What comes to mind when you hear the name Elizabeth
Reyes? Hot guys, Hot romance, and Hot books!
In honor of her first book release
three years ago, September 6th-17th is everything Elizabeth
Reyes! From Forever Mine (The
Moreno Brothers, #1) to Abel (5th Street, #4) nothing is left out
of this celebration.
Also, Noah and Forever Mine are both on sale for $.99 cents!
Author’s Favorite Quotes from The Moreno Brothers
Series
By Elizabeth Reyes:
I have favorite quotes for different reasons:
some because of the meaning behind said quote and others because of what the
quote does to the story itself. This is a quick quote/scene from my first novel
ever, Forever Mine.
In this case, I like that this is such an
innocent statement but holds so much weight in what's to come in the rest of
the story. As casually as Angel says this, Sarah soon finds out he's adamant
about it. Unlike Angel, Sarah and the readers all know the truth from the very
beginning. Sarah's best friend—the one waiting for her back home, the one she'd
repeatedly gushed about and said she needs to move back to be with, and the one
he assumes is a girl—is actually a guy. Her decision to let him keep his
incorrect assumption sets the stage for the rest of the book. The Jaws’ music gets a little louder the
more intense their relationship becomes.
Another of my favorites from the MB series is
this one from Romero.
Romero’s eyes began to flood, but he was
without expression. He hugged her, softly at first, but with every breath he
took, he hugged her even harder. He didn’t say a word, and she didn’t ask
anything else, just ran her fingers through his hair until his breathing began
to calm. Without letting go of her or even pulling away to face her, he finally
whispered against her ear, “Please don’t leave me. I promise I’ll try harder.”
Slowly he pulled away and their eyes met. “I’m nothing without you, Izzy.”
The reason why I love this from Romero so
much is because, as I've mentioned in other interviews, I was very nervous
about Romero's story. In all the other books, he'd always been the loud,
hotheaded, foul-mouthed sidekick. This was why I never intended to give him his
own story. I really didn't think I could turn him around and make him
endearing. It turned out he has one of the most vulnerable sides of any of my heroes. That scene is just one
example.
This next one is one of my favorites because
it not only appears in two of the books it's a scene from Forever Mine later
revisited from Sofie's POV in Sweet Sofie.
“Maybe I had my tongue down his throat!” Sofia
cried. “Ever think of that?” All three brothers stood there, staring at her.
Alex blinked and opened his mouth, but nothing came out.
This one still cracks me up because both
times I wrote it I could literally picture all three hot-headed, overprotective
brothers standing there staring at her stunned. As tough and as alpha as they
may be, baby sister got one up on all of them and rendered them speechless for
a moment. LOL ;)
Here’s a quick one from Always Been Mine.
“I love you, Val. Always have.”
For obvious reasons, this one touches my
heart. Even he wasn't certain of this until he blurted it out. It was just so
genuine. It also made me think
back to Forever Mine when they first met. How young, innocent, and naive they
both were to think their arrangement was just a fun thing and that at their age
their little flirtation wouldn't lead to much more than making out. *sigh* On a
side note, there is more to come from these two. Stay tuned! ;)
Let’s not
forget Making You Mine.
First of all, let me just say I was a mess when writing this one. This was the
last in the series, and I was so sad.
I think Grace and Sal's love story was one of the sweetest of the series. He
was so gentle and understanding after
he got over the fact that Alex had hired her behind his back.
There are many quotes/scenes that come to
mind, but here are two of my favorites.
First, when Grace informs Sal that her
mother has once again set her up with her stepdad’s boss. She’d asked what she
was supposed to do since the guy was already waiting for her outside the
restaurant with a bouquet of flowers.
Sal’s head jerked toward the front of the
restaurant as soon as she said that. “You tell him you don’t want to go. That’s
what.” He started walking. “I’ll fucking tell him.”
Grace squeezed his arm. “No, Sal. Please.”
Sal stopped and glared at her. “Do you want to
go with this guy, Grace?” His loud words turned the heads of the few employees
that were still there cleaning up, and they glanced out the front to see who
Sal was talking about.
“No, of course not.”
“Then don’t go.”
“I won’t.” Her heart was going a mile a minute
now. She never expected his reaction to be so explosive. “But let me tell
him.”
Sal pulled the keys out of his pocket. “Let’s
go.”
This was especially satisfying since, up
until then, Sal had been so adamant that he was not like his hotheaded brothers. In fact, in a much earlier scene,
before Sal even admitted he had a thing for Grace, Alex teasingly asked him if
he was jealous. Sal's annoyed response? "I'm not you, you idiot!" LOL
Seeing this side of him finally emerge was fun. =D
As I mentioned before, I was a mess during
the writing of Making You Mine, but the epilogue was where I shed the most
tears. I just went back to retrieve this quote/scene and I'm freaking crying
again!
“Since this is our first night doing our new
family tradition, I propose a toast.” Sal lifted his beer. “To family.”
“May it only get bigger,” Alex added.
“And may we always stay this close,” Sofia
said.
“Love you, guys.” Angel lifted his beer.
“Salud!” Romero said.
“To family,” they all said before finally
taking a drink.
I really do love all you guys! And I miss you
so much. I'm sorry to say I will be putting you through some more drama very
soon! Stay tuned everyone. It's coming! ;)
About the Author:
I write because I must. It's not a
choice or a pastime, it's an unyielding calling and my passion."
~Elizabeth Reyes~
Elizabeth continues to
answer to her calling on a daily basis. Since releasing her debut novel Forever
Mine (Moreno Brothers #1) in 2010 she has now published 10* novels total and
fast at work on the next. The excitement her Moreno Brothers, 5th Street, and
Fate series have garnered have far exceeded her wildest dreams. It is with as
much excitement that she'll continue to put out books related to these series
as well as introduce brand new ones very soon.
Author Social Media:
Keep up with all her
upcoming books/events/signings by visiting her website.
www.ElizabethReyes.com
Also come join the fun by
visiting and liking her fan page on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Elizabeth-Reyes/278724885527554
Additional
places to find out more about Elizabeth Reye’s books:
Link to prologue
of Abel.
Moreno
Brothers Page on my blog with LOTS of excerpts and extras.
5th
Street page on the author’s blog. Lots of excerpts and teasers of each book
in series.
Giveaway:
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