laugh. Not to mention the fact that 'laughed' was used as a dialogue tag. It isn't a dialogue tag. It's an action tag. There's a difference between action tags and dialogue tags. This means that they're punctuated differently. You can't speak an action. A period is needed as a separator between the action and the dialogue, not a comma.
While I had many issues with this book, the biggest annoyance for me was Emily herself. The girl was a martyr. I don't care how much Dillon did for her in the past, that didn't give him the right to treat her like crap. She claimed that there was no one from her past to compare his behavior to. She's a 24-year-old woman. She never dated before her mom got sick? I find that hard to believe, you know, since everyone in the book couldn't shut up about how beautiful she was. She was a weak, spineless woman who couldn't seem to function without a man to take care of her. Dillon manipulated her at every turn. She wasn't blind because she was naïve. She was blind because she refused to see what was right in front of her face. Everyone else could see Dillon for who he truly was. Everyone but her. She accepted every excuse he threw at her. Funny how the same didn't apply to Gavin. She wouldn't even give him the courtesy of allowing him to explain himself.
Dillon was possessive, controlling, and manipulative. I didn't understand what Emily saw in him.Read more ›
One thing that got on my nerves was the fact that the characters laughed with almost everything they said, and most of what they said wasn't even funny enough to warrant a laugh. Not to mention the fact that 'laughed' was used as a dialogue tag. It isn't a dialogue tag. It's an action tag. There's a difference between action tags and dialogue tags. This means that they're punctuated differently. You can't speak an action. A period is needed as a separator between the action and the dialogue, not a comma.
While I had many issues with this book, the biggest annoyance for me was Emily herself. The girl was a martyr. I don't care how much Dillon did for her in the past, that didn't give him the right to treat her like crap. She claimed that there was no one from her past to compare his behavior to. She's a 24-year-old woman. She never dated before her mom got sick? I find that hard to believe, you know, since everyone in the book couldn't shut up about how beautiful she was. She was a weak, spineless woman who couldn't seem to function without a man to take care of her. Dillon manipulated her at every turn. She wasn't blind because she was naïve. She was blind because she refused to see what was right in front of her face. Everyone else could see Dillon for who he truly was. Everyone but her. She accepted every excuse he threw at her. Funny how the same didn't apply to Gavin. She wouldn't even give him the courtesy of allowing him to explain himself.
Dillon was possessive, controlling, and manipulative. I didn't understand what Emily saw in him.Read more ›
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